This is the first public release of the Debian Linux distribution, version 0.91 BETA. It can be found at sunsite.unc.edu in the directory `/pub/Linux/distributions/debian'. It is also mirrored at a number of sites around the world. Please connect to the site nearest you: (Last updated: Mon Jan 31 10:11:59 EST 1994) Country Name Directory ------- ---- --------- Austria flinux.tu-graz.ac.at /pub/mirror/debian France ftp.ibp.fr /pub/linux/distributions/debian Germany ftp.gwdg.de /pub/linux/install/debian The Netherlands ftp.nl.net /pub/os/Linux/distr/Debian South Africa ftp.sun.ac.za /pub/linux/distributions/Debian Taiwan NCTUCCCA.edu.tw /Operating-Systems/Linux/Debian U.K. src.doc.ic.ac.uk /packages/Linux/other/debian U.S. cps201.cps.cmich.edu /pub/linux/packages/debian Bug Reporting ============= Please mail bug reports, comments and suggestions to < debian-bugs@pixar.com>. [ NOTE to BETA testers: this is intended for those not on the debian-devel list. If you are, then don't bother with debian-bugs. It's simply a way for end-users to easily reports bugs to us. ] Mailing lists ============= There are several mailing lists devoted to the Debian Linux distribution: * debian-announce@pixar.com A moderated mailing list for important Debian Linux announcements (new releases, bug fixes, etc.) * debian-devel@pixar.com A _closed_ mailing list for use only by Debian Linux developers and BETA testers * debian-user@pixar.com An open forum for users of Debian Linux These lists are managed by Bruce Perens < bruce@pixar.com>. Bruce is also the moderator of debian-announce. Special thanks to Bruce for setting these lists up for us. From Bruce, here's how these lists can be joined: > The first two lists are open admission. You join them by sending e-mail > to LISTSERV@pixar.com with these two commands in the body of the message: > > subscribe debian-announce YOUR-ENGLISH-NAME > subscribe debian-user YOUR-ENGLISH-NAME > help > > You can leave out the command for any list you aren't interested in. For > instance, Ian Murdock sent these e-mail commands to LISTSERV@pixar.com to > join the lists: > > subscribe debian-announce Ian Murdock > subscribe debian-user Ian Murdock > help > > The debian-devel list is closed-admission. You join this by sending > mail to bruce@pixar.com with a sentence or so explaining that you are > developing software or that you will continue to beta-test the Debian > releases. > > The list server will say that you can only post from the address you > subscribed from. That feature is disabled, you can post from any address. Changes from 0.90 to 0.91 ========================= Please see the file `CHANGES-0.91' for details.
NOTE: Please install 0.91 if you have installed 0.90 or before. The change from absolute to relative pathnames will make it impossible to upgrade in the future with dpkg if you are not running 0.91 or later. Please do not attempt to manually upgrade to 0.91 from any previous version; it simply WILL NOT WORK. Changes from 0.90 to 0.91: * repackaged the distribution using relative pathnames in the packages. * worded the mounting example in dinstall slightly better. * fixed the problem with selecting no swap partition in dsetup. * fixed several minor problems in dpkg, most notably the bug that reset the number of packages installed after each disk. Several additional changes were made to the script, but they were minor, including modifications to deal with relative pathnames, a fix so that package dependencies actually WORK now and better error handling when a filesystem cannot be mounted. * upgraded to Linux kernel 0.99.14w. This fixed the `ftp: setsockopt TOS (ignored)' problem we were having with ftp and rlogin/rsh. * patched dip-3.3.7 to work with recent kernels. Thanks, Christian. * some permission changes: chsh, rlogin and rsh weren't SUID. * upgraded to fixperms 1.0. It now reports incorrect owner/group when appropriate. * a bit more, but I forget exactly what. I must start keeping better notes.
# ChangeLog: a log of the changes to the Debian Linux distribution # # Check this file for fixes, upgrades, additions, and new releases # Release dates: 29 Jan 94: Debian Linux 0.91 BETA released (public BETA) 26 Jan 94: Debian Linux 0.90 BETA released (public BETA) 28 Nov 93: Debian Linux 0.81 BETA released (limited BETA) 23 Nov 93: Debian Linux 0.80 BETA released (limited BETA) 07 Nov 93: Debian Linux 0.04 ALPHA released (ALPHA) 02 Nov 93: Debian Linux 0.03 ALPHA released (ALPHA) 17 Oct 93: Debian Linux 0.02 ALPHA released (ALPHA) 15 Sep 93: Debian Linux 0.01 ALPHA released (pre-ALPHA) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Changes: 29 Jan 94: Please see `CHANGES-0.91' for full details. 27 Jan 94: The `info' package was added. A new bootdisk image was uploaded. The old one was missing a few devices.