Package: release-notes Tags: wheezy patch Here's a patch to clear out some old news from the whats-new section. (Perhaps for jessie we can start the whats-new section with a blank slate, but it seems too late for that for wheezy.) Thoughts?
Thanks, Jonathan Index: whats-new.dbk =================================================================== --- whats-new.dbk (revision 9360) +++ whats-new.dbk (working copy) @@ -428,64 +428,6 @@ </section> -<section id="unity-keyboard-settings"> -<title>Unified keyboard settings</title> - -<para> -In this new release, the settings for the keyboard have been unified so that -both the console and the Xorg server use the same settings. The keyboard -settings are now defined in the <filename>/etc/default/keyboard</filename> -configuration file which overrides the keyboard defined in Xorg's -configuration file. -</para> - -<para> -The <systemitem role="package">console-setup</systemitem> package now -handles the keyboard for both environments as well as the font -configuration for the console. You can reconfigure the keyboard layout and -related settings by executing -<command>dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration</command> -or by manually editing the <filename>/etc/default/keyboard</filename> -configuration file. -</para> - -</section> - -<section id="stable-updates"> - <title>The stable-updates section</title> - <para> - Some packages from <literal>proposed-updates</literal> may also be made - available via the <literal>&releasename;-updates</literal> mechanism. - This path will be used for updates which many users may wish to install - on their systems before the next point release is made, such as updates - to virus scanners and timezone data. All packages from - <literal>&releasename;-updates</literal> will be included in point - releases. - </para> - <para> - Note that this replaces the functionality previously provided by the - <ulink url="http://volatile.debian.org/">volatile.debian.org archive</ulink>. - </para> - <para> - In order to use packages from <literal>&releasename;-updates</literal>, - you can add an entry to your <filename>sources.list</filename>: - </para> - <programlisting>deb &url-debian-mirror-eg;/debian &releasename;-updates main contrib -deb-src &url-debian-mirror-eg;/debian &releasename;-updates main contrib</programlisting> - <para> - The next time you run <command>apt-get update</command>, the - system will become aware of the packages in the - <literal>&releasename;-updates</literal> section and will consider them - when looking for packages to upgrade. - </para> - <para> - When a new package is made available via <literal>&releasename;-updates</literal>, - this will be announced on the <ulink - url="http://lists.debian.org/debian-stable-announce/">debian-stable-announce</ulink> mailing list. - </para> - -</section> - <section> <title>GNOME 3</title> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]

