Software Update: SystemRescue 9.04

Version 9.04 of SystemRescue has been released. SystemRescue is a self-starting Linux environment for managing or repairing a system and data after a crash. It is intended to perform administrative tasks such as creating and editing the hard disk partitions in an easy way. It comes with various programs such as GParted, fsarchiver, file system tools, editors, Midnight Commander and network tools. It can be used for both Linux and Windows computers and requires no installation, but it is possible. The kernel supports all major file systems such as ext3/ext4, xfs, btrfs, reiserfs, jfs, vfat, ntfs, and network file systems such as SMB and NFS. The changelog for this release looks like this:

Changes in version 9.04:

• Updated the kernel to the Long-Term-Supported linux-5.15.58
• “cow_label” and “cow_directory” boot options can now also be set via the YAML config file
• New “nomdlvm” boot option doesn’t activate md raid and lvm devices, preventing disk writes (#272)
• Speed ​​up boot process and fix pacman usage by using a preconfigured pacman trust database (#290)
• Improve “mountall” script: detect more partitions, ignore swap, LUKS encryption support
• Improve “mountall” script: add –readonly option, reuse empty mountpoints
• Fix DNS name resolution during the initramfs boot phase
• The “ca-trust” config option is applied to Firefox too
• Add options to the “sysconfig” scope of YAML configs: timezone, authorized_keys, bookmarks
• Fix configuration when there is no YAML file at all (eg when booting via PXE)
• Added packages: rclone, qemu-img, multipath-tools, unrar