A VERY FIRST ALPHA test release of LiveCD/DVD based on Scientific Linux 5 Alpha is now available for download. Scientific Linux 5alpha LiveCD/DVD can be downloaded from ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/livecd/5alpha Public mirrors of Scientific Linux 5alpha LiveCD/DVD can be found at the Scientificlinux.org download page (https://www.scientificlinux.org/download). Packages included: - Kernel 2.6.18 - Xorg 7.1 - ALSA sound lib 1.0.12 - KDE 3.5.4 - Gimp 2.2.13 - Evolution 2.8.0 - Openoffice.org 2.0.4 - K3b 0.12.15 - Firefox 1.5.0.8 - Thunderbird 1.5.0.8 - Gnome 2.16.0 (DVD only) Remarks: - On the SL5 Alpha LiveDVD all Client/Workstation RPMs (except some devel packages) are installed. Gnome is the default windows manager. - On the SL5 Alpha LiveCD KDE is the default windows manager. - For the moment there are no 64bit SL5alpha LiveCD/DVD available. Hope these LiveCDs are useful for people which want to test SL5 Alpha without installing it. More information about the SL LiveCD/DVDs can be found at http://linux.web.psi.ch/livecd Urs Beyerle