October 2009 - Arch-announce - lists.archlinux.org

[arch-announce] Update of gimp-help-2
by Recent News Updates: Eric Bélanger 30 Oct '09

30 Oct '09

Eric Bélanger wrote: The old gimp-help-2 2.4.2 package that was providing gimp's html help files for several languages was removed from the repo. It will be replaced by new help files for gimp 2.6.0. However, each language is now in its own package. To update, you'll need to remove the old package (pacman -Rd gimp-help-2) and install the new package for the desired language: gimp-help-de gimp-help-en gimp-help-es gimp-help-fr gimp-help-it gimp-help-ja gimp-help-ko gimp-help-nl gimp-help-nn gimp-help-pl gimp-help-ru gimp-help-sv gimp-help-zh_cn You can also install them all with: pacman -S gimp-help URL: http://www.archlinux.org/news/471/

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[arch-announce] Bug Squashing Day: Saturday 11/7
by Recent News Updates: Paul Mattal 18 Oct '09

18 Oct '09

Paul Mattal wrote: Many thanks to those who participated in the Bug Squashing Day in October; it was very productive! Andrea and I are planning the next one for Saturday 11/7. Jump in whenever you like, but you can be sure to find us squashing furiously in the #archlinux-bugs IRC forum in the afternoon and evening EST. Join us if you can! Many hands make light work, and anyone can help. Best, Paul and Andrea URL: http://www.archlinux.org/news/470/

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[arch-announce] CUPS 1.4 moves to extra
by Recent News Updates: Andreas Radke 14 Oct '09

14 Oct '09

Andreas Radke wrote: New cups 1.4.x introduces many new features. Due to config syntax changes, please start with a new cupsd.conf file. You can create one based on /etc/cups/cupsd.conf.default. USB-Printers: In order to get usb printers working, you need to disable usblp module in your rc.conf file. Please blacklist usblp module in your /etc/rc.conf file, eg: MODULES=(!usblp) URL: http://www.archlinux.org/news/469/

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[arch-announce] ATI KMS enabled in 2.6.31 kernel
by Recent News Updates: Andreas Radke 08 Oct '09

08 Oct '09

Andreas Radke wrote: Linux kernel package 2.6.31.3 brings changes for ATI users: Experimental kernel modesetting (kms) for the radeon driver is now enabled. If you have problems with the driver disable KMS. Read more in our [Ati KMS Wiki page][1]. [1]: http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/ATI#AMD.2FAti_cards_and_KernelModeSe tting_.28KMS.29 URL: http://www.archlinux.org/news/468/

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[arch-announce] Arch Linux Handbook in print
by Recent News Updates: Dusty Phillips 07 Oct '09

07 Oct '09

Dusty Phillips wrote: I'd like to announce the first edition of the Arch Linux Handbook, available in print. You can purchase it through CreateSpace immediately: [https://www.createspace.com/3398103][1] It should also be showing up in Amazon.com searches within two weeks, so you can tell your family to get it for you for Christmas. The Arch Linux Handbook is distilled from the Beginners' Guide in the wiki. Purchases help support Arch Linux development. [1]: https://www.createspace.com/3398103 URL: http://www.archlinux.org/news/467/

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[arch-announce] 2009.08 images
by Recent News Updates: Dieter Plaetinck 06 Oct '09

06 Oct '09

Dieter Plaetinck wrote: Hello Arch community, If you think all the recent news was not enough, we have some more: The 2009.08 snapshot images are now available! Changes since the 2009.02 release: * built from a current snapshot of [core], which includes kernel 2.6.30.4-1, udev 141-5 and pacman 3.3.0-3. * usage of new AIF installer, which brings: - better disk editor with support for dm_crypt and lvm setups - support for automated installations using config files (deprecates quickinst) - a framework to build your own installation procedures - enhanced date/time setting with ntp support - refactored grub installation routines - usability improvements * aufs instead of unionfs * enhanced boot device detection on image start * bugfixes (xfs freeze, mirror setting, clock correctness, network settings, ...) * more useful automatic configuration settings for your target system based on your settings during the installation * ftp images are renamed to netinstall to avoid confusion * and much more... [ Detailed package list and additional snapshot information][1] [A detailed list of closed tickets][2] As you can see, just like with [2009.02][3] there have been some large changes in our installation tools. Also the actual building process and environment has been improved a lot since we started the [releng project][4]. So it should be more straightforward to build snapshots in the future. As usual, the images come in iso and img flavors, with grub and isolinux for people [whose cd-rom drive doesn't work with grub][5] Due to all mentioned changes, the [installation guide][6] has also been overhauled. The new guide is for now only available in English but we'll add other versions when we receive translated versions. [Download the new snapshots][7] [1]: http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/DeveloperWiki:2009.08 [2]: http://bugs.archlinux.org/index.php?string=&project=6&due[]=59&due[]=67& due[]=72&status[] [3]: http://www.archlinux.org/news/434/ [4]: http://www.archlinux.org/news/430/ [5]: http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/11408 [6]: http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Official_Arch_Linux_Install_Guide [7]: http://www.archlinux.org/download/ URL: http://www.archlinux.org/news/459/

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[arch-announce] Arch Linux Magazine, August 2009
by Recent News Updates: Eduardo Romero 06 Oct '09

06 Oct '09

Eduardo Romero wrote: And the Arch Linux Magazine is born: * The [PDF][1] version * The [HTML][2] version * [Discuss][3] this Magazine Enjoy! [1]: http://www.archlinux.org/static/newsletters/ALM-2009-Aug.pdf [2]: http://www.archlinux.org/static/newsletters/ALM-2009-Aug.html [3]: http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=77538 URL: http://www.archlinux.org/news/458/

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[arch-announce] Follow the frog - Arch Linux at FrOSCon 2009
by Recent News Updates: Thomas Bächler 06 Oct '09

06 Oct '09

Thomas Bächler wrote: Arch Linux will again be present with a developer room and a booth at [FrOSCon 2009][1] on August 22nd and 23rd in St. Augustin, Germany. We hope to see many old and new Arch Linux community members there to discuss, have fun and of course drink beer. We'll have a booth and a project room where you can meet the following Archers: * Roman Kyrylych (Romashka) * Dieter Plaetinck (Dieter@be) * Thomas Bächler (brain0) * Pierre Schmitz (pierres) * Daniel Isenmann (ise) * Andreas Radke (andyrtr) * Jens Adam (jra/byte) * Gerhard Brauer (gerbra) [1]: http://www.froscon.de URL: http://www.archlinux.org/news/460/

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[arch-announce] Server Maintenance This Weekend
by Recent News Updates: Dan McGee 06 Oct '09

06 Oct '09

Dan McGee wrote: Archlinux.org will be down this weekend due to complex server maintenance. Mirrors, including ftp.archlinux.org will remain in operation, as will the AUR. Forums, mailing lists and wiki will be down as well as the main Arch Linux site. The maintenance is due to an intrusion where an attacker was able to inject code into our flyspray installation and gain root access by exploiting the recent kernel bug. The developers have verified that neither the repositories nor the DB were affected. Though there is no proof of any changes to the machine, it will be reinstalled to make sure the machine is safe. During this reinstall, extra security measures will be taken to isolate the repositories and development process from the websites. We're sorry for any inconvenience. URL: http://www.archlinux.org/news/462/

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[arch-announce] Package Deletion Issues
by Recent News Updates: Aaron Griffin 06 Oct '09

06 Oct '09

Aaron Griffin wrote: Hello all, Due to an error in our backend scripts along with the new version of pacman, a large number of packages were removed on our central server, causing all mirrors to delete these packages when syncing. This happened on Sunday August 16th. When we finally caught it (6 hours later), we restored the packages, but a lot of mirrors had already synced. Currently, due to bandwidth limitations, all mirrors will take some time to sync back up. This affects all repos except community, though it appears core and testing are mostly re-synced on a majority of mirrors. Only extra remains an issue. We apologize for the inconvenience. Steps have been taken to ensure this doesn't happen again. URL: http://www.archlinux.org/news/461/

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[arch-announce] TeXLive update issue
by Recent News Updates: François Charette 06 Oct '09

06 Oct '09

François Charette wrote: Some symlinks were moved from texlive-bin to texlive-htmlxml, -langgreek, -langextra, -pictures, -pstricks, and -science, where they actually belong (see FS#16037). One of them was unfortunately omitted, due to a typo in the PKGBUILD, so there is a conflicting file in texlive-bin and texlive-langgreek. The solution is to force overwriting /usr/bin/mkgrkindex. URL: http://www.archlinux.org/news/463/

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[arch-announce] PHP 5.3 enters [extra]
by Recent News Updates: Pierre Schmitz 06 Oct '09

06 Oct '09

Pierre Schmitz wrote: The new major PHP 5.3 release is finally available in the [extra] repository. This update will require manual adjustments: * update your php.ini; see php.ini.pacnew as reference * module path is now /usr/lib/php/modules * session, mbstring and zlib are now built in * the fileinfo module is now built in and no longer a separate package * mysqlnd is anabled; so libmysqlclient is no longer needed * Setting default-character-set in my.cnf may cause encoding problems * Set date.timezone in php.ini * third party extensions need to be updated * There are also new versions of the suhosin and apc extension make sure to review their configuration as well PHP was split into the following packages: * php * php- apache * php-cgi * php-curl * php-enchant * php-gd * php-gmp * php-intl * php- ldap * php-mcrypt * php-odbc * php-pear * php-pgsql * php-pspell * php-snmp * php-sqlite * php-tidy * php-xsl If you are using php on a webserver you either need the cgi or apache sapi. The sqlite package includes the sqlite3 drivers; the legacy sqlite2 drive is included in the php package itself. URL: http://www.archlinux.org/news/465/

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[arch-announce] Bug Squashing Day: This Sat 10/3 1pm EDT
by Recent News Updates: Paul Mattal 06 Oct '09

06 Oct '09

Paul Mattal wrote: All, Andrea and I are organizing a bug squashing day this Saturday 10/3, starting at 1pm EDT and going until we run out of steam (or bugs). Join us if you can! We'll be around in the #archlinux-bugs IRC forum. If you can't make this one, there'll always be another. We're hoping to get onto a monthly schedule. Squashing bugs is one of the highest-impact and lowest-commitment ways you can help improve Arch. Software that works builds momentum. Everyone can contribute-- finding the issue, talking through the possible solutions, and creating the patch are all critical parts of the process. We hope to see you all on Saturday! Paul and Andrea URL: http://www.archlinux.org/news/466/

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[arch-announce] vi,vim, gvim move to core and extra
by Recent News Updates: Tobias Kieslich 06 Oct '09

06 Oct '09

Tobias Kieslich wrote: I repost that, because now it will affect all users. In order to get the new vim layout installed you will have to remove some symlinks from the system: Finally, the new vi* packages are up. There will be a little migration pain. For optimal results, I recommend to "sudo rm /usr/bin/{view,rview}" before you run "sudo pacman -Syu" URL: http://www.archlinux.org/news/464/

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[arch-announce] Udev Minimum Kernel Version
by Recent News Updates: Aaron Griffin 06 Oct '09

06 Oct '09

Aaron Griffin wrote: The release of udev 145-1 requires a minimum kernel version of 2.6.24.5 (due to the signalfd function) to work. It is highly recommended that you are running the latest kernel, but if that is not an option, it is suggested to put udev in a IgnorePkg line until your kernel can be upgraded. URL: http://www.archlinux.org/news/457/

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