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Reporting bugs on this document</a></dt><dt><a href="ch-about.en.html#upgrade-reports">1.2. Contributing upgrade reports</a></dt><dt><a href="ch-about.en.html#sources">1.3. Sources for this document</a></dt></dl></dd><dt><a href="ch-whats-new.en.html">2. What's new in Debian 8</a></dt><dd><dl><dt><a href="ch-whats-new.en.html#idp55924352">2.1. Supported architectures</a></dt><dt><a href="ch-whats-new.en.html#newdistro">2.2. What's new in the distribution?</a></dt><dd><dl><dt><a href="ch-whats-new.en.html#cd">2.2.1. CDs, DVDs, and BDs</a></dt><dt><a href="ch-whats-new.en.html#new-gnome314">2.2.2. Changes in the GNOME desktop</a></dt><dt><a href="ch-whats-new.en.html#systemd">2.2.3. New default init system (systemd)</a></dt><dt><a href="ch-whats-new.en.html#security">2.2.4. Security</a></dt><dt><a href="ch-whats-new.en.html#mariadb">2.2.5. MariaDB next to MySQL</a></dt><dt><a href="ch-whats-new.en.html#idp56068688">2.2.6. PHP applications</a></dt><dt><a href="ch-whats-new.en.html#debian-games">2.2.7. Debian Games Blend</a></dt><dt><a href="ch-whats-new.en.html#debian-med">2.2.8. News from Debian Med Blend</a></dt><dt><a href="ch-whats-new.en.html#debian-science">2.2.9. News from Debian Science Blend</a></dt><dt><a href="ch-whats-new.en.html#debian-gis">2.2.10. News from Debian Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Blend</a></dt><dt><a href="ch-whats-new.en.html#debian-java">2.2.11. News from the Debian Java Team</a></dt></dl></dd></dl></dd><dt><a href="ch-installing.en.html">3. Installation System</a></dt><dd><dl><dt><a href="ch-installing.en.html#inst-new">3.1. What's new in the installation system?</a></dt><dd><dl><dt><a href="ch-installing.en.html#inst-changes">3.1.1. Major changes</a></dt><dt><a href="ch-installing.en.html#inst-auto">3.1.2. Automated installation</a></dt></dl></dd></dl></dd><dt><a href="ch-upgrading.en.html">4. Upgrades from Debian 7 (wheezy)</a></dt><dd><dl><dt><a href="ch-upgrading.en.html#backup">4.1. Preparing for the upgrade</a></dt><dd><dl><dt><a href="ch-upgrading.en.html#data-backup">4.1.1. Back up any data or configuration information</a></dt><dt><a href="ch-upgrading.en.html#inform-users">4.1.2. Inform users in advance</a></dt><dt><a href="ch-upgrading.en.html#services-downtime">4.1.3. Prepare for downtime on services</a></dt><dt><a href="ch-upgrading.en.html#recovery">4.1.4. Prepare for recovery</a></dt><dt><a href="ch-upgrading.en.html#upgrade-preparations">4.1.5. Prepare a safe environment for the upgrade</a></dt></dl></dd><dt><a href="ch-upgrading.en.html#system-status">4.2. Checking system status</a></dt><dd><dl><dt><a href="ch-upgrading.en.html#review-actions">4.2.1. Review actions pending in package manager</a></dt><dt><a href="ch-upgrading.en.html#disable-apt-pinning">4.2.2. Disabling APT pinning</a></dt><dt><a href="ch-upgrading.en.html#package-status">4.2.3. Checking packages status</a></dt><dt><a href="ch-upgrading.en.html#proposed-updates">4.2.4. The proposed-updates section</a></dt><dt><a href="ch-upgrading.en.html#unofficial-sources">4.2.5. Unofficial sources</a></dt></dl></dd><dt><a href="ch-upgrading.en.html#upgrade-process">4.3. Preparing sources for APT</a></dt><dd><dl><dt><a href="ch-upgrading.en.html#network">4.3.1. Adding APT Internet sources</a></dt><dt><a href="ch-upgrading.en.html#localmirror">4.3.2. Adding APT sources for a local mirror</a></dt><dt><a href="ch-upgrading.en.html#cdroms">4.3.3. Adding APT sources from optical media</a></dt></dl></dd><dt><a href="ch-upgrading.en.html#upgradingpackages">4.4. Upgrading packages</a></dt><dd><dl><dt><a href="ch-upgrading.en.html#record-session">4.4.1. Recording the session</a></dt><dt><a href="ch-upgrading.en.html#updating-lists">4.4.2. Updating the package list</a></dt><dt><a href="ch-upgrading.en.html#sufficient-space">4.4.3. Make sure you have sufficient space for the upgrade</a></dt><dt><a href="ch-upgrading.en.html#minimal-upgrade">4.4.4. Minimal system upgrade</a></dt><dt><a href="ch-upgrading.en.html#upgrading-full">4.4.5. Upgrading the system</a></dt></dl></dd><dt><a href="ch-upgrading.en.html#trouble">4.5. Possible issues during upgrade</a></dt><dd><dl><dt><a href="ch-upgrading.en.html#immediate-configure">4.5.1. Dist-upgrade fails with “Could not perform immediate configuration”</a></dt><dt><a href="ch-upgrading.en.html#expected-removals">4.5.2. Expected removals</a></dt><dt><a href="ch-upgrading.en.html#conflicts-loops">4.5.3. Conflicts or Pre-Depends loops</a></dt><dt><a href="ch-upgrading.en.html#file-conflicts">4.5.4. File conflicts</a></dt><dt><a href="ch-upgrading.en.html#configuration-changes">4.5.5. Configuration changes</a></dt><dt><a href="ch-upgrading.en.html#console-change">4.5.6. Change of session to console</a></dt><dt><a href="ch-upgrading.en.html#package-specific-issues">4.5.7. Special care for specific packages</a></dt></dl></dd><dt><a href="ch-upgrading.en.html#newkernel">4.6. Upgrading your kernel and related packages</a></dt><dd><dl><dt><a href="ch-upgrading.en.html#kernel-metapackage">4.6.1. Installing a kernel metapackage</a></dt><dt><a href="ch-upgrading.en.html#initramfs-tools-issues">4.6.2. Changes to root and <code class="filename">/usr</code> filesystem mounting and checking</a></dt></dl></dd><dt><a href="ch-upgrading.en.html#nownownow">4.7. Things to do before rebooting</a></dt><dt><a href="ch-upgrading.en.html#for-next">4.8. Preparing for the next release</a></dt><dd><dl><dt><a href="ch-upgrading.en.html#purge-removed-packages">4.8.1. Purging removed packages</a></dt></dl></dd><dt><a href="ch-upgrading.en.html#deprecated">4.9. Deprecated components</a></dt><dt><a href="ch-upgrading.en.html#obsolete">4.10. Obsolete packages</a></dt><dd><dl><dt><a href="ch-upgrading.en.html#dummy">4.10.1. Dummy packages</a></dt></dl></dd></dl></dd><dt><a href="ch-information.en.html">5. Issues to be aware of for jessie</a></dt><dd><dl><dt><a href="ch-information.en.html#limited-security-support">5.1. Limitations in security support</a></dt><dd><dl><dt><a href="ch-information.en.html#browser-security">5.1.1. Security status of web browsers</a></dt><dt><a href="ch-information.en.html#libv8">5.1.2. Lack of security support for the ecosystem around libv8 and Node.js</a></dt><dt><a href="ch-information.en.html#mediawiki-security">5.1.3. Early termination of MediaWiki security support</a></dt></dl></dd><dt><a href="ch-information.en.html#openssh">5.2. OpenSSH server defaults to "PermitRootLogin without-password"</a></dt><dt><a href="ch-information.en.html#puppet">5.3. Puppet 2.7 / 3.7 compatibility</a></dt><dt><a href="ch-information.en.html#php-incompat">5.4. PHP 5.6 upgrade has behavioral changes</a></dt><dt><a href="ch-information.en.html#apache-httpd-incomat">5.5. Incompatible changes in Apache HTTPD 2.4</a></dt><dt><a href="ch-information.en.html#systemd-upgrade-default-init-system">5.6. Upgrading installs the new default init system for Jessie</a></dt><dd><dl><dt><a href="ch-information.en.html#systemd-auto-mounts-incompat">5.6.1. Stricter handling of failing mounts during boot under systemd</a></dt><dt><a href="ch-information.en.html#idp56688592">5.6.2. Obsolete init-scripts should be purged</a></dt><dt><a href="ch-information.en.html#idp56691712">5.6.3. Locally modified init-scripts may need to be ported to systemd</a></dt><dt><a href="ch-information.en.html#plymouth-required-for-boot-prompts">5.6.4. Plymouth needed for boot-prompts under systemd boots</a></dt><dt><a href="ch-information.en.html#idp56711552">5.6.5. Interaction between logind and acpid</a></dt><dt><a href="ch-information.en.html#systemd-cryptsetup-unsupported-features">5.6.6. Unsupported crypttab features under systemd (e.g. "keyscript=...")</a></dt><dt><a href="ch-information.en.html#systemd-sigkill-regression">5.6.7. systemd: issues SIGKILL too early [fixed in 8.1]</a></dt><dt><a href="ch-information.en.html#systemd-halt-behavior">5.6.8. systemd: behavior of 'halt' command</a></dt></dl></dd><dt><a href="ch-information.en.html#required-kernel-config-options">5.7. Required kernel config options for Jessie</a></dt><dt><a href="ch-information.en.html#lxc-upgrade-issues">5.8. Upgrade considerations for LXC hosts and containers</a></dt><dd><dl><dt><a href="ch-information.en.html#issues-lxc-wheezy-host">5.8.1. Upgrading LXC guests running on Wheezy hosts</a></dt><dt><a href="ch-information.en.html#issues-lxc-jessie-host">5.8.2. Upgrading LXC guests running on Jessie hosts</a></dt><dt><a href="ch-information.en.html#issues-lxc-further-docu">5.8.3. Further information</a></dt></dl></dd><dt><a href="ch-information.en.html#cryptsetup-luks-whirlpool">5.9. Manual migration of disks encrypted with LUKS whirlpool (non-standard setups)</a></dt><dt><a href="ch-information.en.html#gnome-3d">5.10. The GNOME desktop requires basic 3D graphics</a></dt><dt><a href="ch-information.en.html#gnome-fglrx">5.11. The GNOME desktop does not work with the AMD proprietary FGLRX driver</a></dt><dt><a href="ch-information.en.html#gnome-shortcuts">5.12. Changes in the GNOME default keyboard shortcuts</a></dt><dt><a href="ch-information.en.html#base-passwd-hardening">5.13. Changes to default shell of system users provided by <code class="systemitem">base-passwd</code></a></dt><dt><a href="ch-information.en.html#kde-kontact">5.14. Migration to new KDE E-mail, Calendar, and Contacts (Kontact)</a></dt><dt><a href="ch-information.en.html#missing-virtual-consoles">5.15. Missing virtual consoles ("getty"s) with multiple desktop environments</a></dt><dt><a href="ch-information.en.html#idp56816720">5.16. "VGA signal out of range" / blank screen during boot with grub-pc</a></dt><dt><a href="ch-information.en.html#idp56821792">5.17. Stricter validation of cron files in crontab</a></dt><dt><a href="ch-information.en.html#perl-module-load-permissions">5.18. Change in handling of unreadable module paths by <code class="systemitem">perl</code></a></dt><dt><a href="ch-information.en.html#ganeti-upgrade-issues">5.19. Upgrade considerations for Ganeti clusters</a></dt><dd><dl><dt><a href="ch-information.en.html#ganeti-upgrade-DRBD-UUIDs">5.19.1. Problem upgrading Ganeti clusters with DRBD-backed instances [fixed in 8.1]</a></dt><dt><a href="ch-information.en.html#ganeti-upgrade-general">5.19.2. General notes on upgrading Ganeti clusters</a></dt></dl></dd><dt><a href="ch-information.en.html#idp56841904">5.20. New requirements for file execution in Samba4</a></dt><dt><a href="ch-information.en.html#cryptsetup-busybox">5.21. Cryptsetup can break boot with BUSYBOX=n</a></dt><dt><a href="ch-information.en.html#squid-incompat">5.22. Backwards incompatible changes in the Squid webproxy</a></dt></dl></dd><dt><a href="ch-moreinfo.en.html">6. More information on Debian</a></dt><dd><dl><dt><a href="ch-moreinfo.en.html#morereading">6.1. Further reading</a></dt><dt><a href="ch-moreinfo.en.html#gethelp">6.2. Getting help</a></dt><dd><dl><dt><a href="ch-moreinfo.en.html#lists">6.2.1. Mailing lists</a></dt><dt><a href="ch-moreinfo.en.html#irc">6.2.2. Internet Relay Chat</a></dt></dl></dd><dt><a href="ch-moreinfo.en.html#bugs">6.3. Reporting bugs</a></dt><dt><a href="ch-moreinfo.en.html#contributing">6.4. Contributing to Debian</a></dt></dl></dd><dt><a href="ap-old-stuff.en.html">A. Managing your wheezy system before the upgrade</a></dt><dd><dl><dt><a href="ap-old-stuff.en.html#old-upgrade">A.1. Upgrading your wheezy system</a></dt><dt><a href="ap-old-stuff.en.html#old-sources">A.2. Checking your sources list</a></dt><dt><a href="ap-old-stuff.en.html#old-config">A.3. Removing obsolete configuration files</a></dt><dt><a href="ap-old-stuff.en.html#switch-utf8">A.4. Upgrade legacy locales to UTF-8</a></dt></dl></dd><dt><a href="apb.en.html">B. Contributors to the Release Notes</a></dt><dt><a href="relnotes-index.en.html">Index</a></dt><dt><a href="relnotes-glossary.en.html">Glossary</a></dt></dl></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr/><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"> </td><td width="20%" align="center"> </td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="ch-about.en.html"><img src="/web/20161222201738im_/http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/arm64/release-notes/images/next.png" alt="Next"/></a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"> </td><td width="20%" align="center"> </td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> Chapter 1. Introduction</td></tr></table></div></body></html>