release-notes/devel/en_US PackageNotes.xml,1.20,1.21
Paul W. Frields (pfrields)
fedora-docs-commits at redhat.com
Mon Oct 8 23:03:49 UTC 2007
Author: pfrields
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that are shown in the installation system.
</para>
+ <section id="sn-yum-changes">
+ <title>Yum Changes</title>
+ <para>The <systemitem>installonlyn</systemitem> plugin functionality
+ has been folded into the core <package>yum</package> package. The
+ <option>installonlypkgs</option> and
+ <option>installonly_limit</option> options are used by default to
+ limit the system to retain only two kernel packages. You can
+ adjust the package set or the number of packages, or disable the
+ option entirely to match your preferences. More details is
+ available in the man page for
+ <filename>yum.conf</filename>.</para>
+ <para>The <command>yum</command> command now retries when it detects
+ a lock. This function is useful if a daemon is checking for
+ updates, or if you are running <command>yum</command> and one of
+ its graphical frontends simultaneously.</para>
+ <para>The <command>yum</command> command now understands a cost
+ parameter in its configuration file, which is the relative cost of
+ accessing a software repository. It is useful for weighing one
+ software repository's packages as greater or less than any other.
+ The cost parameter defaults to 1000.</para>
+ </section>
+
<section id="sn-utility-packages">
<title>Utility Packages</title>
<para>The <package>cryptsetup-luks</package> package has been
renamed to <package>cryptsetup</package>.</para>
+ <para>The <package>i810switch</package> package has been removed.
+ This functionality is now available through the
+ <command>xrandr</command> command in the
+ <package>xorg-x11-server-utils</package> package.</para>
+ <para>The <package>evolution-exchange</package> package replaces
+ <package>evolution-connector</package>, and provides a capability
+ under the old name.</para>
</section>
</section>
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