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+[[!meta title="Cdist 2.1.2 released"]]
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+Here's a short overview about the changes found in version 2.1.2:
+
+	* Build: Change clean-dist target to "distclean"
+	* Core: Make global explorers available to initial manifest (Arkaitz Jimenez)
+	* Core: Change execution order to run object as one unit
+	* New Remote Example: Add support for sudo operations (Chase James)
+	* Type __apt_ppa: Fix comparison operator (Tyler Akins)
+	* Type __start_on_boot: Archlinux changed to use systemd - adapt type
+	* Type __git: Missing quotes added (Chase James)
+	* Type __postgres_database: Make state parameter optional (Chase James)
+	* Type __postgres_role: Make state parameter optional, fix password bug (Chase James)
+	* Type __process: Make state parameter optional
+	* Type __cron: Simplyfied and syntax change
+	* New Type: __update_alternatives
+	* New Type: __cdist
+	* Improved documentation (Tomáš Pospíšek)
+	* Moved a lot of build logic into Makefile for dependency resolution
+
+For more information visit the [[cdist homepage|software/cdist]].
+
+[[!tag cdist config unix]]