pkgsrc status (June)
Written by olear (2008-06-26)
pkgsrc bulk builds are available for the -stable and -current pkgsrc branch. The bulk builds only test the following packages:
meta-pkgs/gnome meta-pkgs/gtk2-extras meta-pkgs/kde3 meta-pkgs/modular-xorg-apps meta-pkgs/modular-xorg-drivers meta-pkgs/modular-xorg-fonts meta-pkgs/modular-xorg-libs meta-pkgs/xfce4 meta-pkgs/xfce4-extras
Conclusion? Things are getting better, MesaLib finally compiles. Still, can't get a clean build from any of the desktop environments. Due to all the broken packages in 2008Q1, KDE and GNOME will probably not be available in binary form in this release, depends on how many packages that are broken (and the work that is needed to fix them).
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Service changes
Written by olear (2008-06-26)
http://trac.dracolinux.org has now been replaced by http://dracolinux.googlecode.com, the old server will still be online, but all development will happen at googlecode.
SVN, Wiki, and bug tracker are available from:
http://dracolinux.googlecode.com
http://svn.dracolinux.org, http://wiki.dracolinux.org, and http://bugs.dracolinux.org will be redirected to googlecode as soon as possible.
Also added three mailing lists:
http://groups.google.com/group/dracolinux
http://groups.google.com/group/dracolinux-announce
http://groups.google.com/group/dracolinux-dev
The forum and homepage will be untouched for a couple of months, then moved where http://www.dracolinux.us and http://www.pkgsrc-linux.org are hosted.
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The server is down (again)
Written by olear (2008-04-21)
That's right, round two. Our main server is down due to traffic. Please use our last mirror to download ISOs.
EDIT: dracolinux.us and pkgsrc-linux.org is up an running again.
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Draco Current 20080419
Written by olear (2008-04-21)
First snapshot of 0.3.1 is available. Changes since 0.3.0 includes upgraded userland, bugfixes, pkgsrc-2008Q1, and two new kernels (2.6.24/2.6.25) .
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Changes in -current
Written by olear (2008-04-17)
Since version 0.1, Draco has bundled the tools needed to use pkgsrc in a package named pkgsrc-bootstrap. If you have noticed the latest commits to -current, you will see that the pkgsrc-bootstrap package is gone, replaced by individual packages named; bmake, bootstrap-mk-files, libarchive, libnbcompat, pax, and pkg_install.
The tools are now available from /usr instead of /usr/local, this also means that the mk.conf file will be moved to /etc.
The dtools package has also been split into three packages; pkgtools, dracopkg, and dracosrc.
The upgrade (when current is stable) will be painless, just wanted to give a heads up.
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Servers down
Written by olear (2008-04-16)
Due to popular demand, our server got hammered today. [s]Some services are still unavailable, but I'm working on it[/s]. Please use our mirrors for ISO downloads, I'm also setting up a new mirror for the repo.
Draco 0.3.0 and Draco Desktop 2007Q4:
http://www.dracolinux.us/
http://www.symbiosis.tv/pub/draco/draco-0.3-iso/
Repository changes
The repository has moved to pkgsrc-linux.org . You need to edit /usr/local/etc/mk.conf.
Replace:
BINPKG_SITES+=ftp://ftp.dracolinux.org/draco/packages/${OS_VERSION}
with:
BINPKG_SITES+=http://www.pkgsrc-linux.org/pub/packages
Next update to pkgsrc-bootstrap will also fix this issue. Everything is now back to normal :)
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Draco GNU/Linux 0.3.0
Written by olear (2008-04-10)
Introducing Draco GNU/Linux 0.3.0. Featuring kernel 2.6.23 (with optional 2.6.16), Glibc 2.6.1, GCC 4.1.2, and OSS 4.0. Selected packages from pkgsrc is available through the repo and on ISO.
This release also introduces Draco Desktop. Draco Desktop contains the latest stable Draco release, bundled with software from the latest pkgsrc branch. Draco Desktop defaults to XFCE, with Fluxbox as an option.
More information can be found in our wiki, including Installing Draco, Using Draco, DracoPKG, Draco Desktop, and FAQ.
Enjoy :)
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Draco 0.3rc1
Written by olear (2008-03-30)
Finally, Draco 0.3 has been marked release quality. Changes since beta2 includes the removal of SlackBuilds as build system, it took two month more than expected, but I believe it was worth it. Draco is now self contained and can easily be (re)built from the commandline.
The rest of the system has also been overhauled, with several fixes and features. Also added legacy kernel (2.6.16), a good kernel to use on servers or workstations.
This release introduces Draco Desktop. This project is my humble attempt at making a usable desktop version of Draco.
Feedback on external drivers (ipw3945, madwifi, ralink, ndiswrapper etc) and the rest of the system are welcome.
Complete ChangeLog available here.
Upgrade from Draco 0.3beta2:
# dp audit update
# dp audit system
# dp sysinst dtools
# dp update system
Check and fix .new files
Run lilo and reboot
Upgrade from Draco 0.2:
Download dtools
# installpkg dtools-0.3.0rc1.20080329-i486-dp8.tgz
# dp audit update
# dp audit system
# dp update system
Check and fix .new files
Run lilo and reboot
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The NetBSD Project Celebrates Its 15th Anniversary
Written by olear (2008-03-20)
OS pioneer NetBSD marks its fifteenth birthday. The first commits were made to the NetBSD source code repository on March 21, 1993. In addition to the robust OS it is, NetBSD code has contributed to countless other projects. Congratulations to NetBSD contributors past and present.
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Linux vmsplice Local Root Exploit
Written by olear (2008-02-13)
Patches available for Draco 0.2 and Draco 0.3.
Draco 0.2:
$ up2date -l -i
Draco 0.3:
$ dp audit update
$ dp update system (dtools included in beta2 needs an upgrade, run 'dp sysinst dtools' before running this command)
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