From a7aca672dfbd21f6dc3bbf8fba15ffabb1ffb5db Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Richard van der Hoff <1389908+richvdh@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2018 22:05:27 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] clarify that installing -py3 removes the old pkg
---
debian/NEWS | 7 ++++---
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/debian/NEWS b/debian/NEWS
index 8f0d9d0acf..b70ed098e7 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 +10,12 @@ 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`).
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`.
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