Release Notes for Grml 2011.12-rc1 - codename Knecht Rootrecht
+ +About
+ +This release brings a downsizing and cleanup: one flavour, two architectures. + The new, smaller "FULL" flavour has a 350MB ISO size target, while still + delivering over 1.1GB of open source software relevant for system + administrators!
+ +New features
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- New Linux kernel version based on 3.1.4 +
- EFI Boot support from CD-ROM and USB keys (amd64 only) +
- mDNS support (try ping grml.local ) +
- NFS Client support and d-bus start automatically + +
Special new features:
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- grml-debootstrap, the tool of choice to install Debian, + can now directly build virtual machine images. + +
- grml-live, our build tool, was enhanced with new features to + allow for Jenkins integration. + This release, as well as the current daily images + are built from within Jenkins! + + +
Important Changes
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- Z-Shell configuration has been cleaned up. Quite a few functions + have been removed + from the default configuration. +
- X11 environment has been downsized as well. The window manager is + now fluxbox. idesk has been removed, all available software is now + reachable from the fluxbox menu. +
- The accessibility support now consists of shipping standard speakup + and enabling sound during boot. A new beep sequence (4 tones) is sounded + just before the quickconfig menu starts. (The boot options have been + removed.) +
- xterm now uses the Terminus font, like the VT consoles. +
- Virtual Machines automatically get the "noprompt" behaviour. +
- Ancient config files and examples have been removed from grml-etc(-core). +
- Ancient scripts have been removed from grml-scripts(-core). +
- Anonymous stats are collected during boot up. This includes: Grml release name, + boot media type (local or remote), a random string, used boot option keys + (no values) and if your CPU is 64bit-capable. You can turn this off with the + nostats boot option. +
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Bits & bolts
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- Modem support has been removed from grml-network +
- VT consoles are driven by grml-runtty, our homegrown login and getty + replacement for Live CDs. +
- Netboot scenarios should no longer use the "nodhcp" boot option. +
- grml2hd is no longer in PATH to discourage it's use even further. + The related boot options have been removed. +
- grml2usb: compat for releases < 2009.05, grub1 and lilo support + have been removed. +
Kernel
+ +Based on vanilla kernel 3.1.4. No additional modules are + shipped.
+ + +Bugfixes
+ +Fixed several bugs and issues reported in the + bug tracking system.
+ +Packages / Software
+ +Details about shipped packages and their versions on Grml are + available at the Debian section. Visit + + dpkg_get_selections + for a main package listing and + + dpkg_list for a + detailed list of packages shipped with Grml 2011.12-rc1.
+ +Updates
+ +Updated all packages to Debian Unstable branch by 8th of December + 2011.
+ +Removed these Grml packages:
+ ++ grml-debugtools grml-docs grml-files grml-files64 + grml-firefox grml-laptop grml-pylib grml-rebuildfstab + grml-rescueboot grml-sectools grml-templates grml-usleep + grml-vpn grml grml64 ++ +
Removed 1745 packages, compared to the previous + GRML_FULL flavour.
+ +Added these important new packages (plus dependencies):
+ ++ afflib-tools atftp bacula-sd efibootmgr grub-efi-amd64-bin + ia32-libs imvirt ipxe mcollective mtx multiarch-support + netcat-openbsd python2.7 sipcalc ++ +
Known issues
+ +iSCSI Target support is currently in limbo, as + the user land tools for the new in-kernel iSCSI target are not yet + in Debian unstable/testing and shipping the old iscsitarget modules + in binary form appears to be almost impossible with the new DKMS packaging. +
+ +Take a look at the known bugs list. + Please report problems using information on grml.org/bugs/.
+ +Download Grml 2011.12-rc1
+ +Grml 2011.12-rc1 can be downloaded from + grml.org/download/prerelease/.
+ + + +Feedback
+ +Your comments, bug reports, patches, and suggestions will help + fixing bugs and improving future releases. If you find a problem with + the release please check the known bugs list and report problems using information on grml.org/bugs/. Please send your feedback and + feature requests to the Grml team!
+ + + + +Thanks
+ +Many thanks in this release go to (alphabetically) + TBD, + for their contributions.
+ +More Information
+ +You can find out more about grml on our website, IRC channel, and wiki. + +
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+ +Further Questions?
+ +Please feel free to contact us.
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