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  • Debian Installer Bookworm RC 1 release

    From Cyril Brulebois@21:1/5 to All on Mon Apr 3 23:40:02 2023
    XPost: linux.debian.maint.boot

    The Debian Installer team[1] is pleased to announce the first release
    candidate of the installer for Debian 12 "Bookworm".


    Improvements in this release
    ============================

    * debian-cd:
    - Use hard links instead of symlinks for firmware packages
    (#1031696).
    - Delete loadlin support entirely.
    * debian-installer:
    - Refresh help screen with minimum disk size for installation and
    better documentation links (#1033193).
    * debian-installer-utils:
    - Include xterm terminfo entry on all architectures, fixing nano
    issues in the graphical installer (#1026027).
    * grub-installer:
    - Basic heuristic for force-efi-extra-removable question.
    - Add question for running grub-install with --no-nvram, using
    similar logic.
    * hw-detect:
    - Deduplicate the list of requested firmware files, not just the
    list of requesting modules (#1031631).
    - Implement microcode support when /proc/cpuinfo contains a
    vendor_id field, with one of the following values (#1029804):
    + Install amd64-microcode on AuthenticAMD.
    + Install intel-microcode on GenuineIntel.
    + Enable non-free-firmware accordingly.
    + Perform installation via finish-install, making sure apt-setup
    has been configured, and using apt-install for dependency
    resolution.
    - Optimize firmware package installation: process dpkg triggers
    once, after all packages have been installed, leading to a single
    update-initramfs call.
    - Fix condition around moutmedia calls (#1032377).
    - Fix files removal for non-accepted firmware packages (#1032377).
    - Add a special case for the mhi module (#1032140), using holders
    information (e.g. ath11k_pci and qrtr_mhi for some Atheros
    wireless cards).
    - Fix dmesg timestamp management.
    - Fix package name extraction when removing a firmware package (e.g.
    it failed to install because it was corrupted).
    - Build /var/log/firmware-summary as a 3-column summary of firmware
    (and microcode) packages getting installed (#1029849).
    - Fix removal of temporary files in /target after installing firmware
    packages (#1033035).
    - Determine the package name by using the Package field instead of
    trusting the filename when installing firmware packages (#1033035).
    - Make sure not to include the possible -n option when setting the
    IFACES variables in check-missing-firmware (#1033035).
    * installation-report:
    - Store firmware information in /var/log/installer/firmware-summary
    (#1033325). See the 2.87 changelog entry for details.
    - Include firmware-summary in installation reports.
    * localechooser:
    - Remove AN from country list; move CW to Caribbean region.


    Hardware support changes
    ========================

    * debian-installer:
    - Enable sound modules and speakup on arm64 gtk images.
    * linux:
    - Fix reloading mt7921e module after deploying firmware files
    (#1029116).
    - Add michael_mic to crypto-modules, for ath11k and others
    (#1032140).
    - Add qrtr_mhi to nic-wireless, for ath11k (#1032140).
    - Add DRM ast driver to fb-modules on ppc64el (#990016).
    - Add sound and speakup udebs on arm64 and armhf (#1031289).


    Localization status
    ===================

    * 78 languages are supported in this release.
    * Full translation for 41 of them.


    Known bugs in this release
    ==========================

    * Encrypted LVM might fail on low memory systems (#1028250).
    * Broken “Guided - use entire disk and set up LVM” partitioning
    in UEFI mode (#1033913).

    See the errata[2] for details and a full list of known issues.


    Feedback for this release
    =========================

    We need your help to find bugs and further improve the installer, so
    please try it. Installation images, and everything else you will need
    are available at our web site[3].


    Thanks
    ======

    The Debian Installer team thanks everybody who has contributed to this
    release.


    1. https://wiki.debian.org/DebianInstaller/Team
    2. https://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/errata
    3. https://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer


    Cheers,
    --
    Cyril Brulebois (kibi@debian.org) <https://debamax.com/>
    D-I release manager -- Release team member -- Freelance Consultant

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