Systemd 261 released with systemd-sysinstall, IMDSD, and storagectl
4 hours ago
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- #Linux
- Systemd 261 released with new systemd-sysinstall OS installer.
- Introduces Instance Metadata Service (IMDS) via systemd-imdsd for VM metadata access.
- Adds storagectl tool for unified storage resource management.
- Includes systemd-tpm2-swtpm.service for TPM fallback on non-physical TPM systems.
- PID1 supports Linux kernel's LUO and KHO capabilities.
- User session managers now support persisting FD stores.
- New CPUSetPartition= unit setting for CPU cgroup partition configuration.
- RestrictFileSystemAccess= setting uses BPF LSM for execution restrictions.
- Adds Varlink methods for system shutdown requests.
- DefaultMemoryZSwapWriteback= provides system-wide Zswap writeback default.