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