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diff --git a/system/john/README b/system/john/README
index 680dc18c4d077..1def1f7ff4648 100644
--- a/system/john/README
+++ b/system/john/README
@@ -3,14 +3,6 @@ weak passwords. Besides several crypt(3) password hash types most commonly
found on various Unix flavors, supported out of the box are Kerberos AFS and
Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 LM hashes, plus several more with contributed patches.
-This script includes an option to apply the community-enhanced "Jumbo" patch,
-which integrates lots of contributed patches adding support for over 40
-additional hash and cipher types (including popular ones such as NTLM, raw MD5,
-etc.), as well as some optimizations and features. Unfortunately, its overall
-quality is lower than the official version's. To include the Jumbo patch,
-simply pass JUMBO=1 to the build script:
- JUMBO=1 sh john.SlackBuild
-
This script also includes an option to merge the /usr/share/dict/words
dictionary into the standard password list, which marginally improves results
compared with the default password list. To include this, simply pass
@@ -18,7 +10,7 @@ MERGEWORDS=1 to the build script:
MERGEWORDS=1 sh john.SlackBuild
The options can be used in combination as well:
- JUMBO=1 MERGEWORDS=1 sh john.SlackBuild
+ MERGEWORDS=1 sh john.SlackBuild
For more information, consult the project's homepage and/or the documentation
-installed in /usr/doc/john-1.7.9
+installed in /usr/doc/john-1.8.0