News
Sat Oct 17 12:52:34 EDT 2020
UPDATE RELEASE
OviOS_Linux_3.10_20201017_update_1.iso
3 important BUG fixes and new commands and features in this update.
Sat Oct 10 EDT 2020
NEW VERSION RELEASE
OviOS_Linux_3.10_20201010.iso
Tue Oct 6 20:10:37 EDT 2020
A new package is available for users who want to run OviOS as a KVM guest.
qemu-guest-agent
Download here.
Edit your VM configuration
# virsh edit <VM name>
by adding the following lines to the <devices> section:
<channel type='unix'>
<target type='virtio' name='org.qemu.guest_agent.0'/>
</channel>
Install with pacman: pacman -U qemu-ga-5.1.0-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.gz
Switch back to the oviosshell:
ovios-shell> services status qemu-guest-agent
Qemu-guest-agent is NOT running.
Start the agent or reboot the VM:
ovios-shell> services start qemu-guest-agent
Starting qemu-ga...
ovios-shell> services status qemu-guest-agent
Qemu-guest-agent is running.
ovios-shell>
Tue Oct 6 20:10:37 EDT 2020
A new package is available for users who want to run OviOS as a KVM guest.
qemu-guest-agent
Download here.
Edit your VM configuration
# virsh edit <VM name>
by adding the following lines to the <devices> section:
<channel type='unix'>
<target type='virtio' name='org.qemu.guest_agent.0'/>
</channel>
Install with pacman: pacman -U qemu-ga-5.1.0-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.gz
Switch back to the oviosshell:
ovios-shell> services status qemu-guest-agent
Qemu-guest-agent is NOT running.
Start the agent or reboot the VM:
ovios-shell> services start qemu-guest-agent
Starting qemu-ga...
ovios-shell> services status qemu-guest-agent
Qemu-guest-agent is running.
ovios-shell>
It looks like the new kernel introduced a BUG that causes the boot process to hang for 2 minutes before continuing.
To fix install haveged:
Download here.
Install with pacman:
$ pacman -U haveged-1.9.2-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.gz
At next reboot haveged will be started and the boot process will be fast.
Mon Sep 2 14:54:44 EDT 2019
A second upgrade bundle has been released for the OviOS Linux HA Cluster packages. This is required for the HA Cluster to work ONLY if the previous upgrade has been applied.
Sun Sep 1 11:04:59 EDT 2019
OviOS Linux 3.02-Arcturus has been released to fix an SMB bug.
OviOS Linux receives the first upgrade bundle which can be used to upgrade the system without the need for a new install. This can be used to upgrade OviOS Linux 3.xx. Versions 2.xx are not supported.
Sun Dec 30 15:35:42 EST 2018
OviOS Linux 3.00-Arcturus has been released, with major upgrades, stability improvements and new features.
Download from the usual location.
Wed Sep 19 17:51:56 EDT 2018
You can now explore OviOS Linux using our official docker image.
This is a way to explore the system and the ovios-shell. To be able to use all features, ZFS is required on the host.
Pull the image using:
# docker pull ovios/ovios:2.31
Run using:
# docker run -v /dev/zvol:/dev/zvol --privileged -it <image name> su -
Thu Dec 28 15:57:51 EST 2017
A bug in the automated build system caused the previous version to not include all kernel firmware by default.
This Updated release fixes the list of firmware included.
Wed Sep 6 21:22:49 EDT 2017
OviOS Linux 2.30 Antares has been released after 6 month of work to improve this appliance ,bringing many new features and BUG fixes.
This release also comes with two very important upgrades, the Linux kernel has been upgraded to 4.9.44 and ZFS to 0.7.1.
Sat Mar 18 16:08:55 EDT 2017
OviOS Linux 2.20 Antares has been released with many new features and BUG fixes.
Download from the usual location.
Tue Jan 31 21:15:33 EST 2017
A new image has been uploaded and the old one taken down, to fix a BUG in smbjoindc.
To upgrade, follow the OviOS Live Guide to backup your config, and install the new image.