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author | Jonathan Ringer <jonringer117@gmail.com> | 2021-05-31 18:49:13 -0700 |
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committer | Jonathan Ringer <jonringer@users.noreply.github.com> | 2021-05-31 20:06:55 -0700 |
commit | 7e9b0dff974c89e070da1ad85713ff3c20b0ca97 (patch) | |
tree | eb1238129bc043d30a77946130ac5d5311e3b003 | |
parent | a8eeea419e98223cf465cc17c27fdc017d8fc7ae (diff) |
nixos/release-notes: move non-highlights to other mentions 21.05
(cherry picked from commit 9a3e8699976bd673f9f4eee64e254ccb7a1fadce)
-rw-r--r-- | nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2105.xml | 197 |
1 files changed, 98 insertions, 99 deletions
diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2105.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2105.xml index 0b0bf68f9dbdf..8e631d752cf78 100644 --- a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2105.xml +++ b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2105.xml @@ -50,8 +50,6 @@ </itemizedlist> </listitem> <listitem> - <para>The default Linux kernel was updated to the 5.10 LTS series, coming from the 5.4 LTS series.</para> - <para>The <package>linux_latest</package> kernel was updated to the 5.12 series. It currently is not officially supported for use with the zfs filesystem. If you use zfs, you should use a different kernel version (either the LTS kernel, or track a specific one). </para> <para> Desktop Environments: </para> @@ -94,103 +92,10 @@ </itemizedlist> </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para> - <link xlink:href="https://www.gnuradio.org/">GNURadio</link> 3.8 was - <link xlink:href="https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/82263">finally</link> - packaged, along with a rewrite to the Nix expressions, allowing users to - override the features upstream supports selecting to compile or not to. - Additionally, the attribute <code>gnuradio</code> and <code>gnuradio3_7</code> - now point to an externally wrapped by default derivations, that allow you to - also add `extraPythonPackages` to the Python interpreter used by GNURadio. - Missing environmental variables needed for operational GUI were also added - (<link xlink:href="https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/75478">#75478</link>). - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - <link xlink:href="https://www.gnuradio.org/">GNURadio</link> has a - <code>pkgs</code> attribute set, and there's a <code>gnuradio.callPackage</code> - function that extends <code>pkgs</code> with a <code>mkDerivation</code>, and a - <code>mkDerivationWith</code>, like Qt5. Now all <code>gnuradio.pkgs</code> are - defined with <code>gnuradio.callPackage</code> and some packages that depend - on gnuradio are defined with this as well. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - <link xlink:href="https://www.privoxy.org/">Privoxy</link> has been updated - to version 3.0.32 (See <link xlink:href="https://lists.privoxy.org/pipermail/privoxy-announce/2021-February/000007.html">announcement</link>). - Compared to the previous release, Privoxy has gained support for HTTPS - inspection (still experimental), Brotli decompression, several new filters - and lots of bug fixes, including security ones. In addition, the package - is now built with compression and external filters support, which were - previously disabled. - </para> - <para> - Regarding the NixOS module, new options for HTTPS inspection have been added - and <option>services.privoxy.extraConfig</option> has been replaced by the new - <xref linkend="opt-services.privoxy.settings"/> - (See <link xlink:href="https://github.com/NixOS/rfcs/blob/master/rfcs/0042-config-option.md">RFC 0042</link> - for the motivation). - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Python optimizations were disabled again. Builds with optimizations enabled - are not reproducible. Optimizations can now be enabled with an option. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - <link xlink:href="https://kodi.tv/">Kodi</link> has been updated to version 19.1 "Matrix". See - the <link xlink:href="https://kodi.tv/article/kodi-190-matrix-release">announcement</link> for - further details. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - The <option>services.packagekit.backend</option> option has been removed as - it only supported a single setting which would always be the default. - Instead new <link - xlink:href="https://github.com/NixOS/rfcs/blob/master/rfcs/0042-config-option.md">RFC - 0042</link> compliant <xref linkend="opt-services.packagekit.settings"/> - and <xref linkend="opt-services.packagekit.vendorSettings"/> options have - been introduced. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - <link xlink:href="https://nginx.org">Nginx</link> has been updated to stable version 1.20.0. - Now nginx uses the zlib-ng library by default. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - KDE Gear (formerly KDE Applications) is upgraded to 21.04, see its - <link xlink:href="https://kde.org/announcements/gear/21.04/">release - notes</link> for details. - </para> - <para> - The <code>kdeApplications</code> package set is now <code>kdeGear</code>, - in keeping with the new name. The old name remains for compatibility, but - it is deprecated. - </para> - </listitem> <listitem> - <para> - <link xlink:href="https://libreswan.org/">Libreswan</link> has been updated - to version 4.4. The package now includes example configurations and manual - pages by default. The NixOS module has been changed to use the upstream - systemd units and write the configuration in the <literal>/etc/ipsec.d/ - </literal> directory. In addition, two new options have been added to - specify connection policies - (<xref linkend="opt-services.libreswan.policies"/>) - and disable send/receive redirects - (<xref linkend="opt-services.libreswan.disableRedirects"/>). - </para> + <para>The <package>linux_latest</package> kernel was updated to the 5.12 series. It currently is not officially supported for use with the zfs filesystem. If you use zfs, you should use a different kernel version (either the LTS kernel, or track a specific one). </para> </listitem> + </itemizedlist> </section> @@ -207,6 +112,20 @@ <itemizedlist> <listitem> + <para> + <link xlink:href="https://www.gnuradio.org/">GNURadio</link> 3.8 was + <link xlink:href="https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/82263">finally</link> + packaged, along with a rewrite to the Nix expressions, allowing users to + override the features upstream supports selecting to compile or not to. + Additionally, the attribute <code>gnuradio</code> and <code>gnuradio3_7</code> + now point to an externally wrapped by default derivations, that allow you to + also add `extraPythonPackages` to the Python interpreter used by GNURadio. + Missing environmental variables needed for operational GUI were also added + (<link xlink:href="https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/75478">#75478</link>). + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> <para> <link xlink:href="https://www.keycloak.org/">Keycloak</link>, an open source identity and access management server with @@ -660,7 +579,7 @@ http://some.json-exporter.host:7979/probe?target=https://example.com/some/json/e <programlisting> self: super: { - mpi = super.mpich; + mpi = super.mpich; } </programlisting> </para> @@ -893,6 +812,85 @@ environment.systemPackages = [ for details. </para> </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + <link xlink:href="https://www.gnuradio.org/">GNURadio</link> has a + <code>pkgs</code> attribute set, and there's a <code>gnuradio.callPackage</code> + function that extends <code>pkgs</code> with a <code>mkDerivation</code>, and a + <code>mkDerivationWith</code>, like Qt5. Now all <code>gnuradio.pkgs</code> are + defined with <code>gnuradio.callPackage</code> and some packages that depend + on gnuradio are defined with this as well. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <link xlink:href="https://www.privoxy.org/">Privoxy</link> has been updated + to version 3.0.32 (See <link xlink:href="https://lists.privoxy.org/pipermail/privoxy-announce/2021-February/000007.html">announcement</link>). + Compared to the previous release, Privoxy has gained support for HTTPS + inspection (still experimental), Brotli decompression, several new filters + and lots of bug fixes, including security ones. In addition, the package + is now built with compression and external filters support, which were + previously disabled. + </para> + <para> + Regarding the NixOS module, new options for HTTPS inspection have been added + and <option>services.privoxy.extraConfig</option> has been replaced by the new + <xref linkend="opt-services.privoxy.settings"/> + (See <link xlink:href="https://github.com/NixOS/rfcs/blob/master/rfcs/0042-config-option.md">RFC 0042</link> + for the motivation). + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <link xlink:href="https://kodi.tv/">Kodi</link> has been updated to version 19.1 "Matrix". See + the <link xlink:href="https://kodi.tv/article/kodi-190-matrix-release">announcement</link> for + further details. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + The <option>services.packagekit.backend</option> option has been removed as + it only supported a single setting which would always be the default. + Instead new <link + xlink:href="https://github.com/NixOS/rfcs/blob/master/rfcs/0042-config-option.md">RFC + 0042</link> compliant <xref linkend="opt-services.packagekit.settings"/> + and <xref linkend="opt-services.packagekit.vendorSettings"/> options have + been introduced. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <link xlink:href="https://nginx.org">Nginx</link> has been updated to stable version 1.20.0. + Now nginx uses the zlib-ng library by default. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + KDE Gear (formerly KDE Applications) is upgraded to 21.04, see its + <link xlink:href="https://kde.org/announcements/gear/21.04/">release + notes</link> for details. + </para> + <para> + The <code>kdeApplications</code> package set is now <code>kdeGear</code>, + in keeping with the new name. The old name remains for compatibility, but + it is deprecated. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <link xlink:href="https://libreswan.org/">Libreswan</link> has been updated + to version 4.4. The package now includes example configurations and manual + pages by default. The NixOS module has been changed to use the upstream + systemd units and write the configuration in the <literal>/etc/ipsec.d/ + </literal> directory. In addition, two new options have been added to + specify connection policies + (<xref linkend="opt-services.libreswan.policies"/>) + and disable send/receive redirects + (<xref linkend="opt-services.libreswan.disableRedirects"/>). + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> <para> The Mailman NixOS module (<literal>services.mailman</literal>) has a new @@ -1054,7 +1052,8 @@ environment.systemPackages = [ PulseAudio was upgraded to 14.0, with changes to the handling of default sinks. See its <link xlink:href="https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/PulseAudio/Notes/14.0/">release notes</link>. </para> - + </listitem> + <listitem> <para> GNOME users may wish to delete their <literal>~/.config/pulse</literal> due to the changes to stream routing logic. See <link xlink:href="https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pulseaudio/pulseaudio/-/issues/832">PulseAudio bug 832</link> |