1 grml-debootstrap (0.27) unstable; urgency=low
3 * Support setting Debian suite components (like main, contrib,...)
4 so it's possible to use a simple 'main' mirror.
5 * Bugfix: make sure to ignore /dev/md* devices if not using SW-RAID
6 * Bugfix: do not fail in chrootmirror() when using $ISO variable.
8 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Fri, 08 May 2009 13:48:54 +0200
10 grml-debootstrap (0.26) unstable; urgency=low
12 * Do not use UUID on SW-RAID.
13 * Add /dev/md* to partition list. If /dev/md* is already
14 configured we don't want to re-run the SW-RAID setup
15 but instead just install on /dev/md*.
17 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Tue, 17 Mar 2009 10:47:53 +0100
19 grml-debootstrap (0.25) unstable; urgency=low
21 * Use configuration $RELEASE as well as default in interactive
23 * Provide $MNTPOINT as environment variable for usage inside
24 /etc/debootstrap/scripts/.
26 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Sat, 07 Mar 2009 14:37:46 +0100
28 grml-debootstrap (0.24) unstable; urgency=low
30 * Update documentation.
31 * Use configuration of $MIRROR, $HOSTNAME as defaults in
32 interactive setup script.
33 * Add initial support for Debian/squeeze and drop sarge instead.
34 * Update VCS*-headers and long description of Debian package.
35 * Move asciidoc, docbook-xsl, xsltproc to Build-Depends-Indep.
36 * Drop $CHROOTMIRROR variable, instead use $MIRROR for debootstrap
37 as well as inside the chroot.
38 * Provide $MNTPOINT as environment variable for usage inside
39 /etc/debootstrap/scripts/.
41 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Sat, 07 Mar 2009 14:15:32 +0100
43 grml-debootstrap (0.23) unstable; urgency=low
45 The "hey, rocking - we get patches via git" release.
47 * Improve look'n'feel of partition error dialog.
48 * Improve documentation regarding installation of bootloader when
49 using directories as installation target. Thanks Tong Sun!
51 * Copy /etc/debootstrap/[s]bin as well to the chroot if they are
52 present. Suggestion by Tong Sun - thanks! [Closes: issue540]
53 * Apply several patches by Tong Sun (thanks!):
54 - allow symlinks when coping existing files to chroot.
55 - pre-seed packages using /etc/debootstrap/debconf-selections
57 - support DEBOOTSTRAP_OPT for passing extra parameters to the
59 - support KEEP_SRC_LIST to allow user to provide their
60 own apt sources.list from /etc/debootstrap/etc/apt/sources.list
61 - provide cmdline processing in separate script
62 - added the '-d, --confdir=path' option
63 - added "--nodebootstrap": Skip debootstrap, only do configuration
65 - add -v, --verbose: Increase verbosity
66 - do not create stage file at finalize()
67 * Edit /etc/network/interfaces as well if the file exists already,
68 we definitely need at least a loopback interface.
69 * Adjust postfix configuration:
70 - modify hostname related options in /etc/postfix/main.cf
71 - listen on loopback interface by default (thanks for suggestion, gebi)
72 * Unify the --bootappend option, it's not --boot_append (thanks for
74 * Support execution of further scripts via options --scripts and
76 * Drop locales from RECONFIGURE list (thanks for hint, Tong Sun).
79 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:29:30 +0100
81 grml-debootstrap (0.22) unstable; urgency=low
83 * Display meaningful information when no partitions could be found.
85 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:46:20 +0200
87 grml-debootstrap (0.21) unstable; urgency=low
89 * Make sure it works on target directories also if they are
90 *not* mounted separately. Thanks for reporting, Tong.
92 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Tue, 02 Sep 2008 23:19:05 +0200
94 grml-debootstrap (0.20) unstable; urgency=low
96 * Use root=UUID=... by default if possible to avoid possible
97 race conditions with libata vs. pata.
98 * Fix setting hostname via interface.
99 * Provide interface in dialog for setting root password.
101 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:02:43 +0200
103 grml-debootstrap (0.19) unstable; urgency=low
105 * Use dialog with --separate-output option to make sure mdadm
106 receives correct quoting for the RAID devices.
108 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:36:12 +0200
110 grml-debootstrap (0.18) unstable; urgency=low
112 The "development sponsored by Sipwise GmbH" release.
114 * Provide interactive configuration dialog.
115 * Initial support for SW-RAID.
116 * Use stages based on target information, this gives us
117 the possibility to run multiple instance of grml-debootstrap.
119 * Use policy-rc.d inside chroot to avoid startup of daemons.
121 * Do not activate /sys by default anymore in /etc/fstab.
122 * Copy /etc/network/interfaces from running system to target
124 * Setting password via passwd does not work, use chpaswd instead.
125 * Remove stages after successful execution. [Closes: issue513]
126 * Make sure the configuration file inside the chroot provides
127 the same configuration as specified on the cmdline (thanks gebi
129 * Copy system's /etc/hosts to the target system.
130 * Move stages to /var/cache/grml-debootstrap (thanks for the idea,
132 * Install devices using our own device tarball instead of running
133 MAKEDEV (which is just an ungly fork bomb).
134 * Install MTA postfix by default to avoid installation of unwanted
135 packages like citadel in lenny.
136 * Allow use of comments in file /etc/debootstrap/packages.
137 * Replace initrd-tools with initramfs-tools.
138 * Run aptitude with --without-recommends option.
139 * Run grub-install using --no-floppy, as requested by gebi.
140 * Support setting hostname via cmdline.
141 * Close issue in grml's BTS which showed up during development in hg:
142 Fix handling of config file inside chroot, thanks for spotting, gebi!
144 * Update debian/ to make lintian happy.
146 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Sat, 30 Aug 2008 02:01:14 +0200
148 grml-debootstrap (0.17) unstable; urgency=low
150 * Support "-r" option as well as "--release" as being documented.
151 Thanks for reporting, Jens Kubieziel.
153 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:44:06 +0100
155 grml-debootstrap (0.16) unstable; urgency=low
157 * Drop the second passwd call.
159 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Wed, 19 Dec 2007 10:10:54 +0100
161 grml-debootstrap (0.15) unstable; urgency=low
163 * Make sure the passwd command succeeds.
164 Thanks, Wolfgang Karall! [Closes: issue363]
166 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Sun, 16 Dec 2007 16:30:37 +0100
168 grml-debootstrap (0.14) unstable; urgency=low
170 * Make sure variable ISO is unset variable if not used.
171 Thanks for the bugreport, Darsha! [Closes: issue352]
173 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Sun, 09 Dec 2007 20:16:15 +0100
175 grml-debootstrap (0.13) unstable; urgency=low
177 * Fix manpage handling of xsltproc.
179 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Thu, 06 Dec 2007 23:47:09 +0100
181 grml-debootstrap (0.12) unstable; urgency=low
183 * Fixed some typos in the manpage.
184 Thanks for the patch, Alexander 'Stone' Steinböck!
186 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Wed, 24 Oct 2007 10:16:03 +0200
188 grml-debootstrap (0.11) unstable; urgency=low
190 * Better inform user about already executed stages.
193 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Sat, 6 Oct 2007 18:03:16 +0200
195 grml-debootstrap (0.10) unstable; urgency=low
197 * Add console-common to /etc/debootstrap/packages. Thanks for
198 the feature request, Thorsten Strusch!
199 * Support option -i/--iso: now it's possible to install packages
200 from a normal Debian ISO. Thanks for the idea and the basic
201 instructions to Thorsten Strusch!
202 http://www.thorstenstrusch.de/software/debian-linux/
204 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Mon, 04 Jun 2007 10:13:32 +0200
206 grml-debootstrap (0.9) unstable; urgency=low
209 * Add support for EXTRAPACKAGES that can be dropped in
210 /etc/debootstrap/extrapackages
211 * Add boot_append option to manpage
212 * Manpage reformatted
215 * Support grml-repository and installation of grml-kernel
216 via GRMLREPOS and GRMLPACKAGES.
217 * Use stage logic inside chroot-script as well.
218 * Activate zsh completion.
219 * Rewrote interfaces() code for handling of
220 /etc/network/interfaces. Thanks for the pointer, formorer.
221 * Make sure stopping a service inside chroot-script does not
222 fail chroot-script itself.
224 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Mon, 23 Apr 2007 00:23:19 +0200
226 grml-debootstrap (0.8) unstable; urgency=low
228 * Add BOOT_APPEND option for kernel appendline
230 -- Alexander Wirt <formorer@grml.org> Sat, 21 Apr 2007 11:19:06 +0200
232 grml-debootstrap (0.7) unstable; urgency=low
234 * Support setting some variables via cmdline.
235 * Support full automatic installation via debian2hd.
236 * Change logic of function execution and improved error handling
238 * Use aptitude instead of apt-get in chroot-script, but
239 only if it's available.
240 * Use DEBIAN_FRONTEND='noninteractive' so we avoid unnecessary
241 questions when installing. (Thanks, formorer!)
242 * Added additional check to grub code for running sed on
245 * Use asciidoc for manpage generation.
246 * Added basic zsh-completion (thanks, ft!), but do not install it yet.
247 We have to adjust $fpath in grml-etc-core first.
249 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Fri, 13 Apr 2007 17:57:29 +0200
251 grml-debootstrap (0.6) unstable; urgency=low
253 * Support Debian release with codename 'lenny'. Depend on
254 debootstrap/cdebootstrap versions supporting lenny therefore.
255 * Split all the code into separate functions.
256 * Export LANG=C and LC_ALL=C as we don't have the locales inside
257 the chroot when running grml-debootstrap. (Just a cosmetic
258 change as there aren't any errors but warning messages from
260 * Always assume architecture of the running system (overwriting
261 via $ARCH is still supported of course).
262 * Write variables from grml-debootstrap to /etc/debootstrap/variables
263 and provide it to chroot-script.
264 * Support stages. [Closes: issue151]
266 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Mon, 9 Apr 2007 14:35:21 +0200
268 grml-debootstrap (0.5) unstable; urgency=low
270 * Changed Architecture from any to all.
272 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Sat, 24 Mar 2007 16:58:53 +0100
274 grml-debootstrap (0.4) unstable; urgency=low
276 * Support installation into directory.
278 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Fri, 17 Nov 2006 23:00:38 +0100
280 grml-debootstrap (0.3) unstable; urgency=low
282 * Initial support for $ARCH.
283 * Added function for clean exit (using trap).
285 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Fri, 10 Nov 2006 00:51:09 +0100
287 grml-debootstrap (0.2) unstable; urgency=low
289 * Support Sarge and Sid as "$RELEASE"s as well.
290 * Added 'debootstrap | cdebootstrap' and grml-etc-core to
293 - cdebootstrap [broken for sarge as $RELEASE, see #390510]
294 - setting hostname via /etc/hostname
295 - /etc/kernel-img.conf
296 - support setting locales through /etc/debootstrap/locale.gen
297 * Added ssh, mdadm and lvm2 to default package list.
298 * Rewrote kernel package version handling (removed from package
299 list to be able to support sarge as well).
301 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Fri, 3 Nov 2006 19:05:19 +0100
303 grml-debootstrap (0.1) unstable; urgency=low
307 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Fri, 3 Nov 2006 01:10:52 +0100