I am happy to announce that finally we managed today to wrap up and +publish the third beta version of +Debian Edu / Skolelinux based +on Squeeze. If you want to test a LDAP backed Kerberos server with +out of the box PXE configuration for running diskless machines and +installing new machines, check it out. If you need a software +solution for your school, check it out too. The full announcement is +available +on the project announcement list.
+ +I am very happy to report these changes and improvements since +beta2 (there are more, see announcement for full list):
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- It is now possible to change the pre-configured IP subnet from + 10.0.0.0/8 to something else by using the subnet-change tool after + the installation. + +
- Too full partitions are now automatically extended on the Main + Server, based on the rules specified in /etc/fsautoresizetab. + +
- The CUPS queues are now automatically flushed every night, and all + disabled queues are restarted every hour. This should cut down on + the amount of manual administration needed for printers. + +
- The set of initial users have been changed. Now a personal user + for the local system administrator is created during installation + instead of the previously created localadmin and super-admin users, + and this user is granted administrative privileges using group + membership. This reduces the number of passwords one need to keep + up to date on the system. + +
The new main server seem to work so well that I am testing it as my +private DNS/LDAP/Kerberos/PXE/LTSP server at home. I will use it look +for issues we could fix to polish Debian Edu even further before the +final Squeeze release is published.
+ +Next weekend the project organise a +developer +gathering in Oslo. We will continue the work on the Squeeze +version, and start initial planning for the Wheezy version. Perhaps I +will see you there?
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