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  • Bug#993819: release-notes: Please document the removal of wicd

    From Hendrik Boom@21:1/5 to Roger Lynn on Mon Sep 6 23:40:02 2021
    On Mon, Sep 06, 2021 at 10:01:10PM +0100, Roger Lynn wrote:
    Package: release-notes
    Severity: important

    Hi,

    Please document the removal of wicd in Bullseye. This seems particularly dangerous if the upgrade is being done over a network connection being managed
    by wicd as it seems likely that the connection will be lost when wicd is removed (due to dependency problems). It would also be helpful if alternatives
    could be suggested.

    I already did that in the draft upgrade instructions for Devuan, as
    something to be done before anything else.

    SHould I send a copy of the paragraph to this list?

    -- hendrik


    Thanks,

    Roger


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  • From Joost van =?utf-8?Q?Baal-Ili=C4=87?@21:1/5 to Hendrik Boom on Tue Sep 7 07:10:01 2021
    Hi,

    On Mon, Sep 06, 2021 at 05:23:45PM -0400, Hendrik Boom wrote:
    On Mon, Sep 06, 2021 at 10:01:10PM +0100, Roger Lynn wrote:
    Package: release-notes
    Severity: important

    Please document the removal of wicd in Bullseye. This seems particularly dangerous if the upgrade is being done over a network connection being managed
    by wicd as it seems likely that the connection will be lost when wicd is removed (due to dependency problems). It would also be helpful if alternatives
    could be suggested.

    I already did that in the draft upgrade instructions for Devuan, as
    something to be done before anything else.

    SHould I send a copy of the paragraph to this list?

    Yes, that would be helpful, and please do Cc 993819@bugs.debian.org .

    Thanks, Bye,

    Joost

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  • From Andrei POPESCU@21:1/5 to Justin B Rye on Sat Sep 11 09:00:02 2021
    On Jo, 09 sep 21, 22:05:50, Justin B Rye wrote:

    A revised version, still short on releasenotes-style markup:

    The network connection manager `wicd` will no longer be available
    after the upgrade, so to avoid the danger of losing connectivity
    users are recommended to switch before the upgrade to an alternative
    such as `network-manager` or `connman`.

    LGTM (with the usual FWIW).

    Kind regards,
    Andrei
    --
    http://wiki.debian.org/FAQsFromDebianUser

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