Grml - new stable release 2018.12 available
So we did it again - we just released Grml 2018.12 - Gnackwatschn!
This Grml release provides fresh software packages from Debian testing, what’s going to be released as stable release Debian/buster in 2019. As usual it also incorporates current hardware support and fixes known bugs from previous Grml releases.
More information is available in the release notes of Grml 2018.12.
Grab the latest Grml ISO(s) and spread the word!
Thanks everyone, happy new year and happy Grml-ing!
First Release Candidate of Grml version 2018.12 available
We are proud to announce the first release candidate of the upcoming version 2018.12, code-named ‘Gnackwatschn’!
This Grml release provides fresh software packages from Debian testing (AKA buster). As usual it also incorporates current hardware support and fixes known bugs from the previous Grml release.
For detailed information about the changes between 2017.05 and 2018.12(-rc1) have a look at the official release announcement.
Please test the ISOs and everything you usually use and rely on, and report back, so we can complete the stable release soon. If no major problems come up, the next iteration will be the stable release, which is scheduled for end of December 2018.
New Grml developer: Darshaka Pathirana
We’re proud to be able to announce that Darshaka “dpat” Pathirana just joined the team as official Grml developer. Welcome in the team, Darshaka!
Grml - new stable release 2017.05 available
So we did it again - we just released Grml 2017.05 - Freedatensuppe!
This Grml release provides fresh software packages from Debian testing, what’s going to be released as stable release Debian/stretch in just a few more days. As usual it also incorporates current hardware support and fixes known bugs from previous Grml releases.
More information is available in the release notes of Grml 2017.05.
Grab the latest Grml ISO(s) and spread the word!
Thanks everyone and happy grml-ing!
First Release Candidate of Grml version 2017.05 available
We are proud to announce the first release candidate of the upcoming version 2017.05, code-named ‘Freedatensuppe’!
This Grml release provides fresh software packages from Debian testing (AKA stretch). As usual it also incorporates current hardware support and fixes known bugs from the previous Grml release.
For detailed information about the changes between 2014.11 and 2017.05(-rc1) have a look at the official release announcement.
Please test the ISOs and everything you usually use and rely on, and report back, so we can complete the stable release soon. If no major problems come up, the next iteration will be the stable release, which is scheduled for end of May (2017 :)).
State of Grml in 2017
A new stable release of Grml is long overdue and sadly we didn’t manage to release a new stable release in 2016 either.
But in Q4 of 2016 we made actual progress with the systemd integration and the according branches should be ready soon for merging to master. A new kernel based on v4.8.15 has been uploaded to grml-testing a few days ago and is included in our daily ISOs already. We don’t want to promise anything we can’t hold, but we should have (at least) an RC version available within Q1/2017.
Booting Grml via iPXE
Jimmy blogged about booting Grml via iPXE, since we’ve fixed the memdisk feature recently and netboot.xyz also includes support for Grml. :)
Is Grml still alive?
Grml’s latest stable release as of today still is 2014.11 and folks are poking us about the current state of Grml and upcoming stable releases. Thanks to our daily ISOs available at daily.grml.org more up2date versions are available, though we understand and agree that a new stable release is overdue.
Sadly since quite some time we’re stuck with a release stopper, being a regression in udev which is visible only if you do not use systemd. Grml is using file-rc as its init system and while the migration to systemd was on our agenda no one took care of this so far. Support for systemd is work in progress though now. We hope to have a new stable release of Grml available in Q1 of 2016!
tl;dr: Grml is still alive :)
Grml 2014.11 shipped on DVD of german Linux User magazine 02/2015
Grml 2014.11 is included in the DVD of edition 02/2015 of the german Linux User magazine.
Ten years of Grml
This year we’re celebrating 10 years of Grml. I wrote some words about those ten years of Grml in my personal blog.
The Grml team wishes you Merry Christmas to the ones of you who celebrate it and a Happy New Year! We hope to see you in 2015!
Grml - new stable release 2014.11 available
We just released Grml 2014.11 - Gschistigschasti.
This Grml release provides fresh software packages from Debian testing (AKA jessie). As usual it also incorporates up2date hardware support and fixes known bugs from the previous Grml release.
More information is available in the release notes of Grml 2014.11.
Special thanks to Christian Hofstaedtler for helping us in solving a big release stopper caused by udev’s net.agent on systems without systemd (AKA #754987).
Grab the latest Grml ISO(s) and spread the word!
Thanks everyone and happy grml-ing!
First Release Candidate of Grml version 2014.10 available
We are proud to announce the first release candidate of the upcoming version 2014.10, code-named ‘Gschistigschasti’!
This Grml release provides fresh software packages from Debian testing (AKA jessie). As usual it also incorporates up2date hardware support and fixes known bugs from the previous Grml release.
For detailed information about the changes between 2014.03 and 2014.03(-rc1) have a look at the official release announcement.
Please test the ISOs and everything you usually use and report back, so we can complete the stable release soon. If no major problems come up, the next iteration will be the stable release, which is scheduled for end of October.
Grml 2014.03 shipped on DVD of german Linux User magazine 06/2014
Grml 2014.03 is included in the DVD of edition 06.2014 of the german Linux User magazine (PDF, article about Grml on page 6++).
Grml 2014.03 shipped on german magazine iX Kompakt Security 2014
The german magazine iX Kompakt Security 2014 (“Sicher im Netz”) from publisher Heise ships our latest Grml stable release (2014.03) on their DVD.
Grml 2014.03 shipped on german magazine LinuxWelt 05/14
The german “LinuxWelt” ships Grml release 2014.03 on the DVD of edition 05/2014.