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.
7 * Bump Standard Version to 3.8.1 (no further changes).
9 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Fri, 08 May 2009 13:53:30 +0200
11 grml-debootstrap (0.26) unstable; urgency=low
13 * Do not use UUID on SW-RAID.
14 * Add /dev/md* to partition list. If /dev/md* is already
15 configured we don't want to re-run the SW-RAID setup
16 but instead just install on /dev/md*.
18 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Tue, 17 Mar 2009 10:47:53 +0100
20 grml-debootstrap (0.25) unstable; urgency=low
22 * Use configuration $RELEASE as well as default in interactive
24 * Provide $MNTPOINT as environment variable for usage inside
25 /etc/debootstrap/scripts/.
27 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Sat, 07 Mar 2009 14:37:46 +0100
29 grml-debootstrap (0.24) unstable; urgency=low
31 * Update documentation.
32 * Use configuration of $MIRROR, $HOSTNAME as defaults in
33 interactive setup script.
34 * Add initial support for Debian/squeeze and drop sarge instead.
35 * Update VCS*-headers and long description of Debian package.
36 * Move asciidoc, docbook-xsl, xsltproc to Build-Depends-Indep.
37 * Drop $CHROOTMIRROR variable, instead use $MIRROR for debootstrap
38 as well as inside the chroot.
39 * Provide $MNTPOINT as environment variable for usage inside
40 /etc/debootstrap/scripts/.
42 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Sat, 07 Mar 2009 14:15:32 +0100
44 grml-debootstrap (0.23) unstable; urgency=low
46 The "hey, rocking - we get patches via git" release.
48 * Improve look'n'feel of partition error dialog.
49 * Improve documentation regarding installation of bootloader when
50 using directories as installation target. Thanks Tong Sun!
52 * Copy /etc/debootstrap/[s]bin as well to the chroot if they are
53 present. Suggestion by Tong Sun - thanks! [Closes: issue540]
54 * Apply several patches by Tong Sun (thanks!):
55 - allow symlinks when coping existing files to chroot.
56 - pre-seed packages using /etc/debootstrap/debconf-selections
58 - support DEBOOTSTRAP_OPT for passing extra parameters to the
60 - support KEEP_SRC_LIST to allow user to provide their
61 own apt sources.list from /etc/debootstrap/etc/apt/sources.list
62 - provide cmdline processing in separate script
63 - added the '-d, --confdir=path' option
64 - added "--nodebootstrap": Skip debootstrap, only do configuration
66 - add -v, --verbose: Increase verbosity
67 - do not create stage file at finalize()
68 * Edit /etc/network/interfaces as well if the file exists already,
69 we definitely need at least a loopback interface.
70 * Adjust postfix configuration:
71 - modify hostname related options in /etc/postfix/main.cf
72 - listen on loopback interface by default (thanks for suggestion, gebi)
73 * Unify the --bootappend option, it's not --boot_append (thanks for
75 * Support execution of further scripts via options --scripts and
77 * Drop locales from RECONFIGURE list (thanks for hint, Tong Sun).
80 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:29:30 +0100
82 grml-debootstrap (0.22) unstable; urgency=low
84 * Display meaningful information when no partitions could be found.
86 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:46:20 +0200
88 grml-debootstrap (0.21) unstable; urgency=low
90 * Make sure it works on target directories also if they are
91 *not* mounted separately. Thanks for reporting, Tong.
93 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Tue, 02 Sep 2008 23:19:05 +0200
95 grml-debootstrap (0.20) unstable; urgency=low
97 * Use root=UUID=... by default if possible to avoid possible
98 race conditions with libata vs. pata.
99 * Fix setting hostname via interface.
100 * Provide interface in dialog for setting root password.
102 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:02:43 +0200
104 grml-debootstrap (0.19) unstable; urgency=low
106 * Use dialog with --separate-output option to make sure mdadm
107 receives correct quoting for the RAID devices.
109 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:36:12 +0200
111 grml-debootstrap (0.18) unstable; urgency=low
113 The "development sponsored by Sipwise GmbH" release.
115 * Provide interactive configuration dialog.
116 * Initial support for SW-RAID.
117 * Use stages based on target information, this gives us
118 the possibility to run multiple instance of grml-debootstrap.
120 * Use policy-rc.d inside chroot to avoid startup of daemons.
122 * Do not activate /sys by default anymore in /etc/fstab.
123 * Copy /etc/network/interfaces from running system to target
125 * Setting password via passwd does not work, use chpaswd instead.
126 * Remove stages after successful execution. [Closes: issue513]
127 * Make sure the configuration file inside the chroot provides
128 the same configuration as specified on the cmdline (thanks gebi
130 * Copy system's /etc/hosts to the target system.
131 * Move stages to /var/cache/grml-debootstrap (thanks for the idea,
133 * Install devices using our own device tarball instead of running
134 MAKEDEV (which is just an ungly fork bomb).
135 * Install MTA postfix by default to avoid installation of unwanted
136 packages like citadel in lenny.
137 * Allow use of comments in file /etc/debootstrap/packages.
138 * Replace initrd-tools with initramfs-tools.
139 * Run aptitude with --without-recommends option.
140 * Run grub-install using --no-floppy, as requested by gebi.
141 * Support setting hostname via cmdline.
142 * Close issue in grml's BTS which showed up during development in hg:
143 Fix handling of config file inside chroot, thanks for spotting, gebi!
145 * Update debian/ to make lintian happy.
147 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Sat, 30 Aug 2008 02:01:14 +0200
149 grml-debootstrap (0.17) unstable; urgency=low
151 * Support "-r" option as well as "--release" as being documented.
152 Thanks for reporting, Jens Kubieziel.
154 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:44:06 +0100
156 grml-debootstrap (0.16) unstable; urgency=low
158 * Drop the second passwd call.
160 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Wed, 19 Dec 2007 10:10:54 +0100
162 grml-debootstrap (0.15) unstable; urgency=low
164 * Make sure the passwd command succeeds.
165 Thanks, Wolfgang Karall! [Closes: issue363]
167 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Sun, 16 Dec 2007 16:30:37 +0100
169 grml-debootstrap (0.14) unstable; urgency=low
171 * Make sure variable ISO is unset variable if not used.
172 Thanks for the bugreport, Darsha! [Closes: issue352]
174 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Sun, 09 Dec 2007 20:16:15 +0100
176 grml-debootstrap (0.13) unstable; urgency=low
178 * Fix manpage handling of xsltproc.
180 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Thu, 06 Dec 2007 23:47:09 +0100
182 grml-debootstrap (0.12) unstable; urgency=low
184 * Fixed some typos in the manpage.
185 Thanks for the patch, Alexander 'Stone' Steinböck!
187 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Wed, 24 Oct 2007 10:16:03 +0200
189 grml-debootstrap (0.11) unstable; urgency=low
191 * Better inform user about already executed stages.
194 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Sat, 6 Oct 2007 18:03:16 +0200
196 grml-debootstrap (0.10) unstable; urgency=low
198 * Add console-common to /etc/debootstrap/packages. Thanks for
199 the feature request, Thorsten Strusch!
200 * Support option -i/--iso: now it's possible to install packages
201 from a normal Debian ISO. Thanks for the idea and the basic
202 instructions to Thorsten Strusch!
203 http://www.thorstenstrusch.de/software/debian-linux/
205 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Mon, 04 Jun 2007 10:13:32 +0200
207 grml-debootstrap (0.9) unstable; urgency=low
210 * Add support for EXTRAPACKAGES that can be dropped in
211 /etc/debootstrap/extrapackages
212 * Add boot_append option to manpage
213 * Manpage reformatted
216 * Support grml-repository and installation of grml-kernel
217 via GRMLREPOS and GRMLPACKAGES.
218 * Use stage logic inside chroot-script as well.
219 * Activate zsh completion.
220 * Rewrote interfaces() code for handling of
221 /etc/network/interfaces. Thanks for the pointer, formorer.
222 * Make sure stopping a service inside chroot-script does not
223 fail chroot-script itself.
225 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Mon, 23 Apr 2007 00:23:19 +0200
227 grml-debootstrap (0.8) unstable; urgency=low
229 * Add BOOT_APPEND option for kernel appendline
231 -- Alexander Wirt <formorer@grml.org> Sat, 21 Apr 2007 11:19:06 +0200
233 grml-debootstrap (0.7) unstable; urgency=low
235 * Support setting some variables via cmdline.
236 * Support full automatic installation via debian2hd.
237 * Change logic of function execution and improved error handling
239 * Use aptitude instead of apt-get in chroot-script, but
240 only if it's available.
241 * Use DEBIAN_FRONTEND='noninteractive' so we avoid unnecessary
242 questions when installing. (Thanks, formorer!)
243 * Added additional check to grub code for running sed on
246 * Use asciidoc for manpage generation.
247 * Added basic zsh-completion (thanks, ft!), but do not install it yet.
248 We have to adjust $fpath in grml-etc-core first.
250 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Fri, 13 Apr 2007 17:57:29 +0200
252 grml-debootstrap (0.6) unstable; urgency=low
254 * Support Debian release with codename 'lenny'. Depend on
255 debootstrap/cdebootstrap versions supporting lenny therefore.
256 * Split all the code into separate functions.
257 * Export LANG=C and LC_ALL=C as we don't have the locales inside
258 the chroot when running grml-debootstrap. (Just a cosmetic
259 change as there aren't any errors but warning messages from
261 * Always assume architecture of the running system (overwriting
262 via $ARCH is still supported of course).
263 * Write variables from grml-debootstrap to /etc/debootstrap/variables
264 and provide it to chroot-script.
265 * Support stages. [Closes: issue151]
267 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Mon, 9 Apr 2007 14:35:21 +0200
269 grml-debootstrap (0.5) unstable; urgency=low
271 * Changed Architecture from any to all.
273 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Sat, 24 Mar 2007 16:58:53 +0100
275 grml-debootstrap (0.4) unstable; urgency=low
277 * Support installation into directory.
279 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Fri, 17 Nov 2006 23:00:38 +0100
281 grml-debootstrap (0.3) unstable; urgency=low
283 * Initial support for $ARCH.
284 * Added function for clean exit (using trap).
286 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Fri, 10 Nov 2006 00:51:09 +0100
288 grml-debootstrap (0.2) unstable; urgency=low
290 * Support Sarge and Sid as "$RELEASE"s as well.
291 * Added 'debootstrap | cdebootstrap' and grml-etc-core to
294 - cdebootstrap [broken for sarge as $RELEASE, see #390510]
295 - setting hostname via /etc/hostname
296 - /etc/kernel-img.conf
297 - support setting locales through /etc/debootstrap/locale.gen
298 * Added ssh, mdadm and lvm2 to default package list.
299 * Rewrote kernel package version handling (removed from package
300 list to be able to support sarge as well).
302 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Fri, 3 Nov 2006 19:05:19 +0100
304 grml-debootstrap (0.1) unstable; urgency=low
308 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Fri, 3 Nov 2006 01:10:52 +0100