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| libetpan 0.58-1 | x86_64 |
| gcc 4.4.0-4 | i686 |
| gcc-libs 4.4.0-4 | i686 |
| gcc 4.4.0-4 | x86_64 |
| gcc-libs 4.4.0-4 | x86_64 |
| wine 1.1.25-1 | i686 |
| claws-mail 3.7.2-1 | x86_64 |
| claws-mail-extra-plugins 3.7.2-1 | x86_64 |
| libetpan 0.58-1 | i686 |
| xf86-video-savage 2.3.0-1 | i686 |
| claws-mail 3.7.2-1 | i686 |
| claws-mail-extra-plugins 3.7.2-1 | i686 |
| nxserver 3.3.0-6 | x86_64 |
| nx-common 3.3.0-3 | x86_64 |
| xulrunner 1.9.1-2 | i686 |
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2009-07-02
Arch Linux Newsletter July 2009
The Arch Linux Newsletter team is proud to announce the Newsletter for July 2009. To discuss this newsletter, click here. To read past issues of the Arch Linux Newsletter, here they are.
2009-06-23
portmap replaced by rpcbind & important nfs-utils upgrade
Hi arch community, portmap is replaced by rpcbind in the [core] repository. It has more features, like ipv6 support and nfs4 support. Please change your /etc/rc.conf file accordingly. Important nfs-utils upgrade: - NFS4 support is now implemented This is a rather important upgrade, you are going to have to change config files. /etc/rc.conf daemons changes: 1) Change portmap to rpcbind ...
2009-06-23
kernel 2.6.30 series moved to the [core] repository
Hi arch community, The new 2.6.30 kernel series moved to the [core] repository. Upstream changes: http://kernelnewbies.org/LinuxChanges Arch Linux changes: - removed the acpi-dsdt-initramfs.patch There is no functional patch anymore available. If you need a custom dsdt, please compile it yourself into your custom kernel. - removed snd-pcspkr module #14958 - added dccp #15071 - added SCHED_DEBUG=y - changed to lzma ...
2009-06-19
New module-init-tools changes modprobe configuration file location
The new module-init-tools 3.8 package changes the location of the configuration file: /etc/modprobe.conf is no longer read, instead /etc/modprobe.d/modprobe.conf is used. Files in /etc/modprobe.d without a .conf suffix will be ignored in the future. Please adjust your local configuration files after the update.
2009-06-10
Update on Misuse of Arch Linux Logo
After publishing the article discussing a misuse of our old logo in the June Newsletter, I received an unexpected e-mail from the operator of the company in question. He has made a formal apology and has removed the logo from his website. We thank him for his compliance and wish him well in designing a new logo to represent his ...
2009-06-08
Arch Linux Newsletter June 2009
The Arch Linux Newsletter team is proud to announce the Newsletter for June 2009. To discuss this newsletter, click here. To read past issues of the Arch Linux Newsletter, here they are.
2009-05-24
Minimum required kernel version increased
With the glibc-2.10 toolchain update, the minimum kernel version requirement for glibc has been increased from 2.6.16 to 2.6.18. For help fixing issues porting software to build with glibc-2.10 and gcc-4.4, see [1] and [2] respectively. [1] http://udrepper.livejournal.com/20948.html [2] http://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-4.4/porting_to.html
2009-05-05
Arch Linux Newsletter May 2009
The Arch Linux Newsletter team is proud to announce the Newsletter for May 2009. To discuss this newsletter, click here. To read past issues of the Arch Linux Newsletter, here they are.
2009-05-05
vi, vim and gvim update
Finally, the new vi* packages are up. There will be a little migration pain. For optimal results, I recommend to "sudo rm /usr/bin/{view,rview}" before you run "sudo pacman -Syu"
2009-04-18
Dovecot 1.1.14 upgrade requires user intervention
Due to a limitation in pacman's conflict checking when a directory is replaced by a file with the same name, the upgrade to dovecot-1.1.14-1 requires manual interaction. It's safe to update using "pacman -Sf dovecot" to avoid two file conflicts. Please also have a look at the changed file layout and changes in /etc/dovecot/dovecot-example.conf.
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