Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 CD/DVD images updated (r0a)

Posted Jun 11, 2005 19:12 UTC (Sat) by amacater (subscriber, #790)
Parent article: Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 CD/DVD images updated (r0a)

Slight correction: this isn't a new release as such. The initial CD/DVD
images (which probably lasted less than a day in total after release) had a
mistake in the setup lines for apt on install - they didn't correctly
download from the Debian security site. The fix is on the Debian web site -
if you did inadvertently install from the broken disk images, you don't
need to re-install, all you need do is check and edit /etc/apt/sources.list.
Debian release is still 3.0r0 - the CD and DVD images have been updated as
3.0r0a but, essentially, there's almost no change at all. The comment on
Slashdot about "Obviously this was a rushed job. Typical Debian, always
cutting corners, never taking times to do things properly :P. " probably
puts this into it's correct perspective - after nearly three years, a tiny
glitch has attracted massive inadvertent publicity. [The Slashdot comment
was moderated as +5 Funny - and deserved it :) ]

Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 CD/DVD images updated (r0a)

Posted Jun 12, 2005 23:56 UTC (Sun) by madscientist (subscriber, #16861) [Link]

There was also a very minor glitch, where the text file in the CD build was still stating that Sarge was unstable, because someone forgot to update it.

I posted a message on debian-user that these things should be added to a "what to check right before you release" checklist. I have no idea whether such a thing already exists, but IMO if it doesn't it absolutely should: if you're only going to release the thing once every three years you can't very well expect anyone to REMEMBER all those little details!!