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authorCyril Brulebois <kibi@debian.org>2023-05-27 23:03:43 +0200
committerCyril Brulebois <kibi@debian.org>2023-05-27 23:03:43 +0200
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+<define-tag pagetitle>Debian Installer Bookworm RC 4 release</define-tag>
+<define-tag release_date>2023-05-27</define-tag>
+#use wml::debian::news
+
+<p>
+The Debian Installer <a
+href="https://wiki.debian.org/DebianInstaller/Team">team</a> is pleased to
+announce the fourth release candidate of the installer for Debian 12
+<q>Bookworm</q>.
+</p>
+
+
+<h2>Improvements in this release</h2>
+
+<ul>
+ <li>cdebconf:
+ <ul>
+ <li>Improve banner display when the installer logo's width doesn't
+ match the GTK window's width (#745359): instead of scaling, expand
+ the banner on the side(s) specified in the theme (#1036321).</li>
+ </ul>
+ </li>
+ <li>debian-installer:
+ <ul>
+ <li>netboot/x86: fix colors in GRUB submenus (#1036771).</li>
+ <li>netboot/x86: add /splash.png symlink to make GRUB load the
+ splash screen (#1036215).</li>
+ </ul>
+ </li>
+ <li>grub2:
+ <ul>
+ <li>When also installing to the removable media path, include the
+ relevant mokmanager binary (#1034409).</li>
+ <li>Allow multiple initrd parameters (#838177, #820838).</li>
+ </ul>
+ </li>
+ <li>partman-auto-raid:
+ <ul>
+ <li>Add support for LVM-on-LUKS-on-RAID, via a new “crypto-lvm”
+ keyword, similar to the existing “lvm” (#1036347).</li>
+ </ul>
+ </li>
+ <li>partman-basicfilesystems:
+ <ul>
+ <li>Install dosfstools if we have a FAT ESP.</li>
+ </ul>
+ </li>
+ <li>rootskel-gtk:
+ <ul>
+ <li>Add banner metadata (#745359, #1036321).</li>
+ <li>Align dark banner colors with dark/high-contrast theme.</li>
+ <li>Fix document viewport, avoiding 1-pixel offsets.</li>
+ </ul>
+ </li>
+</ul>
+
+
+<h2>Hardware support changes</h2>
+
+<ul>
+ <li>finish-install:
+ <ul>
+ <li>Add bochs/cirrus to the initramfs if detected (#1036788).</li>
+ </ul>
+ </li>
+</ul>
+
+
+<h2>Localization status</h2>
+
+<ul>
+ <li>78 languages are supported in this release.</li>
+ <li>Full translation for 42 of them.</li>
+</ul>
+
+
+<h2>Known issues in this release</h2>
+
+<p>
+See the <a href="$(DEVEL)/debian-installer/errata">errata</a> for
+details and a full list of known issues.
+</p>
+
+
+<h2>Feedback for this release</h2>
+
+<p>
+We need your help to find bugs and further improve the installer, so please
+try it. Installer CDs, other media and everything else you will need are
+available at our <a href="$(DEVEL)/debian-installer">web site</a>.
+</p>
+
+
+<h2>Thanks</h2>
+
+<p>
+The Debian Installer team thanks everybody who has contributed to this
+release.
+</p>

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