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-Changed-By: Thomas Schmitt <thomas@linuxmuster.net>
-Description:
- linuxmuster-prepare - linuxmuster.net pre setup configuration scripts
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- linuxmuster-prepare (7.4.0) lmn74; urgency=low
- .
-   * basic refactoring in conjunction with ubuntu 26.04 support (#30, 64a6234):
-     - replace dependency to python3-reconfigure,
-     - remove deprecated lvm and babo options,
-     - improve quota and fstab handling (ext4 quota feature needs to be
-       activated offline during boot),
-     - improve linuxmuster repo handling in lmn-appliance,
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+Description:
+ linuxmuster-prepare - linuxmuster.net pre setup configuration scripts
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+ .
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+     package (e.g. dracut vs. initramfs-tools since linuxmuster-base7 7.4.11)
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