Announcing Pre-Release Version: astlinux-1.3-3888-523a33 The AstLinux Team is regularly upgrading packages containing security and bug fixes as well as adding new features of our own.
-- Linux Kernel 3.16.57, security and bug fixes. -- genx86_64-vm board type, add support for virtio-blk as a bootable disk driver, also added to RUNNIX. Tested via Proxmox and Vultr (hosted). -- genx86_64-vm board type, add support for QEMU Guest Agent (qemu-ga 2.12.0). -- rng-tools, new package, version 6.4, Random Number Generator (RNG) daemon Enabled by default to increase the available entropy for the kernel's "random" sources. Uses one of 3 sources, in order: 1) /dev/hwrng (typically via virtio-rng for the genx86_64-vm board type) 2) Intel RDRAND instruction on supported CPU's 3) jitterentropy, Hardware RNG based on CPU timing jitter -- keepalived, new package, version 2.0.7, VRRP High Availability daemon -- msmtpd (msmtp 1.8.0), added SMTP localhost daemon to forward 127.0.0.1:25 to "sendmail", enabled by default. -- Asterisk 13 version bump to 13.23.0 New Documentation Topics: VRRP High Availability Daemon (keepalived) -- https://doc.astlinux-project.org/userdoc:tt_high_availability Qotom Q530G6 Core i3-6100U Fanless Appliance -- https://doc.astlinux-project.org/userdoc:board_qotom_q530g6 Linode KVM -- https://doc.astlinux-project.org/userdoc:hosted_guest_vm_linode Vultr KVM -- https://doc.astlinux-project.org/userdoc:hosted_guest_vm_vultr Updated Documentation Topics: WAN Failover -- https://doc.astlinux-project.org/userdoc:tt_wan_failover#example4g_lte_modem_failover These pre-release images are for those who would like to take advantage of the AstLinux development before the next official release, as well as providing testing for the project. The "AstLinux Pre-Release ChangeLog" and "Repository URL" entries can be found under the "Development" tab of the AstLinux Project web site ... AstLinux Project -> Development https://www.astlinux-project.org/dev.html While these images are considered 'stable', the lack of testing will not make these images suitable for critical production systems. If you should come across an issue, please report back here. AstLinux Team _______________________________________________ Astlinux-users mailing list Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to pay...@krisk.org.
