Merge branch 'enh/neurodebian-installer' -- aiming for the release

[neurodebian.git] / sphinx / vm.rst

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@@ -16,13 +16,9 @@ variety of neuroscience software with just a few mouse clicks (e.g. AFNI_,
 FSL_, PyMVPA_).
 
 .. _virtual machine: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_machine
-.. _AFNI: http://afni.nimh.nih.gov/afni/
-.. _Caret: http://brainvis.wustl.edu/wiki/index.php/Caret:About
-.. _FSL: http://www.fmrib.ox.ac.uk/fsl/
-.. _PyMVPA: http://www.pymvpa.org
 
-The virtual machine contains an installation of `Debian 6.0 (squeeze)`_ with a
-GNOME_ desktop environment. All installed software comes from standard Debian
+The virtual machine contains an installation of `Debian 7.0 (wheezy)`_ with a
+XFCE4_ desktop environment. All installed software comes from standard Debian
 packages, or prospective Debian packages from NeuroDebian. The virtual machine
 can be seen as a showcase of what Debian for neuroscience research feels like.
 Once downloaded this virtual machine can be kept up to date, just as any other
@@ -39,9 +35,6 @@ whole workstation, where it quickly becomes troublesome to combine the desire
 for latest research methodology for new studies and the need for stability for
 ongoing projects.
 
-.. _Debian 6.0 (squeeze): http://www.debian.org/releases/squeeze
-.. _GNOME: http://www.gnome.org/
-
 
 Installation
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~
@@ -209,6 +202,17 @@ Troubleshooting
 
     and reboot VM.
 
+  I am still running an older VirtualBox 3.x
+    Download one of the image files listed below. These older releases
+    are distributed as a `zip` file. Please extract all files from the
+    `.zip` file, using appropriate software for your operating system.
+
+    * `NeuroDebian 6.0.2 image (32bit)
+      <http://neuro.debian.net/debian/vm/neurodebian_6.0.2_i386.zip>`_ [~545MB]
+
+    * `NeuroDebian 6.0.2 image (64bit)
+      <http://neuro.debian.net/debian/vm/neurodebian_6.0.2_amd64.zip>`_ [~560MB]
+
 
 What has changed
 ----------------
@@ -219,6 +223,32 @@ What has changed
 
      Click on an item to expand it
 
+  7.4.20140423 -- 24 Apr 2014
+    * VM appliance based on the updated wheezy point release 7.4.
+      Should resolve problems with upgrades of the guest additions.
+      See http://neuro.debian.net/faq.html#comment-1351846812
+
+  7.4.0 -- 28 Feb 2014
+    * VM appliance based on the official wheezy point release 7.4.
+
+  7.2.0 -- 03 Nov 2013
+    * VM appliance based on the official wheezy point release 7.2.
+    * Ships with updated neurodebian-* packages:
+      - installs ipython notebook and qtconsole for "Scientific Python"
+               and "PyMVPA tutorial" welcome wizard choices.
+
+  7.0.0 -- 15 May 2013
+    * VM appliance based on the official wheezy release.
+    * Uses xfce4-terminal by default (instead of urxvt/rxvt-unicode as
+      in beta-releases)
+
+  6.999.b4.20130421 -- 22 Apr 2013
+    * Refreshed VM appliance to avoid lengthy initial upgrade
+
+  6.999.b4.20121231 -- 31 Dec 2012
+    * Based on beta 4 release of debian-installer_ for wheezy
+    * Comes with XFCE4_ instead of GNOME_
+
   6.0.6 -- 01 Oct 2012
     * Updated core system to Debian squeeze 6.0.6
 
@@ -248,3 +278,5 @@ What has changed
 
   6.0.1 -- 01 Dec 2010
     * Minor update
+
+.. include:: link_names.txt