Latest Updates
[server-core] fixed source url for abs
09:00 Mar 10
[server-core] fixed abs i686 configuration
08:57 Mar 10
[server-core] removed issue.ssh in favour of /etc/motd
21:58 Mar 09
[server-core] updated motd to be cleaner
21:51 Mar 09
[server-core] fixed abs config file
21:22 Mar 09
[server-extra] php -> 5.2.13
21:16 Mar 09
[server-core] updated kernel boot logo to new logo
20:26 Mar 09
[server-core] patched abs to suit our project infrastructure
19:48 Mar 09
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Welcome to the home of ArchServer, a derivative work of Arch Linux designed to be more stable in order to be suitable for server use.
Arch Linux is a Linux distribution gaining in popularity due to it's KISS (Keep It Simple) philosophy, speed and rolling-release update methods. It has become a popular desktop distribution among users who are willing to devote time to configuring and maintaining their computer system.
The KISS philosophy and speed make it ideal for use in server environments, however the rolling-release system make it potentially unstable meaning administrators often have to spend more time maintaining the system during upgrade cycles compared to other distributions which do not use the rolling-release update model (such as Debian, RedHat or CentOS). Read more in the wiki...
ArchServer is an unofficial community project. It is still in development. There is currently no stable release suitable for production usage yet.
If you have the skills and are interested in becoming involved with this project, please see this wiki page
Latest News
First Progress Meeting
The first ArchServer progress meeting will be held on Friday 5th March at 2300hrs UTC. See [1] for timezone planner.
There is a meeting agenda available in the wiki [2] so if you wish anything in particular to be discussed, please edit the wiki and add your topic.
The meeting will be held on IRC in #ArchServer-meeting (FreeNode Network) and will be logged [3] for those who can't make it to review afterwards. The channel will be moderated to help maintain a coherent and focuses discussion, but topics and points can be private messaged to the chairperson (fukawi2).
We hope to see you there!
[1] http://bit.ly/aQp0Yz
[2] http://wiki.archserver.org/index.php/Meeting_Agenda
[3] http://irclogs.archserver.org/archserver-meeting/today
Kernel Package Changes
The kernel26 package has been replaced with the kernel26-lts package. Unfortunately the normal replace=() functionality of pacman won't handle the transition so some manual intervention is required.
During the update it is necessary to install this package explicitly using `pacman -S kernel26-lts`
Furthermore it is best is to remove 'kernel26' as well as 'kernel26-firmware' before installing 'kernel26-lts' to avoid any conflicts in the firmware package files.
If there are any issues, please report them to the Bug Tracker [1]
[1] http://bugs.archserver.org
Tagline Poll Results
Well as I sit in Wellington International Airport (at 5.00am) on my way home from linux.conf.au I see that the voting has reached 100 votes! And the winner is..................
"Simplicity Meets Stability"
Thank-you to everyone who voted. The tag line will be branded across the site(s) over the next few days. We are still developing an official logo for the project so if anyone has any l33t design skillz, head over to the forum and see the thread there to contribute your ideas.