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author | Eelco Dolstra <eelco.dolstra@logicblox.com> | 2015-09-21 11:17:04 +0200 |
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committer | Eelco Dolstra <eelco.dolstra@logicblox.com> | 2015-09-21 11:17:25 +0200 |
commit | ddb39be32497899d29cb2226c78e5518a005c627 (patch) | |
tree | 3167a0867d67f45a804bb0d4ebb68d686255eb32 /nixos/doc/manual/release-notes | |
parent | 9c146220a9b0e9df4b3a89b2b8e046c84e2da915 (diff) |
Update 15.09 release notes
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-rw-r--r-- | nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1509.xml | 127 |
1 files changed, 73 insertions, 54 deletions
diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1509.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1509.xml index d7d3d1a7fb130..098613f9685a4 100644 --- a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1509.xml +++ b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1509.xml @@ -6,35 +6,48 @@ <title>Release 15.09 (“Dingo”, 2015/09/??)</title> -<para>In addition to numerous new and upgraded packages, this release has the following highlights: - - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para> - The Haskell packages infrastructure has been re-designed from the ground up. - NixOS now distributes the latest version of every single package registered on - <link xlink:href="http://hackage.haskell.org/">Hackage</link>, i.e. well over - 8000 Haskell packages. Further information and usage instructions for the - improved infrastructure are available at <link - xlink:href="https://nixos.org/wiki/Haskell">https://nixos.org/wiki/Haskell</link>. - Users migrating from an earlier release will find also find helpful information - below, in the list of backwards-incompatible changes. - </para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para> - Users running an SSH server who worry about the quality of their - <literal>/etc/ssh/moduli</literal> file with respect to the <link - xlink:href="https://stribika.github.io/2015/01/04/secure-secure-shell.html">vulnerabilities - discovered in the Diffie-Hellman key exchange</link> can now replace OpenSSH's - default version with one they generated themselves using the new - <literal>services.openssh.moduliFile</literal> option. - </para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> +<para>In addition to numerous new and upgraded packages, this release +has the following highlights:</para> -</para> +<itemizedlist> + + <listitem> + <para>The Haskell packages infrastructure has been re-designed + from the ground up. NixOS now distributes the latest version of + every single package registered on <link + xlink:href="http://hackage.haskell.org/">Hackage</link>, i.e. well + over 8000 Haskell packages. Further information and usage + instructions for the improved infrastructure are available at + <link + xlink:href="https://nixos.org/wiki/Haskell">https://nixos.org/wiki/Haskell</link>. + Users migrating from an earlier release will also find helpful + information below, in the list of backwards-incompatible changes.</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>Nix has been updated to version 1.10, which among other + improvements enables cryptographic signatures on binary caches for + improved security.</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>You can now keep your NixOS system up to date automatically + by setting + +<programlisting> +system.autoUpgrade.enable = true; +</programlisting> + + This will cause the system to periodically check for updates in + your current channel and run <command>nixos-rebuild</command>.</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>This release is based on Glibc 2.21, GCC 4.9 and Linux + 3.18.</para> + </listitem> + +</itemizedlist> <para>When upgrading from a previous release, please be aware of the @@ -50,10 +63,11 @@ and want to continue to use them, please set system.stateVersion = "14.12"; </programlisting> -(The new option <option>system.stateVersion</option> ensures that +The new option <option>system.stateVersion</option> ensures that certain configuration changes that could break existing systems (such as the <command>sshd</command> host key setting) will maintain -compatibility with the specified NixOS release.)</para></listitem> +compatibility with the specified NixOS release. NixOps sets the state +version of existing deployments automatically.</para></listitem> <listitem><para><command>cron</command> is no longer enabled by default, unless you have a non-empty @@ -72,9 +86,9 @@ false</option>.</para></listitem> and old <literal>steam</literal> package -- to <literal>steamOriginal</literal>. </para></listitem> -<listitem><para>CMPlayer has been renamed to bomi upstream. Package <literal>cmplayer</literal> -was accordingly renamed to <literal>bomi</literal> -</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>CMPlayer has been renamed to bomi upstream. Package +<literal>cmplayer</literal> was accordingly renamed to +<literal>bomi</literal> </para></listitem> <listitem><para>Atom Shell has been renamed to Electron upstream. Package <literal>atom-shell</literal> was accordingly renamed to <literal>electron</literal> @@ -84,21 +98,20 @@ was accordingly renamed to <literal>electron</literal> which contains the latest Elm platform.</para></listitem> <listitem> - <para> - The CUPS printing service has been updated to version <literal>2.0.2</literal>. - Furthermore its systemd service has been renamed to <literal>cups.service</literal>. - </para> - <para> - Local printers are no longer shared or advertised by default. This behavior - can be changed by enabling <literal>services.printing.defaultShared</literal> - or <literal>services.printing.browsing</literal> respectively. - </para> + <para>The CUPS printing service has been updated to version + <literal>2.0.2</literal>. Furthermore its systemd service has been + renamed to <literal>cups.service</literal>.</para> + + <para>Local printers are no longer shared or advertised by + default. This behavior can be changed by enabling + <literal>services.printing.defaultShared</literal> or + <literal>services.printing.browsing</literal> respectively.</para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> - The VirtualBox host and guest options have been moved/renamed more - consistently and less confusing to be now found in + The VirtualBox host and guest options have been named more + consistently. They can now found in <literal>virtualisation.virtualbox.host.*</literal> instead of <literal>services.virtualboxHost.*</literal> and <literal>virtualisation.virtualbox.guest.*</literal> instead of @@ -207,25 +220,31 @@ nix-env -f "<nixpkgs>" -iA haskellPackages.cabal-install </para> -<para>The following new services were added since the last release: - -<itemizedlist> -<listitem><para><literal>brltty</literal></para></listitem> -<listitem><para><literal>marathon</literal></para></listitem> -<listitem><para><literal>tvheadend</literal></para></listitem> -</itemizedlist> -</para> - - <para>Other notable improvements: <itemizedlist> + <listitem><para>The nixos and nixpkgs channels were unified, so one <emphasis>can</emphasis> use <literal>nix-env -iA nixos.bash</literal> instead of <literal>nix-env -iA nixos.pkgs.bash</literal>. See <link xlink:href="https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/commit/2cd7c1f198">the commit</link> for details. </para></listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + Users running an SSH server who worry about the quality of their + <literal>/etc/ssh/moduli</literal> file with respect to the + <link + xlink:href="https://stribika.github.io/2015/01/04/secure-secure-shell.html">vulnerabilities + discovered in the Diffie-Hellman key exchange</link> can now + replace OpenSSH's default version with one they generated + themselves using the new + <literal>services.openssh.moduliFile</literal> option. + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </para> </section> |