-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 Hi all,
I am pleased to announce the unofficial Debian monthly testing snapshot release for May 2011 (version 2011.05). This release is currently available in two flavors, i386 and amd64, as mini iso images (16 MiB each) downloadable from: http://alioth.debian.org/~gilbert-guest/snapshots/2011.05/debian-testing-snapshot-2011.05-i386-mini.iso sha512sum: e3d59503869b43e2b67628f28e141bfa712f52f5cffe65d65014feea7eaafa9d967be10027ee15c8a31bd32b47f1f80d1503a53026bd9687f5320048b4924c52 http://alioth.debian.org/~gilbert-guest/snapshots/2011.05/debian-testing-snapshot-2011.05-amd64-mini.iso sha512sum: 8507db11ba12aff122fe0d7e5f5dc1c033f519aa329fcd247d8a36db7d3cab7bb07eb0ada2a2f2388d4b6de070f14e9d6ed748a392cada233b4a0f9539101909 These files can be written to CD or DVD media or directly to a USB stick. Instructions for USB installation can be found here: http://www.debian.org/releases/squeeze/i386/ch04s03.html.en IMPORTANT: There will be no inherent security support for these snapshot releases. The images do automatically set up testing-security as an apt source during installation, so any DTSA's (Debian Testing Security Advisories) will be automatically applied to snapshot installations. However, the security team does not issue many updates this way anymore (optioning instead to primarily use unstable uploads as a means to fix testing). This is an area that could potentially be improved if there are volunteers interested in this problem. For more information on current testing security processes, see: http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/secure-testing/doc/narrative_introduction Ideally for those wishing to have a mostly security supported system, the snapshot media will simply be a reliable stepping stone for installation followed by an upgrade to testing proper, which does receive quasi-official support from the security team (i.e. uploads to unstable that transition to testing). To upgrade from a previous snapshot, change the existing snapshot entries in your /etc/apt/sources.list to: deb http://snapshot.debian.org/archive/debian/20110430T092551Z wheezy main deb-src http://snapshot.debian.org/archive/debian/20110430T092551Z wheezy main Note that upgradability of individual packages isn't necessarily guaranteed. Note that this is an unofficial project since it does not come with the backing or support from Debian as a team, but hopefully that will change in the future as the concept is proven out. Anyway, enjoy! And send feedback to cut-t...@lists.alioth.debian.org. Best wishes, Mike Gilbert -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) iQQcBAEBCAAGBQJNxG/yAAoJELjWss0C1vRzvhIf/1mGKDWakHJyReyeVfqGEwDn y6Wyxkr03fUZ6fEmC+PLqBviO2qnAbM21Jip96/pTljSj6ppJ044YQd0rzraEikZ boT3fB2vrT46Zp6HSSnrCRdzNo6wa1TiCY0DX+1L0IFVCd7iqELOVFq+MF26N5sv 2BqX6RQNKgzbWX/+n0pLbfgj38sUKfmn++cD3FqSup34YIkySn/qRWFgzh7+6TAG thvc9t7oui9g9lP41TS9ikZZI+7MOdAfCrBWg1R3B8m/tdgWcj76c3IediQrgJEv O+Ks27DesvysFPB9ydqCg6YQCeUUJ5FPv2g3y9sXDKIkEpjaAARuXXxhmzqz7Cmr ZpgS7hydaclO//+GJ8kWNgWTH6NY+AjNFBXty+ZkYhl9spkF0SjSq3nDejggf9gm HtG/OPUXhW/pj8PidH8BCmIpcvoTgfjzU7/lgCuX9jP6m8NQF9FXVRrWhmumXGSW 6kZZQVEFO6bKBKlipwd6LywoD3sP0AKTBe4uJfCpJu7P8rov+cBc8TCeJtwb4eio E3zFN8kYxjaGx3VNrzGJw58sWI68U11nZhqaw5VXubl2k2+iRcaZvPht+6/tuXXj h6c0fkWKNphzadhYeguGG93fAYtSLW+dCFH3HeK/nSqSYHBLmz9UU6VuTF/kQjkL 77h1JpSgcOHvcjKZ0B6JT9pXTpDPoYNMSS22pS6TspYaYcWMXKgZTlXLvdVuPUk8 YiK+ktJw8zZdjmWSNdEn7X+0E/5A1dum3rOx3zfY3ytEuzH+pvINO5vX9rCXhlAn GFbpOHF33y9ro0zqrRQEf70OXWZgHNEg3jr0ZC5P+UHnPC9bGDklrEZO6qC6emXv jrjDASWiQ1WifT48iY8XH3jkJ/8gudnYw0xl8WFfC6NaDkTw0JPe2CBX9ImxRu6N 2a6ocMU0lyrVnssmuGf8LcWVxQ69mJXNnf8Add3WEDxNtoZVWgRfDEvK05vQJ/3T j3nKvubc8vaK7XpHoAg4A6SDVfeeG1HE+ISdpbmbkyOxR+3FZ6JxHcxKrHXxXuC5 g399KmuJSinua0DS3nHem8cDgOAHC9OeCfPBVvJUM9Z86CTT77atyal3ybb2kfV3 a3qmEoDSjaXtkXjewk4u2HzShdY2PBpLwiVI/UCzyBEWKhfMZ8EG24XTmgcmLx8o hiraXI1woA501v2xMZYhkMquvOAcfbJDyybCazBClH9rYK9b4ss0NgTeplSQuxLt PA6ifk1lTnsf/b15VOc9fJ90NPwlvsoj7+Lbo+wjxfZnrdyoOhRlnnTmNrZSvBU0 MD0N8ISin3zHvBlQ1LSdibZn50IOXcagdaX4Cft/Q88HDLr7GTiLciYM/M8AcTc= =jl9n -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110506180353.52f14add.michael.s.gilb...@gmail.com