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72 lines
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util-linux-2.5.tar.gz (source distribution only)
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WARNING: THIS COLLECTION DOES *NOT* SUPPORT SHADOW PASSWORDS.
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WARNING: THIS COLLECTION DOES *NOT* SUPPORT SYSTEM V INITTAB.
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WARNING: DO *NOT* INSTALL WITHOUT THINKING.
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This is a collection of many assorted utilities for Linux. Some are
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system utilities that are not easily available anywhere elsewhere
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(e.g., mkfs.minix, mkswap, cfdisk, fdisk); others are BSD ports of
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common utilities that are not yet contained in any FSF package (e.g.,
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col); others are non-System-V alternatives to common utilities (e.g.,
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simpleinit, agetty, login, passwd).
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The arrangement, as nearly as I can determine, conforms to the Linux
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Filesystem Structure, Interim Release 1.2, March 28, 1995, with *NO*
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exceptions. A copy of the standards document can be found at
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tsx-11.mit.edu:/pub/linux/docs/linux-standards/fsstnd/*.
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Many people provided patches and suggestions. I deeply appreciate
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this.
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This product includes software developed by the University of
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California, Berkeley and its contributors.
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IN THE FUTURE, SEND UPDATES AND PATCHES TO: util-linux@math.uio.no
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HIGHLIGHTS for version 2.5:
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0) Nicolai Langfeldt is taking over maintenance of util-linux, with the
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help of a few others (Michael K. Johnson, Andries Brouwer, and Rik
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Faith).
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PLEASE SEND PATCHES AND UPDATES TO: util-linux@math.uio.no
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1) The following packages have been removed. Please use the up-to-date,
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canonical versions of these packages from the listed places:
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timezone support (/usr/lib/zoneinfo, libz.a, zic, zdump):
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elsie.nci.nih.gov:/pub/tzcode95d.tar.gz
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elsie.nci.nih.gov:/pub/tzdata95h.tar.gz
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MAKEDEV-C:
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sunsite.unc.edu:/pub/Linux/system/Admin/MAKEDEV-C-1.5.tar.gz
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MAKEDEV:
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sunsite.unc.edu:/pub/Linux/system/Admin/MAKEDEV-2.2.tar.gz
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md5sum:
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prep.ai.mit.edu:/pub/gnu/textutils-1.3.tar.gz
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[The GNU version is now compatible with the Plumb/Lankester
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version.]
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ksymoops:
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Now bundled with the kernel in linux/scripts.
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2) update_state has been removed
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3) fdisk now supports NetBSD disklabels courtesy of Bernhard Fastenrath
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<fasten@athene.informatik.uni-bonn.de> (and > 8GB disks, courtesy of
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Andries Brouwer)
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4) mount improved -- many patches from Andries Brouwer for greatly improved
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error reporting
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5) ddate, chkdupexe, and other programs have been improved and bug fixed
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6) util-linux is now a source-only distribution
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7) mcookie generates better random numbers and will use /dev/random or
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/dev/audio if available
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8) chfn, chsh, passwd, and vipw have been updated with security patches
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from Zefram <A.Main@dcs.warwick.ac.uk>. Now, they all use the same
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locking, and several security holes have been patched. Further, chsh
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and chfn can be configured at compile time to require a password before
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updates and chsh can be configured to only use shells from /etc/shells.
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