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diff --git a/docs/source/releases/2.0.md b/docs/source/releases/2.0.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..145171c --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/source/releases/2.0.md @@ -0,0 +1,56 @@ +# Deluge 2.0 release notes + +Welcome to the latest release of Deluge, a long time in the making! + +## What's new + +Some of the highlights since the last major release. + +- Migrated to Python 3 with minimal support retained for Python 2.7. +- Shiny new logo. +- Multi-user support. +- Performance updates to handle thousands of torrents with faster loading times. +- A New Console UI which emulates GTK/Web UIs. +- GTK UI migrated to GTK3 with UI improvements and additions. +- Magnet pre-fetching to allow file selection when adding torrent. +- Fully support libtorrent 1.2 release. +- Language switching support. +- Improved documentation hosted on ReadTheDocs. +- AutoAdd plugin replaces built-in functionality. +- Web UI now daemonizes by default so service scripts will require `-d` option. + +## Packaging + +### PyPi + +As well as the usual source tarball available for [download] we now have published +Deluge on the PyPi software repository. + +- <https://pypi.org/project/deluge/> + +### Windows and MacOS + +Unfortunately there are no packages yet for [Windows] or MacOS but they are being worked +on. For now alternative [install] methods are available for testing. + +## Upgrade considerations + +Deluge 2.0 is not compatible with Deluge 1.x clients or daemons so these will require +upgrading too. Also third-party Python scripts may not be compatible if they directly +connect to the Deluge client and will need migrating. + +Always make a backup of your [config] before a major version upgrade to guard against +data loss. + +Translations may not be as up-to date so please help out, see [translations] page. + +Plugins written for Deluge 1.3 will need upgrading for Deluge 2.0, due to the +requirement of Python 3 and GTK3 UI. There is a [update plugin] document to help +Plugin authors update their plugins. + +[update plugin]: ../devguide/how-to/update-1.3-plugin.md +[windows]: https://dev.deluge-torrent.org/ticket/3201 +[install]: https://deluge.readthedocs.io/en/latest/intro/01-install.html +[config]: https://dev.deluge-torrent.org/wiki/Faq#WheredoesDelugestoreitssettingsconfig +[translations]: ../contributing/translations.md +[download]: http://download.deluge-torrent.org/source/2.0/ |