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diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1709.section.md b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1709.section.md index 970a0c2b7dd19..9f49549901bef 100644 --- a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1709.section.md +++ b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1709.section.md @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ In addition to numerous new and upgraded packages, this release has the followin - The user handling now keeps track of deallocated UIDs/GIDs. When a user or group is revived, this allows it to be allocated the UID/GID it had before. A consequence is that UIDs and GIDs are no longer reused. -- The module option `services.xserver.xrandrHeads` now causes the first head specified in this list to be set as the primary head. Apart from that, it\'s now possible to also set additional options by using an attribute set, for example: +- The module option `services.xserver.xrandrHeads` now causes the first head specified in this list to be set as the primary head. Apart from that, it's now possible to also set additional options by using an attribute set, for example: ```nix { services.xserver.xrandrHeads = [ @@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ When upgrading from a previous release, please be aware of the following incompa - The `mysql` default `dataDir` has changed from `/var/mysql` to `/var/lib/mysql`. - - Radicale\'s default package has changed from 1.x to 2.x. Instructions to migrate can be found [ here ](http://radicale.org/1to2/). It is also possible to use the newer version by setting the `package` to `radicale2`, which is done automatically when `stateVersion` is 17.09 or higher. The `extraArgs` option has been added to allow passing the data migration arguments specified in the instructions; see the `radicale.nix` NixOS test for an example migration. + - Radicale's default package has changed from 1.x to 2.x. Instructions to migrate can be found [ here ](http://radicale.org/1to2/). It is also possible to use the newer version by setting the `package` to `radicale2`, which is done automatically when `stateVersion` is 17.09 or higher. The `extraArgs` option has been added to allow passing the data migration arguments specified in the instructions; see the `radicale.nix` NixOS test for an example migration. - The `aiccu` package was removed. This is due to SixXS [ sunsetting](https://www.sixxs.net/main/) its IPv6 tunnel. @@ -216,9 +216,9 @@ When upgrading from a previous release, please be aware of the following incompa - Top-level `idea` package collection was renamed. All JetBrains IDEs are now at `jetbrains`. -- `flexget`\'s state database cannot be upgraded to its new internal format, requiring removal of any existing `db-config.sqlite` which will be automatically recreated. +- `flexget`'s state database cannot be upgraded to its new internal format, requiring removal of any existing `db-config.sqlite` which will be automatically recreated. -- The `ipfs` service now doesn\'t ignore the `dataDir` option anymore. If you\'ve ever set this option to anything other than the default you\'ll have to either unset it (so the default gets used) or migrate the old data manually with +- The `ipfs` service now doesn't ignore the `dataDir` option anymore. If you've ever set this option to anything other than the default you'll have to either unset it (so the default gets used) or migrate the old data manually with ```ShellSession dataDir=<valueOfDataDir> @@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ When upgrading from a previous release, please be aware of the following incompa - `wvdial` package and module were removed. This is due to the project being dead and not building with openssl 1.1. -- `cc-wrapper`\'s setup-hook now exports a number of environment variables corresponding to binutils binaries, (e.g. `LD`, `STRIP`, `RANLIB`, etc). This is done to prevent packages\' build systems guessing, which is harder to predict, especially when cross-compiling. However, some packages have broken due to this---their build systems either not supporting, or claiming to support without adequate testing, taking such environment variables as parameters. +- `cc-wrapper`'s setup-hook now exports a number of environment variables corresponding to binutils binaries, (e.g. `LD`, `STRIP`, `RANLIB`, etc). This is done to prevent packages' build systems guessing, which is harder to predict, especially when cross-compiling. However, some packages have broken due to this---their build systems either not supporting, or claiming to support without adequate testing, taking such environment variables as parameters. - `services.firefox.syncserver` now runs by default as a non-root user. To accommodate this change, the default sqlite database location has also been changed. Migration should work automatically. Refer to the description of the options for more details. @@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ When upgrading from a previous release, please be aware of the following incompa - Touchpad support should now be enabled through `libinput` as `synaptics` is now deprecated. See the option `services.xserver.libinput.enable`. -- grsecurity/PaX support has been dropped, following upstream\'s decision to cease free support. See [ upstream\'s announcement](https://grsecurity.net/passing_the_baton.php) for more information. No complete replacement for grsecurity/PaX is available presently. +- grsecurity/PaX support has been dropped, following upstream's decision to cease free support. See [ upstream's announcement](https://grsecurity.net/passing_the_baton.php) for more information. No complete replacement for grsecurity/PaX is available presently. - `services.mysql` now has declarative configuration of databases and users with the `ensureDatabases` and `ensureUsers` options. @@ -283,9 +283,9 @@ When upgrading from a previous release, please be aware of the following incompa ## Other Notable Changes {#sec-release-17.09-notable-changes} -- Modules can now be disabled by using [ disabledModules](https://nixos.org/nixpkgs/manual/#sec-replace-modules), allowing another to take it\'s place. This can be used to import a set of modules from another channel while keeping the rest of the system on a stable release. +- Modules can now be disabled by using [ disabledModules](https://nixos.org/nixpkgs/manual/#sec-replace-modules), allowing another to take it's place. This can be used to import a set of modules from another channel while keeping the rest of the system on a stable release. -- Updated to FreeType 2.7.1, including a new TrueType engine. The new engine replaces the Infinality engine which was the default in NixOS. The default font rendering settings are now provided by fontconfig-penultimate, replacing fontconfig-ultimate; the new defaults are less invasive and provide rendering that is more consistent with other systems and hopefully with each font designer\'s intent. Some system-wide configuration has been removed from the Fontconfig NixOS module where user Fontconfig settings are available. +- Updated to FreeType 2.7.1, including a new TrueType engine. The new engine replaces the Infinality engine which was the default in NixOS. The default font rendering settings are now provided by fontconfig-penultimate, replacing fontconfig-ultimate; the new defaults are less invasive and provide rendering that is more consistent with other systems and hopefully with each font designer's intent. Some system-wide configuration has been removed from the Fontconfig NixOS module where user Fontconfig settings are available. - ZFS/SPL have been updated to 0.7.0, `zfsUnstable, splUnstable` have therefore been removed. |