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Skolelinux / Debian Edu CD release notes

This is a summary of the changes done betweeen CD releases. It should include info on what is working and what is broken.

Test Releases using Debian/etch

Test release 2, 2006-11-23

Highlights

  • Installer support encrypting disks and partitions
  • Added flash web plugin support using gnash
  • Added the adept graphical package manager
  • Added much used package ktuberling
  • Added sitesummary system to make it easier to keep track of a lot of machines in the network.
  • Fixed the NTP configuration.
  • ltsp0.99debian8
  • KDE upgraded from version 3.5.4 to 3.5.5
  • New artwork (boot splash and KDE wallpaper)
  • Audio device access should work out of the box.
  • X.org upgraded from version 7.0 to 7.1.

Some new features which are not yet fully working, but the framework is already in place:

  • Kiosk mode

Some features are still not working as they should. We are aware of these at the moment:

  • No LDAP user admin tool yet
  • Hotplugging USB disks do not work
  • Dropped gcompris and gperiodic to save space.

Test release 1, 2006-09-24

After months of hard work, a new Skolelinux CD image is ready. This is the first test CD preparing for a debian/etch based release. It is available from FTP, HTTP and rsync. The image size is 695 MiB.

There are a lot of changes since the last CD release based on Sarge. Here are some highlights

  • Ported the installer to etch using d-i beta3
  • Linux kernel 2.6.17
  • KDE 3.5.4
  • New versions of educational software and improvements in the package choice
  • LTSP 0.93debian1
  • Now support resizing of LVM volumes without umounting
  • Improved laptop support (hybernate, extra keys, wireless configuration)
  • The installer now support encrypted file systems
  • New debian-edu-expert mode with new profile and manual partitioning to enable a bare-bone system without any services, for single-service installs
  • Debian-Edu bootsplash during the boot process
  • Custom kdm and kde artwork

Some features are still not working as they should. We are aware of these at the moment:

  • LTSP server is not set up during installation. It can be set up manually after the installation.
  • LVM partitioning fail if an existing LVM partition is found on the hard drive. A workaround is to boot with boot param 'linux debian-edu-expert' to get the manuall partitioning. This will be fixed in the next version of debian-installer.
  • Clock sync config with NTP client/server is not correct.

To download it, use either of these methods:

Next developer meeting is tomorrow. More information available from [http://wiki.debian.org/DebianEdu/Meeting]