Manjaro 0.8.1pre online
If all goes as planned, we will release Manjaro 0.8.1 on the 18th of September. To find any regressions in our current testbuild I’m releasing 0.8-20120910 as Manjaro 0.8.1pre1 so we can fix stuff before 0.8.1rc1 will hit our servers.
We added more applications to each edition and made it much more easier to install printer, scanner and other hardware.
Proprietary drivers and our kernel got updated. Also some updates to systemd and other core packages to make Manjaro even faster.
So what changed so far:
- Syslinux got a new layout and got translated to followed languages: Argentinian, Brazilian Portuguese, English, German, French, Italian, Spanish and Turkish.
- Followed languages we fully support now: American English, Belarusian, British English, Brazilian Portuguese, Bulgarian, Deutsch, Espanol, Espanol (Argentina), Francais, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Romanian, Swedish, Turkish and Ukrainian.
- XFCE edition get’s shipped on a DVD with more apps and printer-support out of the box.
- We added some more support to start Manjaro easier from your USB-Stick
- Development packages for AUR got added including packer and yaourt
- All translation-packages get installed during startup and our installer
- A new drivers-overlay starts our LiveDVD faster
- Small package updates to fix reported bugs
- Lot’s of bugfixes since our 0.8.0 release
Test this image and report back any bugs or regressions you might find.
You can download 0.8.1pre1 from here. Please check your download with our provided sum-check-files (open them with any editor).
Changes in 0.8-20120914 (0.8.1pre3)
- Fix Xkb-layout bug in all language settings
- EjectCD/DVD script added
- Minor fixes
- Includes all fixes of 0.8.1pre1 & pre2
- daily-build for i686/x86_64-XFCE released as xdelta3 patches
Note: read.txt files explain how to patch 0.8.1pre1 to get 0.8.1pre3
Changes in 0.8-20120912 (0.8.1pre2)
- hooks: update miso_loop_mnt to have better USB boot support
- syslinux: fix italian translation
- setup: fix german keyboard layout
- setup: fix language installation
- overlay: Add default .Xresources file
- mirrorcheck: run only once
- Fixing ping at least on installed system
- Includes all fixes of 0.8.1pre1
- daily-build for i686/x86_64-XFCE released as xdelta3 patches
Note: read.txt files explain how to patch 0.8.1pre1 to get 0.8.1pre2
Posted in: general
Followed stuff needs testing:
* does catalyst-legacy driver installation work?
* any issues due our new syslinux menu-layout?
* any regressions due package updates?
* any issues with keymap and locales configuration?
* did we missed some important?
Installed 0.8.1pre2 from an USB in Sweish. Everything works great! Locales are correct! Only thing i have noticed so far is that i had to change keyboard layout to swedish in xfce. Great job!
So you have to uncheck system settings? What keyboard layout was chosen? can you post me your /etc/vconsole.conf and /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-evdev.conf For swedish I had followed settings:
LANG=sv_SE.UTF-8XkbLayout=sv-latin1
KEYMAP=sv-latin1
Correct me if I’m wrong …
Yes i had to uncheck system settings and choose Swedish. English was chosen.
[cecar@manjaro ~]$ cat /etc/vconsole.conf
KEYMAP=sv-latin1
FONT=
FONT_MAP=
[cecar@manjaro ~]$ cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-evdev.conf
#
# Catch-all evdev loader for udev-based systems
# We don’t simply match on any device since that also adds accelerometers
# and other devices that we don’t really want to use. The list below
# matches everything but joysticks.
Section “InputClass”
Identifier “evdev pointer catchall”
MatchIsPointer “on”
MatchDevicePath “/dev/input/event*”
Driver “evdev”
EndSection
Section “InputClass”
Identifier “evdev keyboard catchall”
MatchIsKeyboard “on”
MatchDevicePath “/dev/input/event*”
Driver “evdev”
EndSection
Section “InputClass”
Identifier “evdev touchpad catchall”
MatchIsTouchpad “on”
MatchDevicePath “/dev/input/event*”
Driver “evdev”
EndSection
Section “InputClass”
Identifier “evdev tablet catchall”
MatchIsTablet “on”
MatchDevicePath “/dev/input/event*”
Driver “evdev”
EndSection
Section “InputClass”
Identifier “evdev touchscreen catchall”
MatchIsTouchscreen “on”
MatchDevicePath “/dev/input/event*”
Driver “evdev”
EndSection
Don’t know what happend but somehow you didn’t got followed code added to your evdev.conf:
sed -i 's#Identifier "evdev keyboard catchall".*#&\n Option "XkbLayout" "sv-latin1"#' ${DESTDIR}/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-evdev.confSecond was fine:
sed -i -e 's/^.*KEYMAP=.*/KEYMAP=sv-latin1/' ${DESTDIR}/etc/vconsole.confHere is the bugfix
[...] día de hoy se ha liberado Manjaro Linux 0.8.1 Pre1 que es una versión de desarrollo para Manjaro que se equipara con una RC, el lanzamiento [...]
If you want to go really minimalistic you can also try out our new Manjaro Net-Edition:
http://forum.manjaro.cppdev.de/index.php/topic,251.0.html
Does it suppotrt GPT partitions – more than 4 – or it still doesn’t.?
Thanks in advance
GPT partitions are possible but not yet added to my CLI-installer.
Manjaro itself supports even EFI but not yet added to any installer we have atm. To get more partitions than four do this:
Create one primary partition for your swap (sda1)
Create one extended partition using all left space (sda2)
Create as many logical partitons as you want (sda5-X)
I have already GP partitions, i use one of the for testing other Linux OSs – the main one is Xubunu and now the other is Sabayon XFCE.
As i have 2 big home partitions with a lot of information in a 2 Tb HDD I cannot now backup them and repartition my disk.
As you told me you are going to put the GPT – Chakra installer has it if you need to watch how to -.
I am waiting your final version taht hopefully will allow intalling at GPT partitions, until then, i will read this blog.
Congratulations for your work.
Test of 0.8.1pre1 x86_64 ISO : so far so good
Started using french settings. Far more faster than 0.8.0 ! Thanks to systemd I think. To test the iso, I’m using a virtualbox virtual machine. Will test on my laptop as a live ISO later.
Installation setup :
/ & home => ext4
/boot => 512 Mb
swap = 4 Gb
/ => 10 Gb
/home => The remaining
Partitionning : ok.
Images copying : ok.
Automatic configuration : ok
Manual configuration : ok
Locale settings : ok.
What about asking root passwd and new user account just after automatic configuration ?
Grub install : ok.
“Bugs” : no translation downloaded for mozilla firefox for example. And LibreOffice seems to be in dutch or something like this.
Mozilla Firefox starting in full screen, why ?
Besides these two bugs, nothing to add. All is really good.
And I did not test upgrade from 0.8.0, but as Manjaro is rolling release, keeping a 0.8.0 up-to-date will give a Manjaro 0.8.1, or am I wrong ?
Great work !
Can you post me your /var/log/pacman.log and the output of pacman -Q | grep office
As I deleted virtual machine (oops), I will do another install with updated installer and gave you the information. Just give me around 35 to 40 minutes
Not needed. I think I fixed the bug already …
I will verify using the updated installer and tell you
To get the lastest installer use followed code:
Report back if my last installer fixes the localization packages installation. I tested it on my end and it seems to work now …
I will tell you that in 30 minutes from now
Installed in a virtual machine without problems. installation in Spanish (Spain ES)
Observations: Firefox is in English language. Libreoffice is in Afrikaans (af) language.
Regards.
Well, if you don’t mind you can reinstall it with my new installer:
Just call this cmd before you run “sudo setup” and tell me if it is fixed. Thx.
Well, using tail /var/log/pacman.log makes me happy
[2012-09-12 21:32] Running ‘pacman –root /mnt/install.root –config /opt/manjaro/pacman-lng.conf –noconfirm –noprogressbar -Sy firefox-i18n-fr thunderbird-i18n-fr hunspell-fr libreoffice-fr kde-l10n-fr’
[2012-09-12 21:32] synchronizing package lists
[2012-09-12 21:32] installed firefox-i18n-fr (15.0.1-1)
[2012-09-12 21:32] installed thunderbird-i18n-fr (15.0-1)
[2012-09-12 21:32] installed hunspell-fr (4.5-1)
[2012-09-12 21:32] installed libreoffice-fr (3.5.5-1)
[2012-09-12 21:32] installed kde-l10n-fr (4.8.4-1)
[2012-09-12 21:32] Running ‘pacman -Syy’
[2012-09-12 21:32] synchronizing package lists
Using a french localized system. Only question remaining : why kde-l10n-fr on a xfce based manjaro ?
Our installer is universal. If you want to install kde it would be french already. I can change that to get installed only in KDE edition. Will see how to do it.
I updated my installer once more. Give it another shot to see if all localizations got installed except kde.
I will not have spare time until tomorrow afternoon. So, if I can test something which could be called 0.8.1pre2, you can count on me
Error for me. No such file or directory
You need to call it in your live-mode session as user manjaro. Not on your normal installation you’re currently running. That installer is only useful with my 0.8.1pre1 release running in your virtualbox in live-mode.
I understand now, sorry, within minutes I try again.
Doesn’t matter. Small misunderstandings are normal.
Nobody is perfect. Take your time.
Currently I’m spinning 0.8.1pre2 to see if all went fine.
I’ll upload an xdelta-patch when I’ve both images ready.
A tutorial how to patch 0.8.1pre1 to pre2 will follow also …
You guys helping me alot
I made new installation using the patch, Now everything perfect
PD: I do not speak English, use google translator, translations are not always accurate, so sometimes there is confusion.
Thx mate. You made my day.
Thx for testing. I hope I fixed all reported bugs with 0.8.1pre2.
Maybe somebody can test if catalyst legacy works again …
It is not a bug but I think it should have a music player installed by default.
manjaro looks cool – i must try it
musicplayer?
deadbeef
http://deadbeef.sourceforge.net
clementine
http://www.clementine-player.org
I added Pragha for now
Changes in 0.8-20120914 (0.8.1pre3)
Note: read.txt files explain how to patch 0.8.1pre1 to get 0.8.1pre3
Download 0.8.1pre3
Music player in 0.8.1 might be DeaDBeeF. I like this one. Slick and clean
oh nice – DeaDBeeF is realy a nice player and perfect to search a title in a big music-libary
Going to do a new install with pre3 in Swedish and try it out.
I had to change the keyboard in this release also. The default is “sv-latin1″ and that should be correct i believe but i have to untick systemsettings and chose Swedish in xfce keyboard settings.
Can you post me your /etc/vconsole.conf and /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-evdev.conf once more.
Will check it with 0.8.1 I’m spinning atm. evdev.conf should have some like this:
Option "XkbLayout" "sv-latin1"
It looks like it is correct but it did not work.
[cecar@manjaro ~]$ cat /etc/vconsole.conf
KEYMAP=sv-latin1
FONT=
FONT_MAP=
[cecar@manjaro ~]$ cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-evdev.conf
#
# Catch-all evdev loader for udev-based systems
# We don’t simply match on any device since that also adds accelerometers
# and other devices that we don’t really want to use. The list below
# matches everything but joysticks.
Section “InputClass”
Identifier “evdev pointer catchall”
MatchIsPointer “on”
MatchDevicePath “/dev/input/event*”
Driver “evdev”
EndSection
Section “InputClass”
Identifier “evdev keyboard catchall”
Option “XkbLayout” “sv-latin1″
MatchIsKeyboard “on”
MatchDevicePath “/dev/input/event*”
Driver “evdev”
EndSection
Section “InputClass”
Identifier “evdev touchpad catchall”
MatchIsTouchpad “on”
MatchDevicePath “/dev/input/event*”
Driver “evdev”
EndSection
Section “InputClass”
Identifier “evdev tablet catchall”
MatchIsTablet “on”
MatchDevicePath “/dev/input/event*”
Driver “evdev”
EndSection
Section “InputClass”
Identifier “evdev touchscreen catchall”
MatchIsTouchscreen “on”
MatchDevicePath “/dev/input/event*”
Driver “evdev”
EndSection
It is a minor bug. Not a showstopper. Maybe XFCE handle it differently. Maybe you find some in a swedish community. File out a bugreport at our bugtracker so we keep it in mind. I think we have the same problem with british english. For some languages like german or french it works.
Yepp. Its minor.
Everything else works just perfect!
I hope I’ve squashed all bugs we found with your help. After we fixed our repository issue I can start to spin our 0.8.1 release. Stay tuned.