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Release Information

2026

March

  • 2026-03-31 13:11:38 : [OAC-1392] Fixing secret context in GitHub pipeline support for Vendorless BCLD
  • 2026-03-17 12:41:45 : [OAC-1392] Adding support for newer SOF systems
    • Kernel patch: 6.14.0-37 --> 6.17.0-19

2025

December

  • 2025-12-02 13:37:30 : [OAC-1261] Changed DSP configuration parameter in BCLD config back to: snd_intel_dspcfg.dsp_driver=1
    • Original parameter was with underscores
    • Hyphen notation was for convience but create confusion
    • Added extra parameters for [OAC-1353]:
      • i915.enable_psr=0,
      • i915.enable_dc=0, and
      • intel_iommu=igfx_off
    • Minor kernel patch: 6.14.0-33 --> 6.14.0-36

November

  • 2025-11-20 16:28:45 : Added xscreensaver to REQUIRED packages

October

  • 2025-10-31 16:39:50 : Changed DSP configuration parameter in BCLD config to: snd-intel-dspcfg.dsp_driver=1
    • Parameter was displayed with underscores instead of hyphens
  • 2025-10-28 16:27:56 : [OAC-1313] Added more logind configurations, since XF86 controls barely make a difference
  • 2025-10-22 13:12:13 : [OAC-1193] Adding Mesa and Vulkan drivers for Nouveau Vulkan support
  • 2025-10-15 18:07:56 : Discontinuing Nvidia efforts, switching to Nouveau
    • Added xserver-xorg-video-nouveau to REQUIRED
    • Changed libwacom9 back to REQUIRED
      • No longer needed for Surface builds
    • It sucks, but we can't use proprietary drivers
    • We ran into the same problem before
    • Nvidia is simply not possible (unless we create our own drivers)
  • 2025-10-14 15:01:54 : [OAC-1193] Started working on package management refactor in ISO-Builder
    • Converging methods; created add_pkgs in file operations
    • New method aims to simplify package list generation
  • 2025-10-13 17:53:17 : [OAC-1193] Added extra console output to inspect (Nvidia) package lists
  • Added ISO-PKGS-tag to ISO-Builder
  • Also added extra tag to TagCheck in 00_BCLD-BUILD
  • 2025-10-01 16:31:15 : [OAC-1313] Disabled most XF86 media keys
    • Minor kernel patch: 6.14.0-29 --> 6.14.0-33

September

  • 2025-09-22 13:40:00 : [OAC-1320] Updated internal app --> 14.1.0
    • Incremental kernel update 6.11.0-29 --> 6.14.0-29
    • Added a cleanup to WIKI-exporter
    • Fixed URL in GitHub Workflows

July

  • 2025-07-14 17:09:27 : [OAC-1291] Adding new default icon config file in attempt to fix BCLD Big Mouse
  • 2025-07-10 16:58:29 : [OAC-1292] Completely removed bcld.afname.client and BCLD_APP_SHUTDOWN references
    • App shutdown timer has been completely replaced by client shutdown timer
  • 2025-07-03 17:50:54 : [OAC-1292] Added test methods to check BCLD power cycle parameters
  • 2025-07-02 13:22:51 : [OAC-1292] Shutdown timer BCLD
    • Minor kernel patch: 6.11.0-26 --> 6.11.0-29

June

  • 2025-06-06 15:18:06 : Replace Wiki submodule with regular clone because Git
    • Adding precommit to repo since Git is atrocious and keeps removing it...
  • 2025-06-04 13:27:28 : [OAC-1282] Changing NW logging to NW_PRE_ARGS from BCLD_OPTS
  • 2025-06-03 15:13:31 : [OAC-1279] Removed BCLD parameter bcld.afname.logging from bcld.cfg and added bcld.afname.restart
    • Logging only worked for Facet Chrome App

May

  • 2025-05-28 15:39:43 : [OAC-1279] Added new BCLD parameter: bcld.afname.restart
    • Allows administrator to restart BCLD in set amount of hours
  • 2025-05-26 13:28:02 : [OAC-1282] Added new BCLD parameter: bcld.debug.nw_logging
    • Meant for debugging with CrApp
    • Update major release in sync with CrApp developments
    • Will not be documented and is a test feature
  • 2025-05-20 15:12:27 : [OAC-1212] Changed BCLD namespace to DUONL
    • Minor kernel patch 6.11.0-25 --> 6.11.0-26
    • Updated HashGen
    • Updated README
  • 2025-05-14 15:45:34 : [OAC-1190] Added kernel parameter to default Grub configuration and ISO configuration to prevent hanging on shutdown: pci=hpiosize=0
  • 2025-05-12 11:49:04 : Removed Intel X11 config
  • 2025-05-09 17:11:36 : Set Debian repo arch to AMD64 (64-bit packages only)
  • 2025-05-09 14:30:14 : [OAC-1190] Removing legacy Intel driver from X11 configs
    • Is needed to support Surface laptops

April

  • 2025-04-30 17:44:54 : [OAC-1190] Fix ISO artifacts for alternative kernels
  • 2025-04-29 17:14:22 : [OAC-1190] Moved libwacom9 to KERNEL packages
    • Surface uses libwacom9-surface
  • 2025-04-25 11:51:11 : [OAC-1190] Move Certificate Management before APT installations in chroot.sh
    • Trying to download Surface kernel causes certificate errors
    • Fixed bug in Docker-builder, do not need to explicitly read only (is default)
  • 2025-04-23 16:08:40 : [OAC-1190] Move package ca-certficates from REQUIRED to CHROOT
  • 2025-04-16 15:27:38 : [OAC-1190] Added https://pkg.surfacelinux.com/debian to repositories
  • 2025-04-14 16:57:40 : [OAC-1190] Changed following packages from REQUIRED to CHROOT
    • iptables
    • netfilter-persistent
    • plymouth-theme-spinner
    • unattended-upgrades
    • zstd
  • 2025-04-11 16:51:22 : [OAC-1190] Added new packages for Intel Arc and OpenCL support:
    • libze-intel-gpu1
    • libze1
    • intel-opencl-icd
  • 2025-04-01 12:25:54 : [OAC-1257] Added snd_intel_dspcfg.dsp_driver=1 to BCLD config file
    • Deprecated snd_hda_intel.dmic_detect=0

March

  • 2025-03-28 12:13:14 : Minor kernel patch: 6.11.0-19 --> 6.11.0-21
  • 2025-03-25 12:27:39 : Added firmware-sof-signed to REQUIRED packages
    • System should now have SOF audio support, may require additional configuration
  • 2025-03-07 17:45:21 : Enabled xmodmap and xbindkeys configurations for TEST
    • Disabled server keys globally
  • 2025-03-05 14:48:08 : Added license to PXE-deploy script
    • Mindor kernel patch: 6.11.0-17 --> 6.11.0-19

February

  • 2025-02-28 17:24:42 : [OAC-1247] BCLD TEST will now automatically start the app for testing purposes
    • Kiosk mode will also be disabled after 10 seconds, to test escape combinations
    • New system tests will run over SSH before switching to Chrome debugger
  • 2025-02-25 15:35:05 : [OAC-1170] Added xdotool to DEBUG packages
  • 2025-02-19 16:30:45 : [OAC-1170] Added VERSION file to artifacts for PXE testing
  • 2025-02-18 15:24:41 : [OAC-1170] Added new PXE-deploy script
  • 2025-02-14 12:06:56 : [OAC-1192] Kernel update 6.8.0-52 --> 6.11.0-18
  • 2025-02-07 10:28:51 : [OAC-1239] Fix network check
  • 2025-02-06 16:48:16 : [OAC-1158] Added APP packages to cleanup in chroot.sh
  • 2025-02-05 14:24:52 : [OAC-1158] Minor kernel patch: 6.8.0-51 --> 6.8.0-52
  • 2025-02-03 16:52:30 : [OAC-1158] Added new import_pkg_list method in ISO-builder to add CHROOT packages

January

  • 2025-01-30 12:14:22 : [OAC-1158] Added DHCP fix to check lease right before app start in startup
  • 2025-01-09 12:41:47 : [OAC-1158] Set DHCP Client Identifier back to MAC address in ISO-builder
    • Minor kernel patch 6.8.0-47 --> 6.8.0-51

2024

Oktober

  • 2024-10-16 15:08:57 : [OAC-1163] Added new parameter to make the BCLD sound check optional: bcld.audio.sound_check
    • Minor kernel patch 6.8.0-45 --> 6.8.0-47
  • 2024-10-11 17:21:26 : [OAC-1159] Changed BCLD_MACHINE_ID to BCLD_HOST, since the actual machine id is longer
  • 2024-10-11 15:05:44 : [OAC-1159]
    • Added Super key to xmodmap configuration
    • Applied name corrections in repository for capitalization errors...
    • Added new BCLD_KEYMAPs function in bcld_test for quick analysis of key map status
    • Added new output in Xconfigure for BCLD_VERBOSE
    • Shorten BCLD_KEYMAPs
  • 2024-10-11 13:36:42 : [OAC-1159] Found conflicts between Xkbmap, xmodmap and xbindkeys configurations
    • xkbmap : Will be used to disable system keys, (like TTY switching)
    • xmodmap : Will be used to disable entire keys (like Alt and Meta)
    • xbindkeys : Will be used to disable custom shortcuts (like closing browser tabs in web browsers)
  • 2024-10-10 17:14:01 : [OAC-1159] Fix typo in Xconfigure that broke the entire script and disabled kiosk mode
  • 2024-10-08 11:07:12 : [OAC-1159] Updated xbindkeys configuration
    • Kernel update: 6.8.0-41 --> 6.8.0-45
    • Updated GitHub workflows
    • Moving xbindkeys and xmodmap configurations from RELEASE-tweaks to general (for testing)
      • These daemons must be triggered manually, therefore will not activate in TEST by default

August

  • 2024-09-05 15:51:37 : [OAC-1147] Minor kernel patch: 6.8.0-38 --> 6.8.0-41

July

  • 2024-07-18 14:42:31 : [OAC-1120] Enabled redirect location for BCLD_CHECK
    • BCLD will now follow redirects with BCLD_CHECK
    • Will proceed with trap_shutdown after 10s
  • 2024-07-16 14:57:00 : Added new BCLD Parameters:
    • [OAC-1120] bcld.network.check: BCLD parameter to disable the netwerk check that downloads the BCLD_URL index page to test network speed
    • [OAC-1124] Super_L + Tab removed from xBindKeys configuration
    • [OAC-1126] dis_ucode_ldr: Kernel parameter that disabled CPU microcode updates during boot and may help running BCLD on older systems
    • Removed outdated parameters and aliases from BCLD ENVs and BCLD Startup
    • Adding Default output to BCLD TEST
  • 2024-07-15 14:03:58 :
    • Improve console readability
    • Client Logger was missing NSSDB_KEYS variable
    • Minor kernel patch: 6.8.0-35 --> 6.8.0-38
  • 2024-07-09 12:09:36 : [OAC-1118] Replace echos after printing during the sound checks
  • 2024-07-08 14:06:28 : [OAC-1118] Restrict sound card trap_shutdown to Facet BCLD_VENDOR
  • 2024-07-03 15:54:30 : [OAC-1106]
    • Improved console output readability for TEST images
    • Remove all BCLD_OPTS configuration from BCLD-INIT and BCLD_VENDOR
    • Migrate all BCLD_OPTS configurations to STARTUP
  • 2024-07-03 11:18:40 : Unquote conditional to fix KERNEL_PARAM in BCLD-INIT
  • 2024-07-02 16:37:41 : [OAC-1106]
    • Updated user password method after LTS upgrade (for TEST)
    • Improved print_cert and print_key TEST methods

June

  • 2024-06-26 14:03:48 : [OAC-1106] Revert major release to sync with Facet 13
  • 2024-06-25 13:51:24 : [OAC-1103] Disable sound card trap_shutdown for DEBUG and TEST images
    • Will allow automatic tests to proceed without sound checks
    • trap_shutdown will still work in RELEASE builds
    • Added logger command to list_item_fail method (as BCLD-ERROR)
    • [OAC-1108] Minor kernel patch: 6.8.0-31 --> 6.8.0-35
    • Fix SBOM test
  • 2024-06-19 12:03:43 : [OAC-1100] Removed BCLD_REALTEK parameter from BCLD ENVs
  • 2024-06-04 17:43:10 :
    • Added check_tags method to ISO-builder
    • Improved GRUB output
    • Improved BCLD test package logging output
    • Changes some TAGs
  • 2024-06-04 14:26:23 : Improvements to BCLD-INIT
  • 2024-06-03 16:25:44 : Upgrade GitHub container LTS (24.04) in Workflows
    • Added release/* branch to release environment
  • 2024-06-03 14:07:04 :
    • Added logout to bcld_set_hostname method in BCLD-INIT
    • Clean up grub output

May

  • 2024-05-30 09:57:04 : BCLD_RSYSLOG has been obsoleted; Rsyslogging is now enabled for Facet by default
  • 2024-05-23 12:25:59 : [OAC-1068]
    • BCLD Vendor now runs with root permissions through BCLD-INIT
    • Changes have been made to the BCLD Vendor script
    • Output goes to journal instead of console
    • Cleaned up build output with new headers and lists in ISO-builder and IMG-builder
    • Removed unnecessary functions from ISO-builder
    • Added new ISO-builder TAGs:
      1. ISO-SVCS : Build component installs BCLD services
      2. ISO-CERT : Build component manages BCLD Certificate module
      3. ISO-TWEAKS : Build component manages configuration tweaks for BCLD_MODELs
      4. ISO-CLEANUP : Build component cleans up after SQUASHFS generation
      5. ISO-CLEAR : Build component cleans up after finishing build
    • Added new file operation: safe_return
    • General cleanup of build output
    • Updated Tag Check
  • 2024-05-23 12:09:01 : [OAC-1043]
  • 2024-05-22 14:03:32 : [OAC-1068]
  • 2024-05-21 13:19:45 : [OAC-1068]
  • 2024-05-17 15:37:37 : [OAC-1068]
    • In Noble (24.04), hostnamectl can no longer be used without authorization
    • This means we need to migrate the hostname changes to a higher escalation than ./script/startup.sh
    • Grouped bash configuration scripts in ./config/bash
    • Added new BCLD-INIT root execution script for hostname changes
    • Added license to BCLD Bash profile
    • Added copy_post_config_dirs to ISO-builer
    • Added link_file to File Operations
    • Added bcld_init_links to ISO-builder
  • 2024-05-15 14:20:26 : [OAC-1068] Upgraded more packages
    • Removed libcups2 (UNNECESSARY)
    • Removed librpm9 (UNNECESSARY)
  • 2024-05-15 11:46:33 :
    • Build log now displays failed packages
    • Added new BUILD env: DEFAULT_APP="(/usr/bin/qutebrowser &) && /usr/bin/qutebrowser :tab-close"
    • BCLD_APP is now optional, but will override DEFAULT_APP
    • Optimized Echo Tools, improved conditionals and removed sleeps
  • 2024-05-14 16:06:51 : [OAC-1068] Upgrade packages
    • Many packages replaced/updated
    • Python 3.10 > 3.12
    • Perl 5.34 > 5.38
    • Removed libgsasl7 (DEPRECATED)
    • Removed libsnapd-glib (DEPRECATED)
    • Removed lsb-core (DEPRECATED)
    • Removed rtl8821ce-dkms (OBSOLETE)
    • Added TZ to BUILD configuration
  • 2024-05-14 17:31:56 : Bootstrap process made visible in build logs

April

  • 2024-04-16 15:02:15 : Network check
    • [OAC-1040] Now actually scans 3 times, instead of stopping after 2 tries
    • [OAC-1038] Now waits 3 seconds after every wireless scan if the network is unstable
    • [OAC-1039] Now shuts down the system on failure
  • 2024-04-16 12:37:52 : Remove duplicate package keyboard-configuration from REQUIRED packages
  • 2024-04-11 16:35:55 : [OAC-905] Swapping mouse buttons 2 and 3 for Vendorless BCLD by default in Xconfigure
    • Mouse button 2 does not work in Vendorless BCLD
    • Swapping mouse buttons allows for usage of tabs on laptops
  • 2024-04-10 17:11:10 : [OAC-1031] Enhanced BCLD_CERTs and BCLD_KEYs methods in BCLD TEST package to also include checks for client certificate and key
  • 2024-04-04 17:24:11 : Migrated system requirements, USB configurations and tools from README to BCLD Wiki

March

  • 2024-03-26 11:58:27 : [OAC-837] Attempting to update kernel with Illium release: 6.5.0-26
  • 2024-03-25 14:10:46 : [OAC-486]
    • The Release workflow now contains a BCLD Wiki export for archiving purposes
    • The Extra workflow now contains the SBOM generation for resource optimization
  • 2024-03-25 12:22:20 : [OAC-986] Added BCLD Wiki project as submodule in Modules
  • 2024-03-20 13:02:53 : [OAC-480] Added reporting template and Disclosure Policy to Security Policy
  • 2024-03-14 16:39:46 : [OAC-1003] Added isolinux package to BUILD packages
  • 2024-03-14 15:44:49 : [OAC-1005]
    • Add pci=noaer to BCLD Client config
    • Change precommit to only commit changes if HashGen works
  • 2024-03-14 12:45:25 : [OAC-480] Added section on Vulnerability Reporting in Security Policy
  • 2024-03-13 13:33:25 : [OAC-480] Updated Security Policy
    • More detailed description of bug reporting
  • 2024-03-12 15:14:49 : [OAC-1000]
  • 2024-03-12 12:23:28 : [OAC-978] Updated all license texts in scripts
  • 2024-03-07 14:22:23 : [OAC-938] Added new font packages to support third party apps:
  • 2024-03-06 15:15:15 :
  • 2024-03-05 14:32:08 : Make network check visible in startup script
  • 2024-03-04 13:54:55 :
    • Renamed X_PARAM and X_ALIAS to VENDOR_PARAM and VENDOR_ALIAS
    • Make sure BCLD always reads the BCLD_VERBOSE parameter first
    • Renamed methods in BCLD Vendor script

Februari

  • 2024-02-27 17:32:47 : Fixed NSSDB permissions in BCLD Vendor script
  • 2024-02-26 14:49:36 : [OAC-836] BCLD now executes HashGen automatically as part of the new pre-commit hook
  • 2024-02-26 12:46:52 : Converted ShellCheck report to Markdown format
  • 2024-02-26 10:35:35 :
  • 2024-02-23 15:54:27 : Fixed ALSA sound card check in startup script to display results or failure
  • 2024-02-22 15:02:56 : Fixed output in BATS and ShellCheck test reports
  • 2024-02-21 17:56:29 : Fixed missing description in SBOM
  • 2024-02-21 12:21:25 :
    • Added echo_build method to BCLD-BATS to fix a broken test in the GitHub Workflow
    • Split up BATS test to try and fix on GitHub Actions
    • Removed ISO-CROS TagCheck, because it will always fail in Vendorless BCLD
    • Added new workflow for Realtek BCLD image
  • 2024-02-19 16:03:28 : Added Security Policy
  • 2024-02-15 15:47:17 : Renamed COPYING.eupl back to COPYING
  • 2024-02-15 15:30:43 : [OAC-833] There have been complaints about the network check BCLD_DOWNLOAD performs
    • Outbound asset was a 10mb PNG-file
    • Asset appears to be blocked in some client networks
    • New asset will be BCLD_URL index page
  • 2024-02-14 16:19:27 : [OAC-458] Added OVAL OpenSCAP evaluation to BCLD test package
  • 2024-02-08 14:15:37 : Removed bcld.realtek.driver parameter from BCLD ENVs
    • Driver is still not able to secureboot
    • Removed r8168-dkms
  • 2024-02-06 15:12:49 : Added KEY checks back to bcld_vendor.sh
    • BCLD will break if the NSSDB has a password
    • But when the NSSDB has a password, the URL prompts for it
    • This is undesirable
  • 2024-02-05 13:58:35 : Disabled alternative BCLD_MD5CHECK
  • 2024-02-05 11:39:11 : Fix permissions and remove NSSDB generation from chroot.sh
  • 2024-02-02 15:25:10 :
    • Fix certificate permissions inside bcld_vendor.sh
    • Remove KEY checks from bcld_vendor.sh (they no longer work since the NSSDB has password security)

January

  • 2024-01-26 16:46:24 : RepoMan dependency check updates
  • 2024-01-26 13:38:45 : Kernel update 6.2.0-37 > 6.2.0-39 (kernel 6.5 does not yet support Realtek 8168)
  • 2024-01-25 14:21:40 : Added RepoMan dependencies to BUILD packages
  • 2024-01-22 18:01:45 : BATS tests refactored into single file: ./test/00_BCLD-BUILD.bats
  • 2024-01-22 16:05:02 : Removing test/00_PRE-BUILD.bats because tests are not portable
  • 2024-01-12 16:58:28 : Added shellcheck to BUILD packages and ./test/BCLD-BATS.sh
  • 2024-01-12 14:27:53 : [OAC-897] Added pactl scan before starting the app to detect hidden sinks
  • 2024-01-11 13:48:04 : Expand HashGen to include ./.assets and ./.github
  • 2024-01-10 12:39:20 : Vendorless BCLD released on GitHub
  • 2024-01-03 16:42:21 :
    • Replaced falkon with qutebrowser
    • Unable to disable tabs, only downside
    • Added Shift + Escape to .xbindkeys for QuteBrowser
    • Plymouth English translation

2023

December

  • 2023-12-12 15:39:18: More chroot checks
  • 2023-12-11 17:13:44:
    • Updated ./BCLD_FLOW.png
    • Delete systemd-resolvd.service
    • Added BCLD_APP to the required build ENVs
    • Improvements to checks for required ENVs
    • Removed value outputs for ENV checks as they are not needed
  • 2023-12-08 16:12:01:
    • Introduce BCLD_CFG_EDIT as build variable
    • Allows custom text in bcld.cfg during build
    • Packages in ./config/packages/APP will now only be installed if ./app does not contain any packages
  • 2023-12-08 14:19:46:
    • [OAC-770] ttf-mscorefonts-installer and gsfonts-x11 removed from REQUIRED (did not fix Pi symbol)
    • [KERNEL PATCH] 6.2.0-36 > 6.2.0-37
  • 2023-12-07 13:02:53:
    • System will now immediately poweroff if selected app closes or crashes
    • This prevents RELEASE from reaching a terminal (TTY) if the app crashes unexpectedly
    • [OAC-806] BCLD_VENDORLESS_URL renamed to BCLD_DEFAULT_URL
  • 2023-12-06 15:43:41: HashGen now creates optional hashes and will no longer fail if directories are missing (like ./cert)
  • 2023-12-06 13:28:28: [OAC-806] Removed vendorless parameter, is now a different build image
  • 2023-12-05 14:43:24: Adding xbindkeys and ./config/X11/xbindkeys to disable extra key bindings in other apps
    • Adding .xmodmap in ./config/X11/xmodmap for extra bindings
  • 2023-12-04 14:13:20: Added F11-key to config/openbox/rc.xml and sorted keybinds
  • 2023-12-04 19:01:56: Fixed check_app in ./ISO-builder.sh

November

  • 2023-11-23 14:12:04: [OAC-856] Unblacklist r8168-dkms to load as default
  • 2023-11-22 15:38:29:
    • Moving most app check to the start of the build
    • Renamed ./deb to ./app
    • Enabled support for AppImages in ./app
  • 2023-11-22 13:07:38: Renamed check_opt method to check_app
  • 2023-11-22 12:49:38: Testing Flatpak functionality with Chromium
  • 2023-11-21 11:37:53: Added ./packages/APP and chromium-browser
  • 2023-11-20 15:44:37: Merged ./script/Xlogger.sh with ./script/Xconfigure.sh
  • 2023-11-20 14:40:06: [OAC-806]
    • FACET_SECRET and WFT_SECRET are now optional
    • Build will no longer fail when SECRETS are not set
    • If no certificates are found in ./cert, build will attempt Vendorless BCLD
    • Moved ./config/nssdb to ./cert for modularization and open source
    • Using ./Docker-builder.sh now generates ./log directory
  • 2023-11-20 12:08:22: Giving BCLD Parameters more meaningful home in ./config/bash/environment
  • 2023-11-15 13:47:29: [OAC-770]
    • Added ttf-mscorefonts-installer to REQUIRED
    • Requires multiverse in ./config/apt/sources.list
  • 2023-11-14 17:41:12: [OAC-785]
    • Optimizations to Grub
    • [KERNEL PATCH] 6.2.0-36
    • xserver-xorg-video-openchrome was also not included in xserver-xorg-video-all
  • 2023-11-14 13:35:19: [OAC-785]
    • Apparently xserver-xorg-video-intel is not included in xserver-xorg-video-all
    • Readded Intel X11 drivers
    • Added xserver-xorg-video-qxl for TEST (SPICE/QEMU X11 driver)
  • 2023-11-06 17:22:54: [OAC-770]
    • Added gsfonts-x11 to REQUIRED packages
    • Added 3s sleep during startup for console readability.
  • 2023-11-06 11:55:06: [OAC-785]
    • Added nvidia-utils to NVIDIA packages
    • Added nvidia-xrun to Git ./modules
  • 2023-11-02 13:22:10: [OAC-785]
    • Updated nvidia_modules in ./script/startup.sh
    • Added 20-nvidia.conf configuration in ./config/X11
  • 2023-11-01 13:47:44: [OAC-785]
    • Added nvidia-prime, nvidia-settings and pkg-config to BCLD Nvidia
    • Removed i915 from blacklist as it does not work
    • Replaced X11 drivers with xserver-xorg-video-all
    • Added nouveau to ./config/modprobe/blacklist.conf
    • Added DMI system information to ./script/client_logger.sh
    • Added bcld_exports to ./config/BUILD.conf
    • Added update_readme to ./tools/HashGen.sh

October

  • 2023-10-27 16:09:50: [OAC-785] Added tools to ./test/bcld_test.sh for BCLD Nvidia
  • 2023-10-27 14:39:24:
    • Renamed tools/docker_tools.sh to script/docker_run.sh
    • Reduced console output
  • 2023-10-27 12:35:58: Introduced true_brightness & true_scaling methods to help cleanup ./script/Xconfigure.sh
  • 2023-10-27 11:42:31: Removed unnecessary update-manager package causing errors
  • 2023-10-26 16:05:23: [OAC-785] Now blacklisting Intel i915 in Nvidia builds
  • 2023-10-26 11:20:13:
    • Added check_iso_file and check_img_size tests to ./scripts/file_operations.sh
    • ./tools/NEXUS-deploy.sh now uses check_img_size before uploading
    • BCLD_STRING renamed to BCLD_NEXUS_STRING for Nexus upload
    • BCLD_NEXUS_STRING moved to ./config/BUILD.conf with global export
  • 2023-10-25 14:58:07:
    • Improved ./IMG-builder.sh
    • [OAC-785] Added BCLD-Nvidia to BCLD_VERSION_FILE
  • 2023-10-25 13:42:27:
    • Removed remnants of BCLD_VENDOR in BATS tests and BUILD.conf
    • Implemented check_req_envs and check_opt_envs
  • 2023-10-24 19:28:22: Improved console output
  • 2023-10-24 15:05:29: [OAC-785] Added Nvidia drivers and console output
  • 2023-10-20 12:25:31: Expanded artifact check in ./IMG-builder.sh
  • 2023-10-19 17:44:20: [OAC-804]
    • Removed 720p and SVGA presets
    • Resolutions are too small to comply with Facet vendor
  • 2023-10-19 16:33:46:
    • Casper fixes
    • image/ISO/EFI/BOOT/ binary updates
    • These binaries are replaced during every new build
    • The updates are useful for casper_md5check
    • Because these binaries are checked during BCLD startup
  • 2023-10-18 14:33:24: [OAC-785] Added BCLD Nvidia build options
  • 2023-10-11 23:48:33: Improve shutdown flashing
  • 2023-10-10 13:11:03:
    • Improved readability of console output
    • Added 3s to init_app method, so users can read/screenshot BCLD output
  • 2023-10-09 18:42:13: Placed a copy of md5_file in BCLD chroot
  • 2023-10-09 16:08:02:
    • [OAC-783] New BCLD_VENDOR: vendorless
    • Added ./config/pam/login settings to disable motd-news and MAIL services
    • Attempt to fix Casper md5 service by renaming md5sum.txt to md5_file
  • 2023-10-06 17:05:13: [OAC-782] Split trap_shutdown into net_shutdown, virt_shutdown and param_shutdown
  • 2023-10-05 13:02:31: Preset fixes
  • 2023-10-04 16:51:10:
    • Added new BCLD_VENDOR: default
    • Rsyslogging feature no longer exclusive to facet
  • 2023-10-03 12:56:53: Corrected VGA preset name to SVGA
  • 2023-10-02 17:34:06: [OAC-779]
    • Added new BCLD preset: 768p
    • Fixed BCLD preset: 720p was 720P
  • 2023-10-02 14:20:02: [OAC-766] Reverted back to Caliburn release name

September

  • 2023-09-29 14:55:59:
    • [OAC-776] Discontinued sambo as BCLD_VENDOR
    • Removed outdated file hashes in ./test/ubcld.md5
    • Kernel patch 6.2.0-32 -> 6.2.0-33
  • 2023-09-22 10:27:57: [OAC-752] Added new BCLD parameter: bcld.realtek.driver
  • 2023-09-20 16:02:19: [OAC-746] Added license references to ./script and ./test directories.
  • 2023-09-18 16:35:17:
    • [OAC-742] Translated COPYING and LICENSE.
      • Continuing project in ENGLISH, will use DUTCH for licensing
    • [OAC-743] Deleted ./tools/bcld_build.sh (obsolete)
    • [OAC-746] Added EUPL references:
      • BCLD-BATS.sh
      • BCLD_TEST.sh
      • docker_tools.sh
      • Docker-builder.sh
      • EXPORTER-TOOLKIT.sh
      • HashGen
      • IMG-builder.sh
      • ISO-builder.sh
      • LICENSE
      • NEXUS-deploy.sh, and
      • RepoMan.sh
  • 2023-09-12 18:27:41:
  • 2023-09-11 12:55:11: Updated README.md with kernel version and parameters
  • 2023-09-08 16:21:56: [OAC-725] Changes made to ./tools/EXPORTER-TOOLKIT.sh to be implemented in ./ISO-builder.sh
  • 2023-09-06 14:35:25: Added BCLD_KERNEL_VERSION ENV
    • Will only be shown in logging and TEST versions
  • 2023-09-06 12:12:00: [OAC-705] Kernel patched to 6.2.0-32
  • 2023-09-05 14:54:31: [OAC-712] Converged LAN_TRIES and WLAN_TRIES into SCAN_TRIES
  • 2023-09-04 15:41:34: [OAC-718] RepoMan updates
    • Moved chrepoman.sh to tools/bcld-repo-manager
  • 2023-09-04 17:45:55: Moved ./tools/bats and ./tools/test_helper to ./modules
    • Git modules updated
  • 2023-09-04 19:00:54: [OAC-718] Removed all mesa and OpenGL packages
    • libegl-mesa0
    • libgl1
    • libgl1-mesa-dri
    • libgl1-mesa-glx
    • libglu1-mesa
    • libglx0
    • libglx-mesa0

August

  • 2023-08-31 12:44:11: Bootstrap section removed from BCLD logging
    • Contains irrelevant CI/CD information
  • 2023-08-30 14:49:18: [OAC-712] Changed dhclient timeout to 20s and WLAN_TRIES to 3
  • 2023-08-29 21:12:19: [OAC-718]
    • APT now cleans more thoroughly
    • Removed gcc-9, gcc, libgcc-dev
    • gcc-11 and gcc-12 seem to auto-install as dependencies
    • Excluded var/cache, var/lib/apt/lists and usr/share/backgrounds from mksquashfs
  • 2023-08-29 19:11:13: Many ./tools consolidated:
    • tools/ART-exporter.sh
    • tools/IMG-exporter.sh
    • tools/IMG-mounter.sh
    • tools/ISO-exporter.sh
    • tools/LINK-exporter.sh
    • All these tools have been consolidated into ./tools/EXPORTER-TOOLKIT.sh
  • 2023-08-28 18:07:33: Added vmlinuz(kernel) and initrd (file system) to ./artifacts post-build
    • For PXE usage and direct kernel booting
  • 2023-08-16 11:26:51: Swapped kernel back to 5.19.0-50 due to a misrelease
  • 2023-08-15 12:29:13:
    • Fix /VERSION output
      • Renamed BCLD_VERSION_FILE to BCLD_VERSION_STRING, to be used as BUILD ENV
      • Renamed BCLD_VERSION to BCLD_VERSION_FILE, to be used in file names
  • 2023-08-11 16:43:19: [OAC-705] Kernel upgrade 5.19.0-50 > 6.2.0-26
  • 2023-08-11 14:35:41: [BUG] Disable Wi-Fi powersaving which throws errors on r8821ce
    • Will enable better connectivity
  • 2023-08-10 14:23:18: [OAC-685] Migrating BCLD ENVs from /etc/bash.bashrc -> /etc/environment
    • ENVs do not need export
    • Absolved ./script/param_switcher.sh into ./test/bcld_test.sh
    • Removed Bamboo $PATH variable from client
    • Only show number of sinks if available
  • 2023-08-08 13:35:26: [OAC-379] Added filter for bcld.display.scale_factor
  • 2023-08-07 14:11:53: [OAC-471] Language translation complete
  • 2023-08-02 17:28:48:
    • [OAC-541] DHCLIENT timeout back from 60s to 30s, as looking for connections takes too long
    • [OAC-584] curl added to REQUIRED packages, to check network stability

July

  • 2023-07-31 15:25:55: [OAC-664] Kernel updated to 5.19.0-50 (HWE)
  • 2023-07-06 15:41:49: Added TMP, TMPDIR and TEMP ENVs to BUILD.conf
  • 2023-07-04 12:37:36: Added dkms to BUILD packages

June

  • 2023-06-29 16:40:17: [OAC-584] Added BCLD_DOWNLOAD to ENVs
  • 2023-06-28 10:44:53:
    • XTerm fixes
    • [OAC-541] Set dhclient to 60s instead of 5s (very short)
  • 2023-06-14 16:30:13: [OAC-540] Added new parameters to bcld.cfg:
    • acpi=off
    • nouveau.modeset=0
  • 2023-06-13 18:31:50: [OAC-541] Reset dhclient retries back to default (5min, instead of 1h)
  • 2023-06-09 14:25:15: [OAC-570] Fixed grub config file extension for legacy
  • 2023-06-07 14:44:05:
    • Fixes to client_logger.sh when running with sudo
    • BCLD_MODEL TEST now includes BCLD_VERBOSE=1
  • 2023-06-07 10:41:07:
    • [OAC-462] BCLD_PW and TEST_PW merged into BCLD_SECRET
  • 2023-06-06 21:31:53:
    • Split the file BCLD_LOG into BCLD_LOG and OPENBOX_LOG
    • Refactored BUILD TAGS
  • 2023-06-06 13:01:56: Wake-On-LAN refactor
    • BCLD-rsyslogger service removed
    • rsyslogger.sh is now a backgrounded shell (only facet)
    • Restarting the service interfered with WOL

May

  • 2023-05-22 12:51:46:
    • [OAC-446 KERNEL] Patched from 5.15.0-72 to 5.15.0-72
    • [NETWORK STABILIZATION] Cache ENV variables like BCLD_URL and BCLD_IF
  • 2023-05-10 16:08:19: Removed config/paplay with login sound effect
  • 2023-05-10 13:05:51: Merged bcld_functions.sh with file_operations.sh
  • 2023-05-09 12:37:44:
    • Execute emergency kernel patch 5.15.0-57 > 5.15.0.71 as availability ceased
    • Optimized disk usage during ISO build
  • 2023-05-09 10:57:41: Enable nullfix as the problem is persistent
  • 2023-05-08 15:46:55 : Fixed X11 error which was popping back up
  • 2023-05-05 16:05:35 :
    • Disabled nullfix for now
    • Added clean_docker to local build scripts
  • 2023-05-04 16:19:09: Added nullfix method in ./IMG-builder to attempt to fix /dev/null if missing post-build
  • 2023-05-03 13:47:20: [Bamboo/Docker] Added DOCKER-install.sh tool
  • 2023-05-01 18:06:21: [iptables] New firewall rules to REJECT ICMPs instead of DROP

April

  • 2023-04-26 16:31:01: [OAC-595] Updated ALSA configurations:
    • Added new BCLD parameter: bcld.audio.alsa_port
    • Added new BCLD parameter: bcld.audio.alsa_sink
  • 2023-04-25 17:22:01: BCLD_ENVs are now saved in /etc/bash.bashrc (for use between sessions)
  • 2023-04-24 13:55:58:
    • [OAC-598] BCLD_IF and BCLD_IP no longer contains multiple interfaces when using wireless
    • Moved bcld_test.sh tools to ./test
  • 2023-04-17 14:49:13:
    • Fixed a bug that re-enabled systemd-resolved
    • Enabled bootstrap caching for faster builds
  • 2023-04-13 16:30:50:
    • Now pushes client_logger.sh to journal after restarting Rsyslog service.
  • 2023-04-12 13:26:20:
    • Import echo_tools.sh into BCLD profile script
  • 2023-04-11 19:36:30:
    • Replace bcld_cmds.sh with bcld_test.sh
    • Will be used only in TEST
  • 2023-04-06 18:59:05:
    • Added scripts/bcld_vendor.sh configuration script
    • Increase startup timer for readability (3s to 5s)
  • 2023-04-04 12:50:04: [OAC-597] 'MULTIVENDOR REFACTOR'
    • Rsyslogger service now included in every vendor, but only enabled for facet
    • BCLD_VENDOR removed from ISO-builder.sh
  • 2023-04-04 10:59:37: 'BUGFIXES'
    • Rsyslog
    • Rsyslog TLS
    • Hostname
    • Certificate Management

March

  • 2023-03-28 17:08:30:
    • Fixed bug for BCLD-crosdump service
    • Add firewall rules for DHCP
  • 2023-03-27 14:45:31: [OAC-593] Started refactoring qBCLD/uBCLD back to BCLD
  • 2023-03-22 10:11:26:
    • qBCLD now using BCLD_VENDOR to select Chrome vendor package
    • qBCLD can now use a single artifact for multiple vendors
  • 2023-03-21 12:03:28:
    • script/autocert.sh now only works for WFT (hardcoded)
  • 2023-03-21 12:03:28:
    • Refactor hostname: qBCLD now picks a random physical MAC address from /sys
    • This ensures the hostname in case there is no default MAC address
  • 2023-03-17 12:01:11: Added new qBCLD Boot Parameter: bcld.afname.shutdown
    • Allows shutting down the client after inactivity inside the app
  • 2023-03-09 16:01:53: Added qBCLD_PARAM command to add ENVs manually in TEST
  • 2023-03-09 12:38:31: [OAC-522] Fixed typo in Rsyslog configuration
  • 2023-03-08 16:49:12: [OAC-565] Added automatic certificate selection
  • 2023-03-08 13:22:54: [OAC-581] Hostname changed to vendor name with MAC identifier for remote logging

Februari

  • 2023-02-22 10:24:35:
    • [OAC-522] rsyslog encryption and iptables changed to 10514 > 6514
    • [KERNEL] patched to 5.15.0-57 (from Pegasus)
    • [OAC-522] BCLD_CLIENT_KEY_1, BCLD_CLIENT_KEY_2, BCLD_CLIENT_KEY_3, and BCLD_CLIENT_KEY_4 can now be used to store qBCLD client key segments
  • 2023-02-20 18:14:05:
    • [OAC-522] Added new certificate chains and removed keys from source
  • 2023-02-09 15:04:50:
    • [OAC-522] Added certificate request and key for the client
    • [OAC-522] facet and wft BCLD_VENDORS now have preconfigured NSS databases
    • [OAC-522] Also added CA and client certificates signed with CA key
    • [OAC-522] The CA keys are not in this repository, but the client key that was used for signing the client certificates is
      • This key is necessary for Rsyslog
      • The Rsyslog server must have the same CA
  • 2023-02-08 14:25:38:
    • [OAC-514] New qBCLD Boot Parameter for microphone recording volume: bcld.audio.default_recording_vol
    • [OAC-514] Will interact with default source selection (system will select if none selected): bcld.audio.default_source
  • 2023-02-08 11:20:45:
    • README.md renamed to CHANGELOG.md
    • [OAC-561] connect_lan augmented with detect_lan for multiple interface detection
  • 2023-02-07 17:57:22:
    • [OAC-522] Certificate managment refactor complete
    • [OAC-522] Added ./cert for facet and wft BCLD_VENDORS
    • [OAC-522] Added ./cert to BATS tests
  • 2023-02-03 22:26:28: [OAC-522] Rsyslog encryption implemented on port 10514
  • 2023-02-02 13:31:30: [OAC-522]netcat removed in favor of rsyslog

January

  • 2023-01-30 16:50:50: [OAC-522] rsyslog and rsyslog-gnutils unable to detect certificates for unknown reason [OAC-522] rsyslog lacks severe functionality and will be replaced by syslog-ng
  • 2023-01-26 15:37:23:
    • [OAC-522] New dependencies rsyslog and rsyslog-gnutls added
  • 2023-01-26 15:37:23:
    • [OAC-522] ./config/rsyslog added for client Rsyslogging configurations
    • [OAC-522] README.md updated with server Rsyslogging configurations
  • 2023-01-26 12:22:42: [OAC-522] Converge certificates in one directory
  • 2023-01-25 15:15:15: [OAC-522] Certificate Management refactor: Only enabled if files are present in ./cert/
  • 2023-01-12 11:50:50:
    • [OAC-369] alsactl restore has been known to fix audio issues and will be added to the qBCLD Boot Parameters
    • [OAC-369] bcld.audio.restore is now available to request ALSA to restore audio devices before loading the app
    • [OAC-541] DHCP TRIES increased to 5
    • [OAC-544] libc6 is a dependency for libc6-dev but will still be added to REQUIRED packages
  • 2023-01-11 16:23:36: [OAC-522] Rsyslogging disabled on request
  • 2023-01-09 11:24:36:
    • [OAC-469] English translation of source code completed
    • Removed old paplay configurations and qBCLD Braam

2022

December

  • 2022-12-14 17:10:10: rsyslog replaced by netcat
  • 2022-12-13 15:48:33:
    • Added minidump_stackwalk to environment
    • added config/systemd/system/qBCLD-crosdump.service to handle Chromium dumps
    • Added qBCLD_FAO to TEST commands
  • 2022-12-12 17:48:31:
    • Added netcat to TEST
    • Added rsyslog configuration
    • iptables extended with rsyslog rules
    • Extended README.md with Rsyslog information
    • Removed vt.global_cursor_default=0 from config/grub/grub.cfg.img because cursor is not visible in TEST
  • 2022-12-09 13:59:15:
    • [OAC-522] Added jq package for
    • [OAC-453] script/ubcld_cmds.sh updated to script/qbcld_cmds.sh
  • 2022-12-08 15:45:08:
    • [OAC-522] Added rsyslog package
    • [OAC-522] Added iptables lines for rsyslog
    • [OAC-453] uBCLD namechanges to qBCLD
    • [OAC-453] ubcld_logo.png updated to qbcld-logo.png
    • Build configurations updated: Omniscius 0
  • 2022-12-07 16:36:14: [OAC-541] DHCP TRIES enabled with timer of 3600

November

  • 2022-11-16 13:07:41:
    • [OAC-418] New parameter: bcld.wwan.enable
    • [OAC-418] WWAN is disabled unless this parameter is enabled
    • [OAC-415] Updated example link in bcld.cfg
  • 2022-11-15 15:39:51: /VERSION now displays shortened version of BCLD_VERSION (BCLD_VERSION_FILE)
  • 2022-11-14 13:27:34: Split trap_shutdown from connect_lan to allow LAN to be prioritized
  • 2022-11-08 14:39:19: Grub fix for ISO boot
  • 2022-11-02 13:03:42: Disable WWAN on every machine at runtime
  • 2022-11-01 15:07:36: Install tlp to enable/disable WWAN

October

  • 2022-10-31 18:29:03: DHCP TRIES can be set to reconnect a number of tries
  • 2022-10-31 14:08:28:
    • dhclient timeout of 300 > 30
    • Searching for connection will retry instead of hanging (12x with 5s in between)
  • 2022-10-31 10:14:59:
    • bcld.wifi.eap.auth is now optional; default value is mschapv2
    • bcld.cfg NETWORK section updated
    • Updated ./README.md with bcld.wifi.eap.method
  • 2022-10-25 14:17:07: Replacing resolveconf with avahi-daemon with regards to mDNS Service Discovery and auto-configuration
  • 2022-10-24 17:40:12: Added BCLD_USER to README.md
  • 2022-10-24 13:22:04:
    • BCLD_USER reintroduced as BCLD_MODEL
    • changed hostname back to BCLD_VENDOR
  • 2022-10-24 12:24:11: Logging extended with Packages
  • 2022-10-20 17:37:11: BCLD_REMOTE refactor: code separated from ./script/startup.sh and shortened considerably
  • 2022-10-20 17:02:41: Removed packages bind9-dnsutils, bind9-host and bind9-libs
  • 2022-10-20 15:49:44 :
    • Openbox configurations separated by BCLD_MODEL
    • Hotfix for Openbox bug in RELEASE
  • 2022-10-20 11:53:19: Added missing TCP iptables lines for other BCLD_MODELs
  • 2022-10-19 15:53:29: added language-pack-nl
  • 2022-10-18 15:40:36:
    • graphical.target set as default target
    • Grub now forces systemd.unit=graphical.target and 5 via ${PRIOMETERS} (overrides the default)
    • systemd.unit=graphical.target is called later than the uBCLD Parameters and overrides it
    • single kernel parameter now triggers shutdown
    • BUG: Can disable Plymouth and give away information about the boot process
  • 2022-10-17 13:43:49: nomodeset is a parameter that occurs at least as often as snd_hda_intel.dmic_detect=0 and is therefore included in the list of uBCLD Boot Parameters.
  • 2022-10-14 17:31:35: Added uBCLD_LOGs to ./script/ubcld_cmds
  • 2022-10-14 16:00:25:
    • Network feedback improved
    • Casper MD5 check fixed
  • 2022-10-13 19:08:05: Expanded network logging
  • 2022-10-10 16:14:45: r8168-dkms enabled again because that wasn't the problem
  • 2022-10-13 15:00:17: ./script/client_logger.sh refactored to run commands right in the beginning
  • 2022-10-10 16:14:45: r8168-dkms disabled again due to problems on other systems
  • 2022-10-06 16:14:56: Contents of ./chroot/nssdb updated with NSSDB + CERT + KEY
  • 2022-10-04 15:55:01: ./script/ubcld_cmds.sh extended with uBCLD_AUDIO
  • 2022-10-04 12:34:27:
    • chown fix for Bamboo
    • NSS database keys now also appear in logging, under certificates
  • 2022-10-03 12:43:56:
    • Moved test element from uBCLD-BATS (uBCLD DEBs) to build process so that uBCLD-BATS can check if ./chroot is emptied for Bamboo
    • Extended ./script/file_operations.sh with clean_chroot and clean_art for ./ISO-builder.sh and ./IMG-builder.sh
    • Split-screen functionality for Openbox with DEBUG configured

September

  • 2022-09-29 17:34:35: BCLD_FLOW.png updated
  • 2022-09-28 17:58:11: Code refactor:
    • Removed unused methods in ./script/startup.sh.
    • Boot notifications shortened.
  • 2022-09-27 16:11:39: Major update to documentation WFT Certificate
  • 2022-09-16 10:17:09:bcld.wifi.eap.domain removed, domain name is now allowed with EAP User
    • EAP User and PW are now base64 decoded
  • 2022-09-15 17:17:38: VM-detection update: Modifying BCLD_MODEL is no longer enough to bypass the system
    • uBCLD now also looks at /VERSION and the hostname
    • hostname has been modified and now contains model name
    • Previously: facet@facet
    • Current: facet@ubcld-test-lachesis
  • 2022-09-14 17:56:30: Interface set for wired connection so system log is not cluttered with DHCP
  • 2022-09-14 16:16:10:
    • USB Logging fix
    • BCLD-USB checks for bcld.cfg at boot with write permissions
    • If this fails, a new 'BCLD-USB' will be searched for
    • Once a USB has been connected with bcld.log, it must not be disconnected
  • 2022-09-13 13:53:55:
    • tools/IMG-mounter.sh added
    • README.md updated with tools/IMG-mounter.sh
    • inotify-tools package added
  • 2022-09-09 14:29:45: README.md updated with tools/uHashGen.sh
  • 2022-09-08 13:27:01:
    • Enable overamplification for pactl (default: 125%)
    • paplay removed
  • 2022-09-08 10:49:30: [KERNEL] rollback to 5.15.0-40 due to audio issues
  • 2022-09-05 14:07:03: paplay now plays a sound on app launch, to test the sound
  • 2022-09-01 17:46:44: Removed pmount as it was not working properly
  • 2022-09-01 12:53:18:
    • Converted FAT-LABEL to BUILD param.
    • Added BCLD-USB.service

August

  • 2022-08-31 17:21:06: Adding udev rules for usb_logger.sh
  • 2022-08-31 14:18:58:
    • modified script/usb_logger.sh to filter BCLD-USB on system attributes
    • added config/udev/rules.d/BCLD-USB.rules to kickstart script/usb_logger.sh
  • 2022-08-29 13:31:02:
    • WFT-cert trustargs set to CT,c,c
    • Added uBCLD_CERTs method to script/ubcld_cmds.sh
  • 2022-08-26 15:14:54: Removed bind9 as it causes DNS issues in some networks
  • 2022-08-25 11:59:517:
    • Better stabilization of network handling
    • added ubcld_cmds.sh
  • 2022-08-24 19:35:37: Default interface is now forced if not set (for EAP)
  • 2022-08-24 13:45:45: Fixed issue where uBCLD locks after closing the screen
  • 2022-08-23 14:46:10:
    • Reimplemented r8168-dkms
    • bcld.wifi.eap-parameters reintroduced
    • Added connect_eduroam function
  • 2022-08-17 17:04:07:
    • Removed bcld.dnssec boot parameter
    • Added BIND9, will automatically validate DNSSEC when present
    • No parameter needed anymore
  • 2022-08-17 17:04:07: Added ./tools/uBCLD-BATS.sh
  • 2022-08-17 16:19:13: Added bcld.dnssec boot parameter
  • 2022-08-16 17:14:55: Added ./tools/ART-exporter.sh
  • 2022-08-16 11:32:53:
    • DNSSEC disabled, schools don't support it
    • Phasing out dummy repo because the cdrom can't umount
  • 2022-08-15 12:11:08:
    • Changed ISO naming from 'BCLD-USB' to 'bcld'
    • Partition labels of BCLD-USB kept (only ISO name changed)
  • 2022-08-11 12:33:03: Build Configuration and uBCLD Configuration merged into README.md
  • 2022-08-10 12:41:36: bcld.display.scale_factor changed from floating-point to percentage
  • 2022-08-09 13:48:58: Vendor logo updates
  • 2022-08-08 12:00:25:
    • added uBCLD splash art
    • Grub configuration files moved from ./image/ to ./config/grub/
  • 2022-08-05 19:58:39: Plymouth splash now shows textual description
  • 2022-08-04 13:37:22: Added ENV Checker to BATS tests
  • 2022-08-03 16:08:07:
    • Grub updated to 2.06 and is now also generated locally for UEFI for better control
    • Added BCLD_VERSION ENV with the contents of /VERSION
  • 2022-08-03 13:13:36:
    • [KERNEL] patch .41 -> .43
    • Header output cleaned up
  • 2022-08-02 15:52:34:
    • Console output cleaned up
    • Added XTerm to BATS
  • 2022-08-02 12:46:47:
    • Replace bcld.decrease.xserver with bcld.decrease.verbose
    • BCLD_LAUNCH_COMMAND-refactor
    • Added battery meter in welcome message
  • 2022-08-01 12:08:18: Replace bcld.big.mouse with bcld.decrease.mouse

July

  • 2022-07-28 20:59:13: Replacing Plymouth Spinner with ProgressBar, for better feedback
  • 2022-07-28 17:27:03: Added bcld.decrease.xserver parameter, for debugging
  • 2022-07-28 16:09:01: Added BATS test for iptables
  • 2022-07-28 13:37:43: [KERNEL] patch 41
  • 2022-07-28 12:36:40: iptables fix
  • 2022-07-27 13:18:47:
    • uBCLD Zoom implemented
    • Added bcld.decrease.zoom parameter and updated documentation
  • 2022-07-26 17:21:55:
    • Implemented uBCLD Big Mouse Added bcld.big.mouse parameter and updated documentation
  • 2022-07-25 15:55:02:
    • added big-cursor package
  • 2022-07-25 12:55:46: Added snd_hda_intel.dmic_detect=0 to KERNEL parameters in bcld.cfg
  • 2022-07-22 14:05:54: Added alsa-base.conf to ./config/modprobe/
  • 2022-07-20 13:38:27: Added bind9-dnsutils to BUILD packages for UBCLD-BATS
  • 2022-07-20 11:41:46: Grub updates
  • 2022-07-19 16:03:08: BCLD-USB now visible in Windows 11
  • 2022-07-19 15:07:13: Added File Integrity test
  • 2022-07-19 12:44:06: Realtek R8168 (r8168-dkms) drivers installed, but conflicting with RTL8821ce
  • 2022-07-18 12:33:30: Added Label Inspector to Testing
  • 2022-07-14 18:27:35: BATS tests for Bamboo
  • 2022-07-13 20:01:04:
    • Massive BATS-updates
    • New tool: uHashGen
    • Added ./test/ubcld.md5 hash
  • 2022-07-12 18:22:41: README.md updated met Testing
  • 2022-07-12 14:39:27:
    • Added partition flags
    • Added packages e2fsprogs for partition labels
  • 2022-07-11 15:22:55: RTC set as local time
  • 2022-07-07 15:50:41: TAG refactoring
  • 2022-07-07 15:20:03: BASH Automated Testing System (BATS) added as Git module
  • 2022-07-06 16:44:41: Shutdown timer decreased to 5 seconds
  • 2022-07-05 17:32:13:
    • Fix for remote logins in TEST
    • [KERNEL] patch: 5.15.0-30 > 5.15.0-40
  • 2022-07-04 17:11:30: Blacklist broken Secure Boot Realtek drivers

June

  • 2022-06-29 16:41:21: ASCII BCLD art updated
  • 2022-06-28 18:28:15: Stability upgrades for DEBUG and REMOTE sessions
  • 2022-06-28 17:35:39: WOL check built-in for unsupported systems
  • 2022-06-28 14:49:56: Better cleanup for debug terminals
  • 2022-06-27 20:11:57: Replace UBCLD_CODE_NAME, UBCLD_HOST, UBCLD_PATCH and UBCLD_RELEASE with: BCLD_CODE_NAME, BCLD_HOST, BCLD_PATCH and BCLD_RELEASE
  • 2022-06-27 16:31:59:
    • Split chroot ENVs to ./config/bash/bash.bashrc
    • Fixed initialization feedback in local sessions
  • 2022-06-27 11:03:25: Added firewall rules for PixelHunter in DEBUG and TEST
  • 2022-06-24 12:48:32: Second partition reverted to VFAT for readability on Windows systems
  • 2022-06-23 12:42:34:
    • replace sfdisk with parted
    • Returned to dual partition
    • grub-install working regardless of error
    • HOTFIX 1: Windows bootloader
    • HOTFIX 2: Wake-on-LAN
  • 2022-06-22 20:54:28: Code refactor to fix grub-install
    • Legacy support restored
    • Microsoft bootloaders reverted
  • 2022-06-22 16:27:46: EFI partition rolled back, because GRUB has a huge problem with partitions
  • 2022-06-21 19:10:32: Fix WOL by setting additional states (failed, disabled) as triggers
  • 2022-06-21 14:25:44: libcanberra-gtk-module and libcanberra-gtk3-module based on a warning in X11
  • 2022-06-20 18:01:35: Presets added:
    • 4K
    • 1080p
    • HD+
    • XGA
    • 720p
    • VGA
  • 2022-06-20 17:10:17: Removed bcld.log template
  • 2022-06-20 15:35:06: Plymouth images resized
  • 2022-06-20 12:38:39: Added Microsoft bootloaders
  • 2022-06-14 15:38:54:
    • IMG generation separated from ISO generation, because Grub operations are quite volatile
    • Added ./script/file_operations.sh
  • 2022-06-13 20:45:55:
    • Added extra partition in image (against Grub build errors)
    • Increased disk space
  • 2022-06-13 17:10:40: Added Docker ISO build script
  • 2022-06-13 14:43:48: mDNS fixes to packages and iptables
  • 2022-06-10 16:06:28: Use of Debug allowed in VM, for quick testing of Debug port
  • 2022-06-10 11:11:58:
    • Firewall rules added for Multicasting (mDNS)
    • Rights to purchase map granted to vendor
    • Added libnss-mdns for mDNS support
  • 2022-06-09 13:52:37: Added logging output for X system configuration
  • 2022-06-07 16:51:26: Completely removed BCLD_AUTOSTART so that images always autostart and Release, Debug and Test images are more similar
  • 2022-06-07 16:51:26: Shutdown timer shortened to 20 seconds, to avoid crashes
  • 2022-06-01 23:14:18: BUG: WiFi does not work with Secure Boot enabled, because the official Realtek drivers are not signed
  • 2022-06-01 22:39:30: Added bcld.log template to image
  • 2022-06-01 18:09:53: Removed bcld.decrease.start parameter as it was breaking for RELEASE and DEBUG
  • 2022-06-01 10:59:53: Signal trapping disabled (console escaping)
  • 2022-06-01 10:23:30: X11 and boot errors further cleaned up
  • 2022-06-01 13:54:25: Grub stabilization with framebuffer and GFX payload for Plymouth

May

  • 2022-05-31 13:24:31: Improved hypervisor detection
  • 2022-05-30 12:19:25:
    • Cleaned up EFI files, fixed Secure Boot glitch
    • Fixed grub formatting error
  • 2022-05-24 10:24:42: Legacy support enabled
  • 2022-05-23 07:40:20: Grub IMG generation put into build process
  • 2022-05-20 12:15:14: Added bootloader update instructions to ./README.md
  • 2022-05-19 17:56:18: Grub BIOS added
  • 2022-05-19 12:49:42: Replacing usbmount with usb_logger.sh script
  • 2022-05-19 11:02:34: Mounting cleaned up (dev/pts)
  • 2022-05-18 13:58:06: Added ubcld_build tool
  • 2022-05-17 14:38:20: Daedalus update
    • [KERNEL] updated to 5.15.0-30
    • Ubuntu LTS updated to 22.04 (jammy)
    • Components upgraded:
      • International Unicode Components (v70)
      • Perl (v34)
      • Python (v3.10)
      • RPM tools (v9)
    • Added packages: libldap-common, mailutils-mda
    • Packages removed: crda, libldap-2.4-2, libmailutils6, lupin-casper,
    • The usbmount package is not accessible in Jammy
    • Automounting is therefore temporarily disabled (logging only happens locally)
    • Logging clarified when stage is successfully completed
    • uBCLD no longer supports official Hardware Enablement Stack (HWE) but now uses the underlying dependencies
      • Allows uBCLD to retain more freedom in choosing kernel versions
      • We strive not to be too far ahead or behind HWE
  • 2022-05-13 09:59:38:
    • Added DNSSEC to systemd-resolved
    • DNSSEC enabled
    • Added UBCLD_HOST to BUILD.conf
  • 2022-05-12 16:12:19: systemd-detect-virt checks if host is a virtual machine
  • 2022-05-11 14:36:58: WFT cert installed
  • 2022-05-10 15:28:36:
    • Added /opt check to abruptly end build when missing Chrome app
    • Better readability of build logs
    • Custom $HOME directory for WFT certificate
  • 2022-05-10 08:57:20:
    • Mounts moved to ISO Builder for stability
    • Made add_user more robust
    • Fix Getty substitution
  • 2022-05-09 13:22:19:
    • Reducing local repo functionality
    • Check built-in to fail build if memory system and kernel after chroot cannot be found
    • Tags incorporated into all scripts to make environment clear in build logging output
    • Clearance improved
  • 2022-05-09 08:42:21:
    • BCLD_USER is now the same as BCLD_VENDOR
    • Added local user for WFT cert
  • 2022-05-04 16:57:02: NEXUS-deploy.sh fixes
  • 2022-05-04 12:12:24:
    • Added error triggers on configurations, build immediately stops if 1 setting is missing
    • Added echo_tools to equalize console output across all environments
    • Log output readability improved
  • 2022-05-03 15:26:13:
    • Plymouth fix
    • Vendor logos added
    • Moved Initrd trigger backward: In-memory file system was created too early causing loss of configurations
  • 2022-05-02 15:12:48:
    • uBCLD now automatically logs to bcld.log
    • If the file does not exist, BCLD-USB is disconnected (makes no difference to the user)
    • When this happens, usbmount will look for bcld.log on newly connected USB drives
    • This is to prevent error messages from usbmount, because otherwise this program detects BCLD-USB as 'new disk'
  • 2022-05-02 10:49:31:
    • installed pmount for more stable umounts (logging)
    • added usbmount configs

April

  • 2022-04-26 12:31:48:
    • Fixed APT DNS UBUNTU_REPO issue by choosing higher domain level
    • Added Plymouth 'facet theme'
  • 2022-04-25 14:43:49:
    • Increased app version to prevent premature spread
    • App version now readable in bcld.log
    • Artifact cleanup improved
    • Bigger changes to documentation and naming conventions
    • usbmount installed and configured
  • 2022-04-21 16:06:53:
    • CLIENT_VERSION refactored to UBCLD_RELEASE and UBCLD_PATCH
    • CLIENT_TAG refactored to UBCLD_CODE_NAME
    • Adjusted naming convention for better readability including code
  • 2022-04-21 15:37:41: New artifacts:
    1. info - File needed for metadata on the LiveUSB
    2. bcld.cfg - New configuration template with processed version number
  • 2022-04-21 15:24:27:
    • Updated README.md
    • Major improvement to readability of ISO-builder.log
    • Fixes to escaping in DEBUG and TEST
    • Added new firewall rules to fix DNS issue
    • Chrome app model is now selected based on BCLD_MODEL
    • Version number now visible in bcld.cfg
    • Started refactoring: using full path names for binaries
  • 2022-04-21 08:27:23: Added NEXUS-deploy.sh to even out deployment
  • 2022-04-20 13:25:07: Documentation updated with Tools
  • 2022-04-20 13:14:16:
    • added grub-efi support to EFI-IMG for ISO
    • added facet logo
    • Added 'IMG Exporter'
    • Added BCLD_MODEL to BCLD_VERSION
  • 2022-04-14 16:09:16: Build configuration documentation.
  • 2022-04-14 15:38:07: Bamboo BCLD_MODEL and BCLD_VENDOR integration
  • 2022-04-13 14:42:59: Image naming convention updated
  • 2022-04-12 12:58:38: Replace ./VERSION with BUILD configuration
  • 2022-04-06 16:09:59: APP list removed
  • 2022-04-06 15:19:38: Package list generation moved to ISO-builder.sh, added test model and cleaned up chroot.sh
  • 2022-04-05 15:41:05: WOL override fix
  • 2022-04-05 14:46:26: iptables COMMIT fix
  • 2022-04-04 15:19:34: [OAC-252] uBCLD logging (Chrome app journal)

March

  • 2022-03-30 13:24:20: Chrome app installation with DPKG replaced with APT-GET. Self-check built-in for SquashFS generation.
  • 2022-03-29 16:31:27:
    • autostart_switcher.sh updated and changed to param_switcher.sh.
    • BCLD_MODEL BUILD.conf parameter added. BCLD_VENDOR BUILD.conf parameter added.
    • BUILD changed to BUILD.conf for clarification, added BUILD package list.
  • 2022-03-25 10:39:41: Added ISO Exporter.
  • 2022-03-23 ​​16:10:38: Added Autostart Switcher.
  • 2022-03-22 18:35:25: [OAC-254] uBCLD firewall
  • 2022-03-16 17:37:08: [OAC-252] uBCLD logging (X11, Plymouth)
  • 2022-03-16 17:35:44: [OAC-260] uBCLD Openbox flash
  • 2022-03-14 13:57:13: WOL override fix
  • 2022-03-09 12:35:35: New uBCLD naming convention: RELEASE.PATCH-BUILD
  • 2022-03-09 11:54:41: [OAC-255] uBCLD rendering issue
  • 2022-03-04 15:41:20: [OAC-252] uBCLD logging (static)
  • 2022-03-04 10:23:23: WoL param removed and enabled by default on first interface found

February

  • 2022-02-28 17:27:32:
    • [OAC-199] uBCLD filesystem check (Casper)
    • [OAC-207] uBCLD validation (Casper)
    • [OAC-239] uBCLD Boot Errors (Apport, keyboard configuration, release/security updates)
  • 2022-02-24 16:09:55: [OAC-239] uBCLD Boot Errors (Remote Debugging)
  • 2022-02-21 13:54:16: uBCLD ./README.md update.
  • 2022-02-21 10:57:58: [OAC-219] uBCLD Chrome App
  • 2022-02-18 12:20:04: [OAC-226] uBCLD debug port
  • 2022-02-16 14:00:07: [OAC-215] uBCLD Wake-on-LAN