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

failing to preform offline installation
by daggs 20 Sep '25

20 Sep '25

Greetings, I have a server that serves as router via vm, I'm attempting to install arch offline. here is what I did, I've created a json config to load using archinstall to preform the actual install. after selecting all the pkgs needed, I've extracted them from the json file and ran this: pacman -Syw --cachedir /mnt/repos/cache --dbpath /mnt/repos/db ..... now I have all the pkgs I need, next I've entered /mnt/repos/cache and ran this: repo-add ./custom.db.tar.zst ./*[^sig] according to the docs, I have local repo if I understand correctly. next I've booted the system in question and updated /etc/pacman.conf and added this: [custom] SigLevel = PackageRequired Server = file:///mnt/repos/cache I ran archinstall, got this: Fetching Arch Linux package database... Failed to sync Arch Linux package database. Most likely due to a missing network connection or DNS issue. Run archinstall --debug and check /var/log/archinstall/install.log for details. how can I instruct archinstall to use my local repo? Thanks.

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How to stop email notifications from gitlab.archlinux.org
by Uģis Ģērmanis 19 Sep '25

19 Sep '25

Hello, There was a time I wanted all gitlab activity sent to my email, so i set Preferences => Notifications => Global notification level => Custom (to the activities I was interested) Now times have changed and I no longer have to the time to catch up with thousands of emails a week. So i tried setting the activity level to "Participate" which should only notify about things I'm involved in somehow, like issues I've commented on or things I've explicitly set to be notified about. But I still receive emails about issues created mostly by Bumpbuddy (and some others). Like hundred emails a day. Also ticking and unticking "Receive notifications about your own activity' doesn't seem to change anything either. I also tried to set the global notification level to "Disabled" which should kill all emails as it says but even that has no effect either. If I do a search on issues " Subscribed = Explicitly subscribed", I only get 1 closed issue. So I believe something is broken, because I haven't explicitly subscribed to anything that much, so the global setting shouldn't be bypassed. ugjka

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Unable to access Arch Wiki
by KevinCrrl 12 Sep '25

12 Sep '25

Hello everyone, Since yesterday, I've been having trouble accessing the Arch Wiki from my network. My browser tells me the site is taking too long to respond. I've already tried things like changing DNS and restarting my router (which still gave me the same IP address I had). I know there were recent DDoS attacks against other Arch sites like the AUR. However, I've checked the Wiki status [1] and everything seems normal. I've also tried using tools to change the IP address, and I can access it. I've confirmed there are recent edits, which tells me it's not a global issue. My concern is that they've blocked me—not my username, but my IP address. I tend to be active reading and editing on the Wiki. Could someone confirm whether IP-based blocks are currently in place, and if so, how can I request to be unblocked? Thanks to anyone who can help. Kevin [1] https://status.archlinux.org

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Trouble registering with Arch ARM forum
by kelson+arch＠kvibber.com 05 Sep '25

05 Sep '25

I've been trying to register for the Arch Linux ARM forums off and on for a few weeks. Before the DDOS attacks, I was able to get through the registration form, but never received any confirmation emails (yes, I looked in junk mail). When I tried again this week, figuring I'd try using an address from a more well-known provider, I found the captcha no longer loads, so I can't even get through the form. The JS console reports `ERR_CERT_COMMON_NAME_INVALID` on trying to load `cap.js` from the third-party keycaptcha domain, which seems a likely culprit. Is there anyone here connected with the ARM forum who could look into fixing the captcha or the missing emails? I didn't get any response on IRC, or from the one email address listed on the Arch ARM website (which isn't for the forums, I know, but I figured it was worth a shot), and the main Arch forum admins told me to ask the ARM forum admins, despite the fact that the forum doesn't list any admin contact info if you aren't logged in. Which I can't be, because the problem is that I can't get through the registration form. -- Kelson Vibber KVibber.com

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