https://gparted.org/news.php News about the application, the bootable GParted Live image, and more. en-us Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html Custom php script gedakc@users.sf.net (Curtis Gedak) gedakc@users.sf.net (Curtis Gedak) 1800 https://gparted.org/news.php?item=264 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://gparted.org/news.php?item=264
This release includes GParted 1.8.1, updated packages, and other improvements.

Items of note include:

• Includes GParted 1.8.1
  • Implement blkid false detection of whole disk ZFS workaround
• Based on the Debian Sid repository (as of 2026/Apr/04)
• Linux image updated to 6.19.10-1
• An issue about the checksums of the files inside live system was fixed, and now b3sum instead of sha256 is used
• New menu to verify the integrity of boot medium.

X Desktop GUI fails to display with default boot options?
Try Other modes of GParted Live => GParted Live (Safe graphics setting, vga-normal).

Curtis ]]> https://gparted.org/news.php?item=263 Thu, 19 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://gparted.org/news.php?item=263
This release includes GParted 1.8.1, updated packages, and other improvements.

Items of note include:

• Includes GParted 1.8.1
  • Implement blkid false detection of whole disk ZFS workaround
• Based on the Debian Sid repository (as of 2026/Mar/19)
• Linux image updated to 6.19.8-1
• A minimum of 1 GB of RAM is needed to use all the features of the GParted application

X Desktop GUI fails to display with default boot options?
Try Other modes of GParted Live => GParted Live (Safe graphics setting, vga-normal).

Curtis ]]> https://gparted.org/news.php?item=262 Tue, 17 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://gparted.org/news.php?item=262
Key changes include:

• Implement blkid false detection of whole disk ZFS workaround

See the Release Notes for more details.

Curtis ]]> https://gparted.org/news.php?item=261 Wed, 28 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://gparted.org/news.php?item=261
This release includes GParted 1.8.0, updated packages, and other improvements.

Items of note include:

• Includes GParted 1.8.0
  • Fix crash due to not checking for failure to load icon
  • Fix hangs setting FAT label when matches a root folder entry
  • Erase file system signatures before all FileSystem copies
• Based on the Debian Sid repository (as of 2026/Jan/27)
• Linux image updated to 6.18.5-1
• Added a mechanism to avoid blank screen
• There is an issue with help on Virtual Machines. Specifically the menu option Help -> Contents opens and displays a black window on Virtual Machines. Workaround is to view help on documentation page.

X Desktop GUI fails to display with default boot options?
Try Other modes of GParted Live => GParted Live (Safe graphics setting, vga-normal).

Curtis ]]> https://gparted.org/news.php?item=260 Mon, 26 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://gparted.org/news.php?item=260
Key changes include:

• Fix crash due to not checking for failure to load icon
• Fix hangs setting FAT label when matches a root folder entry
• Erase file system signatures before all FileSystem copies

See the Release Notes for more details.

Curtis ]]> https://gparted.org/news.php?item=259 Sat, 06 Dec 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://gparted.org/news.php?item=259
This release includes GParted 1.7.0, updated packages, and other improvements.

Items of note include:

• Only amd64 (x86-64 bit) images are available going forward:
  As mentioned in the Debian release mailing list:
  Dropping i386 kernel packages
  The i386 Linux kernel packages were dropped in our upstream, Debian, Sid repo. Hence i686/i686-pae GParted live will be no more in the future. From this release, only amd64 (x86-64) release will be available.
• Includes GParted 1.7.0
• Based on the Debian Sid repository (as of 2025/Dec/05)
• Linux image updated to 6.17.10-1
• Memtest86+ updated to v8.00
• There is an issue with help on Virtual Machines. Specifically the menu option Help -> Contents opens and displays a black window on Virtual Machines. Workaround is to view help on documentation page.

X Desktop GUI fails to display with default boot options?
Try Other modes of GParted Live => GParted Live (Safe graphics setting, vga-normal).

Curtis ]]> https://gparted.org/news.php?item=258 Sun, 13 Jul 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://gparted.org/news.php?item=258
This release includes GParted 1.7.0, updated packages, and other improvements.

Items of note include:

• Only amd64 (x86-64 bit) images are available going forward:
  As mentioned in the Debian release mailing list:
  Dropping i386 kernel packages
  The i386 Linux kernel packages were dropped in our upstream, Debian, Sid repo. Hence i686/i686-pae GParted live will be no more in the future. From this release, only amd64 (x86-64) release will be available.
• Includes GParted 1.7.0
• Implemented a mechanism to reduce the possibility of random order of block devices in GParted live.
• Based on the Debian Sid repository (as of 2025/Jul/12)
• Linux image updated to 6.12.37-1

X Desktop GUI fails to display with default boot options?
Try Other modes of GParted Live => GParted Live (Safe graphics setting, vga-normal).

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