Arch News

The first issue of Arch User Magazine has finally been released! It’s a bit shorter than I would have liked, but hey, it’s a start right? Besides, the more you contribute, the better it will become!

Check out our website at http://archuser.com Direct download link for Issue 1 here

Arch linux ps3 port

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 15:10:42 +0530

Arch linux ps3 port :

If you are interested in a ps3 port of arch linux, you may find thi interesting..

Kernel 2.6.29 hits testing

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:17:34 +0530

Check what is new here - http://kernelnewbies.org/LinuxChanges

ATI catalyst support dropped

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 12:04:56 +0530

ATI catalyst support dropped:

Support for ATI catalyst driver has been officially dropped from Arch and it has been moved to AUR. Get more details here

Tweeters? (Archers who use Twitter)

Sun, 22 Mar 2009 14:07:24 +0530

Tweeters? (Archers who use Twitter)

Reposearch: a tool for finding binary repos

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:29:00 +0530

Reposearch: a tool for finding binary repos:

From Xyne again

Reposearch is a tool to search through a list of unofficial Arch Linux binary package repositories. The user can retrieve the full list or a subset of the list using a search pattern. The search pattern can be matched against a repository’s name, description, server or all of the above. Perl-style regular expressions (as implemented in php), are supported.

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Archlinux for the blind

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 11:21:54 +0530

Archlinux for the blind:

Chris Brannon has contributed a speech enabled version of Arch Linux install CDs, making it easier for those who are visually impaired. Check it out here

Grub iso

Isolinux

Arch Linux - a distro collector’s pick

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 23:52:20 +0530

Arch Linux - a distro collector’s pick:

A nice review of Arch at Polishlinux.org

McArch!!

Sat, 14 Mar 2009 13:58:59 +0530

McArch!!

Shaman 1.1 Development: test & join in

Thu, 12 Mar 2009 21:34:00 +0530

Shaman 1.1 Development: test & join in:

drf wrote

What’s cool in Shaman 1.1?

Aqpm uses PolicyKit for transactions. This means that all old hacks are removed, not a single line in Shaman is executed as root (you really don’t have to call it as root, it wouldn’t change a thing), byebye suid bit, byebye security issues
This means that running Shaman with QGtkStyle will finally work, so you people using GNOME should be happy too. Ah, and obviously, you will also get native authentication dialogs thanks to PolicyKit.
This also means that the scriptlet execution is delegated back to libalpm
The code is much less, and the app is slightly faster.

Obviously, the tree is in hard development. There are a number of regressions, and by now only updating the database and processing the queue (but no feedback is given yet) work, for config saving is a matter of time.

If you want to start testing it though, you’re more than welcome. You just need polkit-qt as an additional dep (it is in kdesupport, but I hope it will hit Arch’s extra soon [packagers, KDE 4.3 will depend on it, btw]), and obviously to compile and install Aqpm first. If anyone is interested in helping out, I’d be more than happy to receive contributions, or just some feedback.

Shaman Aqpm

"I think a wiki page is best for this because a forum thread has the two main problems of 1) Stuff..."

Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:29:56 +0530

“I think a wiki page is best for this because a forum thread has the two main problems of 1) Stuff gets lost, much like the rest of this sen 2) Stuff gets duplicated, repeated, and rephrased endlessly. Also people put the same thing there twice”

- Arch Linux Forums / Pimp my Arch! by Daenyth

Musca, A new tiling Window Manager

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:45:43 +0530

Musca, A new tiling Window Manager:

Musca is a new tiling window manager modeled on ratpoison and dwm, making extensive use of dmenu for window management tasks.

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Arch Linux - News - Bug Day - Saturday 21st March

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 11:17:04 +0530

Arch Linux - News - Bug Day - Saturday 21st March:

On Saturday the 21st of March we will be holding a bug day to combat the ever increasing number of reports in our bug tracker. We will clear outdated reports, fix/implement those that already have patches provided or are trivial to fix/implement and discuss the pros and cons of implementing some feature requests. A rough TODO list that you can add to is on the wiki Please join us in #archlinux-bugs on irc.freenode.net during the 21st of March. We live in many different timezones, so hopefully a dev will be present at all times during the day.

Is this a random number?[OT]

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 20:20:04 +0530

Is this a random number?[OT]

Arch Linux Newsletter March, 2009

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 19:23:18 +0530

Arch Linux Newsletter March, 2009:

Yaay….the newsletter for March is here….

Newsletter Discussion

Shift Linux - A "new" ArchLinux based distro

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 14:20:00 +0530

Shift Linux - A "new" ArchLinux based distro:

LTSmash writes

Shift Linux is a work in progress that aims to be a desktop distro based on a solid Arch foundation…

Currently asking for people which would like to collaborate somehow with the project.

You don’t need any specific knowledge, just the will to help (and learn too!)…

ShiftLinux Forums: http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showforum=182

ShiftLinux Development Team (open for anyone) on Launchpad: https://launchpad.net/~shiftlinux-devs

ShiftLinux Project on Launchpad https://launchpad.net/shiftlinux