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SystemRescue ChangeLog
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12.00 (2025-03-15):
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* Updated the kernel to the Long-Term-Supported linux-6.12.19
* Support for bcachefs (kernel module + file system tools + support in GParted)
* Applied workaround to avoid possible display issues affecting grub (#399)
* Updated disk utilities: GParted-1.7.0, nwipe-0.38, dump-0.4b49
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11.03 (2024-12-07):
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* Updated the kernel to the Long-Term-Supported linux-6.6.63
* Updated custom packages: blocksync-fast-1.0.6, firefox-esr-128.5.1
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11.02 (2024-08-29):
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* Updated the kernel to the Long-Term-Supported linux-6.6.47
* Updated custom packages: blocksync-fast-1.0.5, firefox-esr-128.1.0, nwipe-0.37
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11.01 (2024-05-04):
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* Updated the kernel to the Long-Term-Supported linux-6.6.30
* Added helper script to add support for ZFS in a custom SystemRescue ISO (#359)
* Added firmwares for Qlogic Cards: linux-firmware-qlogic (#374)
* Updated disk utilities: GParted-1.6.0, nwipe 0.36
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11.00 (2024-01-28):
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* Updated the kernel to the Long-Term-Supported linux-6.6.14
* Added option "ssh_known_hosts" in yaml config to trust SSH CAs signatures on host keys
* Fix the "findroot" boot option when /sbin/init is an absolute symlink (#340)
* Fix the "findroot" loop when the password to any encrypted device is unknown (#342)
* Update XFCE Configuration (enabled screen saver, added battery icon)
* Package "dstat" has been replaced with "dool" which is a fork of dstat
* Added bcachefs-tools (file system utilities for bcachefs, no kernel module yet)
* Added blocksync-fast (block device sync tool for block-based backups) (#361)
* Added sleuthkit (tools for raw file system inspection) (#349)
* Added timeshift (snapshot-based backup program) (#350)
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10.02 (2023-09-16):
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* Added nmon (Nigel's Performance Monitoring tool for Linux) (#351)
* Added libldm (Tools for managing Microsoft Windows Dynamic Disks) (#348)
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10.01 (2023-05-27):
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* Removed recent ext4 features from the defaults to improve compatibility (#330)
* Added package: speedtest-cli (command for testing internet bandwidth)
* Removed package which has been dropped by upstream: zile (emacs clone)
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10.00 (2023-03-19):
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* Updated the kernel to the Long-Term-Supported linux-6.1.20
* Added grub loopback.cfg support (Daniel Richard G) (#326)
* Add boot customization hooks for grub and syslinux
* Add "gui_autostart" YAML config to run programs when X is started
* Bring back xf86-video-qxl driver as its bugs have been fixed (#324)
* Removed deprecated autorun features (autoruns=, scripts with \r\n, old paths) (#315)
* Added pass and qtpass (simple password manager which supports GnuPG encryption)
* Added packages: casync, stressapptest, stress-ng, tk
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9.06 (2022-12-18):
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* Added Memtest86+ memory tester v6.00 for UEFI in the Grub boot menu (#308)
* sysrescueusbwriter to create USB media on Linux, creates writable FAT filesystem
* Added pacman-faketime command to work around expired package signing keys (#313)
* "dovnc" option now implies "dostartx" again (#310)
* Added "bash_history" and "hosts" options to the "sysconfig" scope of the YAML config file
* Reduced timeout until automatic boot with default options from 90 to 30 seconds
* Support for using a serial console in bootloader and boot options (ttyS0,115200n8)
* ISO images now have a checksum embedded against accidental corruption (isomd5sum)
* Added packages: inxi, libfaketime
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9.05 (2022-10-21):
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* Split initialization of SystemRescue into parts done before and in parallel to networking (#304)
* Add a new style for configuring autorun scripts ("autorun.exec") (#287)
* Change the default for ar_nowait to true: don't wait at the end of autorun by default anymore
* Deprecate storing autorun scripts in the root of the boot disk (#252)
* Bind-mount /run/archios/bootmnt in case of copytoram to create a stable path for use in autorun
* Add yay AUR helper (#139)
* Allow https-URLs for the archiso_http_srv option by disabling certificate checks
* Don't waste ram when using the archiso_http_srv option (#56)
* mountall: run udevadm settle to mount newly opened cryptodisks, improve messages
* Add rclone option to the "sysconfig" scope of YAML config file, it writes a rclone.conf file
* Add sysctl option to the "sysconfig" scope of YAML config file
* Added packages: whois (mkpasswd)
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9.04 (2022-08-07):
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* "cow_label" and "cow_directory" boot options can now also be set via the YAML config file
* New "nomdlvm" boot option doesn't activate md raid and lvm devices, preventing disk writes (#272)
* Speed up boot process and fix pacman usage by using a preconfigured pacman trust database (#290)
* Improve "mountall" script: detect more partitions, ignore swap, LUKS encryption support
* Improve "mountall" script: add --readonly option, reuse empty mountpoints
* Fix DNS name resolution during the initramfs boot phase
* The "ca-trust" config option is applied to Firefox too
* Add options to the "sysconfig" scope of YAML configs: timezone, authorized_keys, bookmarks
* Fix configuration when there is no YAML file at all (e.g. when booting via PXE)
* Added packages: rclone, qemu-img, multipath-tools, unrar
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9.03 (2022-05-28):
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* Updated the kernel to the Long-Term-Supported linux-5.15.43
* Added "autoterminal" to run custom scripts in dedicated consoles for user interaction
* Added "mountall" script which mounts all available disks and volumes
* Updated "sysrescuecfg" boot option to merge given files after files in sysrescue.d
* Changed YAML config file loading logic to fully merge multiple files (#254)
* Added packages: acpi, fatresize, kexec-tools, moreutils, python-pythondialog
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9.02 (2022-04-09):
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* Updated the kernel to the Long-Term-Supported linux-5.15.32
* Add script and config.yaml parameter for late-loading of SystemRescueModules (SRM) (Gerd v. Egidy)
* Fix the type of the default definition of parameter "ar_attempts" (#266)
* Added scripts and documentation to help build the ISO image in a docker container
* Reduce compression ratio for initramfs on i686 to prevent a crash at build time (#261)
* Updated disk utilities: GParted-1.4.0 and partclone-0.3.19
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9.01 (2022-02-10):
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* Updated the kernel to the Long-Term-Supported linux-5.15.22
* Support for adding Certification Authorities (CAs) via YAML config (Gerd v. Egidy)
* Uncompress kernel modules so the squashfs compression provides a better ratio (#247)
* Optimized the initramfs compression to reduce the size of the ISO (Gerd v. Egidy)
* Added development build option: faster build times but lower compression (Gerd v. Egidy)
* Remove Q-Logic Fibrechannel/Infiniband HBA firmware to save space (#256)
* Implemented a script to determine the effective configuration from yaml files (#251)
* Added boot option 'sysrescuecfg' to control how the configuration is loaded (#254)
* Added support for loading remote yaml configuration files over http/https (#254)
* Allow all kinds of scripts to be used for autorun, not just /bin/sh (Gerd v. Egidy)
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9.00 (2022-01-16):
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* Updated the kernel to the Long-Term-Supported linux-5.15.14
* The new kernel brings the ntfs3 module which provides better NTFS support
* The system comes with a copy of the website as an offline manual (Gerd v. Egidy)
* Added sysrescue-customize script to create custom ISO images (Gerd v. Egidy)
* Initial support for configuring the system with YAML files (#170)
* Support for configuring autorun with the new YAML configuration files
* Replaced the mesa package with a minimal alternative to save 52MB (#241)
* Converted the bash system initialisation script to python (#170)
* Removed XOrg driver "xf86-video-qxl" as it is currently not stable (#235)
* Bring back accidently removed package inetutils (telnet, ftp, hostname,...)
* Added packages: aq, libisoburn, patch, python-llfuse, python-yaml, rdiff-backup
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8.07 (2021-12-19):
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* Updated kernel to the Long-Term-Supported linux-5.10.87
* Pacman uses snapshot repository to ease installation of packages (Gerd v. Egidy)
* Boot with "iomem=relaxed" by default as flashrom requires it (Gerd v. Egidy)
* Added packages: net-tools, cronie, at, archinstall, wqy-microhei
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8.06 (2021-11-20):
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* Updated kernel to the Long-Term-Supported linux-5.10.79
* Added noautologin boot option to restrict access to the console (Marcos Mello)
* Added dostartx boot option to start the graphical environment (Marcos Mello)
* Added dovnc and vncpass boot options to start the VNC server (Marcos Mello)
* Added dump/restore utilities for ext2/ext3/ext4 file systems
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8.05 (2021-10-02):
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* Updated kernel to the Long-Term-Supported linux-5.10.70
* Updated utilities: ntfs-3g-2021.8.22-1, e2fsprogs 1.46.4-1
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8.04 (2021-07-24):
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* 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
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8.03 (2021-05-08):
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* 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
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8.02 (2021-04-17):
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* Updated kernel to the Long-Term-Supported linux-5.10.31
* Added ext4magic (recover deleted or overwritten files on ext3 and ext4)
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8.01 (2021-03-10):
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* Updated kernel to the Long-Term-Supported linux-5.10.22
* Fixed boot from FAT file systems (#187)
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8.00 (2021-03-06):
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* 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
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7.01 (2020-11-22):
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* 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)
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7.00 (2020-10-17):
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* 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)
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6.1.8 (2020-09-12):
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* 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)
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6.1.7 (2020-08-01):
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* 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)
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6.1.6 (2020-07-04):
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* 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
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6.1.5 (2020-06-07):
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* 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)
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6.1.4 (2020-05-22):
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* 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
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6.1.3 (2020-04-18):
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* 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
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6.1.2 (2020-03-29):
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* 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
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6.1.1 (2020-03-13):
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* 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
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6.1.0 (2020-02-29):
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* 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)
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6.0.7 (2020-01-26):
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* Optimized compression used to create the squashfs image (saves 47MB)
* Removed most locale files using localepurge to save disk space (saves 55MB)
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6.0.6 (2020-01-25):
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* 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
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6.0.5 (2020-01-12):
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* 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
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6.0.4 (2019-12-29):
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* 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
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6.0.3 (2019-04-14):
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* Updated kernel to Long-Term-Supported linux-4.19.34
* Updated firefox to the ESR (Extended Support Release) version
* Added packages: growpart, grsync
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6.0.2 (2019-02-21):
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* 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
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6.0.1 (2019-02-09):
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* 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
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6.0.0 (2019-02-02):
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* 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
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