[arch-general] 2011.08-2 archboot "2k11-R5" ISO hybrid image released

[Simon Schneider]

2011/8/11 Tobias Powalowski <tobias.powalowski at googlemail.com>

> Hi Arch community,
>
> Arch Linux (archboot creation tool) 2011.08-2, "2k11-R5" has been released.
> To avoid confusion, this is not an official arch linux iso release!
>
> Homepage and for more information on archboot:
> http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Archboot
>
> Forum:
> https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=124293
>
> Summary:
> - merge in linux 3.0 changes, plain bugfix release.
>
> Hybrid image file and torrent is provided, which include
> i686 and x86_64 core repository. Please check md5sum before using it.
>
> Hybrid image file is a standard CD-burnable image and also a raw disk
> image.
>    - Can be burned to CD(RW) media using most CD-burning utilities.
>    - Can be raw-written to a drive using 'dd' or similar utilities.
>      This method is intended for use with USB thumb drives.
>
> Please get it from your favorite arch linux mirror:
> - https://downloads.archlinux.de/iso/archboot/2011.08/
> - <yourmirror>/iso/archboot/2011.08/
>
> Have fun,
> greetings
> tpowa
> --
> Tobias Powalowski
> Archlinux Developer & Package Maintainer (tpowa)
> http://www.archlinux.org
> tpowa at archlinux.org
>
>
>
>
Just tried Archboot for the first time (mainly because the official images
are hopelessly outdated) and it worked flawlessly. Lot of nice options that
enhance the setup and make it even more comfortable!

Thanks a lot!