What's new in ttylinux 14.0
Apr 17, 2012
- The release number was skipped from 10.0 to 14.0 to reflect the GLIBC version used in ttylinux.
- Updates were made from GCC 4.4.4 to 4.4.6 and from GLIBC 2.13 to 2.14. module-init-tools 3.16 was replaced with kmod 6, and udev 163 was updated to 182.
New in ttylinux 10.0 (Mar 6, 2012)
- This looks like a backwards step in version numbering, but all ttylinux variants now have the same version numbering; some went up and some went down in version numbering, but all are new updated releases.
New in ttylinux 12.4 (Jan 24, 2011)
- distribution name ""
- merged with ptylinux; ptylinux now is a ttylinux variant
- integrated ptylinux into the ttylinux build system
- PPC ISO boots in a Macintosh in the normal way
- increased file system size 64 MB
- fixed udev rules for making /dev/{cdrom,cdrw,dvd,dvdrw} sym links
- fixed sound module loading for PPC Macintosh; sound is available once booted
- updated from busybox-1.17.4 to busybox-1.18.1
- updated from lilo-22.8 to lilo-23.1
- (bash) fixed job control; fg and bg commands now work
- (busybox) added several programs
- (busybox) added "eject", mainly to eject CD-ROM from slot-loading Macintosh
- new package: (binutils-2.20)
- new package: (gcc-4.4.4)
- new package: (make-3.82)
- From ptylinux merged into ttylinux:
- added vesa, nvidia, radeon and matrox frame buffers
- added alsa libs and utilities for sound control
- (iptables) added /etc/sysconfig/firewall which has "FIREWALL=on"
New in ttylinux 12.3 (Dec 28, 2010)
- name changed from "meerkat" to "mana"
- added detail to the config/ directory organization
- changed the mechanism of using a specified kernel
- added prerun site-specific script callout to the make steps
- made easier use of cross-tools from a different location
- added ReiserFS, JFS and XFS
- added MMC/SD/SDIO card drivers to use SD card for disk drive
- added support for serial port console and login for "console="
- added "login=[,]" boot parameter to put login on serial devs
- added "nologin=[,]" boot parameter remove login from virt console
- added "modules=[,]" to load specific kernel module(s)
- updated from busybox-1.17.3 to busybox-1.17.4
- (busybox) removed kernel module handling programs
- (busybox) removed mount, umount, losetup
- (busybox) switched from more to less, added pgrep, pkill, top
- (iptables) added "ping" in firewall configuration file /etc/firewall.conf
- (udev) corrected to load modules that have bus aliases e.g., for sound cards
- new package: (gpm-1.20.6)
- new package: (module-init-tools-3.12) added insmod, lsmod, modprobe, rmmod
- new package: (util-linux-ng-2.18) added mount, umount, losetup
New in ttylinux 12.2 (Nov 25, 2010)
- Kernel modules, VESA frame buffer, and UDEV have been added.
New in ttylinux 11.2 (Jul 12, 2010)
- name changed from "aardvark" to "backfire"
- fixed a makefile shell problem for some hosts
- fixed the ttylinux-flash script
- improved the pacman and ttylinux-installer scripts
- (busybox) removed rtcwake
- (bash) fixed a bash build problem for some hosts
New in ttylinux 11.0 (Mar 23, 2010)
- This release adds boot parameters for starting Ethernet networking, setting the time zone and a few other things. busybox, e2fsprogs and iptables are updated to their latest versions. Version 11.0 i686 and x86_64 updates glibc from 2.9 to 2.11.
New in ttylinux 9.0 (Sep 8, 2009)
- This release updates the kernel to 2.6.30.5, glibc to 2.9, and other packages to their latest releases.
- It adds an x86_64 version.
New in ttylinux 8.1 (Jun 10, 2009)
- This release updates glibc from 2.7 to 2.8 and bash, busybox and e2fsprogs to their latest versions.