You can find m23 scripts published by m23 users on this page. The scripts can be used and distributed freely under the terms of the GPLv2. There is no guarantee that the script will work as expected or even that it behaves harmlessly. The scripts are not tested by me and you use them on your own risk.

The first m23 release with native 32 and 64 bit client support is ready for download. Now the 64 bit versions of the distributions Debian and Ubuntu can be installed on the popular 64 bit AMD and Intel CPUs. 64 bit computers, that were installed with m23 and 32 bit software before, can be migrated to 64 bit software by changing the computer architecture and starting the recovery mode in the m23 user interface. Of course it is possible to migrate from 64 bit to 32 bit software on 64 bit CPUs too.

In the course of enhancing m23 clients to 64 bit the hardware detection software was upgraded to the newest kudzu library. The detection rate should be increased in particular in detecting SATA hard disks. To bring the detection rate to the maximum, discover (another hardware detection software) is executed in addition.

I want to mention three corrections: Icons of detected drives are shown on the KDE desktop again to allow a quick access of CDRom and Co.. The client recovery does work now, even if the partitions are created already. And last but not least, all swap partitions should be detected and used even if marked with a "new swap type".

The other bug fixes and changes depend on changes made for enhancing m23 clients to 64 bit. A complete list of these changes can be found in the Changelog.

The server installation CD is available here and the file for the virtual machines VirtualBox and VMPlayer here.

Have fun!

If you ever wanted to know how a system installed with m23 feels like, you can visit the "Musterbüro" at the Kieler LinuxTage or by downloading the m23 client installed in the virtual machine VMPlayer. The pre-installed m23 client contains the software used in the Musterbüro. It is based on Debian Etch and the KDE desktop and contains applications typically used in offices. But mention the size of approx. 1.5 GB before downloading the compressed virtual machine. So a fast internet connection is recommended. Have a look at the Installation guide for "installing" the virtual machine.

The virtual machine is available here.

Have fun!

You want to beautify your self-burned m23 server installation CD? No problem. I've created a CD label based on the logo of the current halfBaked releases for this purpose.

Format: PNG File size: 1,5 MB Resolution: 2400 x 2400 pixels Color space: RGB Download: here

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My favourite virtualisation solution VirtualBox freezes with newer m23 versions when formating the virtual harddisk if there is no hardware virtualisation support in the CPU of the guest system. The freeze affects m23 clients and m23 servers that should be installed via the server installation CD. The image of the preinstalled m23 server runs well in VirtualBox.

The problem is known to Innotek and it should be fixed to the next major release. Have a look at their Bug tracker if you want to see the progress of preblem solving.