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HiNew 2025.03 images uploaded.Highlights 2025.03:- added automatic installation archboot-autorun.template support- added Netboot - IPXE support for aarch64 and x86_64- added IRC Support Channel: #archboot on irc.libera.chatFurther changes are listed on complete  Changelog.Have fun,greetingstpowa

Silence == success :-)Congrats to Lone_Wolf also, another great choice.

This thread had been meant to call attention to the official announcement.   I think it is clear systems should be updated out of caution.  This thread has diverged from that point.   I am going to go ahead and close the thread at this point.

We hope y'all had a good start in the new year of 2024 — With the new year usually come new resolutions. If you don't have any so far, we have one for you: What if you decided to give Arch a bit of help with testing package updates this year? Arch uses testing repositories as a buffer for core/critical package updates (or any other package updates that would benefit from being tested first) before entering the stable repositories.Testing these package updates helps us to catch more bugs upfront and ensures flawless updates for the stable repos, and that is where you can help!By joining the official Arch Linux Testing Team, you'll get the ability to "sign off" packages in testing after vouching for their correctness (or reporting a bug otherwise). This helps Arch Package Maintainers catching eventual bugs upfront and helps to move packages out of the testing repositories faster and more efficiently.We are not necessarilly looking for in depth testing. Verifiying that a program launches correctly and that you're able to perform your usual routine with it is already a good test on its own. You can also check the general testing guidelines.This is a very effective and rather easy way to contribute to Arch Linux. The more testers we have, the more reliable packages updates will be.We hope to see some of you there, also join us on IRC on Libera in #archlinux-testing!

It took quite some time, but the rename has finally been applied everywhere: https://lists.archlinux.org/archives/li … PP2FAGLQA/Trusted Users are gone, Package Maintainers are on!

The staging stuff was removed from Pamac this morning and was moved the core-testing one. Same for the given link. We knew about staging, but now we know the name for further excitement. We set it in dormant state: #

Congratulations to the arch packager team - the migration went very well on the new system. Amazingly well planned in details. and executed to the highest standard we could have expected. A few minor niggles as things settled down but it is working great now.  I continue to be a strong supporter of the way Arch is run and looked after.

I *tried* converting it to bbcode, but our bbcode is super outdated it seems.I also tried to include the celebrating emojis in the subject, but I got HTTP response 500 instead

Oops, thanks.

I would like to run a script monthly to take a look at trending packages. But I would need to download all the packages each month. Is there a better way to get the monthly popularity series for each package than doing 100k requests?How do I know which is the first month for each package?https://pkgstats.archlinux.de/api/packa … 5&offset=0

So, uh. I really like the Arch coffee mug on freewear, and I would love to throw some change toward the project. But I am in the U.S., and I can't in good conscience pay $20 shipping for a coffee mug.I do see a lot of Arch designs on Zazzle and Redbubble. Anybody know what the status of these is (i.e., are any of them authorized?) I know they are not sending any proceeds to Arch, but I am also concerned with not ordering from them if they are using the trademark without permission.

Closing this ancient thread.

On the belated grand reopening many customers remained unsatisfied. The newly shipped wares from Bagelstan turned trusted computing devices into sour companions. Luckily, Alad Industries soon found a solution thanks to the efforts of Trusted Clerk Eli Schwartz. Please all stand in line to recieve your cure:https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php … 3#p1825173

zsx,This thread is more of an announcement rather than a place to actually report bugs. Please use the bug tracker, discuss on IRC, or if you believe it is a support issue, open a thread in the proper section of the BBS.I have closed this thread for now to avoid similar issues. It can be reopened easily if needed.All the best,-HG

@beta990, what do you mean?