From: Adam D. Barratt <[email protected]> Patch by Adam D. Barratt.
Bug #599813 This introduces a "package specific issues" section, currently only mentioning evolution Signed-off-by: Adam D. Barratt <[email protected]> Acked-by: Yves-Alexis Perez <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Julien Cristau <[email protected]> --- en/upgrading.dbk | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/en/upgrading.dbk b/en/upgrading.dbk index d2cb8aa..1cebc09 100644 --- a/en/upgrading.dbk +++ b/en/upgrading.dbk @@ -1190,6 +1190,38 @@ Arrow</keycap></keycombo> to switch between the different text-mode terminals. </para> </section> +<section id="package-specific-issues"> +<title>Special care for specific packages</title> +<para> +In most cases, packages should upgrade smoothly between &oldreleasename; +and &releasename;. There are a small number of cases where some intervention +may be required, either before or during the upgrade; these are detailed +below on a per-package basis. +</para> +<section id="issues-evolution"> +<title>Evolution</title> +<para> +Evolution (the GNOME Desktop mail client) has been updated from version +<literal>2.22</literal> to <literal>2.30</literal>. This changes the +storage format used by the package for local data and there is a +possibility of data loss if the upgrade is performed whilst <systemitem +role="package">evolution</systemitem> is running. Exiting the +application itself may not be sufficient, as various related components +will continue to run in the background. To avoid any potential issues, +it is recommended that you completely exit your desktop environment +before beginning the upgrade to &releasename;. +</para> +<para> +As part of the upgrade process, <systemitem +role="package">evolution</systemitem> will check whether any related +processes are running and will recommend that they be closed. A +secondary check for processes will then be performed; if necessary, a +choice will be offered between allowing the remaining processes to be +killed or aborting the upgrade in order to resolve the situation by +hand. +</para> +</section> +</section> <!-- End of 'trouble' section --> </section> -- 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]
