Finnix 107 release notes
| Release date | 2012-12-25 |
| Based on | Debian testing (2012-12-23) |
| Kernel | Linux 3.6 |
| Packages | x86 (407), PowerPC (400) |
| Development codename |
Oconomowoc |
Download
| Filename | Arch | Size | Released | BitTorrent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| finnix-107.iso | x86 | 117 MiB | 2012-12-25 | Torrent |
| finnix-ppc-107.iso | PowerPC | 117 MiB | 2012-12-25 | Torrent |
Major new features
Linux 3.6
Finnix 107 includes Linux kernel 3.6, and includes a fix for the (overhyped, it seems) ext4 corruption bug.
Faster startup, faster shutdown
Average Finnix startup times have been reduced even further by the cleanup of legacy code. In addition, the shutdown procedure, which largely has not changed in years, got a revamp and is now noticeably quicker.
isohybrid support included
The x86 ISO is now being built with the isohybrid method, meaning you can now write the ISO directly to a USB flash drive at the block level to boot it.
findiso support added, grub-finnix utility released
Finnix 107 includes support for searching for and mounting a Finnix ISO on a filesystem (findiso=/path/to/finnix-107.iso). This can be used to create a GRUB 2 configuration on a server/workstation to boot a Finnix ISO directly. To that end, I have released a utility for Debian/Ubuntu, grub-finnix, which hooks into the update-grub2 system to automatically handle building the necessary GRUB 2 config.
finnix-hwsubmit redesigned
The finnix-hwsubmit utility has been completely redesigned. The report format is now in a standardized machine-parsable yet easy to read format (MIME), you will be given a URL of the submitted report, and you can choose to make the report public. Public reports are available at http://hwsubmit.finnix.org/ .
New utilities included
A number of new packages have been included with Finnix 107, including: arping, bridge-utils, chntpw, cmospwd, ifenslave-2.6, sshfs, testdisk, udftools, zerofree. iPXE has also been added to the main x86 boot menu.
Errata
- No known errata at this time.
MD5 checksums
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GPG signatures
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Changes
For a full list of changes, see the Finnix 107 Launchpad milestone list.
