Items from previous update sets
AMD-Ucode introduction
All users of AMD-APUs/CPUs should install this update like this:
sudo pacman -Syyu
sudo pacman -S amd-ucode
sudo pacman -R intel-ucode
sudo update-grub
Step 3 is optional.
LibreOffice has no window decoration in KDE
New line export SAL_USE_VCLPLUGIN=gtk3_kde5, once merged into existing /etc/profile.d/libreoffice-fresh.sh , fixes a moderately longterm issue. If it doesn't work for you, you may use gtk instead of gtk3_kde5 as UI framework.
Something using Perl/Python/glibc broke
Rebuilds needed! If it's an AUR package, rebuild it. If it's a repo package, please report and check back regularly for rebuilds.
Issues with folder view widget in KDE v5.13
KDE introduced a new setting for icon sizes. Now you're able to define also the size for your panel. If you have a high-DPI display, you may want to increase the value. This will fix the display issue with given widget.
Pulseaudio changes
With this update we have a /etc/pulse/default.pa.pacnew. It may be necessary to merge (some lines related to “GSettings” in /etc/pulse/default.pa ) if 'default.pa' has been customised.
File conflict engrampa.tap
thunar-archive-plugin: /usr/lib/xfce4/thunar-archive-plugin/engrampa.tap exists in filesystem (owned by engrampa-thunar-plugin)
thunar-archive-plugin has added native support for the Engrampa archive manager. engrampa-thunar-plugin is no longer needed. Remove engrampa-thunar-plugin to continue with the update.
Kernel 4.9 issues
Seems on rare conditions you may face a faulty boot with linux49. It results in messages similar like this: <module> likely not compiled with -mcmodel=kernel. Also you will land in the emergency console.
We recommend to install at least another kernel as backup. You may follow this post to recover. v4.9.107-2 is known to be working.
:: 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.
