A Documentation Updates

Mentioned in Section 3.3, “Automatic Online Update” that the automatic online update does not automatically restart the system afterward (Doc Comment #30116).

zypper patch no longer installs optional patches by default. To install optional patches, use the --with-optional parameter (FATE#320447).

Added /var/cache and /var/lib/libvirt/images to Section 6.1.2, “Directories That Are Excluded from Snapshots” (Fate #320834).

Added Section 6.6, “Automatic Snapshot Clean-Up”, which also includes documentation on Snapper's new quota support (Fate #312751).

Added How to make a snapshot permanent? (Fate #318799).

Advised users to repair file system in case root file system fails on boot time (FATE#320443).

Added a hint on grub-once support of /boot/grub2/custom.cfg to Section 12.2, “Configuration File Structure” (Fate #319632).

Added Section 6.3.1, “Accessing and Identifying Snapshot Boot Entries” (Fate #317972 and #318101).

Added information about trusted boot support to Section 12.3.3.3, “Boot Code Options Tab” (Fate #316553).

Added section about Network Teaming (FATE#320468), see Section 16.8, “Setting Up Team Devices for Network Teaming”.

Mentioned TUNNEL_DEVICE for Wicked (FATE#317977, Section 16.6.1.5, “Using Tunnels with Wicked”).

Added information on the Synchronize without Daemon start-up option. Chroot jail is no longer the default.

SMT Guide is now part of the documentation for SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop.

Add-ons provided by SUSE have been renamed as modules and extensions. The manuals have been updated to reflect this change.

Numerous small fixes and additions to the documentation, based on technical feedback.

The registration service has been changed from Novell Customer Center to SUSE Customer Center.

In YaST, you will now reach Network Settings via the System group. Network Devices is gone (https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=867809).

Added information about the new --sync switch for snapper delete to Section 6.5.4, “Deleting Snapshots” (Fate #317066).

Added Section 6.3.1, “Accessing and Identifying Snapshot Boot Entries” (Fate #317972 and Fate #318101).

Added a tip to Section 6.3, “System Rollback by Booting from Snapshots” on how to do a rollback to the initial installation state or the state before a system update (Fate #317973 and Fate #317900).

Added Section 6.1.3.3, “Creating and Mounting New Subvolumes” (Fate #318805, https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=910602).

Turned a note into a section, added information about VNC using secured protocol by default (Fate #318936), and removed tightvnc as it is fully replaced by tigervnc. All in Section 7.2.1, “Available Configurations”.

Added Section 5.1.4, “Identifying Processes and Services Using Deleted Files” (Fate #318827).

Added more examples of zypper list-patches --cve in Section 5.1.3.1, “Installing All Needed Patches” (Fate #319053).

Added Section 5.1.2.6, “Installing Packages from Disabled Repositories” and a tip on removing all debuginfopackages in Section 5.1.2, “Installing and Removing Software with Zypper” (Fate #316287).

Added a sentence on announcing the need for the system reboot after specific patch is applied. (Fate #317872).

Added section Section 15.6, “Using YaST to Filter the systemd Journal” (Fate #318486).

Updated/simplified the whole chapter to match the latest GRUB version, both command line and YaST version.

Added Section 13.1.4, “Using Non-Inbox Drivers” (Fate #317593).

Nanny is now on by default in Section 16.6.1.3, “Nanny” (Fate #318977).

Mentioned cloud computing for file synchronization.

Improved GRUB 2 re-installation procedure in Section 32.6.2.4, “Modifying and Re-installing the Boot Loader”.

Added Chapter 21, Live Patching the Linux Kernel Using kGraft (Fate #313296 and Fate #313438).

Removed obsolete acpid.service (https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=918655).

Added a paragraph on secure boot enabled by default in Section 13.1.1, “Implementation on SUSE Linux Enterprise” (https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=879486).

Removed documentation about VNC view-only passwords in Section 7.3, “Persistent VNC Sessions” because they are not available in SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop (https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=941307).

Fixed procedure to access the installed system in a rescue mode in Section 32.6.2.3, “Accessing the Installed System” (https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=918217).

Added a new tip on updating the initramfs file after changing the default sysctl configuration in Section 11.2, “initramfs” (https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=927506).

Added a tip on preventing wicked from deactivating the network device on NFS roots in Section 24.3.1, “Importing File Systems with YaST” and Section 16.4.1.2.5, “Activating the Network Device” (https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=938152).

Fixed misleading statement about kernel-FLAVOR-extra in Section 31.6, “Support of Kernel Modules” (http://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=922976).

Btrfs/Snapper: Snapshots with new Subvolumes will not be Deleted ( https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=910602).

Btrfs Documentation on Separate Subvolume on /var/lib and Supportability ( https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=930424).

Only the ntfs-3g plug-in is shipped with SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop (Doc Comment #26799).

Removed all KDE documentation and references because KDE is no longer shipped.

Removed all references to SuSEconfig, which is no longer supported (Fate #100011).

Move from System V init to systemd (Fate #310421). Updated affected parts of the documentation.

YaST Runlevel Editor has changed to Services Manager (Fate #312568). Updated affected parts of the documentation.

Removed all references to ISDN support, as ISDN support has been removed (Fate #314594).

Removed all references to the YaST DSL module as it is no longer shipped (Fate #316264).

Removed all references to the YaST Modem module as it is no longer shipped (Fate #316264).

Btrfs has become the default file system for the root partition (Fate #315901). Updated affected parts of the documentation.

The dmesg now provides human-readable time stamps in ctime()-like format (Fate #316056). Updated affected parts of the documentation.

syslog and syslog-ng have been replaced by rsyslog (Fate #316175). Updated affected parts of the documentation.

MariaDB is now shipped as the relational database instead of MySQL (Fate #313595). Updated affected parts of the documentation.

SUSE-related products are no longer available from http://download.novell.com but from http://download.suse.com. Adjusted links accordingly.

Novell Customer Center has been replaced with SUSE Customer Center. Updated affected parts of the documentation.

/var/run is mounted as tmpfs (Fate #303793). Updated affected parts of the documentation.

The following architectures are no longer supported: IA64 and x86. Updated affected parts of the documentation.

The traditional method for setting up the network with ifconfig has been replaced by wicked. Updated affected parts of the documentation.

A lot of networking commands are deprecated and have been replaced by newer commands (usually ip). Updated affected parts of the documentation.

Numerous small fixes and additions to the documentation, based on technical feedback.

YaST provides an option to enable or disable the use of delta RPMs (Fate #314867).

Before installing patches that require a reboot, you are notified by YaST and can choose how to proceed.

Added information on how to filter and select packages in the software installation module.

Updated the chapter and added new features (Fate #312751, Fate #316238, Fate #316233, Fate #316232, Fate #316222, Fate #316203, Fate #316222).

Added the section Section 6.3, “System Rollback by Booting from Snapshots” (Fate #316231, Fate #316221, Fate #316541, Fate #316522).

The default VNC viewer is now tigervnc.

Added corrections on window manager start-up in persistent VNC sessions.

Removed documentation about Zypper's rug compatibility mode (Fate #317708).

Rewrote Section 5.1.6, “Querying Repositories and Packages with Zypper”.

Significantly shortened the chapter, because System V init has been replaced by systemd. systemd is now described in a separate chapter: Chapter 14, The systemd Daemon.

Added a new chapter on systemd and the YaST Services Manager (Fate #316631, Fate #312568).

New section on loading kernel modules (http://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=892349).

Replaced the GRUB Legacy documentation with a new chapter on GRUB 2.

Support for LILO has been dropped.

Added new section Section 12.4, “Differences in Terminal Usage on z Systems”.

Updated the chapter and added new features (Fate #314510, Fate #316365).

Added instructions on where to find the SUSE Key certificate (Doc Comment #25080).

Updated the chapter to reflect dynamic configuration during each start-up.

Updated Section 18.1, “Installing and Configuring Fonts”.

NetworkManager is now part of the Workstation Extension: Section 16.4.1.1, “Configuring Global Networking Options” (Fate #316888).

Added section about new wicked framework for network configuration: Section 16.6, “Configuring a Network Connection Manually” (Fate #316649).

Mentioned additional options that can be added to /etc/resolv.conf: Section 16.6.2, “Configuration Files” (Fate #316048).

Added section Section 25.6, “Advanced Topics”.

Added section Section 25.6.1, “Transparent File Compression on Btrfs”.

Added section Section 25.6.2, “Snapshots”.

Configuring NFSv4 shares is now mostly similar to NFSv3, especially the previously required bind mount setting is now deprecated (Fate #315589).

Removed section about NFS server configuration.

Added a chapter on autofs (Fate #316185).

Removed obsolete references to the pm-utils package.

Added new section Section 32.3.4, “Root Btrfs Partition Cannot Be Mounted” (Fate #308679, Fate #315126).

Removed section about deprecated YaST Repair module (Fate #308679).

Removed chapter about Wi-Fi configuration with YaST as Wi-Fi configuration can be done with NetworkManager: Chapter 28, Using NetworkManager.

Removed deprecated chapter about tablet PCs.

Added the section Section 31.6, “Support of Kernel Modules” (http://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=869159).

Added a new chapter Chapter 15, journalctl: Query the systemd Journal (http://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=878352).