Finnix 121 release notes
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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) |
Download
Filename | Arch | Size | Released | OpenPGP | BitTorrent |
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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:
- 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