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31 <h1>Release Notes:<br />grml 1.1-rc1 - codename <a
32 href="/faq/#releasename">Skunk</a> (20071228)</h1>
34 <p><strong>Notice: grml 1.1-rc1 is a RELEASE CANDIDATE and not
35 yet the stable release!</strong></p>
39 <p>grml is a Debian-based Live-CD. It includes a collection of GNU/Linux
40 software especially for users of texttools and system administrators.
41 grml provides automatic hardware detection. You can use grml for example
42 as a rescue system, for analyzing systems/networks or as a working
43 environment. It is not necessary to install anything to a harddisk, you
44 don't even need a harddisk to run it, unless you want to (use grml2hd
45 for this). Due to on-the-fly decompression grml includes about 2.1GB
46 of software and documentation on the CD.</p>
50 <p>Fixed several bugs and issues reported on <a
51 href="http://wiki.grml.org/doku.php?id=grml_1.0">grml_1.0 @
56 <p>Several improved, updated and extended configuration files.</p>
58 <h4>New grml-scripts:</h4>
62 <li><strong>arename.pl</strong>: rename audio files by looking at a file's tagging
65 <li><a href="/grml-live/"><strong>grml-live</strong></a>: build
67 href="http://fai-project.org/">FAI</a> for generating
68 a grml and Debian based Linux Live system (CD/ISO)</li>
72 <h4>New bootparameters/cheatcodes:</h4>
76 <li><strong>micvol</strong>: configure mixer/ volume settings of
77 microphone channel; usage: micvol=$number
79 <li><strong>noconsolefont</strong>: skip setting console font via
82 <li><strong>nogrmlacpi</strong>: disable acpi stuff inside
83 grml-autoconfig without having to boot using noacpi (which triggers
86 <li><strong>lvm</strong>: activate present Logical Volumes (LVM)
88 <li><strong>nolvm</strong>: completely disable LVM code/checks; by
89 default (so without using a special bootoption) grml runs 'lvdisplay'
90 and if something can be found the user gets a hint to execute 'Start
95 <h4><a href="/grml2hd/">grml2hd</a> (install grml to harddisk):</h4>
99 <li>use --insecure for passwordbox so user gets feedback when typing
100 password (it's '***' of course and not plaintext).
102 <li>check for dmraid signatures
104 <li>support installation on LVM devices. Usage example:
105 'LVM=/dev/mapper/grml2hd-lvm grml2hd'</li>
109 <p>See <a href="/grml2hd/">grml.org/grml2hd/</a> for more
110 details regarding grml2hd.</p>
112 <h4><a href="/terminalserver/">grml-terminalserver</a> (boot
113 grml via network)</h4>
117 <li>updated initrd generation for use with live-initramfs, providing a
118 reworked initial bootprocess</li>
122 <p>See <a href="/terminalserver/">grml.org/terminalserver/</a>
123 for more details regarding grml-terminalserver.</p>
125 <h4>Special new features:</h4>
129 <li>all grml ISOs are automatically generated using the new <a
130 href="/grml-live/">grml-live framework</a></li>
132 <li>completely reworked initial bootprocess, based on live-initramfs
136 href="http://www.squashfs-lzma.org/">LZMA
139 <li>optimised the system to have as few wakeups as possible (<25
140 wakeups/s in default startup)</li>
142 <li>updated to X.org 7.3</li>
144 <li>updated to libc6 2.7</li>
146 <li>the lang=-bootoption supports dvorak keyboard layouts (using
147 parameters dvorak, dvorak-iso or dvorak-utf8)</li>
150 <li>support for Virtualbox guest additions</li>
157 <p>Based on vanilla kernel 2.6.23.11 including <a
158 href="/kernel/">several patches</a> and additional modules:</p>
162 acerhk acx100 at76-usb atl2 aufs bcm5700 drbd8 exmap
163 gspca ipw3945 iscsitarget ivtv kqemu linux-wlan-ng
164 loop-aes lzma madwifi ndiswrapper nozomi openafs pcan
165 qc-usb r1000 r5u870 r6040 realtime-lsm rt2400 rt2500 rt73
166 sdricoh_cs sl-modem squashfs sysprof tp-smapi truecrypt
170 <p>Notice: some more modules
173 href="http://wiki.grml.org/doku.php?id=ati">fglrx</a> and <a
174 href="http://wiki.grml.org/doku.php?id=nvidia">nvidia</a>)
177 are not pre-installed but available through the <a
178 href="http://deb.grml.org/">grml-repository</a>.</p>
180 <p>See <a href="/kernel/">grml.org/kernel/</a> for more details
181 regarding the grml-kernel.</p>
183 <h3>Important Changes</h3>
185 <p>The bootoption <strong>expert</strong> has been dropped. It is
186 deprecated nowadays. The bootoption <strong>splash</strong> has been
187 renamed into <em>textsplash</em> to avoid clashes with graphical
190 <p>Due to the new initial bootprocess (which is based on
191 live-initramfs) some <strong>bootoptions</strong> might not work as
192 expected or changed its behaviour. The grml team is working on merging
193 outstanding features. If you think you found a bootoption that does not
194 work as expected/documented please <a
195 href="http://grml.org/bugs/">report it</a>.</p>
197 <h3>Packages / Software</h3>
199 <p>Details about shipped packages and their versions on grml are
200 available at the <a href="/files/#debian">Debian section</a>. See <a
201 href="/files/release-1.1/dpkg_get_selections">dpkg_get_selections</a>
202 for a main package listing and <a
203 href="/files/release-1.1/dpkg_list">dpkg_list</a> for a more detailed
204 list of packages shipped with grml 1.1.</p>
208 <p>Updated all packages to Debian Unstable branch by 20071225.</p>
210 <p>Removed 81 packages [please notice that some of them are available under
211 different names/in different packages]:</p>
216 3ware-3dm2-binary airsnort artwiz-cursor attacker auctex
217 autofs bandwidthd-pgsql centericq centericq-common
218 checkinstall clvm cogito cpp-2.95 crywrap dbengine debtags
219 defrag discover discover-data dnsdoctor dvgrab emacs21
220 emacs21-bin-common emacs21-common fbgetty findimagedupes
221 flac123 gnuplot gnuplot-nox gnuplot-x11 gnus gnus-bonus-el
222 grep-dctrl gs gs-common hwtools idn installation-report
223 ion3 ion3-mod-xinerama ion3-scripts irssi-text jail kiss
224 lckdo lshw-common modutils mozilla-firefox ncftp2 nessus
225 netdude openbsd-inetd pdns python-mode python-semanage
226 rhapsody rt2400 rt2500 schedutils scsi-idle sqlrelay
227 sqlrelay-postgresql sqlrelay-sqlite squashfs surfraw
228 tdb-dev thinkpad-base tinysnmp-tools tpctl trapdoor2 twin
229 unison2.9.1 user-de vncommand w3-el-e21 w3-url-e21
230 xdebconfigurator xfonts-artwiz xpdf-utils xtla xzgv
234 <p>Added 164 new packages (exluding lib* and *2.6.23-grml*):</p>
238 2vcard ack-grep acpi-support-base acpitail aggregate
239 aosd-cat apt-transport-https asql awesome balance bittwist
240 bsd-mailx centerim-common centerim-utf8 cereal cpp-4.2
241 ctorrent dns2tcp duplicity dzen2 ecryptfs-utils edac-utils
242 elfkickers emacs22 emacs22-bin-common emacs22-common
243 etckeeper exifprobe fai-client fai-doc fai-server fatsort
244 firmware-iwlwifi firmware-ralink flashrom fuseiso
245 fuseiso9660 g++-4.2 gcc-4.2 gcc-4.2-base gconf2
246 gconf2-common ghostscript ghostscript-x git-svn gitpkg
247 gksu gnome-keyring gnu-fdisk gnupg-pkcs11-scd gparted
248 grml-debian-keyring grml-live grml-paste gzrt haproxy
249 hdaps-utils hdapsd hfsprogs hgsvn hplip hplip-data
250 iceweasel-webdeveloper ifupdown-extra inoticoming iodine
251 irqbalance irssi-plugin-xmpp iscsitarget itop jp2a kanif
252 kpartx ldnsutils linux-wlan-ng live-initramfs logapp
253 lsb-release lzma mailplate metastore mkelfimage mlocate mr
254 nessusclient netrw netsurf nscd nvclock obconf op
255 open-iscsi open-vm-tools openbox opencryptoki packeth
256 paperkey paris-traceroute pcaputils pm-utils pmailq
257 pngtools polipo poppler-utils pristine-tar privbind pssh
258 python-dbus python-gnupginterface python-pycallgraph
259 python-setuptools python-urlgrabber rinse rofs rt73-common
260 runit rutilt s3cmd scanmem shorewall-common
261 shorewall-shell sl sm snort-common-libraries splint-data
262 squashfs-tools supercat svgalibg1 sysutils taktuk tasksel
263 tasksel-data tetex-base tetex-bin texlive tgt
264 thinkfinger-tools tra ttf-dejavu-core ttf-dejavu-extra
265 uml-utilities unhide uniutils vim-tiny wacom-tools
266 wamerican wapiti x11-apps x11-session-utils x11-utils
267 x11-xfs-utils x11-xkb-utils x11-xserver-utils xar xauth
268 xbacklight xdelta3 xdg-utils xinit xrestop
269 xserver-xorg-video-amd xserver-xorg-video-radeonhd yatm
274 <h3>Upgrade notes</h3>
276 <p>As usual you can upgrade your grml harddisk system to the latest grml
277 version running 'apt-get update; apt-get install grml'. Take a look at <a
278 href="http://wiki.grml.org/doku.php?id=upgrading">the upgrading webpage in
279 the grml-wiki</a> as well. Notice: If you are using grml in a productive
280 environment and/or use a grml2hd installation we strongly recommend to
281 subscribe to <a href="http://grml.org/mailinglist/">the grml-user
284 <h3>Changes since release 1.0 (20070518)</h3>
288 <li>Alexander Steinboeck joined <a href="/team/">the grml-team</a>.</li>
290 <li>Daily builds available: <a
291 href="http://grml.supersized.org/archives/269-Daily-grml-snapshots.html">automatically
292 generated ISOs of grml</a> (using <a href="/grml-live/">the
293 grml-live framework</a>) are available at <a
294 href="http://daily.grml.org/">daily.grml.org</a>.</li>
296 <li>Results of the <a
297 href="http://wiki.grml.org/doku.php?id=survey07">grml user survey
298 are available</a>.</li>
302 <h3>Known issues</h3>
305 href="http://wiki.grml.org/doku.php?id=release_candidate">grml_release
306 candidate @ grml-wiki</a>. Please report problems using information
307 on <a href="/bugs/">grml.org/bugs/</a>.</p>
311 href="http://wiki.grml.org/doku.php?id=grml_1.1">grml_1.1 @ grml-wiki</a>.
312 Please report problems using information on <a
313 href="/bugs/">grml.org/bugs/</a>.</p>
316 <h3>Download grml 1.1-rc1</h3>
318 <p>grml 1.1-rc1 can be downloaded from mirrors listed on <a
319 href="/download/">grml.org/download/</a>.</p>
323 <p>Your comments, bug reports, patches, and suggestions will help fix bugs
324 and improve future releases. If you find a problem with the release please
325 check <a href="http://wiki.grml.org/doku.php?id=grml_1.1">grml_1.1 @
326 grml-wiki</a> and report problems using information on <a
327 href="/bugs/">grml.org/bugs/</a>. Please send your feedback, feature
328 requests and bug reports to the grml-team!</p>
331 <li><a href="/contact/">grml.org/contact/</a>
332 <li><a href="/irc/">#grml on irc.freenode.org</a>
337 <p>Many thanks in this release go to Henning
338 Sprang, Thomas Lange, Michael Schmitt, Daniel
339 Baumann, Karl Voit, Norbert Tretkowski, Jan-Pieter
340 Jacobs, Wolfgang Karall and Darshaka Pathirana for
341 their contributions. Many thanks also to the ones
342 of you who <a href="/donations/">donated something
343 to the grml-team</a> and of course to all those
344 who have sent feedback since the last release!</p>
346 <h3>More Information</h3>
348 <p>You can find out more about grml on <a href="/">our website</a>, <a
349 href="/irc/">IRC channel</a>, and <a href="http://wiki.grml.org/">wiki</a>.
351 <p>To sign up for future grml announcements, please subscribe to <a
352 href="http://lists.mur.at/mailman/listinfo/grml-announce"> grml's
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