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[arch-general] openvpn-client@ takes long time to start
by Riccardo Paolo Bestetti 14 Aug '20

14 Aug '20

After a reboot, the first openvpn-client@ instance I try to start takes almost exactly two minutes to start. The instances before that one start just fine in a few seconds. When that happens, I can see from journalctl that the client actually starts in the first few seconds after the systemctl command. But then, the command doesn't terminate for two more minutes (with no further journal entries). Has anyone seen this before? What could it be? Riccardo

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[arch-general] old archlinux instance repositories progress
by Jude DaShiell 13 Aug '20

13 Aug '20

I found and downloaded a current mirrorslist file and selected servers to use. pacman cannot update though and I suspect this is because the necessary ssh keys have to be imported. How is this done using pacman facilities in such a situation? --

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[arch-general] Pros/Cons of Python zipapp packaging
by Daan De Meyer 11 Aug '20

11 Aug '20

Hi, We've been discussing the distribution mechanism for mkosi ( https://github.com/systemd/mkosi) and one of the ideas is using Python zipapp (https://docs.python.org/3/library/zipapp.html) to allow us to split mkosi up into multiple files for easier development without complicating the packaging process. zipapp takes all source files in a directory and bundles them up into a single executable python zip archive so after building the zip you can simply call ./mkosi to run mkosi and can put it anywhere in the PATH to simply run mkosi wherever you want. Are there any issues with this approach from a distro packaging perspective? Zipapp doesn't bundle a specific python version (uses system python and system python stdlib) and we don't intend on bundling any dependencies in the zipapp. I don't think I've ever seen a python application packaged this way which is why I'm asking. Cheers, Daan

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[arch-general] old archlinux cannot now update
by Jude DaShiell 11 Aug '20

11 Aug '20

Is a link in the archwiki on the process to point archlinux at all of the new repositories and import all of the ssh keys? I hadn't been able to access my computers while this move happened so wasn't able to do the necessary steps to change where archlinux finds all of its updates. --

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[arch-general] Estimate on when 5.8 will hit core? - (Virtualbox Still Won't Build)
by David C. Rankin 08 Aug '20

08 Aug '20

Devs, Just a quick check on when 5,8 is going from testing to core? I ask because Virtualbox still is not ready for 5.8: https://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/19644 -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.

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[arch-general] systemd package: include additional Arch-based boot splash (.bmp) image?
by Anderyos Zaya 31 Jul '20

31 Jul '20

It seems that we have splash-arch.bmp included with Arch Linux systemd package. The included .bmp image is the two-color standard version (arch word in black text). It would be useful to also include the two-color inverted version (for dark backgrounds, also Arch main logo). The .bmp images are useful, for example for setting up boot splash image for people booting with dracut initramfs. Who is the best person to report/talk to regarding this request?

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[arch-general] Anyone having problems refreshing PGP keys lately?
by matthew dyer 23 Jul '20

23 Jul '20

Good morning all, I am wondering if anyone is having problems refreshing PGP keys from the default server? I can force it to use the ipv4 server, but using mate-terminal with orca I am unable to edit the /etc/pacman.d/gnu/pgp.conf file to change the server. Orca will not read it and plume will not open it with sudo rites. Any ideas on this one? This is an older arch vm which will not update till the PGP keys have been updated and imported. I do not have speech in a conc so that would not work. Thanks. Matthew

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[arch-general] mkinitcpio hook for custom root decryption with systemd boot
by Riccardo Paolo Bestetti 23 Jul '20

23 Jul '20

I have root encryption set up on my system and I currently boot with the sd-encrypt and sd-lvm hooks. I would like to change my current crypto setup in a way that would require more step to unlock the root than just typing in a passphares. For this reason, sd-encrypt clearly cannot serve my use case. For this reason, I would like to write a custom hook to mount the root volume. Now, systemd boot doesn't have a concept of runtime hooks. Thus, I need to make a systemd unit that gets pulled in by cryptsetup.target in the place of systemd-cryptsetup@.service. (Basically, I need to replace the whole systemd-cryptsetup-generator and systemd-cryptsetup logic.) However, I really have no idea on how to achieve this. Should I write a custom mkinitcpio hook which completely bypasses sd-crypt/cryptsetup.target and instead starts a different unit with my own decryption logic? Or is there a way to hook into cryptsetup.target and instruct it to pull in my logic instead of systemd-cryptsetup*? Of course, the other possibility is to just stop using a systemd boot and instead setting up a busybox early userspace. Then it's just a matter of writing a shell script. However, since I'm already using systemd for everything - from the bootloader to userspace - I don't think it makes much sense to do that. Any help/guidance/suggestion/criticism is highly appreciated. Riccardo Paolo Bestetti

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[arch-general] adding Polybar to offical Repos
by Ram Kumar 22 Jul '20

22 Jul '20

Dear all, i am using i3 wm with Polybar as my status bar. i created the currently installed packages list using pacman's hook command. when i try to do fresh installation, i can get only the packages that are present in official Repos that doesnot include Polybar. Then after installing Yay i can get Polybar from AUR. it is quite inconvenience, and i dont know why Polybar is not added to official packages, Polybar is quite popular as well as it has quite good features. is is possible to include Polybar to the official packages under extra or community? if not could u plz explain? Thanks in advance regards Ramkumar

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[arch-general] Question about packaging a library (AUR)
by Dominik Schrempf 21 Jul '20

21 Jul '20

Hello, I am the maintainer of the 'transcribe' AUR package. Recently, I have received a request (cc) about also packaging and providing a proprietary library that comes along with 'transcribe'. I quote: * videosection, a special plugin provided by us as part of the download, can be found in the file libgstvideosection.so and it needs to be alongside the transcribe executable.* I tried to provide the videosection library in /usr/lib, but that doesn't work. I don't feel comfortable providing the library in /usr/bin. Do you know an appropriate way to deal with such cases? Is it preferable to install the executable in a separate folder alongside the library? For example, /opt/transcribe? Thanks in advance, Dominik

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