Version history for SystemRescueCd
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Changes for v6.1.6 - v6.1.7
- Updated kernel to Long-Term-Supported linux-5.4.54
- Copy autorun scripts on boot device to memory when copytoram is used (#128)
- Increase default value for cow_spacesize from 256M to 25% of the RAM
- Reintroduced SystemRescueCd Modules (SRM) support (Marcos Mello)
Changes for v6.0.3 - v6.0.7
- Optimized compression used to create the squashfs image (saves 47MB)
- Removed most locale files using localepurge to save disk space (saves 55MB)
- 6.0.6) 2020-01-25:
- Updated kernel to Long-Term-Supported linux-4.19.98
- Added strings and ar commands using busybox
- Disk space optimisations to reduce the size of the ISO image
- Updated gparted to 1.1.0
- 6.0.5) 2020-01-12:
- Updated kernel to Long-Term-Supported linux-4.19.94
- Disk space optimisations to reduce the size of the ISO image
- Added flashrom + par2cmdline + whdd
- 6.0.4) 2019-12-29:
- Updated kernel to Long-Term-Supported linux-4.19.91
- Updated XFCE graphical environment to version 4.14
- Updated parted to 3.3 and gparted to 1.0.0
- Updated Grub boot loader to version 2.04
- Enabled the iptables service to block incoming traffic by default
- Added boot option “nofirewall” to disable the iptables services
- Removed dhcpcd to avoid conflict with network-manager/dhclient
Changes for v6.0.2 - v6.0.3
- Updated kernel to Long-Term-Supported linux-4.19.34
- Updated firefox to the ESR (Extended Support Release) version
- Added packages: growpart, grsync
Changes for v6.0.1 - v6.0.2
- Updated kernel to Long-Term-Supported linux-4.19.24
- Added packages: borg, nwipe, lshw, zerofree, joe, rkhunter, strace
- Replaced Notepadqq graphical editor with FeatherPad to save space
Changes for v6.0.0 - v6.0.1
- Updated kernel to Long-Term-Supported linux-4.19.20
- Reintroduced autorun service to run scripts automatically at boot time
- Changed filesystem label so it fits in FAT filesystem labels for UEFI booting
- Enabled sshd service and re-introduced support for option rootpass=xxxx
- Added support for rootcryptpass=xxxx boot option to set encrypted root passwords
Changes for v5.3.1 - v5.3.2
- Updated kernels to Long-Term-Supported linux-4.14.80 (rescue32 + rescue64)
- Updated Xorg environment and drivers to x11-base/xorg-server-1.20.3
Changes for v5.3.0 - v5.3.1
- Updated kernels to Long-Term-Supported linux-4.14.70 (rescue32 + rescue64)
- Support for booting from NVMe disk (Gentoo bug #660724)
- Added partclone-0.2.89
Changes for v5.2.2 - v5.3.0
- Updated kernels to Long-Term-Supported linux-4.14.67 (rescue32 + rescue64)
- Updated disk tools: fsarchiver-0.8.5, GParted-0.32.0
Changes for v5.2.1 - v5.2.2
- Updated kernels to Long-Term-Supported linux-4.14.32 (rescue32 + rescue64)
- Updated disk tools: GParted-0.31.0
Changes for v5.2.0 - v5.2.1
- Updated kernels to Long-Term-Supported linux-4.14.20 (rescue32 + rescue64)
- Updated disk tools: GParted-0.30.0, fsarchiver-0.8.4, ntfs3g-2017.3.23
- Added yubikey-personalization-gui-3.1.25
Changes for v5.1.2 - v5.2.0
- Updated kernels to Long-Term-Supported linux-4.14.15 (rescue32 + rescue64)
- Updated system: glibc-2.25 and gcc-6.4.0
- Updated filesystem tools: xfsprogs-4.14.0, btrfs-progs-4.14.1
- Updated fsarchiver to version 0.8.3 (implemented lz4 compression)
- Updated languages: ruby-2.3.6 and python 2.7.14 + 3.6.3
Changes for v5.1.1 - v5.1.2
- Updated kernels to Long-Term-Supported linux-4.9.60 (rescue32 + rescue64)
- Added nvme-cli-1.3 and updated smartmontools to 6.5 to add support for NVMe
- Replaced keepassx with keepassxc
Changes for v5.1.0 - v5.1.1
- Updated kernels to Long-Term-Supported linux-4.9.52 (rescue32 + rescue64)
- Added keepassx password management software (version 2.0.2)
- Updated filesystem tools: sys-fs/e2fsprogs-1.43.6
Changes for v5.0.3 - v5.1.0
- Updated kernels to Long-Term-Supported linux-4.9.47 (rescue32 + rescue64)
- Updated system platform from 486 and 586 to 686 (userspace and 32bit kernel)
- 5.0.4) 2017-08-24:
- Updated kernels to Long-Term-Supported linux-4.9.44 (rescue32 + rescue64)
- Updated disk tools: GParted-0.29.0, xfsprogs-4.9.0, xfsdump-3.1.7
- Updated fsarchiver to version 0.8.2 (improved ext4 filesystem support)
Changes for v5.0.2 - v5.0.3
- Updated kernels to Long-Term-Supported linux-4.9.40 (rescue32 + rescue64)
- Updated grub to version 2.02
Changes for v5.0.1 - v5.0.2
- Updated kernels to Long-Term-Supported linux-4.9.30 (rescue32 + rescue64)
- Ported autorun script to python3 (contribution from Gernot)
- Downgraded grub to version 2.02_beta3-r1 to fix UEFI Boot
Changes for v5.0.0 - v5.0.1
- Updated kernels to Long-Term-Supported linux-4.9.28 (rescue32 + rescue64)
- Updated grub to version 2.02 and dropped grub legacy
- Reverted autorun to original python2 version
Changes for v4.9.6 - v5.0.0
- Standard kernels: Long-Term-Supported linux-4.9.24 (rescue32 + rescue64)
- Dropped alternative kernels and old floppy disk images to make the ISO smaller
- Updated system packages: gcc-5.4.0
Changes for v4.9.4 - v4.9.6
- Standard kernels: Long-Term-Supported linux-4.4.60 (rescue32 + rescue64)
- Alternative kernels: Long-Term-Supported linux-4.9.21 (altker32 + altker64)
- Replaced Netsurf web browser with Firefox-ESR
- Updated disk tools: sys-fs/lvm2-2.02.145-r2
- 4.9.5) 2017-04-01:
- Standard kernels: Long-Term-Supported linux-4.4.57 (rescue32 + rescue64)
- Alternative kernels: Long-Term-Supported linux-4.9.18 (altker32 + altker64)
- Updated disk tools: btrfs-progs-4.9.1, lvm2-2.02.139
- Updated system packages: gcc-4.9.4
Changes for v4.9.3 - v4.9.4
- Standard kernels: Long-Term-Supported linux-4.4.55 (rescue32 + rescue64)
- Alternative kernels: Long-Term-Supported linux-4.9.15 (altker32 + altker64)
- Replaced sys-fs/udev-216 with sys-fs/eudev-3.1.5
Changes for v4.9.2 - v4.9.3
- Standard kernels: Long-Term-Supported linux-4.4.50 (rescue32 + rescue64)
- Alternative kernels: Long-Term-Supported linux-4.9.12 (altker32 + altker64)
- Updated disk tools: GParted-0.28.1
Changes for v4.9.1 - v4.9.2
- Standard kernels: Long-Term-Supported linux-4.4.44 (rescue32 + rescue64)
- Alternative kernels: Long-Term-Supported linux-4.9.5 (altker32 + altker64)
- Updated disk tools: fsarchiver-0.8.1
Changes for v4.9.0 - v4.9.1
- Standard kernels: Long-Term-Supported linux-4.4.39 (rescue32 + rescue64)
- Alternative kernels: Latest stable linux-4.8.15 (altker32 + altker64)
- Updated filesystem tools: btrfs-progs-4.8.5, xfsprogs-4.8.0
Changes for v4.8.3 - v4.9.0
- Standard kernels: Long-Term-Supported linux-4.4.28 (rescue32 + rescue64)
- Alternative kernels: Latest stable linux-4.8.5 (altker32 + altker64)
- Updated Grub2 bootloader to sys-boot/grub-2.02_beta3-r1
- Updated disk tools: GParted-0.27.0, e2fsprogs-1.43.3
Changes for v4.8.2 - v4.8.3
- Alternative kernels: Long-Term-Supported linux-4.4.23 (altker32 + altker64)
- Fixed missing /efi/boot/bootx64.efi file in ISO image required for UEFI
- Updated Xorg environment and drivers to x11-base/xorg-server-1.18.4
- Updated disk tools: btrfs-progs-4.7.3
Changes for v4.8.1 - v4.8.2
- Standard kernels: Long-Term-Supported linux-4.1.33 (rescue32 + rescue64)
- Alternative kernels: Long-Term-Supported linux-4.4.21 (altker32 + altker64)
- Added sys-fs/ncdu (disk usage analyzer with an ncurses interface)
- Added app-backup/borgbackup (deduplicating backup program)
- Added sys-apps/renameutils (tool for easily renaming files)
- Updated linux-firmware to version 20160628
- Updated disk tools: btrfs-progs-4.7.2
