September 2024 - Arch-general - lists.archlinux.org

Any way to query the Arch package list to get %-installed by package?
by David C. Rankin 06 Sep '24

06 Sep '24

All, Devs, I was curious about the frequency that packages in extra and core are installed by Arch users. Is that metadata captured anywhere and is there any way a user can query it? What sparked this curiosity is that I follow the package feeds closely checking for version changes I may have to deal with on a production box. In doing so I learn about many packages I've never heard of before. That posed the question of how frequently all packages are installed by Arch users. Package use, popularity, whatever you want to call it can provide a reasonable metric when comparing between two packages that provide the same feature in determining which to investigate first or install. It would also give a metric of the impact of a developer retiring or orphaning packages. Does any install frequency data such as that exist for packages in extra and core? Or could it be garnered by whatever data is captured from the mirror system? -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.

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Re: Arch Linux public upload server
by Lucie Scarlet 06 Sep '24

06 Sep '24

On 9/3/2024 8:31 PM, Orhun Parmaksiz wrote: > > For users there are plenty of pastebin alternatives Honestly, my biggest issue with the alternatives is how most other services are either too complicated, don't make it easy to just use the keyboard or end up like Hastebin and getting bought up and honestly getting a lot worse. > > it's important to specify how the moderation capabilities are. > My initial idea was to use a configuration like this (with some parts stripped): I 100% support having our own paste service that's on a trustworthy domain like archlinux.org, though I do have some concerns about being able to upload more than just text. I haven't used Rustypaste before, so I can't comment much on that, but reading your email does seem like that would be possible. > > I agree, too. If it should be only for Arch Linux users, we can add a validation question like the one in the forum's log in page. > That's a good/fun idea 🙂 Seconded :D I do hope you're able to put up a service like this. /Lucie

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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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