Release Notes for Grml 2014.03 - codename Ponywagon
+ + + +About
+ +This Grml release provides fresh software packages from Debian + testing (AKA jessie). As usual it also incorporates up2date hardware + support and fixes known bugs from the previous Grml release.
+ +New features
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- new boot option vlan: this provides + support for e.g. using something like + 'ip=10.10.10.42::10.10.10.1:255.255.255.0:grml:eth0:off + vlan=301:eth0' to use VID 301 for device eth0 (development sponsored + by Sipwise + GmbH) + +
- grml-debootstrap:
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- Support FIXED_DISK_IDENTIFIERS option, useful for reproducible builds +
- install bridge-utils, cryptsetup, ifenslave and vlan packages by default +
- Support overriding configuration via environment variables +
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Important Changes
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- forensic mode: the readonly boot option + was renamed to read-only (caused by change in + upstream's live-boot) + +
Bits & bolts
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- Linux kernel is based on 3.13.6. +
- Fixed several bugs from the bug tracking system. +
Packages
+ +Details about shipped packages and their versions on Grml are + available in the Debian section. Visit + dpkg_list for a + detailed list of packages shipped with Grml 2014.03).
+ +Updates
+ +Packages are taken from Debian testing, 30th of March + 2014. 18 packages have been removed, and these 22 new packages + have been added (plus dependencies, excluding lib* and kernel image):
+ ++ dump ifenslave nocache openssh-sftp-server python-crypto + python-dnspython python-ldb python-lockfile python-ntdb + python-samba python-talloc python-tdb qemu-system-common + qemu-system-x86 samba-common-bin samba-dsdb-modules + samba-libs sysvinit-core tcplay tdb-tools + xserver-xorg-video-modesetting xulrunner-24.0 ++ +
These Debian packages have been removed/replaced (excluding lib* and kernel image):
+ ++ ifenslave-2.6 recover ruby1.8 rubygems ttf-dejavu-core ufsutils + vgabios xserver-xorg-video-apm xserver-xorg-video-ark + xserver-xorg-video-chips xserver-xorg-video-i128 + xserver-xorg-video-rendition xserver-xorg-video-s3 + xserver-xorg-video-s3virge xserver-xorg-video-sis + xserver-xorg-video-tseng xserver-xorg-video-voodoo + xulrunner-17.0 ++ +
Known issues
+ +Please visit the known bugs webpage.
+ +Download Grml 2014.03
+ +Grml 2014.03 can be downloaded from + grml.org/download/.
+ +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) + Andras Korn, + Andreas Gredler, + Axel Beckert, + Bernhard Tittelbach, + Christian Hofstaedtler, + Christoph Biedl, + Lukas Prokop, + Marc Haber, + Michael Schierl, + Patrick Schleizer, + Raoul and + Thilo Six + for their contributions.
+ +More Information
+ +You can find out more about Grml on our website, IRC channel, and wiki. + +
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