Debian 10952 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

Debian GNU/Linux 3.1r5 has been released:

The Debian project is pleased to announce the fifth update of its stable distribution Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 (codename `sarge'). This update mainly adds corrections for security problems to the stable release, along with a few adjustment to serious problems. Those who frequently update from security.debian.org won't have to update many packages and most updates from security.debian.org are included in this update.

Please note that this update does not constitute a new version of Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 but only updates some of the packages included in the stable release. There is no need to throw away 3.1 CDs or DVDs but only to update against ftp.debian.org after an installation, in order to incorporate those late changes.

Upgrade CD and DVD images will be created soon. No new installation images will be created. Users are advised to update their system against an official Debian mirror after a new installation and update the kernel instead. For the next update new images are anticipated.

Upgrading to this revision online is usually done by pointing the apt package tool (see the sources.list(5) manual page) to one of Debian's many FTP or HTTP mirrors. A comprehensive list of mirrors is available at:

http://www.debian.org/mirror/list

Debian 10952 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

The CompatDB.org compatibility databases are now available over apt-get:

Debian/Ubuntu users can fetch the latest compatibility database now with their favorite package manager

Here is the apt repository for /etc/apt/sources.list:

# CompatDB.org
deb http://MIRROR/apt/ ./

You need to replace MIRROR with the actual mirror. For example:

# CompatDB.org
deb http://compatdb.majorgeeks.com/apt/ ./

The following packages are available over apt:
compatdb.org-windows
compatdb.org-linux
compatdb.org-macos

The compatibility data will be installed in the /usr/share/compatdb.org-<database> directory.

Debian 10952 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

Debian hacker Robert Millan has just announced the availability of a Debian-Installer Loader for win32. The program, inspired by Ubuntu's similar project, features 64-bit CPU auto-detection, download of linux/initrd netboot images, and chainloading into Debian-Installer via grub4dos.

Debian Gets win32 Loader

Debian 10952 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

The Dunc-Tank project has been the topic of much debate in the Debian community since it was launched in September last year. Aimed at overcoming Debian's notorious delays in meeting its scheduled releases, Dunc-Tank collected donations to test the effect of funding on open-source software development.

Dunc-Tank: Success or Failure?