SystemRescueCd

SystemRescueCd is an open source Linux operating system designed for system administrators and Linux/UNIX enthusiasts who are looking for a system rescue and general system administration tool. The best usage example of the SystemRescueCd distribution is data rescue after a serious system crash, when you computer won't boot anymore.

Offers a wide range of system utilities

It comes with a wide range of system utilities, such as GNU Parted, GParted and partimage for disk partitioning tasks, TestDisk and GNU ddrescue for recovering lost partitions and restoring the bootable state of your boot partition. Several file systems utilities will help system administrators to deal with any type of filesystem task, including format, resize, move, and copy, on both Linux and Microsoft Windows operating systems.

SystemRescueCd provides users with an advanced boot menu, which can be used to boot the live environment in different ways, boot the currently installed operating system, or run various handy system tools (Memtest86+, NTPASSWD, SGD, FreeDOS, Netboot, HDT, AIDA, GAG, DBAN and MHDD).

Supports 32-bit and 64-bit computers

Additionally, even if the SystemRescueCd ISO image has been designed for 32-bit architectures, users will be able to boot the system into both 64-bit and 32-bit rescue modes. Alternative kernels are also provided, just in case the standard ones don’t work as expected. Another interesting feature is the ability to boot from the first or the second hard disk. After booting the live media, you will be dropped to a shell prompt, where you’ll need to type the startx command in order to access the graphical environment.

Uses the Xfce desktop environment

The distribution uses the latest stable version of the lightweight Xfce desktop environment, and it will always open a terminal emulator window every time the session starts. Default applications include the Midori web browser, emelFM2 twin-panel file manager, Xfburn CD/DVD writing utility, Geany IDE (Integrated Development Environment), SpaceFM file manager, ISO Master, ePDFViewer PDF viewer, Midnight Commander file manager, and much more.

Bottom line

Overall, we strongly recommend SystemRescueCd for all your system administration, system recovery, data recovery, and disk partitioning tasks. It is our favorite system recovery CD.

What is new in this release:

• Updated kernels to Long-Term-Supported linux-4.14.32 (rescue32 + rescue64)
• Updated disk tools: GParted-0.31.0

What is new in version :

• Updated kernels to Long-Term-Supported linux-4.9.47 (rescue32 + rescue64)
• Updated system platform from 486 and 586 to 686 (userspace and 32bit kernel)

What is new in version 5.0.3:

• Updated kernels to Long-Term-Supported linux-4.9.40 (rescue32 + rescue64)
• Updated grub to version 2.02

What is new in version 5.0.2:

• Updated kernels to Long-Term-Supported linux-4.9.30 (rescue32 + rescue64)
• Ported autorun script to python3 (contribution from Gernot)
• Downgraded grub to version 2.02_beta3-r1 to fix UEFI Boot

What is new in version 4.9.5:

• Standard kernels: Long-Term-Supported linux-4.4.57 (rescue32 + rescue64)
• Alternative kernels: Long-Term-Supported linux-4.9.18 (altker32 + altker64)
• Updated disk tools: btrfs-progs-4.9.1, lvm2-2.02.139
• Updated system packages: gcc-4.9.4

What is new in version 4.9.3:

• Standard kernels: Long-Term-Supported linux-4.4.50 (rescue32 + rescue64)
• Alternative kernels: Long-Term-Supported linux-4.9.12 (altker32 + altker64)
• Updated disk tools: GParted-0.28.1

What is new in version 4.9.2:

• Standard kernels: Long-Term-Supported linux-4.4.44 (rescue32 + rescue64)
• Alternative kernels: Long-Term-Supported linux-4.9.5 (altker32 + altker64)
• Updated disk tools: fsarchiver-0.8.1

What is new in version 4.9.1:

• Standard kernels: Long-Term-Supported linux-4.4.39 (rescue32 + rescue64)
• Alternative kernels: Latest stable linux-4.8.15 (altker32 + altker64)
• Updated filesystem tools: btrfs-progs-4.8.5, xfsprogs-4.8.0

What is new in version 4.9.0:

• Standard kernels: Long-Term-Supported linux-4.4.28 (rescue32 + rescue64)
• Alternative kernels: Latest stable linux-4.8.5 (altker32 + altker64)
• Updated Grub2 bootloader to sys-boot/grub-2.02_beta3-r1
• Updated disk tools: GParted-0.27.0, e2fsprogs-1.43.3

What is new in version 4.8.3:

• Alternative kernels: Long-Term-Supported linux-4.4.23 (altker32 + altker64)
• Fixed missing /efi/boot/bootx64.efi file in ISO image required for UEFI
• Updated Xorg environment and drivers to x11-base/xorg-server-1.18.4
• Updated disk tools: btrfs-progs-4.7.3

What is new in version 4.8.2:

• Standard kernels: Long-Term-Supported linux-4.1.33 (rescue32 + rescue64)
• Alternative kernels: Long-Term-Supported linux-4.4.21 (altker32 + altker64)
• Added sys-fs/ncdu (disk usage analyzer with an ncurses interface)
• Added app-backup/borgbackup (deduplicating backup program)
• Added sys-apps/renameutils (tool for easily renaming files)
• Updated linux-firmware to version 20160628
• Updated disk tools: btrfs-progs-4.7.2

What is new in version 4.8.1:

• Standard kernels: Long-Term-Supported linux-4.1.30 (rescue32 + rescue64)
• Alternative kernels: Long-Term-Supported linux-4.4.17 (altker32 + altker64)
• Updated disk tools: btrfs-progs-4.6.1, partclone-0.2.89, fsarchiver-0.8.0
• Replaced Midori web browser with NetSurf

What is new in version 4.8.0:

• Standard kernels: Long-Term-Supported linux-4.1.27 (rescue32 + rescue64)
• Alternative kernels: Long-Term-Supported linux-4.4.14 (altker32 + altker64)
• Updated disk tools: GParted-0.26.1, xfsprogs-4.5.0

What is new in version 4.7.3:

• Standard kernels: Long-Term-Supported linux-3.18.29 (rescue32 + rescue64)
• Alternative kernels: Long-Term-Supported linux-4.1.20 (altker32 + altker64)
• Updated fs tools: btrfs-progs-4.4.1, ntfs3g-2016.2.22, fsarchiver-0.6.22

What is new in version 4.7.1:

• Updated filesystem tools: xfsprogs-4.3.0 + xfsdump-3.1.6 (updates for XFSv5)
• Updated fsarchiver to 0.6.21 (Improves support for XFS filesystem)
• Updated GParted to 0.25.0

What is new in version 4.6.1:

• Standard kernels: Long-Term-Supported linux-3.14.56 (rescue32 + rescue64)
• Alternative kernels: Long-Term-Supported linux-4.1.12 (altker32 + altker64)
• Updated filesystem tools: GParted-0.24.0, btrfs-progs-4.2.2

What is new in version 4.6.0:

• Standard kernels: Long-Term-Supported linux-3.14.50 (rescue32 + rescue64)
• Alternative kernels: Long-Term-Supported linux-4.1.6 (altker32 + altker64)
• Updated XFCE Desktop environment to version 4.12, GParted to 0.23.0
• Updated filesystem tools: btrfs-progs-4.1.2, xfsprogs-3.2.4
• Updated Grub2 bootloader to sys-boot/grub-2.02_beta2-r7
• Updated ruby package to dev-lang/ruby-2.1.6

What is new in version 4.5.3:

• Standard kernels: Long-Term-Supported linux-3.14.43 (rescue32 + rescue64)
• Alternative kernels: updated to stable linux-3.18.14 (altker32 + altker64)
• Updated filesystem tools: partclone-0.2.77 + btrfs-progs-3.19.1
• Updated disk tools: gptfdisk-1.0.0, testdisk-7.0

What is new in version 4.5.2:

• Standard kernels: Long-Term-Supported linux-3.14.35 (rescue32 + rescue64)
• Alternative kernels: updated to stable linux-3.18.10 (altker32 + altker64)
• Updated GParted to 0.22.0 (support for unpartitioned whole disk drives)
• Updated Xorg environment and drivers to x11-base/xorg-server-1.16.4
• Updated Network-Manager packages to 1.0.0

What is new in version 4.5.1:

• Fixed and updated grub to version 2.02_beta2-r3 in the UEFI boot image
• Updated glibc to 2.19-r1 in order to fix security vulnerability CVE-2015-0235
• Updated firmwares in the initramfs and btrfs tools: btrfs-progs-3.18.2

What is new in version 4.5.0:

• Standard kernels: Long-Term-Supported linux-3.14.31 (rescue32 + rescue64)
• Alternative kernels: updated to stable linux-3.18.5 (altker32 + altker64)
• Updated system/libraries packages: gcc-4.8.3, gtk+-3.12.2, udev-216
• Updated fs tools: btrfs-progs-3.17.3 + partclone-0.2.75 + gparted-0.21.0

What is new in version 4.4.1:

• Standard kernels: Long-Term-Supported linux-3.10.60 (rescue32 + rescue64)
• Alternative kernels: Long-Term-Supported linux-3.14.24 (altker32 + altker64)
• Updated GParted to 0.20.0 (improves resizing for multi-device btrfs)
• Updated fs tools: btrfs-progs-3.17.1 + reiser4progs-1.0.9 + xfsprogs-3.2.1
• Updated python packages to dev-lang/python-2.7.7 + dev-lang/python-3.4.1
• Updated ruby package to dev-lang/ruby-2.0.0_p594

What is new in version 4.4.0:

• Standard kernels: Long-Term-Supported linux-3.10.55 (rescue32 + rescue64)
• Alternative kernels: Long-Term-Supported linux-3.14.20 (altker32 + altker64)
• Updated filesystem tools: btrfs-progs-3.16.2 + reiser4progs-1.0.7
• Updated partclone to sys-block/partclone-0.2.73
• Updated perl language package to dev-lang/perl-5.18.2-r1
• Updated to a new major portage version: portage-2.2.8

What is new in version 4.3.1:

• Standard kernels: Long-Term-Supported linux-3.10.53 (rescue32 + rescue64)
• Alternative kernels: updated to stable linux-3.14.17 (altker32 + altker64)
• Updated GNU Parted to 3.2 and GParted to 0.19.1 (Bug fix release)
• Updated file systems: e2fsprogs-1.42.12, btrfs-progs-3.14.2, fuse-exfat-1.1.0

What is new in version 4.3.0:

• Standard kernels: Long-Term-Supported linux-3.10.45 (rescue32 + rescue64)
• Alternative kernels: updated to stable linux-3.14.9 (altker32 + altker64)
• Dropped TrueCrypt package (Migration recommended by official website)
• Added support for the ruby language (dev-lang/ruby-2.0.0_p353)
• Updated btrfs utilities to sys-fs/btrfs-progs-3.14.1
• Updated GParted to 0.19.0 (Bug fix release)

What is new in version 4.2.0:

• Standard kernels: Long-Term-Supported linux-3.10.35 (rescue32 + rescue64)
• Alternative kernels: updated to stable linux-3.13.10 (altker32 + altker64)
• Updated XOrg graphical environment and drivers to xorg-server-1.15.0
• Updated LVM (Logical Volume Manager) to version 2.02.103 in the initramfs
• Dropped ClamAV to save 74MB in the ISO image

What is new in version 4.1.0:

• Standard kernels: Long-Term-Supported linux-3.10.32 (rescue32 + rescue64)
• Alternative kernels: updated to stable linux-3.13.5 (altker32 + altker64)
• Updated NBD client in initramfs to sys-block/nbd-3.2 (Network Block Device)
• Updated ntfs filesystem in userspace driver to sys-fs/ntfs3g-2014.2.15
• Updated squashfs-tools to sys-fs/squashfs-tools-4.2_p20140119
• Updated perl language package to dev-lang/perl-5.16.3
• Updated sys-auth packages (polkit, pambase, consolekit)
• Updated fsarchiver to 0.6.19 (bugfix release)
• Updated OpenRC to sys-apps/openrc-0.12.4

What is new in version 4.0.1:

• Standard kernels: Long-Term-Supported linux-3.10.30 (rescue32 + rescue64)
• Alternative kernels: stable linux-3.12.12 (altker32 + altker64)
• Updated Offline Windows Password & Registry Editor floopy image to 2014-02-01
• Added app-arch/lz4 (Fast Compression) + app-arch/lrzip-0.44 (Long Range ZIP)
• Updated fsarchiver to 0.6.18 (bugfix release and minor feature enhancement)
• Updated filesystem tools: e2fsprogs-1.42.9 and sys-block/partclone-0.2.69
• Updated GParted to 0.18.0 (Bug fix release)
• Updated app-backup/dar-2.4.12 (Disk-Archiver)

What is new in version 4.0.0:

• Standard kernels: Long-Term-Supported linux-3.10.25 (rescue32 + rescue64)
• Alternative kernels: latest stable linux-3.12.7 (altker32 + altker64)
• Updated XOrg graphical environment and drivers to xorg-server-1.14.3
• Updated GParted to 0.17.0 (Add support for online resize)
• Updated btrfs utilities to sys-fs/btrfs-progs-3.12

What is new in version 3.8.1:

• Standard kernels: Long-Term-Supported linux-3.4.66 (rescuecd + rescue64)
• Alternative kernels: Long-Term-Supported linux-3.10.17 (altker32 + altker64)
• Update filesystem tools: e2fsprogs-1.42.8 + xfsprogs-3.1.11 + xfsdump-3.1.3
• Updated memtest86+ to verison 5.01 (available in floppy disk boot images)
• Updated XOrg graphical environment and drivers to xorg-server-1.13.4

What is new in version 3.8.0:

• Standard kernels: Long-Term-Supported linux-3.4.62 (rescuecd + rescue64)
• Alternative kernels: Long-Term-Supported linux-3.10.12 (altker32 + altker64)
• Added support for Gluster-3.4 filesystem (sys-cluster/glusterfs-3.4.0-r1)
• Updated btrfs utilities to sys-fs/btrfs-progs-0.20_rc1_p358
• Updated GParted to 0.16.2 (bug fix release)

What is new in version 3.7.1:

• Standard kernels is Long-Term-Supported linux-3.4.52 (rescuecd + rescue64)
• Alternative kernels updated to latest stable 3.9.10 (altker32 + altker64)
• Enabled CONFIG_X86_X32 in recent kernels to be able to chroot to x32 systems

What is new in version 3.7.0:

• Standard kernels is Long-Term-Supported linux-3.4.47 (rescuecd + rescue64)
• Alternative kernels updated to latest stable 3.9.4 (altker32 + altker64)
• Downgraded gcc to 4.4 in order to produce smaller binaries and save space
• Fixed crash when booting from NBD (Many thanks to Gernot for the fix)
• Added sys-fs/safecopy for recovery from damaged (io-errors) devices or files

What is new in version 3.6.0:

• Standard kernels is Long-Term-Supported linux-3.4.44 (rescuecd + rescue64)
• Alternative kernels updated to latest stable 3.9.1 (altker32 + altker64)
• Updated GParted to 0.16.1 (another critical bug fix release)

What is new in version 3.5.1:

• Standard kernels is Long-Term-Supported linux-3.4.42 (rescuecd + rescue64)
• Alternative kernels updated to latest stable 3.8.9 (altker32 + altker64)
• Updated GParted to 0.16.0 (critical bug fix release) and Midori to 0.5.0

What is new in version 3.5.0:

• Standard kernels is Long-Term-Supported linux-3.4.37 (rescuecd + rescue64)
• Alternative kernels updated to latest stable 3.8.4 (altker32 + altker64)
• Updated GParted to 0.15.0 and e2fsprogs to 1.42.7

What is new in version 3.4.2:

• Standard kernels is Long-Term-Supported linux-3.4.35 (rescuecd + rescue64)
• Alternative kernels updated to latest stable 3.7.10 (altker32 + altker64)
• Updated fsarchiver to 0.6.17 (bugfix release and minor feature enhancement)
• Fixed support for booting via NBD which was in conflict with Network-Manager
• Added bootinfoscript which writes reports provinding info about the system

What is new in version 3.4.0:

• Standard kernels is Long-Term-Supported linux-3.4.30 (rescuecd + rescue64)
• Alternative kernels updated to latest stable 3.7.8 (altker32 + altker64)
• Updated btrfs-progs filesystem utilities to latest snapshot (0.20_rc1_p56)
• Disabled power-saving options (CONFIG_SUSPEND and CONFIG_HIBERNATION)
• Added app-arch/star-1.5.2 (enhanced tar as well as enhanced mt/rmt)
• Updated fsarchiver to 0.6.16 (bugfix release), midori to 0.4.8

What is new in version 3.3.0:

• Standard kernels is Long-Term-Supported linux-3.4.27 (rescuecd + rescue64)
• Alternative kernels updated to latest stable 3.7.4 (altker32 + altker64)
• Fixed "waiting for uevents to be processed" by upgrading udev to 197-r4
• Updated XFS Filesystem utilities: xfsprogs-3.1.10 + xfsdump-3.1.2
• Updated app-backup/dar-2.4.9 (Disk-Archive 2.4.9)
• Added x11-misc/grsync-1.1.1 (A gtk frontend to rsync)
• Added sys-fs/fuse-exfat-1.0.0 (exFAT filesystem FUSE module)
• Fixed Network-Manager applet in the graphical environment
• Rebased genkernel on latest upstream version
• Updated sys-fs/ntfs3g to 2013.1.13

What is new in version 3.1.2:

• Standard kernels is Long-Term-Supported linux-3.2.34 (rescuecd + rescue64)
• Alternative kernels updated to latest stable 3.6.9 (altker32 + altker64)
• Added ModemManager-0.6.0.0 (Modem and mobile broadband management libraries)
• Updated sys-fs/btrfs-progs to 0.20_rc1 (btrfs filesystem utilities)
• Updated sys-block/partclone to 0.2.56 and syslinux/isolinux 4.06
• Fixed support for samba based autorun scripts (ar_source="smbfs://...")
• Added app-crypt/nwipe (Program to securely erase disks)

What is new in version 3.1.1:

• Standard kernels is Long-Term-Supported linux-3.2.33 (rescuecd + rescue64)
• Alternative kernels updated to latest stable 3.6.6 (altker32 + altker64)
• Re-introduced support for Reiser4 filesystem in the alternative kernels
• Fixed "rootpass=MyPaSsWoRd" boot option by updating USE flags for shadow
• Fixed bugs in the installation scripts for USB sticks
• Updated NetworkManager to 0.9.6.4

What is new in version 2.8.1:

• Updated standard kernels to Long-Term-Supported linux-3.2.23 (rescuecd + rescue64)
• Updated alternative kernels to latest stable: linux-3.4.5 (altker32 + altker64)
• Updated XOrg graphical environment and drivers to xorg-server-1.12.3
• Updated Grub2 bootloader to 2.00 (grub-0.97-r12 is also provided)
• Updated Super-Grub2-Disk to version 2.00-beta1 (based on Grub-2.00)
• Updated lvm2 to 2.02.93, e2fsprogs to 1.42.4
• Updated GParted to 0.13.0, partclone to 0.2.49
• Removed Ranish floppy disk image
• Added spacefm-0.7.8 File manager

What is new in version 2.8.0:

• Updated standard kernels to Long-Term-Supported linux-3.2.19 (rescuecd + rescue64)
• Updated alternative kernels to latest stable: linux-3.4.2 (altker32 + altker64)
• Fixed USB installer script for linux: usb_inst.sh (Thanks to Gernot for the fix)
• Updated sys-apps/gptfdisk to 0.8.5 (Fdisk utility for GPT partition tables)
• Updated fsarchiver to 0.6.15 to support recent features in btrfs/ext4 filesystems
• Updated firmware files in the initramfs from linux-firmware-20120502
• Updated DBAN to 2.2.6 (Hard Drive Disk Wipe and Data Clearing program)
• Updated Grub2 bootloader to 2.00_beta6 (grub-0.97-r12 is also provided)
• Updated list of kernel modules to put in the initramfs (storage and network)
• Do not attempt to find sysrcd.dat on extended partitions (bug reported by Gernot)

What is new in version 2.7.1:

• Updated standard kernels to Long-Term-Supported linux-3.2.18 (rescuecd + rescue64)
• Updated alternative kernels to latest stable: linux-3.3.7 (altker32 + altker64)
• Updated syslinux and related files to 4.05 (fixes sysresccd-usbstick regression)
• Updated XFCE graphical environment to 4.10 and Midori web-browser to 0.4.6
• Updated e2fsprogs to 1.42.3

What is new in version 2.7.0:

• Updated standard kernels to Long-Term-Supported linux-3.2.16 (rescuecd + rescue64)
• Updated alternative kernels to latest stable: linux-3.3.5 (altker32 + altker64)
• Updated btrfs-progs from Fedora 17 sources (btrfs-progs-0.19-19.fc17)
• Updated xfs filesystem tools: xfsprogs-3.1.8 and xfsdump-3.1.0
• Updated system packages: gcc-4.4.7, openrc-0.9.8.4, portage-2.1.10.49
• Updated OpenSSH to 5.9_p1-r4 and partclone to 0.2.47
• Added debian and redhat package management tools (dpkg, debootstrap, rpm)
• Updated sysresccd-pkgstats script to avoid warnings
• Updated list of graphical programs used by sysresccd-cleansys
• Removed GObject introspection data to save space

What is new in version 2.5.1:

• Updated standard kernels to Long-Term-Supported linux-3.0.24 (rescuecd + rescue64)
• Updated alternative kernels to latest stable: linux-3.2.11 (altker32 + altker64)
• Replaced zfs-fuse with native zfs-0.6.0_rc on 64bit kernels (rescue64 + altker64)
• Updated fsarchiver to 0.6.13 (fixes detection of the root filesystem)
• Updated grub2 from 1.99 to 2.00_beta2 (grub-0.97 is still availble)
• Updated partclone to 0.2.45 and added ntfs and btrfs utilities
• Updated floppy disk images for HDT, GAG, Super-Grub-Disk
• Updated btrfs-progs from btrfs-progs-0.19-23.el6.src.rpm
• Added client for app-backup/bacula-5.0.3 backup program

What is new in version 2.5.0:

• Updated standard kernels to Long-Term-Supported linux-3.0.21 (rescuecd + rescue64)
• Updated alternative kernels to latest stable: linux-3.2.6 (altker32 + altker64)
• Updated sys-fs/ntfs3g to 2012.1.15 and replace ntfsprogs
• Updated btrfs-progs to the latest stable version from git
• Updated e2fsprogs to 1.42 (ext3/ext4 filesystem tools)
• Updated GParted to 0.12.0 (graphical partition editor)
• Updated system packages (glibc-2.13, gcc-4.4.6)
• Updated firmwares to linux-firmware-20120125
• Added app-misc/fdupes (find duplicate files)
• Replaced Firefox with Midori to save space
• Updated sys-fs/partclone to 0.2.38
• Update app-admin/testdisk to 6.13
• Updated sys-boot/grub to 1.99-r2

What is new in version 2.4.1:

• Updated standard kernels to linux-3.0.13 (rescuecd + rescue64)
• Updated alternative kernels to linux-3.1.5 (altker32 + altker64)
• Updated btrfs-progs to the latest stable version from git
• Updated xfs filesystem tools: xfsdump-3.0.6 and xfsprogs-3.1.6
• Updated GParted to 0.11.0 (bug fixes release)
• Updated mozilla-firefox to 8.0

What is new in version 2.4.0:

• Updated standard kernels to linux-3.0.8 (rescuecd + rescue64)
• Updated alternative kernels to linux-3.1.0 (altker32 + altker64)
• Dropped Reiser4 patch from all kernels (no patch for linux-3.x)
• Updated xorg-server to 1.10.4 (graphical server and drivers)
• Updated mozilla-firefox to 7.0.1
• Updated GParted to 0.10.0

What is new in version 2.3.1:

• Updated alternative kernels to linux-3.0.3 (altker32 + altker64)
• Updated btrfs-progs to the latest upstream version (20110805)
• Updated firmwares to sys-kernel/linux-firmware-20110818
• Patched parted-2.4 with fixes from Fedora
• Updated Firefox to version 6

What is new in version 2.3.0:

• Updated alternative kernels to linux-3.0.0 (altker32 + altker64)
• Updated firmwares in both the initramfs and in the main filesystem
• Added support for linux-3.0 in sys-kernel/genkernel-3.4.10-r2
• Linux kernels modules are gzipped in the embedded initramfs to save memory
• Fixed busy CPU in the terminal by downgrading x11-libs/vte to 0.26.3
• Updated parted to 2.4 and GParted to 0.9.0
• Updated sys-apps/portage to 2.1.10
• Update app-admin/testdisk to 6.12
• Updated Firefox to version 5

What is new in version 2.2.1:

• Standard kernels: added recent fedora patches to linux-2.6.38.8 (rescuecd + rescue64)
• Alternative kernels: updated sources to linux-2.6.39.3 (altker32 + altker64)

What is new in version 2.2.0:

• Updated standard kernels to linux-2.6.38.8 (rescuecd + rescue64)
• Updated alternative kernels to linux-2.6.39.1 (altker32 + altker64)
• Updated "Offline NT Password & Registry Editor" ("ntpasswd" boot entry)
• Updated ntfs3g to 2011.4.12 (driver that provides read-write access to ntfs)
• Updated Python from 2.6 to 2.7
• Updated Gentoo Portage to 2.1.9
• Updated GParted to 0.8.1
• Updated Samba to 3.4.12
• Updated Perl to 5.12.3

What is new in version 2.1.1:

• Updated standard kernels to 2.6.35.13 (long-term kernel: rescuecd + rescue64)
• Alternative kernels rebased on linux-2.6.38.5 (most recent kernel)
• Added xfce-base/xfce4-session package (new menu entry to leave xfce)

What is new in version 2.1.0:

• Updated standard kernels to 2.6.35.12 (long-term kernel: rescuecd + rescue64)
• Alternative kernels rebased on linux-2.6.38.2 (most recent kernel)
• Patched alternative kernels with loop-aes-3.6b (encrypt disks using AES)
• Updated testdisk to 6.11.3 (Checks and undeletes partitions + PhotoRec)
• Updated sys-apps/hdparm to 9.36 (Utility to change hard drive parameters)
• Updated the XFCE desktop environment to new major version: 4.8
• Updated gdisk to 0.7.1 (the package has been renamed sys-apps/gptfdisk)
• 32bit kernels (rescuecd + altker32) compiled for i586 instead of i686

What is new in version 2.0.1:

• Updated standard kernels to 2.6.35.11 (rescuecd + rescue64)
• Updated alternative kernels to 2.6.36.3 (altker32 + altker64)
• Updated Memtest86+ floppy disk image to 4.20 (supports Sandy-Bridge + fusion)
• Updated xorg-server to 1.9.4 (graphical server and drivers)
• Updated initramfs software (programs involved in the boot process)
• Upgraded atl1c driver in standard kernel for Atheros AR8151 Gigabit devices
• Fixed name resolution in the initramfs environment (used for PXE booting)
• Updated GParted to version 0.8.0

What is new in version 2.0.0:

• Standard kernels based on the Long-Term-Supported 2.6.35 kernel (2.6.35.10)
• Alternative kernels based on the more recent linux-2.6.36 kernel (2.6.36.2)
• The squash filesystem is now compressed using XZ instead of LZMA
• Updated firmwares in both the initramfs and in the main filesystem
• xf86-video-nouveau is the new default video driver for Nvidia cards
• Updated GNU Parted to version 2.3 with patches from Ubuntu-10.10
• Updated GParted to 0.7.1 (fixes names with dmraid and mount points paths)
• Updated fsarchiver to 0.6.12 (fixes possible problems to save the rootfs)
• Updated initramfs software (programs involved in the boot process)
• Updated aufs filesystem to version 2.1 (another union filesystem)
• Updated xorg-server to 1.9.3 (graphical server and drivers)
• Updated Network-Manager programs to new major version 0.8.x
• Dropped alternative graphical server (Xfbdev) which is not supported
• Added a 64bit version of memtester (/usr/sbin/memtester-64bit)
• Added app-misc/tmux (Terminal multiplexer: fork of the GNU Screen project)
• Option "dodhcp" accepts comma-separated interfaces (eg: "dodhcp=eth0,eth2")