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@@ -18,6 +18,28 @@ earlier releases. files greater than several gigabytes in size -- using the 'unsigned long long' type to store the file size. + * [all]: Update to tasks support: task packages, multi-arch, syntax + + Task packages (introduced with tasksel 3.0) are + meta-packages which define the dependencies of tasks. The + packages themselves have always worked but the 'tasks' + grouping policy and '?task' search term did not support + them. This update corrects for this. + + As a result of this change to tasksel all Debian tasks now + function exactly like meta-packages. (Closes: #382631) + + The syntax for installing tasks from the command line has + been updated. It now supports specifying an arch and + requires the same syntax as apt-utils ('^' must be the last + part of the name). Examples: + + # aptitude install gnome-desktop^ + # aptitude install ssh-server^:armel + + This avoids ambiguity that may arise when a task and + package have the same name. + - Minor bugs: * [all]: Changelog downloading is restored |