Roaming Computing System (Windows Edition) 3.4 - Release Notes
Contents
- Updates
- Known Issues
- Software Applications
- Deployment
- Server
- Miscellaneous
- Upgrading from Version 3.3 to 3.4
- Workstations
- Windows User Profiles
- Server
Updates
- Firefox - security updates
- Thunderbird - security updates
- 10 June 2009 - The current version 1.11a of the Ext2IFS driver for reading the backup disk under Windows only mounts volumes with an inode size of 128 bytes. Recent versions of Linux's mkfs.ext3 will format the disk with an inode size of 256 bytes and when attached to Windows it will say it can't read the disk and ask if it is to be formatted.
To fix existing disks, format them again using
mkfs.ext3 -I 128 /dev/<disk partition reference i.e. sdb1>(which will delete everything on the disk) and name them again usinge2label /dev/<disk partition reference i.e. sdb1> backup.You can find the inode size of an existing partition using
tune2fs -l /dev/<disk partition reference i.e. sdb1>, amongst the information will be something like Inode size: 256. - 30 April 2009 - TWEAK 0.9.4.1
Known Issues
Software Applications
- Internet Explorer - Is it OK that Internet Explorer says "Your security setting level puts your computer at risk"?
- Picasa - prompts ordinary users to update it
- Sun JRE - At least when logged in as winadmin, prompts for update to update 13 - JavaFX EULA - Accept → Yahoo! Toolbar for Firefox/Mozilla. it shouldn't be prompting; it shouldn't be offering Yahoo! toolbar; WPKG then re-installs the previous version
- MySQL Connector/ODBC 5.1 is inappropriate to connect to the MySQL 5.0 on the server. MySQL Connector/ODBC should not have been upgraded from the previous version 3.51.26.
Deployment
Windows
- Microsoft Update and Windows Genuine Advantage - WGA 1.9.0040.0 / 1.9.40.0 - it seems to have changed so we now have to take WGA rather than first being allowed to install updates thru Microsoft Update
Install Using WPKG
- UltraVNC isn't pulling in its configuration file so requires manually setting password and disabling tray icon
Upgrade Using WPKG
- Picasa prompts about an updated version being available right after installation - "Picasa update is ready - Picasa is ready to install an update. Restart Picasa and install this update now?".
- Java - "the applications listed are currently running and must be closed to allow the install to proceed - jqs.exe". - see http://wpkg.org/Java#Update
- UltraVNC - doesn't pull in the settings file on upgrade so we can't deploy changed settings (is this the same issue as UltraVNC not pulling in its configuration file on installation?)
- Adobe Reader - this has been seen once: "error 1309 - error loading from file ... data1.cab" - tell it to retry and it's OK
Removal Using WPKG
- Ogg Codecs - isn't quiet, requiring you to answer prompts, so isn't compatible with automated removal
- Kompozer - file not found - %PROGRAMFILES%\kompozer\unins000.exe
- ? Ghostscript - can't find uninstgs.exe
- ? F-Prot - removal - error 1619 (could Add/Remove Programs' 'F-Prot Antivirus Updater Fix' pose problems?)
Server
- With UPS software installed, get "cannot execute /etc/init.d/powerfail" - there's no such thing as /etc/init.d/powerfail - see man upsd
- Though we install the Goldfish mail auto responder, it isn't yet working
Miscellaneous
- WINS not working for VPN clients
- Scribus installs over a previous version, leaving mention of the previous version in Windows' Add/Remove Programs. If you use Add/Remove Programs to uninstall, it points to the latest version of Scribus now not the previous.
Upgrading From Version 3.3 to 3.4
If you're upgrading from an even earlier version you should follow the upgrade advice for each version.
Workstations
Use this when upgrading existing workstations rather than setting them up from scratch.
- Get TWEAK 0.9.4.1 from http://thegoldenear.org/tweak/ and copy to each workstation for creating future user accounts
- Irfanview Configuration - 'open in GIMP' configuration setting changed from loading GIMP 2.4 (via gimp-2.4.exe) to GIMP 2.6 (via gimp-2.6.exe) - Note: this will wipe out peoples' IrfanView configuration which may have changes they've made.
Windows User Profiles
Use this when upgrading existing Windows user profiles rather than setting them up from scratch.
- Shortcuts are refreshed automatically the first time each user logs in.
- OpenOffice 2 → 3 configuration is performed automatically the first time each user logs in.
- Irfanview Configuration - 'open in GIMP' configuration setting changed from loading GIMP 2.4 (via gimp-2.4.exe) to GIMP 2.6 (via gimp-2.6.exe) - Note: this will wipe out peoples' IrfanView configuration which may have changes they've made.
- ? Adblock Plus - run Firefox and when prompted choose 'EasyList (USA)' → Subscribe
- Picasa - prompts to 'select all' then 'use Picasa'.
Server
Use this when upgrading an existing server rather than setting one up from scratch.
- Copy the updated WPKG directory to the server. This includes packages.xml, profiles.xml, hosts.xml and all the application installers. Use either scp, WinSCP or FileZilla. If you copy it via Windows / Samba as winadmin then permissions should be OK. If you copy it as root then you'll need to set permissions:
chmod u+rwx,g+rwsx,o+rx /usr/windows-admin/wpkg/* -R. - Copy over the new tweak-unattended directory (\\server\windows-admin\tweak-unattended/ (Windows),
/usr/windows-admin/tweak-unattended/ (Unix)). Use either scp, WinSCP or FileZilla. If you copy it via Windows / Samba as winadmin then permissions should be OK.If you copy it as root then you'll need to set permissions:
chmod u+rwx,g+rwsx,o+rx /usr/windows-admin/tweak-unattended/* -R - Copy over the updated logon script NETLOGON.BAT (\\server\netlogon\NETLOGON.BAT (Windows), /home/samba/netlogon/NETLOGON.BAT (Unix)).