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[arch-general] Stapler-git not working
by Randy 26 Aug '12

26 Aug '12

Hello, Is anyone here using "stapler-git" from the AUR? I'm trying to use it to combine two pdf files into one and it's not working for me. When using the command "stapler cat 1.pdf 2.pdf output.pdf" it just returns the message "error". Could someone try this to see if it works ok? Thanks

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[arch-general] systemd native files in etc
by Qadri 24 Aug '12

24 Aug '12

Hi all, Given all the hullabaloo about systemd I thought I'd try it out. I went to the wiki and saw that it has listed several "native systemd configuration files" that it looks for, and if they're absent, it takes info from rc.conf. It's "strongly advised" (by the wiki) to use the native files. Is there a package that provides these /etc files, like hostname, vconsole.conf, locale.conf? It feels weird creating untracked files in /etc. Is there interest in an aur package (e.g. systemd_etc_files) that I could make with all the many comments and options that are essentially in the rc.conf (or other files)? What package will eventually provide these? MAQ.

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[arch-general] secondary dns with zone transfer
by Δημήτρης Ζέρβας 24 Aug '12

24 Aug '12

is there any free secondary dns provider that supports zone transfer? BTW: well, this is kind of off topic as it hasn't to do with arch, but help is needed... :P thanks in advance! -- (\_ /) copy the bunny to your profile (0.o ) to help him achieve world domination. (> <) come join the dark side. /_|_\ (we have cookies.)

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[arch-general] DMX USB support in AUR
by Sébastien Leblanc 23 Aug '12

23 Aug '12

Hi everyone, I created a package for the Enttec Open DMX USB driver. It is available in the AUR under the name dmx_usb-git. >From Wikipedia: DMX512 is a standard for digital communication networks that are commonly used to control stage lighting and effects. It was originally intended as a standardized method for controlling light dimmers -- Sébastien Leblanc

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[arch-general] lib -> usr/lib move, glibc and curl
by Christian Hesse 23 Aug '12

23 Aug '12

Hello everybody, I just updated an old system and had to go through the lib -> usr/lib move. I did an pacman -Syud --ignore glibc and ended in a broken package manager. pacman is linked against libcurl, which is compiled against glibc 2.16.0 and includes versioned symbols. Luckily I had an old curl package around to temporarily fix the problem and update the system. Others may be out of luck, so... Do you think this needs some more investigation? -- main(a){char*c=/* Schoene Gruesse */"B?IJj;MEH" "CX:;",b;for(a/* Chris get my mail address: */=0;b=c[a++];) putchar(b-1/(/* gcc -o sig sig.c && ./sig */b/42*2-3)*42);}

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[arch-general] Cannot chainload arch core.img from legacy GRUB installed in MBR.
by Juan R. de Silva 23 Aug '12

23 Aug '12

While installing and configuring grub-bios files for my new Arch installation I followed GRUB2 wiki article. In the section "Install grub-bios boot files" I opted to the option "Generate core.img alone" to "generate a /boot/grub/i386-pc/core.img file without embedding any grub-bios bootsector code in the MBR, post-MBR region, or the partition bootsector". At this point GRUB2 article says:"You can then chainload GRUB2's core.img from GRUB Legacy or syslinux as a Linux kernel or a multiboot kernel." I also generated grub.cfg file as per GNOME2 wiki, though it was not totally clear to me why this step was required for "Generate core.img alone" option. To chainload my new installation I entered the following lines in menu.lst of my Legacy GRUB installed in MBR: title Arch Linux 2012.8.04 (/dev/sda3) root (hd0,2) kernel /boot/grub/i386-pc/core.img While trying to chainload Arch my Legacy GRUB just hangs up displaying the last line without error messages. Am I missing something, or the installation instructions are erroneous? Could somebody help me, please? Thanks.

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[arch-general] dovecot postfix + mysql
by Δημήτρης Ζέρβας 22 Aug '12

22 Aug '12

I've setup a mail server according to arch linux wiki post: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Simple_Virtual_User_Mail_System while everything works without any error, I can send email from roundcube but can't receive any. please tell me what more info you need to help me figure out the problem thanks in advance -- (\_ /) copy the bunny to your profile (0.o ) to help him achieve world domination. (> <) come join the dark side. /_|_\ (we have cookies.)

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[arch-general] Libreoffice Impress 3.5.6-1 - problems opening *.ppt
by Lorenzo Bandieri 22 Aug '12

22 Aug '12

Hi everyone, Yesterday I upgraded Libreoffice from 3.5.5-1 to 3.5.6-1, and I started to notice problems opening several *.ppt files. When I double click on the ppt, an "ASCII Filter Options" popup appears - I never saw this popup before. Anyway, I have to click "Ok" for Libreoffice to start importing the presentation. The problem is that after this operation is completed, Libreoffice doesn't show the *.ppt as usual; instead, the window remains blank for a long time, and I have to force quit. I tried this with several *.ppt files (at first I thought about a corrupted file), and this happened with every one. Downgrading the package to 3.5.5.1 solves the issue, and the files are displayed fine. Now, I'm not sure if this 'ASCII Filter Options' thing is a feature or a bug. Is anyone else seeing this? I didn't find anything related on the forum. Thanks for your time, Lorenzo

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[arch-general] systemd-readahead
by Paul Gideon Dann 22 Aug '12

22 Aug '12

Hello all, Does anyone know if system-readahead is supposed to work in our current package? For me, there is an error message during boot (something about an event being too large to process), and there is no /.readahead file created. systemctl also reports a non-zero exit status, but no log entry, and I can't find the actual error message in the journal or dmesg. Does someone have this working? Paul

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[arch-general] Michael Kohlhaas
by Ralf Mardorf 22 Aug '12

22 Aug '12

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Kohlhaas Perhaps this helps. I'm a Don Quixote myself. I don't know how known Michael Kohlhaas is in other countries, but Germany. Please, stop all discussions about systemd. It's better for you blood pressure. No joke, I own an http://www.docmorris.de/images/3159451_b.jpg;jsessionid=855AD7284858349B54B… Really, it's measurable. It's not Linux because I need to measure my blood pressure ;), but I've got the gear at hand. ;) :p :D Since I'm not involved in this discussion, I feel much better, measurable better! Hth ;), Ralf

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