The first Release Candidate for Scientific Linux 5.5 has been released 
for both i386 and x86_64.

Things are really starting to shape up and we feel pretty good about 
this release candidate.
We have updated the comps.xml file.  We have update alot of our normal 
packages that we update (such as R).

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DOWNLOAD INFO
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       http://ftp1.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/5rolling/i386
       http://ftp1.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/5rolling/x86_64

http://ftp1.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/5rolling/iso/i386/dvd/
http://ftp1.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/5rolling/iso/x86_64/dvd/

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Package CHANGES Since Beta 2
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**dkms
**
**	dkms has been updated to version 2.1.1.2
**
   i386 and x86_64:
**	dkms-2.1.1.2-1.el5.noarch.rpm

**gnuplot42
**
** 	gnuplot42 was added
**
   i386
**	gnuplot42-4.2.6-5.el5.i386.rpm
**	gnuplot42-doc-4.2.6-5.el5.i386.rpm
**	gnuplot42-latex-4.2.6-5.el5.i386.rpm	
   x86_64
**	gnuplot42-4.2.6-5.el5.x86_64.rpm
**	gnuplot42-doc-4.2.6-5.el5.x86_64.rpm
**	gnuplot42-latex-4.2.6-5.el5.x86_64.rpm

**java
**
**	Sun's java updated to 1.6.0.20
**
   i386
**	java-1.6.0-sun-compat-1.6.0.20-1.sl5.jpp.i586.rpm
**	jdk-1.6.0_20-fcs.i586.rpm
   x86_64
**	java-1.6.0-sun-compat-1.6.0.20-1.sl5.jpp.i586.rpm
**	java-1.6.0-sun-compat-1.6.0.20-1.sl5.jpp.x86_64.rpm
**	jdk-1.6.0_20-fcs.i586.rpm
**	jdk-1.6.0_20-fcs.x86_64.rpm

**R
**
**	Updated to version 2.11.0
**
   i386
**	R-2.11.0-1.sl5.i386.rpm
**	R-devel-2.11.0-1.sl5.i386.rpm
**	libRmath-2.11.0-1.sl5.i386.rpm
**	libRmath-devel-2.11.0-1.sl5.i386.rpm
   x86_64
**	R-2.11.0-1.sl5.x86_64.rpm
**	R-devel-2.11.0-1.sl5.x86_64.rpm
**	libRmath-2.11.0-1.sl5.x86_64.rpm
**	libRmath-devel-2.11.0-1.sl5.x86_64.rpm

**redhat-artwork
**	The version number was bumped up to match TUV's.
**	They made a change in a graphical section we don't use

**yum
**	Took TUV's yum and applied our standard changes
**	- Added kernel-module plugin
**	- Change default installonlyn to 4
**	- change a warning into a log level 2
**
**	yum-3.2.22-26.sl.noarch.rpm

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Comps.xml CHANGES Since Beta 2
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**  In Update 5 The Upstream Vendor added the group "conflicts".
**  This group includes packages conflicting with @everything
**  installation. This group was added.
**
**  Group: xen
**	Name changed to Xen (it was Virtualization)
**
**  Group: admin-tools
**	Added - Optional: tunctl
**  Group: cluster-storage (x86_64 only)
**	Added - Optional: ctdb, ctdb-devel
**  Group: development-libs
**	Added - Mandatory: log4cpp
**	Added - Optional: gsl, log4cpp-devel, python-dmidecode
**	Removed: systemtap-sdt-devel
**  Group: development-tools
**	Removed: pfmon
**  Group: kvm (x86_64 only)
**	Added - Optional: gpxe-roms-qemu
**	Removed: log4cpp, log4cpp-devel

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Packaged REMOVED Since Beta 2 that were removed by TUV
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**frysk - Removed
**libpfm - Removed
**pfmon - Removed

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KNOWN BUGS (will be fixed by RC2)
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gnuplot42 is not in the comps.xml file
iwlwifi-6000-ucode is not in the comps.xml file

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Security/Fastbug Errata Updates
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     i386:
**	libbdevid-python-5.1.19.6-61.el5_5.1.i386.rpm
**	mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-61.el5_5.1.i386.rpm
**	mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-61.el5_5.1.i386.rpm
**	nash-5.1.19.6-61.el5_5.1.i386.rpm
     x86_64:
**	libbdevid-python-5.1.19.6-61.el5_5.1.x86_64.rpm
**	mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-61.el5_5.1.i386.rpm
**	mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-61.el5_5.1.x86_64.rpm
**	mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-61.el5_5.1.i386.rpm
**	mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-61.el5_5.1.x86_64.rpm
**	nash-5.1.19.6-61.el5_5.1.x86_64.rpm