GRML Team Release Stable Version 2009.10
The latest version of the Austrian pocketknife Linux distribution was released just in time for Halloween.
GRML is a Debian-based Live System for system admins and texttool users. Created 2003 in Graz, Austria, the distro is now available in the stable version 2009.10 with the codename ''Hello-Wien'' (Hello-Vienna).
A graphic boot menu and Grub 2 support are among the new features. The ISO image files can be directly transferred by USB stick, eliminating the need for any installation. Also included is the grml2usb script with further options.
Details of the latest changes can be found in the release notes. GRML can be downloaded as i386 and x68_64 variations.
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