August 2017 - Arch-general - lists.archlinux.org

[arch-general] Why there is no NetworkManager in ArchISO
by Junayeed Ahnaf 12 Jan '18

12 Jan '18

Hello, Why is there no NetworkManager in ArchISO? Isn't it widely accepted as the go to method of connecting to internet in Linux? Is there any reason for it not to be default? Thanks J

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[arch-general] Perl Help?
by Hunter Jozwiak 12 Nov '17

12 Nov '17

Hi gang, I got bit by Perl this morning after I did an update. I got an error about having a handshake error with ListUtil.c, and I don't know how to resolve this error. I can't open cpan, launch Chromium, and I'm not sure what all else is broken at this point. Can someone help me towards a solution? Thanks, Hunter

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[arch-general] tmux/systemd: tmux user service exits on detach/logout
by David Runge 25 Sep '17

25 Sep '17

Hey all, I got a very strange behavior with tmux and systemd on my server and maybe someone knows a way around it. The way I start tmux is as follows: Setting TMUX_TMPDIR to my user's XDG_RUNTIME_DIR and starting tmux in a systemd user service [1]. I do the same for other things, such as weechat [2]. They both use the same tmux.conf [3]. Lingering is activated for my user, so the enabled user services will start with the system and stay running, even when it's disconnected... in theory (and this used to work very well, without a problem for years). With some changes in systemd however, this seems to fail now, and I can't seem to find the reason why. Tmux just exits with "server lost" once I do a detach. At first I could only observe this behavior when I had a shared ssh session to the server (so I thought), that I then quit, or when I attached and detached the tmux session quickly. Now I'm getting this nearly every time I detach from the tmux session! I tried several things by now, and it doesn't seem to make any difference: - using legacy cgroups [4], because of maybe being affected by this [5] - switching to single connections instead of shared connections for ssh (lowered the amount of random tmux quits!) - using hardened kernel (just to try another one) - logging a tmux session, without getting any output, that would explain, why this happens - crossing fingers (actually helps, because the bug seems completely random ;/ ) - using a system scope unit (tmux@username) [6], getting the same results - downgrading tmux to >=2.3 (no difference) - downgrading systemd to <=233-7 (seems to happen less frequently) For some awkward reason, it seems to have worked again for a short time, when Arch first switched to systemd 233 a few days back [6], but ever since it moved to systemd-stable [7], the problem is back (and even worse than before). Me thinking that might only be due to a "less frequent occurence" though. I'm just wondering, how to solve this. Maybe someone has a great idea to share? It's getting beyond annoying by now and I can't seem to find out, if it's tmux, systemd or some kernel problem... or all of them together. David P.S.: Doesn't seem to happen with screen. I don't want to adapt everything to screen now though ;) [1] https://git.sleepmap.de/software/uenv.git/tree/user/tmux.service [2] https://git.sleepmap.de/software/uenv.git/tree/user/weechat.service [3] https://git.sleepmap.de/config/dotfiles.git/tree/.tmux.conf [4] https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd.html#systemd.legac… [5] https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/3388 [6] https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Tmux#Autostart_with_systemd [7] https://git.archlinux.org/svntogit/packages.git/commit/trunk?h=packages/sys… [8] https://github.com/systemd/systemd-stable -- https://sleepmap.de

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[arch-general] Login Statistics Similar to Centos
by Storm Dragon 01 Sep '17

01 Sep '17

Howdy, I recently was playing with a Centos server. One of the things I found interesting about the experience is the information presented on login: Last login: Tue Aug 29 17:38:48 EDT 2017 on pts/0 Last failed login: Tue Aug 29 17:47:31 EDT 2017 from 116.31.116.18 on ssh:notty There were 37 failed login attempts since the last successful login. How can I get Arch to do that same info? I've searched the wiki and forums, but not found anything. Thanks, Storm -- Powered by Arch Linux! I am registered Linux user number 508465: https://linuxcounter.net/user/508465.html My blog, Thoughts of a Dragon: http://www.stormdragon.tk/ get my public PGP key: gpg --keyserver wwwkeys.pgp.net --recv-key 43DDC193 "I am your soul insane" Slayer - Gemini

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[arch-general] Cinnamon desktop and keybindings
by Jeanette C. 30 Aug '17

30 Aug '17

Hey hey, I've started trying Cinnamon as a desktop. Since I'm blind, I rely on the keyboard shortcuts. The standard keybindings doesn't appear to give me much access though. Using gsettings I've identified a few Cinnamon related schemas. Though not all of them are taking effect. I've read about some keybinding and customisation issues online. So... Which keybinding schemas have a real effect on the environment? Is there perhaps a configuration for keyboard access to Cinnamon, without media-keys (those special keys some keyboards have)? Any practical advise on this is very much appreciated. Thank you and best wishes, Jeanette -------- * website: http://juliencoder.de - for summer is a state of sound * SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/jeanette_c Where are you now, what have you found Where is your heart, when I'm not around <3 (Britney Spears)

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[arch-general] About rebuild of pandoc
by Óscar García Amor 29 Aug '17

29 Aug '17

Hello all, Some days ago the pandoc mantainer [1] do a rebuild of it [2] where add a lot of haskell package dependencies. I think that the build changes the binary from statically linked to dinamically linked, but IMHO, I prefer the static one (55,08 MiB of package) over the dinamic (more than 666 MB in libraries). What do you think about this? Other solution can be have other package "pandoc-static", that maintains the previous method of package. Greetings. [1]: https://www.archlinux.org/packages/community/x86_64/pandoc/ [2]: https://git.archlinux.org/svntogit/community.git/commit/trunk?h=packages/pa… -- Óscar García Amor | ogarcia at moire.org | http://ogarcia.me

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Re: [arch-general] Cinnamon desktop and keybindings
by John Briggs 29 Aug '17

29 Aug '17

General Discussion about Arch Linux <arch-general(a)archlinux.org> On Tue, Aug 29, 2017 at 01:14:30AM +0200, Jeanette C. via arch-general wrote: > Hey hey, > I've started trying Cinnamon as a desktop. Since I'm blind, I rely on the > keyboard shortcuts. The standard keybindings doesn't appear to give me > much access though. > > Using gsettings I've identified a few Cinnamon related schemas. Though > not all of them are taking effect. I've read about some keybinding and > customisation issues online. So... > Which keybinding schemas have a real effect on the environment? Is there > perhaps a configuration for keyboard access to Cinnamon, without > media-keys (those special keys some keyboards have)? > > Any practical advise on this is very much appreciated. > Hi Jeanette, Most desktops have a window manager which handles the key bindings look at its docs for the key bindings you want. I am not familiar with the cinnamon desktop so I can not nelp you with its the key bindings HTH John

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[arch-general] DNSmasq forward caching to local
by Maykel Franco 28 Aug '17

28 Aug '17

Hello, I'm building a dnsmasq in place to cache the DNS requests from a foreign DNS server. The idea is, my computer makes a DNS request that is not registered In my local Dnsmasq, but it does a forward and sends it to the DNS server (Mentioned above). So, that the next time I come back To consult that DNS address, and have it cached and do not need Request it from the outside DNS server. I have this configuration: listen-address=127.0.0.1 port=53 bind-interfaces user=dnsmasq log-facility=/var/log/dnsmasq.log log-queries dns-forward-max=150 cache-size=150 server=192.168.0.33 But in the logs I see, I do not cache anything in the local, which always goes to Ask the DNS entries to the server 192.168.0.33: Dnsmasq [5067]: query [A] www.google.es from 127.0.0.1 Dnsmasq [5067]: forwarded www.google.com to 192.168.0.33 What am I doing wrong?? I'm looking at information but I can not find anything ...

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[arch-general] Increase console size regardless of screen size
by Storm Dragon 28 Aug '17

28 Aug '17

Howdy, I am blind, and don't even have a screen connected to this computer. For some reason, my console size is 30 lines and 80 columns. I've not seen this small of a console before. they usually have 50+ lines and over 100 columns. I have searched for quite a while, but not found anything about increasing the console size. I did find a python script that will set the screen to the actual size, but it returns 30 80 as well, so no luck there either. One site said you could just export the lines and columns you want, but that failed, even though the variables were set correctly. Is there any way to set the lines and columns regardless of the size your computer believes the screen to be? Thanks for any help, Storm -- Powered by Arch Linux! I am registered Linux user number 508465: https://linuxcounter.net/user/508465.html Well I asked my old pappy why he called his brew White lightnin' stead of mountain dew, I took a little sip and right away I knew. And my eyes bugged out and my face turned blue, lightnin' started flashin' thunder started crashin, (whew white lightnin). George Jones

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[arch-general] Problems installing Arch on external HDD
by Murari 27 Aug '17

27 Aug '17

Hi all, I am having problems installing Arch on an external HDD (the internal hard disk in the laptop died...). It is a BIOS system with MBR. I decided to use grub as bootloader, but when I reboot after the initial installation process I am stuck at the "Welcome to GRUB" screen with a blinking cursor. It does not continue with boot or drop me to grub shell. I partitioned the drive as per the Installation Guide, and also edited the HOOKS line in mkinitcpio.conf to put 'block' right after 'udev' as per the wiki page on installing to a USB stick. Does anyone have any idea what might be the problem here? Cheers! Murari

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