Release Notes for Grml 2021.07-rc1 - codename Jaukerl
+Release Notes for Grml 2021.07-rc1 - codename JauKerl
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- The the Grml IRC channel moved to OFTC +
- The Grml IRC channel moved to OFTC -
- The network configuration tool netcardconfig no longer prompts for uncommon wireless/WiFi options, and therefore simplifying and speeding up its usage +
- The network configuration tool netcardconfig no longer prompts for uncommon wireless/WiFi options, to simplify and speed up its usage
grml-hwinfo (tool to collect hardware information):
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- store `ip netconf` output in file `ip_netconf` -
- sysdump: rework ignore list code and ignore further files -
- provide information to user if sysdump might be hanging +
- store ip netconf output in file ip_netconf +
- sysdump: rework ignore list code and ignore further files +
- provide information to user if sysdump might be hanging
grml-zshrc (Zsh configuration):
@@ -130,8 +128,7 @@Updates
Packages are taken from Debian bullseye/testing as of 12th of July 2021. - 12 packages have been removed, and these 19 new packages - have been added (excluding lib*, *-common, perl-*, python3-* and kernel image):
+ The following 19 packages have been added (excluding lib*, *-common, perl-*, python3-* and kernel image):- bsdextrautils (extra utilities from 4.4BSD-Lite, via util-linux) @@ -151,17 +148,16 @@
- wireless-regdb (wireless regulatory database for Linux)
These Debian packages have been removed/replaced (excluding lib*, *-data, *-common, perl-*, python-* and kernel image):
+The following 12 Debian packages have been removed/replaced (excluding lib*, *-data, *-common, perl-*, python-* and kernel image):
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- comgt (Option GlobeTrotter and Vodafone datacard control tool, no longer considered relevant, please raise your voice if it should be part of the stable release!)
- cpp-9 (replaced by cpp-10) -
- python2 / python2-minimal / python2.7 / python2.7-minimal / python3.8 / python3.8-minimal (python2 is deprecated and python3.8 got replaced by python3.9) +
- mime-support (replaced by media-types)
- moblin-icon-theme (unmaintained upstream) +
- python2 / python2-minimal / python2.7 / python2.7-minimal / python3.8 / python3.8-minimal (python2 is deprecated and python3.8 got replaced by python3.9)
- usb.ids (USB ID Repository, no longer required by usbutils)
- wvdial (Point-to-Point Protocol dialer, no longer considered relevant nowadays, please raise your voice if it should be part of the stable release!) -
Known issues
@@ -175,12 +171,10 @@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!
+Your comments, bug reports, patches, and suggestions will help fixing bugs and improving future releases. + If you find a problem with the (pre-)release, please check the known bugs list and report problems using information on grml.org/bugs/. + We also welcome feature requests and any kind of constructive feedback. + If you want to reach out to the Grml team, please visit our contact webpage.
Thanks
@@ -204,13 +198,8 @@More Information
-You can find out more about Grml on our website, IRC channel, and wiki. - -
To sign up for future Grml announcements, please subscribe to Grml's - announcement list.
+You can find out more about Grml on our website, IRC channel, and wiki. +
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