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

Systemd resolved
by Pocket 17 Jul '25

17 Jul '25

I have a router that has DHCP and assigns IP and DNS servers The DNS server assigned are 192.168.50.4 192.168.50.2 fe80::dea6:32ff:fe25:41d2 192.168.50.4 pi-hole 192.168.50.2 Bind DNS recursive fe80::dea6:32ff:fe25:41d2 pi-hole The pi-hole server uses 192.168.50.2 as its DNS name resolution resolvectl returns this Global Protocols: -LLMNR -mDNS -DNSOverTLS DNSSEC=allow-downgrade/supported resolv.conf mode: stub Fallback DNS Servers: 1.1.1.1#cloudflare-dns.com 9.9.9.9#dns.quad9.net 8.8.8.8#dns.google 2606:4700:4700::1111#cloudflare-dns.com 2620:fe::9#dns.quad9.net 2001:4860:4860::8888#dns.google Link 2 (end0) Current Scopes: DNS Protocols: +DefaultRoute -LLMNR -mDNS -DNSOverTLS DNSSEC=allow-downgrade/supported Current DNS Server: fe80::dea6:32ff:fe25:41d2 DNS Servers: 192.168.50.4 192.168.50.2 fe80::dea6:32ff:fe25:41d2 Default Route: yes Link 3 (wlan0) Current Scopes: none Protocols: -DefaultRoute -LLMNR -mDNS -DNSOverTLS DNSSEC=allow-downgrade/supported Default Route: no The following for end0 wired connection Current DNS Server: fe80::dea6:32ff:fe25:41d2 changes or cycles through the three DNS servers, changing about every 5 minutes or upon browsing the web with firefox ( firefox is set to use my DNS servers) Is that how resolved really works? I was under the impression that once the "Current DNS Server" was set it would stay that way unless the "Current DNS Server" failed. I there a setting other than /etc/systemd/resolved.conf ? [Resolve] DNS=192.168.50.4 fe80::dea6:32ff:fe25:41d2 Domains=~. I would really like to have it assigned by the router instead of at each client. -- Hindi madali ang maging ako

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Inquiry About Creating a Modified Distribution Based on Arch Linux
by 王奕宁 14 Jul '25

14 Jul '25

Dear Arch Linux Development Team, I am working on a customized Linux distribution named LinuxToGo, which would be explicitly based on Arch Linux (not a fork). Our goal is to create a specialized Linux distribution derived from Arch Linux, focused exclusively on providing a robust, portable Linux experience bootable directly from external drives (e.g., USB sticks, SSDs, etc.). All releases will prominently state: "LinuxToGo is NOT an official Arch Linux product. It is a modified version of Arch Linux. Official resources can be found at archlinux.org." The project website/documentation will clearly credit Arch Linux as the foundation and link to the official project. Technical Approach The distribution would utilize the Arch Linux package repositories ([core], [extra], [community]) directly where possible. Customizations (e.g., installer scripts, default configurations, or curated software sets) will be developed/maintained separately in our repositories. We will strictly adhere to all relevant Arch Linux trademarks and branding guidelines. I would like to confirm whether this approach aligns with Arch Linux’s policies, particularly regarding: The use of the Arch Linux name/brand in the context of "based on Arch Linux." Distributing pre-configured ISOs that utilize official repositories. Any specific compliance requirements we should follow. We deeply respect the Arch Linux community and philosophy, and wish to ensure full alignment with your guidelines before proceeding. Thank you for your time and consideration. Wtada233 wtada233(a)outlook.com

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vlc-plugins split - is there a list of what used to be included?
by David C Rankin 11 Jul '25

11 Jul '25

Arch devs, Updates tonight showed 20+ new vlc-plugins that are now separate from the main vlc package. The wiki is silent on which were included. There are a number of reddit threads from the last day about vlc no longer working due to the plugin issue, is there a list of what (which plugins) used to be included by vlc before the package was split? I see there is a plugins-all which presumably installs every plugin, but I can't tell if that is wildly over-inclusive compared to what vlc used to provide by default. Is there a way to figure out what used to be in the default Arch vlc package that now must be separately installed as a plugin to ensure the same functionality? The old package before the split used to work quite well without any muss or fuss. -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.

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Adding rocprofiler-register as a dependency of rocm runtimes
by Jesper Jensen 11 Jul '25

11 Jul '25

I've investigated and issue with the rocm profiler on arch[1]. It turns out that you need to have rocprofiler-register installed when building some of the rocm runtimes. I think this probably falls under the Arch definition of a feature request[2], but I don't know where to file those. I know that Torsten Keßler is packaging rocm, but I don't know if he's reachable on the archlinux email address. I could of course shove it into gitlab, but I'd rather not dress it up like a bug when I don't know what Torsten's position is on it. Where can I file a feature request? Kindly, [1]: https://github.com/ROCm/rocprofiler-sdk/issues/58 [2]: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Bug_reporting_guidelines#Bug_or_feature? -- Jesper Jensen PGP Fingerprint: DC1E 2882 4A1B 9821 B7E4 3D3D F1FB F142 B815 2A85 http://keybase.io/delusional Damstræde 90 9220 Aalborg Øst

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Are Steam games kind of sandboxed?
by Markus Schaaf 10 Jul '25

10 Jul '25

Hi all, I am trying to access a folder directly beneath the root folder of my computer from inside a game (Symphony), using Steam Linux Runtime (no Windows emulation like Proton). Strangely that particular folder is missing (some others like /boot and /opt too). Then there is a folder /overrides that does not exist in /. So this is some kind of sandbox, but I have no idea where to look, if I want to whitelist or link other folders there. Can anybody help? BR Markus

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Updated on 25th to 6.15.3 + firmware (fine), update tonight to 6.15.4 + firmware, network not up, dhcpd4 fails?
by David C Rankin 01 Jul '25

01 Jul '25

All, I have my Arch server that has been running for a decade, updates weekly, never misses a beat. It has been so long since I've had an issue with it, I thought Arch had finally reached Linux rolling release nirvana. Then, for reasons I can't explain, the update tonight (an hour ago), failed to start dhcpd4. I can't ping the box, I have to log in locally and I find the network interface enp5s0 'down' - that's not happened since Arch was installed. So I bring the interface up: # ip link set enp5s0 up Presto, network is up, and well. So I try starting dhcpd4 and it fails "cannot create /run/dhcpd4/dhcpd.pid". There is no /run/dhcpd4 directory. So I created it and manually started dhcpd4 without -q and all starts fine and it is now happily handing out addresses and updating the bind DNS zone for about 60 clients. What happened? I did not install or uninstall anything new. I simply did a "pacman -Syu" to update the system. The following packages were upgraded: [2025-06-28T01:54:00-0500] [PACMAN] Running 'pacman -Syu' [2025-06-28T01:54:00-0500] [PACMAN] synchronizing package lists [2025-06-28T01:54:01-0500] [PACMAN] starting full system upgrade [2025-06-28T01:54:21-0500] [ALPM] running '60-mkinitcpio-remove.hook'... [2025-06-28T01:54:21-0500] [ALPM] running '71-dkms-remove.hook'... [2025-06-28T01:54:23-0500] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> dkms remove --no-depmod nvidia/390.157 -k 6.15.3-arch1-1 [2025-06-28T01:54:24-0500] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> depmod 6.15.3-arch1-1 [2025-06-28T01:54:31-0500] [ALPM] transaction started [2025-06-28T01:54:31-0500] [ALPM] upgraded broot (1.46.5-3 -> 1.47.0-1) [2025-06-28T01:54:31-0500] [ALPM] upgraded util-linux-libs (2.41-4 -> 2.41.1-1) [2025-06-28T01:54:31-0500] [ALPM] upgraded systemd-libs (257.6-1 -> 257.7-1) [2025-06-28T01:54:31-0500] [ALPM] upgraded cryptsetup (2.7.5-2 -> 2.8.0-1) [2025-06-28T01:54:32-0500] [ALPM] upgraded docker (1:28.2.2-1 -> 1:28.3.0-1) [2025-06-28T01:54:32-0500] [ALPM] upgraded libopenmpt (0.8.0-1 -> 0.8.1-1) [2025-06-28T01:54:32-0500] [ALPM] upgraded libjpeg-turbo (3.1.0-1 -> 3.1.1-1) [2025-06-28T01:54:32-0500] [ALPM] upgraded util-linux (2.41-4 -> 2.41.1-1) [2025-06-28T01:54:32-0500] [ALPM] upgraded systemd (257.6-1 -> 257.7-1) [2025-06-28T01:54:36-0500] [ALPM] upgraded firefox (140.0-1 -> 140.0.1-1) [2025-06-28T01:54:36-0500] [ALPM] upgraded freetds (1.5.3-1 -> 1.5.4-1) [2025-06-28T01:54:36-0500] [ALPM] upgraded gstreamer (1.26.2-2 -> 1.26.3-1) [2025-06-28T01:54:36-0500] [ALPM] upgraded gst-plugins-base-libs (1.26.2-2 -> 1.26.3-1) [2025-06-28T01:54:36-0500] [ALPM] upgraded gst-libav (1.26.2-2 -> 1.26.3-1) [2025-06-28T01:54:36-0500] [ALPM] upgraded gst-plugins-bad-libs (1.26.2-2 -> 1.26.3-1) [2025-06-28T01:54:36-0500] [ALPM] upgraded libpipewire (1:1.4.5-1 -> 1:1.4.6-1) [2025-06-28T01:54:36-0500] [ALPM] upgraded gst-plugins-bad (1.26.2-2 -> 1.26.3-1) [2025-06-28T01:54:36-0500] [ALPM] upgraded gst-plugins-base (1.26.2-2 -> 1.26.3-1) [2025-06-28T01:54:36-0500] [ALPM] upgraded gst-plugins-good (1.26.2-2 -> 1.26.3-1) [2025-06-28T01:54:36-0500] [ALPM] upgraded gum (0.16.1-1 -> 0.16.2-1) [2025-06-28T01:54:37-0500] [ALPM] upgraded intel-media-driver (25.2.3-1 -> 25.2.5-1) [2025-06-28T01:54:37-0500] [ALPM] upgraded libmpdclient (2.22-1 -> 2.23-1) [2025-06-28T01:54:37-0500] [ALPM] upgraded libunrar (1:7.1.7-1 -> 1:7.1.8-1) [2025-06-28T01:54:37-0500] [ALPM] upgraded libvoikko (4.3.2-4 -> 4.3.3-1) [2025-06-28T01:54:38-0500] [ALPM] upgraded linux (6.15.3.arch1-1 -> 6.15.4.arch2-1) [2025-06-28T01:54:45-0500] [ALPM] upgraded linux-docs (6.15.3.arch1-1 -> 6.15.4.arch2-1) [2025-06-28T01:54:45-0500] [ALPM] upgraded linux-firmware-whence (20250613.12fe085f-9 -> 20250627-1) [2025-06-28T01:54:46-0500] [ALPM] upgraded linux-firmware-amdgpu (20250613.12fe085f-9 -> 20250627-1) [2025-06-28T01:54:46-0500] [ALPM] upgraded linux-firmware-atheros (20250613.12fe085f-9 -> 20250627-1) [2025-06-28T01:54:47-0500] [ALPM] upgraded linux-firmware-broadcom (20250613.12fe085f-9 -> 20250627-1) [2025-06-28T01:54:47-0500] [ALPM] upgraded linux-firmware-cirrus (20250613.12fe085f-9 -> 20250627-1) [2025-06-28T01:54:47-0500] [ALPM] upgraded linux-firmware-intel (20250613.12fe085f-9 -> 20250627-1) [2025-06-28T01:54:47-0500] [ALPM] upgraded linux-firmware-mediatek (20250613.12fe085f-9 -> 20250627-1) [2025-06-28T01:54:49-0500] [ALPM] upgraded linux-firmware-nvidia (20250613.12fe085f-9 -> 20250627-1) [2025-06-28T01:54:49-0500] [ALPM] upgraded linux-firmware-other (20250613.12fe085f-9 -> 20250627-1) [2025-06-28T01:54:49-0500] [ALPM] upgraded linux-firmware-radeon (20250613.12fe085f-9 -> 20250627-1) [2025-06-28T01:54:49-0500] [ALPM] upgraded linux-firmware-realtek (20250613.12fe085f-9 -> 20250627-1) [2025-06-28T01:54:49-0500] [ALPM] upgraded linux-firmware (20250613.12fe085f-9 -> 20250627-1) [2025-06-28T01:54:53-0500] [ALPM] upgraded linux-headers (6.15.3.arch1-1 -> 6.15.4.arch2-1) [2025-06-28T01:54:53-0500] [ALPM] upgraded openresolv (3.16.5-1 -> 3.17.0-1) [2025-06-28T01:54:53-0500] [ALPM] upgraded pipewire (1:1.4.5-1 -> 1:1.4.6-1) [2025-06-28T01:54:53-0500] [ALPM] upgraded pkgconf (2.5.0-1 -> 2.5.1-1) [2025-06-28T01:54:53-0500] [ALPM] upgraded python-pygments (2.19.1-1 -> 2.19.2-1) [2025-06-28T01:54:54-0500] [ALPM] upgraded rust (1:1.87.0-2 -> 1:1.88.0-1) [2025-06-28T01:54:54-0500] [ALPM] upgraded systemd-sysvcompat (257.6-1 -> 257.7-1) [2025-06-28T01:54:54-0500] [ALPM] upgraded thin-provisioning-tools (1.1.0-1 -> 1.2.0-1) [2025-06-28T01:54:54-0500] [ALPM] upgraded unrar (1:7.1.7-1 -> 1:7.1.8-1) [2025-06-28T01:54:55-0500] [ALPM] upgraded yt-dlp (2025.06.09-1 -> 2025.06.25-1) I have got to find out why this failed to set the network device up and why dhcpd4 couldn't create /run/dhcpd4 for startup. Most of the time I admin this box remotely. Having it reboot and not reliably come back up isn't an option. Is there some issue with the new firmware and network devices? The network device uses the r8169 driver is that is an issue, it used the r1868 driver in the past. I haven't changed a thing related to it. 05:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8211/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 06) Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd Onboard Ethernet Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16, NUMA node 0, IOMMU group 13 I/O ports at b000 [size=256] Memory at fe100000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K] Memory at dc100000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=16K] Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3 Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+ Capabilities: [70] Express Endpoint, IntMsgNum 1 Capabilities: [b0] MSI-X: Enable+ Count=4 Masked- Capabilities: [d0] Vital Product Data Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting Capabilities: [140] Virtual Channel Capabilities: [160] Device Serial Number 01-00-00-00-68-4c-e0-00 Kernel driver in use: r8169 Kernel modules: r8169 What else to check to track down what caused the network not to come up enabled and why couldn't dhcpd4 create its pid file even after the link was brought up? This box is updated and rebooted with each new kernel and has always been bullet-proof. If it helps, the update on June 25 was minimal as well, updating: [2025-06-25T03:44:59-0500] [PACMAN] Running 'pacman -Syu linux-firmware' [2025-06-25T03:44:59-0500] [PACMAN] synchronizing package lists [2025-06-25T03:45:00-0500] [PACMAN] starting full system upgrade [2025-06-25T03:45:38-0500] [ALPM] running '60-mkinitcpio-remove.hook'... [2025-06-25T03:45:39-0500] [ALPM] running '71-dkms-remove.hook'... [2025-06-25T03:45:40-0500] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> dkms remove --no-depmod nvidia/390.157 -k 6.15.2-arch1-1 [2025-06-25T03:45:41-0500] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> depmod 6.15.2-arch1-1 [2025-06-25T03:45:47-0500] [ALPM] transaction started [2025-06-25T03:45:47-0500] [ALPM] upgraded linux-firmware-whence (20250508.788aadc8-2 -> 20250613.12fe085f-9) [2025-06-25T03:45:47-0500] [ALPM] installed linux-firmware-amdgpu (20250613.12fe085f-9) [2025-06-25T03:45:47-0500] [ALPM] installed linux-firmware-atheros (20250613.12fe085f-9) [2025-06-25T03:45:47-0500] [ALPM] installed linux-firmware-broadcom (20250613.12fe085f-9) [2025-06-25T03:45:47-0500] [ALPM] installed linux-firmware-cirrus (20250613.12fe085f-9) [2025-06-25T03:45:48-0500] [ALPM] installed linux-firmware-intel (20250613.12fe085f-9) [2025-06-25T03:45:48-0500] [ALPM] installed linux-firmware-mediatek (20250613.12fe085f-9) [2025-06-25T03:45:48-0500] [ALPM] installed linux-firmware-nvidia (20250613.12fe085f-9) [2025-06-25T03:45:48-0500] [ALPM] installed linux-firmware-other (20250613.12fe085f-9) [2025-06-25T03:45:48-0500] [ALPM] installed linux-firmware-radeon (20250613.12fe085f-9) [2025-06-25T03:45:48-0500] [ALPM] installed linux-firmware-realtek (20250613.12fe085f-9) [2025-06-25T03:45:48-0500] [ALPM] installed linux-firmware (20250613.12fe085f-9) [2025-06-25T03:45:48-0500] [ALPM] upgraded btrfs-progs (6.14-1 -> 6.15-1) [2025-06-25T03:45:48-0500] [ALPM] upgraded ca-certificates-mozilla (3.112-1 -> 3.113-1) [2025-06-25T03:45:49-0500] [ALPM] upgraded docker-compose (2.37.1-1 -> 2.37.3-1) [2025-06-25T03:45:49-0500] [ALPM] upgraded libxml2 (2.14.4-1 -> 2.14.4-2) [2025-06-25T03:45:49-0500] [ALPM] upgraded dvisvgm (3.5-1 -> 3.5-2) [2025-06-25T03:45:49-0500] [ALPM] upgraded enchant (2.8.9-1 -> 2.8.10-1) [2025-06-25T03:45:49-0500] [ALPM] upgraded nss (3.112-1 -> 3.113-1) [2025-06-25T03:45:49-0500] [ALPM] upgraded libssh (0.11.1-1 -> 0.11.2-1) [2025-06-25T03:45:49-0500] [ALPM] upgraded xorg-server-common (21.1.18-1 -> 21.1.18-2) [2025-06-25T03:45:49-0500] [ALPM] upgraded xorg-server (21.1.18-1 -> 21.1.18-2) [2025-06-25T03:45:49-0500] [ALPM] upgraded python (3.13.3-1 -> 3.13.5-1) [2025-06-25T03:45:50-0500] [ALPM] upgraded firefox (139.0.4-1 -> 140.0-1) [2025-06-25T03:45:51-0500] [ALPM] upgraded giac (2.0.0.4-1 -> 2.0.0.6-1) [2025-06-25T03:45:51-0500] [ALPM] upgraded gnupg (2.4.7-3 -> 2.4.8-1) [2025-06-25T03:45:52-0500] [ALPM] upgraded iniparser (4.2.6-1 -> 4.2.6-2) [2025-06-25T03:45:52-0500] [ALPM] upgraded liburcu (0.15.1-1 -> 0.15.3-1) [2025-06-25T03:45:53-0500] [ALPM] upgraded linux (6.15.2.arch1-1 -> 6.15.3.arch1-1) [2025-06-25T03:46:01-0500] [ALPM] upgraded linux-docs (6.15.2.arch1-1 -> 6.15.3.arch1-1) [2025-06-25T03:46:05-0500] [ALPM] upgraded linux-headers (6.15.2.arch1-1 -> 6.15.3.arch1-1) [2025-06-25T03:46:05-0500] [ALPM] upgraded parallel (20250522-1 -> 20250622-1) [2025-06-25T03:46:05-0500] [ALPM] upgraded pciutils (3.13.0-2 -> 3.14.0-1) [2025-06-25T03:46:05-0500] [ALPM] upgraded perl-image-exiftool (13.30-1 -> 13.30-2) [2025-06-25T03:46:05-0500] [ALPM] upgraded python-pypdf (5.6.0-1 -> 5.6.1-1) [2025-06-25T03:46:05-0500] [ALPM] upgraded python-scipy (1.15.3-1 -> 1.16.0-1) [2025-06-25T03:46:06-0500] [ALPM] upgraded qt6-base (6.9.1-1 -> 6.9.1-2) [2025-06-25T03:46:06-0500] [ALPM] upgraded seabios (1.16.3-1 -> 1.17.0-1) [2025-06-25T03:46:06-0500] [ALPM] upgraded sundials (7.3.0-1 -> 7.4.0-1) [2025-06-25T03:46:06-0500] [ALPM] upgraded virtiofsd (1.13.1-1 -> 1.13.2-1) [2025-06-25T03:46:06-0500] [ALPM] upgraded xorg-server-devel (21.1.18-1 -> 21.1.18-2) [2025-06-25T03:46:07-0500] [ALPM] transaction completed Absolutely no issue after that update. There have been no config changes to the server. Any idea what changed in the kernel, firmware or otherwise that may lead to these issues now after updates today (June 28)? -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.

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