Ubuntu Privacy Remix

Ubuntu Privacy Remix 10.04rc1 "locked lynx"

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Ubuntu Privacy Remix
Series:
10.04
Version:
10.04rc1
Code name:
locked lynx
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Registrant:
Andreas Heinlein
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The UPR Team has published the first Release Candidate of Ubuntu Privacy Remix 10.04 (Codename Locked Lynx). The DVD-ISO can be downloaded from the Download-Area.
New features: our own GPG-Frontend making it possible to use groups and deal with large keyrings (>300 keys); as well as an extenden backup when closing extended TrueCrypt volumes. For details see the download page

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Ubuntu Privacy Remix 10.04 is based on Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" and supports more and newer hardware. Still, system requirements remain the same. The UPR kernel has been rebuilt based on the Ubuntu kernel 2.6.32.11. UPR 10.04 shows the same improvements to boot times as Ubuntu 10.04

With UPR 10.04, it is no longer possible to burn the ISO to a CD due to its size, sorry!

We have extended and improved the following features:

    * TrueCrypt has been updated to version 6.3a. Version 7.0 obviously has introduced changes to the container format, at least containers created with it cannot be opened with an earlier version.
    * We have written our own frontend to GnuPG, which replaces seahorse. With it, you can use GPG features like key groups or restoring original filenames. Use it like the seahorse plugins from the context menu (Encrypt, Sign). Settings can be made from "Applications - Security - GnuPG Settings". It is also possible to show all recipient keys of an encrypted file. This frontend is optimized for dealing with large keyrings (>300 keys), key lists can be searched and filtered. For password caching, the "normal" gpg-agent is used, which has fewer bugs than seahorse. For key management, seahorse is still used.
    * The scripts for extended TrueCrypt volumes have been improved. The backup feature during close now can backup other open containers as well.
    * New applications: VYM Mindmapper, xterm (for enabling TrueCrypts "repair filesystem" feature)
    * Simple creation and use of LUKS-encrypted volumes

Known problems:

Sadly, there are still bugs in Ubuntu 10.04 which also affect UPR:

    * Floppy disks cannot be mounted. As a workaround, UPR contains the command "Mount floppy" from the menu "Applications" -> "System Utilities"
    * On some graphics cards, you will see the desktop after booting, but no menu bar. There are two ways to solve this:
          o press "Esc" during boot to show the boot menu, then F6 for extended Options and choose "nomodeset"; then boot
          o After the desktop appears, press Ctrl+Alt+K (added by us, does not work with normal Ubuntu): This will restart the Gnome-Panel, menu bars should appear.

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