blog/data/2012-02-04-skolelinux-beta3.txt

   1 Title: Third beta version of Debian Edu / Skolelinux based on Squeeze
   2 Tags: english, debian edu
   3 Date: 2012-02-04 13:25
   4
   5 <p>I am happy to announce that finally we managed today to wrap up and
   6 publish the third beta version of
   7 <a href="http://www.skolelinux.org/">Debian Edu / Skolelinux</a> based
   8 on Squeeze.  If you want to test a LDAP backed Kerberos server with
   9 out of the box PXE configuration for running diskless machines and
  10 installing new machines, check it out.  If you need a software
  11 solution for your school, check it out too.  The full announcement is
  12 <a href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-edu-announce/2012/02/msg00000.html">available</a>
  13 on the project announcement list.</p>
  14
  15 <p>I am very happy to report these changes and improvements since
  16 beta2 (there are more, see announcement for full list):</p>
  17
  18 <ul>
  19
  20 <li>It is now possible to change the pre-configured IP subnet from
  21   10.0.0.0/8 to something else by using the subnet-change tool after
  22   the installation.</li>
  23
  24 <li>Too full partitions are now automatically extended on the Main
  25   Server, based on the rules specified in /etc/fsautoresizetab.</li>
  26
  27 <li>The CUPS queues are now automatically flushed every night, and all
  28   disabled queues are restarted every hour.  This should cut down on
  29   the amount of manual administration needed for printers.</li>
  30
  31 <li>The set of initial users have been changed.  Now a personal user
  32   for the local system administrator is created during installation
  33   instead of the previously created localadmin and super-admin users,
  34   and this user is granted administrative privileges using group
  35   membership.  This reduces the number of passwords one need to keep
  36   up to date on the system.</li>
  37
  38 </ul>
  39
  40 <p>The new main server seem to work so well that I am testing it as my
  41 private DNS/LDAP/Kerberos/PXE/LTSP server at home.  I will use it look
  42 for issues we could fix to polish Debian Edu even further before the
  43 final Squeeze release is published.</p>
  44
  45 <p>Next weekend the project organise a
  46 <a href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-edu-announce/2012/01/msg00001.html">developer
  47 gathering</a> in Oslo.  We will continue the work on the Squeeze
  48 version, and start initial planning for the Wheezy version.  Perhaps I
  49 will see you there?</p>