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Skolelinux / Debian Edu CD release notes

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

Test Releases using Debian/Etch

Test release candidate 1, 2007-05-XX

The Debian-Edu/Skolelinux project is pleased to announce that the next test release of "Debian-Edu/Skolelinux 3.0, codename 'terra'" is ready. This is the fifth test release based on Debian/Etch. It is available to download using FTP, HTTP and rsync.

This is the first release candidate of debian-edu etch. After that we will release RC2 and RC3 with shorter delays in between and then we will release. So please file bugs at http://bugs.skolelinux.org/ now, if you see problems. Even if you dont have available hardware to test on, you can still help with testing in qemu. The url http://wiki.debian.org/DebianEdu/HowTo/TestCDinstall will help you get started.

We plan to release RC2 on May 26th, RC3 on June 2nd and Debian-Edu etch on June 9th. We might cut RC2 and RC3, as we want to release at the end of May.

Highlights

  • Firefox is now installed by default, with a few much used translations.
  • The hostname is now correctly set based on DNS name.
  • This release reintroduces the CD. It will grab the packages that did not fit on the first cd from network.

The ISO image is 4.4 GiB large. To download it, use either of these methods:

or for the netinstall cd you can download

Test release 4, 2007-05-13

The Debian-Edu/Skolelinux project is pleased to announce that the next test release of "Debian-Edu/Skolelinux 3.0, codename 'terra'" is ready. This is the fourth test release based on Debian/Etch. It is available to download using FTP, HTTP and rsync.

This will be the last test-release of debian-edu etch. After that we will release RC1, RC2 and RC3 with shorter delays in between and then we will release. So please file bugs at http://bugs.skolelinux.org/ now, if you see problems. Even if you dont have available hardware to test on, you can still help with testing in qemu. The url http://wiki.debian.org/DebianEdu/HowTo/TestCDinstall will help you get started.

We plan to release RC1 on May 19th, RC2 on May 26th, RC3 on June 2nd and Debian-Edu etch on June 9th. We might cut RC2 and RC3, as we want to release at the end of May.

Highlights

  • Fix handling of USB and other hotplug devices.
  • Framework for selecting languages during installation is now working again.
  • LTSP default keyboard layout now uses the one selected during installation.
  • LTSP network swap is enabled by default.
  • CPU frequency scaling is enabled on all machines supporting it. Will increase battery lifetime and reduce power bill.
  • slbackup-php is available on the DVD, install it with aptitude -y install slbackup-php. And test it with http://tjener.intern/slbackup-php

  • all the other highlights from the previous test-releases

The ISO image is 4.4 GiB large. To download it, use either of these methods:

Test release 3, 2007-04-21

The Debian-Edu/Skolelinux project is pleased to announce that the next test release of "Debian-Edu/Skolelinux 3.0, codename 'terra'" is ready. This is the third test release based on Debian/Etch. It is available to download using FTP, HTTP and rsync.

Highlights

  • Based on the recently released Debian 4.0 Etch.
  • Released as a DVD image, with a lot more translations and applications available.
  • Includes ltspfs for local device access from thin clients.
  • Improved laptop support.
  • And a lot more...

The ISO image is 4.4 GiB large. To download it, use either of these methods:

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.
  • ltsp 0.99debian8 (supports encrypted swap and on-demand network swap)
  • 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]

Announcing new releases

New releases are sent to debian-edu at lists.debian.org, linuxiskolen at skolelinux.no, distro at distrowatch.com, admin-discuss at skolelinux.org, user at skolelinux.de, bruker at skolelinux.no and debian-edu-french at lists.debian.org.