Scientific Linux 6.9 Release Candidate i386/x86_64       Apr 11, 2017

If no critical bugs are reported before April 17 2017 this will become
the official SL 6.9 release.

These are notes of the "Alpha/Beta" releases for Scientific Linux 6.9 .

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THIS IS NOT FOR PRODUCTION.

This is for testing.  Please report back any issues to
     [log in to unmask] .

There should be no expectation that a "yum" upgrade to SL 6.9 will work.
A new install is the recommended method to move from
"sl6rolling"(this alpha/beta release) and the released SL 6.9.

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DOWNLOAD INFO
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Network Install Images:

http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/6.9/i386/images/boot.iso
http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/6.9/x86_64/images/boot.iso


Iso Download area

i686:
http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/6.9/i386/iso/
http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/6.9/i386/iso/README

x86_64:
http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/6.9/x86_64/iso/
http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/6.9/x86_64/iso/README

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Major Differences from SL 6.8

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PACKAGES ADDED/CHANGED
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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.

sl-release-notes
            Updated for SL 6.9