1 grml-debootstrap (0.24) unstable; urgency=low
3 * Update documentation.
4 * Use configuration of $MIRROR, $HOSTNAME and $RELEASE as
5 defaults in interactive setup script.
6 * Add initial support for Debian/squeeze and drop sarge instead.
7 * Update VCS*-headers and long description of Debian package.
8 * Move asciidoc, docbook-xsl, xsltproc to Build-Depends-Indep.
9 * Drop $CHROOTMIRROR variable, instead use $MIRROR for debootstrap
10 as well as inside the chroot.
11 * Provide $MNTPOINT as environment variable for usage inside
12 /etc/debootstrap/scripts/.
14 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Sat, 07 Mar 2009 14:15:32 +0100
16 grml-debootstrap (0.23) unstable; urgency=low
18 The "hey, rocking - we get patches via git" release.
20 * Improve look'n'feel of partition error dialog.
21 * Improve documentation regarding installation of bootloader when
22 using directories as installation target. Thanks Tong Sun!
24 * Copy /etc/debootstrap/[s]bin as well to the chroot if they are
25 present. Suggestion by Tong Sun - thanks! [Closes: issue540]
26 * Apply several patches by Tong Sun (thanks!):
27 - allow symlinks when coping existing files to chroot.
28 - pre-seed packages using /etc/debootstrap/debconf-selections
30 - support DEBOOTSTRAP_OPT for passing extra parameters to the
32 - support KEEP_SRC_LIST to allow user to provide their
33 own apt sources.list from /etc/debootstrap/etc/apt/sources.list
34 - provide cmdline processing in separate script
35 - added the '-d, --confdir=path' option
36 - added "--nodebootstrap": Skip debootstrap, only do configuration
38 - add -v, --verbose: Increase verbosity
39 - do not create stage file at finalize()
40 * Edit /etc/network/interfaces as well if the file exists already,
41 we definitely need at least a loopback interface.
42 * Adjust postfix configuration:
43 - modify hostname related options in /etc/postfix/main.cf
44 - listen on loopback interface by default (thanks for suggestion, gebi)
45 * Unify the --bootappend option, it's not --boot_append (thanks for
47 * Support execution of further scripts via options --scripts and
49 * Drop locales from RECONFIGURE list (thanks for hint, Tong Sun).
52 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:29:30 +0100
54 grml-debootstrap (0.22) unstable; urgency=low
56 * Display meaningful information when no partitions could be found.
58 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:46:20 +0200
60 grml-debootstrap (0.21) unstable; urgency=low
62 * Make sure it works on target directories also if they are
63 *not* mounted separately. Thanks for reporting, Tong.
65 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Tue, 02 Sep 2008 23:19:05 +0200
67 grml-debootstrap (0.20) unstable; urgency=low
69 * Use root=UUID=... by default if possible to avoid possible
70 race conditions with libata vs. pata.
71 * Fix setting hostname via interface.
72 * Provide interface in dialog for setting root password.
74 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:02:43 +0200
76 grml-debootstrap (0.19) unstable; urgency=low
78 * Use dialog with --separate-output option to make sure mdadm
79 receives correct quoting for the RAID devices.
81 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:36:12 +0200
83 grml-debootstrap (0.18) unstable; urgency=low
85 The "development sponsored by Sipwise GmbH" release.
87 * Provide interactive configuration dialog.
88 * Initial support for SW-RAID.
89 * Use stages based on target information, this gives us
90 the possibility to run multiple instance of grml-debootstrap.
92 * Use policy-rc.d inside chroot to avoid startup of daemons.
94 * Do not activate /sys by default anymore in /etc/fstab.
95 * Copy /etc/network/interfaces from running system to target
97 * Setting password via passwd does not work, use chpaswd instead.
98 * Remove stages after successful execution. [Closes: issue513]
99 * Make sure the configuration file inside the chroot provides
100 the same configuration as specified on the cmdline (thanks gebi
102 * Copy system's /etc/hosts to the target system.
103 * Move stages to /var/cache/grml-debootstrap (thanks for the idea,
105 * Install devices using our own device tarball instead of running
106 MAKEDEV (which is just an ungly fork bomb).
107 * Install MTA postfix by default to avoid installation of unwanted
108 packages like citadel in lenny.
109 * Allow use of comments in file /etc/debootstrap/packages.
110 * Replace initrd-tools with initramfs-tools.
111 * Run aptitude with --without-recommends option.
112 * Run grub-install using --no-floppy, as requested by gebi.
113 * Support setting hostname via cmdline.
114 * Close issue in grml's BTS which showed up during development in hg:
115 Fix handling of config file inside chroot, thanks for spotting, gebi!
117 * Update debian/ to make lintian happy.
119 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Sat, 30 Aug 2008 02:01:14 +0200
121 grml-debootstrap (0.17) unstable; urgency=low
123 * Support "-r" option as well as "--release" as being documented.
124 Thanks for reporting, Jens Kubieziel.
126 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:44:06 +0100
128 grml-debootstrap (0.16) unstable; urgency=low
130 * Drop the second passwd call.
132 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Wed, 19 Dec 2007 10:10:54 +0100
134 grml-debootstrap (0.15) unstable; urgency=low
136 * Make sure the passwd command succeeds.
137 Thanks, Wolfgang Karall! [Closes: issue363]
139 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Sun, 16 Dec 2007 16:30:37 +0100
141 grml-debootstrap (0.14) unstable; urgency=low
143 * Make sure variable ISO is unset variable if not used.
144 Thanks for the bugreport, Darsha! [Closes: issue352]
146 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Sun, 09 Dec 2007 20:16:15 +0100
148 grml-debootstrap (0.13) unstable; urgency=low
150 * Fix manpage handling of xsltproc.
152 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Thu, 06 Dec 2007 23:47:09 +0100
154 grml-debootstrap (0.12) unstable; urgency=low
156 * Fixed some typos in the manpage.
157 Thanks for the patch, Alexander 'Stone' Steinböck!
159 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Wed, 24 Oct 2007 10:16:03 +0200
161 grml-debootstrap (0.11) unstable; urgency=low
163 * Better inform user about already executed stages.
166 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Sat, 6 Oct 2007 18:03:16 +0200
168 grml-debootstrap (0.10) unstable; urgency=low
170 * Add console-common to /etc/debootstrap/packages. Thanks for
171 the feature request, Thorsten Strusch!
172 * Support option -i/--iso: now it's possible to install packages
173 from a normal Debian ISO. Thanks for the idea and the basic
174 instructions to Thorsten Strusch!
175 http://www.thorstenstrusch.de/software/debian-linux/
177 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Mon, 04 Jun 2007 10:13:32 +0200
179 grml-debootstrap (0.9) unstable; urgency=low
182 * Add support for EXTRAPACKAGES that can be dropped in
183 /etc/debootstrap/extrapackages
184 * Add boot_append option to manpage
185 * Manpage reformatted
188 * Support grml-repository and installation of grml-kernel
189 via GRMLREPOS and GRMLPACKAGES.
190 * Use stage logic inside chroot-script as well.
191 * Activate zsh completion.
192 * Rewrote interfaces() code for handling of
193 /etc/network/interfaces. Thanks for the pointer, formorer.
194 * Make sure stopping a service inside chroot-script does not
195 fail chroot-script itself.
197 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Mon, 23 Apr 2007 00:23:19 +0200
199 grml-debootstrap (0.8) unstable; urgency=low
201 * Add BOOT_APPEND option for kernel appendline
203 -- Alexander Wirt <formorer@grml.org> Sat, 21 Apr 2007 11:19:06 +0200
205 grml-debootstrap (0.7) unstable; urgency=low
207 * Support setting some variables via cmdline.
208 * Support full automatic installation via debian2hd.
209 * Change logic of function execution and improved error handling
211 * Use aptitude instead of apt-get in chroot-script, but
212 only if it's available.
213 * Use DEBIAN_FRONTEND='noninteractive' so we avoid unnecessary
214 questions when installing. (Thanks, formorer!)
215 * Added additional check to grub code for running sed on
218 * Use asciidoc for manpage generation.
219 * Added basic zsh-completion (thanks, ft!), but do not install it yet.
220 We have to adjust $fpath in grml-etc-core first.
222 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Fri, 13 Apr 2007 17:57:29 +0200
224 grml-debootstrap (0.6) unstable; urgency=low
226 * Support Debian release with codename 'lenny'. Depend on
227 debootstrap/cdebootstrap versions supporting lenny therefore.
228 * Split all the code into separate functions.
229 * Export LANG=C and LC_ALL=C as we don't have the locales inside
230 the chroot when running grml-debootstrap. (Just a cosmetic
231 change as there aren't any errors but warning messages from
233 * Always assume architecture of the running system (overwriting
234 via $ARCH is still supported of course).
235 * Write variables from grml-debootstrap to /etc/debootstrap/variables
236 and provide it to chroot-script.
237 * Support stages. [Closes: issue151]
239 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Mon, 9 Apr 2007 14:35:21 +0200
241 grml-debootstrap (0.5) unstable; urgency=low
243 * Changed Architecture from any to all.
245 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Sat, 24 Mar 2007 16:58:53 +0100
247 grml-debootstrap (0.4) unstable; urgency=low
249 * Support installation into directory.
251 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Fri, 17 Nov 2006 23:00:38 +0100
253 grml-debootstrap (0.3) unstable; urgency=low
255 * Initial support for $ARCH.
256 * Added function for clean exit (using trap).
258 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Fri, 10 Nov 2006 00:51:09 +0100
260 grml-debootstrap (0.2) unstable; urgency=low
262 * Support Sarge and Sid as "$RELEASE"s as well.
263 * Added 'debootstrap | cdebootstrap' and grml-etc-core to
266 - cdebootstrap [broken for sarge as $RELEASE, see #390510]
267 - setting hostname via /etc/hostname
268 - /etc/kernel-img.conf
269 - support setting locales through /etc/debootstrap/locale.gen
270 * Added ssh, mdadm and lvm2 to default package list.
271 * Rewrote kernel package version handling (removed from package
272 list to be able to support sarge as well).
274 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Fri, 3 Nov 2006 19:05:19 +0100
276 grml-debootstrap (0.1) unstable; urgency=low
280 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Fri, 3 Nov 2006 01:10:52 +0100