Virtual Bugzilla Server 2.0 Is Released

April 3, 2007

Today we are happy to announce the release of Virtual Bugzilla Server 2.0. This version is completely rebuilt from scratch and addresses almost all issues that our users have been reporting in ALM Works forum.

VBS now has the latest Bugzilla and system packages. It is also possible to install Testopia, the Mozilla's test management system, by simply downloading and unpacking a virtual disk. One disadvantage of the new version is the increased download size (80 mb), but we hope it is a negligible price to pay for improvements:

Bugzilla upgraded to version 3.0rc1 (release candidate);
It's now possible to easily install Testopia add-on;
Virtual Machine is completely rebuilt from scratch;
Linux distribution changed to grml (kernel 2.6);
Apache upgraded to version 2.2;
MySQL upgraded to version 5.0;
apt/dpkg reinstated;
Virtual hard drives are now SCSI;
Default virtual drive with user data has now 10GB capacity, similar drives for 1GB and 100GB are available.
Default mail configuration is now "internet" (exim4, the mail agent, will try to send e-mails directly to the recipient's mail server);
Apache web server may now be configured with SSL support;
Bugzilla periodic scripts (whining and statistics) are configured by default.

While you can download and install the new Virtual Bugzilla in a few minutes, upgrading from previous versions is a more complicated task. We have prepared detailed upgrade instructions, which are also included in the distribution.

I would like to thank Alex Chistyakov for advice and contributions to this version. Many thanks to our users who suggested improvements to the old VBS. This project is really feedback-driven, so if you have a suggestion how to make Virtual Bugzilla better, please post on our forum.

Igor Sereda
ALM Works Team

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