After two months of continuous improving and bug fixing the Debian-Edu/Skolelinux project is pleased to announce that the next test release of "Debian-Edu/Skolelinux 3.0 codename terra" is ready. This is the second test release based on debian/etch. It is available from FTP, HTTP and rsync. Here are some of the bug fixes and improvements which were added to the test release 02. Highlights * Installer support encrypting disks and partitions * Added flash web plugin support using gnash * Added the adept graphical package manager * Added much used package ktuberling * Added sitesummary system to make it easier to keep track of a lot of machines in the network. * Fixed the NTP configuration. * ltsp0.99debian8 (supports encrypted swap and on-demand network swap) * KDE upgraded from version 3.5.4 to 3.5.5 * New artwork (boot splash and KDE wallpaper) * Audio device access should work out of the box. * X.org upgraded from version 7.0 to 7.1. Some new features which are not yet fully working, but the framework is already in place: * Kiosk mode Some features are still not working as they should. We are aware of these at the moment: * No LDAP user admin tool yet * Hotplugging USB disks do not work * Dropped gcompris and gperiodic to save space. To download it, use either of these methods: ftp://ftp.skolelinux.org/skolelinux-cd/debian-edu_etch-i386-test02.iso http://ftp.skolelinux.org/skolelinux-cd/debian-edu_etch-i386-test02.iso rsync ftp.skolelinux.org::skolelinux-cd/debian-edu_etch-i386-test02.iso Your Debian-Edu Development Team
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