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October 14, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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Looks like the recent AUR DDoS has subsided:
stats.uptimerobot.com/vmM5ruWEAB
DHH's take on the matter for reference:
x.com/dhh/status/1...
stats.uptimerobot.com/vmM5ruWEAB
DHH's take on the matter for reference:
x.com/dhh/status/1...
status.archlinux.org
stats.uptimerobot.com
August 16, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Looks like the recent AUR DDoS has subsided:
stats.uptimerobot.com/vmM5ruWEAB
DHH's take on the matter for reference:
x.com/dhh/status/1...
stats.uptimerobot.com/vmM5ruWEAB
DHH's take on the matter for reference:
x.com/dhh/status/1...
Arch Linux powering gigantic storage arrays: x.com/ArcadianComp...
Arcadian Computers (RKDN) on X: "To continue expanding our storage offerings through @IagonOfficial we made a couple purchases yesterday! This will be the largest array we've created so far, and with non-uniform drive sizes it will be a combination of RAID-10 and LVM to present a unified filesystem to the Iagon https://t.co/r4xVy5K45c" / X
To continue expanding our storage offerings through @IagonOfficial we made a couple purchases yesterday! This will be the largest array we've created so far, and with non-uniform drive sizes it will be a combination of RAID-10 and LVM to present a unified filesystem to the Iagon https://t.co/r4xVy5K45c
x.com
June 11, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Arch Linux powering gigantic storage arrays: x.com/ArcadianComp...
If you haven't updated Arch in the last 100 days and you are running into a dependency conflict with the "rest" package when you attempt to run pacman -Syy and pacman -Syu the solution in many cases is simply: "pacman -R rest"
It is worth reading bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.ph... to understand why.
It is worth reading bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.ph... to understand why.
[SOLVED] libxml2 upgrade breaks dependencies / AUR Issues, Discussion & PKGBUILD Requests / Arch Linux Forums
bbs.archlinux.org
May 29, 2025 at 12:15 PM
If you haven't updated Arch in the last 100 days and you are running into a dependency conflict with the "rest" package when you attempt to run pacman -Syy and pacman -Syu the solution in many cases is simply: "pacman -R rest"
It is worth reading bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.ph... to understand why.
It is worth reading bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.ph... to understand why.
Archinstall 3.0.5 is out, and Phoronix has coverage of the new features:
www.phoronix.com/news/Archins...
www.phoronix.com/news/Archins...
Arch Linux Installer Adds Labwc & Niri Wayland Compositor Options
Archinstall 3.0.5 is now available as the latest update to this easy-to-use, text-based Arch Linux OS installer.
www.phoronix.com
May 15, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Archinstall 3.0.5 is out, and Phoronix has coverage of the new features:
www.phoronix.com/news/Archins...
www.phoronix.com/news/Archins...
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@archlinux.bsky.social now available for Windows Subsystem for Linux
www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/...
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May 13, 2025 at 9:31 PM
@archlinux.bsky.social now available for Windows Subsystem for Linux
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Phoronix reporting on Arch joining the growing trend of replacing Redis with Valkey: www.phoronix.com/news/Arch-Li...
Arch Linux Is The Latest Distribution Replacing Redis With Valkey
Arch Linux is the latest Linux distribution replacing its Redis packages with the Valkey fork.
www.phoronix.com
April 17, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Phoronix reporting on Arch joining the growing trend of replacing Redis with Valkey: www.phoronix.com/news/Arch-Li...
Just in time for the holidays, linuxiac reports that the latest version of Xfce is now available :
linuxiac.com/xfce-4-20-de...
linuxiac.com/xfce-4-20-de...
Xfce 4.20 Desktop Environment Landed in Arch's Repos
Arch Linux users can now upgrade to the new, sleek, lightweight Xfce 4.20 desktop environment only a week after its release.
linuxiac.com
December 25, 2024 at 2:28 AM
Just in time for the holidays, linuxiac reports that the latest version of Xfce is now available :
linuxiac.com/xfce-4-20-de...
linuxiac.com/xfce-4-20-de...
9to5Linux covering the latest Arch ISO with kernel 6.12 and an updated archinstall.
9to5linux.com/last-arch-li...
9to5linux.com/last-arch-li...
Last Arch Linux ISO Release for 2024 Brings Linux Kernel 6.12 and Archinstall 3.0 - 9to5Linux
Arch Linux 2024.12.01 is now available for download as Arch Linux’s ISO release for December 2024 powered by Linux kernel 6.12.
9to5linux.com
December 1, 2024 at 3:21 PM
9to5Linux covering the latest Arch ISO with kernel 6.12 and an updated archinstall.
9to5linux.com/last-arch-li...
9to5linux.com/last-arch-li...
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New Linux kernel patch introduces a new Linux boot parameter allows forced CPU mitigation
www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/...
#Linux #kernel #security #patch #CPU #bug #vulnerability
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November 22, 2024 at 2:58 PM
New Linux kernel patch introduces a new Linux boot parameter allows forced CPU mitigation
www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/...
#Linux #kernel #security #patch #CPU #bug #vulnerability
www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/...
#Linux #kernel #security #patch #CPU #bug #vulnerability
Phoronix reporting on Arch's move to the 0BSD (Zero-Clause BSD) license for package sources. The license would apply only to files such as PKGBUILD, .install, .desktop, etc, which were previously unlicensed. This aligns with the goals of Arch's RFC 40:
www.phoronix.com/news/Arch-Li...
www.phoronix.com/news/Arch-Li...
Arch Linux Working To Affirm Its Package Sources Under A BSD Zero Clause License
Arch Linux package sources with its PKGBUILD files and similar have lacked carrying a clear license
www.phoronix.com
November 19, 2024 at 12:00 PM
Phoronix reporting on Arch's move to the 0BSD (Zero-Clause BSD) license for package sources. The license would apply only to files such as PKGBUILD, .install, .desktop, etc, which were previously unlicensed. This aligns with the goals of Arch's RFC 40:
www.phoronix.com/news/Arch-Li...
www.phoronix.com/news/Arch-Li...
Arch Linux has announced a direct collaboration with Valve! This is great news, and with the Steam Deck powered by Arch, it makes a lot of sense.
lists.archlinux.org/archives/lis...
lists.archlinux.org/archives/lis...
Arch Linux and Valve Collaboration - Arch-dev-public - lists.archlinux.org
lists.archlinux.org
September 28, 2024 at 10:52 PM
Arch Linux has announced a direct collaboration with Valve! This is great news, and with the Steam Deck powered by Arch, it makes a lot of sense.
lists.archlinux.org/archives/lis...
lists.archlinux.org/archives/lis...
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Re-install all your current packages, overwriting any corrupt or zero length files:
pacman -S --overwrite '*' $(pacman -Qq)
A crash in the middle of a pacman -Syu left our system in a bad state. Booted from the latest ISO, copied the libs pacman needed, chrooted and ran that command to fix things
pacman -S --overwrite '*' $(pacman -Qq)
A crash in the middle of a pacman -Syu left our system in a bad state. Booted from the latest ISO, copied the libs pacman needed, chrooted and ran that command to fix things
June 9, 2024 at 2:43 AM
Re-install all your current packages, overwriting any corrupt or zero length files:
pacman -S --overwrite '*' $(pacman -Qq)
A crash in the middle of a pacman -Syu left our system in a bad state. Booted from the latest ISO, copied the libs pacman needed, chrooted and ran that command to fix things
pacman -S --overwrite '*' $(pacman -Qq)
A crash in the middle of a pacman -Syu left our system in a bad state. Booted from the latest ISO, copied the libs pacman needed, chrooted and ran that command to fix things
