Scientific Linux 6.6 BETA 1 i386/x86_64 Oct 24, 2013
These are notes of the "Alpha/Beta" releases for Scientific Linux 6.6 .
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THIS IS NOT FOR PRODUCTION.
This is for testing. Please report back any issues to
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There should be no expectation that a "yum" upgrade to SL 6.6 will work.
A new install is the recommended method to move from
"sl6rolling"(this alpha/beta release) and the released "SL 6.6".
Items marked with * are changes from the last release
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DOWNLOAD INFO
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Network Install Images:
http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/6rolling/i386/images/boot.isohttp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/6rolling/x86_64/images/boot.iso
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CHANGES WE MADE SINCE PREVIOUS RELEASE
ITEMS MARKED with a ** are changes since last ALPHA/BETA
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*sl-release-6.6-0.rolling
- Updated to point at rolling
*OpenAFS
- OpenAFS has been updated to version 1.6.10 from openafs.org
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RPMS ADDED IN THIS RELEASE
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MAJOR CHANGES TUV MADE
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Xorg has been updated to 1.15
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POSSIBLE UPGRADE PROBLEMS
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Users of proprietary drivers may experience issues with the X server
loading due to changes between Xorg 1.13 and Xorg 1.15.
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Pat Riehecky
Scientific Linux developer
http://www.scientificlinux.org/
