Scientific Linux 7.2 x86_64 Release Candidate - Feb 2, 2016 == Information == If no critical bugs are reported by Feb 5, 2016 this will become the official release of Scientific Linux 7.2 NOTE: Please review the SL Release Notes along with The Upstream Vendor's Release Notes: http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/7.2/x86_64/release-notes/ https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/7/index.html There is a great deal of information within those documents not listed here. Send comments/issues/test reports to: [log in to unmask] == Media == You can find the release media at: http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/7.2/x86_64/iso/ Alternatively the livecd-iso-to-disk utility is able to convert this to USB successfully. A USB device of sufficient size is required. Alternatively you can utilize the dd command to write the raw image to a USB device. http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/7/x86_64/release-notes/#_how_to_make_a_bootable_usb_installer == SL Specific Updates == .External Repos With SL 7.2, yum-conf files pointing to non-base SL (such as EPEL, ELRepo, SL-Extras, SL-SoftwareCollections, ZFS) have moved to a central location. Since these repos are not specific to individual releases of SL, the separate location will allow for easier adding and removing of these resources for any SL7 system. To load a resource, such as EPEL: `yum install yum-conf-repos` followed by `yum install yum-conf-epel`. .Install Media Updates The install media now features the yum-fastest-mirror plugin. The yum-fastest-mirror plugin should locate a quickly responding mirror for network installs. SL specific yum vars are now expanded as expected. .Scientific Linux Contexts SL 7.2 includes initial support for Scientific Linux Contexts which should allow for ease of creating local customization for specific computing needs. For more information on Scientific Linux Contexts: http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/7/contexts/README.html .OpenAFS With SL 7.2 OpenAFS has been updated to version 1.6.16 the latest upstream stable. .Yum behavior update Backported patch from upstream for yum fs-vars, per BZ#1281593 Now yum vars set in /etc/yum/vars will be checked even in an alternate yum-root. Thanks for the bug report Lincoln Bryant! .IPA customizations The IPA packages have been customized to remove the upstream links to their support services. .Build Fixes The curl and mariadb packages were modified to ensure their unit tests for date validation worked after Oct 2015 == Known Bugs == .AMD IOMMU Some AMD systems may need additional kernel arguments for system stability. See upstream Bugzilla 1265283, 1274527, 1285235 == UEFI Secure Boot == The status of UEFI Secure Boot for Scientific Linux is noted in detail at: http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/7/x86_64/release-notes/#_about_uefi_secure_boot Booting SL7 with Secure Boot enabled works but requires a manual step. This is because the "shim" has not been signed by the UEFI CA. Instructions are included within the SL7 Release Notes.