Freedombox 0.6 Released!
October 31, 2015
Hello,
I'm pleased to announce that FreedomBox version 0.6 has been released! This release comes 2 months after the previous, 0.5 release.
Please feel free to join us to discuss this release on the mailing list, IRC, or on the monthly progress calls:
List: http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/freedombox-discuss/
IRC: irc://irc.debian.org/freedombox
Calls: https://wiki.debian.org/FreedomBox/ProgressCalls
The FreedomBox version 0.6 is available here:
http://ftp.skolelinux.org/pub/freedombox/0.6/
Before using, you should verify the image's signature, see https://wiki.debian.org/FreedomBox/Download for further instructions:
$ gpg --keyserver hkp://pool.sks-keyservers.net --recv-keys 0x36C361440C9BC971
$ gpg --fingerprint 0x36C361440C9BC971
pub 4096R/0C9BC971 2011-11-12
Key fingerprint = BCBE BD57 A11F 70B2 3782
BC57 36C3 6144 0C9B C971
uid Sunil Mohan Adapa <sunil@medhas.org>
sub 4096R/4C1D4B57 2011-11-12
$ gpg --verify freedombox-unstable_2015-10-18_raspberry-armel-card.tar.bz2.sig freedombox-unstable_2015-10-18_raspberry-armel-card.tar.bz2
(Replace the file names with the version you download.)
Thanks to all who helped put this release together.
More information on this release is available on the wiki:
https://wiki.debian.org/FreedomBox/ReleaseNotes
Major FreedomBox 0.6 Changes:
- New supported hardware target: Raspberry Pi 2
- New modules in Plinth:
- Shaarli: Web application to manage and share bookmarks.
- Date & Time: Configure time zone and NTP service.
- Service Discovery: Configure Avahi service.
- Debian packages can be download over Tor.
- Switched from mod_ssl to mod_gnutls.
- Documentation Revamp:
- Get latest FreedomBox user manual from wiki.
- Manual is focused on using FreedomBox, with a section on developing Plinth modules.
- Wi-Fi configuration now in general network configuration.
Known Bugs:
- DreamPlugs do not boot the 0.6 image. Please upgrade your previous Dreamplug by manually upgrading Plinth to 0.6.
Nick