# [OmniOS-discuss] Bloody update for December 11th

Dan McDonald danmcd at omniti.com
Fri Dec 11 15:48:15 UTC 2015

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    This will be the last bloody update for 2015.  The new install media (ISO, USB-DD, or kayak .zfs.bz2) can be obtained via here:

    	http://omnios.omniti.com/wiki.php/Installation

    illumos-omnios is built from revision 2e8c0ba.  omnios-build is built from b7ab647, but is a faster moving target.

    New in this bloody:

    - PCRE to 8.38 (the one already patched in 014 & 016).

    - OpenSSH now works properly with the illumos audit system.  This will be backported to 014 & 016 soon.

    - OpenSSL to 1.0.2e (already patched in 014 & 016).

    - Package variant support for DEBUG kernels now built-in (more on this below).

    - ZFS receive now works with replication streams with intermediate snapshots that exceed refquota (a requested fix)

    - SMB2 support (thanks Nexenta)

    The "package variant" support (thanks to Jeff Sipek for the inspiration) allows a user of OmniOS to create a distinct boot environment with same-time-compiled bits, but with DEBUG enabled.  To create such a BE, you start by upgrading to these bits, and then you can use the "pkg change-variant" command.  The change-variant subcommand works a lot like install.  Here's an example:

    	Last login: Fri Dec 11 10:30:56 2015
    	OmniOS 5.11     omnios-2e8c0ba  December 2015
    	# pkg variant -a
    	VARIANT                                                                VALUE
    	arch                                                                   i386
    	debug.illumos                                                          false
    	opensolaris.zone                                                       global
    	# pkg change-variant -n debug.illumos=true
    	            Packages to change: 188
    	     Variants/Facets to change:   1
    	       Create boot environment: Yes
    	Create backup boot environment:  No

    	Planning linked: 0/1 done; 1 working: zone:tz2
    	Linked image 'zone:tz2' output:
    	| No updates necessary for this image. (zone:tz2)
    	`
    	Planning linked: 1/1 done
    	#

    If I wasn't using -n:  boom, instant DEBUG kernel in a new BE.  This will be handy for people who encounter problems.  We can request you create a DEBUG BE and reproduce your problem without having to ONU or do any other weirdness.

    As I said earlier, this is the last bloody update for 2015.  Have a happy holiday season (whatever you celebrate, or not) and a happy new year!

    Dan

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