Release Notes:
grml 1.0-rc1 - codename Meilenschwein (20070508)

Notice: grml 1.0-rc1 is a RELEASE CANDIDATE and not yet the stable release!

About

grml is a Debian-based Live-CD. It includes a collection of GNU/Linux software especially for users of texttools and system administrators. grml provides automatic hardware detection. You can use grml for example as a rescue system, for analyzing systems/networks or as a working environment. It is not necessary to install anything to a harddisk, you don't even need a harddisk to run it. Due to on-the-fly decompression grml includes about 2.1 GiB of software and documentation on the CD.

Bugfixes

Fixed several bugs and and issues reported on grml_0.9 @ grml-wiki.

New features

Several improved, updated and extended configuration files.

New grml-scripts (some selected ones):

• alignmargins: adjust the margins and the position of the printed contents on the paper
• dirvish-setup: a simple script for setting up a basic configuration for backup software dirvish
• grml2ram: copy compressed GRML image to RAM when running grml already (based on contribution by Michael Schierl)
• grml-quickconfig: get fast access to some basic grml-scripts (contributed by Michael Schierl)
• grml-setservices (interface for basic configuration of system startup/shutdown via /etc/runlevel.conf)
• gsuggest.pl: google suggest - ask google for keyword suggestions
• iso-term: wrapper script to run x-terminal-emulator in iso885915 mode

New bootparameters/cheatcodes:

• qemu: copies /etc/X11/xorg.conf.example to /etc/X11/xorg.conf
• debian2hd: install plain Debian via grml-debootstrap in automatic mode

grml2hd (install grml to harddisk):

• support for Grub (now there's a dialog for selection between lilo and grub as bootloader)
• use of UUID and /dev/disk/by-uuid/ by default (provides stable booting devices, very important for installation on external usb/firewire devices for example)
• use initrd/initramfs by default now

See grml.org/grml2hd/ for more details regarding grml2hd.

grml-terminalserver (boot grml via network)

• better module loading
• switch from tftpd-hpa to atftpd (resulting in big speedup)

See grml.org/terminalserver/ for more details regarding grml-terminalserver.

grml-debootstrap (install plain Debian fast and easy)

• support setting some variables via cmdline
• support full automatic installation via debian2hd
• use aptitude instead of apt-get in chroot-script
• use of DEBIAN_FRONTEND='noninteractive' to avoid unnecessary questions when installing
• support Debian release with codename 'lenny'
• support stages (improves cancel/resume of operations)
• improved error handling

See grml.org/grml-debootstrap/ for more details regarding grml-debootstrap.

Special new features:

• updated to X.org 7.3
• updated to libc6 2.5
• use of UTF-8 as default encoding
• LaTeX: switch from tetex to texlive
• grml-x: use of evdev (dropped options -nousb and -nops2, added -ps2 and -usb instead), improved error handling and execution
• grml-autoconfig: dropped userspace/powernowd stuff in cpufrequeny scaling in favour of the ondemand-governor
• integrated grml-quickconfig within zsh-login
• got rid of grml-sysvinit, using plain sysvinit from Debian without any hacks now
• support basic rescanning in live-cd initrd

Kernel

Based on vanilla kernel 2.6.20.11 including several patches (Speakup, Squashfs,...) and additional modules:

  acerhk, aufs, cowloop, drbd8, et131x, exmap, ipw3945, iscsitarget, kqemu,
  madwifi, ndiswrapper, nozomi, openafs, pcan, qc-usb, r1000, realtime-lsm,
  rt2400, rt2500, rt2570, rt2x00, sdricoh_cs, sl-modem, snd-bt-sco, spca5xx,
  sysprof, tidev, tpm_emulator, truecrypt, unionfs

Notice: some more modules are not pre-installed but available through the grml-repository.

See grml.org/kernel/ for more details regarding the grml-kernel.

Important Changes

UTF-8: grml uses UTF8 as default encoding. You can deactivate UTF-8 environment via booting with bootoption lang=$LANG-iso. Some software is not yet UTF-8 aware (problem is located upstream, neither at Debian or grml itself). More information about UTF-8 at grml can be found at the utf8 webpage in the grml-wiki.

get_tw_cli / get_3ware: get_tw_cli has been renamed into get_3ware as we support 3DM2 as well now.

fluxbox: the keybindings have been restored to their original behaviour. Now Alt+F# switches desktops, Alt+Shift+F# sends an application to another desktop.

Packages / Software

Details about shipped packages and their versions on grml are available at the Debian section.

Updates

Updated all packages to Debian Unstable branch by 200705xx.

Removed 89 packages [please notice that some of them are available under different names/in different packages]:

  *2.6.18-grml* lib*

  aircrack aptconf bacula-client classpath classpath-common classpath-gtkpeer
  convertfs cpp-3.3 ddd debpool debsig-verify doc-base emacspeak ethereal
  ethereal-common fsh gcc-2.95 gcc-3.3 gcc-3.3-base glibc-doc grml-btnet
  grml-kerneladdons-2.6.18 grml-sysvinit gs-gpl initrd-tools jamvm java-common
  kdoc kenny kwtools-bin kwtools-common kwtools-graphic kwtools-net
  kwtools-net-postfix kwtools-sys kwtools-sys-lvm kwtools-utils latex-ucs
  linux-wlan-ng linux-wlan-ng-firmware lout lout-common lufs-utils lvm-common
  lvm10 madwifi-doc misdn-utils mutt-ng muttprint nhfsstone nscd nxclient
  olsrd-gui olsrd-plugin opie-server policycoreutils postgresql-client-8.1
  prosper python-clamav python-jaxml python-selinux python2.3 raccess samdump
  scapy securecgi simh synctree tclx8.3 tesseract-ocr tetex-base tetex-bin
  tetex-extra tethereal tftp-hpa tftpd-hpa tk-brief transset ufsutils
  unionfs-utils unzsplit valgrind wellenreiter wmi xcompmgr xen-tools
  xen-utils-common xlibmesa-gl zsplit

Added 93 new packages (exluding lib* and *2.6.20-grml*):

  4g8 advchk apwal arp-scan array-info ascii ascii2binary atftpd blktrace
  bluetooth-alsa cbm clive concalc cryopid csstidy dnsproxy dpkg-ruby dvb-utils
  edbrowse fakechroot fatresize funionfs gaffitter gatling gcolor2 gems
  genisoimage grml-desktop grml-kerneladdons-2.6.20 grml-pylib icedax ii imsniff
  keyutils kqemu-common kvm lckdo mcabber mtp-tools ncc ncdu newsbeuter odt2txt
  olsrd-plugins ophcrack oss-compat pdfcube perl-tk pnputils podget
  postgresql-client-8.2 python-pexpect python-scapy python-urwid rcov
  recordmydesktop samdump2 scalpel screenie scrot sigit smbnetfs speedometer
  texlive-base texlive-base-bin texlive-common texlive-doc-base
  texlive-fonts-recommended texlive-lang-german texlive-latex-base
  texlive-latex-recommended treil tss tweak uncrustify urlscan vde2
  vim-addon-manager vinetto xjed xserver-xorg-input-aiptek
  xserver-xorg-input-elo2300 xserver-xorg-input-elographics
  xserver-xorg-input-evtouch xserver-xorg-input-hyperpen
  xserver-xorg-input-joystick xserver-xorg-input-penmount
  xserver-xorg-input-void xserver-xorg-video-intel xsteg xwatchwin zfs-fuse zzuf

Upgrade notes

As usual you can upgrade your grml harddisk system to the latest grml version running 'apt-get update; apt-get install grml'. Take a look at the upgrading webpage in the grml-wiki as well. Notice: If you are using grml in a productive environment and/or use a grml2hd installation we strongly recommend to subscribe to the grml-user mailinglist!

Changes since release 0.9 (20061206)

• grml2hd screenshot gallery available
• grml user survey (results will be available soon)
• update of zsh-lovers
• Frank Terbeck joined the grml-team

Known issues

Take a look at grml_release candidate @ grml-wiki. Please report problems using information on grml.org/bugs/.

Download grml 1.0

grml 1.0-rc1 can be downloaded from mirrors listed on grml.org/download/.

Feedback

Your comments, bug reports, patches, and suggestions will help fix bugs and improve the upcoming stable release. If you find a problem with the release candidate please check grml_release candidate @ grml-wiki and report problems using information on grml.org/bugs/. Please send your feedback, feature requests and bug reports to the grml-team!

• grml.org/contact/
• #grml on irc.freenode.org

Thanks

Many thanks in this release go to Michael Schierl, Jan-Pieter Jacobs, Moritz Augsburger, Wolfgang Fuschlberger, Manuel Fuhr, Ronny Plattner, Robert Giebel and Martin Ahammer for their contributions. Many thanks to all of you who took part in the grml user survey. Many thanks also to the ones of you who donated something to the grml-team and of course to all those who have sent feedback since the last release!

More Information

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