Bug#925266: two different versions for Jessie install media (8.11.1 for LTS, 8.11.0 for the rest)

Thu, 21 Mar 2019 16:34:13 -0700 

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Hi all
Install media version 8.11.1 has been created for Jessie LTS
architectures only, so we need to keep on offering 8.11.0 images for the
non-LTS arches (currently we have broken links for mips, mipsel,
powerpc, ppc64el and s390x because they point to non-existent 8.11.1
images).

I have created a branch including the needed tags to offer the correct
images for each architecture:

https://salsa.debian.org/webmaster-team/webwml/tree/jessie-8.11.0-and-8.11.1

and a merge request:

https://salsa.debian.org/webmaster-team/webwml/merge_requests/81

I have built in local and it seems everything is correct. Attached you
can find the result.

There is a little more work to do, though:

* Explain more clearly in
/english/releases/jessie/debian-installer/index.wml that 8.11.1 is only
available for LTS arches.

* The result (attached) is a bit ugly, IMO, with 2 rows of links to
images for each type. I couldn't find the way to put all the
architectures in the same row. I tried to add some label "LTS" and "non
LTS" but I only succeeded in displaying those in a row *after* the list
of links, so I didn't like it either.

Please comment on this, if you think it's ready to merge I would merge
it soon. If I get no comments in one week or so, I'll count it as it's
ok and merge it.

Kind regards

-- 
Laura Arjona Reina
https://wiki.debian.org/LauraArjona
Title: Debian -- Debian “jessie” Installation Information

Installing Debian 8.11

Debian 8 has been superseded by Debian 9 (stretch). Some of these installation images may no longer be available, or may no longer work, and you are recommended to install stretch instead.

To install Debian 8.11 (jessie), download any of the following images (all i386 and amd64 CD/DVD images can be used on USB sticks too):

netinst CD image (generally 150-280 MB)

full CD sets

full DVD sets

CD (via BitTorrent)

DVD (via BitTorrent)

CD (via jigdo)

DVD (via jigdo)

Blu-ray (via jigdo)

other images (netboot, flexible usb stick, etc.)

If any of the hardware in your system requires non-free firmware to be loaded with the device driver, you can use one of the tarballs of common firmware packages or download an unofficial image including these non-free firmwares. Instructions how to use the tarballs and general information about loading firmware during an installation can be found in the Installation Guide (see Documentation below).

netinst (generally 240-290 MB) non-free CD images with firmware

Notes

  • For downloading full CD and DVD images the use of BitTorrent or jigdo is recommended.
  • For the less common architectures only a limited number of images from the CD and DVD sets is available as ISO file or via BitTorrent. The full sets are only available via jigdo.
  • The multi-arch CD images support i386/amd64; the installation is similar to installing from a single architecture netinst image.
  • The multi-arch DVD image supports i386/amd64; the installation is similar to installing from a single architecture full CD image; the DVD also includes the source for all included packages.
  • For the installation images, verification files (SHA256SUMS, SHA512SUMS and other) are available from the same directory as the images.

Documentation

If you read only one document before installing, read our Installation Howto, a quick walkthrough of the installation process. Other useful documentation includes:

Errata

This is a list of known problems in the installer shipped with Debian 8.11. If you have experienced a problem installing Debian and do not see your problem listed here, please send us an installation report describing the problem or check the wiki for other known problems.

Errata for release 8.11

pkgsel does not install updates with ABI changes (by default)
Bug #908711: during installation with network sources enabled, the installed security updates don't include updates that depend on a new binary package, due to a kernel or library ABI change.
Status: This has been fixed in the installer included for newer releases (Debian 9 stretch). For Debian 8 installations, since no new Debian installer is provided, security updates that depend on new packages should be installed manually:
- Run apt-get upgrade --with-new-pkgs
- Reboot to complete the upgrade.
APT was vulnerable to a man-in-the-middle attack
A bug in the APT HTTP transport method (CVE-2019-3462) could be exploited by an attacker located as a man-in-the-middle between APT and a mirror to cause the installation of additional, malicious, packages.
This can be mitigated by disabling use of the network during initial installation and then upgrading following the instructions in DLA-1637.
Status: This has been fixed in 8.11.1

Errata for release 8.0

Desktop installations may not work using CD#1 alone
Due to space constraints on the first CD, not all of the expected GNOME desktop packages fit on CD#1. For a successful installation, use extra package sources (e.g. a second CD or a network mirror) or use a DVD instead.
Status: It is unlikely more efforts can be made to fit more packages on CD#1.
Powerpc boot messages are out of date
Bug #783569: powerpc CDs still talk about using the kernel command line to select a desktop, which is now obsolete - use the tasksel menu instead.
Status: This has been fixed in 8.1
Problems installing more than one desktop task at once
Bug #783571: It's not possible to install both GNOME and Xfce at the same time. There is a conflict in dependencies that causes package installations to fail.
Status: This has been fixed in 8.1

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