doc-debian (3.0) unstable; urgency=critical * Updated for the imminent woody release. * Updated BTS docs from the FTP site, closes: #133422, #133440. * Updated description of frozen, closes: #142801. * Built a PDF version. -- Josip Rodin Tue, 30 Apr 2002 19:02:09 +0200 doc-debian (2.2.5) unstable; urgency=low * A bunch of fixes in the FAQ, including a rewritten section about Java, which closes: #115807. * Replaced Build-Depends with Build-Depends-Indep. -- Josip Rodin Wed, 31 Oct 2001 23:48:43 +0100 doc-debian (2.2.4) unstable; urgency=low * Updated the BTS docs from the FTP site, closes: #99721, #106495, #109293. * Fixed the FTP site URL(s), closes: #100471. * Replaced mention of tee with script, and dpkg -BORGiE with something less specific, closes: #110391. * Other small fixes in the FAQ. -- Josip Rodin Fri, 7 Sep 2001 19:38:53 +0200 doc-debian (2.2.3) unstable; urgency=medium * Removed info on local packages in dselect, because it works only for obsolete access methods; s/Packages.new/my_Packages/ and s/update-avail/merge-avail/ in the other answer, closes: #77096. Added a reference to sources.list. * Included fixes from Colin Watson and Bill Wohler regarding the pool and the testing distribution, closes: #89320. * Updated the answer about X resources regarding the change in their placement, closes: #84808. * Expanded the `difference' section title and added a link to our why_debian web page, closes: #83549. * Added "Why do I get "ld: cannot find -lfoo" messages when compiling programs?" to the other question about that, closes: #83046. ("why can't I compile stuff?" seemed way too generic) * Removed needless build-dependency on debhelper and upped the standards version to 3.5.2. -- Josip Rodin Fri, 24 Nov 2000 22:43:48 +0100 doc-debian (2.2.2) stable unstable; urgency=low * Quite a few updates to the FAQ regarding potato being stable now. (we don't want packages in released potato saying slink is the current stable distribution, don't we? :) * Refreshed the doc/ directory from the FTP site, to include the dedication (with the translations) and an updated mailing-lists.txt file. * Fixed the section about dselect a bit, closes: #67218. * Added a blurb about apt-get in the section about packaging tools, closes: #69784. -- Josip Rodin Sun, 24 Sep 2000 12:13:00 +0200 doc-debian (2.2.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low * Several small updates to the Debian FAQ, including: + s/German/Italian/ in the manpages-it example, closes: #61108 + Added description on how to put a package on hold, closes: #61109 + Mention pine and pico replacements in pine section, closes: #64541 * Synced doc/* files with what's on the FTP site, to remove \0s from the end of two files, closes: #63842. * Removed the directory (debian-faq.html/) from debian-faq.html.tar.gz, it's not quite useful. -- Josip Rodin Sun, 28 May 2000 14:45:12 +0200 doc-debian (2.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low * New maintainer (thanks, Santiago!). * Big update of the Debian FAQ (also closes: #57980, #59132, #60168). * Polished up package to my likings. Removed dvi version of the FAQ. * Now Suggests: www-browser, postscript-viewer, for obvious reasons. -- Josip Rodin Sun, 19 Mar 2000 00:51:17 +0100 doc-debian (2.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low * Create a compatibility symlink for /usr/doc/debian also (Bug #57861). * Fixed debian-constitution-text's "Document:" field (Bug #57861). * Moved doc-base location from "Help" to "Debian" (Bug #57980). * Remove all references to the old debian-faq mailing list (Bug #59136). Use doc-debian@packages.debian.org or the bug system instead. * Remove way outdated "list" of Debian mailing lists. Refer to the text version at /usr/share/doc/debian/mailing-lists.txt for now (Bug #59136). -- Santiago Vila Thu, 2 Mar 2000 16:57:39 +0100 doc-debian (2.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low * Removed outdated information about the kernel-source packages (Bug #33469). * Removed outdated information about creating boot floppies (Bug #41771). * Added doc-base support (replacing dwww support). Thanks to Josip Rodin. * Updated figures: 3900 packages. 500 developers. * Minor updates here and there. * Standards-Version: 3.1.1. -- Santiago Vila Sat, 5 Feb 2000 18:49:15 +0100 doc-debian (2.0.1) unstable; urgency=low * Refreshed doc directory from ftp.debian.org. * Updated figures about disk space for mirroring. -- Santiago Vila Fri, 12 Nov 1999 13:14:50 +0100 doc-debian (2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low * Updated information about make-kpkg (Bug #38106). * Fixed minor counting issue in second chapter (Bug #39003). -- Santiago Vila Wed, 7 Jul 1999 16:42:52 +0200 doc-debian (2.0) unstable; urgency=medium * Some updates for slink. * Added a paragraph about pine. * Changed the way debian/add-files manages the index.html file. -- Santiago Vila Wed, 14 Apr 1999 17:52:02 +0200 doc-debian (1.9.3) frozen unstable; urgency=medium * Changed info to become a developer (Bug #30964). Now it simply refers to the developers-reference. * Refer to the appropriate web page for the list of CD-vendors. * Discourage the use of the cdrom dselect access method. * Mention the http://cdimage.debian.org/ site. * Refreshed doc directory from ftp.debian.org. * Fixed and enhanced a lot of minor things. -- Santiago Vila Mon, 25 Jan 1999 20:00:47 +0100 doc-debian (1.9.2) frozen unstable; urgency=medium * Changed contact info for SPI. * Changed reference to lintian home page. * Changed answer to the question about "Can't find libX11.so.6". -- Santiago Vila Sat, 12 Dec 1998 17:48:22 +0100 doc-debian (1.9.1) unstable; urgency=low * Refreshed doc directory from ftp.debian.org. * Switched from sdc to sgml-tools. Otherwise this package would have to be moved to contrib. * Removed the info version of the FAQ for now, since sgml2info is apparently unable to process it. * Added the .dvi version. -- Santiago Vila Tue, 13 Oct 1998 20:28:49 +0200 doc-debian (1.9) unstable; urgency=low * Removed debian-keyring.tar.gz, since it is now in a separate package. * Added "set -e" to prerm, postrm and postinst. Fixes Bug #23975. * Refreshed doc directory from ftp.debian.org. * Minor fixes here and there, for example, the stable release is now for both i386 and m68k. * Rewritten the part about the Debian FTP archives. It has now a separate section. -- Santiago Vila Wed, 12 Aug 1998 18:33:58 +0200 doc-debian (1.8) frozen unstable; urgency=medium * Standarized name for the Intel architecture: 80386 -> 386. * Rewritten the paragraphs about "Major Package Trees". * New questions and answers about libc5 compatibility. * Updated minimal disk space requirements. -- Santiago Vila Tue, 14 Apr 1998 19:32:14 +0200 doc-debian (1.7) unstable; urgency=medium * Removed gnuplot from the list of "major GNU applications". * Updated the "How-to-upgrade" part, by referring to autoup.sh, the libc5-libc6 mini-HOWTO, APT, pkg-order, etc. Still unfinished. * Added a menu entry for dwww. * Updated URL for Linux-PAM. * Fixed some sunsite dangling hyperlinks. * Added a question about "installing" source packages. * Added a question about building binary packages from source packages. * There are only two versions of Debian: 2.0 and the unstable version. (Will be true by the time hamm was released :-). * Version 2.0.32 of the kernel is used in all the examples. -- Santiago Vila Thu, 9 Apr 1998 14:31:56 +0200 doc-debian (1.6) unstable; urgency=medium * Refreshed doc directory from ftp.debian.org. Now a text version of the Social Contract is included. * Added a (previously commented out) paragraph about the GNUish meaning of "free" with a reference to the DFSG. * Updated figures: 1500 packages. 300 developers. * Added a small paragraph about lintian in bugs.sgml (recommend this over submitting several bugs). * Removed grep and gzip from the list of needed packages to compile the kernel, since they are essential. * man-db is now the package providing the man program. * Updated FSF's postal address in the GPL. * init now executes /etc/init.d/rcS, not /etc/init.d/boot. * Added Pentium II to the list of supported hardware in hardware.sgml. * binary symlink is being deprecated. * We do not adhere so "strictly" to the FSSTND since we are moving to the FHS. * Commented out Unifix URL, and changed "is available" by "was available". * Installation instructions for the current release link points now to dists/stable/main/etc. so that it is always current. * debian-policy is now included in its own package. -- Santiago Vila Wed, 8 Apr 1998 14:40:46 +0200 doc-debian (1.5.1) unstable; urgency=low * Refreshed doc directory from ftp.debian.org. In particular, the docs about the bug system have been updated. * Some fixes by James Treacy (dangling hyperlinks etc.). * Changed most gnu.org domain addresses. * New maintainer. -- Santiago Vila Sat, 24 Jan 1998 19:10:21 +0100 doc-debian (1.5.0) unstable; urgency=low * Made self-consistent: local Debian mirror not required anymore. * Installed /usr/doc//changelog.gz * Removed FAQ/tweaked/* from the source. * Cleaned up debian/rules. * Non-maintainer release. -- Santiago Vila Fri, 28 Nov 1997 11:20:32 +0100 doc-debian (1.5-0) frozen unstable; urgency=low * changed Priority: to standard * removed core file (Bug#6393, Bug#7167) * removed package-developer directory (now in debian-policy package) * FAQ updated (fixes #7521) -- Sven Rudolph Thu, 1 May 1997 23:06:01 +0200 doc-debian (1.4-0) stable unstable; urgency=low * updated FAQ (for Debian 1.2) -- Sven Rudolph Sat, 28 Dec 1996 00:06:25 +0100 doc-debian (1.3-0) unstable; urgency=low * deleted 00-INDEX (Bug#5327) * deleted dangling debian-faq.txt symlink (Bug#5181) * updated FAQ * reintroduced html, ascii, ps versions (Bug#5513) -- Sven Rudolph Mon, 18 Nov 1996 22:54:14 +0100 doc-debian (1.2-0) unstable; urgency=low * updated FAQ * deleted .mirror (Bug#4786) -- Sven Rudolph Wed, 23 Oct 1996 21:11:19 +0200 doc-debian (1.1-0) unstable; urgency=low * converted to new source package format * included FAQ source * updated FAQ -- Sven Rudolph Thu, 26 Sep 1996 22:09:30 +0200 Mon Aug 26 21:05:52 1996 Sven Rudolph * FAQ and other files updated Fri Jun 14 02:19:07 1996 Sven Rudolph * releasing 1.0-3 * FAQ updated Thu Mar 14 xx:xx:xx 1996 Sven Rudolph * gzipping all files * debian.control: added Architecture field * debian.control: formatted Description Wed Feb 21 22:53:06 1996 Sven Rudolph * added Debian GNU/Linux package maintenance system files