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Arch Linux Weekly Newsletter
*Jason Chu and Ben Mazer*
Opening
Welcome to the Arch Linux Newsletter. This attempts to give you an ``at
a glance'' look at the world of Arch Linux.
News
This Week in Dev Land
1. An agreement has been reached relating to how the TURs and
incoming will change. Once things are cleaned up a bit, we will
let the public know.
2. Dusty has started a doc that outlines most of the things that
people complain about regularly on the forum. Not only the
situations but also what the devs are doing about them. He'll make
it public sometime.
3. Damir has stopped maintaining kde. He was tired of spending days
uploading. We're looking into getting someone to take up kde.
ArchStats Updates
/To participate, visit http://archstats.coding-zone.com/
Number of registered systems: 412
Date first system was registered: 20031017
Most recent update occurred: 20040516
Longest recorded uptime: 175 days, 22 hours, 51 minutes, 55 seconds.
Average uptime: 4 days, 12 hours, 17 minutes, 52 seconds.
Least packages installed on a system: 44
Average installed packages: 261
Most packages installed on a system: 733
Discussions
Forum Highlights
1. Discussion began on what Arch 0.7's Release Name should be. Cast
your vote for 0.7's release name in this thread:
http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?t=4446.
Mailing List
1. Essien was having trouble building pacman on a uLibC system (for
his Embedded ArchLinux Project). The problem was a missing
glibc-specific function, which will be included in the next
release of Pacman. Read the thread here:
http://www.archlinux.org/pipermail/arch … 01466.html.
Packages
Package Highlights
1. Version 2.6.6 of the Linux kernel was released and packaged. This
release has a wide variety of changes, including bug fixes,
performance updates, and new drivers. Get all your kernel
information from http://kernel.org and http://kerneltrap.org.
New Packages
xscreensaver 4.16-1
doxygen 1.3.7-1
dillo 0.8.1-1
ethereal 0.10.4-1
links 2.1pre15-1
mage 6.35.040409-1
prekin 6.35.040509-1
sox 12.17.4-2
gtick 0.3.1-1
getmail 3.2.4-1
dnsmasq 2.8-1
hotplug 2004_04_01-1
util-linux 2.12-3
mysql 4.0.19-1
groff 1.19.1-1
biopython 1.24-1
egenix-mx-base 2.0.5-1
mysql-python 0.9.2-1
pwgen 2.03-1
kile 1.6.3-1
libksba 0.9.1-1
ne 1.33-1
tar 1.14-1
pine 4.60-1
kernel24 2.4.26-3
kernel24-scsi 2.4.26-2
alsa-driver 1.0.4-4
samba 3.0.4-1
exim 4.34-1
hddtemp 0.3_beta11-1
bioperl 1.4-1
wlan-ng26 0.2.1pre20-5
abcm2ps-devel 4.4.5-1
ifplugd 0.25-1
gtetrinet 0.7.6-1
foobillard 3.0a-1
kernel26-scsi 2.6.6-1
kernel26 2.6.6-1
STAGING Listing
/To get access to this, and other repos, visit http://tur.archlinux.org/
muine 0.6.0-s1
briquolo 0.4.2-1
tutris 1.0.1-s1
straw 0.23-1
qtparted 0.4.4-s1
workrave 1.4.1-s1
fftw3 3.0.1-1
sim 0.9.3-s1
gxine 0.3.3-s1
gmencoder 0.1.0-s1
aspell-fr 0.50.1-1
cmf 1.4.2-s1
gnotime 2.1.7-s1
smb4k 0.4.0-s1
gp 0.26-1
gtk-smooth-engine 0.5.6-s1
windowlab 1.23-s1
kdetv 0.8.0-s1
gtkglextmm 1.0.1-s1
libgnomecups 0.1.6-2
hwd 1.6-2
ion-devel 20030814-1
gocr 0.39-s1
kbarcode 1.6.1-s1
ksambaplugin 0.5b2-1
labplot 1.2.2-1
libchipcard 0.9.1-1
plone 2.0-s1
kmyfirewall 0.9.6.2-s1
ether-wake 1.09-1
gxmame 0.34b-1
libofx 0.6.4-1
fortune-mod-dune-quotes 2.0.1-s1
gtk-sharp 0.91.1-s1
lwm 1.2.0-1
materm 0.1-1
lablgtk 1.2.6-s1
monopd 0.9.0-s1
mp3burn 0.3.1-1
ntfsprogs 1.9.1-s1
ocaml 3.07pl2-s1
parse-yapp 1.05-1
kshutdown 0.1.7-s1
pixieplus 0.5.4-1
progsreiserfs 0.3.0.4-s1
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
supertux 0.1.1-s1
synaptics 0.13.2-s1
tuxpuck 0.8.2-s1
spe 0.4.2c-s1
gifsicle 1.40-1
texmacs 1.0.3.3-s1
tse3 0.2.7-1
unison 2.9.1-s1
universalkopete 0.1-1
streamtuner-xiph 0.1.0-s1
streamtuner-python 0.1.1-s1
xml-dom 1.43-1
xml-regexp 0.03-1
xml-xql 0.68-1
logjam 4.4.0-s2
xtermset 0.5.1-s1
xv 3.10a-1
xymms 0.9.1-s1
sip 3.10.1-s1
qscintilla 1.2-s1
tnftp 20030825-1
imms 1.1-s1
adns-python 1.0.0-1
digikam 0.6.1-s1
htmldoc 1.8.23-1
si3d 1.2-1
xfree86-freefonts-fonts 0.10-1
pil 1.1.4-s1
esmtp 0.5.0-1
gkrellm_amiconnected 0.6-1
gkrellmseti 0.7.0b-1
meld 0.9.1-1
msmtp 0.7.1-1
nautilus_thumbnailers 0.0.3-1
njam 1.00-1
dosemu 1.2.1-s1
digikamplugins 0.6.1-s2
pyxml 0.8.3-s1
skencil 0.6.16-s1
bfilter 0.9.3-1
opera 723-2
wtf 0.0.4-s1
amule 1.2.6-s2
jack-audio-connection-kit 0.91.1-2
fbpager 0.1.4-s1
mpd 0.10.3-s1
bittornado 0.2.0-s1
py-libmpdclient 0.10.0-s1
cups-pdf 1.4.2a-s1
3ddesktop 0.2.5-s1
sip 4.0rc3-s1
pyqt 3.11-s1
qalculate 0.5.1-s1
soundtracker 0.6.7-s1
tla 1.2-s1
pycrypto 1.9a6-s1
emelfm2 0.0.7-s2
sylpheed-gtk2 0.9.9-s2
gnome-cups-manager 0.17-2
lyx-qt 1.3.4-s1
kradio 0.3.0-2
eric 3.4.1-s1
giftui 0.4.0-s2
Problems
Bugs
Bugs Closed This Week
910. sox missing lame dependency
905. util-linux upgrade and src change
908. kaffeine needs updating
903. alsa-driver does not work with kernel24 after last upgrade
859. Arch Linux Kernel Suggestion (pcspkr)
817. kernel config
698. missing option in kernel26 for cs46xx sound
893. Please provide highmem kernels
718. Add Dell Inspiron support to kernel 2.6
Bugs Opened This Week
912. Cannot load alsa-driver snd.o can't find kernel version
911. the Perl update has broken irssi
909. librsvg unstable version
907. gnome-python depends on pyorbit
906. GnomeICU Configuration Key Error
904. kernel 2.6.5-2 locks on boot hdc IRQ lost
902. Kaffe and j2re can't co-exist
901. libusb fails to download
900. xine-lib does not compile with gcc 3.4
Closing
That's it for this week, stay tuned for more exciting Arch Linux news.
"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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