Finnix 92.1 release notes

Vitals

• Linux 2.6.26 (based on Debian 2.6.26-7)
• Debian testing (2008-11-23)
• Packages: x86 (366), PowerPC (356)
• Development codename: Crandon
• Build: 2296 (x86), 192 (PowerPC)

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Known issues

• None at this time.

Major new features

New Linux kernel

Linux 2.6.26 is included with Finnix 92.1.

Changes

92.0 -> 92.1

• dist-upgrade
• Upgraded kernels to 2.6.26 (Debian 2.6.26-7).
• Added space after boot parameters in x86 boot menu. To add extra boot parameters, simply select a menu item, press Tab, then start typing extra parameters.
• Re-added F2 cheat codes x86 boot screen, which did not carry over in the menu transition.
• Removed dvdrtools (functionality is replicated in wodim).
• Added emad, an action-adventure side-scrolling RPG platformer about a boy and his loving pet pig in 38th-century Scotland.