Just a little over one month after the last release, François Dupoux announced today the 1.1.5 version of his popular Gentoo-based Linux distribution, SystemRescueCd. Coming with an updated Linux kernel, now at version 2.6.27.14, SystemRescueCd has better support for Reiser4 and EXT4 filesystems.

The latest version of GParted, 0.4.2, was included in the release, bringing EXT4 and LVM pv detection. Also, for speedier file searching and help, the whatis/locate databases were created.

Highlights of SystemRescueCd 1.1.5:

· Updated standard Linux kernel packages to version 2.6.27.14;
· Updated FSArchiver to version 0.4.1;
· Included EXT4 filesystem support in the kernel packages;
· Updated GRUB to version 0.97-r9 in order to support the EXT4 filesystem;
· The Brtfs filesystem was updated to version 0.18;
· Updated NTFS-3G to version 2009.1.1;
· Updated e2fsprogs to version 1.41.4, with support for the EXT4 filesystem;
· Updated GParted to version 0.4.2, with support for the EXT4 filesystem and LVM;
· A patch from Fedora was included in the tar packages in order to support xattr/acl/selinux;
· Fixed sysresccd-cleansys;
· In order to quickly find files, a whatis and locale databases were created;
· Fixed the autorun scripts of the ISO image.

SystemRescueCd, a Linux LiveCD, is a quick and easy way to repair systems and recover data after serious crashes. With tools ranging from partition managers and disk diagnostic mechanisms to basic day-to-day applications (text editors, midnight commander etc.), as well as support for all important filesystems, SystemRescueCd is a solution that anyone who is experiencing data loss or other system related problems should consider.

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