On Fri, 14 Jan 2011, Troy Dawson wrote: > Hello, > We have released the fifth Alpha of Scientific Linux 6. > > The release is at > http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/6rolling/ > > DVD and Net Install downloads are at > http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/6rolling/i386/iso/ > http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/6rolling/x86_64/iso/ > > ***CHANGED SINCE ALPHA 4*** > > *External Repo's added* > adobe, atrpms, elrepo, epel, rpmforge > you can add these repositories via yum > "yum install yum-conf-adobe" > which will install the corresponding setup rpm from that repository (in this > case adobe-release-i386) or just install the corresponding setup rpm via yum > "yum install adobe-release-i386" > > *Updates split into Security and Fastbugs* > We were trying to lump all updates, (security, bugs and enhancements) into > one repository called updates. There was going to be a fancy way so that > people would only get security updates automatically and not everything, > unless you wanted it. > In the end, simple is better than complex, so we separated the two. There is > now updates/security and updates/fastbugs like it was in SL5. > For those who already have previous alpha's installed, we made sure your yum > updates will work until you have updated. > > *Packages Added* > - perl-Sys-Virt - not really added, but it finally built and was put in. > > *OpenAFS fix - sorta* > If you had selinux turned on, then AFS wouldn't turn on unless you ran > /sbin/restorecon /afs > This was put into a trigger script so that it got ran when you install > openafs. This fixes the problem if you install openafs by hand, but it > doesn't fit it if you install it when you install your machine. > > > ***KNOWN ISSUES*** > If you install openafs during the install, you do not get the firstboot > screen that asks you which cell you want. > > If you install openafs during the install, and you keep selinux turned on, > you have to run "/sbin/restorecon /afs" before starting afs for the first > time. > > If you are on a x86_64 machine, install the adobe repo, and install > flash-plugin and/or AdobeReader_enu, you will get AdobeReader_<random > language> in addition to what you asked for. And many i686 rpms will be installed for dependencies since AdobeReader is a 32 bit binary. > > ***CHANGES PLANNED FOR ALPHA 6 / BETA 1*** > > We are planning on SL6 Alpha 6 or BETA 1 to be released Friday January > 21, 2011 > > Expected Updates for Alpha 5 / Beta 1 > - We will continue to compare our packages against The Upstream Vendor's > packages, comparing everything in them. We still have about 30 packages > left. We are going to try to finish this this week. If we get this done, > the next release will be a beta. > - Finishing touches on graphics and overall look. > - get openafs firstboot to run correctly. This is going to involve a total > rewrite, so will take longer than we expected. > > Thanks to everyone who has tested and helped thus far. > The Scientific Linux Development Team > -Connie Sieh