X-Git-Url: http://pere.pagekite.me/gitweb/homepage.git/blobdiff_plain/077386f9640db7ba0e157f7af2d1d1de94e4b1ce..eb8ff3442e46d34cea37644170167d445c5cb3b4:/blog/archive/2013/08/08.rss diff --git a/blog/archive/2013/08/08.rss b/blog/archive/2013/08/08.rss index 521de767c3..670438f919 100644 --- a/blog/archive/2013/08/08.rss +++ b/blog/archive/2013/08/08.rss @@ -6,6 +6,168 @@ http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/ + + Second beta release (beta 1) of Debian Edu/Skolelinux based on Debian Wheezy + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Second_beta_release__beta_1__of_Debian_Edu_Skolelinux_based_on_Debian_Wheezy.html + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Second_beta_release__beta_1__of_Debian_Edu_Skolelinux_based_on_Debian_Wheezy.html + Thu, 22 Aug 2013 09:30:00 +0200 + <p>The second wheezy based beta release of Debian Edu was wrapped up +today, slightly delayed because of some bugs in the initial Windows +integration fixes . This is the release announcement:</p> + +<p><strong>New features for Debian Edu 7.1+edu0~b1 released 2013-08-22</strong></p> + +<p>These are the release notes for Debian Edu / Skolelinux +7.1+edu0~b1, based on Debian with codename "Wheezy".</p> + +<p><strong>About Debian Edu and Skolelinux</strong></p> + +<p><a href="http://www.skolelinux.org/">Debian Edu, also known as +Skolelinux</a>, is a Linux distribution based on Debian providing an +out-of-the box environment of a completely configured school +network. Immediately after installation a school server running all +services needed for a school network is set up just waiting for users +and machines being added via GOsa², a comfortable Web-UI. A netbooting +environment is prepared using PXE, so after initial installation of +the main server from CD or USB stick all other machines can be +installed via the network. The provided school server provides LDAP +database and Kerberos authentication service, centralized home +directories, DHCP server, web proxy and many other services. The +desktop contains +<a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Educational_applications_included_in_Debian_Edu___Skolelinux__the_screenshot_collection____.html">more +than 60 educational software packages</a> and more are available from +the Debian archive, and schools can choose between KDE, Gnome, LXDE +and Xfce desktop environment.</p> + +<p>This is the sixth test release based on Debian Wheezy. Basically this +is an updated and slightly improved version compared to the Squeeze +release.</p> + +<p>ALERT: Alpha based installations should reinstall or downgrade the +versions of gosa and libpam-mklocaluser to the ones used in this beta +release. Both alpha and beta0 based installations should reinstall or +deal with gosa.conf manually; there are two options: (1) Keep +gosa.conf and edit this file as outlined +<a href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-edu/2013/08/msg00127.html">on +the mailing list</a>. (2) Accept the new version of gosa.conf and +replace both contained admin password placeholders with the password +hashes found in the old one (backup copy!). In both cases every user +need to change their their password to make sure a password is set for +CIFS access to their home directory.</p> + +<p><strong>Software updates</strong></p> + +<ul> + +<li>Added ssh askpass packages to default installation, to ensure ssh + work also without a attached tty.</li> +<li>Add the command-not-found package to the default installation to + make it easier to figure out where to find missing command line + tools. Please note, that the command 'update-command-not-found' + has to be run as root to actually make it useful (internet access + required).</li> + +</ul> + +<p><strong>Other changes</strong></p> + +<ul> + +<li>Adjusted the USB stick ISO image build to include every tool +needed for desktop=xfce installations.</li> +<li>Adjust thin-client-server task to work when installing from USB +stick ISO image.</li> +<li>Made new grub artwork (changed png from indexed to RGB format).</li> +<li>Minor cleanup in the CUPS setup.</li> +<li>Make sure that bootstrapping of the Samba domain really happens + during installation of the main server and adjust SID handling to + cope with this.</li> +<li>Make Samba passwords changeable (again) via GOsa².</li> +<li>Fix generation of LM and NT password hashes via GOsa² to avoid + empty password hashes.</li> +<li>Adapted Samba machine domain joining to latest change in the + smbldap-tools Perl package, fixing bugs blocking Windows machines + from joining the Samba domain.</li> + +</ul> + +<p><strong>Known issues</strong></p> + +<ul> + +<li>KDE fails to understand the wpad.dat file provided, causing it to + not use the http proxy as it should.</li> +<li>Chromium also fails to use the proxy when using the KDE desktop + (using the KDE configuration).</li> + +</ul> + +<p><strong>Where to get it</strong></p> + +<p>To download the multiarch netinstall CD release you can use</p> + +<ul> + +<li><a href="ftp://ftp.skolelinux.org/skolelinux-cd/wheezy/debian-edu-7.1+edu0~b1-CD.iso">ftp://ftp.skolelinux.org/skolelinux-cd/wheezy/debian-edu-7.1+edu0~b1-CD.iso</a></li> + +<li><a href="http://ftp.skolelinux.org/skolelinux-cd/wheezy/debian-edu-7.1+edu0~b1-CD.iso">http://ftp.skolelinux.org/skolelinux-cd/wheezy/debian-edu-7.1+edu0~b1-CD.iso</a></li> + +<li>rsync -avzP ftp.skolelinux.org::skolelinux-cd/wheezy/debian-edu-7.1+edu0~b1-CD.iso .</li> + +</ul> + +<p>The MD5SUM of this image is: 1e357f80b55e703523f2254adde6d78b +<br>The SHA1SUM of this image is: 7157f9be5fd27c7694d713c6ecfed61c3edda3b2</p> + +<p>To download the multiarch USB stick ISO release you can use</p> + +<ul> + +<li><a href="ftp://ftp.skolelinux.org/skolelinux-cd/wheezy/debian-edu-7.1+edu0~b1-USB.iso">ftp://ftp.skolelinux.org/skolelinux-cd/wheezy/debian-edu-7.1+edu0~b1-USB.iso</a></li> +<li><a href="http://ftp.skolelinux.org/skolelinux-cd/wheezy/debian-edu-7.1+edu0~b1-USB.iso">http://ftp.skolelinux.org/skolelinux-cd/wheezy/debian-edu-7.1+edu0~b1-USB.iso</a></li> +<li>rsync -avzP ftp.skolelinux.org::skolelinux-cd/wheezy/debian-edu-7.1+edu0~b1-USB.iso .</li> + +</ul> + +<p>The MD5SUM of this image is: 7a8408ead59cf7e3cef25afb6e91590b +<br>The SHA1SUM of this image is: f1817c031f02790d5edb3bfa0dcf8451088ad119</p> + + +<p><strong>How to report bugs</strong></p> + +<p><a href="http://wiki.debian.org/DebianEdu/HowTo/ReportBugs">http://wiki.debian.org/DebianEdu/HowTo/ReportBugs</a> + + + + + Intel 180 SSD disk with Lenovo firmware can not use Intel firmware + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Intel_180_SSD_disk_with_Lenovo_firmware_can_not_use_Intel_firmware.html + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Intel_180_SSD_disk_with_Lenovo_firmware_can_not_use_Intel_firmware.html + Sun, 18 Aug 2013 14:00:00 +0200 + <p>Earlier, I reported about +<a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/How_to_fix_a_Thinkpad_X230_with_a_broken_180_GB_SSD_disk.html">my +problems using an Intel SSD 520 Series 180 GB disk</a>. Friday I was +told by IBM that the original disk should be thrown away. And as +there no longer was a problem if I bricked the firmware, I decided +today to try to install Intel firmware to replace the Lenovo firmware +currently on the disk.</p> + +<p>I searched the Intel site for firmware, and found +<a href="https://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&ProdId=3472&DwnldID=18363&ProductFamily=Solid-State+Drives+and+Caching&ProductLine=Intel%c2%ae+High+Performance+Solid-State+Drive&ProductProduct=Intel%c2%ae+SSD+520+Series+(180GB%2c+2.5in+SATA+6Gb%2fs%2c+25nm%2c+MLC)&lang=eng">issdfut_2.0.4.iso</a> +(aka Intel SATA Solid-State Drive Firmware Update Tool) which +according to the site should contain the latest firmware for SSD +disks. I inserted the broken disk in one of my spare laptops and +booted the ISO from a USB stick. The disk was recognized, but the +program claimed the newest firmware already were installed and refused +to insert any Intel firmware. So no change, and the disk is still +unable to handle write load. :( I guess the only way to get them +working would be if Lenovo releases new firmware. No idea how likely +that is. Anyway, just blogging about this test for completeness. I +got a working Samsung disk, and see no point in spending more time on +the broken disks.</p> + + + 90 percent done with the Norwegian draft translation of Free Culture http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/90_percent_done_with_the_Norwegian_draft_translation_of_Free_Culture.html