[SuSE Linux] Changes in 6.1
Hello, Ok, since the most people never looked at our CDs (Or they would have seen the ChangeLog file with all of our changes), here is a short summary. As everybody could see, there are only some few real updates, the most are only minor bug fixes. There are a lot of new KDE programs, and a lot of new builds of packages comes from fixes for our Alpha version, or because of the libc update. That what I have written the last time. This list is the difference between the first german master and the current FTP-Version (diff over both Changelogs as everybody can do). This means, the most changes are already on the first international version. I doubt it is complete, I have ignored some packages, where we have fixed only typos in docu or so and which only for internal use. I hope now are all happy and see, that a lot of people cry for nothing. - StarOffice: Fixes in Documentation. - Update of documentation. - minicom: locale bug fix. - kernmod: disable scsi_logging - gimp: disable locale support - enlight: update to 0.15.5 (user requests) - econf: for enlight - openldap: new bugfix version 1.2.1 - webalize: Update with smaple configuration fixes - eterm: New. - sysvinit: killproc fix for multithreaded programs mingetty: reset also /dev/vcs* - snns: minor installation bug fix - gnuplot: fix bugs in summer time handling - man: remove one forgotten debug message - i4l: update databases - samba: Run umount on shutdown - nkitb: ping fixes (egcs), update routed for new kernel - dochost: fix possible security problem - ossdemo: Update for 2.2.7 kernel - aaa_base: Add more entries to /etc/conf.modules - lx_suse: Update kernel to 2.2.7 - susewm: add afgerstep, minor bug fixes - sax: add russian translations - nkita: Add more documentation, update bootpc for new kernel - ypserv: Use SIGHUP for reload, do not restart - ypclients: Likewise, wait until ypbind finds a server - ziptool: exclude PTS and AUTOFS filesystems - webalize: fix typo in sample config - mswordview: New. - YaST: add new printers, fix some descriptions, add more warnings, add more translations - wmaker: New - wmaconf: New - xf86: Small fix in Backarrow2Delete and Backarrow2BackSpace script - xtermset: New - pcf: Fix Y2K problem - apache: Update to new version - apassl: Likewise, use gdbm, not ndbm - ppa: Update to new version (GDI printer) - aps: Add support for new ppa - plan: Update to new version - kbase: bugfix for SuSEconfig.kdm - apmd: Don't start by default - libc: add more locale - ps (procinfo): Update for SMP - firewall: add moew documentation - x11amp: Update from alpha to beta version - mc: Update for security fixes - icewm: bugfixes - tuxeyes: New package - A lot of new KDE packages - there are packages with fixes for Alpha port (we build both from the same source tree, ignore this for intel) Thorsten -- Thorsten Kukuk <A HREF="http://www.suse.de/~kukuk/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.de/~kukuk/</A">http://www.suse.de/~kukuk/</A</A>> kukuk@suse.de SuSE GmbH Schanzaeckerstr. 10 90443 Nuernberg Linux is like a Vorlon. It is incredibly powerful, gives terse, cryptic answers and has a lot of things going on in the background. -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A</A>> and the archive at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A</A>>
Ok, since the most people never looked at our CDs (Or they would have seen the ChangeLog file with all of our changes), here is a short summary. As everybody could see, there are only some few real updates, the most are only minor bug fixes. There are a lot of new KDE programs, and a lot of new builds of packages comes from fixes for our Alpha version, or because of the libc update. That what I have written the last time.
This list is the difference between the first german master and the current FTP-Version (diff over both Changelogs as everybody can do). This means, the most changes are already on the first international version. I doubt it is complete, I have ignored some packages, where we have fixed only typos in docu or so and which only for internal use.
I hope now are all happy and see, that a lot of people cry for nothing.
Thurston, Thanks for the info , and yess , somethinng came to me regarding rpm and seeing the changes. I an reaklativly new to linux , and have even compiled a kernal on an old 486 with 8 meg ram. Real slow.This was with 5.3 , and I wanted to test it , and had the door stop in a corner gathering dust. It sold me on linux as a server , We only have three pcs and a laptop. I now have a p166 running as a samba server. Since uprading it form 6.0 to 6.1 it has been a disaster as far as using it as a server. The windows machine only sometimes see the liniux server , and only after mapping a drive to a shared dir on the server. I could not do a smbmount or smbclient without passing the ipaddress. Now is it able to ptint to a printer shared on win98 machine. smb mount keeps giving connection failers. This ALL WORKED on 6.0 and samba 1.9 . Out of fustration and need for a working server , I formatted and went back to 6.0 and samba 1.9. guess what , it works as adveritzed , all bi it a bit slower with the 2.0 kernal. Back to suport issues, This has been a mixeed bag. I had les desirable results with the sis 6326 card (diamond A50) and fininaly got a strieght direct answer. He said he was looking into it , and he got back to me and said yes thereare problems with it and there are porblems , here are some posable workaround, and that the xfree peaple are working on it he had no idea when it would be solved. Suse usa , on the otherhand , was much less responsive , said yes it is on the suported list , abd realy wasent able to tell me any more. This list was a goldmine of help. users postes workarouns that would at least give some vidio. Next users find that a new kernal 2.2.7 is avialalbe. I feel that users should be informed , ar at least something posted on the web sighr. Not just a directory that saiys xyz/6.1 . this does not tell me there is a new kernal avialable. Nor does it tell me what kernal that is. I do not thing its two much to put up a changes page , listing changes , and what is new. Even the 6.0 page has a clear indication that there is a kenal upgrade to 2.2.5. The 6.1 page is very unclear on the kernal version issue.
- StarOffice: Fixes in Documentation. - Update of documentation. - minicom: locale bug fix. - kernmod: disable scsi_logging - gimp: disable locale support - enlight: update to 0.15.5 (user requests) - econf: for enlight - openldap: new bugfix version 1.2.1 - webalize: Update with smaple configuration fixes - eterm: New. - sysvinit: killproc fix for multithreaded programs mingetty: reset also /dev/vcs* - snns: minor installation bug fix - gnuplot: fix bugs in summer time handling - man: remove one forgotten debug message - i4l: update databases - samba: Run umount on shutdown - nkitb: ping fixes (egcs), update routed for new kernel - dochost: fix possible security problem - ossdemo: Update for 2.2.7 kernel - aaa_base: Add more entries to /etc/conf.modules - lx_suse: Update kernel to 2.2.7 - susewm: add afgerstep, minor bug fixes - sax: add russian translations - nkita: Add more documentation, update bootpc for new kernel - ypserv: Use SIGHUP for reload, do not restart - ypclients: Likewise, wait until ypbind finds a server - ziptool: exclude PTS and AUTOFS filesystems - webalize: fix typo in sample config - mswordview: New. - YaST: add new printers, fix some descriptions, add more warnings, add more translations - wmaker: New - wmaconf: New - xf86: Small fix in Backarrow2Delete and Backarrow2BackSpace script - xtermset: New - pcf: Fix Y2K problem - apache: Update to new version - apassl: Likewise, use gdbm, not ndbm - ppa: Update to new version (GDI printer) - aps: Add support for new ppa - plan: Update to new version - kbase: bugfix for SuSEconfig.kdm - apmd: Don't start by default - libc: add more locale - ps (procinfo): Update for SMP - firewall: add moew documentation - x11amp: Update from alpha to beta version - mc: Update for security fixes - icewm: bugfixes - tuxeyes: New package - A lot of new KDE packages - there are packages with fixes for Alpha port (we build both from the same source tree, ignore this for intel)
Thorsten
-- Thorsten Kukuk <A HREF="http://www.suse.de/~kukuk/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.de/~kukuk/</A">http://www.suse.de/~kukuk/</A</A>> kukuk@suse.de SuSE GmbH Schanzaeckerstr. 10 90443 Nuernberg Linux is like a Vorlon. It is incredibly powerful, gives terse, cryptic answers and has a lot of things going on in the background. -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A</A>> and the archive at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A</A>>
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