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Article posted on Dec 25
Finnix 101 released
- Posted by Ryan Finnie on December 25, 2010, 12:00 am
Finnix is a small, self-contained, bootable Linux CD distribution for system administrators, based on Debian testing. Today marks the eggnog-induced release of Finnix 101, the seventeenth release of Finnix since its beginnings over ten years ago. Finnix 101 includes major behind-the-scenes architectural changes, the re-introduction of PowerPC support, new features, and minor bug fixes.
- Home page: http://www.finnix.org/
- Download: http://www.finnix.org/Download
- Release notes: http://www.finnix.org/Finnix_101_release_notes
- Free stickers! http://www.finnix.org/Free_stickers
PowerPC support returns
After a show of public support, Finnix is once again producing PowerPC releases. Finnix is one of the only dedicated Linux LiveCDs with PowerPC support, and we are happy to continue serving the PowerPC community. Note that PowerPC releases are still not considered release goals, but in the future a lack of a PowerPC release will only happen under extraordinary circumstances.
Behind-the-scenes re-engineering
While using Finnix still has its same familiar look, much of the core infrastructure which comprises Finnix has been re-engineered. Many of the changes are intended to make development and re-development (remastering) easier and more powerful, and to help with deployment by Virtual Private Server (VPS) providers. Changes include a new CD filesystem layout, an enclosed remastering environment, a Finnix-specific SysV-compatible RC system, and componentized Finnix RC scripts.
Linux 2.6.36
Due to Debian testing being in deep freeze, the most recent kernel in either "testing" or "unstable" is 2.6.32. Therefore, a set of 2.6.36 kernels have been compiled based on 2.6.36-1~experimental.1 from Debian "experimental". Despite the "experimental" name, these kernels have been tested more heavily than the average Finnix release, and have proven to be very stable.
Hardware Detection Tool (HDT) added
On the X86 CD, Hardware Detection Tool has been added to the boot menu. This allows users to view system information (processor, memory, PCI devices, etc) quickly, without booting into a full operating system.
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- fo0bar: !Finnix 104 released! http://ur1.ca/85rl4
- fo0bar: !Finnix has become quite popular in China in the last day. About 5000 downloads in the last few hours.
- fo0bar: This !Finnix release has been unusually quiet. Usually the Internet becomes a release announcement echo chamber in the first 24 hours.
- fo0bar: !Finnix 102 released! http://blog.finnix.org/2011/07/23/finnix-102-released/
- finnix: Hello! Please join the !Finnix group on Identica, http://blog.finnix.org/ for blog updates, and http://www.finnix.org/ to download. Thanks!
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now, if i may bring this up as a bystander: you could make finnix netbootable and add it to http://netboot.me . that way, we could boot it without the need to burn a cd.
[...] the re-introduction of PowerPC support, new features, and minor bug fixes,” Ryan Finnie announced the release of the latest Finnix [...]
Great tool!
I accidently locked myself out of an LUKS encrypted ubuntu desktop. Somehow I achieved to remove the only user on the system from the adm/admin groups hence sudo started asking me for the root password.... which isn't there at all.
In favour to DSL finnix already claimed in his summary page that it includes and automounts LUKS devices.
Using the Universal USB Installer the usb stick was quickly filled, booted and after a bit playing around and realizing that i still have to mount the LUKS paritition I was able to edit my groups and unlock myself from my own system.
THANKS FOR THIS GREAT HELPING TOOL!
I only had a small issue with the keyboard layout which lead me to false password entries. Can you give some hints on the bootup screen how to switch to other keymaps? A interactive selection would be even a dream.
Thanks & Cheers
- Ben
Hurray for PPC support
<3
Just bought a DVI-VGA adapter fro my Mac Mini G4 PPC and now everything works fine on the 1900x1080 display. Now to figure out how to do everything correctly (after 20 years UNIX absence).
Thank you very much for keeping powerpc support!