Main

• Tools were added for configuration of LDAP and Unix accounts to be stored in LDAP
• cl-backup and cl-backup-restore utilities added
• Users can access console functions directly, by running cl-console. Note that most Calculate utilities are now stored in /usr/bin instead of /usr/sbin
• One session for cl-console and cl-console-gui
• Current configuration files previously stored in /etc/calculate were moved to /var/lib/calculate. /etc/calculate is now used for migration at installation time

Server tools

• LDAP configuration
  • possibility to change the BaseDN
  • service password regeneration
  • remove a service and reconfigure the system
  • configs integrated with templates 3.5
• Accounts server configuration
  • current system setup for authentication via LDAP server
  • service password regeneration
  • remove a service and reconfigure the system
  • add or remove a user account
  • add or remove a group
  • reconfigure users and groups
  • multiple group and user modifications available: add, remove, replace the list
  • rename a group
  • user or group info displayed
  • flexible group and user filtration scheme
  • field selection for group and user viewing
  • group and user management fully supported via a GUI interface as well as from the command line

• cl-backup
  • backup of configuration files created by Calculate templates
  • custom configuration backup
  • LDAP server backup
• cl-backup-restore
  • restore only files containing differences
  • diffs in comments to restored files headers
  • restore configurations of out-of-box packages
  • restore configuration checksums
  • restore permissions to restored files
  • restore network configuration
  • restore autorun services
  • restore user accounts
  • restart services whenever server parameters have been restored

Templates

• Main changes
  • Multiple ini.env files can be processed
  • Template variables, functions, and conditions were optimized
    • Faster processing due to variable substitution at conditions and values calculation time
    • Variables can be used, that get a space as a template option value (such as in chown=#-ur_login-#:#-ur_group-#)
    • module() added to check for the module (the CU version will be returned if the module is included, or else nothing)
    • Indefinite variables can be used in the non-executable part of a conditional block (problem fixed)
  • "OR" processed in conditional blocks (#!keyword#)
  • Better audio configuration (both your sound card and your hardware can be setup)
  • ldif format supported

• Functions
  • ls() added to list the files from a directory
  • mergepkg() added, that combines both merge() and pkg() functionality
  • exists() remplaced "1", to return the filetype character code
  • UUID generation with rnd() modified
  • Values returned by wallpaper() were modified
  • cut() added to return a line fragment
  • Localization problem fixed when calling print(), warning() and error() functions

• Conditions
  • In condition blocks, it is possible to check if the version number belongs to the interval (x<=y,z)
  • Embedded conditions supported

• Options
  • link=<path> added, to copy directories with templates
  • restart=<service>, start=<service>, stop=<service> added for templates, to start or stop services
  • "protected" works OK with "mirror" now
  • Template processing with "append=after" fixed

• Miscellaneous
  • ._cfg configuration files now update correctly with the "--force" option
  • More efficient checkup for checksum CONTENTS files
  • Command-line table indentation fixed
  • Short options will be processes differently. "-soff" will not be interpreted sponaneously as "-s -o -f -f"
  • Update availability is provided for by /var/lib/calculate/calculate-update/updates.available
  • The cl_pass_file variable now stores the template name
  • A new variable was added, to store the current kernel version
  • cl-passwd removed

Graphics

• Better support of the system color scheme
• Updated appearances, including new own icons
• Some modifications for the update icon sitting in system tray