[manjaro-general] Ninth Update-Pack available for Manjaro 0.8.7!

Wed Nov 13 19:24:12 CET 2013

[![system_software_update][1]][2]This is our ninht update-pack for 0.8.7 series.

We updated linux34 to 3.4.68, linux310 to 3.10.18, linux311 to 3.10.7 and added finally linux312 with 3.12.0. KDE got updated to 4.11.3. For more information see [here][3]. Pamac gained AUR support. More information [here][4].

Nvidia drivers are now at 331.20 and 304.116. If you have issues with the new nvidia driver, please try also nvidia-legacy or try to solve them as written in our [wiki][5]. Don't do this update yet if you use 3rd-party kernels. Still waiting for an updated Catalyst release.

**Current supported kernels:**

  * Linux34 **3.4.68** - our default kernel series for Manjaro 0.8.7
  * Linux38 **3.8.13.12** - stable extended support kernel maintained by Canonical
  * Linux310 **3.10.18** - it gets better with each update …
  * Linux311 **3.11.7** - current stable release by Linus. AMD users should check out the new power support

* Linux311 **3.12.0** - the latest and greatest. Don't use it yet …

**Key-Updates:**

  * KDE 4.11.3
  * Linux 3.4.68, 3.10.18, 3.11.7 & 3.12.0
  * pamac with AUR support
  * Nvidia 331.20 and 304.116

**Changes in Detail:**

  * community i686: 169 new and 163 removed package(s)
  * community x86_64: 169 new and 163 removed package(s)
  * core i686: 28 new and 25 removed package(s)
  * core x86_64: 28 new and 25 removed package(s)
  * extra i686: 547 new and 521 removed package(s)
  * extra x86_64: 543 new and 518 removed package(s)
  * multilib x86_64: 27 new and 23 removed package(s)

**Update instructions:**

Update your system as usual with pamac, octopi or pacman:

    sudo pacman -Syu

Notice: You might have to wait until your mirror has synced.  
Please check: [http://repo.manjaro.org][6]

**Talk about this Update:**

You can talk about this update-pack in our [forum][7].

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_**Tip:** KDE 4.11 includes a reworked OpenGL 2 compositor. OpenGL 3.1 got introduced. By default OpenGL 2 with the fallback to OpenGL 1 is used. If the hardware doesn’t support OpenGL 3.1 it automatically falls back to OpenGL 2 or OpenGL 1. When running kwin_gles KDE defaults to OpenGL ES 3.0 if present otherwise OpenGL ES 2.0 is used. Catalyst Legacy seems to have issues with this change. Here is a workaround to get it working:_

    #!/bin/bash
    export $(dbus-launch)
    export KWIN_DIRECT_GL=1
    export KWIN_COMPOSE=O2
    kwin --replace &

_Save it as a script and place it into your **~/.config/autostart** dir. It is also possible to disable compositing till upstream fixes the bug._

   [1]: http://manjaro.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/system_software_update.png
   [2]: http://manjaro.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/system_software_update.png (Ninth Update-Pack available for Manjaro 0.8.7!)
   [3]: http://kde.org/announcements/announce-4.11.3.php
   [4]: http://forum.manjaro.org/index.php?topic=8201.0
   [5]: http://wiki.manjaro.org/index.php?title=Configure_NVIDIA_%28non-free%29_settings_and_load_them_on_Startup#Troubleshooting:_X-Server_Failed_to_Start_and_Install
   [6]: http://repo.manjaro.org
   [7]: http://forum.manjaro.org/index.php?topic=8081.0

URL: http://manjaro.org/2013/11/13/ninth-update-pack-available-for-manjaro-0-8-7/