Scientific Linux 7.3 RC2 x86_64
If no critical bugs are reported this will be released as SL 7.3 on
January 25, 2017.
These are notes of the "Release Candidate" release for Scientific Linux
7.3 .
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Major Differences from SL 7.3 RC1
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PXE media now correctly expands SL Mirror lists
SL-7.3-Install-Dual-Layer-DVD-x86_64.iso fits on a Dual Layer DVD
blank. It no longer contains 32bit packages. They can still be
installed via yum; they are just not present on this media.
SL-7.3-Everything-x86_64.iso no longer fits on a Dual Layer DVD blank.
It contains the entire release.
Major Differences from SL 7.2
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PACKAGES ADDED/CHANGED
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OpenAFS
OpenAFS has been updated to version 1.6.20 from openafs.org
sl-release
There is a new Scientific Linux End User License Agreement
(EULA).
The EULA now contains information about the U.S. Government
contract
under which Fermilab produces Scientific Linux.
anaconda-addon-org_scientificlinux_contexts
The Scientific Linux context plugin has been altered to be
less aggressive in
its use of network resources. Several isolated crash
reports and unexpected
network bugs have been addressed.
Now Context Data should only be fetched for users selecting
context items.
