diff --git a/content/changelogs/README-grml-2024.02/index.md b/content/changelogs/README-grml-2024.02/index.md index f8cc496..3a77b4d 100644 --- a/content/changelogs/README-grml-2024.02/index.md +++ b/content/changelogs/README-grml-2024.02/index.md @@ -1,122 +1,112 @@ +++ title = 'Release Notes: Grml 2024.02 - codename Glumpad' + +[params] +release_version = '2024.02' +release_packages_date = 2024-02-26 +download_page = 'download' +kernel_version = '6.6' +++ -

Download Now

+[Download Now]({{< indirect_ref download_page >}}) -

About

+### About -

Grml is a Debian based live system focusing on the needs of system administrators. +Grml is a Debian based live system focusing on the needs of system administrators. This Grml release provides fresh software packages from Debian trixie. -As usual it also incorporates up to date hardware support and fixes known bugs from previous Grml releases.

+As usual it also incorporates up to date hardware support and fixes known bugs from previous Grml releases. + +About [the codename]({{< ref "faq#releasename" >}}). -About the codename. +### New features -

New features

+Highlighting the most relevant changes only: -

Highlighting the most relevant changes only:

+#### Misc: -

Misc:

+* **grml-hwinfo**: add inxi output and collect information about network devices via ethtool - +#### [grml-live](/grml-live/) - build system for creating Grml (based) Linux live systems -

grml-live (build system for creating Grml (based) Linux live systems):

+* Initial arm64 / aarch64 support +* Add support for Debian/trixie (current Debian/testing) +* Use serial console with a setting of 115200n8 by default +* Update zsh completion + ship it via Debian package +* Unify boot options order between isolinux/syslinux and GRUB +* Improved memtest + chainloader handling +* Remove Grml release name from the boot options +* Misc software related changes in GRMLBASE, GRML_SMALL + GRML_FULL classes - +#### [grml-zshrc](/zsh/) - Zsh configuration -

grml-zshrc (Zsh configuration):

+* zshrc: fixed outdated url in weather function +* /etc/skel/.zshrc: suggest J as global alias for jq usage - +#### [grml-debootstrap](/grml-debootstrap/) - wrapper around debootstrap for installing pure Debian -

grml-debootstrap (wrapper around debootstrap for installing pure Debian):

+* Initial arm64 support +* Add EFI support for VMs +* Don't install busybox any longer by default +* Refactored error handling +* Dropped support for installing releases before jessie +* Use persistent device names under /dev/disk/by-id/ for GRUB's install_devices - +### Bits & bolts -

Bits & bolts

+* Linux kernel **{{< param kernel_version >}}** +* Fixed several [bugs reported in the issue tracker](https://github.com/grml/grml/issues/). - +### Packages -

Packages

+Details about shipped packages and their versions in Grml are available in the [Debian section](/files/#debian). +Visit [dpkg.list](/files/grml-full-{{< param release_version >}}/dpkg.list) for a detailed list of shipped packages. -

Details about shipped packages and their versions in Grml are -available in the Debian section. Visit -dpkg_list for a -detailed list of packages shipped with Grml 2024.02.

+### Updates -

Updates

+Packages are taken from Debian trixie/testing as of {{< format_date_long release_packages_date >}}. -

Packages are taken from Debian trixie/testing as of 26th of February 2024. -The following 9 relevant packages have been added (excluding e.g. lib*, fonts*, *-base/*-bin/*-common/*-core/*-data, gcc-*/cpp-*, perl*, python*, ruby* and kernel image):

+The following 9 relevant packages have been added (excluding e.g. `lib*`, `fonts*`, `*-{base,bin,common,core,data}`, `{gcc,cpp}-*`, `perl*`, `python*`, `ruby*` and kernel image): - +* dhcpcd: DHCPv4 and DHCPv6 dual-stack client (replacement for deprecated isc-dhcp-client) +* f3: test real flash memory capacity +* fwupd/fwupd-amd64-signed: Tools to manage UEFI firmware updates +* lolcat: colorful `cat` +* lz4: Fast LZ compression algorithm library - tool +* pixz: (dependency of clonezilla) +* toilet: display large colourful characters in text mode +* udisks2: D-Bus service to access and manipulate storage devices -

The following 9 Debian packages have been removed/replaced (excluding lib*, *-base/-bin/*-common/*-core/*-data, gcc-*/cpp-*, perl*, python*, ruby* and kernel image):

+The following 9 Debian packages have been removed/replaced (excluding `lib*`, `fonts*`, `*-{base,bin,common,core,data}`, `{gcc,cpp}-*`, `perl*`, `python*`, `ruby*` and kernel image): - +* dmraid: obsolete (see #1056944) +* dstat: unmaintained upstream (see #1034856) +* fai-server: irrelevant, no longer a dependency of grml-live +* fakeroot: irrelevant, no longer a dependency of devscripts +* firmware-ath9k-htc: conflicts with/replaced by firmware-atheros +* iso-codes: irrelevant, no longer a dependency of qemu-system-* +* lsb-base: irrelevant, no longer a dependency of uml-utilities +* lua-lpeg: irrelevant, no longer a dependency of nmap +* thin-provisioning-tools: broken in Debian/testing (see #1041089) -

Known issues

+### Known issues -

Please visit the known bugs web page.

+Please visit the [known bugs](/bugs/known/) web page. -

Download Grml 2024.02

+### Download Grml {{< param release_version >}} -

Grml 2024.02 can be downloaded from -grml.org/download/.

+Grml {{< param release_version >}} can be downloaded from [the download page]({{< indirect_ref download_page >}}). -

Feedback

+### Feedback -

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/. +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](/bugs/known/) and report problems using information on [grml.org/bugs/](/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.

+If you want to reach out to the Grml team, please visit our [contact webpage](/contact/). - -

Thanks

+### Thanks +{{< anchor thanks >}} -

Many thanks in this release go to (alphabetically) +Many thanks in this release go to (alphabetically) 2f2a, Alhyene, anarcat, @@ -137,11 +127,10 @@ Michael Schierl, Patrick Schleizer, Roland Sommer and willmcginnis -for their contributions.

+for their contributions. -

More Information

+### More Information -

You can find out more about Grml on our website, IRC channel, and wiki. +You can find out more about Grml on [our website](/), [IRC channel](/contact/#irc), and the [wiki](https://github.com/grml/grml/wiki). -

To sign up for future Grml announcements, please subscribe to Grml's announcement list or -follow our blog.

+To sign up for future Grml announcements, please subscribe to [Grml's announcement list](http://ml.grml.org/mailman/listinfo/grml-announce) or follow our [blog](https://blog.grml.org/).