[Freedombox-discuss] FreedomBox 0.5 Released!

Hello, I'm pleased to announce that FreedomBox version 0.5 has been released! This release comes 7 months after the previous, 0.3 release. The FreedomBox version 0.5 is available here: http://ftp.skolelinux.org/pub/freedombox/0.5/ Before using, you should verify the image's signature, see https://wiki.debian.org/FreedomBox/Download for further instructions: $ gpg --keyserver hkp://pool.sks-keyservers.net --recv-keys 0x36C361440C9BC971 $ gpg --fingerprint 0x36C361440C9BC971 pub 4096R/0C9BC971 2011-11-12 Key fingerprint = BCBE BD57 A11F 70B2 3782 BC57 36C3 6144 0C9B C971 uid Sunil Mohan Adapa <sunil at medhas.org> sub 4096R/4C1D4B57 2011-11-12 $ gpg --verify freedombox-unstable_2015-08-06_raspberry-armel-card.tar.bz2.sig freedombox-unstable_2015-08-06_raspberry-armel-card.tar.bz2 (Replace the file names with the version you download.) Thanks to all who helped put this release together. More information on this release is available on the wiki: https://wiki.debian.org/FreedomBox/ReleaseNotes Major FreedomBox 0.5 Changes: - New targets: CubieTruck, i386, amd64 - New apps in Plinth: Transmission, Dynamic DNS, Mumble, ikiwiki, Deluge, Roundcube, Privoxy - NetworkManager handles network configuration and can be manipulated through Plinth. - Software Upgrades (unattended-upgrades) module can upgrade the system, and enable automatic upgrades. - Plinth is now capable of installing ejabberd, jwchat, and privoxy, so they are not included in image but can be installed when needed. - User authentication through LDAP for SSH, XMPP (ejabberd), and ikiwiki. - Unit test suite is automatically run on Plinth upstream. This helps us catch at least some code errors before they are discovered by users! - New, simpler look for Plinth. - Performance improvements for Plinth. Please feel free to join us to discuss this release on the mailing list, IRC, or on the monthly progress calls: - List: http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/freedombox-discuss/ - IRC: irc://irc.debian.org/freedombox - Calls: https://wiki.debian.org/FreedomBox/ProgressCalls -- James -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 819 bytes Desc: OpenPGP digital signature URL: <http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/freedombox-discuss/attachments/20150807/1ca067f0/attachment.sig>