Items from previous update sets
:: alpm-octopi-utils: installing “pacman” (5.1.0-2) breaks the dependency with «pacman <5.1»
Make sure your mirrors are up-to-date. All package management tools should be compatible with pacman 5.1
:: ffmpeg2.8: installing x265 (2.8-1) breaks dependency ‘libx265.so=151-64’
ffmpeg2.8 is no longer in the repos. Remove it, and if you need it, rebuild/reinstall it from the AUR.
gcc54 and gcc5 are in conflict
For those using CUDA, if this error comes up, run the update from terminal
sudo pacman -Syyu
and type YES to replace gcc5 with gcc54
Extension "Workspace to Dock" is bugged
Be careful like there is a bug if you use the Extension "Workspace to Dock". You need to update/install this version in ~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/ for not have desktop freeze after reboot : https://github.com/passingthru67/workspaces-to-dock/archive/master.zip
Thanks for nabd who have solved this issue : [Testing Update] 2018-05-11 - Kernels, GCC8, Gnome 3.28.2, Cinnamon, KDE Apps 18.04.1, LibreOffice
I see a lot of pacnew files
Well, there is no manual intervention needed for pacnew files coming from filesystem package. The best thing you can do is, do nothing.
Never, ever, ever, ever, ever merge the pacnew file for /etc/{passwd,shadow,gshadow,group}, unless you want to make the new comments match aesthetically with your in-use user accounts database. The only practical difference that merging can ever cause is to accidentally delete users or mangle the whole file's syntax and render your computer maybe unbootable.
More advice in this regard you may find here.
Nvidia drivers and Fermi support
With the current Nvidia driver release v396.24, support for the old Fermi cards got dropped. Please switch either over to Nouveau driver or downgrade to v390xx driver series.
Bumblebee users follow:
sudo mhwd -r pci video-hybrid-intel-nvidia-bumblebee
sudo mhwd -i pci video-hybrid-intel-nvidia-390xx-bumblebee
Normal users follow:
sudo mhwd -r pci video-nvidia
sudo mhwd -i pci video-nvidia-390xx
To switch to opensource drivers do:
sudo mhwd -r pci video-nvidia
sudo mhwd -i pci video-linux
Changes made to Glibc
The new version of glibc removes support for NIS and NIS+. The default /etc/nsswitch.conf file provided by filesystem package already reflects this change. Please make sure to merge pacnew file if it exists prior to upgrade.
NIS functionality can still be enabled by installing libnss_nis package. There is no replacement for NIS+ in the official repositories.
Changes made to PAM
pam 1.3.0-2 no longer ships pam_unix2 module and pam_unix_*.so compatibility symlinks. Before upgrading, review PAM configuration files in the /etc/pam.d directory and replace removed modules with pam_unix.so. Users of pam_unix2 should also reset their passwords after such change. Defaults provided by pambase package do not need any modifications.
Check grep -rn 'pam_unix[2_]' /etc/pam.d, if no output, you need to do nothing.
Samba units renamed
Note: In samba 4.8.0-1, the units were renamed from smbd.service and nmbd.service to smb.service and nmb.service.
To provide basic file sharing through SMB start/enable smb.service and/or nmb.service services. See the smbd(8) and nmbd(8) man pages for details, as the nmb.service service may not always be required.
Directory permissions differ
Directory permissions differ on /var/lib/samba/private/
filesystem: 755 package: 700
sudo chmod 700 /var/lib/samba/private/
Samba - Error 255: net usershare add: cannot convert name "Everyone" to a SID.
Currently there seems to be an issue when using group = sambashare with Samba 4.8.1-1, which is used by default in thesmb.conf provided by Manjaro. Changing it to group = +sambashare or force group = +sambashare resolves this. However, we might fill out a bug report, to see why that is currently needed.
Commenting/removing group = sambashare is also a viable solution.
Long delay for starting Desktop Environment
There's a bug which is exhausting the entropy pool. This is refilled over time through e.g. disk activity and mouse movement. You can increase the fill rate with a software solution:
sudo pacman -S haveged
sudo systemctl enable haveged
sudo systemctl start haveged
An alternative method if activating the haveged service is not something you want to do is to press the shift key 8-10 times in succession.
Thanks guys.
