(Note: the name was changed to Scientific Linux everything else is relavant) High Energy Physics Linux (HEPL) Preview April 12, 2004 This is a summary of what changed. See the full release notes for full details. We really want to release this soon. Now is the time for suggestions. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- RPM changes/adds ----------------------------------------------------------------------- IceWM Updated to latest version, and put it in the graphical login's session list. Yum yum-conf changed to fix excludes to include new kernels Now points to linux21.fnal.gov It also has the ability to use the files from the "comps.rpm" to seed the headers instead of downloading them. So I have modified the /HEPL/base/scripts/cp.comps.xml.sh script to build comps.rpm zz_kernel_clean-1.0-1.i386.rpm For the kernel 2.4.21-9.EL, and it's derivitives, there is a bug that is fixed by setting /proc/sys/vm/inactive_clean_percent to 30. See https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=115438 This rpm set's that parameter using sysctl. Documentation Some of these were in /doc . Moved to release itself. rhel-ig-x8664-multi-en-3-1.noarch.rpm rhel-isa-en-3-1.noarch.rpm rhel-rg-en-3-1.noarch.rpm rhel-sag-en-3-2.noarch.rpm rhel-sg-en-3-1.noarch.rpm rhel-devtools-en-3-1.noarch.rpm rh-cs-en-3-1.noarch.rpm apt-get we are now aptable. Yum is installed by default, at the moment. apt is available as a installer choice. Can the apt experts on this list try this out. If it ok I will also install it by default. Only yum will do the daily errata check though. apt-0.5.15cnc3-0.1.fr.i386.rpm apt-devel-0.5.15cnc3-0.1.fr.i386.rpm apt-sourceslist-hepl30rolling-1.0-1.i386.rpm Points to linux21.fnal.gov ... synaptic-0.47-1.fr.i386.rpm --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Installer changes --------------------------------------------------------------------------- anaconda Fixed a bug in anaconda where it is searching for pixmaps. Added the ability to "downgrade" rpms in sites/<site>/Updates genhdlist is alot more chatty, just debug info. apt-rpm Available as choice for installation --------------------------------------------------------------------------- /sites/example/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- README Now just says to read docs in /sites/example/build/documentation build/documentation/ README Describes files and directories in /sites/example/ README.steps Step by step of what is needed to make a new site README.images Info on how to change the graphics used during the install ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Latest ERRATA included ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ethereal-0.10.3-0.30E.1.i386.rpm ethereal-gnome-0.10.3-0.30E.1.i386.rpm mozilla-1.4.2-3.0.2.i386.rpm mozilla-chat-1.4.2-3.0.2.i386.rpm mozilla-dom-inspector-1.4.2-3.0.2.i386.rpm mozilla-js-debugger-1.4.2-3.0.2.i386.rpm mozilla-mail-1.4.2-3.0.2.i386.rpm mozilla-nspr-1.4.2-3.0.2.i386.rpm mozilla-nss-1.4.2-3.0.2.i386.rpm httpd-2.0.46-32.ent.i386.rpm httpd-devel-2.0.46-32.ent.i386.rpm mod_ssl-2.0.46-32.ent.i386.rpm -Connie Sieh Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory