Add items about gdm vs gdm3, consolekit, policykit. Bug#599813
Cc: Josselin Mouette <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Julien Cristau <[email protected]> --- en/issues.dbk | 38 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-- 1 files changed, 36 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/en/issues.dbk b/en/issues.dbk index 324df55..f24fe02 100644 --- a/en/issues.dbk +++ b/en/issues.dbk @@ -619,15 +619,49 @@ It will install KDE Plasma Desktop by default. </section> -<!-- FIXME: Review for Squeeze - See 599813 --> <section id="gnome-desktop-changes"> <title>GNOME desktop changes and support</title> <para> There have been many changes in the GNOME desktop environment from the version shipped in &oldreleasename; to the version in &releasename;, you can find more information in the <ulink url="http://library.gnome.org/misc/release-notes/2.30/";>GNOME 2.30 Release -Notes</ulink>. +Notes</ulink>. Specific issues are listed below. </para> +<section> +<title>GDM 2.20 and 2.30</title> +<para> +The GNOME Display Manager (GDM), is kept at version 2.20 for systems upgraded +from &oldreleasename;. This version will still be maintained for the squeeze +cycle but it is the last release to do so. Newly installed systems will get +GDM 2.30 instead, provided by the <systemitem role="package">gdm3</systemitem> +package. Because of incompatibilities between both versions, this upgrade is +not automatic, but it is recommended to install <systemitem +role="package">gdm3</systemitem> after the upgrade to &releasename;. This +should be done from the console, or with only one open GNOME session. Note +that settings from GDM 2.20 will <strong>not</strong> be migrated. For a +standard desktop system, however, simply installing <systemitem +role="package">gdm3</systemitem> should be enough. +</para> +</section> +<section> +<title>Device and other administrative permissions</title> +<para> +Specific permissions on devices are +granted automatically to the user currently logged on physically to the +system: video and audio devices, network roaming, power management, +device mounting. The cdrom, floppy, audio, video, plugdev and powerdev +groups are no longer useful. See the <systemitem +role="package">consolekit</systemitem> documentation for more information. +</para> +<para> +Most graphical programs requiring root permissions now rely on <ulink +url="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/PolicyKit";>PolicyKit</ulink> to +do so, instead of <systemitem role="package">gksu</systemitem>. The recommended +way to give a user administrative rights is to add it to the +<literal>sudo</literal> group. +</para> +</section> + </section> <section id="graphics"> -- 1.7.2.3 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
