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CentOS-announce Digest, Vol 63, Issue 2
by centos-announce-request＠centos.org 16 May '10

16 May '10

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Release for CentOS-5.5 i386 and x86_64 (Karanbir Singh) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Fri, 14 May 2010 23:32:30 +0100 From: Karanbir Singh <kbsingh(a)centos.org> Subject: [CentOS-announce] Release for CentOS-5.5 i386 and x86_64 To: centos-announce(a)centos.org Cc: distro(a)distrowatch.com Message-ID: <4BEDCF7E.5010901(a)centos.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed We are pleased to announce the immediate availability of CentOS-5.5 for i386 and x86_64 Architectures. CentOS-5.5 is based on the upstream release EL 5.5 and includes packages from all variants including Server and Client. All upstream repositories have been combined into one, to make it easier for end users to work with. This is just an announcement email, not the release notes. The Release Notes for CentOS-5.5 can be found on-line at : http://wiki.centos.org/Manuals/ReleaseNotes/CentOS5.5 and everyone is encouraged to look through them once. Also worth browsing through are the CentOS FAQs at http://wiki.centos.org/FAQ +++++++++++++++++++++++ Upgrading from CentOS-5.4 ( or CentOS-5.0 / 5.1 / 5.2 / 5.3 ): If you are already running CentOS-5.4 or an older CentOS-5 distro, all you need to do is update your machine via yum by running : 'yum update' Running 'yum list updates' before doing the update is recommended, so you can get a list of packages that are going to be updated. To check you are indeed on CentOS-5.5, run : 'rpm -q centos-release' and that should return: 'centos-release-5-5.el5.centos' +++++++++++++++++++++++ Live-CD: LiveCDs for CentOS-5.5 on i386 and x86_64 are being released at the same time as the main distro. The LiveCDs are meant to be used to run a CentOS 5.5 environment or to start a network based install. The LiveCDs are setup in a way so as to allow running from either optical media like cds and dvds or from USB keys and other portable media. +++++++++++++++++++++++ Change in iso counts: The i386 distro is now spread onto 7 CD iso files, while the x86_64 distro is now 8 CD isos. The x86_64 DVD set is now spread over 2 DVD isos, while the i386 DVD remains as 1 iso file. We've had to split the x86_64 dvd media over multiple disks due to the increase in the binary packages size. We have, however, tried to build them in a way that dvd#1 should be all that is needed by most people. x86_64 DVD#2 is limited to some OpenOffice.org language packages. x86_64 DVD#1 includes the rest of the distro and also includes the most popular OpenOffice.org language packs. More details on the exact split are available in the Release Notes. +++++++++++++++++++++++ Downloading CentOS-5.5 for new installs: When possible, consider using torrents to run the downloads. Not only does it help the community and keeps mirrors from running up high bandwidth bills, in most cases you will find its also the fastest means to download the distro. There are currently over three hundred people seeding CentOS-5 and it's possible to get upto 100mbps downloads via these torrents. -- Via BitTorrent : CD: http://mirror.centos.org/centos/5.5/isos/i386/CentOS-5.5-i386-bin-1to7.torr… http://mirror.centos.org/centos/5.5/isos/x86_64/CentOS-5.5-x86_64-bin-1to8.… DVD: http://mirror.centos.org/centos/5.5/isos/i386/CentOS-5.5-i386-bin-DVD.torre… http://mirror.centos.org/centos/5.5/isos/x86_64/CentOS-5.5-x86_64-bin-DVD.t… LiveCD: http://mirror.centos.org/centos/5.5/isos/i386/CentOS-5.5-i386-LiveCD.torrent http://mirror.centos.org/centos/5.5/isos/x86_64/CentOS-5.5-x86_64-LiveCD.to… md5sum's for these torrent files: cdc45af66bf92987ada310e251d43398 CentOS-5.5-i386-bin-1to7.torrent 5f623a38eab7f5eae21c3c4e3fe80c04 CentOS-5.5-x86_64-bin-1to8.torrent 489aba8ea3d9f82973728813f5c1d0ad CentOS-5.5-x86_64-bin-DVD.torrent a001e84db58e59113a83cf06730bf7fc CentOS-5.5-i386-bin-DVD.torrent 3836afe12e27435ff928e35f2d85db10 CentOS-5.5-i386-LiveCD.torrent 55a40ba2e170a6bd424732d4c4116041 CentOS-5.5-x86_64-LiveCD.torrent -- Via direct download: Due to bandwidth considerations the CentOS Project does not publish ISOS directly from our network machines. However direct downloads are available from external mirrors over http, ftp and rsync. A geoip based list is available at http://isoredirect.centos.org/centos/5/isos/ to give you the best predictable match ( and only lists mirrors that are updated already, so you don't need to waste time looking for a sync'd mirror ) Some mirrors also publish DVD images that can be downloaded directly. Refer to the mirrors list page at http://www.centos.org/mirrors for more details Mirrors that offer DVDs are clearly marked on the page. sha1sum for these ISOS: i386: 2ace21ada6705ed2893b651927bca612ac0882a2 CentOS-5.5-i386-bin-1of7.iso febe79c5b42b1b1038ed748500e231dd6565a8e5 CentOS-5.5-i386-bin-2of7.iso f9772b5c9e5bb4d2da748cb6c4c38a4a5c1a2cf9 CentOS-5.5-i386-bin-3of7.iso 0b86a414fadb9f0981ef3cb862aba8b9ace82f76 CentOS-5.5-i386-bin-4of7.iso 8ae4b28c6d551600d6b1eab2677153b5c0d3b1c6 CentOS-5.5-i386-bin-5of7.iso 9a8c36abd230ced70ca600c540c2b06aa6e91497 CentOS-5.5-i386-bin-6of7.iso 4ef1f284961f3e035ec2641cabec86048317939f CentOS-5.5-i386-bin-7of7.iso 48c158fb9446148432a07634b2688915a279580b CentOS-5.5-i386-bin-DVD.iso 2745b4b1082a604405e14635bf1fb4638b3f45c2 CentOS-5.5-i386-LiveCD.iso 37aa393aef7e6aa2d19607f45eeed9ae7e63f0fb CentOS-5.5-i386-netinstall.iso x86_64: 0c27f508728f6a96f50e4201cd770fe9e57af3e2 CentOS-5.5-x86_64-bin-1of8.iso ff57db0cf9af9bfc65471f49444ea92cdc238347 CentOS-5.5-x86_64-bin-2of8.iso 0faf38976fbf4053180a25f7535d66b084092059 CentOS-5.5-x86_64-bin-3of8.iso b097bf9b747f2d16da00ff29f1e0d40b523b0a55 CentOS-5.5-x86_64-bin-4of8.iso f1179ec875c0b4792e56f660493e82f0aff5e0f3 CentOS-5.5-x86_64-bin-5of8.iso 009892c8de408dc091e5a96b4a4ab213f2d5fe17 CentOS-5.5-x86_64-bin-6of8.iso 9660e63bd06a68ce94fe98defae1a0806ab834ae CentOS-5.5-x86_64-bin-7of8.iso 80c74ca2622b9aee3621a13a0cf6dbdc7743b4ee CentOS-5.5-x86_64-bin-8of8.iso a85d7cd41f49f2146177dae52163d5dca276efc2 CentOS-5.5-x86_64-bin-DVD-1of2.iso bb9a2c140170f10ed854541004539890ef7c68c8 CentOS-5.5-x86_64-bin-DVD-2of2.iso 3a04aa81ef75f329bf245a8c4f02af8137a84fb8 CentOS-5.5-x86_64-LiveCD.iso 231af7ca726557634a1f4d4f57436aab5a75f3b4 CentOS-5.5-x86_64-netinstall.iso +++++++++++++++++++++++ Pending Updates: Since upstream released their 5.5 media, a series of updates have been issued. These updates are currently syncing to the CentOS mirrors. +++++++++++++++++++++++ Sources and Debuginfo packages: srpms and debuginfo packages are still making their way to the CentOS mirrors and should be online within the next few days. Most sources are already in place, while the debuginfos are only stating to get uploaded now. +++++++++++++++++++++++ Getting Help: The best place to start when looking for help with CentOS is at the wiki ( http://wiki.centos.org/GettingHelp ) which lists various options and communities who might be able to help. If you think there is a bug in the system, do report it at http://bugs.centos.org/ - but keep in mind that the bugs system is *not* a support mechanism. Some Friendly URLs : http://www.centos.org/ http://wiki.centos.org/ http://lists.centos.org/ http://bugs.centos.org/ irc://#centos@irc.freenode.net +++++++++++++++++++++++ A big thanks to everyone who contributed towards this release, including the translation teams, the qa team, the artwork team, the CentOS Developers and all the users out there. A special thanks to my fellow CentOS Infrastructure team members: Ralph Angenendt and Tru Huynh, who have both put in many extra-long days. And a shout out to all the donors who have contributed machines, bandwidth and infrastructure towards the CentOS Project. Enjoy this release, tell all your friends about it too! -- Karanbir Singh CentOS Project { http://www.centos.org/ } irc: z00dax, #centos(a)irc.freenode.net ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ CentOS-announce mailing list CentOS-announce(a)centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-announce End of CentOS-announce Digest, Vol 63, Issue 2 **********************************************

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Re: [CentOS] OO and Firefox
by James Hogarth 16 May '10

16 May '10

To my knowledge they don't build that version. The ff I use on systems that need ff 3.6 is the one from mark Harris's repo. http://www.mharris.ca/mharris-yumrepo.html James On May 16, 2010 9:56 PM, "Frank Cox" <theatre(a)sasktel.net> wrote: On Sun, 2010-05-16 at 12:07 -0700, MHR wrote: > > I would recommend updating to FF 3.6 directly from Mozilla. Of > course, I also recommend using OOo 3.2, directly from openoffice.org. I use OO 3.2 from openoffice.org but I have never been able to find an x86_64 version of Firefox on the Mozilla website. -- MELVILLE THEATRE ~ Melville Sask ~ http://www.melvilletheatre.com _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS(a)centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

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Not firewall, but what?
by Jussi Hirvi 16 May '10

16 May '10

I have a strange problem, where some clients see the website on my server and some do not. It is not about the iptables, and seems to be not about tcp wrapper. Still it is something within the box. More details: - the problem is only with some clients, with no geographical connection between them; other clients see the website just fine - the problem-clients get timeout with their browser - they get timeout also when they try a numerical ip address - but they see another machine in the same subnet just fine (when they browse by ip number), so the problem has to be inside this webserver box, right? - port 80 (not ssl) Switching off iptables does not help. The files hosts.allow and hosts.deny are empty, so I guess it's not the tcp wrapper. I am out of things to test. Any ideas? - Jussi Hirvi -- Jussi Hirvi * Green Spot Topeliuksenkatu 15 C * 00250 Helsinki * Finland Tel. +358 9 493 981 * Mobile +358 40 771 2098 (only sms) jussi.hirvi(a)greenspot.fi * http://www.greenspot.fi

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Problem with gs
by Kwan Lowe 16 May '10

16 May '10

Just updated a laptop.. everything went smoothly but noticed one issue. After updating and rebooting, I did a print test using enscript to print a test file. In a few seconds, the CPU utilization shot way up. The ghostprint gs program was using 99% CPU. The laptop fans started spinning at the high rate. Laptop got very hot very suddenly then shutdown. On reboot, the BIOS reported a temperature error and that the system was shutdown to prevent damage. On rebooting, the gs program kicked off again and again CPU shot up very high. Fans started kicking off. I killed the gs process and about 20 seconds later then fans went back to normal.

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Re: [CentOS] [CentOS-announce] Release for CentOS-5.5 i386 and x86_64
by Gilbert Sebenste 15 May '10

15 May '10

Yay! Just did it on my 32-bit and x-64 boxes. Got in without a hitch. Nice work, CentOS team! Keep it up! Now, what about the post-release updates. Any idea when those are coming? ******************************************************************************* Gilbert Sebenste ******** (My opinions only!) ****** Staff Meteorologist, Northern Illinois University **** E-mail: sebenste(a)weather.admin.niu.edu *** web: http://weather.admin.niu.edu ** *******************************************************************************

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sendmail many emails
by Jerry Geis 15 May '10

15 May '10

I was getting MANY emails from XXX.hinet.net - kind of filled my mqueue directory. I stopped sendmail. removed all the files in mqueue, added to sendmail access a REJECT for hinet.net This certainly seems to help - but is that the correct way to take care of this sort of thing? Thanks, Jerry

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ethernet outages C5.4
by Dave Stevens 14 May '10

14 May '10

Hello All, I don't have any reason to believe CENTOS (5.4) is underlying my difficulties but it's what I've got to work with so here's the setup: I have a 2P motherboard with 2 Opteron 2376s and two ethernet ports. The setup is fully virtualized, with Dom0, dom4 and Dom1 up and running. dom4 is attached to a dhcp service on eth0 and has no problems. I've recently connected dom1 to eth1. eth1 is connected to a dsl modem (no router) and to the ISP's dsl signal It has a static IP address, 204.174.35.205. At intervals of a few hours the dom1 service on eth1 became inaccessible, not responding for either web or ssh access. eth0 on another provider's network remains up at this time. I can fix the availability issue by ssh'ing to the eth0 side, then ssh from there to dom1 (at 192.168.0.117) and then from the inside out ping any external address, it doesn't seem to matter which one. Then the connections get through and all is well for a while. I have a workaround in place with this command: watch -n 60 ping -c 1 uniserve.com That's been running for two days and access from outside has been uninterrupted. I don't know where to start on this one. It could be a funny router setup at the ISp's end or maybe the port (previously disused) on this board is really flaky (but then why does pinging help?). The board, fyi is a Tyan Thunder 3600m, S2932. Ideas? Dave -- "It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society." Krishnamurti

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update of rpm directory
by Adrian Sevcenco 14 May '10

14 May '10

Hi! I have an directory full with rpms that are installed on some machines.. what is the best way to update those rpms to the latest version? are there more optimal approaches then searching for each rpm names in an update repo and download one by one? Thanks, Adrian

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automount complaints
by m.roth＠5-cent.us 13 May '10

13 May '10

Folks, I've been getting complaints in our logfiles, such as May 12 10:07:07 <servername> automount[3415]: update_negative_cache: key ".git" not found in map. a) Is there a FAQ on automount that might cover some of this? Googling hasn't found one for me? b) Any clues as to what might be causing this? I see a lot of it, in spurts. mark

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yum screwup
by rray_1＠comcast.net 13 May '10

13 May '10

I have several machine running CentOS I upgraded all of them from 5.3 to 5.4 One machine has a yum problem after upgrading # yum update Loaded plugins: fastestmirror Determining fastest mirrors * addons: mirror.trouble-free.net * base: mirror.team-cymru.org * extras: mirror.team-cymru.org * updates: mirror.raystedman.net addons | 951 B 00:00 addons/primary | 201 B 00:00 Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/yum", line 29, in ? yummain.user_main(sys.argv[1:], exit_code=True) File "/usr/share/yum-cli/yummain.py", line 309, in user_main errcode = main(args) File "/usr/share/yum-cli/yummain.py", line 178, in main result, resultmsgs = base.doCommands() File "/usr/share/yum-cli/cli.py", line 345, in doCommands self._getTs(needTsRemove) File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/depsolve.py", line 101, in _getTs self._getTsInfo(remove_only) File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/depsolve.py", line 112, in _getTsInfo pkgSack = self.pkgSack File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/__init__.py", line 661, in <lambda> pkgSack = property(fget=lambda self: self._getSacks(), File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/__init__.py", line 501, in _getSacks self.repos.populateSack(which=repos) File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/repos.py", line 260, in populateSack sack.populate(repo, mdtype, callback, cacheonly) File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/yumRepo.py", line 190, in populate dobj = repo_cache_function(xml, csum) File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/sqlitecachec.py", line 42, in getPrimary self.repoid)) TypeError: Parsing primary.xml error: Start tag expected, '<' not found I have tried 'yum clean all', 'yum --noplugins', 'rm -r /var/cache/yum/*', deleting all yum packages and reinstalling, and nothing helps If I copy /var/cache/yum/* from a working machine all is well I have used md5sum to check the downloaded files and they match the files on a working machine If I disable the addons repo the other repos load ok Also rpmforge repo breaks yum What else might I try Thanks Richard

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