I am happy to announce the release of GNU fdisk 1.2
GNU fdisk aims to replace various UNIX operating systems' legacy
partitioning tools with libparted-based ones that mimic the
interface of those tools.
Currently implemented alternatives are:
* util-linux `fdisk'
* util-linux `cfdisk'
Both versions have a compability mode and a GNU mode
that offers additional features.
NEWS
====
In this release we have fixed some of the bugs reported
by debian tracker. For more information about fixed bugs
see:
* inoperable for disks with unknown disklabel
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=445304
This bug was fixed in the previous release (1.1).
We are waiting for comments because we test it only
with plain (zero filled) files.
* gnu-fdisk: wipes out MBR when used on GPT partitions
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=504747
I make a little patch to reread the boot code from the partition.
for more info visit:
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-parted/2008-12/msg00015.html
* gnu-fdisk: reproducible Segmentation fault
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=463720
Fixed in this release (1.2).
* gnu-fdisk doesn't work with ext3 partitions, created with Debian and
Ubuntu installers (with resize_inode features)]
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=511035
We think that this bug depends on libparted. However we will
try to resolve it soon and release a patch.
Download
========
Gzipped and b2zipped tarballs are available from
ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/fdisk/
and its mirror sites. SHA1 sums may be found there as well.
The web site of GNU fdisk is at:
http://www.gnu.org/software/fdisk/
Contributing
============
You can help fdisk by
* testing and using the existing frontends
* developing more frontends (e.g. for Mac fdisk or util-linux sfdisk)
Leslie P. Polzer <pol...@gnu.org>
Christian Brunello <mail.krist...@yahoo.it>
GNU fdisk Maintainer's
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