Release Notes for Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 (`woody'), IA-64
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Josip Rodin, Bob Hilliard, Adam Di Carlo, Anne Bezemer, Rob Bradford
(current)
<debian-doc@lists.debian.org>
$Id: release-notes.en.sgml,v 1.1 2003/01/04 00:37:57 joy Exp $
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1. What's New in Debian GNU/Linux 3.0
1.1. What's New in the Installation System?
1.2. What's New in the Distribution?
2. New Installations
3. More information on Debian GNU/Linux
3.1. Further Reading
3.2. Getting Help
3.2.1. Mailing lists
3.2.2. Internet Relay Chat
3.3. Reporting Bugs
3.4. Contributing to Debian
4. Appendix
4.1. Renamed Packages
4.2. Split Packages
4.3. Removed packages
4.3.1. Packages removed because of no maintainer
4.3.2. Packages lacking upstream
4.3.3. Packages removed for other reasons
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1. What's New in Debian GNU/Linux 3.0
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[The most recent version of this document is always available at
http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/releasenotes. If your version
is more than a month old, you might wish to download the latest
version.]
Previously Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 ('potato') supported six computer
architectures. In this release those six are joined by four more
indicated by a trailing asterisk [*] below. Here is the full list of
architectures for this release:
* Intel x86 ('i386')
* Motorola 680x0 ('m68k')
* Alpha ('alpha')
* SPARC ('sparc')
* PowerPC ('powerpc')
* ARM ('arm')
* MIPS ('mips' (Big endian) and 'mipsel' (Little endian)) [*]
* Intel Itanium ('ia64') [*]
* HP PA-RISC ('hppa') [*]
* S/390 ('s390') [*]
You can read more about port status, and port-specific information for
your architecture at the Debian port web pages
(http://www.debian.org/ports/ia64/).
Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 for the IA-64 architecture ships with kernel
version 2.4.17.
1.1. What's New in the Installation System?
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The new `debootstrap' tool downloads, unpacks and extracts Debian
GNU/Linux packages for the base system installation. This is an
improvement over the previous installation system which used a tarball
containing the base system. The installation base system can be
updated more dynamically with this system.
The task system has been revamped. Tasks in the previous release
consisted of meta packages (packages which are simply collections of
other packages). The new system uses special headers within the
existing package system to designate any tasks to which each package
may belong.
This allows greater selection of tasks and it is much easier to only
install selected components of tasks, instead of the whole thing.
Almost all configuration at install time and for later reconfiguration
is done using Debconf, which comes in a variety of flavours: a
non-interactive method, dialog (curses-based), and a new GNOME
frontend. Debconf's engine has also been revamped and improved and is
now more flexible than ever. In short, Debconf makes the world go
around :)
For full details on the Debian installation system, users are advised
to read the Debian installation guide included on the first CD or at
http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/installmanual
1.2. What's New in the Distribution?
------------------------------------
The Debian package management tools apt and dpkg have been improved
considerably in this release. Now apt supports "pinning" in which the
user can opt to download certain packages from different
distributions, e.g. testing or unstable, while still keeping the bulk
of packages in the stable distribution. APT will automagically
download and install appropriate dependent packages from the advanced
distribution as required. An APT "pinning" howto
(http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/apt-howto/ch-apt-get) is available.
Build dependencies have been added to aid the compilation of source
packages. The "build-dep" apt-get method can be used to retrieve all
packages needed for a build before compilation is commenced.
To replace the aging, much-maligned, yet still popular `dselect', many
apt frontends have been in development during the woody release cycle.
Interested users should investigate the `aptitude' package.
This release of Debian GNU/Linux contains the much improved XFree86
4.1 release, which includes support for a greater range of hardware,
better autodetection support, and improved support for advanced
technologies such as Xinerama and 3D acceleration. XFree86 3.3.6 is
available as an option, to support older hardware that is not
supported by XFree86 4.1.
Debian 3.0 is much more secure than previous releases. The base
installation provides fewer unnecessary services that might be the
target of attack. Debian 3.0 includes many more security-oriented
applications such as firewall administration, server hardening, and
intrusion detection. The packaging system has also been improved so
it can be configured to automatically check digital signatures. When
configured, it will refuse to install Debian packages if the digital
signature doesn't match. This limits the possibility of trojan horse
installation and makes it easier and safer for systems to
automatically upgrade themselves over the Internet. Lastly, Debian
now provides intensive documentation for the security-aware
administrator including the 'Securing Debian Manual'
(http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/securing-debian-howto/) from the
Debian Documentation Project (also available in the `harden-doc'
package).
Debian 3.0 is also much more internationalized
(http://www.debian.org/international/) than previous releases thanks
to the ongoing work of free software translation teams. Debian
includes default settings for more languages than previous releases,
and more of its programs are international-ready. This includes the
boot-floppies installation which has been translated to a number of
languages. There is extensive support for French, German, Italian,
Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, Catalan and Danish, and there are more
than fifteen active translation teams.
For the first time, Debian GNU/Linux includes several full featured
free graphical web browsers in the form of Mozilla, Galeon and
Konqueror. With the inclusion of KDE 2.2 for the first time, as well
as the new GNOME 1.4 release, Debian's desktop provision has been
radically improved.
The official Debian GNU/Linux distribution now ships on seven binary
CDs with a similar number of source CDs, and a DVD version of the
distribution is now also available.
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2. New Installations
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If you are making a new installation of Debian, you should read the
installation manual, which is available on the Official CD at:
/dists/woody/main/disks-ia64/current/doc/install.txt
(or .html)
or on the Internet at:
http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/installmanual
The Debian installation system, which is called the `boot-floppies'
(even though it supports more than just floppies), has been further
streamlined and upgraded for users' convenience.
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3. More information on Debian GNU/Linux
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3.1. Further Reading
--------------------
Beyond these release notes and the installation guide further
documentation on Debian GNU/Linux is available from the Debian
Documentation Project (DDP), whose goal is to create high quality
documentation for Debian users and developers. Documentation
including the Debian Guide, Debian New Maintainers Guide, and Debian
FAQ are available, and many more. For full details of the resources
available see the DDP website at http://www.debian.org/doc/ddp
Documentation for individual packages is installed into
`/usr/share/doc/<package>', this may include copyright information,
Debian specific details and any upstream documentation.
3.2. Getting Help
-----------------
There are many sources of help, advice and support for Debian users,
but these should only be considered if research into documentation of
the issue has exhausted all sources. This section provides a short
introduction into these which may be helpful for new Debian users.
3.2.1. Mailing lists
--------------------
The mailing lists of most interest to Debian users are the debian-user
(English) and other debian-user-<language> lists (for other
languages). For information on these lists and details of how to
subscribe see http://lists.debian.org/. Please check the archives for
answers to your question prior to posting and also adhere to standard
list etiquette.
3.2.2. Internet Relay Chat
--------------------------
Debian has an IRC channel dedicated to the support and aid of Debian
users located on the Open Projects IRC network which is dedicated to
providing collaborative information sharing resources for the Open
Source community. To access the channel point your favourite IRC
client at irc.openprojects.net and join #debian.
Please follow the channel guidelines, respecting other users fully.
For more information on Open Projects please visit the website
(http://www.openprojects.net/).
3.3. Reporting Bugs
-------------------
We strive to make Debian GNU/Linux a high quality operating system,
however that does not mean that the packages we provide are totally
free of bugs. As our service to our users we provide all the
information on reported bugs at our own Bug Tracking System (BTS)
browseable at bugs.debian.org (http://bugs.debian.org/), this is
consistent with Debian's open development.
If you find a bug in the distribution or in packaged software that is
part of it, please report it so that it can be properly fixed for next
releases. Reporting bugs requires a valid email address, we ask for
this so that we can trace bugs and developers can get in contact with
submitters should they need more information.
You can submit a bug report either using the programs `reportbug' and
`bug' (available in their apropriate packages) or manually using
email. You can read more about the Bug Tracking System and how to use
it by reading the reference cards (available at
`/usr/share/doc/debian' in any installed system) or online at the Bug
Tracking System (http://bugs.debian.org/).
3.4. Contributing to Debian
---------------------------
You do not need to be an expert to contribute to Debian. By assisting
users with problems on the various user support lists
(http://lists.debian.org/) you are contributing to the community.
Identifying (and importantly solving) problems related to the
development of the distribution by participating on the development
lists (http://lists.debian.org/) is also extremely helpful. To
maintain Debian's high quality distribution submit bugs
(http://bugs.debian.org/) and help developers track them down and fix
them. If you have a way with words then you may want to contribute
more actively by helping to write documentation
(http://www.debian.org/doc/ddp) or translate
(http://www.debian.org/international/) existing documentation into
your own language.
If you can dedicate more time, you could manage a piece of the Free
Software collection within Debian. Especially helpful is if people
adopt or maintain items that people have requested for inclusion
within Debian, the Work Needing and Prospective Packages database
(http://www.debian.org/devel/wnpp/) details this information. If you
have an interest in specific groups then you may find enjoyment in
contributing to some of Debian's subprojects which include ports to
particular architectures, Debian Jr.
(http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-jr/) and Debian Med
(http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-med/).
In any case, if you are working in the free software community in any
way, as a user, programmer, writer or translator you are already
helping the free software effort. Contributing is rewarding and fun,
and as well as allowing you to meet new people it gives you that warm
fuzzy feeling inside.
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4. Appendix
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4.1. Renamed Packages
---------------------
The following packages have been renamed as shown. In most, if not
all, cases, Conflicts:, Replaces:, and Provides: fields (or even dummy
packages) have been provided so the new package will either get
installed automatically, and/or will safely replace or remove the old
one. This also includes packages that have been merged into other
packages as this gives the same end result as a rename.
gimp -> gimp1.2 (GIMP1.2 release only)
sawmill -> sawfish
dict-web1913 -> dictgcide
amcl -> gnome-mud
rstart -> xutils
rstartd -> xutils
xbooks -> xspecs
xfonts-cjk -> xfonts-base
xcontrib -> xbase-clients
xlib6g-static -> xlibs-dev
listar -> ecartis
cln -> libcln2
cln-dev -> libcln-dev
pgp-i, pgp-us -> pgp
cvs-doc -> cvs
acm -> acm4
user-ja -> language-env
expect5.31, expect5.24 -> expect
sgml-tools -> linuxdoc-tools
sgmltools-2 -> sgmltools-lite
bonnie -> bonnie++
c2ps -> a2ps
camlp4 -> ocaml
corel-util -> nwutil
crossfire-sounds -> crossfire-client-sounds
cslatex, csplain, cstexfonts -> tetex
cspsfonts -> tetex-extra
custom-mule -> mule2-support
docbook2x, cygnus-stylesheets -> docbook-utils
db -> db2
dgs -> xfree86
docbook-stylesheets -> docbook-dsssl
genius, drgeo -> drgenius
egcs1.0 -> egcs1.1
emacs19 -> emacs20
f77reorder -> g77
flim1.13 -> flim
gdict -> gnome-utils
libgmp2, gmp, gmp1 -> libgmp3
gnome-users-guide-en -> gnome-user-docs
gnomehack -> nethack
gpasm -> gputils
gsl-ref-pdf -> gsl-ref-ps
gstep-core -> gnustep-core
gstep-extensions -> gnustep-extensions
gstep-guile -> gnustep-guile
gzilla -> dillo
hanterm -> hanterm-xf
imap -> uw-imap
iplogger -> ippl
jgroff -> groff
lib-sax-java, lib-xp-java, lib-xt-java -> xalan2, libxt-java
libansicolor-perl -> perl
libape -> libcommonc++
libgc4 -> libgc6
libgcj -> libgcj2
libid3 -> id3lib
libmalaga1 -> malaga
libmpeg-mp3info-perl -> libmp3-info-perl
libpth -> pth
libv1.22 -> libv1.25
listar -> ecartis
lvm -> lvm10
mdutils -> raidtools2
mutt-ja -> mutt
myodbc2.50.26 -> libmyodbc
oldncurses, ncurses3.4, ncurses4.2 -> ncurses (5.2)
nfs-server -> nfs-user-server
palm-doctoolkit -> pyrite-publisher
pbm2ppa -> pnm2ppa
pcre, pcre2 -> pcre3
puzzle -> tree-puzzle
rt -> root-tail
selfhtml -> chaos, t-gnus
sgmlspm -> libsgmls-perl
synaptics -> tpconfig
tknamazu -> namazu2
typist -> gtypist
umich-ldap -> openldap
wanderlust2 -> wl-beta
wdsetup -> nictools-nopci
wnn6-dev -> wnn6-sdk
wxftp -> axyftp
xacc -> gnucash
xjscal -> libjsw
zope-siteaccess -> zope
Although we have made every effort to complete this list, it may still
not be exhaustive.
4.2. Split Packages
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Between releases 2.2 (`potato') and 3.0 (`woody'), a number of
packages have been split into two or more packages. The reason for
these splits, in general, is that the original package provided a
diverse set of functionalities, and that few, if any, users used all
of these components.Some packages will display a notice warning of the
split during the installation, some mention it in the package
description, and some just ignore it.
If you find that a familiar package is lacking some or all of its
functionality, check the list below to see if you need to install
additional packages to restore the original functionality. Failing
that, check the changelog for the package, which can be found in
`/usr/share/doc/<package>/changelog.Debian.gz'.
The following is a list of packages that have been split (this list
may not be complete):
isdnutils -> ipppd, isdnlog, isdnutils-doc, isdnutils-xtools,
isdnvboxserver, isdnvboxclient
xpdf -> xpdf-reader, xpdf-utils, xpdf-chinese-simplified,
xpdf-chinese-traditional, xpdf-cyrillic, xpdf-japanese,
xpdf-korean,xpdf-thai
cupsys -> cupsys (CUPS daemon), cupsys-client (CUPS client),
cupsys-pstoraster (postscript rasterizer)
groff -> groff-base, groff, groff-x11
xspectemu -> spectemu-common, spectemu-svga, spectemu-x11
ecpg -> libecpg3 (library), postgresql-dev (development files)
postgresql-pl -> libpgperl, libpgtcl
netbase -> netbase, portmap, ifupdown, ipautofw, ipchains,
ipfwadm, ipmasqadm, iputils, net-tools, netkit-base
uqwk -> uqwk, uqwk-spool
tetex-bin -> tetex-bin, texi2html
xproxy -> lbxproxy, proxymngr, xfwp
xlib6g -> xlibs, libxaw6
xlib6g-dev -> libxaw6-dev, xlibs-dev
xbase-clients, xlib6g-dev, xcontrib -> xutils
xconq -> xconq, xconq-common
python-imaging-doc -> python-imaging-doc,
python-imaging-doc-html, python-imaging-doc-pdf
gnumeric -> gnumeric, gnumeric-doc, gnumeric-python
latex2rtf -> latex2rtf, latex2rtf-doc
glade -> glade, glade-gnome, glade-gnome-db, glade-common,
glade-doc
apmd -> apmd, xapm, libapm1, libapm-dev, powermgmt-base
uudeview -> uudeview, xdeview, libuu-dev
sysklogd -> sysklogd, klogd
xtide -> xtide, xtide-data
snack -> libsnack2, libsnack2-dev, libsnack2-doc
gnapster -> gnapster, gnapster-gtk
proftpd -> proftpd, proftpd-common, proftpd-doc, proftpd-ldap,
proftpd-mysql, proftpd-pgsql
alsaplayer -> alsaplayer-common, alsaplayer-gtk, alsaplayer-nas,
alsaplayer-text, libalsaplayer-dev, libalsaplayer0
4.3. Removed packages
---------------------
4.3.1. Packages removed because of no maintainer
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These are packages which have been removed because no Debian
maintainer was interested in maintaining them. The number associated
with the bug is included as this provides further information on the
reason why the package was removed. To use this number visit the Bug
Tracking System (http://bugs.debian.org/) and do a query based on the
bugnumber.
The alternatives field lists any packages that might replace the
removed package.
asclock-gtk
Alternatives: asclock, gnome-applets
Bug: #91943
bridge, bridgex
Bug: #80926
bwnfsd
Bug: #107083
dialdcost
Bug: #90361
dotfile-doc
Bug: #116545
dstool
Bug: #68308
dstool-doc
Bug: #68309
gmasqdialer
Bug: #127196
gnats2w
Bug: #123544
ical
Bug: #92286
ircd-dalnet
Alternatives: ircd, dancer-ircd
Bug: #93627
ivtools, ivtools-bin, ivtools-dev, ivtools-interviews, ivtools-unidraw
jaztool
Bug: #91797
libggidemos
Bug: #111965
libliteclue
Bug: #95503
libtclobjc
Bug: #108187
mico-2.3.0
Bug: #91274
pact
Bug: #72432
ppd-gs
Bug: #68081
sliplogin
Bug: #68104
x48
Bug: #110944
4.3.2. Packages lacking upstream
--------------------------------
These are packages which have been removed because they lack an
upstream maintainer. The number associated with the bug is included
as this provides further information on the reason why the package was
removed. To use this number visit the Bug Tracking System
(http://bugs.debian.org/) and do a query based on the bugnumber.
The alternatives field lists any packages that might replace the
removed package.
abacus
Alternatives: gnumeric
Bug: #89715
arena
Alternatives: mozilla, konqueror
Bug: #83867
bezerk
Alternatives: irssi-gtk
Bug: #86611
blackjack
Bug: #110369 110313
cdwrite
Alternatives: cdrecord
Bug: #80353
dejasearch
Bug: #114643
dsc
Bug: #92576
dtm
Bug: #82741
empire-ptkei
Bug: #86230
express
Bug: #80396
fakebo
Bug: #82481
gnome-napster
Alternatives: gnapster, gnapster-gtk, lopster
Bug: #87380
icl-faq
Bug: #105385
libhtml-ep-perl
Bug: #89376
libtcl-ldap
Bug: #113574
macgate
Bug: #85261
maplay3
Alternatives: madplay, mpg321, xmms
Bug: #132374
pyrite
Bug: #102307
scwm
Bug: #115814
zicq
Alternatives: vicq, gabber, gaim
Bug: #117936
4.3.3. Packages removed for other reasons
-----------------------------------------
The reason for the removal of the package is listed below the name of
the package. The number associated with the bug is included as this
provides further information on the reason why the package was
removed. To use this number visit the Bug Tracking System
(http://bugs.debian.org/) and do a query based on the bugnumber.
The alternatives field lists any packages that might replace the
removed package.
ae
Replaced by the more user-friendly editor nano
Alternatives: nano
Bug: #110678
barracuda
Moved to non-US but never appeared there
darxite
Remotely exploitable buffer overflow. Not easy to fix, would
require full audit
Bug: #87406
dhcpcd
Buggy, insecure, better alternatives are available
Alternatives: dhcp-client, udhcpc
Bug: #81627
dosemu
Moved to contrib
dtlk
Obsolete, now comes with kernel
Bug: #97532
empire-pei
Out of sync with empire server
Bug: #82466
guavac
Old, obsolete, jikes is better
Alternatives: jikes
Bug: #68246
ldp-ligs, ldp-lkmpg, ldp-sag-it
License problems
Bug: #80782
libdnd
Old and unused
Bug: #83565
nextaw
No longer works with XFree86 4
Alternatives: libxaw7
Bug: #105532
omirr
Obsolete; only works with kernel 2.0.11
Bug: #79833
povray-manual
Large, non-free, downloadable from web, non-compliant HTML, non-compliant
policy
Bug: #82587
sharc
Obsolete, it was providing relay-filtering for sendmail before
sendmail had this feature.
Alternatives: sendmail
Bug: #92655
dftp
gnuchess
elm-me+
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Release Notes for Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 (`woody'), IA-64
Josip Rodin, Bob Hilliard, Adam Di Carlo, Anne Bezemer, Rob Bradford
(current)
<debian-doc@lists.debian.org>
$Id: release-notes.en.sgml,v 1.1 2003/01/04 00:37:57 joy Exp $