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release-notes: Add release note about nixos containers directory moves

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nixos/doc/manual/from_md/release-notes/rl-2205.section.xml

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          new versions will release.

        </para>

      </listitem>

      <listitem>

        <para>

          The configuration and state directories used by

          <literal>nixos-containers</literal> have been moved from

          <literal>/etc/containers</literal> and

          <literal>/var/lib/containers</literal> to

          <literal>/etc/nixos-containers</literal> and

          <literal>/var/lib/nixos-containers</literal>.

        </para>

        <para>

          If you are changing <literal>system.stateVersion</literal> to

          <literal>&quot;22.05&quot;</literal> manually on an existing

          system you are responsible for migrating these directories

          yourself.

        </para>

        <para>

          This is to improve compatibility with

          <literal>libcontainer</literal> based software such as Podman

          and Skopeo which assumes they have ownership over

          <literal>/etc/containers</literal>.

        </para>

      </listitem>

      <listitem>

        <para>

          <literal>security.klogd</literal> was removed. Logging of

nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2205.section.md

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  org-contrib, refer to the ones in `pkgs.emacsPackages.elpaPackages` and

  `pkgs.emacsPackages.nongnuPackages` where the new versions will release.



- The configuration and state directories used by `nixos-containers` have been

  moved from `/etc/containers` and `/var/lib/containers` to

  `/etc/nixos-containers` and `/var/lib/nixos-containers`.



  If you are changing `system.stateVersion` to `"22.05"` manually on an existing

  system you are responsible for migrating these directories yourself.



  This is to improve compatibility with `libcontainer` based software such as Podman and Skopeo

  which assumes they have ownership over `/etc/containers`.



- `security.klogd` was removed.  Logging of kernel messages is handled

  by systemd since Linux 3.5.