[[!meta title="vmdb2 version 0.16 released"]]
[[!tag announcement]]
[[!meta date="2020-06-06 07:56"]]

Version 0.16, released 2020-06-06
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* Progress output is now flushed after every write. This matters, when
  the output goes to a pipe, because then Python would buffer the
  output, meaning that progress output gets delayed until the buffer
  fills up, and that's useless.

* The documentation is now formatted using Subplot. Previously, the
  manual and the acceptance test suite were split into separate, but
  confusingly named files (vmdb2.md vs vmdb2.mdwn); now they are
  combined. The manual has been cleaned up a bit.

* Add a `quiet` field to the **grub step** to configure the kernel
  boot to be quiet or not. Default is now not quiet, which is a change
  from before.

* Add a `timeout` field to the **grub step** to configure grub menu
  timeout. Default is now zero seconds, which is a change from the
  Debian default of five seconds.

* Symbolic links can now be used in the **mkpart step** for device
  files, thanks to Tim Small.