April 2026 - Arch-general - lists.archlinux.org

The Scratch package is still on 1.4
by Knotrocket 08 Apr '26

08 Apr '26

Hi, I noticed the scratch package in the extra repository is for the Squeak-based v1.4 editor. Are there any plans to replace it with the much more up-to-date Electron version which someone has already packaged in the AUR as scratch3? If not could the package be renamed to avoid confusion or dropped to the AUR? Thanks!

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Fwd: (from arch-dev-public) News draft: iptables now defaults to the nft backend
by David C Rankin 07 Apr '26

07 Apr '26

Felix, thank you for the heads up, I need legacy-only behavior. Can you tell us what the versions numbers will be for this switch so we can make sure we can install iptables-legacy and remove iptables when the change is made. Also, to preserve the current iptables behavior is there anything other than installing iptables-legacy necessary? -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: News draft: iptables now defaults to the nft backend Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2026 14:56:21 +0800 From: Felix Yan <felixonmars(a)archlinux.org> To: arch-dev-public <arch-dev-public(a)lists.archlinux.org> The old iptables-nft package name is replaced by iptables, and the legacy backend is available as iptables-legacy. When switching packages (among iptables-nft, iptables, iptables-legacy), check for .pacsave files in /etc/iptables/ and restore your rules if needed: - /etc/iptables/iptables.rules.pacsave - /etc/iptables/ip6tables.rules.pacsave Most setups should work unchanged, but users relying on uncommon xtables extensions or legacy-only behavior should test carefully and use iptables-legacy if required. -- Regards, Felix Yan -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.

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Enquiry about neovim release from extra-testing to extra repository
by Harsh Vyapari 04 Apr '26

04 Apr '26

Hi It's been a while since neovim v0.12.0 is added to extra-testing [1] repository and neovim v0.11.7 is flagged out of date in extra repository [2]. I was curious about how many days will be required to release the latest version to extra repository, or are we waiting for a minor release for stability? Regards, Harsh Vyapari [1]: https://archlinux.org/packages/extra-testing/x86_64/neovim/[2]: https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/neovim/

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