SL-6 beta repos and RHEL 6

Alexvader · 11-27-2010, 12:53 PM

Hi

I am trying RHEL 6 for the 30 days free period... and I would like to extend my experience, not of free support in RHEL Network, but by redefining new repos; RHEL6 Server does not contain lots of packages i would like to evaluate, like new OpenOffice, Koffice, etc.

I was thinking about putting in /etc/yum.repos.d folder the specs of Scientific Linux 6 beta repos ( I think SL dudes call this Rolling )

Is this bad thing to do...?

I am running this RHEL 6 in an external USB install, so, no great harm... just would like to know wether it is likely i will b0|2|< my system...

Any hints...?

Ehtetur · 12-05-2010, 04:23 PM

Alexvader - This is too late if you went and did it but the rolling October release of SL6 has enough issues that it will probably truly !#%$ up your RHEL6 system.

As of 03-Dec, a new rolling SL6 alpha version is available - but I would only use it to do a clean install

Alexvader · 12-05-2010, 04:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ehtetur

Alexvader - This is too late if you went and did it but the rolling October release of SL6 has enough issues that it will probably truly !#%$ up your RHEL6 system.

As of 03-Dec, a new rolling SL6 alpha version is available - but I would only use it to do a clean install

Thx for yr reply

I did not do that though... but i have downloaded the new Rollig of SL 6... is it usable ( installable ) already...?

...

?

Ehtetur · 12-05-2010, 10:20 PM

I can verify that SL6 rolling is usable as I'm posting from it as we speak.
Though a rolling release, I think it is based on RHEL6 GA (as opposed to RHEL6 Beta)... Its next alpha release is scheduled for 10-DEC.

And for anyone else reading this that wants to try SL6 rolling, have at it. The link is above. Just don't use it as a production workstation or server.

Alexvader · 12-06-2010, 08:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ehtetur

I can verify that SL6 rolling is usable as I'm posting from it as we speak.
Though a rolling release, I think it is based on RHEL6 GA (as opposed to RHEL6 Beta)... Its next alpha release is scheduled for 10-DEC.

And for anyone else reading this that wants to try SL6 rolling, have at it. The link is above. Just don't use it as a production workstation or server.

Thx Ehtetur...

I shall presume that repos are already complete... since this ( lack of more actual versions of libraries ) is part of my willing to move form SL 5.5...

catkin · 12-20-2010, 04:53 AM

Is SL 6 still a rolling release and where can I find out about how to install and maintain/upgrade it? Is the torrent at http://www.osst.co.uk/Download/scien..._64/iso/?id=28 a good place to start?

catkin · 12-20-2010, 07:50 AM

To answer some of my own questions ...

SL 6 Alpha 3 was announced on 17dec10.

Maintenance and upgrades presumably by using the repository (64-bit) but only minor changes are expected before the alpha 4 or beta release expected 7jan11.

The torrent was created on 14dec10 so is unlikely to be SL6 alpha 3.

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