The Karaf team is pleased to announce the release of Karaf version 2.2.5. Apache Karaf is a small OSGi distribution which provides a ready to use container for server side applications.
This release of Apache Karaf is based off of the 2.2.x series branch, representing an update to Apache Karaf 2.2.4. It contains bug fixes identified in the prior release, and introduces improvements including; multiple JAAS support improvements, better support for Linux systems with certain versions of libc, SCP support, and demos for extending Karaf's console commands and using Karaf Archives (KARs). Several dependencies were also updated, bringing Pax Web to version 1.0.8, Jetty to 7.5.4.v20111024, and Jasypt to 1.8. http://karaf.apache.org/ This release is available from http://karaf.apache.org/index/community/download.html#Karaf2.2.5 and Maven: <dependency> <groupId>org.apache.karaf</groupId> <artifactId>apache-karaf</artifactId> <version>2.2.5</version> </dependency> Release Notes: There are 54 resolved issues included in this release, as such we've documented them on the 2.2.5 release notes page: http://karaf.apache.org/index/community/download/karaf-2.2.5-release.html For those interested in a detailed look at the dependencies in Karaf 2.2.5 you may review the Karaf 2.2.x dependencies table: http://karaf.apache.org/index/documentation/karaf-dependencies/karaf-deps-2.2.x.html Enjoy! -The Apache Karaf team.
