New TurnKey Tomcat on Apache version (2009.10-2)

Changes:

  • Installed all security updates (see manifest for package versions).
  • Install security updates on firstboot (except when running live).
  • Trick webmin into not checking for upgrades (managed by apt).
  • Included latest version of inithooks and updated scripts.
  • Included wget as per common request.

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New TurnKey Tomcat Apache version (2009.10)

Changes:

  • Renamed tomcat-apache (was tomcat).
  • Upgraded to sun-java6.
  • 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.
  • Added Turnkey web control panel (replaces welcome page)
  • Added redirects for /manager and /host-manager (convenience)
  • Enabled multiverse Ubuntu repository and pinned sun-java6 so it can be updated (security).
  • Regenerates all secrets during installation / firstboot (security).

Major component versions

tomcat5.5 5.5.25-5ubuntu1.2
sun-java6-jdk 6-16-0ubuntu1.8.04
sun-java6-jre 6-16-0ubuntu1.8.04
ant 1.7.0-3
apache2-mpm-worker 2.2.8-1ubuntu0.11
libapache2-mod-jk 1:1.2.25-2

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 Apache Tomcat appliance (2009.04-hardy)

Release focus: Initial release.

Changes:

  • Initial public release of TurnKey Linux Tomcat
  • SSL support out of the box
  • Includes Webmin module for configuring Apache2
  • Tomcat, Apache and Java configurations
    • Apache2 Jk loadbalancer connector to Tomcat (performance)
    • JkMounts for admin, manager, host-manager applications (convenience)
    • Configured Tomcat admin/manager roles and admin user
    • Configured Tomcat AJP connector to bind to localhost (security)
    • Removed tomcat HTTP connector listener (security)
    • Tomcat and Java environment variables configuration system wide
    • Welcome application including useful information and login credentials

Major component versions

kernel 2.6.24-23.48
tomcat5.5 5.5.25-5ubuntu1.2
sun-java5-jdk 1.5.0-16-2ubuntu2
sun-java5-jre 1.5.0-16-2ubuntu2
ant 1.7.0-3
apache2-mpm-worker 2.2.8-1ubuntu0.5
libapache2-mod-jk 1:1.2.25-2

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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