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[arch-general] Patch for update-mime-info slowness
by Sébastien Leblanc 06 Dec '13

06 Dec '13

I am kind of annoyed by the time it takes to update the MIME database (something like two minutes on a recent i7 quad-core laptop). Until pacman has hooks/triggers, I have removed the calls to fdatasync (which are supposed to ensure that the files are truly written to disk). I prefer letting the system take care of it anyway, and I don't care much for consistency in desktop links and file associations. Y'know, it might bear the name "database", but it's not a database in the sense of a +1M row postgresql database). Anyone have an opinion on this? Am I a complete idiot in removing these calls to fdatasync? With this patch, updating takes around 5 seconds, haven't run it with a stopwatch yet. -- Sébastien Leblanc

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[arch-general] Virt-Manager Doesn't connect to localhost domain after upgrade.
by Peter Baldridge 06 Dec '13

06 Dec '13

Hello List, I've just recently upgraded with an Syu which included an upgrade from virt-manager 0.10.0-3 to 0.10.0.-4. This update seems to have pulled libvirt-python into the mix which from what I can tell was not there before or was not a separate package. (version 1.2.0-1-x86_64). My first attempt to update failed with the warning: error: failed to commit transaction (conflicting files) libvirt-python: /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/libvirt.pyc exists in filesystem I moved the file to my home directory and tried to install again. Update seamed to work but when I start virt-manager, I cannot connect to the localhost libvirtd and the daemon seems to be running fine: [/var/cache/pacman/pkg 2907 $ sudo systemctl status libvirtd libvirtd.service - Virtualization daemon Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/libvirtd.service; enabled) Active: active (running) since Thu 2013-12-05 20:15:02 PST; 11s ago Main PID: 6466 (libvirtd) CGroup: /system.slice/libvirtd.service |-1194 /sbin/dnsmasq --conf-file=/var/lib/libvirt/dnsmasq/default.conf `-6466 /usr/bin/libvirtd -p /var/run/libvirtd.pid Dec 05 20:15:03 zeke dnsmasq[1194]: reading /etc/resolv.conf Dec 05 20:15:03 zeke dnsmasq[1194]: using nameserver 192.168.1.1#53 Dec 05 20:15:03 zeke dnsmasq[1194]: using nameserver 8.8.4.4#53 Dec 05 20:15:03 zeke dnsmasq[1194]: using nameserver 8.8.8.8#53 Dec 05 20:15:03 zeke dnsmasq[1194]: using local addresses only for unqualified names Dec 05 20:15:03 zeke dnsmasq[1194]: read /etc/hosts - 2 addresses Dec 05 20:15:03 zeke dnsmasq[1194]: read /var/lib/libvirt/dnsmasq/default.addnhosts - 0 addresses Dec 05 20:15:03 zeke dnsmasq-dhcp[1194]: read /var/lib/libvirt/dnsmasq/default.hostsfile Dec 05 20:15:03 zeke libvirtd[6466]: XML error: Storage pool config filename '/etc/libvirt/storage/pool.xml' does not match pool name 'default' Dec 05 20:15:03 zeke libvirtd[6466]: Could not find 'ebtables' executable Wenn I click to add a new vm, I get the error: Error: 'None Type' object has no attribute '__getitem__' and cannot proceed. I'm not sure where to go from here or where else to look. The Wiki briefly mentions the python api [1] and mentions that there should be some examples to look at though I don't see them on my system. Any pointers or google key words would be appreciated. [1]https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Libvirt#Using_Python -- pete

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[arch-general] New users not automatically added to 'users' group if -g default group specified?
by David C. Rankin 05 Dec '13

05 Dec '13

All, In the past with arch installs, new users have always been added to the 'users' group. Now that is not being done. If I recall correctly, I have always specified that users are members of a group with the same name as the user by manually creating the group and using the useradd -g <group> option. This was done to keep UID and GID numbers the same across multiple boxes. On older installs all users were made part of the users group: (July 2011 install) [08:31 nirvana:/etc/httpd/conf] # grep users /etc/group users:x:100:david,anna,blah,blah,blah (New install) [08:45 phoinix:/etc] # grep users /etc/group users:x:100: Is this expected behavior, or has something gone wrong with the install? I ask because https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Cron#Users_and_autostart suggest that all users should already be members of the 'users' group. I don't mind manually adding the users, but if this is a bug, I'll report it. -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.

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[arch-general] Fwd: Notebook freeze and slow when copy big files to external usb
by Maykel Franco 05 Dec '13

05 Dec '13

Hi, I when I make a copy of a large file to a 2GB or 8GB usb 3.0 external hard drive, I notice that arch remains slow, frozen ... He struggles to open windows are minimized. I have the kernel: 3.12.2-1-ARCH Update the whole system to the last. Can you think because it can be? I also went from the 3.11 kernel However, debian, ubuntu, opensuse me not pass this ... It's happened to someone else? Thanks for everything.

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[arch-general] Fwd: Problem with kvm + virt-manager
by Maykel Franco 04 Dec '13

04 Dec '13

Hi, I'm spanish. I love archlinux. I used debian, opensuse, ubuntu, fedora, linux mint, fuduntu, gentoo and I like arch above all. I will install kvm in arch. I follow this guide: http://blog.desdelinux.net/instalar-y-configurar-qemu-kvm-en-arch-linux/ I have installed vmware workstation and virtualbox and works very well. But in kvm, when I create de VM I receveid this error: Imposible completar la instalación: 'Error interno: el proceso ha finalizado mientras se conectaba con el monitor: qemu-system-x86_64: -drive file=/home/maykel/archlinux-2013.10.01-dual.iso,if=none,id=drive-ide0-1-0,readonly=on,format=raw: could not open disk image /home/maykel/archlinux-2013.10.01-dual.iso: Permission denied ' Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/share/virt-manager/virtManager/asyncjob.py", line 100, in cb_wrapper callback(asyncjob, *args, **kwargs) File "/usr/share/virt-manager/virtManager/create.py", line 1920, in do_install guest.start_install(False, meter=meter) File "/usr/share/virt-manager/virtinst/Guest.py", line 1134, in start_install noboot) File "/usr/share/virt-manager/virtinst/Guest.py", line 1202, in _create_guest dom = self.conn.createLinux(start_xml or final_xml, 0) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/libvirt.py", line 2897, in createLinux if ret is None:raise libvirtError('virDomainCreateLinux() failed', conn=self) libvirtError: Error interno: el proceso ha finalizado mientras se conectaba con el monitor: qemu-system-x86_64: -drive file=/home/maykel/archlinux-2013.10.01-dual.iso,if=none,id=drive-ide0-1-0,readonly=on,format=raw: could not open disk image /home/maykel/archlinux-2013.10.01-dual.iso: Permission denied I probed solution in google but not found... Can I help me please?? Is a bug of the virt-manager?? And now, I updated the system and I have bug in the virt-manager: maykel-arch /home/maykel :( # pacman -Q virt-manager virt-manager 0.10.0-4 https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/37990 Thanks in advanced.

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Re: [arch-general] lz4 need add man doc
by Sébastien Luttringer 04 Dec '13

04 Dec '13

On 04/12/2013 06:53, Yi Zheng wrote: > Hi Luttringer, > > I checked the source pkg of lz4, and found that there is a man page > file named "lz4.1" available. But your PKGBUILD script do not install > it into the pkg. > > Do you think it is necessary add that doc? > Hi Zheng, Please use our bug report system[1] next time. [1] https://bugs.archlinux.org -- Sébastien "Seblu" Luttringer https://www.seblu.net GPG: 0x2072D77A

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[arch-general] dpms in text mode worked 1st boot, now monitor blanks but won't power off
by David C. Rankin 04 Dec '13

04 Dec '13

Guys, On my 1st boot after install of a new Arch box, the monitor would go to sleep in text mode. (monitor power light goes to yellow indicating sleep and screen goes black (off), not just blank) I thought that was a great trick, since normally, the screen just blanks, but the monitor doesn't really go to sleep (monitor power indicator on). Mouse movement (gpm) or key stroke would wake the monitor up as expected. After configuring the box (nothing related to display) on the next boot, the screen will blank, but not go to sleep (monitor power light remains on and screen goes blank, but not black (off)) I can't figure out what I could have done to alter anything related to the display. (configuration was to mysql, httpd, named, dhcpd, samba, etc....) What controls whether display powers off in text mode and what can I check for in journalctl to help figure this out? -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.

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[arch-general] apache 2.4
by Caleb Cushing 04 Dec '13

04 Dec '13

I'm just curious as to why we're still on apache-2.2, at one point I think I assumed it was a php thing, but php-5.5 got lauched a bit ago and I can think of at least one php application I tried to run which wouldn't work on it, so that's probably not it. -- Caleb Cushing http://xenoterracide.com Calendar: https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=xenoterracide%40gmail.com&ctz=Ame…

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Re: [arch-general] arch rollback machine
by Sébastien Luttringer 04 Dec '13

04 Dec '13

On 02/12/2013 11:12, archlinux(a)jelmail.com wrote: > >> I added a new *packages* tree. That offer an easy access to all versions >> of the same package in the ARM. >> Documentation[1] has been updated. >> > Hello Sébastien, > > It's great that we have ARM again - thank you for your good work to > provide this service. > > Would it be possible to add an "all" directory beneath the "packages" > tree root that contains all versions of all packages? > Having that would be a direct replacement for what the old arm had and > would allow getting any version of any package with the same pacman.conf > server string. Hello, I splited up to avoid listing of all packages and all versions for each request to this page. I may create a static page with all the links if this is necessary to have a ctrl+f feature in your browser. Is that you are looking for? -- Sébastien "Seblu" Luttringer https://www.seblu.net GPG: 0x2072D77A

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[arch-general] [BUG]terminus-font
by Bill kolokithas 03 Dec '13

03 Dec '13

The .install file for the package is wrong, making the font unusable by applications that look on X fontpath. A bug has been opened since 26 May 2013 with more info and a proposed fix. https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/35479 I also sent an email to the maintainer and last packager on November 9th, but no reply yet. I'm writing here so maybe more developers see it.

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