Re: [Tails-dev] Fwd: headsup: new persistency in live-boot

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Author: intrigeri
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Subject: Re: [Tails-dev] Fwd: headsup: new persistency in live-boot
anonym wrote (06 Apr 2012 15:37:18 GMT) :
> Now I've tested current devel of Tails built with the new upstream
> live-{boot,config} and there actually seems to be some major breakage:


> * NetworkManager isn't started
> * the amnesia password isn't set when a sudo password is given (it
> remains 'live')
> * probably more.


> I think this is due to the move of the live-boot initscript into
> live-config.


> It seems we're much better off shipping the custom built live-boot
> snapshot that we currently use, modified to use the new name of
> live.persist (and other string changes related to that file, if any)
> in combination with a known compatible live-config (e.g. 3.0~a35-1)
> for Tails 0.11. We deal with proper upstream integration after that.


> What do you think?


Totally agreed.

Then, I think we can tag RC1 right now, and get ourselves a RC2 later,
with the updated strings. (I prefer not to see our RC1 blocked by an
external event that may, or may not, happen soon.)

Cheers,
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