New TurnKey Tomcat on Apache version (11.1)

Changes:

  • Tomcat:
    • Upgraded to tomcat6 from tomcat5.5
    • Transitioned to OpenJDK (moving away from Sun Java).
    • Set Tomcat admin password on firstboot (convenience, security).
    • Added offline documentation.
  • MySQL:
    • Added MySQL as per common request.
    • Set MySQL root password on firstboot (convenience, security).
    • Force MySQL to use Unicode/UTF8.
  • Set postfix MTA myhostname to localhost (bugfix).
  • Updated TKL web control panel (admin not ported to tomcat6).

Major component versions

tomcat6 6.0.24-2ubuntu1.5
openjdk-6-jdk 6b20-1.9.2-0ubuntu1~10.04.1
openjdk-6-jre 6b20-1.9.2-0ubuntu1~10.04.1
ant 1.7.1-4ubuntu1.1
apache2-mpm-worker 2.2.14-5ubuntu8.4
libapache2-mod-jk 1:1.2.28-2

Note: Please refer to turnkey-core's changelog for changes common to all appliances. Here we only describe changes specific to this appliance.

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New TurnKey Tomcat on Apache version (2009.10-2)

Changes:

  • Installed all security updates (see manifest for package versions).
  • Install security updates on firstboot (except when running live).
  • Trick webmin into not checking for upgrades (managed by apt).
  • Included latest version of inithooks and updated scripts.
  • Included wget as per common request.

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New TurnKey Tomcat Apache version (2009.10)

Changes:

  • Renamed tomcat-apache (was tomcat).
  • Upgraded to sun-java6.
  • Added postfix MTA (bound to localhost) to allow sending of email from web applications (e.g., password recovery). Also added webmin-postfix module for convenience.
  • Added Turnkey web control panel (replaces welcome page)
  • Added redirects for /manager and /host-manager (convenience)
  • Enabled multiverse Ubuntu repository and pinned sun-java6 so it can be updated (security).
  • Regenerates all secrets during installation / firstboot (security).

Major component versions

tomcat5.5 5.5.25-5ubuntu1.2
sun-java6-jdk 6-16-0ubuntu1.8.04
sun-java6-jre 6-16-0ubuntu1.8.04
ant 1.7.0-3
apache2-mpm-worker 2.2.8-1ubuntu0.11
libapache2-mod-jk 1:1.2.25-2

Note: Please refer to turnkey-core's changelog for changes common to all appliances. Here we only describe changes specific to this appliance.

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