January 2015 - Arch-general - lists.archlinux.org

[arch-general] KDE Application Launcher Theming
by Jameson 30 Jan '15

30 Jan '15

I'm having an issue with Plasma 5 themes, and the Application Launcher. I'm trying to use Breeze Dark. I've also specified it for Colors, and Icons. The problem is, the background of the Application Launcher is still a light gray color. It's so light it's almost impossible to read the light text on top of it. Has anyone else run into this? Is there a separate configuration for this? Thanks, =-Jameson

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[arch-general] changelogs (was Re: postgresql 9.3 -> 9.4)
by Carl Schaefer 29 Jan '15

29 Jan '15

The thread about the postgresql update reminded me of one of the few things about Ubuntu that I miss: package updates usually included a useful changelog entry describing what was fixed and/or new. Perhaps I assume too much, but I imagine Arch package maintainers would generally be aware of the changes in an update they're making, and so it wouldn't be much additional work to include that information in a changelog entry. When I first started using Arch I'd hoped "pacman -Qc" would do this, but at this point only three of the 867 packages on my system have a changelog, and most of those entries are just "version bump" or equivalent. Carl

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[arch-general] Libre Office Freezing system?
by Michael Rasmussen 27 Jan '15

27 Jan '15

It does for me. Have a Writer document with a embedded table, click and drag to highlight a segment. Boom, my user interface is locked up. No <CTR><ALT><F#> to get a terminal, no toggle of the caps lock indicactor LED, no <CTRL><ALT><Backspace> to kill X. No nothing. I can ssh in from another system and top shows nothing unusual going on. I've disabled hardware acceleration, that did not affect the problem. Does this sound familiar? Suggestions for resolving? -- Michael Rasmussen, Portland Oregon Be Appropriate && Follow Your Curiosity Actually _everything_ about fixed-gears sounds nuts to those who have not been inducted into the cult. ;-) ~ Sheldon Brown

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[arch-general] CVE-2015-0235: glibc / heap overflow in gethostbyname()
by Ido Rosen 27 Jan '15

27 Jan '15

Hi Allan & others, This is a pretty big remote vulnerability, with a big attack surface. I'm not sure if this is the right list to be sending it to, but I'd suggest patching glibc right away. I think RedHat's already released an RHEL5 backported patch, and upstream has already patched it (as of yesterday). See the links below. Ido glibc bug report: https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15014 Upstream patch: https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=commit;h=d5dd6189d506068ed11c8bfa… Debian bug: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=776391 RedHat bug: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0090.html Blog post describing the vulnerability: http://ma.ttias.be/critical-glibc-update-cve-2015-0235-gethostbyname-calls/ HN Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8953545 Original report (afaict) in French: http://www.frsag.org/pipermail/frsag/2015-January/005722.html

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Re: [arch-general] An archlinux-python package for managing system default python version?
by 杨令 25 Jan '15

25 Jan '15

> From: Chi Hsuan Yen <yan12125(a)gmail.com> > To: General Discussion about Arch Linux <arch-general(a)archlinux.org> > Cc: > Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2015 21:51:00 +0800 > Subject: [arch-general] An archlinux-python package for managing system default python version? > Dear Arch enthusiasts, > > The package extra/java-runtime-common provides a convenient script > archlinux-java to handle co-existing JDK/JRE versions. I can use it to > switch between different versions of java implementations to accomplish > numerous tasks from testing the compatibilities of my programs to running > third party applications targeting on different platforms. Now I hope > there's also a simple script for the same thing but for python. On the > system, most of the scripts are written for python2 and some other scripts > are python3-specific. In most cases it's not a problem because I can fix > the scripts or use some tricks like $PATH to ensure the correct execution > of the programs. However, in large projects, doing either is time-consuming > and costly. Recently I'm building CyanogenMod on Arch Linux. It includes > lots of python scripts in the build system, and most of them requires > python2. Using the tip provided on the article about Python on ArchWiki > prevents lots of problems, but, however, some scripts have the shebang line > "#!/usr/bin/env python" or are invoked by some command like > "/usr/bin/python ...". I have to change the link /usr/bin/python to > pointing to python2 for further progress on building and changed it back > for my daily use. If there's an archlinux-python script, lots of time on > battling the difference between python2 and python3 does not exist anymore, > which I believe lots of users can benefit from it. Any ideas? sudo pacman -S python-virtualenv python2-virtualenv python-virtualenvwrapper Google how to use them. Actually virtualenv itself is enough. virtualenvwrapper is a useful wrapper, so I recommend to use them together. Here is my virtualenv and virtualenvwrapper configuration in .zshrc. You can take a look: # Python virtualenvwrapper export WORKON_HOME=$HOME/.virtualenvs #export VIRTUALENVWRAPPER_PYTHON=/usr/bin/python2 if [ -f /usr/bin/virtualenvwrapper.sh ]; then source /usr/bin/virtualenvwrapper.sh fi # Python pip -> virtualenv only export PIP_REQUIRE_VIRTUALENV=true export PIP_RESPECT_VIRTUALENV=true ==================== YANG Ling yangling1984(a)gmail.com

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[arch-general] glx module is not loaded
by arnaud gaboury 24 Jan '15

24 Jan '15

/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-modules.conf -------------------------- Section "Module" Load "glx" EndSection --------------------------- ~/.local/share/xorg/Xorg.o.log --------------------------- [ 19.596] (II) "glx" will be loaded. This was enabled by default and also specified in the config file. [ 19.596] (II) LoadModule: "glx" [ 19.598] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so [ 19.598] (EE) Failed to load /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory [ 19.598] (II) UnloadModule: "glx" [ 19.598] (II) Unloading glx [ 19.598] (EE) Failed to load module "glx" (loader failed, 7) -------------------------------------- gabx@hortensia ➤➤ ~/bin % ls -al /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 11 Jan 12 16:16 /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so -> libglx.xorg* gabx@hortensia ➤➤ ~/bin % gabx@hortensia ➤➤ ~/bin % myps Xorg 146:gabx 2010 2009 1 Jan17 tty1 01:57:21 /usr/bin/Xorg.bin -nolisten tcp vt1 I use nouveau driver, start my x session on console with $ xinit Why is libglx.so not seen when it exists indeed ? Thank you for hints

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[arch-general] Firefox stopped working
by Ralf Mardorf 24 Jan '15

24 Jan '15

Hi, I couldn't find a bugreport regarding firefox or glib from 2015 at https://bugs.archlinux.org/ or regarding glib at https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/ from 2015. IIRC Firefox still worked two days ago. Somebody else seeing the following? [rocketmouse@archlinux ~]$ firefox (process:29590): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_slice_set_config: assertion 'sys_page_size == 0' failed [rocketmouse@archlinux ~]$ grep firefox /var/log/pacman.log [snip] [2014-12-01 22:42] [PACMAN] upgraded firefox (33.1.1-1 -> 34.0.5-1) [2015-01-14 01:50] [ALPM] upgraded firefox (34.0.5-1 -> 35.0-1) [rocketmouse@archlinux ~]$ sudo pacman -S firefox [snip] [rocketmouse@archlinux ~]$ firefox (process:29691): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_slice_set_config: assertion 'sys_page_size == 0' failed [rocketmouse@archlinux ~]$ grep firefox /var/log/pacman.log [snip] [2015-01-24 16:09] [PACMAN] Running 'pacman -S firefox' [2015-01-24 16:09] [ALPM] reinstalled firefox (35.0-1) [rocketmouse@archlinux ~]$ grep glib /var/log/pacman.log [No entries for 2015] Firefox doesn't open. I don't have time for Gdb this weekend. I'll do it on Monday. Regards, Ralf

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[arch-general] An archlinux-python package for managing system default python version?
by Chi Hsuan Yen 23 Jan '15

23 Jan '15

Dear Arch enthusiasts, The package extra/java-runtime-common provides a convenient script archlinux-java to handle co-existing JDK/JRE versions. I can use it to switch between different versions of java implementations to accomplish numerous tasks from testing the compatibilities of my programs to running third party applications targeting on different platforms. Now I hope there's also a simple script for the same thing but for python. On the system, most of the scripts are written for python2 and some other scripts are python3-specific. In most cases it's not a problem because I can fix the scripts or use some tricks like $PATH to ensure the correct execution of the programs. However, in large projects, doing either is time-consuming and costly. Recently I'm building CyanogenMod on Arch Linux. It includes lots of python scripts in the build system, and most of them requires python2. Using the tip provided on the article about Python on ArchWiki prevents lots of problems, but, however, some scripts have the shebang line "#!/usr/bin/env python" or are invoked by some command like "/usr/bin/python ...". I have to change the link /usr/bin/python to pointing to python2 for further progress on building and changed it back for my daily use. If there's an archlinux-python script, lots of time on battling the difference between python2 and python3 does not exist anymore, which I believe lots of users can benefit from it. Any ideas? Best Regards, Yen Chi Hsuan

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[arch-general] Missing fonts in KeePass
by Sadika Sumanapala 20 Jan '15

20 Jan '15

Hi, Does anyone using KeePass missing/not showing fonts? There are missing fonts in some dialog boxes (file open dialog, font dialog :) I'm using kde plasma 5 and as I remember this issue started after installing plasma 5. Do you have any suggestions to fix this problem? Please check following links for screenshots: http://picpaste.com/snapshot14-qprqkpVO.png http://picpaste.com/snapshot15-7fDH86lX.png Thanks, Sadika

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[arch-general] lvm activation at boot
by Michael Dahlberg 20 Jan '15

20 Jan '15

I’m having a problem activating lvm volumes at boot. I have an lvm volume (/home) that is mounted at boot and listed in /etc/fstab. When I try and boot the system, activation of this logical volume times out and the system drops to single-user emergency shell. Once I login I can activate it (vgchange -ay) and mount it without any problems. I’ve run mkinitcpio several times, all with the mkinitcpio.conf file containing the following lines: MODULES=“dm_mod raid1” HOOKS=“base udev autodetect modconf block mdadm_udev lvm2 filesystems keyboard fsck” Any suggestions will be appreciated. -- Michael Dahlberg

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