v4.5.1

Release notes

Changed

• Remove useless build options (issue #283).

Fixed

• Update wireless chip firmware swapping logic (issue #280).
• Make wifi unblocking instructions more robust (issue #279).
• Prevent issue when re-downloading MoodleBox plugin (issue #282).
• Fix ansible-lint false positive (no issue number, commit f774321).

v4.5.0

Release notes

Added

• Update to Moodle 4.1 (issue #268).
• Works natively with Raspberry Pi Imager tool (issue #272).
• Update to MoodleBox plugin v2.14.2 (issue #277).
• H5P libraries are now available out of the box (issue #262).
• USBMount updated to version 0.0.26 (issue #270).
• Cloning program rpi-clone added (issue #259).
• MathJax download size massively stripped down (issue #267).
• Info about reference RPi OS image is available in moodlebox-info; this file is also available in the boot partition (issues #256 and #257).

Changed

• Update to Raspberry Pi OS version date 2022-09-22, Debian Bullseye 64bit (issue #263).
• Remove xmlrpc PHP module, not needed for Moodle 4.1 (issue #278).
• Skip DNS lookup in MariadDB, for better performance (issue #266).
• Simplify cron command (no issue number, commit c63b8f3).
• Make Adminer download more robust (no issue number, commit bbafe4c)
• Update resize2fs_once script to last upstream version (no issue number, commit ab50f5f).

Fixed

• Fix readable Moodle private paths in Nginx (issue #264).
• Fix missing Moodle error page configuration in Nginx (issue #265).
• Fix issue preventing Android Moodle Mobile app to connect to the MoodleBox (issue #271).
• Fix issues when using Raspberry Pi Imager (issues #274 and #275).
• Fix an error in localized strings (no issue number, commit d977f9b)
• Fix Ansible Lint errors for task and play names (no issue number, commits c9125d8, 112bcc0, b51ec60 and 112bcc0).
• Fix more Ansible Lint errors, notably in play names (no issue number, commits 74df8b7, 643137f).
• Create temporary build directory to fix an Ansible warning (no issue number, commit bb1a635).

v4.4.0

Release notes

Changed

• Update to Moodle 4.0.2+ (no issue number).
• Update Ansible IP address filters (issue #254).

Fixed

• Update to MoodleBox plugin v2.13.1, fixing bad display of UI buttons in footer (issue #252).
• Workaround Raspberry OS bug autologin in console (issue #250).
• Fix wrong conditionals in task (issue #253).
• Fix multiple Ansible Lint warnings (no issue number).

v4.3.0

Release notes

Changed

• MoodleBox runs now on 64bit architecture (issue #171).
• Update to Raspberry Pi OS version date 2022-04-04, Debian Bullseye 64bit (issue #246).
• Update to Moodle 4.0 (issue #229).
• Remove renaming pi user logic (issue #247).

Fixed

• Fix multiple Ansible Lint warnings (no issue number).
• Change MathJax GitHub repo URL to HTTPS (no issue number).

v4.2.0

Release notes

Changed

• Update to Raspberry Pi OS version date 2022-01-28, Debian Bullseye 32bit (issue #243).
• Update shell logo and prompt with new colors (issue #240).
• Update to Moodle 3.11.5+ (no issue number).

Fixed

• Ensure minimal wireless firmware is used, even after a system update (issue #244).
• Fix Ansible Lint warnings and shell aliases (no issue number).

v4.1.0

Release notes

Changed

• Replace installation routine for minimal wireless chip firmware (issue #235).
• New main color for MoodleBox (issue #240).
• Update brand logos (issue #241).

Fixed

• Update to MoodleBox plugin v2.11.1 (issue #236), fixing a nasty bug.

v4.0.0

Release notes

This is the first Debian Bullseye release of MoodleBox.

Changed

• Update to Raspberry Pi OS version date 2021-10-30, Debian Bullseye 32bit (issue #232).
• Use minimal firmware (version 7.45.241) for more wireless clients (issue #231).
• Update to Moodle 3.11.4 (no issue number).
• Update to MoodleBox plugin v2.11.0 (issue #230).
• Move wireless access point to its own interface (issue #219).
• Change DNS servers (issue #217).
• Change DHCP lease to 1h, instead of 4h (issue #223).

Added

• AP+STA mode: MoodleBox can connect to Internet without ethernet connection (issue #77). This enables support of all Raspberry Pi models with a wireless chip.
• Full support for Raspberry Pi Zero W and Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W (issue #230).

Fixed

• Refactor and cleanup wireless LAN settings (issue #218).
• Refactor Ansible role for AP mode configuration (issue #221).
• Refactor Ansible handlers (issue #220).
• Fix some Ansible warnings and task names (no issue number, commits deea816, d9ad970, 2b7f807, 1a830b2).

v3.12.0

Release notes

This is the 5th anniversary release of MoodleBox, which version v1.0 was released exactly five years ago (but only a few weeks later on Github).

Changed

• Update to Raspberry Pi OS version 2021-05-07 (issue #203).
• Update to Moodle 3.11.1 (no issue number).
• Don't rebuild apt cache when installing packages to gain some building time (issue #211).

Added

• Install Poppler and set its path in Moodle (issue #208).

v3.11.0

Release notes

Changed

• Update to Raspberry Pi OS version 2021-03-04 (issue #203).
• Update to Moodle 3.11 (issue #206).

Added

• Set PHP setting max_input_vars to 5000, needed for PHP8 support (issue #205).

Fixed

• Prevent wpa_supplicant to be started by dhcpcd (issue #204).

v3.10.0

Release notes

Changed

• Update to Raspberry Pi OS version 2021-01-11 (issue #192).
• Move continuous integration to Github actions (issue #190).
• Update to v2.9.0 of MoodleBox plugin (issue #194).
• Provide image in Bzip2 compression, saving about 50 MB (no issue number).

Added

• Support of Raspberry Pi 400 via version 2.9.0 of MoodleBox plugin (issue moodlebox/moodle-tool_moodlebox#93).
• Set Moodle system paths to appropriate values (issue #197).
• Configure some Moodle settings (issue #198).
• SSH key added in developement builds (no issue number, commits 0aa322d and e6b77ac).

Fixed

• Restore WiFi AP capacity to about 30 clients via downgrading WiFi firmware (issue #196, PR #196, #200).
• Enhance issue templates (no issue number, commits 91f6700, 5062165 and 99e9588).