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Pacman 3.2.0 has been released to [core]. As usual, please report any issues or regressions to the bug tracker located at http://bugs.archlinux.org/ after searching to see if your bug already exists.The changes in this release are detailed in the NEWS file located in GIT, which can be accessed here. Noticeable changes in this release include much-reduced memory usage and the dropping of pacman.static.The following issues are known and will be fixed in the next maintenance release:

1. Makepkg fails to download source URLs containing the '?' character. Fixed with this commit.
2. Local mirror displays no progress bar or indications. Fixed with this commit.
3. libdownload can fail when given an extra trailing slash. Fixed with this commit.

Wed, 6 Aug 2008

Packages for eclipse 3.4-3 and eclipse-cdt 5.0.0-2 will appear shortly in extra.We've switched to using the eclipse.org binary distributions for optimal stability and compatibility.It appeared that installing the binary distributions in /opt/eclipse was required; however, we have since determined that everything works fine with eclipse in /usr/share.Eclipse will stay in /usr/share.Enjoy!

Wed, 6 Aug 2008

The Arch Linux Newsletter team is proud to announce the Newsletter for August, 2008.To discuss this newsletter, click here.To read past issues of the Arch Linux Newsletter, here they are.

Sat, 2 Aug 2008

On July 29th the KDE team will announce the final release of KDE 4.1, thefirst usable version of the fourth generation.To make it possible for Arch users to join the release party in time, thereare packages for 4.1 in our [testing] repository. Please take this chance totest those and report any packaging bugs using the bug tracker.Before you update you should read the following hints:* This update will NOT be smooth. Not all config files of the old KDE are compatible with 4.1. While the old are kept in ~/.kde the new ones are in /~.kde4. They won't be converted automagically. You could try to copy some files manually and see what happens. This might work for kmail, konqueror and others, but will break things for others. Maybe KDE will release a tool for doing this.* If you want to use the KDE desktop make sure you have kdebase-workspace installed, which includes the kdm, the taskbar etc.* if pacman wants to replace packages: Answer YES :-)* At the time of writing not all KDE-based packages have been rebuilt for use with new KDE or "legacy libs". If you cannot wait, installing kdelibs3 should make them work. But this will be fixed in the repos before things are pushed to [extra] of course.* If you start KDM with inittab make sure to change its path from /opt/kde to /usr* Don't force the upgrade ( -f); report a bug instead* You might want to (re)move your ~/Desktop folder if you don't like that folder view* The first login takes a while; don't worry about this. It's creating new configs etc.* If you use an nvidia card, please read http://techbase.kde.org/User:Lemma/GPU-Performance* For a short overview about the new features read http://www.kde.org/announcements/4.1/

Sun, 27 Jul 2008

The Arch Linux Newsletter team is proud to announce the Newsletter for July 01, 2008.To discuss this newsletter, click here.

Tue, 1 Jul 2008

The changes in this release:- Remove driver specific hacks/quirks, and require them to be opt-in via config option- Separate automagic connection code from net-profiles- Fix various bugs- Add option to run iwconfig with whatever arguments before connecting (all wireless setups)More details on the netcfg2 git branch on projects.archlinux.orgDocumentation for the changes can be found on the Network Profiles development wiki page.If you've sent James (iphitus) a bug report via forums/email in the last month, or he's promised to fix a bug and hasn't, now is a good time to send an email to remind him.

Wed, 25 Jun 2008

The 2008.06 images are out. This release introduces many changes.- 'base' category is always installed- Use of UUIDs for persistent device naming- Availability of USB disk images alongside traditional ISOs- True live Arch installation environment- Inclusion of the beginner's guide from the wiki- Documentation updates- Includes the current stable kernel, 2.6.25.6

Tue, 24 Jun 2008

Hey kids,The ArchLinux dev team is looking for a few package maintainers!Basic Duties: * Maintain a handful of official Arch Linux packages in [extra] * Participate in mailing list discussion on arch-dev * Work constructively with other users and developers to fix bugs and improve packagesSkills: * A strong knowledge of Arch Linux and Linux in general * A good understanding of pacman and makepkg * Well-written, good communication * Enough free time!If you feel you meet our expectations and have the time and desire to be on the Arch team, please send an email to aaroncontaining the following: * How long you've been active with Linux, and ArchLinux. * Any projects you've created or contributed to * A list of packages you maintain in the AUR/community * Any specific goals you may have in mind when joining our team * Any nicknames you use, in case I can't match the name to the nick yet 8) * Any specific packages you'd be interested in maintaining.

Mon, 16 Jun 2008