Finnix 121 release notes

Finnix 121

Release date	2020-08-10
Based on	Debian testing (2020-08-08)
Kernel	Linux 5.7 (Debian 5.7.0-2)
Packages	amd64 (590)

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Filename	Arch	Size	Released	OpenPGP	BitTorrent
finnix-121.iso	amd64	509 MiB	2020-08-10	Signature	Torrent

Major new features

Finnix 121 includes a number of fixes, new packages and new features:

• Switched back to building against Debian testing
• Added packages:
  • ranger (finnix/finnix#2)
  • cpu-checker
  • edid-decode
  • ipmitool
  • lldpd
  • oathtool
  • sdparm
  • sipcalc
  • socat
  • xorriso
  • zfs-fuse
• Removed packages:
  • sl (can be annoying; finnix/finnix#4)
  • cdbackup, dvd+rw-tools, wodim (replaced by xorriso)
  • lilo (removed from Debian testing due to GCC-10 FTBFS)
  • udisks2-vdo (removed from Debian; obsolete)
• serial-getty consoles are now usable
• Non-zero exit codes are now displayed in PS1
• Added "0" command for easier access to keyboard configuration (finnix/finnix#3)
• GRUB is now being used for both BIOS and UEFI booting
• Removed GRUB initial boot beep
• Re-added shared per-user SSH agents
• Fixed SSH remote access
• Enabled zram swap compression, 50% of physical RAM
• Release ISOs layouts are again being optimized for CD-ROMs
  • This has no negative (or positive) effect when the ISO is written to a USB key, but speeds up CD-ROM booting by placing all known files used during startup sequentially toward the end of the ISO

Original tracking issue: finnix/finnix#6

Errata

• No known errata at this time. For general troubleshooting and notes, please see Documentation.

Signature verification

To verify download integrity, please use the provided OpenPGP signature. Download finnix-121.iso (the main file) and finnix-121.iso.gpg (the detached signature), then run:

gpg --recv-keys 867279B83BF8E815A236D39E7D6F85C04356E6C2
gpg --verify finnix-121.iso.gpg finnix-121.iso

The verification output should look similar to below:

gpg: Signature made using RSA key 867279B83BF8E815A236D39E7D6F85C04356E6C2
gpg: Good signature from "Finnix Release Signing Key <keymaster@finnix.org>"

Be sure to explicitly check the reported signature matches Finnix Release Signing Key's OpenPGP signature, 8672 79B8 3BF8 E815 A236 D39E 7D6F 85C0 4356 E6C2.

The following non-signature hashes are also available. While verifying the OpenPGP signature is preferred, these can be used as lower-trust verification, as long as the entire hash is verified.

SHA-512:

4026544d9c14443aaf6deb784d9f52bed7fe479204c33fd6c92e5ff7487b1d402027fbe2b942ceb4bc517ad3bc9d3ced3e7534069f20dcd66a5859771b3581d5 finnix-121.iso