February 05, 2009 The first beta release for Scientific Linux 5.3 i386 has been released for both i386 and x86_64. You can only do a network install. We do not have CD or DVD images. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DOWNLOAD INFO ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/5rolling/i386 ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/5rolling/x86_64 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHANGES by Scientific Linux ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- **cfitsio ** Updated to version 3.100 ** ** i386 ** cfitsio-3.100-1.el5.i386.rpm ** cfitsio-devel-3.100-1.el5.i386.rpm ** x86_64 ** cfitsio-3.100-1.el5.x86_64.rpm ** cfitsio-devel-3.100-1.el5.x86_64.rpm **fftw ** FFTW is a C subroutine library for computing the Discrete Fourier ** Transform (DFT) in one or more dimensions, of both real and complex ** data, and of arbitrary input size. ** ** i386 ** fftw3-3.1.2-5.el5.1.i386.rpm ** fftw3-devel-3.1.2-5.el5.1.i386.rpm ** x86_64 ** fftw3-3.1.2-5.el5.1.x86_64.rpm ** fftw3-devel-3.1.2-5.el5.1.x86_64.rpm **JAVA ** Updated to 1.6.0_12 ** ** i386 ** java-1.6.0-sun-compat-1.6.0.12-1.sl5.jpp.i586.rpm ** jdk-1.6.0_12-fcs.i586.rpm ** x86_64 ** java-1.6.0-sun-compat-1.6.0.12-1.sl5.jpp.i586.rpm ** java-1.6.0-sun-compat-1.6.0.12-1.sl5.jpp.x86_64.rpm ** jdk-1.6.0_12-fcs.i586.rpm ** jdk-1.6.0_12-fcs.x86_64.rpm **R ** Updated to 2.8.1 ** ** i386 ** R-2.8.1-1.sl5.i386.rpm ** R-devel-2.8.1-1.sl5.i386.rpm ** libRmath-2.8.1-1.sl5.i386.rpm ** libRmath-devel-2.8.1-1.sl5.i386.rpm ** x86_64 ** R-2.8.1-1.sl5.x86_64.rpm ** R-devel-2.8.1-1.sl5.x86_64.rpm ** libRmath-2.8.1-1.sl5.x86_64.rpm ** libRmath-devel-2.8.1-1.sl5.x86_64.rpm **scipy ** ** Scipy is open-source software for mathematics, science, and ** engineering. The core library is NumPy which provides convenient and ** fast N-dimensional array manipulation. The SciPy library is built to ** work with NumPy arrays, and provides many user-friendly and efficient ** numerical routines such as routines for numerical integration and ** optimization. ** ** i386 ** scipy-0.6.0-6.el5.i386.rpm ** x86_64 ** scipy-0.6.0-6.el5.x86_64.rpm **suitesparse ** suitesparse is a collection of libraries for computations involving ** sparse matrices. ** ** i386 ** suitesparse-3.1.0-1.el5.i386.rpm ** suitesparse-devel-3.1.0-1.el5.i386.rpm ** suitesparse-static-3.1.0-1.el5.i386.rpm ** x86_64 ** suitesparse-3.1.0-1.el5.x86_64.rpm ** suitesparse-devel-3.1.0-1.el5.x86_64.rpm ** suitesparse-static-3.1.0-1.el5.x86_64.rpm ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- comps.xml changes ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- comps.xml There were several changes to the comps.xml of the Upstream Vendor. These changes reflect addition and removal of various packages. These changes have been migrated into the SL comps.xml Group: Cluster Storage Removed: kmod-gfs2 Added Default: cmirror, kmod-cmirror Group: Development Libraries Removed: tog-pegasus-devel Added Optional: fipscheck-devel, libspe2-devel, libstdc++43-devel, perl-Archive-Zip Group: Development Tools Removed: frysk, frysk-gnome Added Optional: gcc43, gcc43-c++, gcc43-gfortran, java-1.6.0-openjdk, java-1.6.0-openjdk-devel, libgfortran43, libspe2 Group: Network Servers Added Optional: openldap-servers-overlays Group: OpenFabrics Enterprise Distribution Added Default: compat-dapl, compat-dapl-devel, compat-dapl-utils, dapl-devel, mpitests-openmpi Added Optional: compat-dapl-static, dapl-static, mpitests-mvapich, mpitests-mvapich2, mvapich, mvapich2 Group: Base Removed: sysreport, netconfig Added Optional: fipscheck, cpufreq-utils, crash-spu-commands, fipscheck, nfs4-acl-tools Group: Core CHANGED from Default to Optional: ecryptfs-utils Added Optional: sgpio Group: Legacy Software Development Added Default: compat-libcom_err Group: Miscellaneous Included Packages Removed: cachefilesd Group: Printing Support Added Optional: wacomexpresskeys Group: System Tools Added Optional: e4fsprogs, elfspe2 Group: Virtualization Added Optional: libcmpiutil, libvirt-cim