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

[Hendrik Boom <hendrik@topoi.pooq.com>]

On Tue, Sep 07, 2021 at 06:54:05AM +0200, Joost van Baal-Ilić wrote:
> 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 .

Here is the text I have included in the current draft upgrade 
instructions for Devuan:

Warning:  `wicd` will no longer be available after the upgrade, so if 
you use it to connect to the internet through wifi, you will be cut 
off.  To prevent this, you should change to a connection manager that 
*will* still be available, such as `connman`.  If you want a convnient 
graphical interface, without which making connections can be difficult, 
you should install `connman-gtk`.  You should do this *before* you 
start the upgrade, or you will have trouble reconnecting if things go 
wrong.

-- hendrik





> 
> Thanks, Bye,
> 
> Joost
>