New TurnKey Django version (11.3)
Tue, 2011/12/06 - 09:18
Changes:
- Installed security updates.
- Enabled etckeeper garbage collection by default.
- Upgraded to latest inithooks version (adhoc re-initialization via turnkey-init)
- VMWare build: run vmware-config-tools.pl on first boot
- Amazon EC2 EBS build: support resizing of root filesystem
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New TurnKey Django version (11.2)
Tue, 2011/08/02 - 10:29
Changes:
- Built-in support for TurnKey domain management and dynamic DNS
configuration, powered by Amazon Route 53, a robust cloud DNS
service:
http://www.turnkeylinux.org/dns
- Pre-installed all available security updates (see manifest for package versions)
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New TurnKey Django version (11.1)
Thu, 2011/01/27 - 13:15
Changes:
-
Django:
- Transitioned to mod_wsgi from mod_python (performance).
- Tweaked settings.py to be more dynamic.
- Configured email settings.
- Added settings_dev.py (sets DEBUG=y and uses SQLite if DEVELOPMENT=y).
-
Completely restructured Django project:
- Project moved to /var/www/project (was /var/www/django-sites[/apps]).
- Admin symlink moved to /media/admin from admin_media.
- Apache site renamed to django (was django-sites).
- Added python-django-doc and configured for offline access.
- Set Django admin email and password on firstboot (convenience, security).
- Set MySQL root password on firstboot (convenience, security).
- Force MySQL to use Unicode/UTF8.
- Set postfix MTA myhostname to localhost (bugfix).
Major component versions
| python-django | 1.1.1-2ubuntu1 |
| mysql-server | 5.1.41-3ubuntu12.8 |
| sqlite | 2.8.17-6build2 |
| apache2 | 2.2.14-5ubuntu8.4 |
| python2.6 | 2.6.5-1ubuntu6 |
Note: Please refer to turnkey-core's changelog for changes common to all appliances. Here we only describe changes specific to this appliance.
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New TurnKey Django version (2009.10-2)
Wed, 2010/04/14 - 08:15
Changes:
- Installed all security updates (see manifest for package versions).
- Install security updates on firstboot (except when running live).
- Bugfix: Updated apt preferences for auto-security updates (LP#550307).
- Trick webmin into not checking for upgrades (managed by apt).
- Updated di-live mysql mechanism and secret regeneration.
- Included latest version of inithooks and updated scripts.
- Included wget as per common request.
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New TurnKey Django version (2009.10)
Fri, 2009/10/23 - 15:35
Changes:
- Upgraded Django and pinned to update directly from Debian (security).
- Added Turnkey web control panel (replaces welcome page). Also provides example Django application using template and static media urls.
- Added postfix MTA (bound to localhost) to allow sending of email from web applications (e.g., password recovery). Also added webmin-postfix module for convenience.
- di-live (installer) MySQL component:
- Added support for complex passwords (LP#416515)
- Added CLI options (user/pass/query/chroot)
- Bugfix: Removed build systems hostname from mysql user table.
- Regenerates all secrets during installation / firstboot (security).
Major component versions
| python-django | 1.0.2-1+lenny1 |
| mysql-server | 5.0.51a-3ubuntu5.4 |
| apache2 | 2.2.8-1ubuntu0.11 |
| python2.5 | 2.5.2-0ubuntu1 |
Note: Please refer to turnkey-core's changelog for changes common to all appliances. Here we only describe changes specific to this appliance.
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New TurnKey Django version (2009.03-hardy)
Thu, 2009/03/26 - 21:50
Release focus: security, updates
Changes:
- Improved Django passwords and secrets generation mechanism (security)
- Database password is now randomly generated, and regenerated during installation
- Regenerate more secure secret key during installation
Major component versions
| kernel | 2.6.24-23.48 |
| python-django | 1.0.2-1 |
| mysql-server | 5.0.51a-3ubuntu5.4 |
| apache2 | 2.2.8-1ubuntu0.5 |
| python2.5 | 2.5.2-2ubuntu4.1 |
Note: please refer to turnkey-core's changelog for changes common to all appliances. Here we only describe changes specific to this appliance.
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New TurnKey Django version (2009.02-hardy)
Sat, 2009/02/28 - 17:36
Release focus: security, usability, bugfixes and updates
Changes:
- added SSL support
- added useful links to the default web root (e.g., the "it works!" page)
- set empty mysql root password in live/demo mode (for convenience)
Major component versions
| kernel | 2.6.24-23.48 |
| python-django | 1.0.2-1 |
| mysql-server | 5.0.51a-3ubuntu5.4 |
| apache2 | 2.2.8-1ubuntu0.3 |
| python2.5 | 2.5.2-2ubuntu4.1 |
Note: please refer to turnkey-core's changelog for changes common to all appliances. Here we only describe changes specific to this appliance.
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New TurnKey Django version (2008.12.09-hardy)
Tue, 2008/12/09 - 17:35
Release focus: bugfixes and updates.
Changes:
- Updated to latest django version - 1.0.2 (release notes)
- Regenerate django secret during installation
- Regenerate ssh keys during installation
- Allow the user to set the mysql root password during installation
- Fixed manual partitioning support in the installer (#LP301251)
- Configuration console now saves the default route when configuring a static ip so the settings are not lost between system restarts (#LP303498)
- Includes iptables, webmin-firewall module and exemplary configuration (blueprint)
Default credentials (service, username, password)
| console, webmin, ssh | root | <blank> |
| mysql | root | mysqlp4ssw0rd |
| django_db | django_user | dj4ng0p4ssw0rd |
| django admin console | admin | turnkey |
Major component versions
| kernel | 2.6.24-22.45 |
| apache2 | 2.2.8-1ubuntu0.3 |
| mysql-server | 5.0.51a-3ubuntu5.4 |
| python | 2.5.2-0ubuntu1 |
| python-django | 1.0.2-1 |
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New TurnKey Django appliance (2008.11.09-hardy)
Sun, 2008/11/09 - 17:34
Notes
- Example django project /var/www/django-sites/apps integrated with Apache and Mysql, supporting:
- Built-in administration console with embedded online documentation
- Static serving of images and media files /var/www/django-sites/httpdocs
- This release includes all updates included in the 2008.10.17-hardy-x86 releases, such as the new configuration console, and web management interface.
Default credentials (service, username, password)
| console, webmin, ssh | root | <blank> |
| mysql | root | mysqlp4ssw0rd |
| django_db | django_user | dj4ng0p4ssw0rd |
| django admin console | admin | turnkey |
Major component versions
| kernel | 2.6.24-21.42 |
| apache2 | 2.2.8-1ubuntu0.3 |
| mysql-server | 5.0.51a-3ubuntu5.1 |
| python | 2.5.2-0ubuntu1 |
| python-django | 1.0-1ubuntu1 |
