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<div>[[Category:Boot process (English)]]<br />
{{i18n|Windows and Arch Dual Boot}}<br />
This is a simple article detailing different methods of Arch/Windows coexistence.<br />
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==Windows and Arch Dual Booting==<br />
In this example, we will install Windows first, and subsequently install the GRUB bootloader along with Arch, allowing for dual boot.<br />
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Installation will be standard, but there are a few things to keep in mind:<br />
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1. You may have to use logical partitions for some of your partitions, because there can only be up to 4 primary partitions per disk.<br />
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2. Remember to write down your partitions numbers: "sda1, sda2... sda8", noting which type of partitions belong to their relevant number. For example:<br />
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:; sda1 : Windows - 30GB should be enough. Many new games exceed 10GB each so bear this in mind.<br />
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:; sda2 : /boot - 100MB is enough (optional)<br />
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:; sda3 : / - about 25GB is appropriate<br />
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:; sda4: swap - between 1024MB and 4096MB (optional)<br />
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:; sda5: /home - use rest of hard drive (optional)<br />
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It is important to note that there is a 1024 cylinder limit with some older BIOSs. This means that the BIOS cannot access things beyond the 1024th cylinder (about 8.5GB), so the /boot partition should be in the first 8.5GB (space before Windows partition). [http://gparted.sourceforge.net/livecd.php GParted LiveCD] or a partitioning tool in [http://www.sysresccd.org/Main_Page SystemRescueCd] are useful for moving and resizing partitions to accommodate this.<br />
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3. When installing grub, you must configure /boot/grub/menu.lst), and '''make sure to install grub to /boot (or root (/) if you did not create a separate partition for /boot)'''. ''Installing grub onto your Windows partition may cause Windows not to boot.'' There should be about three lines at the end of the file that speak about chainloading to boot other OSs, these can most generally be uncommented if you follow above convention, this would place windows boot point at hd0,0 or sda1. Thus you would have something akin to this:<br />
{{Note|The above instruction is conflict with the GRUB installation position documented in [[GRUB#General notes about bootloader installation]] which says GRUB should be installed to MBR or the first partition to be recognized by most BIOS.}}<br />
{{Note|It is also possible to install GRUB to MBR (dev/sda). This works fine with Windows 7.}}<br />
# Windows XP<br />
title Windows XP<br />
rootnoverify (hd0,0)<br />
chainloader +1<br />
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The parts of this entry break down as follows:<br />
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:; title Windows XP : Can be anything you like, it will just be what is displayed in the grub bootup screen<br />
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:; rootnoverify (hd0,0) : Remember the partition numbers we wrote down, here you write in the partition number of your windows partition. This sets the windows boot at root, even though GRUB cannot read it.<br />
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:; chainloader +1 : What this does is call the Windows boot loader that is still in MBR in our case, since GRUB cannot boot Windows itself.<br />
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*The file is read from the top down, so the system listed first will be the one to auto boot, if no keys are pressed during the grub boot screen.<br />
*GRUB uses a zero indexed system of numbering drives and partitions, which is a different convention than you may be used to seeing:<br />
First disk, first partition=sda1=hd0,0<br />
First disk, second partition=sda2=hd0,1<br />
Second disk, first partition=sdb1=hd1,0<br />
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==Dual Booting from Multiple Hard Drives==<br />
To dual boot from two separate hard drives (e.g., one dedicated Linux drive and one dedicated Windows drive) and Windows is not on the first hard drive, the Windows boot loader must be "tricked" into thinking Windows is on the first hard drive. Do this by adding the following lines to your menu.lst config file:<br />
map (hd0) (hd1)<br />
map (hd1) (hd0)<br />
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So the entry for Windows on second disk, first partition will look like this:<br />
title Microsoft Windows XP Professional<br />
root (hd1,0)<br />
savedefault<br />
makeactive<br />
map (hd0) (hd1)<br />
map (hd1) (hd0)<br />
chainloader +1<br />
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Or if the above configuration doesn't work, you might try the one below from the Arch Wiki GRUB page:<br />
title Windows<br />
map (hd0) (hd1)<br />
map (hd1) (hd0)<br />
rootnoverify (hd1,0)<br />
makeactive #if you use Windows7 this line should be commented out<br />
chainloader +1<br />
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More information on GRUB configuration can be found in [http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/manual/grub.html the GRUB manual].<br />
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==Other Layouts==<br />
1. You could use:<br />
:; sda1 : Windows XP<br />
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:; sda2 : swap<br />
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:; sda3 : root<br />
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:; sda4 : home<br />
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and not use an extended partition (as /boot will be in the / partition as well).<br />
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2. LVM (Linux Volume Management) is also a possibility to use. You could simply create a single LVM partition and let it create the other partitions inside it. This allows a single partition to hold all your needed GNU/Linux data, and allows to easily partitions when necessary.<br />
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==Notes on /home==<br />
You may not wish to store you documents on this mountpoint, especially if you wish to share data between both Windows and Arch Linux. Historically, this was done on a FAT partition because writing to NTFS was still experimental. [http://www.ntfs-3g.org/ NTFS-3G] now offers stable writing to NTFS partitions, so you can just leave this as another partition that will be shared by both Windows and arch. Another option would be to use some of the tools in Windows, such as [http://www.fs-driver.org/ fs-driver] and use an ext3 or ext2 partition to store documents (fs-driver will mount ext3 partitions as ext2, so you will not be able to take advantage of journaling while in Windows).<br />
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==Using Windows boot-loader==<br />
Another option is sort of the reverse of what is described at the beginning of this article where GRUB loads the Windows boot loader, which then loads Windows. Under this option, the Windows boot loader load GRUB, which then loads arch. <br />
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===Using Windows 7 Boot-Loader===<br />
Excerpted from http://www.iceflatline.com/2009/09/how-to-dual-boot-windows-7-and-linux-using-bcdedit/<br />
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This assumes you have already resized your Win partition, created Linux partitions, and installed linux. Some documents state that the partition being loaded by the Win boot-loader must be a primary partition but I have used this without problem on an extended partition.<br />
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*When installing the grub bootloader, install it on your '''/boot''' partition rather than the MBR. {{Note| For instance, my '''/boot''' partition is '''/dev/sda5'''. So I installed grub at '''/dev/sda5''' instead of '''/dev/sda'''}}<br />
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*Under linux make a copy of the boot info by typing the following at the command shell:<br />
<pre><br />
my_windows_part=/dev/sda3<br />
my_boot_part=/dev/sda5<br />
mkdir /media/win<br />
mount $my_windows_part /media/win<br />
dd if=$my_boot_part of=/media/win/linux.bin bs=512 count=1<br />
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*Boot to windows and run '''cmd''' with administrator privileges (navigate to Start->All Programs->Accessories, Right-click on Command Prompt and select “Run as administrator.”)<br />
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bcdedit /create /d “Linux” /application BOOTSECTOR<br />
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*BCDEdit will return an alphanumeric identifier for this entry that I will refer to as {ID} in the remaining steps. You’ll need to replace {ID} by the actual returned identifier. An example of {ID} is {d7294d4e-9837-11de-99ac-f3f3a79e3e93}. <br />
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bcdedit /set {ID} device partition=c:<br />
bcdedit /set {ID} path \linux.bin<br />
bcdedit /displayorder {ID} /addlast<br />
bcdedit /timeout 30<br />
</pre><br />
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Done! Reboot and enjoy. In my case I'm using the Win bootloader so that I can map my Dell Precision M4500's second power button to boot linux instead of windows. <br />
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===Using Windows 2k/XP Boot-Loader===<br />
For information on this method see http://www.geocities.com/epark/linux/grub-w2k-HOWTO.html. I do not believe there are any distinct advantages of this method over the linux boot-loader, you will still need a /boot partition, and this one is arguably more difficult to setup.</div>Toadsworthhttps://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php?title=Frequently_asked_questions&diff=140202Frequently asked questions2011-05-06T23:56:22Z<p>Toadsworth: /* Q) Which desktop environment or window manager should I use? */</p>
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<div>[[Category:About Arch (English)]]<br />
[[Category:FAQs (English)]]<br />
{{i18n|FAQ}}<br />
[[de:FAQ]]<br />
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Besides the questions covered below, you may find [[The Arch Way]] and [[Arch Linux]] helpful. Both of the articles contain a good deal of information about Arch Linux.<br />
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= General =<br />
==Q) What is Arch Linux? ==<br />
'''A)''' From the article entitled [[Arch Linux]]:<br />
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''Arch Linux is an independently developed i686/x86-64 community distribution, based on a rolling-release model and targeted at competent GNU/Linux users which offers large binary repositories and excellent package management as well as a ports-like packaging system. Development focuses on a balance of minimalism, elegance, code correctness and modernity. Version 0.1 (Homer) was released March 11, 2002.''<br />
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==Q) Why would I want to use Arch? ==<br />
'''A)''' If, after reading about the [[The Arch Way]] philosophy, you wish to embrace the 'do-it-yourself' approach and require, or desire, a simple, elegant, highly customizable, bleeding edge, general purpose GNU/Linux distribution, you may like Arch.<br />
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==Q) Why would I not want to use Arch?==<br />
'''A)''' You may not want to use Arch if<br />
* after reading [[The Arch Way]], you disagree with the philosophy.<br />
* you do not have the ability/time/desire for a 'do-it-yourself' GNU/Linux distribution.<br />
* you require support for an architecture other than x86_64 or i686.<br />
* you take a strong stand on using a distribution which only provides free software as defined by GNU.<br />
* you require package signing for security.<br />
* you believe an operating system should configure itself, run out of the box, and include a complete default set of software and desktop environment on the installation media.<br />
* you do not want a bleeding edge, rolling release GNU/Linux distribution.<br />
* you are happy with your current OS.<br />
* you want an OS that targets a different userbase.<br />
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==Q) What distro is Arch based on? ==<br />
'''A)''' Arch is independently developed, was built from scratch and is not based on any other GNU/Linux distribution. Before creating Arch, Judd Vinet admired and used CRUX, a great, minimalist distro created by Per Lidén. Originally inspired by ideas in common with CRUX, Arch was built from scratch, and pacman was then coded in C.<br />
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==Q) I am a complete GNU/Linux beginner. Should I use Arch?==<br />
'''A)''' This question has had much debate. Arch is targeted at more-advanced GNU/Linux users, but some people feel "Arch is a good place to start". If you are a beginner and want to use Arch, just be warned that you must be willing to learn as well as accept the fact that Arch is largely a do-it-yourself distribution. It is the user who assembles the system, and controls what it will be. Before asking any question, do your own independent research by googling, searching the Wiki, and searching the forum (and reading past FAQs). If you do that, you should be fine. Also know that many people do not want to answer the same basic questions over and over, so you are exposing yourself to that environment. ''There is a reason these resources were created/made available to you in the first place.'' Many thousands of ''volunteered'' hours have been spent compiling this excellent information.<br />
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Recommended reading: The Arch Linux [[Beginners Guide|Beginners' Guide]].<br />
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==Q) Arch requires too much time and effort to install and use. Also, the community keeps telling me to RTFM in so many words.==<br />
'''A)''' Arch is designed for and used by a specifically targeted user base. Perhaps it is not right for you.<br />
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==Q) Is Arch designed to be used as a server? A desktop? A workstation?==<br />
'''A)''' Arch is not designed for any particular type of use. Rather, it is designed for a particular type of ''user''. Arch targets competent users who enjoy its do-it-yourself nature, and who further exploit it to shape the system to fit their unique needs. Therefore, in the hands of its target user base, Arch can be used for virtually any purpose. Many use Arch on both their desktops and workstations. And of course, archlinux.org runs on Arch.<br />
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==Q) I really like Arch, except the development team needs to implement ''"feature X"''.==<br />
'''A)''' Before going further, did you read [[The Arch Way]]? Have you provided the feature/solution? Does it conform to the Arch philosophy of ''minimalism'' and ''code-correctness over convenience''? Get involved, contribute your code/solution to the community. If it is well regarded by the community and development team, perhaps it will be merged. The Arch community thrives on contribution and sharing of code and tools.<br />
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==Q) When will the new release be made?==<br />
'''A)''' Arch Linux releases are merely a snapshot of the /core repository, combined with various features or modifications to the installer script itself. The rolling release model keeps every Arch Linux system current and on the bleeding edge by issuing one command.<br />
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For this reason, releases are not terribly important in Arch, because the rolling-release system makes new releases out of date as soon as a package has been updated. If you are looking to obtain the latest Arch Linux release, you do not need to reinstall. You simply run the {{Codeline|pacman -Syu}} command and your system will be identical to what you would get with a brand-new install.<br />
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For this same reason, new Arch Linux releases are not typically full of new and exciting features. New and exciting features are released as needed with the packages that are updated, and can be obtained immediately via {{Codeline|pacman -Syu}}.<br />
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==Q) Is Arch Linux a stable distro? Will I get frequent breakage? ==<br />
'''A)''' The long and short answer is: It is largely as stable as ''you'' make it. <br />
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''You'' assemble your own Arch system, atop the simple base environment, and ''you'' control system upgrades. (Obviously, a larger, more complicated system incorporating multitudes of packages, multiple toolkits and desktop environments would be more likely to experience configuration issues due to upstream changes than a slimmer, more simple system would.) Arch is targeted at capable, proactive users. General UNIX competence and good system maintenance and upgrade practices also play a large role in system stability. Also recall that Arch packages are predominantly unpatched, so most application issues are inherently upstream.<br />
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Therefore, it is ''the user'' who is ultimately responsible for the stability of his own rolling release system. The user decides when to upgrade, and merges necessary changes when required. If the user reaches out to the community for help, it is often provided in a timely manner. The difference between Arch and other distributions in this regard is that Arch is truly a 'do-it-yourself' distro; complaints of breakage are misguided and unproductive, since upstream changes are not the responsibility of Arch devs.<br />
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==Q) What exactly ''is'' this 'BSD-style' init framework I keep hearing about? ==<br />
Part of BSD's heritage is the simple init framework that it has incorporated. The main difference between a BSD init and a sysV init is that Arch's BSD-style init uses a single line in a single file, {{Filename|/etc/rc.conf}}, to point to scripts within a single directory, {{Filename|etc/rc.d/}}, for all system services, regardless of runlevel.<br />
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A SysV init, on the other hand, would use a system of multiple directories (usually 7 by default), one for each runlevel: {{Filename|/etc/rc.0,1,2,3,4,5,6}}. Each directory contains a gratuitous number of symlinks; one for each service. Each symlink points to a corresponding script in the {{Filename|/etc/init.d/}} directory. Needless to say, the SysV method is more complex, as by default dozens of symlinks reside under each {{Filename|/etc/rc.0,1,2,3,4,5,6}} directory in addition to all the scripts under {{Filename|/etc/init.d/}}. Keeping in line with its simple philosophy, Arch uses the BSD-style init.<br />
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==Q) Arch needs more press (i.e. advertisement)==<br />
'''A)''' Arch gets plenty of press as it is. The goal of Arch Linux is not to be large, but rather, to provide an elegant, minimalist and bleeding edge distribution focused on simplicity and code-correctness. Organic, sustainable growth occurs naturally amongst the target user base.<br />
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==Q) Arch needs more developers==<br />
'''A)''' Possibly so. Feel free to volunteer your time! Visit the [http://bbs.archlinux.org forums], [[IRC_Channel|IRC channels]], and [http://mailman.archlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/ mailing lists], and see what needs to be done. Getting involved in the Community Contributions subforum is a good way to start.<br />
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==Q) Why is Arch so slow? Programs open slowly or do not run at all!==<br />
'''A)''' Make sure that your hostname is correctly set in {{Filename|/etc/hosts}} (i.e., that it matches the hostname in {{Filename|/etc/rc.conf}}. Have a look at "Configure the System" in The [[Beginners_Guide#F:_Configure_the_System|Beginners' Guide]]). If the hostnames do not match, applications may start up very slowly.<br />
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==Q) Why is my internet so slow compared to other operating systems?==<br />
'''A)''' Is your network configured correctly? Have you double checked your {{Filename|/etc/rc.conf}} {{Filename|/etc/hosts}} and {{Filename|/etc/resolv.conf}}? Have a look at "Configure the System" in The [[Beginners_Guide#F:_Configure_the_System|Beginners' Guide]].<br />
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==Q) Why is Arch using all my RAM?==<br />
'''A)''' Essentially, unused RAM is wasted RAM. <br />
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Many new users notice how the Linux kernel handles memory differently than they are used to. Since accessing data in RAM is much faster than from disk, the kernel caches recently accessed data in memory. The cached data is only cleared when the system begins to run out of unused memory and new data still needs to be loaded.<br />
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Perhaps the most common culprit of this confusion is the {{Codeline|free}} command:<br />
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{{Command|name=free -m|output=<nowiki> total used free shared buffers cached<br />
Mem: 1009 741 267 0 104 359<br />
-/+ buffers/cache: 278 731<br />
Swap: 1537 0 1537</nowiki>}}<br />
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It is important to note the {{Codeline|-/+ buffers/cache:}} line -- a representation of the amount of memory that is actually in "active use" and the amount of "available" memory, rather than "unused".<br />
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In the above example, a laptop with 1G of total RAM appears to be using 741M of it, with naught but a few idling terminals and web browser open! However, upon examining the emphasized line, see that only 278M of it is in "active use", and in fact 731M is "available" for new data. Apparently, 104M of that "used" memory contains buffered data and 359M contains cached data, both of which can be cleared away if needed. Only 267M of the total is truly "free" of the burden of data storage.<br />
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The result of all this? Performance!<br />
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See [http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/2770 this wonderful article] if your curiosity has been piqued!<br />
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==Q) Where did all my free space go?==<br />
'''A)''' The answer to this question depends on your system. There are some [http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Useful_Applications#Disk_Usage_Display_Programs fine utilities] that may help you find the answer.<br />
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=Package Management=<br />
==Q) I've found an error with Package X. What should I do?==<br />
'''A)''' First, you need to figure out if this error is something the Arch team can fix. Sometimes it's not (e.g. Firefox crashes may be the fault of the Mozilla team); this is called an ''upstream error''. If it is an Arch problem, there is a series of steps you can take:<br />
#Search the forums for information. See if anyone else has noticed it.<br />
#Post a [[Reporting Bug Guidelines|bug report]] with detailed information at http://bugs.archlinux.org.<br />
#If you'd like, write a forum post detailing the problem and the fact that you have reported it already. This will help prevent a lot of people from reporting the same error.<br />
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==Q) Will Arch have a database for pacman?==<br />
'''A)''' Possibly. There is discussion over the issue. <br><br />
http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=11193 <br><br />
http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=10898 <br><br />
Look at http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/5328, too.<br />
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==Q) Arch packages need to use a unique naming convention. .pkg.tar.gz and .pkg.tar.xz are too long and/or confusing==<br />
'''A)''' This has been discussed on the Arch mailing list. Some proposed a .pac file extension. As far as is currently known, there is no plan to change the package extension.<br />
As Tobias Kieslich, one of the Arch devs, put it, "A package '''is''' a gzipped [xz] tarball! And it can be opened, investigated and manipulated by any tar-capable application. Moreover, the mime-type is automatically detected correctly by most applications."<br />
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==Q) Pacman needs a library so other applications can easily access package information==<br />
'''A)''' Since version 3.0.0, pacman has been the front-end to libalpm, the "Arch Linux Package Management" library. This library allows alternative front-ends to be written (for instance, a GUI front-end).<br />
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==Q) Why doesn't Pacman have an official GUI front-end?==<br />
'''A)''' Please read [[The Arch Way]] and [[Arch Linux]]. The answer is basically that the Arch dev team will not be providing one. Feel free to use one of those developed by users. There is a selective list on [[Pacman GUI Frontends]].<br />
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==Q) Pacman needs ''"feature X!"''==<br />
'''A)''' Please read [[The Arch Way]] and [[Arch Linux]]. The Arch philosophy is "Keep It Simple". If you think the idea has merit, and does not violate this simple litany, then you may choose to discuss it on the forum [http://bbs.archlinux.org/ here]. You might also like to check [http://bugs.archlinux.org here]; it's a place for feature requests if you find it is important.<br />
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However, the best way to get a feature added to Pacman or Arch Linux is to implement it yourself. The patch or code may or may not be officially accepted, but perhaps others will appreciate, test and contribute to your effort.<br />
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==Q) Arch needs a stable package branch==<br />
'''A)'''<br />
Never say never.<br />
Some of the many discussions on the topic: <br><br />
http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=11288<br />
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==Q) What's the difference between all these repositories?==<br />
'''A)''' See [[Official Repositories]].<br />
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==Q) I just installed Package X. How do I start it?==<br />
'''A)''' If you're using a desktop environment like [[KDE]] or [[GNOME]], the program should automatically show up in your menu. If you're trying to run the program from a terminal and don't know the binary name, try executing {{Codeline|pacman -Ql packagename | grep bin}}. A common problem for packages like Firefox or OpenOffice is that they are installed to {{Filename|/opt}}, which is not in your <code>$PATH</code> - you can {{Codeline|source /etc/profile}} or relogin to fix this.<br />
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==Q) Why is there only a single version of each shared library in the official repositories? ==<br />
'''A)''' Several distros, such as Debian, have different versions of shared libraries packaged as different packages: {{Codeline|libfoo1}}, {{Codeline|libfoo2}}, {{Codeline|libfoo3}} and so on. In this way it is possible to have apps compiled against different versions of libfoo installed on the same system.<br />
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Unlike Debian, Arch is a rolling-release cutting-edge distribution. The most visible trait of a cutting-edge distribution is availability of the latest versions of software in the repositories; in the case of Arch it also means that only the latest versions of all packages are officially supported. By dropping support for outdated software, package maintainers are able to spend more time ensuring the newest versions work as expected. As soon as a new version of a shared library becomes available from upstream, it is added to the repositories and affected packages are rebuilt to utilize the new version.<br />
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==Q) What if I run {{Codeline|pacman -Syu}} and there will be an update for a shared library, but no updates for apps that depend on it? ==<br />
'''A)''' This scenario should not happen at all. Assuming an application called {{Codeline|foobaz}} is in one of the official repositories and builds successfully against a new version of a shared library called {{Codeline|libbaz}}, it will be updated along with {{Codeline|libbaz}}. If, however, it doesn't build successfully, {{Codeline|foobaz}} package will have a versioned dependency, e.g.<br />
libbaz=1.5<br />
and will be removed by pacman during {{Codeline|libbaz}} upgrade due to a conflict.<br />
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If {{Codeline|foobaz}} is a package that you built yourself or installed from AUR, you should try rebuilding {{Codeline|foobaz}} against the new version of {{Codeline|libbaz}}. If the build fails, report the bug to the {{Codeline|foobaz}} developers.<br />
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==Q) Is it possible that there will be a major kernel update in the repository, but some of the driver packages will not have been updated for the latest kernel?==<br />
'''A)''' No, it's not possible. Major kernel updates i.e. {{Codeline|2.6.x}} to {{Codeline|2.6.x+1}} are always accompanied by rebuilds of all supported kernel driver packages. On the other hand, if you have an unsupported package, such as {{Codeline|catalyst}}, installed on your system, then a kernel update might break things for you if you don't rebuild {{Codeline|catalyst}} for the latest kernel. Users are responsible for updating any unsupported packages that they have installed.<br />
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=Installation=<br />
==Q) Arch needs a better installer. Maybe a GUI installer.==<br />
'''A)''' The discussion of a "better" installer is subjective. The best way to deal with these issues is to fit the installer to [[The Arch Way]]. If a suggestion for a better installer is backed with concrete arguments, it might be considered during future development of the installer. Since installation doesn't occur often (see the question above on rolling release), it is not a high priority for developers or users.<br />
However, two unofficial methods exist: [http://archie.dotsrc.org/ Archie Live CD] for [[Xfce|XFCE]] (other desktops in development) and [http://user-contributions.org/wikis/userwiki/index.php?title=Arch_Linux_Office_Install_CD Arch Linux Office Install CD] for KDE.<br />
{{Warning|Development of Archie and its derivatives and firefly has ceased and they are now out of date. Please consider using [[archiso]] or [[larch]] [http://larch.berlios.de/].}}<br />
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==Q) I installed Arch, and now I am at a bash login! What now?==<br />
'''A)''' Have a look at the Arch Linux [[Beginners' Guide]].<br />
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==Q) Which desktop environment or window manager should I use?==<br />
'''A)''' Since many are available to you, use the one you like the most to fit your needs. Have a look at the [[Desktop_Environment|Desktop Environments page.]]<br />
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==Q) What makes Arch unique amongst other "minimal" distributions?==<br />
'''A)''' A few distributions may provide minimal installation methods sharing some similar aspects to the Arch installation process. However, a few points must be noted:<br />
# Arch has been ''fundamentally designed'' as a lightweight, minimal base environment upon which to build. <br />
# Whether the Netinstall or Core images are used, the ''only'' way to install Arch is by building up from this minimal base.<br />
# The installer, base system, and the entire distribution are inherently a K.I.S.S. design approach, which makes it uniquely suitable for its target base of users.<br />
# Arch packaging is designed to be minimal and ''optional'' package dependencies are never automatically installed. Rather, the user is simply notified of their existence during package installation, resulting in a slimmer system. <br />
# AIF, the simple Arch installer, is designed for a high level of transparency, and the base system is manually configured by the user to their needed specifications.<br />
# Arch provides excellent, thoroughly complete documentation to guide one through this process of system assembly.<br />
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=Other=<br />
==Q) I get an error every time I use pacman saying 'warning: current locale is invalid; using default "C" locale'. What do I do?==<br />
'''A)''' As the error message says, your locale isn't correctly configured. Have a look at the [[Configuring locales|locale configuration wiki page]].<br />
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==Q) How do I connect to my wireless network?==<br />
'''A)''' See [[Wireless Setup]].<br />
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==Q) How do I connect to my wired network?==<br />
'''A)''' See [[Configuring Network]].<br />
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==Q) What is this AUR thing I keep hearing about?==<br />
'''A)''' See [[Arch User Repository#FAQ]].<br />
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==Q) Why do I get a green screen whenever I try to watch a video?==<br />
'''A)''' Your colour depth is set wrong. It may need to be 24 instead of 16, for example.<br />
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==Q) Spellcheck is marking all of my text as incorrect!==<br />
'''A)''' Have you installed an aspell dictionary? Use {{Codeline|pacman -Ss aspell}} to see available dictionaries for downloading.<br />
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If installing aspell dictionary files did not resolve the problem. It is most likely to be a problem with {{Codeline|enchant}}.<br />
<br />
Firstly, check what dictionary files aspell knows about using the command {{Codeline|aspell dicts}}:<br />
$ aspell dicts<br />
Prints out:<br />
en<br />
en_GB<br />
...etc<br />
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If your respective language dictionary is listed, add the following line to {{Filename|/usr/share/enchant/enchant.ordering}}:<br />
language:aspell<br />
en_GB:aspell # Example</div>Toadsworthhttps://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php?title=AUR_Cleanup_Day/2010&diff=106991AUR Cleanup Day/20102010-05-23T04:00:34Z<p>Toadsworth: added a space</p>
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<div>[[Category: Arch development (English)]][[Category: General (English)]]<br />
'''TU's are currently working through the list'''. You can still add packages but please check the whole page first. '''The TUs will not delete any useful package.'''<br />
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<br />
The AUR has a large number of obsolete packages which could use cleaning up. Examples of packages that may be cleaned up are:<br />
*packages that have been renamed or replaced<br />
*old and unmaintained developmental (cvs/svn/etc) packages<br />
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Post suggestions of packages on this pages. Trusted Users will get together and go though the list in a couple of weeks and confirm which packages should be removed.<br />
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'''Please DO NOT REMOVE suggestions from the wiki page but add a comment on why it should be kept instead. Please list packages in alphabetical order!'''<br />
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==Package List==<br />
'''Add new packages here''' - check for the package in the sorted lists below before adding<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=31378 arc-colours] - duplicate of [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=20690 gdm-arc-colors]<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=27609 argparse] - replaced by [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=26000 python-argparse]<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=31157 aria2-old] - this package is no longer needed (see comments)<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=31434 awn-extras-applets-0.4-bzr] - replaced by [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=12603 awn-extras-bzr]<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=21036 bin32-winetricks] - replaced by [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=17313 winetricks]<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=3113 bluez-hciemu] - doesnt work. no longer supported by upstream<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=1928 bmp-flac] - doesnt work anymore<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=3855 bmp-scrobbler] - doesnt work anymore<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=22241 boxee] - deprecated by [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=24206 boxee-source]<br />
* {{Package AUR|bwn-ng}}: Error because of typo. Submitted by me --[[User:Gen2ly|Gen2ly]] 09:30, 17 November 2009 (EST).<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=15730 cairo-dock svn] and [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=15731 cairo-dock plugins svn] - obsolete and duplicate through switch to bzr <br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=15202 cairo-dock-plugins] - name has changed (now : cairo-dock-plug-ins)<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=5994 click] - not maintained, broken links, dead project<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=1565 cputnik] - apparently "dead" project, broken links<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=7028 ct] - project page and sources aren't available<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=2798 divifund] - "dead" project; it's very old and doesn't work with the latest versions of its dependencies<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=17579 drift] - project page and sources aren't available<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=8042 eclipse-i18n-pack1] - not needed anymore (it's for old eclipse), broken source link<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=8041 eclipse-i18n-pack2] - not needed anymore (it's for old eclipse), broken source link<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=8044 eclipse-i18n-pack2a] - not needed anymore (it's for old eclipse), broken source link<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=8046 eclipse-i18n-packbidi] - not needed anymore (it's for old eclipse), broken source link<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=16245 entropy-cvs] - old dev-version, Enlightenment project uses svn now<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=29877 eselect] - is it needed in Arch Linux?<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=16244 evfs-cvs] - old dev-version, Enlightenment project uses svn now<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=14643 exquisite-cvs] - old dev-version, Enlightenment project uses svn now<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=11856 falldown] - project page and sources aren't available<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=15041 fbpager-git] - broken links (see comment by hadrurus)<br />
<--firefox-like pkgs cleaning--><br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=18818 bin32-swiftweasel-athlon64] - outdated from a long time.<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=22244 firefox-beta] - this one should be renamed - it's prebuild binary and uses the same name schema as Firefoxes compiled from source. Replaced by [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=36468 firefox-beta-bin]<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=26953 firefox-beta-chs] - outdated, seems no longer maintained.<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=31785 firefox-complete-pl] - pkgbuild from EXTRA with added two extensions from official side. THis pkg should only add extensions, building whole firefox makes no sense.<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=19830 firefox-nightly] - this one should be renamed - it's prebuild binary and uses the same name schema as Firefoxes compiled from source.<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=18090 firefox-optimized] - outdated, not maintained. Also optimizations were for gui only, not for engine.<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=36330 firefox-lorenz] - another firefox-beta clone. Should be named *-bin btw, as it is prebuild binary.<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=32162 firefox-testing] - another firefox-beta clone. Should be named *-bin btw, as it is prebuild binary.<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=18992 firefox2] - outdated, deprecated by upstream.<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=18970 firefox2-spell-es_ar] - deprecated by upstream.<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=18969 firefox2-spell-es_es] - deprecated by upstream.<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=23842 swiftweasel-amd-pgo] - outdated, orphaned.<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=12263 swiftweasel-athlon-xp] - outdated from a very long time.<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=16075 swiftweasel-nocona] - outdated from a very long time.<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=12311 swiftweasel-prescott] - outdated from a very long time.<br />
<--end of firefox-like pkgs--><br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=27154 fluxbox-boxcolors-themes] - replaced by [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=29945 fluxbox-colorflux-themes]<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=31145 freedcpp] - replaced by [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=31176 freedcpp-svn]<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=28848 gdm-nextgen] - replaced by [http://www.archlinux.org/packages/?&repo=Extra&q=gdm extra/gdm]<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=30987 gegl0.1] - duplicate of [http://www.archlinux.org/packages/?q=gegl extra/gegl]<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=29052 gnome-colors-extras-icons] - duplicate of [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=31415 gnome-colors-icon-theme-extras]<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=29051 gnome-colors-icons] - duplicate of [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=20691 gnome-colors-icon-theme]<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=31379 gnome-colours] - duplicate of [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=20691 gnome-colors-icon-theme]<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=26822 gnome-exotic-theme] - replaced by [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=26832 gnome-theme-exotic]<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=26821 gnome-wild-shine-theme] - duplicate of [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=26799 gnome-theme-wild-shine]<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=19457 go-oo-bin-base] - replaced by [http://www.archlinux.org/packages/?q=go-openoffice extra/go-openoffice]<br />
* {{Package AUR|gootool}} - replaced by {{Package AUR|worldofgoo-gootool}}<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=18111 haskell-data-cordering] - project page and sources aren't available anymore<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=18112 haskell-data-tree-avl] - project page and sources aren't available anymore<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=17738 haskell-derive] - obsoleted by [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=20739 derive]<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=23588 icegilgrey] - project page and sources aren't available anymore<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=15493 icns2png] - replaced by [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=21090 libicns]<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=14090 jfsrec] - duplicate of [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=14089 jfsrec-svn]<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=10611 kalsamix] - "dead" project and too old to be useful<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=9907 kamix] - replaced by kalsamix (see above)<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=27038 kdebindings-ruby] - replaced by [http://www.archlinux.org/packages/?q=kdebindings-ruby extra/kdebindings-ruby]<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=4267 kdedecor-pureline] - broken links, too old, not maintained<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=29256 kernel26-nemo] - replaced by [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=30265 kernel26-mipl] (see comment)<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=10363 konch] - broken links, too old, not maintained<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=6240 ksirk] - replaced by [http://www.archlinux.org/packages/?q=kdegames-ksirk extra/kdegames-ksirk]<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=6278 ktu] - project page and sources aren't available<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=24998 lib32-nvidia-utils-173.14.18-1] - same as [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=29043 lib32-nvidia-utils-173xx]<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=29042 lib32-nvidia-utils-173.14.20-1] - same as [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=29043 lib32-nvidia-utils-173xx]<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=12035 lib32-openssl] - duplicate from [http://www.archlinux.org/packages/community/x86_64/lib32-openssl/ community/lib32-openssl], shouldn't be in AUR according to [http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=471112#p471112 this].<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=13222 lib32-libxcomposite] - duplicate from [http://www.archlinux.org/packages/community/x86_64/lib32-libxcomposite/ community/lib32-libxcomposite], shouldn't be in AUR according to [http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=471112#p471112 this].<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=2363 libcoaster] - project page and sources aren't available, and too old to be useful<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=13206 libpsychrometric] - "dead" project, not maintained<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=6186 libsipphoneapi-oss] - very old, it seems not needed anymore<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=23046 maxreloaded] - replaced by [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=24250 maxr]<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=3315 mupad] - sources are no longer available<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=13128 mupad-packages] - sources are no longer available<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=10795 ndn-beta] - it's old beta version, broken source link, replaced by [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=10794 ndn]<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=6232 nspluginwrapper-flash] - not needed anymore<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=12051 netscape-navigator] - closed-sources, end of support by netscape -- Does it still work? If so, no need to delete.<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=20585 openoffice-beta-ru] - language files for old beta<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=2782 openoffice-spell-cs] - apparently, this is not needed anymore (see comments by [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=10610 Dragonlord], [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=3409 julemand1-01-Nov-2008] and [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=6986 scarecrow])<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=3409 openoffice-spell-da] - see comment for openoffice-spell-cs<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=6986 openoffice-spell-el] - see comment for openoffice-spell-cs<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=11705 openoffice-spell-et] - see comment for openoffice-spell-cs<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=3811 openoffice-spell-fo] - see comment for openoffice-spell-cs<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=13332 openoffice-spell-id] - see comment for openoffice-spell-cs<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=11627 openoffice-spell-lv] - see comment for openoffice-spell-cs<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=10610 openoffice-spell-sl] - see comment for openoffice-spell-cs<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=27023 opera-beta-qt4] - same as [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=27001 opera-beta]<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=29787 osdlyrics] - wrong software name,and it outdate, in aur there have a new package name [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=30489 osd-lyrics].<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=23040 perl-date-korean] - maintainer wrotes that it may be deleted<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=12504 perl-threads] - already included in core/perl<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=20487 picasa-beta] - there's [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=5362 picasa] so I'm not sure if we need both<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=27445 policykit1] - obsoleted by [http://www.archlinux.org/packages/?q=polkit extra/polkit]<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=29347 policykit1-gnome] - obsoleted by [http://www.archlinux.org/packages/?q=polkit-gnome extra/polkit-gnome]<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=1340 pyevas] - dead project, broken links<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=26599 rubberband-include-fix] - not maintained, broken links<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=4318 qstat-cvs] - replaced by [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=15617 qstat-svn]<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=7101 snort-sam] - too old and not maintained; there is [http://www.archlinux.org/packages/?sort=&arch=&repo=Extra&q=snort&last_update=&limit=50 snort] in extra<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=7102 snortsam] - see comment for snort-sam<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=27829 spring-mod-ca] - obsolete, not maintained, replaced by [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=12486 springlobby] (see [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=27829 comment] by DuGi)<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=12451 sqcam-cvs] - depend on kernel26 and was not update since 1 year...<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=4567 stepmania-cvs-extras] - broken source links, same as [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=2613 stepmania-extras]<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=6445 tempest_for_eliza] - project page and sources aren't available<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=16753 tklor] - this is a tool for reading forum "linux.org.ru"; development discontinued, project page deleted and current version doesn't work<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=25761 trytond_addons] - it's same as [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?O=0&K=trytond trytond-* packages], but not maintained and out-of-date<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=18015 uimge-svn] - replaced by [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=22033 uimge-git]<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=13250 viceplus] - maintainer wrotes that it may be deleted<br />
* vim-colorschemes (372) and vim-colorsamplerpack (100) - OK to keep both packages but vim-colorsamplerpack is subset of vim-colorschemes. vim.org = 395 color schemes<br />
* vim-(individual color schemes) - there is 65 orphan individual colorschemes where 40 we can be found in vim-colorschemes or vim-colorsamplerpack. I can send a list<br />
* vim-(packages) - there 331 packages where almost all redirect to vim.org. Nice to have a lot packages in AUR bur we can search on vim.org (+2800 packages)!<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=25651 web-gmui] - replaced by [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=29881 p2p-gui] (see the last [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=25651 comment] by said)<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=20911 whaawmp-svn] - replaced by [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=24633 whaawmp-git]<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=29003 wine-mise] - it's no needed anymore (see comments from 11 Oct 2009)<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=23687 wine-w3fix] - replaced by [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=27298 wine-wc] (see last comment) Stefanhusmann There seems to be a new maintainer.<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=21066 wine-war] - obsolete, and not maintained<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=27444 wine-wc3] - replaced by [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=27298 wine-wc] (see last comment)<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=29947 xcursor-openzone-white] - replaced by [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=29815 xcursor-openzone]<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=12075 xmltv-tv_grab_de_prisma] - project page and sources aren't available<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=6904 xulrunner-thai] - too old to be useful, broken source link -- hm, what is jgc's opinion?<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=16408 zim-nightly] - "Host for nightly is gone. So this package is dead." (see comment)<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=31717 bash-bookmarks] -this package is no longer needed (see comments)<br />
*[http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=28416 gtkada] -- svn build, PKGBUILD needs changes, can't get ahold of current maintainer<br />
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==TU Working Area==<br />
<br />
'''For editing by TUs only!''' The wiki has a history so do not think you can get away with ignoring this... --[[User:Allan|Allan]]<br />
<br />
===Packages to Remove===<br />
<br />
In community:<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=9102 lmctl] - replaced by lomoco --[[User:Allan|Allan]]<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=9114 xchat-systray-integration] - Xchat is integrated with systray with<br />
<br />
===Packages to Keep===<br />
<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=3632 atmel-firmware] - no longer needed -- why?<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=7224 autoconf-compat] - too old to be useful -- it is for compiling old stuff, lets keep it, does not harm<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=7212 aur-install] - does this one still work and do we need it anyway? -- Seems to be actively maintained, no reason to delete. -- package is already REMOVED<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=3595 amsn-plugins-texim] - no longer exists -- it's here: [http://www.math.washington.edu/~kieroglu/] (StefanHusmann) -- package is already REMOVED<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=24851 bin32-flashplayer-standalone] - not needed anymore -- Still useful, because there is no native standalone flash player from Adobe on x86_64 systems. Mightyjaym (maintener)<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=12131 blastwave] - Dead projet, doesn't compile anymore. -- stefanhusmann: maybe only needs a maintainer.<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=15634 btrfs] - newer version (0.15) available, released May 29th, 2008. -- So this package should maybe be orphaned, no obvious reason to delete it. [Edit: orphaning should be requested in the aur-general mailing list. Dragonlord] -- package is already REMOVED<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=15635 btrfs-progs] - newer version (0.15) available, released May 29th, 2008. -- So this package should maybe be orphaned, no obvious reason to delete it.<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=13080 cairo-wglitz] - not needed anymore -- needed by cairo-dock<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=8117 chocolate-doom-svn] - package is broken. cause of AUR -- it is maintained.<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=19404 eclipse33] - not needed anymore -- No reason to delete, actively maintained StefanHusmann<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=14288 editobj2] - not needed anymore -- needed by songwrite2, I asked the maintainer to take it. (stefanhusmann)<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=19779 empathy] - empathy is in extra -- empathy is orpaned in [testing], no package in extra (stefanhusmann)<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=6042 fluxbox-styles-boxwhore] - boxwhore website is dead -- no, it seems to be down sometimes, but sometimes it works again. Package is maintained and has votes. (stefanhusmann)<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=3698 galeon] - doesn't compile (not even the latest version) -- seems to be actively maintained (stefanhusmann)<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=8976 gdal] Contributor seems to be inactive. Newer version available so this package should maybe be orphaned, no obvious reason to delete it. NOTE : updated on sept 24 2008. -- in [community]<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=18175 gltail] - apparently, this is not needed anymore (see comment) -- Should be rewritten, not dropped.<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=6069 gnuserv] - Deprecated in emacs-22+ - Please do not delete : see [http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=383591#p383591] The package never belonged to GNU emacs.(stefanhusmann)<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=5207 gshare] - The package didn't function for me with the latest gnome. Furthermore it looks like this project is dead (website is down, source is no longer available) -- it is in [community]<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=23171 gvfs-smbfix] - smb browse fix in gvfs 1.2 -- actively maintained<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=7037 kanola] - probably dead project, didn't went past the 0.0.1 release since 2006 -- PKGBUILD is maintained and maintainer is active.<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=13906 klibc-zen] - not needed anymore theres not even a kernel26zen. -- there is, but I orphand the package.<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=3689 ii-hg] - outdated, probably discontinued as the project website isn't available anymore (moved maybe?)<br />
** The project website is available at http://www.suckless.org/wiki/tools/irc/irc_it, so it's not dead. It only needs some changes to work again. --[[User:CuleX|CuleX]] -- actively maintained<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=3429 lam 7.1.3-1] - Doesn't compile and is orphaned. The successor openmpi works. -- actively maintained<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=8926 lastfmsubmitd] - Way old. -- actively maintained in [community]<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=7264 mencode] - outdated, tells aur is its homepage<br />
** The package is to install a perl script included in the AUR tarball so it doesn't really have a home page. So it could be kept if the script can still be useful or, at least, the script could be moved to the wiki if there is a page for scripts. --[[User:Snowman|Snowman]]<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=11498 mpd-pausemode] - "Website" is orig. contributor's email addr.; orphaned by this contributor, so presumably no longer developed. -- no obvious need to delete<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=5408 mlame] - just a small bash script, no project page, could be moved to the wiki maybe -- actively maintained<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=11581 mouseemu] - Project not updated since 2006; xautomation also allows mouse emulation. -- package builds with little tweaking. <br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=14946 mplayer-w32codecs] - not duplicate package as has more codecs than the "codecs" package. -- package is already REMOVED<br />
** Should rename to "codecs-extra" and not provide same files as codecs package --[[User:Allan|Allan]]<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=18601 netbeans-cpp_6.1-1] - not needed anymore -- seems to be maintained.<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=17913 netbeans-ruby_6.1-1] - not needed anymore -- seems to be maintained.<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=14291 ndiswrapper-zen] - not needed anymore. theres not even a kernel26zen.-- there is. Orphaned.<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=13901 nvidia-96xx-zen] - not needed anymore. theres not even a kernel26zen..-- there is. Orphaned.<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=13904 nvidia-beta-zen] - not needed anymore. theres not even a kernel26zen..-- there is. Orphaned.<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=13903 nvidia-zen] - http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=13903 -- there isa zen kernel.<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=12067 pidgimpd-svn] - This package is orphaned and it doesn't build. There is mpd support in musictracker. -- actively maintained.<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=9338 qgis] contributor seems to be inactive. Newer version available so this package should maybe be orphaned, no obvious reason to delete it. -- package is in [community]<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=7022 qgnokii] - depend on qt3 but still use depend=(qt) -- builds fine with a little patch in pkgrel 6<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=10190 sharpmusique] - source is not available anymoreout this package -- [[User:angvp|angvp]] -- maybe it comes back again. -- maintained<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=19242 sonata-disautocenter] - not needed anymore -- actively maintained<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=13908 truecrypt-zen] - not needed anymore. theres not even a kernel26zen..-- there is. Orphaned.<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=2820 vim-colorschemes] - Mirror says 404, there is [http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=625 vim-colorsamplerpack] in [extra] -- It is actively maintained<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=15973 weather-wallpaper] - orphaned and references as dep non-existing pymetar -- It is actively maintained (by a TU)<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=3461 ww2d-extra] - broken links, and there is no sources in other place -- maybe should be integrated into ww2d package which is also orphaned. Thoughts?<br />
** I tried to update [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=3451 ww2d], but linux binary file downloaded from SF doesn't run: no errors, no any messages in terminal. Source code is available only in cvs-repository, and last commit was on 2007-01-10. Program's author's [http://www.mifki.com/ site] doesn't contain any information about ww2d. So this project is "dead". (manwithgrenade)<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=1325 xmlwrapp] no obvious reason to delete.<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=25354 backintime-kde4] - made obsolete by other backintime version -- actively maintained<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=13250 viceplus] - maintainer wrotes that it may be deleted (see comment) -- but only because he made a mistake when uploading. no obvious need to remove. -- "Currently viceplus is merged with vice tree" ???<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=14955 xfce4-genmon-plugin-svn] - see comment for xfce-utils-svn -- there is no git-package yet<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=27196 xfce4-notes-plugin-svn] - see comment for xfce-utils-svn -- there is no git-package yet<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=24435 xfce4-perl-svn] - see comment for xfce-utils-svn -- there is no git-package yet -- package is already REMOVED<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=22061 xfce4-power-manager-svn] - see comment for xfce-utils-svn -- there is no git-package yet<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=28050 xfce4-sensors-plugin-svn] - see comment for xfce-utils-svn -- there is no git-package yet -- replaced by [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=31168 xfce4-sensors-plugin-git] -- package is already REMOVED<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=21514 xfce4-settings-svn] - see comment for xfce-utils-svn -- there is no git-package yet<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=25077 xfce4-smartpm-plugin-svn] - see comment for xfce-utils-svn -- there is no git-package yet<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=27197 xfce4-taskmanager-svn] - see comment for xfce-utils-svn -- there is no git-package yet<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=27198 xfce4-weather-plugin-svn] - see comment for xfce-utils-svn -- there is no git-package yet<br />
<br />
==Remove from Filesystem==<br />
<br />
There are files on the AUR filesystem that have been created when poorly formed packages were uploaded. This is a secondary consideration.<br />
<br />
There are also directories in /packages/ for which the package no longer exists. These probably need to be removed as well. Examples are 4c, 1394commander and 8kingdoms. Also, all the packages that moved to community ALSO still exist there.<br />
<br />
List here files that are in directories of existing packages.<br />
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</pre><br />
<br />
This script will take care of packages that no longer exist.<br />
<pre><br />
#!/usr/bin/php<br />
<?php<br />
# Run this script by providing it with the top path of AUR.<br />
# In that path you should see a file lib/aur.inc<br />
#<br />
# This will remove files which belong to deleted packages.<br />
#<br />
# ex: php cleanup dev/aur/web<br />
#<br />
$dir = $argv[1];<br />
<br />
if (empty($dir)) {<br />
echo "Please specify AUR directory.\n";<br />
exit;<br />
}<br />
<br />
set_include_path(get_include_path() . PATH_SEPARATOR . "$dir/lib");<br />
include("config.inc");<br />
include("aur.inc");<br />
include("pkgfuncs.inc");<br />
<br />
exec('ls ' . INCOMING_DIR, $files);<br />
<br />
$count = 0;<br />
<br />
foreach ($files as $pkgname) {<br />
if (!package_exists($pkgname)) {<br />
echo 'Removing ' . INCOMING_DIR . "$pkgname\n";<br />
system('rm -r ' . INCOMING_DIR . $pkgname);<br />
$count++;<br />
}<br />
}<br />
<br />
echo "\nRemoved $count directories.\n";<br />
<br />
</pre></div>Toadsworthhttps://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php?title=List_of_applications/Science&diff=105863List of applications/Science2010-05-07T00:43:59Z<p>Toadsworth: /* Molecule Drawing */</p>
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<div>=Mathematics=<br />
==Calculator==<br />
* [http://speedcrunch.org Speedcrunch] - A feature-rich scientific calculator.<br />
* [http://extcalc-linux.sourceforge.net/ ExtCalc] - A feature-rich scientific calculator.<br />
* [http://kalgebra.berlios.de/ KAlgebra] - calculator and 3D plot.<br />
* [http://qalculate.sourceforge.net/ Qalculate] - calculator and equation solver with fault-tolerant parsing. Recognises constants and units.<br />
<br />
==Computer Algebra System==<br />
*[http://maxima.sourceforge.net/ Maxima] - "Maple/Mathematica"-like program or its frontend [http://wxmaxima.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page wXMaxima].<br />
*[http://www.sagemath.org/ Sage] - "Maple/Mathematica-like"-like program in python.<br />
<br />
==Scientific or Technical Computing==<br />
*[[Matlab]] - Widely used for scientific computing and data processing (proprietary!).<br />
*[http://www.gnu.org/software/octave/ Octave] - "Matlab"-like program or its frontend [[QtOctave]].<br />
*[http://freemat.sourceforge.net/ Freemat] - "Matlab"-like program.<br />
*[http://www.scilab.org/ Scilab] - "Matlab"-like program.<br />
*[http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=694 Euler] - Mathematical programming environment like MatLab or Octave<br />
*[http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=19160 Englab] - Cross-compile mathematical platform with a C like syntax.<br />
<br />
==Statistics==<br />
* [http://www.gnu.org/software/pspp/ PSPP] - Free SPSS implementation (Graphical:PSPPire).<br />
* [http://rkward.sourceforge.net/ RKWard] - Frontend for the statistical language R.<br />
<br />
==Data Evaluation==<br />
* [http://www.unipress.waw.pl/fityk/ Fityk] - Non-linear fitting of curves.<br />
* [http://soft.proindependent.com/qtiplot.html QtiPlot] - Similar & semi-compatible with "OriginLab".<br />
* [http://scidavis.sourceforge.net/ SciDavis] - Similar to QtiPlot.<br />
* [http://labplot.sourceforge.net/ LabPlot] - Comparable to "OriginLab".<br />
* [http://root.cern.ch/drupal/ ROOT] - Data analysis program and library (originally for particle physics).<br />
* [http://www.gnuplot.info/ GnuPlot] - Command-line based plotting program.<br />
* [http://plasma-gate.weizmann.ac.il/Grace/ XmGrace] - Plotting program with GUI.<br />
* [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=9583 Extrema] - Visualization and data analysis tool.<br />
* [[Common Applications#Spreadsheets]]<br />
<br />
=Chemistry and Biology=<br />
<br />
==Molecule Viewer==<br />
*[http://avogadro.openmolecules.net/wiki/Main_Page Avogadro] - Edit and view 3D molecule structures (also .pdb) and simulate.<br />
*[http://www.uku.fi/~thassine/projects/ghemical/ Ghemical] - Edit and view 3D molecule structures (also .pdb) and simulate.<br />
*[http://www.rasmol.org/ Rasmol] - View 3D molecule structures.<br />
*[http://pymol.sourceforge.net/ Pymol] - View 3D molecule structures.<br />
<br />
==Molecule Drawing==<br />
*[http://bkchem.zirael.org/ BkChem] - Practical and goodlooking skeletal formula molecule drawing program.<br />
*[http://xdrawchem.sourceforge.net/ XDrawChem] - Extensive skeletal formula molecule drawing program (incl. spectroscopy prediction).<br />
*[http://easychem.sourceforge.net/ EasyChem] - Simple skeletal formula molecule drawing program.<br />
*[http://ruby.chemie.uni-freiburg.de/~martin/chemtool/ Chemtool] - Skeletal formula molecule drawing program.<br />
<br />
==Periodic Table==<br />
* [http://edu.kde.org/kalzium/ Kalzium] - Periodic table of the elements with molecule editor and equation solver (from KDE project).<br />
* [http://www.kdau.com/projects/gelemental/ GElemental] - Periodic table of the elements and additional information. <br />
<br />
==Biochemistry==<br />
* [http://www.bioclipse.net/ Bioclipse] - Aims to be a complete biochemistry office suite.<br />
<br />
=Physics=<br />
<br />
==Electronics==<br />
*[http://qucs.sourceforge.net/ Qucs] - Electronic circuit simulation.<br />
*[http://oregano.gforge.lug.fi.uba.ar/ Oregano] - Electronic circuit simulation.<br />
*[http://qelectrotech.org/ QElectroTech] - Draw advanced electrical circuits.<br />
*[http://kicad.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page KiCad] - Design schematics for printed circuit boards.<br />
*[http://ksimus.berlios.de/ KSimus] - Logical circuits simulation.<br />
*[http://www.a-rostin.de/ KLogic] - Logical circuits simulation.<br />
<br />
==Physics Simulation==<br />
*[http://www.code-aster.org Code Aster] - Simulation for civil and structural engineering.<br />
*[http://edu.kde.org/step/ Step] - Physics Simulation Educative physics simulation (KDE).<br />
<br />
==Unit Conversion==<br />
*[http://convertall.bellz.org/ Convertall] - Convert between different physical units.<br />
*[http://www.unihedron.com/projects/gonvert/ Gonvert] - Convert between different physical units.<br />
<br />
[[Category:Science (English)]]<br />
[[Category:General (English)]]</div>Toadsworth