Rescatux 0.40 beta 9 has been released.
Downloads:
- Rescatux 0.40 beta 9 Cdrom or USB ISO for x86 or amd64 (Sourceforge)
- (MD5)
- Torrent (Open the link the in browser and click on Download Torrent File Now)
Rescatux 0.40b9 size is about 671 Megabytes.
Some thoughts:
Putting aside the need for making sure USB automount is disabled and other burocratic tasks I think this release would be pretty similar to the next stable release.
This release comes with some exciting new features:
- Easy GNU/Linux Boot Fix : This option combines three previous options of Rescapp into one: Force a filesystem check, update grub menus and finally restore grub into the mbr (or efi). At the same time it guides non technical savvy people to use this option because it’s under Boot (which it’s a new group of options).
- Easy Windows Admin : This option provides you the ability to take back control of a Windows installation by the means of: Unlocking, promoting to Admin and blanking the password of a given Windows account.
Many code in the grub side and in the windows registry side has been rewritten so that these new features could be rewritten. As a consequence it will be easier to maintain Rescapp.
Finally the chntpw based options which modify the Windows registry now perform a backup of the Windows registry files in the unlikely case you want to undo some of the changes that Rescapp performs.
I guess that in the future there will be a feature to be able to restore such backups from Rescapp itself, but, let’s focus on releasing an stable release. It’s been a while since the last one.
UEFI feedback is still welcome. Specially if the Debian installation disks work for you but not the Rescatux ones.
Roadmap for Rescatux 0.40 stable release:
You can check the complete changelog with link to each one of the issues at: Rescatux 0.32-freeze roadmap which I’ll be reusing for Rescatux 0.40 stable release.
- (Fixed in 0.40b5) [#2192] UEFI boot support
- (Fixed in 0.40b2) [#1323] GPT support
- [#1364] Review Copyright notice
- (Fixed in: 0.32b2) [#2188] install-mbr : Windows 7 seems not to be fixed with it
- (Fixed in: 0.32b2) [#2190] debian-live. Include cpu detection and loopback cfg patches
- (Fixed in: 0.40b8) [#2191] Change Keyboard layout
- (Fixed in: 0.32b2) [#2193] bootinfoscript: Use it as a package
- (Fixed in: 0.32b2) [#2199] Btrfs support
- (Closed in 0.40b1) [#2205] Handle different default sh script
- (Fixed in 0.40b2) [#2216] Verify separated /usr support
- (Fixed in: 0.32b2) [#2217] chown root root on sudoers
- [#2220] Make sure all the source code is available
- (Fixed in: 0.32b2) [#2221] Detect SAM file algorithm fails with directories which have spaces on them
- (Fixed in: 0.32b2) [#2227] Use chntpw 1.0-1 from Jessie
- (Fixed in 0.40b1) [#2231] SElinux support on chroot options
- [#2233] Disable USB automount
- (Fixed in 0.40b9) [#2236] chntpw based options need to be rewritten for reusing code
- [#2239]https://www.supergrubdisk.org/wizard-step-put-rescatux-into-a-media/ suppose that the image is based on Super Grub2 Disk version and not Isolinux.The step about extracting iso inside an iso would not be longer needed. Update doc: Put Rescatux into a media for Isolinux based cd
- (Fixed in: 0.32b2) [#2259] Update bootinfoscript to the latest GIT version
- (Fixed in: 0.40b9) [#2264] chntpw – Save prior registry files
- (Fixed in: 0.40b9) [#2234] New option: Easy Grub fix
- (Fixed in: 0.40b9) [#2235] New option: Easy Windows Admin
Fixed bugs (0.40b9):
- (Fixed in 0.40b9) [#2236] chntpw based options need to be rewritten for reusing code
- (Fixed in: 0.40b9) [#2264] chntpw – Save prior registry files
- (Fixed in: 0.40b9) [#2234] New option: Easy Grub fix
- (Fixed in: 0.40b9) [#2235] New option: Easy Windows Admin
Fixed bugs (0.40b8):
- (Fixed in 0.40b8) [#2191] Change Keyboard layout
Improved bugs (0.40b7):
- (Improved in 0.40b7) [#2192] UEFI boot support (Yes, again)
Improved bugs (0.40b6):
- (Improved in 0.40b6) [#2192] UEFI boot support
Fixed bugs (0.40b5):
- (Fixed in 0.40b5) [#2192] UEFI boot support
Fixed bugs (0.40b2):
- (Fixed in 0.40b2) [#1323] GPT support
- (Fixed in 0.40b2) [#2216] Verify separated /usr support
Fixed bugs (0.40b1):
- (Fixed in 0.40b1) [#2231] SElinux support on chroot options
Reopened bugs (0.40b1):
- (Reopened in 0.40b1) [#2191] Change Keyboard layout
Fixed bugs (0.32b3):
- (Fixed in 0.32b3) [#2191] Change Keyboard layout
Other fixed bugs (0.32b2):
- Rescatux logo is not shown at boot
- Boot entries are named “Live xxxx” instead of “Rescatux xxxx”
Fixed bugs (0.32b1):
- Networking detection improved (fallback to network-manager-gnome)
- Bottom bar does not have a shorcut to a file manager as it’s a common practice in modern desktops. Fixed when falling back to LXDE.
- Double-clicking on directories on desktop opens Iceweasel (Firefox fork) instead of a file manager. Fixed when falling back to LXDE.
Improvements (0.32b1):
- Super Grub2 Disk is no longer included. That makes easier to put the ISO to USB devices thanks to standard multiboot tools which support Debian Live cds.
- Rescapp UI has been redesigned
- Every option is at hand at the first screen.
- Rescapp options can be scrolled. That makes it easier to add new options without bothering on final design.
- Run option screen buttons have been rearranged to make it easier to read.
- RazorQT has been replaced by LXDE which seems more mature. LXQT will have to wait.
- WICD has been replaced by network-manager-gnome. That makes easier to connect to wired and wireless networks.
- It is no longer based on Debian Unstable (sid) branch.
Distro facts:
- Packages versions for this release can be found at Rescatux 0.40b9 packages.
- It’s based mainly on Debian Jessie (Stable). Some packages are from Debian Unstable (sid).
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Help Rescatux project:
I think we can expect four months maximum till the new stable Rescatux is ready. Helping on these tasks is appreciated:
- Making a youtube video for the new options.
- Make sure documentation for the new options is right.
- Make snapshots for new options documentation so that they don’t lack images.
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Thank you and happy download!
