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         <h1 align="center">FAQ for grml</h1>
 
-        <p><strong>Up2date:</strong> applies to Grml version 2014.11</p>
+        <p><strong>Up2date:</strong> applies to Grml version 2018.12</p>
 
         <p><a name="toc"></a><strong>Index:</strong></p>
 
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
           <li><a href="#releasename">What about the release name?</a></li>
           <li><a href="#requirements">Requirements for running Grml</a></li>
           <li><a href="#bootoptions">Which bootoptions does Grml support?</a></li>
+          <li><a href="#systemd">Why is Grml using systemd?</a></li>
           <li><a href="#known_issues">Are there any known issues with this release? How about reporting bugs?</a></li>
         </ol>
 
@@ -87,19 +88,15 @@
         <h3><a name="flavours"></a><a href="#toc">What are grml32 / grml64 and grml96?</a></h3>
 
         <ul>
-          <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>
+          <li>grml32-full: 32bit version (kernel and userspace)</li>
+          <li>grml64-full: 64bit version (kernel and userspace)</li>
+          <li>grml96-full: multi boot version (featuring the grml32-full and grml64-full ISOs combined on one ISO)</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
+        <em>strongly</em> 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>
-
         <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
@@ -120,15 +117,17 @@
 
         <h3><a name="releasename"></a><a href="#toc">What about the release name?</a></h3>
 
-        <p>Codename of Grml 2014.11 is "Gschistigschasti", which is colloquial for 'fuss' in Austria.</p>
+        <p>Codename of Grml 2018.12 is "Gnackwatschn", which is
+        an austrian and bavarian word, meaning "hit in the neck".
+	We consider this an alternative to a facepalm.
 
         <h3><a name="requirements"></a><a href="#toc">Requirements for running Grml</a></h3>
 
         <ul>
 
-          <li>Intel-compatible CPU (i586 or later, preferably Pentium class or higher)</li>
+          <li>Intel-compatible CPU (i686 or later, preferably Pentium class or higher; although some i586 processors e.g. the 'AMD Geode' are still supported)</li>
 
-          <li>&gt;=256MB of RAM (&gt;=512MB recommended)</p>
+          <li>&gt;=384MB of RAM (&gt;=512MB recommended)</p>
 
           <li>either a bootable CD-/DVD-ROM drive,
           a <a href="#usbboot">USB-boot capable system</a> or a
@@ -148,9 +147,63 @@
         href="http://git.grml.org/?p=grml-live.git;a=blob_plain;f=templates/GRML/grml-cheatcodes.txt;hb=HEAD">grml-cheatcodes
         file</a> (also available via <a href="http://grml.org/cheatcodes/">grml.org/cheatcodes/</a>). Of
         course <a
-        href="http://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt">kernel-parameters.txt</a>
+        href="https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.html">the command-line parameters</a>
         of the Linux kernel applies to Grml as well.</p>
 
+        <h3><a name="systemd"></a><a href="#toc">Why is Grml using systemd?</a></h3>
+
+        <p>The switch from file-rc to systemd happened for various reasons.
+        Grml used file-rc for many years, mainly because it provided a better
+        way to control startup behavior via its /etc/runlevel.conf configuration
+        than with using sysvinit. Though for us Grml developers this also meant
+        that whenever there have been any changes in Debian's startup
+        configuration we had to compare our /etc/runlevel.conf setup with what a
+        normal Debian system would give us. Users who wanted to remaster Grml
+        with a custom startup procedure as well had to practically fork
+        maintenance of the /etc/runlevel.conf file. This didn't only mean
+        tracking new features/services, but also solve any possible issues
+        around it - duplicating efforts and wasting developers time
+        unnecessarily. Lately we also started to see problems that no one else
+        seemed to have (or care about enough), for example with multiple network
+        cards we ran into race-conditions with resolvconf. Problems like that
+        turned out to be release stoppers for us.</p>
+
+        <p>systemd on the other hand provides great documentation, service
+        supervision, takes care of parallel service startup and is the default
+        init system on most Linux distributions nowadays. This means more users,
+        better testing and integration. Logging, startup time investigation (to
+        get a fast boot procedure) and identifying failed service startups with
+        sysvinit/file-rc was always hard, unreliable or even impossible under
+        certain conditions. bootlogd was unreliable (while `journalctl -b` is
+        available out-of-the-box with systemd), bootchart not nicely integrated
+        (while systemd-analyze blame/critical-chain works out-of-the-box) and we
+        aren't aware of any equivalence for e.g. `systemctl --failed`.</p>
+
+        <p>While migrating our stack to systemd is <em>not</em> fully finished
+        yet, its switch - at least so far - was easier than expected. It also
+        turns out that it gives users who want to remaster Grml (or build their
+        very own ISOs from scratch using grml-live) more flexibility and control
+        over the startup process. systemd's override.conf mechanism and preset
+        feature provides the flexibility to overwrite unwanted behavior, without
+        losing the option to use existing defaults.</p>
+
+        <p>Last but not least we think it's good that systemd is actively
+        maintained and receives attention. The sysvinit/file-rc ecosystem was
+        stagnating/non-existend for too many years. Grml used its own initrd
+        implementation in its very beginnings, until a more broadly available
+        initramfs-tools/ live-boot solution appeared, broadening the user base,
+        sharing goals amongst different (live) distributions. Back in the days
+        Grml - like many other live distributions - had to implement hardware
+        recognition on its own.  While udev received lots of complaints back
+        then, its integration actually solved all the hardware recognition for
+        the good. systemd's vision of stateless systems is something which helps
+        building live systems like Grml.</p>
+
+        <p>While we don't claim that systemd is perfect and doesn't have its
+        issues and drawbacks (like any software), we're happy about its
+        existence and more than happy about development and support by Debian's
+        systemd folks.</p>
+
         <a name="release"></a> <!-- old anchor -->
         <a name="bugreport"></a> <!-- old anchor -->
         <h3><a name="known_issues"></a><a href="#toc">Are there any known issues? How about reporting bugs?</a></h3>
@@ -223,10 +276,17 @@ grml keyboard=de xkeyboard=de lang=at # enter this at the bootprompt
 
         <p>LVM (Logival Volumes) is <strong>not</strong> started by default to
         avoid any possible damage to your data. To get access to present LVM
-        devices just execute:</p>
+        devices execute (replace "$name" with the name of the PV):</p>
+
+<pre class="rahmen">
+# Start lvm2-pvscan@$name
+</pre>
+
+        <p>or if you don't know its name, use:</p>
 
 <pre class="rahmen">
-# /etc/init.d/lvm2 start
+# Start lvm2-lvmetad
+# vgchange -ay
 </pre>
 
         <p>If you want to enable LVM by default just boot using the 'lvm'
@@ -239,7 +299,7 @@ grml keyboard=de xkeyboard=de lang=at # enter this at the bootprompt
         your data. To get access to present SW-RAID devices just execute:</p>
 
 <pre class="rahmen">
-# /etc/init.d/mdadm-raid start
+# mdadm --asssemble --scan
 </pre>
 
         <p>If you want to enable SW-RAID by default just boot using
@@ -282,13 +342,12 @@ grml keyboard=de xkeyboard=de lang=at # enter this at the bootprompt
         <h3><a name="timezone"></a><a href="#toc">How do I configure
         timezone on my Grml system?</a></h3>
 
-        <p>Available bootoptions relevant in live-cd mode:</p>
+        <p>Available bootoptions relevant in live mode:</p>
 
         <ul>
-          <li>utc: set UTC, if your system clock is set to UTC (GMT)
-          <li>gmt: set UTC, if your system clock is set to UTC (GMT) [like bootoption utc]
-          <li>tz=$option: set timezone to corresponding $option, usage example:
-              tz=Europe/Vienna
+          <li>utc: set UTC, if your system/hardware clock is set to UTC (Coordinated Universal Time)
+	  <li>localtime: Hardware Clock is set to local time (LOCAL), this is the default
+          <li>tz=$option: set timezone to corresponding $option, usage example: tz=Europe/Vienna, defaults to UTC if unset
         </ul>
 
         <p>Further information: manpages hwclock(8), tzselect(1) and tzconfig(8); <a
@@ -299,17 +358,9 @@ grml keyboard=de xkeyboard=de lang=at # enter this at the bootprompt
 
         <h3><a name="hdinstall"></a><a href="#toc">Is it possible to install Grml to harddisk?</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>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>No. If you want to get a Debian system take a look at <a
+        href="/grml-debootstrap/">grml-debootstrap</a> (or use the <a
+        href="https://www.debian.org/">Debian Installer</a> instead).</p>
 
         <h2><a name="software"></a><a href="#toc">Software</a></h2>