May 2025 - Arch-general - lists.archlinux.org

Building in a clean chroot
by Pocket 05 May '25

05 May '25

I am getting this error when running is there a way to fix this? Using makechrootpkg -c -r "$CHROOT" -- --ignorearch --skippgpcheck works fine $ arch-nspawn $CHROOT/root pacman -Syy :: Synchronizing package databases... custom 11.5 KiB 261 KiB/s 00:00 [#############################################] 100% core.db failed to download extra 9.5 MiB 15.9 MiB/s 00:01 [#############################################] 100% alarm.db failed to download aur.db failed to download error: failed retrieving file 'aur.db' from mirror.archlinuxarm.org : The requested URL returned error: 404 error: failed retrieving file 'alarm.db' from mirror.archlinuxarm.org : The requested URL returned error: 404 error: failed retrieving file 'core.db' from mirror.archlinuxarm.org : The requested URL returned error: 404 warning: too many errors from mirror.archlinuxarm.org, skipping for the remainder of this transaction error: failed to synchronize all databases (failed to retrieve some files) -- Hindi madali ang maging ako

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Refreshing pacman database
by Pocket 04 May '25

04 May '25

pacman -Syy refreshes all db for all repositories Is there a way to have pacman only refresh a single repository db? Ie pacman -Syy custom only refreshes custom withou refreshing core extra etc -- Hindi madali ang maging ako

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Arrogant reply on forums
by Qtra Gabriex 03 May '25

03 May '25

Guy with 63,000+ forum posts replies arrogantly over me asking for actual deletion to be implemented. Brings up multiple tragedies. This upsets me because I once donated $20 to the Software in the Public Interest and wish for positivity and inclusion. https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=305290

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Does redis returning to AGPL license effect the redis/valkey package replacement decision?
by David C Rankin 02 May '25

02 May '25

Devs, I was a bit surprised to see the following as the lead article on The Register daily stories for today: Redis 'returns' to open source with AGPL license https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/01/redis_returns_to_open_source/ After Arch's recent transition from redis to valkey due redis switching to the SSPLv1 license last year, does the decision by redis to relicense ver. 8 going forward under AGPL mean that redis will come back as a package or is Arch sticking with valkey? -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.

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Re: Arch-general Digest, Vol 29, Issue 3
by Alessandra 02 May '25

02 May '25

Hi, I am weighing in as a user. Sure community spirit is important but someone already said it, please don't use historical events that affected millions of people as a comparison for an issue you are having that's not really impeding on your ability to staying alive. Milk was spilled, share the link to the post, we can all weigh in collectively whether it is a matter the community should investigate further or leave it. Thank you to anyone that spend time, modding, contributing to packages and thats answered my questions in post or on Reddit ! Cheerio! 2025-05-02T08:06:06Z arch-general-request(a)lists.archlinux.org: > Send Arch-general mailing list submissions to > arch-general(a)lists.archlinux.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via email, send a message with subject or > body 'help' to > arch-general-request(a)lists.archlinux.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > arch-general-owner(a)lists.archlinux.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Arch-general digest..." > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Arrogant reply on forums (LuKaRo) > 2. Re: Arrogant reply on forums (Óscar García Amor) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 2 May 2025 09:46:21 +0200 > From: LuKaRo <lists(a)lrose.de> > Subject: Re: Arrogant reply on forums > To: arch-general(a)lists.archlinux.org > Message-ID: <a18f92b5-4050-4f7f-b953-9f37dc907549(a)lrose.de> > Content-Type: multipart/alternative; > boundary="------------0zPYycE2iWyI60ADO9wAssk9" > > Out of curiosity: Is it? I couldn't find a source, where the purpose of > arch-general is defined, but I thought it is for "general Arch Linux > stuff", which includes community topics for me. > > lukaro > > On 5/2/25 6:00 AM, Martin Zecher wrote: >> Please stop spamming our emails, this is for technical stuff. You can >> freely discuss about human rights and whatever you want somewhere else. >> >> >> ==== >> Martin Zecher >> >> El jue, 1 may 2025, 22:55, Ralf Mardorf <ralf-mardorf(a)riseup.net> >> escribió: >> >> On Fri, 2025-05-02 at 00:51 +0200, Camelia Lavender wrote: >> > I think that the direct reference and comparison to hitler and >> nazism >> > (in the reply) was completely inappropriate and quite frankly >> > unacceptable, because it is antisemitic, and it makes it look like >> > those things weren't extremely serious. >> >> The accusation of anti-Semitism does not make sense. A comparison with >> Hitler and the NAZIS is inappropriate in most cases, but not >> automatically anti-Semitic. There is currently a world situation in >> which diplomacy should be practiced and insinuations of anti-Semitism >> should be treated with great caution. Labeling unpopular >> worldviews and >> questionable opinions as anti-Semitic per se does not help in any way. >> You don't necessarily have to go one better. Please stop! >>

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