Rescatux 0.40 beta 7 has been released.
Downloads:
- Rescatux 0.40 beta 7 Cdrom or USB ISO for x86 or amd64 (Sourceforge)
- (MD5)
- Torrent (Open the link the in browser and click on Download Torrent File Now)
Rescatux 0.40b7 size is about 608 Megabytes.
Some thoughts:
This release has minor fixes on UEFI boot. Some people had problems with Rescatux 0.40b6 not booting in UEFI mode (non secure boot UEFI mode). I suspect those people could be able to boot from Rescatux 0.40b5. So, now, they should be able to boot from Rescatux 0.40b7.
As I already mentioned in Rescatux 0.40b6 it does not support Secure boot yet. The reason is we are going to rely on the debian-cd team work inside Debian itself and they have not finished with it yet.
I am trying to polish this work so that it finally makes into Debian. It’s not obvious as it would seem originally with the current live-build framework based on bash. ( live-build UEFI boot support bug ).
If you have a UEFI boot-only system feedback is welcome. Specially if the Debian installation disks work for you but not the Rescatux ones.
Finally I want to make clear that we don’t support fixing specific UEFI issues yet from inside Rescapp native options. If you run the Restore Grub option and your Grub was originally setup in an EFI way it should probably fix it though.
You can also use boot-repair for UEFI issues, of course, which it’s included inside Rescatux, but that’s not supported by us.
Roadmap for Rescatux 0.40 stable release:
You can check the complete changelog with link to each one of the issues at: Rescatux 0.32-freeze roadmap which I’ll be reusing for Rescatux 0.40 stable release.
- (Fixed in 0.40b5) [#2192] UEFI boot support
- (Fixed in 0.40b2) [#1323] GPT support
- [#1364] Review Copyright notice
- (Fixed in: 0.32b2) [#2188] install-mbr : Windows 7 seems not to be fixed with it
- (Fixed in: 0.32b2) [#2190] debian-live. Include cpu detection and loopback cfg patches
- (Reopened in: 0.40b1) [#2191] Change Keyboard layout
- [#2192] UEFI boot support
- (Fixed in: 0.32b2) [#2193] bootinfoscript: Use it as a package
- (Fixed in: 0.32b2) [#2199] Btrfs support
- (Closed in 0.40b1) [#2205] Handle different default sh script
- (Fixed in 0.40b2) [#2216] Verify separated /usr support
- (Fixed in: 0.32b2) [#2217] chown root root on sudoers
- [#2220] Make sure all the source code is available
- (Fixed in: 0.32b2) [#2221] Detect SAM file algorithm fails with directories which have spaces on them
- (Fixed in: 0.32b2) [#2227] Use chntpw 1.0-1 from Jessie
- (Fixed in 0.40b1) [#2231] SElinux support on chroot options
- [#2233] Disable USB automount
- [#2236] chntpw based options need to be rewritten for reusing code
- [#2239]https://www.supergrubdisk.org/wizard-step-put-rescatux-into-a-media/suppose that the image is based on Super Grub2 Disk version and not Isolinux.The step about extracting iso inside an iso would not be longer needed.”>Update doc: Put Rescatux into a media for Isolinux based cd
- (Fixed in: 0.32b2) [#2259] Update bootinfoscript to the latest GIT version
- [#2264] chntpw – Save prior registry files
- [#2234] New option: Easy Grub fix
- [#2235] New option: Easy Windows Admin
Improved bugs (0.40b7):
- (Improved in 0.40b7) [#2192] UEFI boot support (Yes, again)
Improved bugs (0.40b6):
- (Improved in 0.40b6) [#2192] UEFI boot support
Fixed bugs (0.40b5):
- (Fixed in 0.40b5) [#2192] UEFI boot support
Fixed bugs (0.40b2):
- (Fixed in 0.40b2) [#1323] GPT support
- (Fixed in 0.40b2) [#2216] Verify separated /usr support
Fixed bugs (0.40b1):
- (Fixed in 0.40b1) [#2231] SElinux support on chroot options
Reopened bugs (0.40b1):
- (Reopened in 0.40b1) [#2191] Change Keyboard layout
Fixed bugs (0.32b3):
- (Fixed in 0.32b3) [#2191] Change Keyboard layout
Other fixed bugs (0.32b2):
- Rescatux logo is not shown at boot
- Boot entries are named “Live xxxx” instead of “Rescatux xxxx”
Fixed bugs (0.32b1):
- Networking detection improved (fallback to network-manager-gnome)
- Bottom bar does not have a shorcut to a file manager as it’s a common practice in modern desktops. Fixed when falling back to LXDE.
- Double-clicking on directories on desktop opens Iceweasel (Firefox fork) instead of a file manager. Fixed when falling back to LXDE.
Improvements (0.32b1):
- Super Grub2 Disk is no longer included. That makes easier to put the ISO to USB devices thanks to standard multiboot tools which support Debian Live cds.
- Rescapp UI has been redesigned
- Every option is at hand at the first screen.
- Rescapp options can be scrolled. That makes it easier to add new options without bothering on final design.
- Run option screen buttons have been rearranged to make it easier to read.
- RazorQT has been replaced by LXDE which seems more mature. LXQT will have to wait.
- WICD has been replaced by network-manager-gnome. That makes easier to connect to wired and wireless networks.
- It is no longer based on Debian Unstable (sid) branch.
Distro facts:
- Packages versions for this release can be found at Rescatux 0.40b7 packages.
- It’s based mainly on Debian Jessie (Stable). Some packages are from Debian Unstable (sid).
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Help Rescatux project:
I think we can expect four months maximum till the new stable Rescatux is ready. Helping on these tasks is appreciated:
- Making a youtube video for the new options.
- Make sure documentation for the new options is right.
- Make snapshots for new options documentation so that they don’t lack images.
If you want to help please contact us here:
Thank you and happy download!
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