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    Linux Red Hat 6.1 now Certified

    Lionel Cons , IT/PDP


    I am pleased to announce that the CERN customised version of Red Hat 6.1 (CRH 6.1) is now certified. The usual CERN UNIX environment (AFS, SUE, ASIS, compilers, CERNLIB, LHC++, LSF...) has been heavily tested in the past months and works very well with only very few exceptions.

    The advantages of this version compared to the previously certified one (5.1) are multiple:

    • kernel 2.2 with many enhancements: SMP, NFS...
    • official AFS from Transarc.
    • better hardware support: network cards, laptops...
    • better graphical installer (Anaconda).
    From now on, linuxsoft:/redhat/pro will point to this version while linuxsoft:/redhat/old will point to the CERN Red Hat 5.1 version. Thus, feel free to upgrade to CRH 6.1: this is now _the_ recommended version of Linux for CERN.

    If you want more information, please go to certification pages:

    http://wwwinfo.cern.ch/pdp/l2k/redhat6-certif/
    
    or to the CERN Linux pages:
    http://cern.ch/consult/service/linux
    
    As usual, problems and feedback should be sent to Linux.Support@cern.ch.
    About the author(s): Lionel Cons is responsible for the L2K project in IT division.


    For matters related to this article please contact the author.
    Cnl.Editor@cern.ch


    CERN-CNL-2000-001
    Vol. XXXV, issue no 1


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