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[arch-announce] screen-4.4.0-1 unable to attach old sessions
by Arch Linux: Recent news updates: Gaetan Bisson 26 Jun '16

26 Jun '16

As you upgrade to screen-4.4.0-1 you will be unable to reattach sessions started with earlier screen versions. Please make sure all your sessions are closed before upgrading. URL: https://www.archlinux.org/news/screen-440-1-unable-to-attach-old-sessions/

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[arch-announce] Required update to pacman-5.0.1 before 2016-04-23
by Arch Linux: Recent news updates: Allan McRae 24 Mar '16

24 Mar '16

The release of pacman-5.0 brought support for transactional hooks. These will allow us to (e.g.) run font cache updates a single time during an update rather than after each font package installation. This will both speed up the update process, but also reduce packaging burden for the Developers and Trusted Users. In order for the use of hooks to be started, we require all users to have updated to at least pacman-5.0.1 before 2016-04-23. Pacman-5.0.1 was released on 2016-02-23, so this will have given everyone two months to update their system. URL: https://www.archlinux.org/news/required-update-to-pacman-501-before-2016-04…

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[arch-announce] PHP 7.0 packages released
by Arch Linux: Recent news updates: Pierre Schmitz 02 Jan '16

02 Jan '16

Packages of the new major version of PHP have been released into the stable repositories. Besides the new [PHP 7 features][1] there are the following packaging changes. In general the package configuration is now closer to what was intended by the PHP project. Also refer to the **[PHP 7 migration guide][2]** for upstream improvements. #### Removed packages * **php-pear** * **php-mssql** * **php-ldap** The module is now included in the [php][3] package * **php-mongo** The new **[php-mongodb][4]** might provide an alternative even though it is not a compatible drop-in replacement * **php-xcache** Consider using the included [OPcache][5] and optionally [APCu][6] for user data cache * **[graphviz][7]** The PHP bindings had to be removed #### New packages * **[php-apcu-bc][8]** Install and enable this module if the **apc_*** functions are needed * **[php-mongodb][4]** #### Configuration changes * **open_basedir** is no longer set by default * **openssl**, **phar** and **posix** extensions are now built in * [php-fpm][9] does no longer provide a **logrotate** configuration. Instead syslog/journald is used by default * [php-fpm][9]'s service file does no longer set **PrivateTmp=true** * The configuration and module of [php-apache][10] have been renamed to **php7_module.conf** and **libphp7.so** [1]: http://php.net/archive/2015.php#id2015-12-03-1 [2]: http://php.net/manual/en/migration70.php [3]: https://www.archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/php/ [4]: https://www.archlinux.org/packages/community/x86_64/php-mongodb/ [5]: http://php.net/opcache [6]: https://www.archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/php-apcu/ [7]: https://www.archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/graphviz/ [8]: https://www.archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/php-apcu-bc/ [9]: https://www.archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/php-fpm/ [10]: https://www.archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/php-apache/ URL: https://www.archlinux.org/news/php-70-packages-released/

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[arch-announce] Dropping Plasma 4
by Arch Linux: Recent news updates: Antonio Rojas 12 Dec '15

12 Dec '15

Since the KDE 4 desktop has been unmaintained for several months and it's becoming increasingly difficult to support two versions of Plasma, we are removing it from our repositories. Plasma 5.5 has just been released and should be stable enough to replace it. KDE 4 installations will not be automatically upgraded to Plasma 5. However, we recommend all users to upgrade or switch to a maintained alternative as soon as possible, since any future update may break the KDE 4 desktop without prior notice. See [the wiki][1] for instructions on how to upgrade to Plasma 5. [1]: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/KDE#Upgrading_from_Plasma_4_to_5 URL: https://www.archlinux.org/news/dropping-plasma-4/

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[arch-announce] C++ ABI change
by Arch Linux: Recent news updates: Evangelos Foutras 10 Dec '15

10 Dec '15

GCC 5.x contains libstdc++ with [dual ABI][1] support and we have now switched to the new ABI. While the old C++ ABI is still available, it is recommended that you build all non-repo packages to have the new ABI. This is particularly important if they link to another library built against the new ABI. You can get a list of packages to rebuild using the following shell script: #!/bin/bash while read pkg; do mapfile -t files < <(pacman -Qlq $pkg | grep -v /$) grep -Fq libstdc++.so.6 "${files[@]}" 2>/dev/null && echo $pkg done < <(pacman -Qmq) (Original announcement text by Allan McRae [[link][2]]) [1]: https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/libstdc++/manual/using_dual_abi.html [2]: https://lists.archlinux.org/pipermail/arch-dev- public/2015-December/027597.html URL: https://www.archlinux.org/news/c-abi-change/

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[arch-announce] Xorg 1.18.0 enters [testing]
by Arch Linux: Recent news updates: Laurent Carlier 13 Nov '15

13 Nov '15

Xorg 1.18.0 is entering [testing] with the following changes: * You can now choose between `xf86-input-evdev` and `xf86-input-libinput`. * `xf86-input-aiptek` will not be updated and will be removed when xorg-1.18.0 is moved to [extra] Caveat: NVIDIA drivers are not yet compatible with 1.18.0. You can block the upgrade by appending --ignoregroup=xorg to the pacman command or adding 'xorg' to IgnoreGroup in pacman.conf URL: https://www.archlinux.org/news/xorg-1180-enters-testing/

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[arch-announce] Downtime (rsync, mail)
by Arch Linux: Recent news updates: Florian Pritz 08 Oct '15

08 Oct '15

Update: All fixed now. I just installed a kernel update on our rsync and mail server and it seems we have broken hardware so it is unable to reboot right now. Mailing lists are running on a different system however you need to use the `lists.archlinux.org` domain rather than `archlinux.org`. So for arch-general you'd use `arch- general(a)lists.archlinux.org`. Mails sent to the normal domain will go through once the server is up again. The rsync master will stay unavailable for now. I've asked the hoster to look into the issue, but I can't currently estimate when I'll get a reply/fix. Sorry for the inconvenience, Florian URL: https://www.archlinux.org/news/downtime-rsync-mail/

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[arch-announce] D-Bus now launches user buses
by Arch Linux: Recent news updates: Jan Steffens 20 Sep '15

20 Sep '15

The packages `systemd` 226-1 plus `dbus` 1.10.0-3 now launch _dbus-daemon_ once per user; all sessions of a user will share the same D-Bus "session" bus. The _pam_systemd_ module ensures that the right `DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS` is set at login. This also permits dbus-daemon to defer to systemd for activation instead of spawning server processes itself. However, currently this is not commonly used for session services (as opposed to system services). _kdbus_ will only support this model, so this is also an opportunity to iron out some bugs and make a future transition to kernel buses easier. Please let us know of any issues. URL: https://www.archlinux.org/news/d-bus-now-launches-user-buses/

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[arch-announce] openssh-7.0p1 deprecates ssh-dss keys
by Arch Linux: Recent news updates: Gaetan Bisson 14 Aug '15

14 Aug '15

In light of recently discovered vulnerabilities, the new `openssh-7.0p1` release deprecates keys of `ssh-dss` type, also known as DSA keys. See the [upstream announcement][1] for details. Before updating and restarting `sshd` on a remote host, make sure you do not rely on such keys for connecting to it. To enumerate DSA keys granting access to a given account, use: grep ssh-dss ~/.ssh/authorized_keys If you have any, ensure you have alternative means of logging in, such as key pairs of a different type, or password authentication. Finally, host keys of `ssh-dss` type being deprecated too, you might have to confirm a new fingerprint (for a host key of a different type) when connecting to a freshly updated server. [1]: http://lists.mindrot.org/pipermail/openssh-unix- announce/2015-August/000122.html URL: https://www.archlinux.org/news/openssh-70p1-deprecates-ssh-dss-keys/

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[arch-announce] Data corruption on software RAID 0 when discard is used
by Arch Linux: Recent news updates: Evangelos Foutras 22 May '15

22 May '15

Recent Linux kernels (4.0.2+, LTS 3.14.41+), pushed to the [core] repository in the past couple of weeks, were affected by a bug that can cause data corruption on file systems mounted with the `discard` option and residing on software RAID 0 arrays. The issue has been addressed in the `linux 4.0.4-2` and `linux-lts 3.14.43-2` updates. Due to the nature of the bug, however, it is likely that data corruption has already occurred on systems running the aforementioned kernels. It is strongly advised to verify the integrity of affected file systems using `fsck` and/or restore their data from known good backups. For further information please read the [LKML post][1] by Holger Kiehl, the [related article][2] on Phoronix, as well as the [proposed fix][3] that was backported to the Arch kernels. [1]: https://lkml.org/lkml/2015/5/21/167 [2]: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Linux-4-EXT4-RAID- Issue-Found [3]: http://git.neil.brown.name/?p=md.git;a=commitdiff;h=a81157768a00e8cf8a7b 43b5ea5cac931262374f URL: https://www.archlinux.org/news/data-corruption-on-software-raid-0-when-disc…

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