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Archlinux Weekly Newsletter
*Jason Chu and Ben Mazer*
Opening
Welcome to the ArchLinux Newsletter. This attempts to give you an ``at a
glance'' look at the world of ArchLinux.
News
/No front page news this week/
This Week in Dev Land
* ArchLinux has an IRC bot. It's name is archbot. It's an infobot
(http://www.infobot.org/). Right now we're testing it to see if it
can help answer some of the simpler questions on IRC.
* Damir has suggested we start having incoming-cleanup waves: where
the oldest packages in incoming can be talked about and dealt
with. It was suggested that he take the idea to the TUs, because
it's more their job now. Developers will still join the discussion
though.
* Aurelien found a bug in our db update scripts and blew up the
package database. A number of packages were accidently orphaned
because of this. If anyone sees packages that used to be adopted
by one of the developers, feel free to bring it to their attention.
ArchStats Updates
/To participate, visit: http://archstats.coding-zone.com/
Number of registered systems: 281
Date first system was registered: 20031017
Most recent update occurred: 20040314
Longest recorded uptime: 175 days, 22 hours, 51 minutes, 55 seconds.
Average uptime: 4 days, 13 hours, 25 minutes, 41 seconds.
Lowest kernel version: 2.4.21
Highest kernel version: 2.6.4
Least packages installed on a system: 44
Average installed packages: 253
Most packages installed on a system: 563
Discussions
Forum Highlights
* Drz wanted to know if all the 0.6 packages were compiled with
GCC3.3.3 (the included compiler). The answer was no. Arch uses a
rolling release cycle where the ISO releases are just snapshots of
the current tree. The focus is on making the trees perfect, not
making a good CD release. Read the thread
here:http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?t=3155
* LB06 posted his suggestion for the /opt folder. He did not like
the idea of separate binary folders. The thread turned into a
debate with no clear answer. Some people suggested that it helped
organization, and others did not care either way. Participate in
the thread here: http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?t=3084
* Rasat made a request for a web downloading interface to the TUR
system. Xentac, the TUR developer was against this idea, because
the goal with the TUR system was to interface with pacman. This
way users wouldn't have to manually update packages themselves.
The suggestion is still being discussed, so participate here:
http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?t=3191.
Mailing List Highlights
* Brent Pitman wanted to know if it was possible to have pacman
automatically update (unattended). There were a few solutions
including a cron script and simply yes| pacman -Syu. This is not
recommended though, because you may want to be notified of
important package updates. Read the thread here:
http://www.archlinux.org/pipermail/arch … 01075.html
TUR Mailing List
The TUR system has been completely redone. The web interface has now
been replaced with a SFS/Subversion combination. This system will scale
much better and is hosted on the ArchLinux servers now. Because of the
downtime, many packages became out of date. Please be patient while the
TUs adjust to the new system and update packages. Please note that the
mailing list address has changed to this:
tur-users@archlinux.org.
Packages
Package Highlights
* KDE 3.2.1 was released and packaged this week. This is an
important bugfix release, so all KDE users should upgrade. You can
read the announcement here:
http://kde.org/announcements/announce-3.2.1.php
* XFCE 4.0.4 was released this week. This is a bugfix release as
well, and all XFCE users should upgrade. The changelog is located
here:
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownote … _id=222635
New Packages
kde-i18n-xh 3.2.1-1
kde-i18n-zu 3.2.1-1
kde-i18n-vi 3.2.1-1
kde-i18n-zh_tw 3.2.1-1
kde-i18n-zh_cn 3.2.1-1
kde-i18n-sv 3.2.1-1
kde-i18n-th 3.2.1-1
kde-i18n-ven 3.2.1-1
kde-i18n-ta 3.2.1-1
kde-i18n-tr 3.2.1-1
kde-i18n-uk 3.2.1-1
kdeaccessibility 3.2.1-1
kde-i18n-fr 3.2.1-1
kde-i18n-es 3.2.1-1
cvs 1.11.14-1
kde-i18n-ss 3.2.1-1
kde-i18n-sk 3.2.1-1
kde-i18n-sl 3.2.1-1
kde-i18n-sr 3.2.1-1
acpi 0.07-1
acpid 1.0.3-1
postgresql 7.4.2-1
kernel26-scsi 2.6.4-1
gweled 0.4-1
j 0.20.2-1
kde-i18n-ru 3.2.1-1
kde-i18n-se 3.2.1-1
kde-i18n-ro 3.2.1-1
ices 2.0.0-1
kde-i18n-pl 3.2.1-1
kde-i18n-pt 3.2.1-1
kde-i18n-pt_br 3.2.1-1
kde-i18n-be 3.2.1-1
kde-i18n-bn 3.2.1-1
kde-i18n-br 3.2.1-1
kde-i18n-cy 3.2.1-1
kde-i18n-az 3.2.1-1
kde-i18n-nso 3.2.1-1
kde-i18n-nn 3.2.1-1
kde-i18n-nl 3.2.1-1
kde-i18n-mk 3.2.1-1
kde-i18n-mt 3.2.1-1
kde-i18n-hr 3.2.1-1
kde-i18n-is 3.2.1-1
kde-i18n-ja 3.2.1-1
kde-i18n-lt 3.2.1-1
kde-i18n-he 3.2.1-1
kde-i18n-hu 3.2.1-1
kde-i18n-it 3.2.1-1
kde-i18n-nb 3.2.1-1
galculator 1.2.0-1
patchutils 0.2.28-1
xfce4-diskperf-plugin 1.4.1-2
wine 20040309-1
mlterm 2.8.0-3
kde-i18n-et 3.2.1-1
dnsmasq 2.3-1
sylpheed-claws 0.9.10-1
kernel26 2.6.4-1
kde-i18n-eu 3.2.1-1
kde-i18n-fa 3.2.1-1
kde-i18n-fi 3.2.1-1
kde-i18n-eo 3.2.1-1
kde-i18n-en_gb 3.2.1-1
quanta 3.2.1-1
xfwm4-themes 4.0.4-1
xffm 4.0.4-1
xffm-icons 4.0.4-1
xfprint 4.0.4-1
xfwm4 4.0.4-1
xfce-mcs-manager 4.0.4-1
xfce-mcs-plugins 4.0.4-1
xfce-utils 4.0.4-1
xfdesktop 4.0.4-1
xfce4-themes 4.0.4-1
xfce4-toys 4.0.4-1
xfce4-trigger-launcher 4.0.4-1
xfcalendar 0.1.6-1
xfce4-iconbox 4.0.4-1
xfce4-mixer 4.0.4-1
xfce4-panel 4.0.4-1
libxfce4util 4.0.4-1
libxfcegui4 4.0.4-1
kdetoys 3.2.1-1
kdeutils 3.2.1-1
kdenetwork 3.2.1-1
kdepim 3.2.1-1
kdesdk 3.2.1-1
kdegraphics 3.2.1-1
kdelibs 3.2.1-1
kdemultimedia 3.2.1-1
kdeedu 3.2.1-1
kdegames 3.2.1-1
kdeartwork 3.2.1-1
kdebase 3.2.1-1
kdebindings 3.2.1-1
arts 1.2.1-1
kdeaddons 3.2.1-1
kdeadmin 3.2.1-1
xfce4-minicmd-plugin 0.2.0-2
xfce4-netload-plugin 0.2.2-2
xfce4-datetime-plugin 0.3.0-2
xfce4-showdesktop-plugin 0.3.0-2
xfce4-battery-plugin 0.2.0-2
xfce4-clipman-plugin 0.4.0-2
xfce4-systemload-plugin 0.3.4-2
xfce4-notes-plugin 0.9.7-2
emboss 2.8.0-1
archstats 3.6-1
tidyhtml 20040308-1
emovix 0.9.0pre1-1
mp3splt 2.0-2
abiword 2.0.5-1
xmms-speex 0.9.1-1
vnc 3.3.7-1
automake 1.8.3-1
mp3wrap 0.5-1
k3b-i18n 0.11-1
xmms-kde 3.1-1
cdrtools-devel 2.01a27-1
audacity 1.2.0-1
squid 2.5.STABLE5-1
sfs 0.7.2-1
gnomemeeting 1.00-1
openh323 1.13.2-1
pwlib 1.6.3-1
STAGING Listing
/To get access to this repository and the TURs, go to:
http://tur.archlinux.org//
abcm2ps 3.7.3-1
fox 1.0.51-s1
amule 1.2.6-s1
cdw 0.2.2-s1
chromium 0.9.12-1
cups-pdf 1.4.1-s1
fftw3 3.0.1-1
cln 1.1.6-1
giftui 0.3.1-1
gksu 1.0.3-s1
gmencoder 0.1.0-s1
gnome-alsamixer 0.9.6-s1
gnome-cups-manager 0.17-1
gnotime 2.1.7-s1
gossip 0.7.1-s1
gp 0.26-1
gtk-smooth-engine 0.5.6-s1
windowlab 1.23-s1
gtkglext 1.0.5-s1
gtkglextmm 1.0.1-s1
sylpheed-gtk2 0.9.9-s1
hwd 1.6-2
ion-devel 20030814-1
kbarcode 1.6.1-s1
ksambaplugin 0.5b2-1
labplot 1.2.2-1
libchipcard 0.9.1-1
libgnomecups 0.1.6-1
libksba 0.4.7-1
libofx 0.6.4-1
liferea 0.4.6d-s1
logjam 4.3.2-s1
loudmouth 0.15.1-s1
lwm 1.2.0-1
mage 6.30.030607-1
materm 0.1-1
mlview 0.6.2-1
monopd 0.9.0-s1
mp3burn 0.3.1-1
ms-sys 1.1.1-1
panorama-tools 2.6bml12-s1
parse-yapp 1.05-1
pixieplus 0.5.4-1
potrace 1.2-1
potracegui 0.3-s1
prekin 6.30.030607-1
prizm 0.2-s1
pychecker 0.8.13-s1
pygtkglext 1.0.1-s1
scribus-devel 1.1.5-s1
scribus-docs 1.0.1-s1
seahorse 0.7.3-2
shaaft 0.5.0-1
smb4k 0.3.1-1
smclone 0.55-1
source-highlight 1.8-s1
spe 0.4.2c-s1
texmacs 1.0.3.3-s1
tla 1.1-2
tse3 0.2.7-1
ttf-cheapskate 0.1-2
universalkopete 0.1-1
xfce4-fsguard-plugin 0.2.0-s1
xfce4-xmms-plugin 0.1.1-s1
xml-dom 1.43-1
xml-regexp 0.03-1
xml-xql 0.68-1
xpenguins_themes 1.0-1
xtermset 0.5.1-s1
xv 3.10a-1
xymms 0.9.1-s1
sip 3.10.1-s1
qscintilla 1.2-s1
Problems
FAQ of the Week
Q: I'm having a problem. What should I do, where should I turn? Help me!
A: ArchLinux has many places you can turn for help. First, you should
try reading the many forms of documentation. Arch has a nicely filled
WIKI available at http://wiki.archlinux.org/. There are a set of guides
located here: http://www.archlinux.org/docs/.
If your question wasn't answered in the documentation, you can
search/post in the forum located at http://bbs.archlinux.org or you can
catch people in our IRC room located at irc.freenode.net #archlinux.
Lastly, you can join the mailing list, located at:
http://www.archlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/arch/.
So you see, you are not alone with a problem. Although this may not seem
like a FAQ, we are receiving lots of questions from distressed newcomers.
Bugs
Bugs Closed This Week
534. K3b crashes due to mime type error.
527. Aide does not compile
529. root autologin or somewhere mention that root has no password
530. Arch Installation/Rescue CD is not capable of mounting vfat and/or
ntfs
495. Pacman ignores IgnorePkg field for packages that "replace" other
packages
502. Makefile for kernel26
498. Add other codepages to kernel
506. KDE package missing esd
487. kdelibs must be patched for kmail to print (kdebug: 72775)
522. kde html/text printing broken
526. No text in widgets for gqview, xscreensaver, and GIMP
525. XF86config template
524. bluefish needs gnome-common
523. gnome-vfs: libgnomevfs-2.so.0 missing
519. pacman-2.7.5 fails to build
Bugs Opened This Week
538. gettext with c-sharp enable
537. JFS mounted read only after crash
536. gnome terminal missing dependency
535. gnuplot in science or multimedia ?
533. kget (kdenetwork) has threading deadlock (kdebug: 74597)
532. Ideas for the installer
531. kernel updates brake pcmcia_cs
528. kernel pkgs MUST have an echo saying: "WARNING: If you use lilo, do
'lilo -v'
Closing
That's all for this week. Stay tuned for more exciting ArchLinux
development.
"Contrary to popular belief, penguins are not the salvation of modern technology. Neither do they throw parties for the urban proletariat."
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