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| ## (Is this the same as Sarge2EtchUpgrade? I think not, but there is certainly some overlap.) ## Tolimar: No, it isn't. Sarge2EtchUpgrade concentrates on technical stuff done during upgrades; this page is more intended as a quick overview, not only limited to technical things. A list of more technical issues regarding the upgrade from Sarge to Etch is available at Sarge2EtchUpgrade. |
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| What changed between the release of Sarge and the upcoming release of Etch, which might be interesting for users, even if it didn't effect them direcetly. | What changed between the release of Sarge and the upcoming release of Etch, which might be interesting for users, even if it didn't effect them directly. |
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| * Python 2.4 | |
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| * UTF-8 environment by default on new installs | * .. * internal development: * linux-2.6 common package builds linux-images * smp alternatives: for amd64 and i386 the SMP support is found on runtime * new initramfs-tools early userspace (works with SATA, USB, RAID, LVM NFS, cryptoroot, ..) much more flexible * 2.4 kernels are only supported for upgrade from sarge. Users should install a 2.6 kernel after (or before) the upgrade. * GCC 4.1 as default compilter * libc 2.3.6 * support for 2.2 kernels has been dropped (except for m68k). libc will refuse to be installed on 2.2 kernels, the solution is to install a 2.4 (or a 2.6) kernel before the upgrade. |
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| * ddtp (translated package descriptions) out of the box? | |
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| * "default desktop environment" improvements * update notification (using update-notifier) * local deb install (using gdebi) * printing support * scanner support (post beta-3 stuff) * better artwork (being discussed now) * instant messaging (using gaim) * partition management (using gparted) and more. * UTF-8 environment by default on new installs * udev by default on new installs * debtags |
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| * Linux Terminal Server Project (LTSP) | |
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| * Eclipse and Tomcat 5 in main (no more in contrib) * Mono * TeX Live distribution (+350MB, yay) * SER (SIP Express Router) and OpenSER, for advanced VoIP architectures |
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| * KDE 3.5.3 (3.5.4 in sid will probably make it to etch, too) * GNOme 2.12.3 (2.14.2.1 in sid will probably be released with etch, too) * ... |
* KDE 3.5.4 * GNOME 2.14.2.1 * Xfce 4.4 |
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| * mdadm 2.5.x: now requires an mdadm.conf file. * Asterisk 1.2 * Firefox 1.5 * Thunderbird 1.5 * nota bene: Due to tradmark issues, both firefox and thunderbird are no longer shipped in "mozilla-foo" packages |
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| * Mozilla (Might be mostly interesting for the release-notes? Some way to autogenerate such a list?) |
* Mozilla (perhaps seamonkey as replacement) (Might be mostly interesting for the release-notes? Some way to autogenerate such a list? ask tbm?) |
New Features and other interesting stuff in Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 "etch"
A list of more technical issues regarding the upgrade from Sarge to Etch is available at Sarge2EtchUpgrade.
internal changes
What changed between the release of Sarge and the upcoming release of Etch, which might be interesting for users, even if it didn't effect them directly.
- New python policy
- Python 2.4
- mirror split
- AMD64 arch
- LSB 3.1
- ..
- internal development:
- linux-2.6 common package builds linux-images
- smp alternatives: for amd64 and i386 the SMP support is found on runtime
- new initramfs-tools early userspace (works with SATA, USB, RAID, LVM NFS, cryptoroot, ..) much more flexible
- 2.4 kernels are only supported for upgrade from sarge. Users should install a 2.6 kernel after (or before) the upgrade.
- GCC 4.1 as default compilter
- libc 2.3.6
- support for 2.2 kernels has been dropped (except for m68k). libc will refuse to be installed on 2.2 kernels, the solution is to install a 2.4 (or a 2.6) kernel before the upgrade.
- linux-2.6 common package builds linux-images
New Features
- apt-key and all that
- ddtp (translated package descriptions) out of the box?
- installer:
- graphical installer
- new languages through bidi support
- encrypted partitions
- graphical installer
- "default desktop environment" improvements
- update notification (using update-notifier)
- local deb install (using gdebi)
- printing support
- scanner support (post beta-3 stuff)
- better artwork (being discussed now)
- instant messaging (using gaim)
- partition management (using gparted) and more.
- UTF-8 environment by default on new installs
- udev by default on new installs
- debtags
- ...
New introduced Packages
(Just the most important ones.)
- Linux Terminal Server Project (LTSP)
Nexuiz
- xen and vserver kernel variants (no more patching)
- Eclipse and Tomcat 5 in main (no more in contrib)
- Mono
- TeX Live distribution (+350MB, yay)
- SER (SIP Express Router) and OpenSER, for advanced VoIP architectures
Updated Packages
(Just the most important ones.)
OpenOffice.org 2.0.3
nota bene: splitted packages; you don't need to install everything, if you just need OpenOffice.org writer
- KDE 3.5.4
- GNOME 2.14.2.1
- Xfce 4.4
- Linux Kernel 2.6.17 (?)
- X.org 7.x
- nota bene: Brings not only new drivers, but also modularized packages (and with that no mega downloads when a security update is releases)
- mdadm 2.5.x: now requires an mdadm.conf file.
- Asterisk 1.2
- Firefox 1.5
- Thunderbird 1.5
- nota bene: Due to tradmark issues, both firefox and thunderbird are no longer shipped in "mozilla-foo" packages
removed packages
- Mozilla (perhaps seamonkey as replacement)
(Might be mostly interesting for the release-notes? Some way to autogenerate such a list? ask tbm?)