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Docs: remove mentions of fdformat from util-linux

Since util-linux commit 13b26e3c36d1
("fdformat: remove command from default build")
the fdformat tool is not built anymore by default.
As a result it is not packaged anymore by distributions and therefore
not usable by users.

Instead mention the "mount" command as more likely to be present
alternative.

Also drop the reference to fdformat from the list of features of new
versions of util-linux.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Weißschuh <linux@weissschuh.net>
Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20231220-docs-fdformat-v1-1-0d05279e5d83@weissschuh.net

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Thomas Weißschuh and committed by
Jonathan Corbet
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Documentation/process/changes.rst
··· 39 39 flex 2.5.35 flex --version 40 40 bison 2.0 bison --version 41 41 pahole 1.16 pahole --version 42 - util-linux 2.10o fdformat --version 42 + util-linux 2.10o mount --version 43 43 kmod 13 depmod -V 44 44 e2fsprogs 1.41.4 e2fsck -V 45 45 jfsutils 1.1.3 fsck.jfs -V ··· 213 213 214 214 New versions of util-linux provide ``fdisk`` support for larger disks, 215 215 support new options to mount, recognize more supported partition 216 - types, have a fdformat which works with 2.4 kernels, and similar goodies. 216 + types, and similar goodies. 217 217 You'll probably want to upgrade. 218 218 219 219 Ksymoops