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Troy Dawson <[log in to unmask]>
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Troy Dawson <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 1 Jun 2011 16:10:00 -0500
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Well, I find this rather funny.
While I was getting everything ready and sending out this email, TUV 
pushing out a new kernel for 6.
But nevertheless ... if you want to try this kernel, it's there in testing.
Troy

On 06/01/2011 03:55 PM, Troy J Dawson wrote:
> Hello,
> Traditionally the first kernel for a minor update is full of bugs so we
> generally don't release it in regular security area.  But for those
> people who want to install the kernel, we need to make it accessable.
> So we have put it into our testing repository.
>
> If enough people test this kernel and we don't find any bugs, we will
> push it out to regular security, but the odds are that The Upstream
> Vendor will have another kernel out by then.
>
> To test or update
>
> SL6
> -------
>
>     yum --enablerepo=sl-testing update kernel\*
>
> or you can download rpm's by hand at
>
> http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/6rolling/testing/i386/kernel/
> http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/6rolling/testing/x86_64/kernel/
>
> kernel-2.6.32-131.0.15.el6
>
> Thanks
> Troy Dawson
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> __________________________________________________
> Troy Dawson  [log in to unmask]  (630)840-6468
> Fermilab  ComputingDivision/LCSI/CSI DSS Group
> __________________________________________________


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Troy Dawson  [log in to unmask]  (630)840-6468
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