New TurnKey MediaWiki version (2009.04-hardy)

Release focus: Bugfix

Changes:

  • Upgraded FCKeditor extension (fixes LP#358294 - corrupted internal wiki links)

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 MediaWiki version (2009.03-hardy)

Release focus: security, bugfixes and updates

Changes:

  • Upgraded to MediaWiki version 1.14
  • MediaWiki extensions:
    • Upgraded extensions to be compatible with 1.14
    • Patched FCKeditor to fix issues with 1.14
    • Removed Universal Edit Button extension (integrated into 1.14 core)
    • Moved extensions to /usr/local/share (better compliance with FHS)
  • Improved MediaWiki passwords/secrets (security):
    • MediaWiki database password is now randomly generated, and regenerated during installation
    • Better random secret regeneration during installation
  • Fixed phpmyadmin error: cannot load mcrypt extension (LP#345275)

Major component versions

kernel 2.6.24-23.48
mediawiki 1:1.14.0-1
mysql-server 5.0.51a-3ubuntu5.4
apache2 2.2.8-1ubuntu0.5
php5 5.2.4-2ubuntu5.5
phpmyadmin 2.11.8.1-5

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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MediaWiki 1.14 package available

We have just finished successfully testing the Debian mediawiki 1.14.0-1 package on the 2009.02 release, and have updated our package archive to include it.

MediaWiki 1.14 is a new upstream release that is not considered a security critical release, so those interested in upgrading should do so manually:

apt-get update
apt-get install mediawiki

Note: This upgrade requires the following manual modifications to be performed after installation.

1. Reconfigure the MediaWiki extensions location (why?)

ln -sf /usr/local/lib/mediawiki/extensions /usr/share/mediawiki/extensions

2. The FCKeditor extension is not compatible with MediaWiki 1.14, so it must either be updated manually or disabled in /etc/mediawiki/extensions.php
 

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