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Updated LiveCDs with KDE 3.5.10 and 4.1.2 |
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by stf at 2008-11-29 17:54:33 |
Here is a short description of the new LiveCDs I have created a couple of weeks ago. Both ISO images are optimized for generic i686 (pentiumpro) and work similar to previous ROCK Linux LiveCDs. Besides package updates, the most notable changes are:
* more packages, esp. for system administration/configuration tasks (e.g. ntfs-3g, etcnet, ifplugd, lvm2, parted, hdparm, ethtool), and generally for a more feature-rich desktop (e.g. audio, video, image formats, libvnc, networkmanager, vlc, many new packages for KDE 4),
* new init script for auto-configuring eth network devices with DHCP on startup (via etcnet),
* grml-x init script does not overwrite existing xorg.conf any more; this is important if you want to modify xorg.conf and re-enter runlevel 5,
* the interactive first boot stage can be used now.
These builds are based on svn trunk revision 9117, with patches from this journal applied:
https://www.rocklinux.net/submaster/index.websplb?mode=journal&id=60
The target configuration can be found here:
https://www.rocklinux.net/submaster/index.websplb?mode=patch&uid=2008111318090917370
http://isos.rocklinux.org/torrent.php/livecd-2008-10-31_cd1.iso.torrent (KDE 3.5.10)
http://isos.rocklinux.org/torrent.php/livecd-kde4-2008-10-26_cd1.iso.torrent (KDE 4.1.2)
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Cleanup |
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by blindcoder at 2008-11-27 10:49:05 |
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I\\\'ve just cleaned out the torrent files for outdated releases (older than 1 year). |
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New Tracker functional |
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by blindcoder at 2008-11-17 15:24:07 |
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The new tracker is now up and running (and reachable by the known link to the top left). Have fun! |
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New Tracker |
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by blindcoder at 2008-11-17 12:03:56 |
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Due to continued problems with the current tracker software, we will be moving to another one during today or tomorrow. More news will follow then. |
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Crystal ISO with new installer |
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by stf at 2008-10-19 01:16:39 |
This is a crystal test build featuring the new installer. It was built with ROCK Linux trunk rev. 9069 and the patches listed at https://www.rocklinux.net/submaster/index.websplb?mode=journal&id=58 . The new installer is easily extensible, and can setup RAIDs and install to them.
http://isos.rocklinux.org/torrent.php/crystal-2008-10-12_cd1.iso.torrent |
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Update for mips, mips64, sparc, and x86_64 build-bootstrap systems |
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by stf at 2008-10-19 01:00:33 |
Most important user-visible changes include the new installer and NFS support (client from initrd, server from 2nd-stage system). With these you can install a small working build-bootstrap system on a hard disk in qemu. See misc/config-examples in the ROCK Linux sources for details (included as package rock-src on the ISO, or available online at http://www.rocklinux.net/svn/rock-linux/trunk/, with pending patches available at https://www.rocklinux.net/submaster/).
http://isos.rocklinux.org/torrent.php/bbs-mips-malta-qemu-2008-10-12_cd1.iso.torrent
http://isos.rocklinux.org/torrent.php/bbs-mips64-malta-qemu-2008-10-15_cd1.iso.torrent
http://isos.rocklinux.org/torrent.php/bbs-sparc-qemu-2008-10-12_cd1.iso.torrent
http://isos.rocklinux.org/torrent.php/bbs-x86_64-qemu-2008-10-12_cd1.iso.torrent |
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Experimental LiveCDs/DVDs based on KDE 3.5.8 and KDE 4.0 available |
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by stf at 2008-02-02 12:24:24 |
Both ISOs are optimized for i686 systems and automatically boot to the GUI login and into KDE; Console logins are accessible via CTRL+ALT+(F1 to F6). The password for root and rocker (default user) is rock.
Because the LiveCDs use aufs all files can be modified and deleted in RAM, but automatically saving or restoring changes to the LiveCD system is not supported (yet). The LiveCDs are designed to support installation of (parts of) the system to a hard disk, but this is not yet tested or automated (although it should be pretty simple).
Please note that these LiveCDs are experimental and as such contain patches and features which are not in trunk (yet) and haven\'t received much testing.
Have fun!
http://isos.rocklinux.org/torrent.php/livecd-distro-20071202_cd1.iso.torrent (KDE 3)
http://isos.rocklinux.org/torrent.php/livecd-i686-KDE4-20080130_cd1.iso.torrent |
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Update for arm, sparc, and x86_64 build-bootstrap systems |
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by stf at 2007-12-03 13:35:35 |
I have updated the build-bootstrap ISO images a while ago. Most important user-visible changes include a working stone setup tool and the shadow package which was previously missing. With these you can install a small working build-bootstrap system using the menu-based installer. You still need an additional boot loader (e.g. isolinux on the CD image or a pre-installed one) to boot from hard disks.
http://isos.rocklinux.org/torrent.php/bbs-arm-qemu_cd1-20071105.iso.torrent
http://isos.rocklinux.org/torrent.php/bbs-sparc-qemu_cd1-20071104.iso.torrent
http://isos.rocklinux.org/torrent.php/bbs-x86_64-qemu_cd1-20071106.iso.torrent
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Build-bootstrap systems for arm, sparc, and x86_64 uploaded |
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by stf at 2007-08-05 11:51:18 |
These ISO images offer cross-builds of (a subset of) the build-bootstrap
package selection for the respective architectures as emulated by qemu.
They include support for all the hardware emulated by qemu, a working udev,
kernel and userland support for TCP/IP networking, and more.
With qemu and the ISO images you can at least:
- boot the kernel and first stage initrd,
- execute a shell from the initrd,
- load the second stage from a CD-ROM,
- and install packages from the CD on a hard disk.
The packages included should be sufficient for native builds on the targeted
platform.
http://isos.rocklinux.org/torrent.php/bbs-arm-qemu_cd1.iso.torrent
http://isos.rocklinux.org/torrent.php/bbs-sparc-qemu_cd1.iso.torrent
http://isos.rocklinux.org/torrent.php/bbs-x86_64-qemu_cd1.iso.torrent
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ROCKate 0.4.0.0 available |
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by blindcoder at 2007-06-20 15:46:52 |
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ROCKate 0.4.0.0 is now available: Highlight: installable to harddisk! |
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