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author | Slávek Banko <slavek.banko@axis.cz> | 2020-04-10 19:12:10 +0200 |
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committer | Slávek Banko <slavek.banko@axis.cz> | 2020-04-10 19:12:10 +0200 |
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Add release notes for R14.0.8 to documentation.
Signed-off-by: Slávek Banko <slavek.banko@axis.cz>
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diff --git a/doc/releasenotes/index.docbook b/doc/releasenotes/index.docbook index e9f05fb81..3057962a7 100644 --- a/doc/releasenotes/index.docbook +++ b/doc/releasenotes/index.docbook @@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ <!ENTITY r14.0.5 SYSTEM "r14.0.5.docbook"> <!ENTITY r14.0.6 SYSTEM "r14.0.6.docbook"> <!ENTITY r14.0.7 SYSTEM "r14.0.7.docbook"> + <!ENTITY r14.0.8 SYSTEM "r14.0.8.docbook"> ]> @@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ role, including bug fixing, enhancements, testing, etc.</para> </sect1> +&r14.0.8; &r14.0.7; &r14.0.6; &r14.0.5; diff --git a/doc/releasenotes/r14.0.8.docbook b/doc/releasenotes/r14.0.8.docbook new file mode 100644 index 000000000..3d1d7e28d --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/releasenotes/r14.0.8.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,104 @@ +<sect1 id="release-notes-r14.0.8"> +<title>R14.0.8 Release Notes</title> + +<para>R14.0.8 is the eighth maintenance release of the R14.0 series, +and is built on and improves the previous R14.0.7 version.</para> +<para>Maintenance releases are intended to promptly bring bug fixes +to users, while preserving overall stability through the avoidance +of both major new features and major codebase re-factoring.</para> + +<sect2 id="release-notes-r14.0.8-notes"> +<title>Important fixes</title> + +<para>This section highlights some of the most important fixes introduced by this +release.</para> + +<itemizedlist> +<listitem> + <para>Bug fixes</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem><para>Fixed avahi support</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>Fixed parsing of CPU cores frequency on some hardware</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>Fixed parsing of battery information on some hardware</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>Fixed detection of closing the lid on some hardware</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>Fixed incorrect update of KNote "last modified" field</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>Fixed several FTBFS caused by newer library versions</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>Fixed K3B crashes when trying to write an audio CD with cd text</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>Fixed tdenetworkmanager crashes</para></listitem> + </itemizedlist> +</listitem> +<listitem> + <para>Enhancements</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem><para>Many translation updates (thanks to all translators)</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>Several packages have been migrated to CMake build system</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>For some packages have been dropped the automake build system</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>Added option to disable tdekbdledsync</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>Added option to select default file manager</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>The selected default terminal is also used for Open terminal here</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>Improved LibreSSL support</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>Improved musl libc support</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>Improved support for DilOS distribution</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>Improved support for XDG folders</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>Improved support for Pinebook Pro</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>Initial work to support reproducible builds</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>Initial support for translating desktop files using Weblate</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>Using Ninja build for Cmake building on FreeBSD</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>Dropped Kerry and code related to Beagle search</para></listitem> + </itemizedlist> +</listitem> +<listitem> + <para>Security</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem><para>CVE-2019-14744: Solved similar cases of arbitrary code execution from .desktop files</para></listitem> + </itemizedlist> +</listitem> +</itemizedlist> +</sect2> + +<sect2 id="release-notes-r14.0.8-hints"> +<title>Useful notes on upgrading</title> +<para>When upgrading from previous releases you may run into some of +the following use cases. Follow the recommended instructions to minimize +potential problems.</para> + +<sect3 id="release-notes-r14.0.8-hints-dbus"> +<title>Removed dbus policy at_console</title> +<para>A newer version of SystemD has removed the dbus policy at_console. +Because the TDE does not yet contain a policykit agent (this will be addressed +in R14.1.0), a plugdev group policy has been added in the default TDE Hardware +Control daemon dbus configuration. This group should be available on most +systems. To enable communication with the TDE Hardware Control daemon, add +users to the plugdev group.</para> +<para>Note: If a policykit is installed but a policykit agent is not +available, it does not work well. In this case, it is advisable to +uninstall policykit to allow the use of dbus rules.</para> +</sect3> + +<sect3 id="release-notes-r14.0.8-hints-r14-xdg-tests"> +<title>Test failures in r14-xdg-update</title> +<para>If you experience test failures at login time during the execution of +the r14-xdg-update script, please try logging out and logging in again. Most +failures will be automatically fixed. In case of persistent failures that +don't get automatically recovered, please contact the TDE team on their +official channels (mailing lists or IRC).</para> +<para>For example you may experience TEST9 failures if you had previously +edited your TDE menu and there are references to both 'kde-*' and 'tde-*' +files for the same application. This will require manual editing to +determine what is the correct way to fix the problem.</para> +</sect3> + +</sect2> + + +<sect2 id="release-notes-r14.0.8-freebsd"> +<title>FreeBSD Support</title> +<para>TDE continues to offer support for FreeBSD, although still partial +given some of the new issues that have arisen with the latest versions +of FreeBSD. The TDE team will try their best to improve support for +FreeBSD but progress will probably be slow. Additional developers or +contributors willing to help porting the remaining features and +applications are always welcome.</para> +</sect2> + +</sect1> |