SystemRescue ChangeLog ====================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8.04 (2021-07-24): ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Updated kernel to the Long-Term-Supported linux-5.10.52 * Implemented ar_attempts option in autorun to retry multiple times (pfeilmann) * Updated utilities: grub-2.06, gnupg 2.2.29, nwipe-0.31 * Updated gparted to version 1.3.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8.03 (2021-05-08): ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Updated kernel to the Long-Term-Supported linux-5.10.34 * Fixed boot from NTFS file systems (#194) (Marcos Mello) * Fixed package repositories configuration on i686 (#188) (Marcos Mello) * Fixed services order to make option "nofirewall" reliable (Gerd v. Egidy) * Added gsmartcontrol (hard disk drive and SSD health inspection tool) * Added xfburn (a simple CD, DVD and Blu-ray burning utility) * Dropped joe (package removed upstream) * Updated gparted to version 1.3.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8.02 (2021-04-17): ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Updated kernel to the Long-Term-Supported linux-5.10.31 * Added ext4magic (recover deleted or overwritten files on ext3 and ext4) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8.01 (2021-03-10): ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Updated kernel to the Long-Term-Supported linux-5.10.22 * Fixed boot from FAT file systems (#187) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8.00 (2021-03-06): ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Updated kernel to the Long-Term-Supported linux-5.10.20 * Updated partitioning tools: parted-3.4, gparted-1.2.0 * Updated file systems: btrfs-progs 5.10.1, xfsprogs 5.10.0, e2fsprogs 1.46.2 * Updated utilities: nwipe-0.30, dislocker-0.7.3, fsarchiver-0.8.6 * Updated XFCE graphical environment to version 4.16 * Updated Python to version 3.9.2 and added python-pip * Added paperkey (to print private keys on paper) * Replaced exfat-utils with exfatprogs ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7.01 (2020-11-22): ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Updated kernel to Long-Term-Supported linux-5.4.78 * Added edk2-shell and a corresponding boot entry in UEFI boot menu (#159) * Added entries to enter firmware setup, reboot, shutdown in the UEFI boot menu * Added cowpacman2srm to create modules with additional packages (Gerd v. Egidy) * Added reverse_ssh to get a remote ssh access behind a firewall (Gerd v. Egidy) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7.00 (2020-10-17): ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Renamed project: SystemRescueCd => SystemRescue * New website address: https://www.system-rescue.org/ * Updated kernel to Long-Term-Supported linux-5.4.71 * Added dislocker to access disks encrypted using bitlocker (#46) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6.1.8 (2020-09-12): ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Updated kernel to Long-Term-Supported linux-5.4.64 * Added support for getting autorun scripts from HTTPS sources (Richard Dumais) * Added an entry in the boot menus to use the nomodeset option (#131) * Make BIOS and UEFI boot menus consistent (descriptions, resolution, colors) * Added hexedit and ghex hexadecimal text editors (#135) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6.1.7 (2020-08-01): ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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 SystemRescue Modules (SRM) support (Marcos Mello) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6.1.6 (2020-07-04): ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Updated kernel to Long-Term-Supported linux-5.4.50 * Improved PXE boot when multiple network interfaces are available * Autorun will only run after the network is fully configured (#120) * Added minicom and picocom serial communication programs ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6.1.5 (2020-06-07): ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Updated kernel to Long-Term-Supported linux-5.4.44 * Fixed issue causing DHCP not to be run after a PXE boot (#19) * Remove large unneeded firmware files from the initramfs (#109) * Added encrypt hook to allow to boot from an encrypted device (#108) * Enable serial console autologin (Marcos Mello) (#113) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6.1.4 (2020-05-22): ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Updated kernel to Long-Term-Supported linux-5.4.42 * Added an entry in the boot menu to start from a Linux OS installed on the disk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6.1.3 (2020-04-18): ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Updated kernel to Long-Term-Supported linux-5.4.32 * Added offline HTML page to list the most useful available programs * Added entry in the boot menus to boot and verify the checksum * Added gpart, hwinfo, udftools, ipmitool, wimlib, cabextract * Replaced tigervnc with remmina and libvncserver * Various optimisations and general cleanup ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6.1.2 (2020-03-29): ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Updated kernel to Long-Term-Supported linux-5.4.28 * Added sound support based on pulseaudio (Marcos Mello) * Added command line tools for burning CD/DVD medias * Disk space optimisations to reduce the size of the ISO image ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6.1.1 (2020-03-13): ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Updated kernel to Long-Term-Supported linux-5.4.24 * Autologin rework and fixes for interactive autorun scripts (Marcos Mello) * Added "rootshell" boot option to setup an alternative shell (Marcos Mello) * Cleanup and disk space optimisations to reduce the size of the ISO image ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6.1.0 (2020-02-29): ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Updated kernel to Long-Term-Supported linux-5.4.22 * Updated filesystem tools: btrfs-progs 5.4.1, xfsprogs 5.4.0, xfsdump 3.1.9 * Fixes for keyboard mapping configuration (contributions from Marcos Mello) * Added wireguard packages (kernel module and tools) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6.0.7 (2020-01-26): ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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 iptable service * Remove dhcpcd to avoid conflict with network-manager/dhclient ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6.0.3 (2019-04-14): ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Updated kernel to Long-Term-Supported linux-4.19.34 * Updated firefox to the ESR (Extended Support Release) version * Added packages: growpart, grsync ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6.0.2 (2019-02-21): ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6.0.1 (2019-02-09): ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6.0.0 (2019-02-02): ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * System is now based on ArchLinux and built using archiso and its dependencies * Kernel and user space programs are now fully 64 bit (dropped 32bit support) * Boot options are the ones provided by new upstream rather than in old version * Graphical environment based on xorg-1.20.3 and xfce-4.12 * Implemented "setkmap=xx" option on the boot command line to setup keyboard * Updated kernel to Long-Term-Supported linux-4.19.19 * Updated filesystem tools: e2fsprogs-1.44.5, xfsprogs-4.19.0, btrfs-progs-4.19.1 * Updated disk tools: gparted-0.33.0, lvm2-2.02.183