From 2e3fbd6b4fd719528445adc72db7370c256469e2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jaroslav Klech Date: Sep 19 2019 10:04:57 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 1/4] Describes issue #378 --- diff --git a/modules/release-notes/pages/sysadmin/Distribution.adoc b/modules/release-notes/pages/sysadmin/Distribution.adoc index efbfd5d..b6afd4a 100644 --- a/modules/release-notes/pages/sysadmin/Distribution.adoc +++ b/modules/release-notes/pages/sysadmin/Distribution.adoc @@ -3,3 +3,13 @@ include::{partialsdir}/entities.adoc[] [[select-distribution]] = Distribution-wide Changes + +[[software-repositories]] +== Software repositories + +The i686 repositories are no longer available to users to directly install Fedora {PRODVER} on i686 hardware. + +[NOTE] +==== +It is still possible to upgrade the previous Fedora releases from i686 hardware, although this leaves a user with a potentially vulnerable kernel. +==== \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/modules/release-notes/pages/sysadmin/Installation.adoc b/modules/release-notes/pages/sysadmin/Installation.adoc index c985d75..1aa6bb9 100644 --- a/modules/release-notes/pages/sysadmin/Installation.adoc +++ b/modules/release-notes/pages/sysadmin/Installation.adoc @@ -23,3 +23,9 @@ This section covers changes in the [application]*Anaconda* installer, including [[sect-installation-anaconda-other]] === Other Anaconda Changes + +[[sect-repositories]] +== Software repositories + +Fedora {PRODVER} no longer ships the i686 repositories. For more details see the xref:sysadmin/Distribution.adoc#software-repositories[Distribution-wide changes] section. + From acd54363cc59933299b7ae56583683bcc722f18e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jaroslav Klech Date: Sep 21 2019 11:45:39 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 2/4] Applies SME feedback --- diff --git a/modules/release-notes/pages/sysadmin/Distribution.adoc b/modules/release-notes/pages/sysadmin/Distribution.adoc index b6afd4a..dc1c2d8 100644 --- a/modules/release-notes/pages/sysadmin/Distribution.adoc +++ b/modules/release-notes/pages/sysadmin/Distribution.adoc @@ -7,9 +7,7 @@ include::{partialsdir}/entities.adoc[] [[software-repositories]] == Software repositories -The i686 repositories are no longer available to users to directly install Fedora {PRODVER} on i686 hardware. +The i686 repositories are no longer available to users to directly install Fedora {PRODVER} on i686 hardware. However, the i686 packages continue to be available in the x86_64 multi-lib repositories. + +Users with i686 Fedora installations may want to re-install their systems with the 64-bit version if their hardware is 64-bit capable. Alternatively, they can switch to another Linux distribution that continues the i686 support or move to new 64-bit capable hardware. -[NOTE] -==== -It is still possible to upgrade the previous Fedora releases from i686 hardware, although this leaves a user with a potentially vulnerable kernel. -==== \ No newline at end of file From cff28835e253862195f30cdab8c86f5ab8e4a872 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jaroslav Klech Date: Sep 22 2019 16:42:33 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 3/4] Applies peer review feedback --- diff --git a/modules/release-notes/pages/sysadmin/Distribution.adoc b/modules/release-notes/pages/sysadmin/Distribution.adoc index dc1c2d8..c4d8c9a 100644 --- a/modules/release-notes/pages/sysadmin/Distribution.adoc +++ b/modules/release-notes/pages/sysadmin/Distribution.adoc @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ include::{partialsdir}/entities.adoc[] [[software-repositories]] == Software repositories -The i686 repositories are no longer available to users to directly install Fedora {PRODVER} on i686 hardware. However, the i686 packages continue to be available in the x86_64 multi-lib repositories. +The i686 repositories are no longer available to users to directly install Fedora 31 on i686 hardware. However, the i686 packages continue to be available in the x86_64 multi-lib repositories. -Users with i686 Fedora installations may want to re-install their systems with the 64-bit version if their hardware is 64-bit capable. Alternatively, they can switch to another Linux distribution that continues the i686 support or move to new 64-bit capable hardware. +Users with i686 Fedora installations may want to re-install their systems with the 64-bit version if their hardware is 64-bit capable. Alternatively, they can move to new 64-bit capable hardware. diff --git a/modules/release-notes/pages/sysadmin/Installation.adoc b/modules/release-notes/pages/sysadmin/Installation.adoc index 1aa6bb9..162bfb3 100644 --- a/modules/release-notes/pages/sysadmin/Installation.adoc +++ b/modules/release-notes/pages/sysadmin/Installation.adoc @@ -27,5 +27,5 @@ This section covers changes in the [application]*Anaconda* installer, including [[sect-repositories]] == Software repositories -Fedora {PRODVER} no longer ships the i686 repositories. For more details see the xref:sysadmin/Distribution.adoc#software-repositories[Distribution-wide changes] section. +Fedora now no longer ships i686 repositories. For more details see the xref:sysadmin/Distribution.adoc#software-repositories[Distribution-wide changes] section. From 333983d19ca047c7447fef5a25718a3e3b7708c1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jaroslav Klech Date: Sep 25 2019 08:18:54 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 4/4] Updates installation.adoc --- diff --git a/modules/release-notes/pages/sysadmin/Installation.adoc b/modules/release-notes/pages/sysadmin/Installation.adoc index 162bfb3..49dd446 100644 --- a/modules/release-notes/pages/sysadmin/Installation.adoc +++ b/modules/release-notes/pages/sysadmin/Installation.adoc @@ -27,5 +27,5 @@ This section covers changes in the [application]*Anaconda* installer, including [[sect-repositories]] == Software repositories -Fedora now no longer ships i686 repositories. For more details see the xref:sysadmin/Distribution.adoc#software-repositories[Distribution-wide changes] section. +Fedora no longer ships i686 repositories. For more details see the xref:sysadmin/Distribution.adoc#software-repositories[Distribution-wide changes] section.