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beretta

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Registered: 2008-04-21

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/etc/issue in Overlord

First of all, this isn't a complaint-- I just noticed something strange and got curious.

The rolling release system of Arch is awesome, and it's nice to be up to date all the time.  I noticed, though, that even after the release of 2008.06, the message displayed on my login says 'Arch Linux (Core Dump)'.  I had always assumed that the 'Core Dump' referred to the fact that I had used the rc released just before Overlord to install my system.  But with the latest update (which included filesystem 2008.06-2) it still says that, and I would have expected it to change to 'Arch Linux (Overlord)'.

Did I miss something here?  Obviously this is trivial, and I could change the /etc/issue file if it really bothered me, but I'm curious to know just what the 'Core Dump' means if I'm wrong.

Dusty

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Re: /etc/issue in Overlord

Did I miss something here?

You didn't miss anything, the devs did. The message should have been updated with the release but in the excitement it got overlooked. :-)

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beretta

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Registered: 2008-04-21

Posts: 133

Re: /etc/issue in Overlord

Fair enough.  I'm betting most people wouldn't have even noticed it, using graphical logins and all.  Guess I'd better learn how to submit a bug report.  Thanks!

allbluedream

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Registered: 2008-04-06

Posts: 155

Re: /etc/issue in Overlord

I was wondering about the same thing...

tigrmesh

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From: Florida, US

Registered: 2007-12-11

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Re: /etc/issue in Overlord

Consider using this for your /etc/issue instead:  http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=50845.

lee_connell

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Registered: 2008-05-15

Posts: 22

Re: /etc/issue in Overlord

i noticed same thing as well.  has anyone reported this as bug yet?

it also installed with kernel 2.6.24 instead of 2.6.25.

Last edited by lee_connell (2008-06-30 00:06:49)

tigrmesh

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Registered: 2007-12-11

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Re: /etc/issue in Overlord

@lee_connell
You can check for yourself.  The link to the Arch bug tracker is on the link bar at the top of this page.