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TurnKey 11.3 maintenance release - next stop Ubuntu 12.04!

Liraz Siri - Tue, 2011/12/06 - 10:34 - 6 comments | Latest by Jakes

Ho ho ho, happy holidays everyone! I know most of you are already shifting into holiday mode, so I'll keep it short and sweet.

We've just pushed out TurnKey 11.3 - the final maintenance release based on Ubuntu 10.04. The next release will be based on Ubuntu 12.04. We're already shifting into high gear for that. There will be surprises. Hopefully good ones!

Anyhow the new images we just pushed out from our CloudTask automation swarm include fixes for various bruises and scrapes, as well as the very latest security updates.

If you've already installed a previous version of TurnKey 11, you don't need to download anything because by default TurnKey is configured to automatically install all of the security updates over the network.

The maintenance release will mainly be of interest to new users and existing users doing new deployments. Especially those of you who are super impatient like mua and don't care to wait long minutes after deployment for the system to pull over a ton of security updates. This cuts down the time it takes to fully deploy Core in the cloud from 5 minutes to just 30 seconds.

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How about 64bits

Timeout - January 02, Mon 02:14.

About CloudTask, I am still trying to figure out how to do a mass server upgrade using single commands. I guess that i have to try again.

Any change to support 64bit? Also, it will be nice to have a full upgrade instrcution to upgrade 10.04 to 12.04.

J.

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Hopefully 64 bit will come with v12.x release

Jeremy (aka JedMe... - January 03, Tue 09:57.

But upgrading from 32 bit to 64 bit isn't possible. Also I personally would advise against upgrading from V11.x to v12.x (ie/or 10.04 to 12.04). In my experience an insitu upgrade is generally problematic at the best of times.

Using TKLBAM is a much better option IMO. It may still not be flawless and may require a tweak or 2, but I still think is a preferable option. And it will be your only (easy) option if wanting to migrate to 64 bit.

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Better SSD drive support?

Tweeks - January 04, Wed 03:15.

I would love an install to SSD script if possible in the next major turnkey version.

I have seen a lot of guides for optimizing Linux to run on SSD drives, but would love a simple install option.

12.04 = 1 week old

Jakes - May 05, Sat 00:47.

Hi guys,

12.04 LTS is now released.

Are there any pans underway for this.

Will the TKL's remain 32-bit only, or should we expect 64-bit images for the next release too?

I'm keen to upgrade my existing stacks, possibly looking at integrating with the other deployment & management strategies: http://blog.dustinkirkland.com/2011_10_01_archive.html

- J

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AFAIK the plan is...

Jeremy (aka JedMe... - May 05, Sat 02:44.

AFAIK the plan is to complete the v12.0 Debian based appliances (existing appliances plus some new ones). Once that is complete then the devs will move their focus to Ubuntu. AFAIK they will definitely do 64 bit Ubuntu appliances. I think the question will be whether they go for 32 bit Ubuntu appliances as well...

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Thanks for the update. I

Jakes - May 05, Sat 23:53.

Thanks for the update.

I think the vanilla Debian is a positive development.

64-bit is definately needed, but I expect there to be to still be need for 32-bit - for at least a while, so that users can install TKL's on older 32-bit hardware.

I think a more interresting question might be what the typical usage is: VM or baremetal? If it's 90+% VM's, then I think we can safely assume that the platforms are predoninantly 64-bit & the more inefficient 32-bit images can be depricated, but if there is still a significant legacy base, then 32-bit may have to hang around for  a while.

Alternatively we could consider 32-bit support to remain with the 10.04 LTS & from the 12.04 LTS onward only 64-bit. That way 32-bit users essentially will enjoy the upstream support provided by the 10.04 LTS for the next 2 year, and will give ample time to start considering putting such anchient hardware out to pasture.

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