<h1 align="center">FAQ for grml</h1>
- <p><strong>Up2date:</strong> applies to Grml releases version 2011.12</p>
+ <p><strong>Up2date:</strong> applies to Grml version 2014.11</p>
<p><a name="toc"></a><strong>Index:</strong></p>
<ol>
<li><a href="#whatis">What is Grml?</a></li>
<li><a href="#flavours">What are grml32 / grml64 and grml96?</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#grmlsmall">What is the difference between grml-full and grml-small?</a></li>
<li><a href="#get">Where do I get Grml?</a></li>
<li><a href="#whatmeans">What does Grml mean?</a></li>
<li><a href="#releasename">What about the release name?</a></li>
<h3><a name="whatis"></a><a href="#toc">What is Grml?</a></h3>
- <p>Grml is a bootable CD (Live-CD) based
+ <p>Grml is a bootable live system (Live-CD) based
on <a href="http://www.debian.org/">Debian</a>. It is not
necessary to install anything to a harddisk. Grml includes a
collection of GNU/Linux software especially for system
administrators. It specializes on administrative tasks like
installation, deployment and system rescue.</p>
- <h3><a name="flavours"></a><a href="#doc">What are grml32 / grml64 and grml96?</a></h3>
+ <h3><a name="flavours"></a><a href="#toc">What are grml32 / grml64 and grml96?</a></h3>
<ul>
- <li>grml32: 32bit version (kernel and userspace), ~350MB</li>
- <li>grml64: 64bit version (kernel and userspace), ~350MB</li>
- <li>grml96: multi boot version (featuring the grml32 and grml64 ISOs combined on one ISO), ~700MB</li>
+ <li>grml32-full: 32bit version (kernel and userspace), ~350MB</li>
+ <li>grml64-full: 64bit version (kernel and userspace), ~350MB</li>
+ <li>grml96-full: multi boot version (featuring the grml32-full and grml64-full ISOs combined on one ISO), ~700MB</li>
</ul>
- <p>Unless you've a good reason to really choose the 32bit flavour we
- strongly encourage you to use either the grml64 or the grml96
- flavour.</p>
+
<p>Unless you've a good reason to really choose the 32bit flavour we
+ strongly encourage you to use either the grml64 or the grml96
+ flavour.</p>
- <p>Please notice that this schema was introduced starting with the
- downsized Grml release 2011.12. Until then grml96 didn't exist and
- grml32 was known as just 'grml'.</p>
+ <p>Please notice that this schema was introduced starting with the
+ downsized Grml release 2011.12. Until then grml96 didn't exist and
+ grml32 was known as just 'grml'.</p>
+
+ <h3><a name="grmlsmall"></a><a href="#toc">What is the difference between grml-full and grml-small?</a></h3>
+
+ <p>grml-small provides a reduced set of available software compared to
+ grml-full. It provides the same Linux kernel image as grml-full and is
+ fully binary compatible. Choose the grml-small flavour if size - for
+ whatever reason - really matters to you.</p>
<h3><a name="get"></a><a href="#toc">Where do I get Grml?</a></h3>
<h3><a name="releasename"></a><a href="#toc">What about the release name?</a></h3>
- <p>Codename of Grml 2011.12 is "Knecht Rootrecht". It's a wordplay on
- <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Companions_of_Saint_Nicholas">Knecht
- Ruprecht</a>, which translates as Farmhand Ruprecht or Servant
- Ruprecht.</p>
+ <p>Codename of Grml 2014.11 is "Gschistigschasti", which is colloquial for 'fuss' in Austria.</p>
<h3><a name="requirements"></a><a href="#toc">Requirements for running Grml</a></h3>
<li>Intel-compatible CPU (i586 or later, preferably Pentium class or higher)</li>
- <li>>=128MB of RAM (>=256MB recommended)</p>
+ <li>>=256MB of RAM (>=512MB recommended)</p>
<li>either a bootable CD-/DVD-ROM drive,
a <a href="#usbboot">USB-boot capable system</a> or a
<h3><a name="accessibility"></a><a href="#toc">What does accessibility at Grml mean?</a></h3>
- <p>The Grml kernel includes support for speakup. For software,
- brltty and espeakup are included.</p>
+
<p>The Grml kernel includes support for speakup. For software,
+ brltty and espeakup are included.</p>
<h3><a name="bootoptions"></a><a href="#toc">Which bootoptions does Grml support?</a></h3>
possible (unless you set a password or create new user
accounts as root). You can create valid passwords using "sudo
passwd [username]" from the shell individually. To set a password
- for the Grml user and enable SSH login you can use the 'ssh'
+ for users 'root' and 'grml' and enable SSH login you can use the 'ssh'
boot option, like 'ssh=yourpassword'.</p>
<h3><a name="version"></a><a href="#toc">How do I find out the version of Grml</a></h3>
<h3><a name="wms"></a><a href="#toc">Which window managers can I use?</a></h3>
- <p>Starting with the 2011.12 release Grml provides <a
- href="http://www.fluxbox.org/">Fluxbox</a> as window manager.</p>
+
<p>Starting with the 2011.12 release Grml provides <a
+ href="http://www.fluxbox.org/">Fluxbox</a> as window manager.</p>
<h3><a name="lvm"></a><a href="#toc">Where are my LVM devices?</a></h3>
<p>Short anwer: No.</p>
- <p>If you want to get a plain Debian system take a look at <a
- href="/grml-debootstrap/">grml-debootstrap</a>.</p>
+
<p>If you want to get a plain Debian system take a look at <a
+ href="/grml-debootstrap/">grml-debootstrap</a>.</p>
- <p>Long(er) answer: yes it's possible to install Grml. But it's not
- supported and you'll be on your own. That's why we decided to make it
- not-so-obvious. If you really know what you're doing you'll find out on
- your own. Reminder: use <a
- href="/grml-debootstrap/">grml-debootstrap</a> or <a
- href="http://www.debian.org/">Debian Installer</a> instead.</p>
+
<p>Long(er) answer: yes it's possible to install Grml. But it's not
+ supported and you'll be on your own. That's why we decided to make it
+ not-so-obvious. If you really know what you're doing you'll find out on
+
your own. Reminder: use <a
+
href="/grml-debootstrap/">grml-debootstrap</a> or <a
+ href="http://www.debian.org/">Debian Installer</a> instead.</p>
<h2><a name="software"></a><a href="#toc">Software</a></h2>
<p>Short answer: because <a href="/zsh/">Zsh rocks</a>, really!</p>
- <p>Long(er) answer: If you don't know Zsh take a look the <a
- href="/zsh/">Grml Zsh reference card</a>.</p>
+
<p>Long(er) answer: If you don't know Zsh take a look the <a
+ href="/zsh/">Grml Zsh reference card</a>.</p>
<p>If you are a Bash user and don't know Zsh yet, don't be
afraid. Bash is largely a subset of Zsh and you don't have to
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