Release Notes for Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 (`potato'), Motorola 680x0 - Footnotes

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This can be accomplished by installing the perl-5.005 package, using e.g. apt-get install perl-5.005

2

The Ada reference manual was merged into gnat-doc.

3

The `console-tools-data' package was merged back into console-tools.

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The ppp package with PAM support was merged back into ppp.

5

These packages were merged back into python-base.

6

The `timezones' package was merged back into libc6.

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The `xpm-bin' package was merged back into xpm4g-dev.

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Important thing to notice is that gmc now contains only the GNOME version, mc contains only the console version, and they do not conflict.

9

After upgrade of netstd package, and all the packages it depends on, you should remove it.

10

Upgrading the perl-base package will install the essential Perl distribution, version 5.004. To get the same functionality but with new upstream version of Perl, you should install perl-5.005-base package, after which you may remove perl-5.004-base package.

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Upgrading the perl package will install the full Perl distribution, version 5.004. To get the same functionality but with new upstream version of Perl, you should install perl-5.005 and perl-5.005-doc package, after which you may remove perl-5.004 and perl-5.004-doc packages.

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Vim used to provide a binary for console and X (GTK+). It has now been split to allow for non-X installs.

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In fact, it is a good idea to use script to record any dselect session, and anything else you do that it is desirable to record.