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- util-linux-2.5.tar.gz (source distribution only)
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- WARNING: THIS COLLECTION DOES *NOT* SUPPORT SHADOW PASSWORDS.
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- WARNING: THIS COLLECTION DOES *NOT* SUPPORT SYSTEM V INITTAB.
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- WARNING: DO *NOT* INSTALL WITHOUT THINKING.
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- 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, 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).
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- The arrangement, as nearly as I can determine, conforms to the Linux
- 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/*.
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- Many people provided patches and suggestions. I deeply appreciate
- this.
-
- 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
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-
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- HIGHLIGHTS for version 2.5:
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- 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).
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- PLEASE SEND PATCHES AND UPDATES TO: util-linux@math.uio.no
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- 1) The following packages have been removed. Please use the up-to-date,
- canonical versions of these packages from the listed places:
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- 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.
-