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+[[!meta title="Cdist 2.0.8 released"]]
+
+Here's a short overview about the changes found in this release:
+
+        * Bugfix core: Remove another nasty traceback when sending SIGINT (aka Ctrl-C)
+        * Cleanup: Better hint to source of error
+        * Cleanup: Do not output failing script, but path to script only
+        * Cleanup: Remove support for __debug variable in manifests (Type != Core
+                debugging)
+        * Cleanup: Change __package_* to support absent/present (default state
+                name now). The values removed/installed will be removed in cdist 2.1.
+        * Cleanup: Change __process to support absent/present (default state
+                name now). The values running/stopped will be removed in cdist 2.1.
+        * Feature Core: Support boolean parameters (Steven Armstrong)
+
+For more information visit the [[cdist homepage|software/cdist]].
+
+[[!tag config unix]]