[Triumf-linux-managers] Scientific Linux 6.0 - TRIUMF kickstart

[Kelvin Raywood]

The TRIUMF kickstart for Scientific Linux 6.0 is now available.
The release notes of Scientific Linux 6.0 are available at:
http://mirror.triumf.ca/scientificlinux.org/6.0/x86_64/os/sl-release-notes-6.0.html

As usual, the TRIUMF kickstart is a workstation installation customised 
for use at TRIUMF.  It is not suitable for laptops or other machines 
that may be taken off-site.  For a description of the package choices 
and TRIUMF customisations see 
http://it-services.triumf.ca/computing/linux/packages

As of yesterday (July 14) Scientific Linux 6.1 is now in 
release-candidate stage and the TRIUMF kickstart will follow soon after 
it has been released.  There are a number of Nevertheless, this version 
of the TRIUMF kickstart is available for those that want SL-6 immediately.

You can burn your own bootable CDs from the ISO images at:

64-bit
http://mirror.triumf.ca/triumf/kickstart/6.0/x86_64/triumf-ks-boot.iso

32-bit
http://mirror.triumf.ca/triumf/kickstart/6.0/i386/triumf-ks-boot.iso

Or you can borrow a bootable USB flash-drive from TRIUMF Computing.

See http://it-services.triumf.ca/computing/linux/kickstart for details 
of obtaining the media and installation instructions.

Thanks to Denice Deatrich and Konstantin Olchanski for their help in 
developing and testing this version of the TRIUMF kickstart.

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Kel Raywood
Core Computing and Networking
TRIUMF