v18.0 Stable Release #3 - 10 Updated ISOs & Hub Builds - Proxmox/LXC builds

We have the 3rd v18.0 stable release batch ready to roll (see all v18.x related announcements here). This batch brings the total number of v18.0 stable releases so far to 23! As per usual, it's taking longer than I would like, but they are coming together.

This release consists of 10 freshly updated and tested v18.0 appliances. This release includes all v18.0 LXC/Proxmox builds to date, as well ISOs and Hub builds. A few Proxmox users have reported success with the Proxmox/LXC builds but if you have any feedback, please share. It's still unclear when we might have other builds available, although a VMware user has stuck up their hand to assist with testing; so hopefully we may have them ready soon.

As per usual, these updated appliances can all be found on our mirror network, downloaded from their relevant appliance pages (links below) or they can be launched directly from the Hub (note that 17.x appliances are still the default for now - please see the first announcement for launching v18.0 apps).

v18.0 Update batch details

Beyond the inclusion of LXC/Proxmox templates, the only things of note for this release are a couple of bugfixes.

The first was the realization that the appliance hash files did not include the key download URL:

1. Verify the authenticity of this file by checking that it is signed with our
   GPG release key:

    $ curl  | gpg --import

It should look like this:

1. Verify the authenticity of this file by checking that it is signed with our
   GPG release key:

    $ curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/turnkeylinux/common/18.x/keys/tkl-bookworm-images.asc | gpg --import

This was a gross oversight on our behalf and it was only because a user got a corrupt download (which they reported) and in troubleshooting that, I discovered the missing URL. We won't rebuild the previous 13 to fix their hash files, but the updated code will mean all apps moving forward will include that URL. The above code block (the one with the URL after the curl command) can be used if you wish to download the key - the remaining instructions (i.e. checking the hash and that the file is properly signed) are correct.

The second bug, was that Webmin no longer included a log viewer. In previous TurnKey releases (i.e. v17.x and earlier) we used Syslog (technically Syslog-ng) for system logging. However in v18.x (based on Debian 12/Bookworm) Syslog is no longer required. Instead Journalctl (a component of systemd) provides all system logging requirements. However, I completely overlooked that removing Syslog (and Webmin-syslog) left Webmin with no facility for viewing logs! Oops. From this batch forwards, we are including webmin-logviewer - that allows you to view the journal, thus providing the required functionality. As per the hash bug, we're not going to rebuild the previous apps yet, but this batch and all others moving forward will include this package by default.

If you already have any of the other v18.0 appliances that don't already include the Webmin logviewer, you can easily install it from apt - either via Webmin (System >> Software Packages >> Install New Package -> Package from apt "webmin-logviewer") or the Webmin console or CLI (e.g. via SSH):

apt-get update
apt-get install -y webmin-logviewer

v18.0 Apps updated this release

Here are the updated apps in this batch:

BookStack	ConcreteCMS	DokuWiki	NGINXPHPFastCGIServer
Nodejs	Omeka	osCommerce	Prestashop
SilverStripe	WordPress

All v18.0 apps to date

Whilst it's perhaps a bit redundant this time (as we've only release Core & TKLDev previously), as per existing convention, please find all the appliances (in alphabetical order) that have been released for v18.0 so far listed below:

Bagisto	BookStack	ConcreteCMS	Core
DokuWiki	Drupal10	Drupal7	Joomla4
LAMPStack	LAPPStack	MySQL	Nextcloud
NGINXPHPFastCGIServer	Nodejs	Omeka	OrangeHRM
osCommerce	ownCloud	Prestashop	SilverStripe
SuiteCRM	TKLDev	WordPress

Give them a try and share your feedback

We always love feedback. Hearing nice things is always great, and very valuable. Although constructive criticism is probably even better. So if you have any feedback, want to offer a hand with testing or would like to request a specific appliance be prioritized, please post below (guest posts don't require log in, but do require manual approval). Or you can open a new thread in the forums. Please note that posting new threads requires a free website user account; due to spammers, automated approvals have been disabled. So please ping me (via email, as a guest comment here, or over on the specific "welcome" thread) if you're waiting for approval.

If you think that you've found a bug or would like to request a new feature, please post below, in the forums or skip straight on over to our issue tracker (requires free GitHub user account).