Oxygen 1.8 is a major new revision in the Oxygen distribution. It contains the following new features:
* A new flexible configuration file system * Full support for CDROMs * Upgradable glibc - packaged glibc 2.1 (new) into libc.lrp * More flexibility: things like cron and init are now packages * Linux 2.2.20 with Openwall enhanced security patch * Revised hardening script * Script for headless booting with Compaq PCs * Full support for vfat * More automatic boot sequence * Updated: busybox 0.60.2, syslinux 1.64, more... The new configuration file now allows these new features: * Load from multiple floppies, different formats * Definable prompt - prompt user to insert appropriate disk * Load modules * Load configuration file * Load from a list of packages * Use alternate packing programs (like bzip2) * Load packages from CDROM Oxygen retains these features: * Automatic loading of packages; no more having to specify each package * Updated programs * Security checked * Enhanced with many utilities * Powerful package management (apkg) with optional full-screen interface * Full screen (with ncurses and dialog) configuration * Safe package backups (using apkg -s) - no more panicking when the disk runs out of space... and you find out too late... * Control system kernel parameters with sysctl Available from the download area at http://leaf.sf.net/ -- David Douthitt UNIX Systems Administrator HP-UX, Unixware, Linux [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Leaf-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user
