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[arch-announce] kernel 2.6.32 series moved to the [core] repository
by Recent News Updates: Tobias Powalowski 29 Dec '09

29 Dec '09

Tobias Powalowski wrote: Hi arch community, The new 2.6.32 kernel series moved to the [core] repository. [Upstream changes][1] Arch Linux bugfixes/feature requests: [# added CONFIG_PM_DEBUG][2] [# added CONFIG_MMIOTRACE][3] KMS changes: - changed intel kms enabled by default - radeon kms is now disabled by default Please use the modeset option to enable it. - Early userspace KMS support is broken at the moment for radeon and nvidia cards. There are some workarounds posted on the ML and on the forum. Next mkinitcpio update will fix this regression in the future. Arch Linux changes: - split kernel-headers to extra package If you want to build external modules please install: pacman -S kernel26-headers Please change your PKGBUILDS to makedepend on this package. - added xen support to 64bit kernel - [changed to new firewire subsystem][4] [1]: http://kernelnewbies.org/LinuxChanges [2]: http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/16855 [3]: http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/17106 [4]: http://ieee1394.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Juju_Migration URL: http://www.archlinux.org/news/477/

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[arch-announce] filesystem-2009.11-1 and LC_COLLATE
by Recent News Updates: Allan McRae 16 Dec '09

16 Dec '09

Allan McRae wrote: The filesystem-2009.11-1 package has removed LC_COLLATE=C from /etc/profile as this caused incorrect sorting on some locales (See FS#15250). Any scripts relying on this value should manually set the LC_COLLATE variable. URL: http://www.archlinux.org/news/476/

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[arch-announce] Next Bug Day: Sun 1/3
by Recent News Updates: Paul Mattal 14 Dec '09

14 Dec '09

Paul Mattal wrote: When the holidays are over and mid-winter depressions sets in, Arch Linux will be there for you. On Sunday 1/3, we'll have our next Bug Day. We've been making progress each month-- let's surge in 2010! Join us whenever you can; you can find us in the #archlinux-bugs IRC forum in the afternoon and evening EST. Happy holidays, bugs-- they may be your last. URL: http://www.archlinux.org/news/475/

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[arch-announce] Next Bug Day: Sun 12/6
by Recent News Updates: Paul Mattal 20 Nov '09

20 Nov '09

Paul Mattal wrote: The next Bug Day is scheduled for Sunday 12/6. The bugs will be there all day, so start whenever you want, but you can find us in the #archlinux-bugs IRC forum in the afternoon and evening EST. The more the merrier! URL: http://www.archlinux.org/news/474/

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[arch-announce] MySQL 5.1.40 - configuration file moved
by Recent News Updates: Andrea Scarpino 18 Nov '09

18 Nov '09

Andrea Scarpino wrote: Starting with the mysql 5.1.40 release, the mysql configuration file resides in the /etc/mysql/ directory and the pid and sock files are in the /var/run/mysqld/ directory. This is to comply with the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard. URL: http://www.archlinux.org/news/473/

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[arch-announce] netcfg v2.5 in [testing] - auto wireless configuration has changed
by Recent News Updates: James Rayner 15 Nov '09

15 Nov '09

James Rayner wrote: In netcfg 2.5 the configuration options for auto wireless have changed. netcfg 2.5 rc1 is in [testing] currently. The new automatic connection has proper roaming support and will prove more reliable than the old setup - particularly with more complicated wireless configurations. To migrate to the new automatic wireless setup: 1. pacman -S core/wpa_actiond 2. Set WIRELESS_INTERFACE="" to your wireless interface in /etc/rc.conf. For example WIRELESS_INTERFACE="wlan0" 3. Add net-auto-wireless to your DAEMONS=() array. There are also some very minor configuration changes that will only affect a small number, these are detailed here: http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=656086#p656086 URL: http://www.archlinux.org/news/472/

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[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 19 Oct '09

19 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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