New editions of the batch manager PACMAN 6.0.0 and the Archinstall 2.2.0 used in the Arch Linux distribution.
Main changes in PACMAN 6.0:
- Added support for downloading files to several parallel streams.
- Implemented an output of a string with indication of the data loading progress. To disable progress indicator in Pacman.conf, you can specify the “–noprogressBar” option.
- automatic skipping mirrors, when accessing which a large number of errors are recorded.
- Mandatory download of digital stake signatures is enabled, even if the digital signature is embedded in the repository database or the package is in the cache. In the absence of a digital signature in the database for verification, signs can be used, separately saved in Cachedir.
- Added the ability to specify in the package of several values ’Architecture’.
- in the color report on the upcoming update more noticeably allocated numbers of versions.
- Added support for the installation of extended attributes (XATTR) when retrieving packages.
- stopped support for the AutoTools assembly system.
- solved problems with assembly on platforms such as FreeBSD.
- in MAKEPKG Added optimization support at the binding stage, ZSTD compression algorithm and Fossil code management system.
Basic changes to ArchInstall 2.2.0 (Recall that from April assemblies to Installation ISO images Arch Linux is integrated by the installer):
- Added installation profiles to create servers, as well as to install user environments Deepin, Enlightenment and SWAY.
- Added CockPit Application Profiles, Docker, Apache Httpd, Lighttpd, Mariadb, Nginx, PostgreSQL, SSHD and Tomcat.
- Added support for GRUB as a secondary bootloader.
- Added the ability to select the option of the Linux kernel installed and change the kernel parameters.
- In the form of selection, it is possible to select several elements at once.
- Added support for downloading settings from files in JSON format.
- In the dialogue mode, an advanced mode (–Advanced) has been added, which allows you to set arbitrary parameter values.
- is given the ability to activate NTP when choosing a time zone.
- improved keyboard layout.
- Added support for work in EFI and BIOS modes.
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