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@@ -1,67 +1,71 @@ -[Please note that the latest fdisk is "v2.0a (>2GB)" and the latest cfdisk -is "0.8a BETA (>2GB)". The cannonical versions of both are in this -package, and both should work with disks > 2GB if you have Linux 1.1.46 or -above.] - -util-linux-2.2.tar.gz (source distribution) -util-linux-2.2.bin.tar.gz (binary distribution) +util-linux-2.5.tar.gz (source distribution only) WARNING: THIS COLLECTION DOES *NOT* SUPPORT SHADOW PASSWORDS. WARNING: THIS COLLECTION DOES *NOT* SUPPORT SYSTEM V INITTAB. - WARNING: USE GNU TAR -- OTHER TARS WILL FAIL SILENTLY! - WARNING: DO *NOT* INSTALL WITHOUT THINKING. - WARNING: *READ* the util-linux-2.2.bin.Notes file *BEFORE* and *AFTER* - installation: there are a few links you must make by hand. - This is a collection of many assorted utilities for Linux. Some are system utilities that are not easily available anywhere elsewhere - (e.g., mkfs.minix, mkswap); others are BSD ports of common utilities - that are not yet contained in any FSF package (e.g., col); others are - non-System-V alternatives to common utilities (e.g., simpleinit, - agetty, login, passwd). + (e.g., mkfs.minix, mkswap, cfdisk, fdisk); others are BSD ports of + common utilities that are not yet contained in any FSF package (e.g., + col); others are non-System-V alternatives to common utilities (e.g., + simpleinit, agetty, login, passwd). The arrangement, as nearly as I can determine, conforms to the Linux - Filesystem Structure, Interim Release 1.1, October 9, 1994, with *NO* + Filesystem Structure, Interim Release 1.2, March 28, 1995, with *NO* exceptions. A copy of the standards document can be found at tsx-11.mit.edu:/pub/linux/docs/linux-standards/fsstnd/*. Many people provided patches and suggestions. I deeply appreciate this. - -HIGHLIGHTS for version 2.2: -1) This is primarily a quick bug-fix release for version 2.1 -2) mkfs wrapper added back in, since e2fsprogs only supplies an fsck wrapper -3) selection removed, since someone appears to be maintaining it now. See - sunsite.unc.edu:/pub/linux/kernel/patches/console for recent sources. - For the time being, I'm keeping a copy in the historic subdirectory of - util-linux. A "make install" should work find from within that - directory. -4) Note that other floppy utilities are available from: - ftp.imag.fr:pub/Linux/ZLIBC/fdutils/fdutils-4.1.src.tar.gz - sunsite.unc.edu:/pub/Linux/system/Misc/fdutils-4.1.src.tar.gz - tsx-11.mit.edu:/pub/linux/sources/sbin/fdutils-4.1.src.tar.gz - - -HIGHLIGHTS for version 2.1: - -1) Directory structure rearrange, with configuration support for those who - use shadow passwords and System V init (no support is provided for these - things, but your utilities won't get overwritten if you do a "make - install" after you properly edit MCONFIG). -2) fdisk and cfdisk should work as expected with 2GB+ disk drives -3) As usual, lots of stuff was updated and added, including mount, vipw, - readprofile -4) Some stuff was also deleted, and can now be found elsewhere: - fsck wrapper: tsx-11.mit.edu:/pub/linux/ALPHA/ext2fs/e2fsprogs* - pwd, su: prep.ai.mit.edu:/pub/gnu/sh-utils* - ed: prep.ai.mit.edu:/pub/gnu/ed* - od: prep.ai.mit.edu:/pub/gnu/textutils* - uudecode/uuencode: prep.ai.mit.edu:/pub/gnu/sharutils* - bdflush/update: ftp.funet.fi:/pub/OS/Linux/PEOPLE/Linus/v1.1/bdflush* - + This product includes software developed by the University of + California, Berkeley and its contributors. + + IN THE FUTURE, SEND UPDATES AND PATCHES TO: util-linux@math.uio.no + + + +HIGHLIGHTS for version 2.5: + +0) Nicolai Langfeldt is taking over maintenance of util-linux, with the + help of a few others (Michael K. Johnson, Andries Brouwer, and Rik + Faith). + + PLEASE SEND PATCHES AND UPDATES TO: util-linux@math.uio.no + +1) The following packages have been removed. Please use the up-to-date, + canonical versions of these packages from the listed places: + + timezone support (/usr/lib/zoneinfo, libz.a, zic, zdump): + elsie.nci.nih.gov:/pub/tzcode95d.tar.gz + elsie.nci.nih.gov:/pub/tzdata95h.tar.gz + MAKEDEV-C: + sunsite.unc.edu:/pub/Linux/system/Admin/MAKEDEV-C-1.5.tar.gz + MAKEDEV: + sunsite.unc.edu:/pub/Linux/system/Admin/MAKEDEV-2.2.tar.gz + md5sum: + prep.ai.mit.edu:/pub/gnu/textutils-1.3.tar.gz + [The GNU version is now compatible with the Plumb/Lankester + version.] + ksymoops: + Now bundled with the kernel in linux/scripts. + +2) update_state has been removed +3) fdisk now supports NetBSD disklabels courtesy of Bernhard Fastenrath + <fasten@athene.informatik.uni-bonn.de> (and > 8GB disks, courtesy of + Andries Brouwer) +4) mount improved -- many patches from Andries Brouwer for greatly improved + error reporting +5) ddate, chkdupexe, and other programs have been improved and bug fixed +6) util-linux is now a source-only distribution +7) mcookie generates better random numbers and will use /dev/random or + /dev/audio if available +8) chfn, chsh, passwd, and vipw have been updated with security patches + from Zefram <A.Main@dcs.warwick.ac.uk>. Now, they all use the same + locking, and several security holes have been patched. Further, chsh + and chfn can be configured at compile time to require a password before + updates and chsh can be configured to only use shells from /etc/shells. |