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Bring ARM into the fold?
by Christer Solskogen 20 Apr '26

20 Apr '26

Is it time to bring Arch Linux ARM into the fold of Arch Linux? The GNU toolchain of ALARM is now very behind, and the developers are dead silent about why. There little to no response on pull requests on the github page, and while it seems like there is activity on their PKGBUILDs repo, it almost seems to me that it is some kind of automatic jobs being run. Their forum is broken and has been broken for quite some time as well. -- chs

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[arch-general] System terribly slow
by riveravaldez 27 Oct '25

27 Oct '25

Hi, I'm looking for some advice trying to pinpoint why or where my system has becoming almost unusable slow. Searching the web I've found some hints but nothing precise enough. Maybe it's a failing HDD, but I'm first posting what I have until now in the hope someone can give some advice. Superficial symptoms are a general slowness. I'm using just IceWM and `startx` to initialize the GUI, and even logging into my account previous to that takes almost a minute to get done. Then any application I launch takes minutes to just start (from IceWM to firefox, from qtox to pcmanfm or geany, etc.). Even navigate the folders tree with pcmanfm takes 10 or more seconds just to show any folder content... Hope some of this helps: $ sudo journalctl -b -exp3 -- Journal begins at Thu 2021-12-02 23:59:31 -03, ends at Fri 2021-12-03 19:50:29 -03. -- dic 03 00:48:43 arch kernel: sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Asking for cache data failed dic 03 00:48:43 arch kernel: sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Assuming drive cache: write through dic 03 00:50:39 arch libvirtd[592]: cannot open directory '/home/dell/Software/VMs/TrisquelMini8': No existe el fichero o el directorio dic 03 00:50:39 arch libvirtd[592]: error interno: Falló al iniciar automáticamente el grupo de almacenamiento 'TrisquelMini8': cannot open directory '/home/dell/Softwar> dic 03 00:50:41 arch libvirtd[592]: No se encontró 'dmidecode' en ruta: No existe el fichero o el directorio dic 03 00:50:57 arch libvirtd[592]: No se encontró 'dmidecode' en ruta: No existe el fichero o el directorio dic 03 00:56:40 arch systemd[1]: Failed to start Disk Manager. Subject: A start job for unit udisks2.service has failed Defined-By: systemd Support: https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel A start job for unit udisks2.service has finished with a failure. The job identifier is 1072 and the job result is failed. $ systemctl --state=failed UNIT LOAD ACTIVE SUB DESCRIPTION 0 loaded units listed. $ systemd-analyze Startup finished in 11.038s (kernel) + 1min 31.352s (userspace) = 1min 42.391s graphical.target reached after 1min 31.352s in userspace $ systemd-analyze blame 37.946s polkit.service 29.248s dev-sda1.device 28.827s systemd-tmpfiles-clean.service 24.692s udisks2.service 15.936s systemd-journal-flush.service 14.228s systemd-hwdb-update.service 13.930s ldconfig.service 13.502s upower.service 12.881s ufw.service 8.830s user(a)1000.service 7.556s systemd-tmpfiles-setup-dev.service 7.280s avahi-daemon.service 7.275s bluetooth.service 7.262s iwd.service 6.067s systemd-logind.service 6.058s systemd-machined.service 5.825s systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service 5.123s systemd-sysusers.service 4.569s systemd-udevd.service 4.511s systemd-resolved.service 4.281s systemd-networkd.service 3.724s systemd-journal-catalog-update.service 3.415s systemd-fsck@dev-disk-by\x2duuid-1d72b82c\x2d9c58\x2d4f57\x2d97a3\x2de29ff35a5632.service 2.959s systemd-modules-load.service 2.557s lm_sensors.service 2.503s systemd-random-seed.service 2.389s systemd-backlight@backlight:acpi_video0.service 1.983s dev-disk-by\x2duuid-84c91978\x2da09c\x2d4087\x2db60d\x2d86730d142f63.swap 1.967s systemd-backlight@leds:dell::kbd_backlight.service 1.563s systemd-timesyncd.service 1.457s systemd-update-utmp.service 1.287s systemd-udev-trigger.service 1.278s systemd-rfkill.service 1.219s alsa-restore.service 1.164s systemd-sysctl.service (...) $ systemctl status polkit.service ● polkit.service - Authorization Manager Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/polkit.service; static) Active: active (running) since Fri 2021-12-03 00:50:28 -03; 19h ago Docs: man:polkit(8) Main PID: 613 (polkitd) Tasks: 12 (limit: 6993) Memory: 18.9M CPU: 1.032s CGroup: /system.slice/polkit.service └─613 /usr/lib/polkit-1/polkitd --no-debug dic 03 00:49:50 arch systemd[1]: Starting Authorization Manager... dic 03 00:50:05 arch polkitd[613]: Started polkitd version 0.120 dic 03 00:50:26 arch polkitd[613]: Loading rules from directory /etc/polkit-1/rules.d dic 03 00:50:26 arch polkitd[613]: Loading rules from directory /usr/share/polkit-1/rules.d dic 03 00:50:28 arch polkitd[613]: Finished loading, compiling and executing 6 rules dic 03 00:50:28 arch systemd[1]: Started Authorization Manager. dic 03 00:50:28 arch polkitd[613]: Acquired the name org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1 on the system bus $ systemctl status dev-sda1.device ● dev-sda1.device - Hitachi_HTS545025B9A300 ROOT Follows: unit currently follows state of sys-devices-pci0000:00-0000:00:1f.2-ata1-host0-target0:0:0-0:0:0:0-block-sda-sda1.device Loaded: loaded Active: active (plugged) since Fri 2021-12-03 00:49:12 -03; 19h ago Device: /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/ata1/host0/target0:0:0/0:0:0:0/block/sda/sda1 Notice: journal has been rotated since unit was started, output may be incomplete. $ systemctl status systemd-tmpfiles-clean.service ○ systemd-tmpfiles-clean.service - Cleanup of Temporary Directories Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/systemd-tmpfiles-clean.service; static) Active: inactive (dead) since Fri 2021-12-03 01:03:52 -03; 19h ago TriggeredBy: ● systemd-tmpfiles-clean.timer Docs: man:tmpfiles.d(5) man:systemd-tmpfiles(8) Process: 1473 ExecStart=systemd-tmpfiles --clean (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Main PID: 1473 (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) CPU: 185ms dic 03 01:03:23 arch systemd[1]: Starting Cleanup of Temporary Directories... dic 03 01:03:52 arch systemd[1]: systemd-tmpfiles-clean.service: Deactivated successfully. dic 03 01:03:52 arch systemd[1]: Finished Cleanup of Temporary Directories. $ systemctl status udisks2.service ● udisks2.service - Disk Manager Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/udisks2.service; disabled; vendor preset: disabled) Active: active (running) since Fri 2021-12-03 00:59:51 -03; 19h ago Docs: man:udisks(8) Main PID: 1129 (udisksd) Tasks: 5 (limit: 6993) Memory: 3.2M CPU: 23.045s CGroup: /system.slice/udisks2.service └─1129 /usr/lib/udisks2/udisksd dic 03 00:59:26 arch systemd[1]: Starting Disk Manager... dic 03 00:59:26 arch udisksd[1129]: udisks daemon version 2.9.4 starting dic 03 00:59:51 arch systemd[1]: Started Disk Manager. dic 03 00:59:54 arch udisksd[1129]: Acquired the name org.freedesktop.UDisks2 on the system message bus $ systemctl status systemd-journal-flush.service ● systemd-journal-flush.service - Flush Journal to Persistent Storage Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/systemd-journal-flush.service; static) Active: active (exited) since Fri 2021-12-03 00:48:59 -03; 19h ago Docs: man:systemd-journald.service(8) man:journald.conf(5) Process: 283 ExecStart=journalctl --flush (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Main PID: 283 (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) CPU: 15ms dic 03 00:48:43 arch systemd[1]: Starting Flush Journal to Persistent Storage... dic 03 00:48:59 arch systemd[1]: Finished Flush Journal to Persistent Storage. $ systemctl status systemd-hwdb-update.service ● systemd-hwdb-update.service - Rebuild Hardware Database Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/systemd-hwdb-update.service; static) Active: active (exited) since Fri 2021-12-03 00:48:57 -03; 19h ago Docs: man:hwdb(7) man:systemd-hwdb(8) Process: 279 ExecStart=systemd-hwdb update (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Main PID: 279 (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) CPU: 1.746s dic 03 00:48:57 arch systemd[1]: Finished Rebuild Hardware Database. $ journalctl -b -u systemd-journald.service -- Journal begins at Thu 2021-12-02 23:59:31 -03, ends at Fri 2021-12-03 20:49:18 -03. -- dic 03 00:48:43 arch systemd-journald[271]: Journal started dic 03 00:48:43 arch systemd-journald[271]: Runtime Journal (/run/log/journal/431f639f382e4bad8a43628868f2fc6c) is 8.0M, max 292.4M, 284.4M free. dic 03 00:48:44 arch systemd-journald[271]: Time spent on flushing to /var/log/journal/431f639f382e4bad8a43628868f2fc6c is 7.561088s for 798 entries. dic 03 00:48:44 arch systemd-journald[271]: System Journal (/var/log/journal/431f639f382e4bad8a43628868f2fc6c) is 16.0M, max 2.4G, 2.4G free. $ journalctl -b -u systemd-fsck@dev-disk-by\\x2duuid-1d72b82c\\x2d9c58\\x2d4f57\\x2d97a3\\x2de29ff35a5632.service -- Journal begins at Thu 2021-12-02 23:59:31 -03, ends at Fri 2021-12-03 20:52:36 -03. -- dic 03 00:49:18 arch systemd[1]: Starting File System Check on /dev/disk/by-uuid/1d72b82c-9c58-4f57-97a3-e29ff35a5632... dic 03 00:49:21 arch systemd-fsck[485]: HOME: limpio, 208781/13107200 ficheros, 37165716/52398592 bloques dic 03 00:49:21 arch systemd[1]: Finished File System Check on /dev/disk/by-uuid/1d72b82c-9c58-4f57-97a3-e29ff35a5632. $ journalctl --verify PASS: /var/log/journal/431f639f382e4bad8a43628868f2fc6c/user-1000.journal 3b84d8: Data object's entry array not sorted File corruption detected at /var/log/journal/431f639f382e4bad8a43628868f2fc6c/system.journal:915878 (of 16777216 bytes, 56%). FAIL: /var/log/journal/431f639f382e4bad8a43628868f2fc6c/system.journal (Mensaje erróneo) $ journalctl --disk-usage Archived and active journals take up 24.0M in the file system. Maybe it's pertinent to mention that I've just cleaned up /var/log/journal to rule out storage issues. Any help will be most welcome. Thanks a lot in advance.

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Network issues on laptop, issue with iwd?
by Lucie Scarlet 03 Sep '24

03 Sep '24

Hi, I've got my HP laptop set up with Arch, and it's been working absolutely wonderful. That is, until recently when it seems like it is having major network issues. I've got it set up with iwd and connected to my home wifi, but it's having a bunch of issues. It keeps dropping the connection, and when it doesn't do that, it really struggles with resolving addresses. I also tested going to 1.1.1.1 and even that had issues, so it's not just DNS. I haven't had any issues with my other devices on the wifi, so I'm not sure if it's that. I tried restarting it as well, which didn't help. Could it be an issue with iwd? Hoping for something that can lead me in the right direction, this is getting quite frustrating. Best, Lucie

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knotes missing after upgrade
by SET 03 Sep '24

03 Sep '24

Hello, After today's upgrade, package knotes is not in the repositories. 'pacman -Q knotes' gives 'knotes 24.05.2-1', the previously installed package that fails to load. Other KDE packages like kontact have version '24.08.0-1'. 'pacman -S knotes' gives nothing. Is it dropped upstream or in Arch (both doubtful)? Has it been renamed? Thank you for any input.

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Two Arch Systems - Identical, loginctl shows TTY for one, not the other?
by David C. Rankin 31 Aug '24

31 Aug '24

Devs, All, Recently across several distros there have been issues with loginctl not showing a TTY associated with a login. This has caused various issues with processes that rely on the user TTY for one thing or another. So I decided to test Arch on two backup servers, both current though today, both boot to multi-user target. On one box TTY=pts/0 is associated with my user login, on the other there is no TTY associated, e.g. 02:41 fenrir:~> loginctl show-session auto Id=1 User=1000 Name=david Timestamp=Sat 2024-08-31 02:37:24 CDT TimestampMonotonic=164549181 VTNr=0 TTY=pts/0 ^^^^^^^^^ Remote=yes RemoteHost=192.168.6.104 Service=sshd Scope=session-1.scope Leader=776 Audit=1 Type=tty Class=user Active=yes State=active IdleHint=no IdleSinceHint=1725090076000000 IdleSinceHintMonotonic=395959270 LockedHint=no The other: 02:40 valhalla:~> loginctl show-session auto Id=1 User=1000 Name=david Timestamp=Sat 2024-08-31 02:26:09 CDT TimestampMonotonic=32411169 VTNr=0 Remote=yes RemoteHost=192.168.6.104 Service=sshd Scope=session-1.scope Leader=712 Audit=1 Type=tty Class=user Active=yes State=active IdleHint=no IdleSinceHint=0 IdleSinceHintMonotonic=0 LockedHint=no How is that possible and what to check? Seems freedesktop.org and provided another mystery. Ideas? -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.

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Ctl+Alt+F7 fails!
by Ralf Mardorf 31 Aug '24

31 Aug '24

Hi, Ctl+Alt+F7 fails! I need to restart the machine. $ pacman -Q linux linux 6.10.7.arch1-1 2fucktor auth fails as well ;), hence I cannot provide a bug report. I was able to log in https://gitlab.archlinux.org/ a few hours ago. I've had enough by now! I cannot report the issue against the bug tracker, maybe somebody is willing to care about the issue here. Consider to stop this 2fucktor auth crap! Regards, Ralf

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fail2ban with action = %(action_mwl)s not including log lines
by David C. Rankin 30 Aug '24

30 Aug '24

All, I've posted to the forum, but haven't received any suggestions https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=2190182#p2190182 The title says it all. When fail2ban is configured to include log lines in the e-mail it sends when a ban it triggered, no log lines are included. The whois info is included, but not the log lines. Does anybody have this working? Does this need a bug report to have something tweaked to work with the journal on Arch? -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.

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Auto Chmod inside directory
by Silvio Siefke 30 Aug '24

30 Aug '24

Hello, I use Nextcloud to keep important files synchronised between my computers. This works without any problems, but the folder on the desktop is treated as 777 after every file change. It affects all folders that are below Public/fr4, which is strange, it is kept in sync with a second machine and there (Public/he) this does not happen. How can I find out why this is happening? Are there any possibilities here? It is not the future to use find . -type d -exec chmod 755 {} \; Thank you. Silvio

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gitlab with relative url - ssh push error
by Łukasz Michalski 29 Aug '24

29 Aug '24

Hi, Anyone has a working gitlab installation that uses relative url (https://host/gitlab) ? I am new to gitlab and tried to install and configure it using wiki instructions[1] Then I followed gitlab instruction how to setup subpath[2] Web interface works. I created empty project and tried to push my local repo there and get: [zork@serenity]$ git push gitlab --all Enumerating objects: 33558, done. Counting objects: 100% (33558/33558), done. Delta compression using up to 8 threads Compressing objects: 100% (8908/8908), done. Writing objects: 100% (33558/33558), 509.84 MiB | 46.73 MiB/s, done. Total 33558 (delta 26528), reused 30840 (delta 24311), pack-reused 0 (from 0) remote: Resolving deltas: 100% (26528/26528), done. remote: GitLab: Internal API error (404) To host.pl:repogroup/backend.git ! [remote rejected] case_8546 -> case_8546 (pre-receive hook declined) ! [remote rejected] devel -> devel (pre-receive hook declined) ! [remote rejected] master -> master (pre-receive hook declined) ! [remote rejected] prices_roles -> prices_roles (pre-receive hook declined) No idea from where this "Internal API error (404)" comes from. I already disabled global branch protection and do not have any branch rules in project repo. There are no errors in /var/log/gitlab-shell.json, last lines are: time="2024-08-29T12:54:08Z" level=info msg="Finished HTTP request" content_length_bytes=690 correlation_id=01J6F36KG65FG3DN7NX3JEFX9H duration_ms=100ns method=POST status=200 url="http://unix/gitlab/api/v4/internal/allowed" time="2024-08-29T12:54:08Z" level=info msg="executing git command" command=git-receive-pack correlation_id=01J6F36KG65FG3DN7NX3JEFX9H git_protocol= gl_key_id=1 gl_key_type=key gl_project_path=repogroup/backend gl_repository=project-1 remote_ip=10.21.42.199 user_id=user-2 username=mcl Any idea what can I debug next? Regards, Łukasz [1] https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/GitLab [2] https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/install/relative_url.html

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Changed password on Arch, now ssh cannot connect - "Connection refused"
by David C. Rankin 29 Aug '24

29 Aug '24

All, I changed my password for my username on my Arch server (as you should do every so often). Now everything has gone to hell. I changed the password accordingly in Thunderbird, but it cannot get mail. I've restarted sshd, and I still cannot even connect: debug3: ssh_connect_direct: entering debug1: Connecting to valkyrie [192.168.6.14] port 6661. debug3: set_sock_tos: set socket 3 IP_TOS 0x10 debug1: connect to address 192.168.6.14 port 6661: Connection refused Is there some other magic you must do now other than passwd? -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.

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