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== Live images ==
 
== Live images ==
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{{bug|28768}}  The '''dralive manual''' embedded on Live ISOs lacks one page, thus the menu entry "Updates" doesn't work. The full manual is available '''[https://doc.mageia.org/draklive/8/en/content/index.html online.]'''
  
 
== Installer images ==
 
== Installer images ==
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=== AMD/ATI ===
 
=== AMD/ATI ===
  
FIXED(?) {{bug|28154}} - Live media not booting with some Radeon HD GPU or system installed with Classic ISO.
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'''FIXED'''(?) {{bug|28154}} - Live media not booting with some Radeon HD GPU or system installed with Classic ISO.
  
 
For AMD graphic cards based on Southern Islands family (Tahiti, Pitcairn, Oland, Verde, Hainan) and Sea Islands family (Kaveri, Bonaire, Hawaii, Kabini, Mullins) we are now defaulting to the newer amdgpu driver instead of the older radeon, and want feedback if it works properly or not on your hardware.
 
For AMD graphic cards based on Southern Islands family (Tahiti, Pitcairn, Oland, Verde, Hainan) and Sea Islands family (Kaveri, Bonaire, Hawaii, Kabini, Mullins) we are now defaulting to the newer amdgpu driver instead of the older radeon, and want feedback if it works properly or not on your hardware.
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{{Bug|23929}} - The folder Desktop in $HOME is not translated with '''Plasma or MATE only''' DE installation
 
{{Bug|23929}} - The folder Desktop in $HOME is not translated with '''Plasma or MATE only''' DE installation
  
{{Bug|28378}} - '''SDDM greeter''' does not remember previous session. '''Manual fix:''' In {{file|/etc/sddm.conf}} in the line {{cmd|<nowiki>RememberLastSession=false</nowiki>}} change false to true. This will be in an update. That update also set {{cmd|<nowiki>RememberLastUser=false</nowiki>}}, you may set it true if you like to have last user preselected at login.
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{{Bug|27601}} - '''The boot hangs with a black screen''' and the mouse cursor still mobile. This is due to a change of hostname during '''SDDM''' start, set by avahi or networkmanager when the hostname is localhost. The workaround is to set the hostname to a personal value, for example with the command ''hostnamectl set-hostname myhost.local''.
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'''FIXED''' {{Bug|28378}} - '''SDDM greeter''' does not remember previous session. '''Manual fix''' if upgrade have been made before the fix: In {{file|/etc/sddm.conf}} in the line {{cmd|<nowiki>RememberLastSession=false</nowiki>}} change false to true.
  
 
=== Plasma ===
 
=== Plasma ===
  
'''Wayland''' session with Nvidia's 455 (current) nonfree-drivers is available by making sure that "nokmsboot" is removed and "nouveau.modeset=0" is passed to Kernel command line. Note {{bug|27296}} - Plasma Wayland session broken, and {{Bug|28365}} - Control Center does not start in Plasma Wayland ( temporary fix: as normal user, first issue {{cmd|xhost +si:localuser:root}} )
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'''Wayland''' session with Nvidia's 455 (current) nonfree-drivers is available by making sure that "nokmsboot" is removed and "nouveau.modeset=0" is passed to Kernel command line. Note {{bug|27296}} - Plasma Wayland session broken, and {{Bug|28365}} - Control Center does not start in Plasma Wayland '''Temporary fix:''' as normal user, first issue {{cmd|xhost +si:localuser:root}}
  
'''Compiz''' desktop effects is no longer compatible with Plasma. If you use it in Plasma on Mageia 7 then disable it in {{prog|Mageia Control Center}} {{menu|Hardware -> Configure 3D Desktop effects}} - '''before''' upgrade, and if you don't want Compiz for another desktop environment, uninstall it.  After install/upgrade of Mageia, you find desktop effects at {{menu|System Settings}} (icon in panel) {{menu|-> Workspace -> Workspace Behavior -> Desktop Effects}}.
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'''Compiz''' desktop effects is no longer compatible with Plasma. If you use it in Plasma on Mageia 7 then disable it in {{prog|Mageia Control Center}} : {{menu|Hardware -> Configure 3D Desktop effects}} - '' '''before''' '' upgrade, and if you don't want Compiz for another desktop environment, uninstall it.  After install/upgrade of Mageia, you find desktop effects at {{prog|System Settings}} (slider icon in main launch menu) {{menu|Workspace -> Workspace Behavior -> Desktop Effects}}.
  
'''Dolphin''' right click extension ''kde-rootactions-servicemenu'' is removed as it is unmaintained upstream and have issues.
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'''Dolphin''' right click extension ''{{pkg|kde-rootactions-servicemenu}}'' is removed as it is unmaintained upstream and have issues.
  
 
{{bug|27147}} - Multi-users '''successive logins''', plasmashell no longer runs log on to whatever user after going into sleep
 
{{bug|27147}} - Multi-users '''successive logins''', plasmashell no longer runs log on to whatever user after going into sleep
  
{{Bug|27183}} - Default Mageia '''spectacle integration''' settings missing in plasma5 systemsettings - ''On some occasions after upgrade.''  '''FIX:''' Launch Spectacle, press {{menu|Configure -> Shortcuts -> Launch Spectacle}}. Change the setting from "Custom" to "Default" (Print screen), and confirm in the popup asking to reassign.
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{{Bug|27183}} - '''Screenshot not launched by PrintScr key''' - Default Mageia spectacle integration settings missing in plasma5 systemsettings - ''On some occasions after upgrade.''  '''Manual fix:''' Launch Spectacle, press {{menu|Configure -> Shortcuts}}. For each of the entries "Capture Active Window, Capture Entire Desktop, Capture Rectangular Region, and Launch Spectacle: Change the setting from "Custom" to "Default", and confirm in the popup asking to reassign. If that still does not enable the single PrtScn key from opening Spectacle then try re-naming $HOME/.local/share/kglobalaccel/org.kde.spectacle.desktop (Maybe add X to the end). If that works then the file may be removed.
  
 
{{bug|27362}} - startplasma-x11 spawns '''zombie''' process ''(may make it sluggish)''
 
{{bug|27362}} - startplasma-x11 spawns '''zombie''' process ''(may make it sluggish)''
  
{{bug|28095}} - '''Avatar''' Change not working on Classic Install Mageia 8 but does work on Live. '''Manual fix [https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=28095#c5 here].'''
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{{bug|28095}} - '''Avatar''' Change not working on Classic Install Mageia 8 but does work on Live. '''[https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=28095#c5 Manual fix here.]'''
  
 
{{bug|28287}} - new plasma workspace does not allow '''unlocking of widgets when upgrading''' from older version.
 
{{bug|28287}} - new plasma workspace does not allow '''unlocking of widgets when upgrading''' from older version.
Plasma5 desktop and panel widgets cannot be locked/unlocked in Plasma version 5.18 onwards. This means that any such widgets locked before the upgrade cannot be unlocked after. '''So before upgrading''', be sure to UNlock all such widgets.
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Plasma5 desktop and panel widgets cannot be locked/unlocked in Plasma version 5.18 onwards. This means that any such widgets locked before the upgrade cannot be unlocked after. '''So ''before'' upgrading''', be sure to UNlock all such widgets.
 
If you do find locked widgets after upgrading, this will unlock them:
 
If you do find locked widgets after upgrading, this will unlock them:
 
{{cmd|$ qdbus org.kde.plasmashell /PlasmaShell evaluateScript "lockCorona(false)"}}
 
{{cmd|$ qdbus org.kde.plasmashell /PlasmaShell evaluateScript "lockCorona(false)"}}
  
{{bug|28299}} - '''GTK apps complain''' (in log) about missing window_decorations.css. - '''[https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=28299#c1 Manual fix here]'''
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{{bug|28299}} - '''GTK apps complain''' (in log) about missing window_decorations.css. - '''[https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=28299#c1 Manual fix here.]'''
  
{{bug|28342}} - '''No shadows on GTK menus''' in GTK apps under Plasma. - When the theme "Breeze" is set in {{menu|System Settings -> Application Style -> Configure GNOME/GTK Application Style}}, there is no shadow in GTK right-click and GTK menus. Workaround: Set it to "Adwaita" (which is default).
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{{bug|28342}} - '''No shadows on GTK menus''' in GTK apps under Plasma. - When the theme "Breeze" is set in {{prog|System Settings}} : {{menu|Application Style -> Configure GNOME/GTK Application Style}}, there is no shadow in GTK right-click and GTK menus. '''Workaround:''' Set it to "Adwaita" (which is default).
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{{bug|28623}} - '''Alt+F2 fail to launch the Run command dialogue. - Manual fix:''' In {{prog|System Settings}} : {{menu|Shortcuts -> System Services -> KRunner *)}} , unfold section KRunner *), and under "Default Shortcuts" checkmark "Alt+F2".  If it asks for confirmation, say yes.  Apply, close System Settings and try if it works. If it does not, repeat the procedure.  If still not, see bug. ''*) KRunner may be translated to something corresponding to "Run program".''
  
 
=== GNOME ===
 
=== GNOME ===
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Some help, if needed: 1) Launch {{cmd|picom}} from a terminal and see the output, exit with Ctrl-C.  2) {{file|/etc/xdg/picom.conf}} have comments.
 
Some help, if needed: 1) Launch {{cmd|picom}} from a terminal and see the output, exit with Ctrl-C.  2) {{file|/etc/xdg/picom.conf}} have comments.
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'''FIXED''' for new users: {{Bug|28407}} '''Default terminal in pcmanfm''' shall be qterminal, not xterm. '''Manual fix''' for existing users in already made upgrade or install: Use pcmanfm-qt preferences GUI. ''(Our general policy is to not force user preferences.)''
  
 
== Software ==
 
== Software ==
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=== Phone USB connection ===
 
=== Phone USB connection ===
  
'''Android, MTP:''' {{bug|28216}}. The '''libusb''' packages have been updated to include backported upstream fixes to improve Android phones USB connectivity. As you know there is a vast variety of Android devices. - Where there are still problems, try another method to connect, i.e over wifi using {{pkg|kdeconnect-kde}} (works for more than Plasma, and provide more than file transfer) or filesyncing serverless using i.e Syncthing or a cloud service. For more information you can look on our wiki page [[File_transfer_with_Android_devices|File transfer with Android devices]].
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'''Android, MTP:''' {{bug|28216}}. The {{pkg|libusb}} packages have been updated to include backported upstream fixes to improve Android phones USB connectivity. As you know there is a vast variety of Android devices. - Where there are still problems, try another method to connect, i.e over wifi using {{pkg|kdeconnect-kde}} (works for more than Plasma, and provide more than file transfer) or filesyncing serverless using i.e {{prog|Syncthing}} or a cloud service. For more information visit our wiki page [[File_transfer_with_Android_devices|File transfer with Android devices]].
  
'''iPhone:''' {{bug|28669}} '''usbmuxd''' is missing by default. '''Workaround:''' manually install {{pkg|usbmuxd}}.
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'''iPhone:''' {{bug|28669}} The packages {{pkg|ifuse}} and {{pkg|usbmuxd}} are missing by default. '''Manual fix:''' install them.
  
 
=== Various software ===
 
=== Various software ===
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{{Bug|28097}} - '''xviewer''' seg fault; also, not in application menus
 
{{Bug|28097}} - '''xviewer''' seg fault; also, not in application menus
  
FIXED by an update {{Bug|28363}} - VLC crashes when opening an MKV file when the video codec is AV1
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'''FIXED''' by an update {{Bug|28363}} - VLC crashes when opening an MKV file when the video codec is AV1
  
{{Bug|27340}} - '''FreeCAD''' GUI fails to display. Fixed by deleting {{file|~/.mozila/plugins/mozplugger0.so}} left over from a Mageia 7 to 8 upgrade.
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{{Bug|27340}} - '''FreeCAD''' GUI fails to display. '''Manual fix:''' delete {{file|~/.mozila/plugins/mozplugger0.so}} left over from a Mageia 7 to 8 upgrade.
  
 
== Security ==
 
== Security ==
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=== Hibernation ===
 
=== Hibernation ===
  
{{bug|28528}} - Resuming from hibernation instead start fresh. '''Manual fix''': see bug.
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{{bug|28528}} - '''Resuming''' from hibernation instead start fresh. [https://github.com/dracutdevs/dracut/issues/924 Upstream bug]. '''Manual fix:''' 1) Verify that there is no line containing "add_dracutmodules" in output of {{cmd|cat /etc/dracut.conf.d/51-mageia-resume.conf}} .  2) Add the missing line by as root executing {{cmd|<nowiki>echo 'add_dracutmodules+=" resume "' >> /etc/dracut.conf.d/51-mageia-resume.conf</nowiki>}} and then generate new initrd: {{cmd|dracut -fv}} .  After dracut finish, resume shall work.  If not, you have other problem - please consult our forum.
  
 
=== Networking ===
 
=== Networking ===
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=== No upgrade offered by the applet ===
 
=== No upgrade offered by the applet ===
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''' '' News: enabled 2021-04-04 '' '''
  
 
The applet in system tray that tells when normal updates exist for your system, will also tell when you can upgrade to a new Mageia release.
 
The applet in system tray that tells when normal updates exist for your system, will also tell when you can upgrade to a new Mageia release.
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=== Upgrade using DNF ===
 
=== Upgrade using DNF ===
  
'''Extra kernel flavour installed''' - DNF uses a different method to select kernel flavour than Mageia installer. This may result in that a system that was using the desktop kernel, after upgrade have both desktop and server installed, and server used.  Easy fix: select at boot the desktop kernel, then uninstall server kernel. {{bug|28272}}
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'''Extra kernel flavour installed''' - DNF uses a different method to select kernel flavour than Mageia installer. This may result in that a system that was using the desktop kernel, after upgrade have both desktop and server installed, and server used.  '''Manual fix:''' select at boot the desktop kernel, then uninstall server kernel. {{bug|28272}}
  
 
=== PHP7 dropped ===
 
=== PHP7 dropped ===
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Examples:
 
Examples:
 
* [[Mageia_8_Release_Notes#Nextcloud|'''Nextcloud''' is coming in backport]]
 
* [[Mageia_8_Release_Notes#Nextcloud|'''Nextcloud''' is coming in backport]]
* '''Roundcube mail''' {{bug|28533}} in progress
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* '''Roundcube mail''' {{bug|28533}} in progress - ''please help testing :-)''
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'''Workaround:''' You may be able to compile PHP7 yourself, see https://forums.mageia.org/en/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=14038#p82334 our forum].
  
 
=== Removed packages ===
 
=== Removed packages ===
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[[Mageia_8_Release_Notes#VirtualBox|There is no longer]] a VirtualBox 32 bit host.
 
[[Mageia_8_Release_Notes#VirtualBox|There is no longer]] a VirtualBox 32 bit host.
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=== Unused packages ===
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After upgrade, you may find that there are a lot of unused packages installed. ''(Reported as orphans, or you can not directly see what they are installed for.)''
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Be careful - '''they may actually be needed:'''
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The user may have third party software that requires the modules in those lib packages or requires old packages that are not lib packages. The third party software may be compiled from source, or manually
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copied binary files - not installed using rpm, so the package manager do not know. Also, if you alter between using DNF and urpmi, the [[Using_DNF#Warning_about_orphans_mechanisms|orphan tracking does not work]] for any of them.
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As long as the old packages do not interfere with new packages, we have chosen to let users choose which old packages they do not need and uninstall them manually if they wish to.  (If you do, please keep a log of what you uninstall.)
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You will also see that the updater have not only let old packages remain, but also installed corresponding upgrade Mageia versions of them - see it as a service.
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''Even on a new install, there will be multiple versions or alternatives of some packages installed as being suggested by different packages. These packages are not required, just suggested or recommended, so are orphans from the moment they are installed.''
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For more info see [[Removing_packages|Removing packages]].
  
 
=== Various upgrade issues ===
 
=== Various upgrade issues ===
  
''''' We are working to issue updates for solving the issues. See the bugs for the most recent news. '''''
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{{bug|27880}} - '''x2go server''' For now, '''Manual fix''' in {{bug|27880#c9}}
  
 
'''FIXED''' by Mageia 8 update {{bug|28007}} - '''llvm'''-11.0 mga8 packages conflicts with mga7 llvm-devel packages when updating MGA7 to MGA8
 
'''FIXED''' by Mageia 8 update {{bug|28007}} - '''llvm'''-11.0 mga8 packages conflicts with mga7 llvm-devel packages when updating MGA7 to MGA8
  
{{Bug|28419}} - '''boomaga''' The mga7 version remains installed (along with mga8 package) after upgrading using an iso. Currently requires manually removing the mga7 package as per the bug report.
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'''FIXED''' by Mageia 8 update {{Bug|28419}} - '''boomaga''' The mga7 version remains installed (along with mga8 package) after upgrading using an ISO installer. '''Manual Fix:''' uninstall the mga7 package. '' '''If''' you find Boomaga printer have '''disappeared''' from your printer choices, again configure it in'' {{prog|Mageia Control Center}} {{menu|Hardware -> Set up the Printer...}}
  
 
'''FIXED''' by Mageia 8 update {{bug|28479}} - '''batik''' package conflicts from upgrading Mageia 7 to 8  
 
'''FIXED''' by Mageia 8 update {{bug|28479}} - '''batik''' package conflicts from upgrading Mageia 7 to 8  
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'''FIXED''' by Mageia 8 update {{bug|28485}} - '''mythtv''' upgrade MGA7->MGA8 fails on file conflicts
 
'''FIXED''' by Mageia 8 update {{bug|28485}} - '''mythtv''' upgrade MGA7->MGA8 fails on file conflicts
  
{{bug|28503}} - '''php-json''' belongs to Mageia 7 and breaks PHP in Mageia 8 - php-json is now bundled = there is no extension anymore. '''Fix:''' Remove the lingering php-json. ''Update is coming to do this automatically.''
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{{bug|28503}} - '''php-json''' belongs to Mageia 7 and breaks PHP in Mageia 8 - php-json is now bundled = there is no extension anymore. '''Manual fix:''' Remove the lingering php-json. ''Update is coming to do this automatically.''
  
 
'''FIXED''' by Mageia 8 update {{bug|28522}} - File conflicts with '''opencv-devel''' cause cascading errors during upgrade from Mageia 7 to 8
 
'''FIXED''' by Mageia 8 update {{bug|28522}} - File conflicts with '''opencv-devel''' cause cascading errors during upgrade from Mageia 7 to 8
  
{{bug|28550}} - If UID is 500, the $PATH variable doesn't contain {{folder|/usr/games}}, thus '''games can't be launched'''. This affect systems originally installed with Mageia version 6 or earlier and upgraded since, or a manually set '''UID < 1000'''.
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{{bug|28550}} - If UID is 500, the $PATH variable doesn't contain {{folder|/usr/games}}, thus '''games can't be launched'''. ''This affect systems originally installed with Mageia version 6 or earlier and upgraded since, or a manually set '''UID < 1000'''.'' This can not easily be fixed in a safe way for every case. See bug for ideas '''how to fix''' and ask on our forum if you need further help.
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'''FIXED''' by Mageia 8 update {{bug|28636}} - '''python3-gdal'''-3.1.3-7.mga8 conflicts with file from package lib(64)gdal-devel-2.4.3-1.1.mga7
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'''FIXED''' by Mageia 8 update {{bug|28679}} - Upgrade from 7 to 8 (DNF/CLI) fails on package M8 '''CairoSVG''' conflict with M7 cairosvg
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{{bug|28724}} - '''mgaapplet upgrade''': asks where to first download all packages but dont respect neither '''download location''' nor "all first".
  
'''FIXED''' by Mageia 8 update {{bug|28636}} - python3-gdal-3.1.3-7.mga8 conflicts with file from package lib(64)gdal-devel-2.4.3-1.1.mga7
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{{bug|28743}} - '''LibreOffice''' help does not work. ''(Rare)'' '''Manual fix:''' Remove {{folder|~/.config/libreoffice}} and your settings will be reset to default.  ''' ''- Or -''  Workaround:''' Remove package {{pkg|libreoffice-help-<language>}}, and LibreOffice will launch the help from internet instead, in your internet browser.
  
 
==== Samba ====
 
==== Samba ====
  
{{bug|28042}} - While upgrading to MGA8: ERROR:'script' failed for samba-client-4.10.18-1.1mga7.x86_64
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{{bug|28042}} - While upgrading to MGA8: ERROR:'script' failed for '''samba-client'''-4.10.18-1.1mga7.x86_64. In most cases you can '''neglect''' that error message.

Revision as of 14:22, 15 April 2021


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Notes

This page is a companion to the Release Notes.

Old Errata version for Mageia 8 RC is here.

Entries below prepended with "FIXED", have a released update. So if you experience a problem marked fixed, try to do a full update. Some issues may need logout/login or reboot. Some are installation or upgrade issues. Note it may take a day for a released update to reach your mirror.

Only significant issues with packages contained in the ISOs are listed here, plus wider coverage related to upgrading. - We have a lot of additional software in repositories.

A non-listed issue you see may be fixed if you do a full update.

Also see Release Notes Known issues and Bug reporting sections.

Note that we will be updating issues from the bugtracker, i.e FOR_ERRATA8, IN_ERRATA8, FOR_RELEASENOTES8 as they are decided.

Boot

Live images

mga#28768 The dralive manual embedded on Live ISOs lacks one page, thus the menu entry "Updates" doesn't work. The full manual is available online.

Installer images

Crash at end of install

mga#27838 Some computers have buggy firmwares, causing writes to EFI NVRAM to fail at end of Mageia installation.

Workaround: When configuring the bootloader at end of the install: Select rEFInd instead of GRUB, check "Install in /EFI/BOOT", uncheck the option to store to NVRAM (New for Mageia 8)

NetInstaller

  • On some UEFI machines the NetInstaller ISO boots with a Grub error message: error: ../../grub-core/video/readers/png.c:595 invalid filter value And shows Grub2 menu using text mode instead of graphic. Functionality is not affected; it is just a cosmetic quirk. mga#28225
  • If the source of the Mageia installation is in a USB device formatted with exFAT filesystem you may have to unplug and replug the USB device to get access to the partition. Comment#23 in mga#28371

32-bit installer must be on DVD to work as repository

After system install, the Classic Installer ISOs can be utilized as a repository, to install software from without using internet.

The 64 bit ISO works for this both when placed on DVD and on a USB stick. The 32 bit ISO does not work as a repository from USB.

Graphics

AMD/ATI

FIXED(?) mga#28154 - Live media not booting with some Radeon HD GPU or system installed with Classic ISO.

For AMD graphic cards based on Southern Islands family (Tahiti, Pitcairn, Oland, Verde, Hainan) and Sea Islands family (Kaveri, Bonaire, Hawaii, Kabini, Mullins) we are now defaulting to the newer amdgpu driver instead of the older radeon, and want feedback if it works properly or not on your hardware.

If it does not work for you, you can fall back to the older driver by adding the following on kernel command line:

For Southern Island cards:

radeon.si_support=1 amdgpu.si_support=0

For Sea Islands cards:

radeon.cik_support=1 amdgpu.cik_support=0

Nvidia

Nvidia has neglected to fix security issues in their 340 series driver, so we had to drop it from official repos. See Release Notes.

Desktops

mga#23929 - The folder Desktop in $HOME is not translated with Plasma or MATE only DE installation

mga#27601 - The boot hangs with a black screen and the mouse cursor still mobile. This is due to a change of hostname during SDDM start, set by avahi or networkmanager when the hostname is localhost. The workaround is to set the hostname to a personal value, for example with the command hostnamectl set-hostname myhost.local.

FIXED mga#28378 - SDDM greeter does not remember previous session. Manual fix if upgrade have been made before the fix: In /etc/sddm.conf in the line RememberLastSession=false change false to true.

Plasma

Wayland session with Nvidia's 455 (current) nonfree-drivers is available by making sure that "nokmsboot" is removed and "nouveau.modeset=0" is passed to Kernel command line. Note mga#27296 - Plasma Wayland session broken, and mga#28365 - Control Center does not start in Plasma Wayland Temporary fix: as normal user, first issue xhost +si:localuser:root

Compiz desktop effects is no longer compatible with Plasma. If you use it in Plasma on Mageia 7 then disable it in Mageia Control Center : Hardware -> Configure 3D Desktop effects - before upgrade, and if you don't want Compiz for another desktop environment, uninstall it. After install/upgrade of Mageia, you find desktop effects at System Settings (slider icon in main launch menu) Workspace -> Workspace Behavior -> Desktop Effects.

Dolphin right click extension Template:Pkg is removed as it is unmaintained upstream and have issues.

mga#27147 - Multi-users successive logins, plasmashell no longer runs log on to whatever user after going into sleep

mga#27183 - Screenshot not launched by PrintScr key - Default Mageia spectacle integration settings missing in plasma5 systemsettings - On some occasions after upgrade. Manual fix: Launch Spectacle, press Configure -> Shortcuts. For each of the entries "Capture Active Window, Capture Entire Desktop, Capture Rectangular Region, and Launch Spectacle: Change the setting from "Custom" to "Default", and confirm in the popup asking to reassign. If that still does not enable the single PrtScn key from opening Spectacle then try re-naming $HOME/.local/share/kglobalaccel/org.kde.spectacle.desktop (Maybe add X to the end). If that works then the file may be removed.

mga#27362 - startplasma-x11 spawns zombie process (may make it sluggish)

mga#28095 - Avatar Change not working on Classic Install Mageia 8 but does work on Live. Manual fix here.

mga#28287 - new plasma workspace does not allow unlocking of widgets when upgrading from older version. Plasma5 desktop and panel widgets cannot be locked/unlocked in Plasma version 5.18 onwards. This means that any such widgets locked before the upgrade cannot be unlocked after. So before upgrading, be sure to UNlock all such widgets. If you do find locked widgets after upgrading, this will unlock them: $ qdbus org.kde.plasmashell /PlasmaShell evaluateScript "lockCorona(false)"

mga#28299 - GTK apps complain (in log) about missing window_decorations.css. - Manual fix here.

mga#28342 - No shadows on GTK menus in GTK apps under Plasma. - When the theme "Breeze" is set in System Settings : Application Style -> Configure GNOME/GTK Application Style, there is no shadow in GTK right-click and GTK menus. Workaround: Set it to "Adwaita" (which is default).

mga#28623 - Alt+F2 fail to launch the Run command dialogue. - Manual fix: In System Settings : Shortcuts -> System Services -> KRunner *) , unfold section KRunner *), and under "Default Shortcuts" checkmark "Alt+F2". If it asks for confirmation, say yes. Apply, close System Settings and try if it works. If it does not, repeat the procedure. If still not, see bug. *) KRunner may be translated to something corresponding to "Run program".

GNOME

Wayland: By default, GNOME uses the Wayland display server. Wayland is still not fully mature, and may not work well on some hardware. Normally GNOME will automatically fall back to using the X.org display server if Wayland fails to start, but in some cases, this fails to happen. If the GNOME desktop fails to launch after completing the initial language and locale selection, or if you experience display problems, you can try forcing GNOME to use the X.org display server by adding nowayland to the boot options in the initial boot menu (press e to edit the boot options).

Network: By default, the NetworkManager service is enabled in place of the old network management services. You can use the drop-down menu accessible from the top right corner of the GNOME desktop to perform any necessary network configuration. For wired connections, the network is usually configured automatically, and you don't need to do anything. For wireless networks, you will usually need to select an access point and, if it is password-protected, enter the password. Network configuration via the MCC/drakconnect should also work in most cases.

Xfce

mga#24134 - After login the display may show black and white bands or interesting effects for a couple of seconds.

mga#27795 - In Xfce, net_applet (internet connection icon) does not react to changes in connection status properly

LXQt

mga#28360 The compositor for transparency, generally used with Openbox, used to be Template:Pkg. This one is deprecated and replaced by Template:Pkg. If you upgrade from Mageia 7, the configuration file ~/.config/compton.conf can have some incompatible parameters which need to be edited. - Or simply delete that file. Unfortunately we have no Picom configuration tool yet.

Picom looks for configuration in the following order: ~/.config/picom.conf, ~/.config/compton.conf, /etc/xdg/picom.conf. That means a customized picom.conf can reside in ~/.config/ for a personal configuration or in /etc/xdg/ for a system wide configuration. So for customisation per user copy /etc/xdg/picom.conf to ~/.config/ and edit it there.

If you instead want to use compton-conf configuration similar to Mageia 7, install the compton-conf rpm and then copy /usr/share/compton-conf/compton.conf.example and edit it like below.

How to edit compton settings to picom compatible: Rename ~/.config/compton.conf to picom.conf, and in it disable the lines starting with: no_dnd_shadow, no_dock_shadow, clear shadow, menu_opacity, alpha_step, paint-on-overlay by prepending them with a #. Make the line starting with vsync read vsync = false; , and replace the whole line starting with glx-swap-method with use-damage = true; .

To start Picom: Mageia -> Accessories -> picom. To have Picom automatically start at login: LXQt configuration center -> LXQt settings -> Session Settings -> Autostart -> Add Name: Picom, Command: picom.

Some help, if needed: 1) Launch picom from a terminal and see the output, exit with Ctrl-C. 2) /etc/xdg/picom.conf have comments.

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FIXED for new users: mga#28407 Default terminal in pcmanfm shall be qterminal, not xterm. Manual fix for existing users in already made upgrade or install: Use pcmanfm-qt preferences GUI. (Our general policy is to not force user preferences.)

Software

Mageia Welcome

mga#28328 - Steam cannot be installed with the one-click button proposed with Mageia Welcome if 32bits repositories are not enabled, as it is the case by default. - 32 bit repositories should be enabled to complete the installation.

Flatpak

Plasma Discover and Gnome-software prefer Flatpak over Mageia RPM packages.

Phone USB connection

Android, MTP: mga#28216. The Template:Pkg packages have been updated to include backported upstream fixes to improve Android phones USB connectivity. As you know there is a vast variety of Android devices. - Where there are still problems, try another method to connect, i.e over wifi using Template:Pkg (works for more than Plasma, and provide more than file transfer) or filesyncing serverless using i.e Syncthing or a cloud service. For more information visit our wiki page File transfer with Android devices.

iPhone: mga#28669 The packages Template:Pkg and Template:Pkg are missing by default. Manual fix: install them.

Various software

mga#28097 - xviewer seg fault; also, not in application menus

FIXED by an update mga#28363 - VLC crashes when opening an MKV file when the video codec is AV1

mga#27340 - FreeCAD GUI fails to display. Manual fix: delete ~/.mozila/plugins/mozplugger0.so left over from a Mageia 7 to 8 upgrade.

Security

Boot of system with cyphered partitions

mga#19800 - CVE-2016-4484 Failed tries to enter the password of a cyphered partition with LUKS end with a shell.

People who want to secure their system have to:

  • add a BIOS password
  • add a grub password
  • add “rd.shell=0” to the kernel command line

Miscellaneous

Hibernation

mga#28528 - Resuming from hibernation instead start fresh. Upstream bug. Manual fix: 1) Verify that there is no line containing "add_dracutmodules" in output of cat /etc/dracut.conf.d/51-mageia-resume.conf . 2) Add the missing line by as root executing echo 'add_dracutmodules+=" resume "' >> /etc/dracut.conf.d/51-mageia-resume.conf and then generate new initrd: dracut -fv . After dracut finish, resume shall work. If not, you have other problem - please consult our forum.

Networking

Downloading software

For a few users, the default download method intermittently fails. Workaround: Start drakrpm-edit-media which is Mageia Control Center section Software Management -> Configure media sources for install and update. In Options -> Global options set "Download program to use" to "wget". mga#24362

Printing

Printer duplicate - not a bug

You may see your printer shown twice. That is because you are shown all available printers on both the local CUPS server (localhost) and all connected CUPS servers. So if you share a printer to the network, which is the default, it will be shown as two on the sharing computer. This behaviour is not specific to Mageia.

Workaround: Tell CUPS to not share the printer queue job on local network if you do not need to use it from another computer. See Mageia Control Center Section Hardware > Printing menu Server -> Settings.

Shell / Terminals

"bracketed paste" mode affecting copy&paste

By default readline 8.1 enabled the so-called "bracketed paste" mode, which in turn is effective for example in the bash shell. This means that if anything is pasted in your terminal, the pasted text will be enclosed by invisible escape characters \e[200~ and \e[201~
The visible effect is that this swaps the background and foreground highlighting colors for the pasted text, and one also needs to either press any key or click with the mouse to be able to execute the pasted text.
For more information about this, refer to bracketed paste mode.

This can be disabled for bash by adding bind 'set enable-bracketed-paste off' to ~/.bashrc and sourcing ~/.bashrc or by running a new bash shell.

Supposedly it should also be possible to disable this by adding set enable-bracketed-paste off to ~/.inputrc but this does not seem to have any effect.

Upgrade issues

Be sure to follow one of the procedures in Release Notes. Avoid screen saver interfering! mga#25251

Upgrade issues Tracker bug.

If upgrade failed

If you can not boot to a usable state, boot on Classical ISO and perform an upgrade. Remember to not format any partition. Important: you must enable any update repos that has been active during previous upgrade or previous release. Also note that Classic does not use nonfree drivers, you may need wired ethernet. If that can not be accomplished, try instead the Nonfree version of Network Installer ISO - it has more wifi support. For more details see Available installation media.

If all upgrade attempts fail, the fallback is to do a fresh install, possibly keeping (not formatting) /home.

No upgrade offered by the applet

News: enabled 2021-04-04

The applet in system tray that tells when normal updates exist for your system, will also tell when you can upgrade to a new Mageia release.

As usual, we delay enabling this message in order to solve issues found by early installers and upgraders. So just wait, or upgrade per methods described in the Release Notes.

Upgrade using DNF

Extra kernel flavour installed - DNF uses a different method to select kernel flavour than Mageia installer. This may result in that a system that was using the desktop kernel, after upgrade have both desktop and server installed, and server used. Manual fix: select at boot the desktop kernel, then uninstall server kernel. mga#28272

PHP7 dropped

Mageia 8 have no PHP7. This may cause problem if you have software that is not compatible with PHP8.

Examples:

Workaround: You may be able to compile PHP7 yourself, see https://forums.mageia.org/en/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=14038#p82334 our forum].

Removed packages

Generally, see at end of Release Notes.

VirtualBox

There is no longer a VirtualBox 32 bit host.

Unused packages

After upgrade, you may find that there are a lot of unused packages installed. (Reported as orphans, or you can not directly see what they are installed for.)

Be careful - they may actually be needed:

The user may have third party software that requires the modules in those lib packages or requires old packages that are not lib packages. The third party software may be compiled from source, or manually copied binary files - not installed using rpm, so the package manager do not know. Also, if you alter between using DNF and urpmi, the orphan tracking does not work for any of them.

As long as the old packages do not interfere with new packages, we have chosen to let users choose which old packages they do not need and uninstall them manually if they wish to. (If you do, please keep a log of what you uninstall.)

You will also see that the updater have not only let old packages remain, but also installed corresponding upgrade Mageia versions of them - see it as a service.

Even on a new install, there will be multiple versions or alternatives of some packages installed as being suggested by different packages. These packages are not required, just suggested or recommended, so are orphans from the moment they are installed.

For more info see Removing packages.

Various upgrade issues

mga#27880 - x2go server For now, Manual fix in mga#27880#c9

FIXED by Mageia 8 update mga#28007 - llvm-11.0 mga8 packages conflicts with mga7 llvm-devel packages when updating MGA7 to MGA8

FIXED by Mageia 8 update mga#28419 - boomaga The mga7 version remains installed (along with mga8 package) after upgrading using an ISO installer. Manual Fix: uninstall the mga7 package. If you find Boomaga printer have disappeared from your printer choices, again configure it in Mageia Control Center Hardware -> Set up the Printer...

FIXED by Mageia 8 update mga#28479 - batik package conflicts from upgrading Mageia 7 to 8

FIXED by Mageia 8 update mga#28481 - npm has higher release on Mageia 7 than on Mageia 8 causing upgrade problems.

FIXED by Mageia 8 update mga#28485 - mythtv upgrade MGA7->MGA8 fails on file conflicts

mga#28503 - php-json belongs to Mageia 7 and breaks PHP in Mageia 8 - php-json is now bundled = there is no extension anymore. Manual fix: Remove the lingering php-json. Update is coming to do this automatically.

FIXED by Mageia 8 update mga#28522 - File conflicts with opencv-devel cause cascading errors during upgrade from Mageia 7 to 8

mga#28550 - If UID is 500, the $PATH variable doesn't contain /usr/games, thus games can't be launched. This affect systems originally installed with Mageia version 6 or earlier and upgraded since, or a manually set UID < 1000. This can not easily be fixed in a safe way for every case. See bug for ideas how to fix and ask on our forum if you need further help.

FIXED by Mageia 8 update mga#28636 - python3-gdal-3.1.3-7.mga8 conflicts with file from package lib(64)gdal-devel-2.4.3-1.1.mga7

FIXED by Mageia 8 update mga#28679 - Upgrade from 7 to 8 (DNF/CLI) fails on package M8 CairoSVG conflict with M7 cairosvg

mga#28724 - mgaapplet upgrade: asks where to first download all packages but dont respect neither download location nor "all first".

mga#28743 - LibreOffice help does not work. (Rare) Manual fix: Remove ~/.config/libreoffice and your settings will be reset to default. - Or - Workaround: Remove package Template:Pkg, and LibreOffice will launch the help from internet instead, in your internet browser.

Samba

mga#28042 - While upgrading to MGA8: ERROR:'script' failed for samba-client-4.10.18-1.1mga7.x86_64. In most cases you can neglect that error message.