Re: [arch-general] Tips for a stable GNOME Shell?

2018-02-11 Thread freq via arch-general
Be careful when clicking shortened links like "goo.gl", they can be phishing tactic linkage. On Mon, 12 Feb 2018 00:47:33 -0200 "Marcelo \"Marc\" Ranolfi via arch-general" wrote: > Hi, > > Replacing GDM for LightDM was a smart move. > (You can make it look like GDM; here's a hand: https://goo.

Re: [arch-general] Tips for a stable GNOME Shell?

2018-02-11 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Mon, 12 Feb 2018 00:47:33 -0200, Marcelo "Marc" Ranolfi wrote: >On Sun, Feb 11, 2018 at 8:39 PM, Giovanni Santini wrote: >> Hello again, >> Thanks to your suggestions, I decided to >> 1. Replace GDM with LightDM >> 2. Install LXDE as lightweight DE >> The installation was easy and I am really gl

Re: [arch-general] Tips for a stable GNOME Shell?

2018-02-11 Thread Marcelo "Marc" Ranolfi via arch-general
Hi, Replacing GDM for LightDM was a smart move. (You can make it look like GDM; here's a hand: https://goo.gl/WpMrYg) If you like GNOME and would still like to use it, I recommend changing vm.swappiness to a higher value (default is 60). In my case I found that changing it to 80 solved most of my

Re: [arch-general] Corrupt Package (confirmed 2 servers) dovecot, jansson, python2-pillow

2018-02-11 Thread Doug Newgard via arch-general
On Sun, 11 Feb 2018 16:22:04 -0600 "David C. Rankin" wrote: > On 02/11/2018 07:09 AM, Doug Newgard via arch-general wrote: > >> I refreshed the keylist with pacman-key no help, I finally just tagged > >> TrustAll at the end of the line in packman.conf and it worked fine. There > >> are > >> scre

Re: [arch-general] Corrupt Package (confirmed 2 servers) dovecot, jansson, python2-pillow

2018-02-11 Thread Eli Schwartz via arch-general
On 02/11/2018 06:46 PM, David C. Rankin wrote: > On 02/11/2018 04:48 PM, Eli Schwartz via arch-general wrote: >> There >> have been numerous forum posts, mailing list threads, IRC discussions, >> Reddit discussions, Twitter discussions, and for all I know Linux User >> Group conventions discussing

Re: [arch-general] Corrupt Package (confirmed 2 servers) dovecot, jansson, python2-pillow

2018-02-11 Thread freq via arch-general
I agree with the statements about social media being a poor choice to post Arch questions. Let's face it, social media is only out for itself and isn't exactly the portrait of being social. This is the internet and you don't need a name or identity to use it to your benefit. The BBS, Forum, Wiki

Re: [arch-general] Corrupt Package (confirmed 2 servers) dovecot, jansson, python2-pillow

2018-02-11 Thread David C. Rankin
On 02/11/2018 04:48 PM, Eli Schwartz via arch-general wrote: > There > have been numerous forum posts, mailing list threads, IRC discussions, > Reddit discussions, Twitter discussions, and for all I know Linux User > Group conventions discussing the issue ad nauseam -- and by this I mean > to say t

Re: [arch-general] Corrupt Package (confirmed 2 servers) dovecot, jansson, python2-pillow

2018-02-11 Thread Eli Schwartz via arch-general
On 02/11/2018 05:22 PM, David C. Rankin wrote: > On 02/11/2018 07:09 AM, Doug Newgard via arch-general wrote: >>> I refreshed the keylist with pacman-key no help, I finally just tagged >>> TrustAll at the end of the line in packman.conf and it worked fine. There >>> are >>> screwed up signatures t

Re: [arch-general] Tips for a stable GNOME Shell?

2018-02-11 Thread Giovanni Santini via arch-general
Hello again, Thanks to your suggestions, I decided to 1. Replace GDM with LightDM 2. Install LXDE as lightweight DE The installation was easy and I am really glad of the RAM performance obtained (I suppose GDM was the real resource hog). These is only one small desire that is still unexpressed for

Re: [arch-general] Disable vboxadd.service & vboxadd-service.service after guest additions included in 4.15?

2018-02-11 Thread David C. Rankin
On 02/11/2018 08:14 AM, Giacomo Longo via arch-general wrote: > You can also use ConditionKernelVersion like so > > /etc/systemd/system/{vboxadd,vboxadd-service}.service.d/kerver.conf > - > [Unit] > ConditionKernelVersion=<4.15 > > > Giacomo Longo

Re: [arch-general] Corrupt Package (confirmed 2 servers) dovecot, jansson, python2-pillow

2018-02-11 Thread David C. Rankin
On 02/11/2018 07:09 AM, Doug Newgard via arch-general wrote: >> I refreshed the keylist with pacman-key no help, I finally just tagged >> TrustAll at the end of the line in packman.conf and it worked fine. There are >> screwed up signatures there. >> > The issue is in your local keyring. Check all

Re: [arch-general] Disable vboxadd.service & vboxadd-service.service after guest additions included in 4.15?

2018-02-11 Thread Giacomo Longo via arch-general
You can also use ConditionKernelVersion like so /etc/systemd/system/{vboxadd,vboxadd-service}.service.d/kerver.conf - [Unit] ConditionKernelVersion=<4.15 Giacomo Longo 2018-02-11 13:47 GMT+01:00 Giacomo Longo : > So you want to have > > vboxadd-s

Re: [arch-general] Disable vboxadd.service & vboxadd-service.service after guest additions included in 4.15?

2018-02-11 Thread Damjan Georgievski via arch-general
On 11 February 2018 at 13:47, Giacomo Longo via arch-general wrote: > So you want to have > > vboxadd-service and vboxadd systemd services not starting on Linux kernel > versions 4.15 and above? > > You can manage this by creating a template systemd unit > > /etc/systemd/system/kernel-version-less

Re: [arch-general] Corrupt Package (confirmed 2 servers) dovecot, jansson, python2-pillow

2018-02-11 Thread Doug Newgard via arch-general
On Sun, 11 Feb 2018 06:33:56 -0600 "David C. Rankin" wrote: > On 02/11/2018 04:42 AM, Simon Doppler wrote: > > The error means that your pacman keyring knows Eli's key but has no > > trustlevel > > associated to it (have you tried refreshing the keys or reinstalling the > > archlinux-keyring p

Re: [arch-general] Disable vboxadd.service & vboxadd-service.service after guest additions included in 4.15?

2018-02-11 Thread Giacomo Longo via arch-general
So you want to have vboxadd-service and vboxadd systemd services not starting on Linux kernel versions 4.15 and above? You can manage this by creating a template systemd unit /etc/systemd/system/kernel-version-less-then@.service --- [Unit] Description=Check if cur

Re: [arch-general] Corrupt Package (confirmed 2 servers) dovecot, jansson, python2-pillow

2018-02-11 Thread David C. Rankin
On 02/11/2018 04:42 AM, Simon Doppler wrote: > The error means that your pacman keyring knows Eli's key but has no > trustlevel > associated to it (have you tried refreshing the keys or reinstalling the > archlinux-keyring package?). Eli's key has been recently added to the keyring > and may no

Re: [arch-general] Corrupt Package (confirmed 2 servers) dovecot, jansson, python2-pillow

2018-02-11 Thread Simon Doppler
Hi David, I just tried to download the dovecot package and go no errors (from [1]) > error: jansson: signature from "Eli Schwartz " is marginal trust The error means that your pacman keyring knows Eli's key but has no trustlevel associated to it (have you tried refreshing the keys or reinstall

[arch-general] Corrupt Package (confirmed 2 servers) dovecot, jansson, python2-pillow

2018-02-11 Thread David C. Rankin
All, Encountered corrupt packages tonight and confirmed by redownload from 2 different servers: Packages (3) dovecot-2.3.0-2 jansson-2.10-3 python2-pillow-5.0.0-1 Total Download Size:3.49 MiB Total Installed Size: 13.69 MiB Net Upgrade Size: 0.55 MiB :: Proceed with installation?