2.6.0 features

configure --disable-shared doesn't work because perl modules require shared libraries. Use configure --with-static-binaries to build statically linked binaries.
amverify and amverifyrun are deprecated and replaced with the new, more flexible amcheckdump.
amdd and ammt are deprecated.
Some Amanda files are now installed in new amanda/ subdirectories: libraries are now installed in $libdir/amanda and internal programs are now installed in $libexecdir/amanda.
The amandates file, previously at /etc/amandates, is now at $localstatedir/amanda/amandates. You may want to move your existing /etc/amandates when you upgrade Amanda to this release.
New amcryptsimple, amgpgcrypt - encryption plugins based on gpg.
New amserverconfig, amaddclient - Initial Amanda configuration tools (Please see man page for details)
Many bugs fixed and code rewrite/cleanup
glib is required to compile and run amanda.
Device API: pluggable interface to storage devices, supporting tapes, vtapes, RAIT, and Amazon S3
New perl modules link directly to Amanda, to support writing Amanda applications in Perl.
New 'local' security driver supports backups of the amanda server without any network connection or other configuration.
Almost 200 unit tests are available via make installcheck.
Amanda configuration file changes
- amanda.conf changes
  - flush-threshold-dumped
  - flush-threshold-scheduled
  - taperflush
  - device_property
  - usetimestamps default to yes

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