September 2016 - Arch-general - lists.archlinux.org

[arch-general] Fwd: [arch-dev-public] i686 and SSE2
by Martin Kühne 28 Sep '16

28 Sep '16

On Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 9:54 PM, Daniel Micay via arch-dev-public <arch-dev-public(a)archlinux.org> wrote: > On Wed, 2016-09-28 at 21:12 +0200, Bartłomiej Piotrowski wrote: > ... Can [you] give people > enough time to work out a way of doing automated builds, even official > ones if there are developers / trusted users interested in doing it. It > isn't going to get automated away without making it clear that it will > be dropped at a certain date whether or not that's implemented. If that means that I could use this automation to make optimised builds for my Geode less of a hassle, I'm glad you guys are having this conversation. cheers! mar77i

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[arch-general] Removing infinality
by Paul Marwick 27 Sep '16

27 Sep '16

A short while ago, I installed the infinality bundle and fonts as an experiment. Hit problems with some applications, so I'd like to revert to the standard font handing. But I'm having all sorts of problems doing so. My first attempt was this: fang@altair ~]$ sudo pacman -S --asdeps freetype2 cairo fontconfig lib32-fontconfig lib32-cairo ttf-ubuntu-font-family ttf-droid ttf-liberation ttf-dejavu resolving dependencies... looking for conflicting packages... :: cairo and cairo-infinality-ultimate are in conflict. Remove cairo-infinality-ultimate? [y/N] y :: fontconfig and fontconfig-infinality-ultimate are in conflict. Remove fontconfig-infinality-ultimate? [y/N] y :: freetype2 and freetype2-infinality-ultimate are in conflict. Remove freetype2-infinality-ultimate? [y/N] y :: lib32-cairo and lib32-cairo-infinality-ultimate are in conflict. Remove lib32-cairo-infinality-ultimate? [y/N] y :: lib32-fontconfig and lib32-fontconfig-infinality-ultimate are in conflict. Remove lib32-fontconfig-infinality-ultimate? [y/N] y :: ttf-dejavu and ttf-dejavu-ib are in conflict. Remove ttf-dejavu-ib? [y/N] y :: ttf-droid and ttf-droid-ib are in conflict. Remove ttf-droid-ib? [y/N] y :: ttf-liberation and ttf-liberation-ib are in conflict. Remove ttf-liberation-ib? [y/N] y :: ttf-ubuntu-font-family and ttf-ubuntu-font-family-ib are in conflict. Remove ttf-ubuntu-font-family-ib? [y/N] y error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy dependencies) :: ibfonts-meta-base: removing ttf-dejavu-ib breaks dependency 'ttf-dejavu-ib' :: ibfonts-meta-base: removing ttf-liberation-ib breaks dependency 'ttf-liberation-ib' :: ibfonts-meta-extended-lt: removing ttf-droid-ib breaks dependency 'ttf-droid-ib' :: ibfonts-meta-extended-lt: removing ttf-ubuntu-font-family-ib breaks dependency 'ttf-ubuntu-font-family-ib' :: lib32-freetype2-infinality-ultimate: removing freetype2-infinality-ultimate breaks dependency 'freetype2-infinality-ultimate I asked around, and had a suggestion that I should remove ibfonts-meta-base ibfonts-meta-extended-lt and lib32-freetype2-infinality-ultimate first. Tried that, and got this result: |fang@altair ~]$ sudo pacman -R ibfonts-meta-base ibfonts-meta-extended-lt lib32-freetype2-infinality-ultimate checking dependencies... error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy dependencies) :: ibfonts-meta-extended: removing ibfonts-meta-extended-lt breaks dependency 'ibfonts-meta-extended-lt' :: lib32-fontconfig-infinality-ultimate: removing lib32-freetype2-infinality-ultimate breaks dependency 'lib32-freetype2-infinality-ultimate' :: lib32-harfbuzz: removing lib32-freetype2-infinality-ultimate breaks dependency 'lib32-freetype2' So I'm stuck. I really need to get back to the standard font rendering, but so far I've been unable to find a way of getting past the conflicts. I really don't want to reinstall - this Arch install has been around for several years, and I'd much rather find a way of fixing it. Can anyone tell me how to get back to normal? Paul. |

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[arch-general] Virtualbox pxe boot fails and freeze system
by Maykel Franco 27 Sep '16

27 Sep '16

Hi, I have a virtualbox, version 5.1.6. When boot the VM from PXE, fails with error unknown and my archlinux freeze... Anybody with these problem?? Thanks in advanced.

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Re: [arch-general] how to restore root and boot directory
by niya levi 25 Sep '16

25 Sep '16

> Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2016 18:32:07 +0100 > From: niya levi <niyalevi(a)gmail.com> > To: arch-general(a)archlinux.org > Subject: [arch-general] how to restore root and boot directory > Message-ID: <198a7e51-313b-6e03-ada4-b0727c6afe86(a)gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > Hi everyone > while reinstalling arch on raspberry pi memory stick i had the two > partitions mounted on mount points called root and boot in my home dir > on my laptop, > i intended to delete everything in root and boot in my home directory > but lost my mind and rm -rf /boot/* and /root/* instead, > is there a easy way to restore files to boot and do i just fix the root > user directory with useradd ? > shadrock > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2016 19:46:03 +0200 > From: Damjan Georgievski <gdamjan(a)gmail.com> > To: General Discussion about Arch Linux <arch-general(a)archlinux.org> > Subject: Re: [arch-general] how to restore root and boot directory > Message-ID: > <CAEk1YH7_MGxD-eWR0dm+xo=nT9DU4jT4Ng0tKnwd_mxdsyHi7w(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > /root really shouldn't have anything of importance, unless you left it > there - in which case, you can't recover it > > /boot has the kernel, the initramfs - which can be recreated if you > reinstall the "linux" package > > and probably some bootloader files that you can also reinstall > depending on the boot loader: > - grub-install > - extlinux > - bootctl > > -- damjan ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Fri, 23 Sep > 2016 14:46:46 -0300 From: Fernando <fernando(a)softwareperonista.com.ar> > To: General Discussion about Arch Linux <arch-general(a)archlinux.org> > Cc: niya levi <niyalevi(a)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [arch-general] how to > restore root and boot directory Message-ID: > <1474652806.1050.0(a)smtp.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; > charset=utf-8; format=flowed El vie, 23 de sep 2016 a las 2:32 , niya > levi via arch-general <arch-general(a)archlinux.org> escribi?: > Hi! First you have to reinstall filesystem package. > > To list the packages that contains files in /boot use. You have to > reinstall those packages. > > pacman -Ql | grep " /boot/" > > and then configure your bootloader. > > Fernando Fernandez > Software Peronista >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 6 > Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2016 22:55:53 +0200 > From: J?r?me M. Berger <jeberger(a)free.fr> > To: arch-general(a)archlinux.org > Subject: Re: [arch-general] how to restore root and boot directory > Message-ID: <ns44sr$tu5$1(a)blaine.gmane.org> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > On 09/23/2016 07:46 PM, Fernando wrote: >> To list the packages that contains files in /boot use. You have to >> reinstall those packages. >> >> pacman -Ql | grep " /boot/" >> > Or pacman -Qo /boot, which gives me: > > /boot/ is owned by filesystem 2015.09-1 > /boot/ is owned by intel-ucode 20160714-1 > /boot/ is owned by linux 4.7.4-1 > /boot/ is owned by linux-lts 4.4.21-1 > /boot/ is owned by syslinux 6.03-6 > > So you need to reinstall at least "filesystem" and "linux" plus > whatever booloader you're using. Reinstalling "linux" should run > mkinitcpio automatically but your bootloader will need to be reconfigured. > > Jerome > -- mailto:jeberger@free.fr http://jeberger.free.fr Jabber: > jeberger(a)jabber.fr -------------- next part -------------- A non-text > attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: > application/pgp-signature Size: 187 bytes Desc: OpenPGP digital > signature URL: > <https://lists.archlinux.org/pipermail/arch-general/attachments/20160923/ed1…> > ------------------------------ hi everyone thanks for all the replies i did pacman -Ql | grep " /boot/" which gave me the following grub /boot/ grub /boot/grub/ grub /boot/grub/grub.cfg linux /boot/ linux /boot/vmlinuz-linux so i installed grub and linux then ran grub-install /dev/sda grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg i haven't rebooted yet as i have to backup some stuff and i'm in the middle of a project i need to complete. will report back when i reboot the laptop, again thanks for all the advice. shadrock

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[arch-general] Fwd: [arch-dev-public] i686 and SSE2
by Martin Kühne 25 Sep '16

25 Sep '16

On Mon, Sep 19, 2016 at 12:40 PM, Christian Hesse <list(a)eworm.de> wrote: > We could just keep i686 as-is for maximum compatibility. Let's take a > realistic look at the things: Most users run i686, so why bother and optimize > i686 - just to save some CPU cycles for a minority? > (I would even wast CPU cycle rebuilding a bunch of packages... pacman tells > me the effected boxes have 399 packages installed.) Except you could just happen to have it backwards. The few non-sse2 32 bit cpus that run arch could be served their own specialised distribution, while a majority benefits from saving said few cpu cycles. cheers! mar77i

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[arch-general] arch-audit: pkg-audit-like tool for Arch Linux
by Andrea Scarpino 24 Sep '16

24 Sep '16

Hi everybody, I'm happy to announce my tiny project named arch-audit[1]. It parses the CVE wiki page[2] and reports which packages on your system are affected by a vulnerability and if a fixed version for that package is already available. Something like pkg-audit on FreeBSD, but not so powerful (yet!!!). I just made it and released, so it's more than alpha and your feedbacks are needed! I hope you find it useful. Cheers [1] https://github.com/ilpianista/arch-audit [2] https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/CVE -- Andrea Scarpino (former) Arch Linux Developer

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[arch-general] how to restore root and boot directory
by niya levi 23 Sep '16

23 Sep '16

Hi everyone while reinstalling arch on raspberry pi memory stick i had the two partitions mounted on mount points called root and boot in my home dir on my laptop, i intended to delete everything in root and boot in my home directory but lost my mind and rm -rf /boot/* and /root/* instead, is there a easy way to restore files to boot and do i just fix the root user directory with useradd ? shadrock

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[arch-general] Arch GNU/Linux install for beginners and new users
by Francis Gerund 23 Sep '16

23 Sep '16

For beginners and new users, here is how to install Arch GNU/Linux, without the agony: 1) http://sourceforge.net/projects/architect-linux 2) http://arch-anywhere.org And here is a "user-centric" alternative to Arch GNU/Linux: http://antergos.com You are welcome.

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[arch-general] What happened to the Beginner's Guide?
by David C. Rankin 23 Sep '16

23 Sep '16

Archdevs, I went to review the Beginner's Guide and it was no longer listed on the main page. I then specifically searched for it, found it in the topics, and then was redirected to the bare-bones "Install" page. What happened to the Beginner's Guide? -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.

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[arch-general] Error when starting Opera
by Francis Gerund 21 Sep '16

21 Sep '16

Hi. Just installed Opera 40.0.2308.54-1. Upon starting Opera, a dialog box pops up saying: --------------------------------------------------------------- "Enter password to unlock you login keyring The password you use to log in to your computer no longer matches that of your login keyring." Password: < password input field >" ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- After about 5 seconds, a grey window pops up, saying: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- "“Loading... - Opera” is not responding. You may choose to wait a short while for it to continue or force the application to quit entirely." ... followed by two buttons, "Force quit" and "Wait". Clicking "Force quit" exits Opera; clicking "Wait" simply makes the window go away, with Opera started as expected. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Putting in my user password results in the message "The unlock password was incorrrect." If I click cancel, whether or not I enter a password, either way, Opera starts up, with no other (apparent) problem. Changing the user password, and even changing it back, does noting to change the login error message. I did a lengthy configuration of Opera, then re-started it. Same error. I re-installed Opera using pacman -Rsn. Same error. I cound not find any reference to this error in the forums, or any bug report. (Not saying it might not exist, it just did not see it.) This error does not occur for any other application program, including those that require entering a password for elevated privileges, to start. Any ideas?

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