[debian-edu-commits] [Debian Wiki] Update of "DebianEdu/ReleaseNotes/Wheezy" by PetterReinholdtsen

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Improve the release notes.

  
  To: debian-edu-announce (at) lists.debian.org, debian-edu (at) lists.debian.org, debian-publicity (at) lists.debian.org, debian-devel-announce (at) lists.debian.org, linuxiskolen (at) skolelinux.no, admin-discuss (at) skolelinux.org, user (at) skolelinux.de, bruker (at) skolelinux.no, debian-edu-french (at) lists.debian.org, styret (at) skolelinux.no, press (at) debian.org, distro (at) distrowatch.com 
  
- Subject: Second beta release of Debian Edu/Skolelinux based on Debian Wheezy
+ Subject: Second beta release (beta 1) of Debian Edu/Skolelinux based on Debian Wheezy
  
  == New features for Debian Edu 7.1+edu0~b1 released 2013-08-XX ==
  
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  === About Debian Edu and Skolelinux ===
  
- [[http://www.skolelinux.org/|Debian Edu, also known as Skolelinux]], is a Linux distribution based on Debian providing an out-of-the box environment of a completely configured school network. Immediately after installation a school server running all services needed for a school network is set up just waiting for users and machines being added via GOsa², a comfortable Web-UI. A netbooting environment is prepared using PXE, so after initial installation of the main server from CD, DVD or USB stick all other machines can be installed via the network.  The provided school server provides LDAP database and Kerberos authentication service, centralized home directories, DHCP server, web proxy and many other services.  The desktop contains [[http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Educational_applications_included_in_Debian_Edu___Skolelinux__the_screenshot_collection____.html|more than 60 educational software packages]] and more are available from the Debian archive, and schools can choose between KDE, Gnome, LXDE and Xfce desktop environment.
+ [[http://www.skolelinux.org/|Debian Edu, also known as Skolelinux]], is a Linux distribution based on Debian providing an out-of-the box environment of a completely configured school network. Immediately after installation a school server running all services needed for a school network is set up just waiting for users and machines being added via GOsa², a comfortable Web-UI. A netbooting environment is prepared using PXE, so after initial installation of the main server from CD or USB stick all other machines can be installed via the network.  The provided school server provides LDAP database and Kerberos authentication service, centralized home directories, DHCP server, web proxy and many other services.  The desktop contains [[http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Educational_applications_included_in_Debian_Edu___Skolelinux__the_screenshot_collection____.html|more than 60 educational software packages]] and more are available from the Debian archive, and schools can choose between KDE, Gnome, LXDE and Xfce desktop environment.
  
  This is the sixth test release based on Debian Wheezy.  Basically this is an updated and slightly improved version compared to the Squeeze release.
  
- /!\ Alpha based installations should reinstall or downgrade the versions of gosa and libpam-mklocaluser to the ones used in this beta release. Both alpha and beta0 based installations should reinstall or deal with gosa.conf manually; there are two options: (1) Keep gosa.conf and edit this file as outlined  [[http://lists.debian.org/debian-edu/2013/08/msg00127.html|on the mailing list]]. (2) Accept the new version of gosa.conf and replace both contained admin password placeholders with the password hashes found in the old one (backup copy!). In both cases all users have to renew their password.   
+ /!\ Alpha based installations should reinstall or downgrade the versions of gosa and libpam-mklocaluser to the ones used in this beta release. Both alpha and beta0 based installations should reinstall or deal with gosa.conf manually; there are two options: (1) Keep gosa.conf and edit this file as outlined  [[http://lists.debian.org/debian-edu/2013/08/msg00127.html|on the mailing list]]. (2) Accept the new version of gosa.conf and replace both contained admin password placeholders with the password hashes found in the old one (backup copy!). In both cases every user need to change their their password to make sure a password is set for CIFS access to their home directory.
  
  === Software updates ===
  
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  === Other changes ===
  
-  * Adjusted the USB ISO image build to include every tool needed for desktop=xfce installations.
+  * Adjusted the USB stick ISO image build to include every tool needed for desktop=xfce installations.
-  * Adjust thin-client-server task to work when installing from USB ISO image.
+  * Adjust thin-client-server task to work when installing from USB stick ISO image.
+  * Made new grub artwork (changed png from indexed to RGB format).
-  * Fixed bugs blocking Windows machines from joining the Samba domain.
-  * Made new grub artwork (changed png to rgb instead of indexed).
   * Minor cleanup in the CUPS setup.
-  * Make sure that bootstrapping of the Samba domain really happens during installation of the main server.
+  * Make sure that bootstrapping of the Samba domain really happens during installation of the main server and adjust SID handling to cope with this.
   * Make Samba passwords changeable (again) via GOsa².
   * Fix generation of LM and NT password hashes via GOsa² to avoid empty password hashes.
-  * Adapt Samba machine domain joining to latest change in the smbldap-tools Perl package.
+  * Adapted Samba machine domain joining to latest change in the smbldap-tools Perl package, fixing bugs blocking Windows machines from joining the Samba domain.
  
  === Known issues ===