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Diffstat (limited to 'debian/NEWS')
| -rw-r--r-- | debian/NEWS | 12 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/debian/NEWS b/debian/NEWS index 8f0d9d0acf..7b032d86bd 100644 --- a/debian/NEWS +++ b/debian/NEWS @@ -1,7 +1,8 @@ matrix-synapse-py3 (0.34.0) stable; urgency=medium matrix-synapse-py3 is intended as a drop-in replacement for the existing - matrix-synapse package. The replacement should be relatively seamless, + matrix-synapse package. When the package is installed, matrix-synapse will be + automatically uninstalled. The replacement should be relatively seamless, however, please note the following important differences to matrix-synapse: * Most importantly, the matrix-synapse service now runs under Python 3 rather @@ -9,12 +10,17 @@ matrix-synapse-py3 (0.34.0) stable; urgency=medium * Synapse is installed into its own virtualenv (in /opt/venvs/matrix-synapse) instead of using the system python libraries. (This may mean that you can - remove a number of old dependencies with `apt-get autoremove`). + remove a number of old dependencies with `apt autoremove`). + + * If you have previously manually installed any custom python extensions + (such as matrix-synapse-rest-auth) into the system python directories, you + will need to reinstall them in the new virtualenv. Please consult the + documentation of the relevant extensions for further details. matrix-synapse-py3 will take over responsibility for the existing configuration files, including the matrix-synapse systemd service. - Beware, however, that `apt-get purge matrix-synapse` will *disable* the + Beware, however, that `apt purge matrix-synapse` will *disable* the matrix-synapse service (so that it will not be started on reboot), even though that service is no longer being provided by the matrix-synapse package. It can be re-enabled with `systemctl enable matrix-synapse`. |