The Scientific Linux developers are pleased to announce our "Second Alpha Release" of Scientific Linux 5.0 This is not for production use. This release will change *dramatically* before the final release. You have been warned. Below are the changes from The Upstream Vendor Beta 2 release Things marked with an * are changed from our first alpha release. -Connie Sieh -Troy Dawson ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- INFO ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Web Site https://www.scientificlinux.org FTP ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/5rolling/ Mailing Lists [log in to unmask] Development of Scientific Linux [log in to unmask] Users of Scientific Linux supporting each other [log in to unmask] Announcements concerning Scientific Linux [log in to unmask] Announcements about Security Errata ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ADDED compared to vendor ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *FUSE * * With FUSE it is possible to implement a fully functional filesystem * in a userspace program. * fuse-smb: you can seamlessly browse your network neighbourhood as if * it were on your own filesystem. Only when you're accessing a share is * a connection made to the remote computer. This also allows users to * mount smb shares using kerberos. * fuse-sshfs: A FUSE-filesystem client based on the * SSH File Transfer Protocol. On the client side mounting the * filesystem is as easy as logging into the server with ssh. * * fuse-2.6.3-1.el5.x86_64.rpm * fuse-devel-2.6.3-1.el5.x86_64.rpm * fuse-libs-2.6.3-1.el5.x86_64.rpm * fuse-smb-0.8.5-1.el5.x86_64.rpm * fuse-sshfs-1.7-2.el5.x86_64.rpm * kernel-module-fuse-2.6.18-1.2747.el5-2.6.3-1.el5.x86_64.rpm * kernel-module-fuse-2.6.18-1.2747.el5xen-2.6.3-1.el5.x86_64.rpm *icewm * * A lightweight window manager for the X Window System. * * icewm-1.2.30-2.x86_64.rpm * icewm-l10n-1.2.30-2.x86_64.rpm nedit NEdit is a GUI text editor for the X Window System and Motif. nedit-5.5-10.i386.rpm *SL_desktop_tweaks-5-2.noarch.rpm * * This adds a terminal icon to the kicker panel for both KDE and GNOME. * Installed by default for both KDE and GNOME. *SL_rpm_show_arch-1.0-2.noarch.rpm * * Adds arch to "rpm -qa" listing. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Changed RPMS compared to vendor ------------------------------------------------------------------------- * yum-3.0.3-2.SL.noarch.rpm * yum-conf-50-0.3.rolling.SL.noarch.rpm * yum-metadata-parser-1.0.3-1.el5.x86_64.rpm * yum-updatesd-3.0.3-2.SL.noarch.rpm gdm-2.16.0-19.SL.1.i386.rpm There are minimal changes compared to the "vendor" release. We have changed the "rpms" that are required to be changed. These changes are defined by the "vendor". redhat-logos-4.9.8-1.SL.3.noarch.rpm redhat-artwork-5.0.5-21.SL.1.i386.rpm sl-release-5.0-1.i386.rpm sl-release-notes-5.0-2.i386.rpm ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- /Client /Server /VT /Workstation /Cluster /ClusterStorage ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- TUVv5b2 consists of 2 cd sets, Server and Client. Each cd set has a group of directories which contain the actual rpms. On the Client cd this consists of Client,Workstation and VT. On the Server cd this consists of Server,VT, Cluster, ClusterStorage. The VT directory contains the same rpms on each cd. * We have combined all of the rpm's into one big directory, and placed * this directory where the rpms historically have been, namely /SL/RPMS/ * You are no longer asked for a "key". All packages are available * to everyone. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- /SRPMS/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- At the moment, TUV SRPM's are still on the TUV's publically available ftp server. When we get them up, they will be at scientific/5rolling/SRPMS/vendor/original Our modified SRPMS are at scientific/5rolling/SRPMS/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- __________________________________________________ Troy Dawson [log in to unmask] (630)840-6468 Fermilab ComputingDivision/CSS CSI Group __________________________________________________