The Continuous Release repository RPMs for CentOS-6.8 are now released. It includes the following releases:
https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-cr-announce/2016-May/thread.html
Specifically, there are following Security Updates included:
CESA-2016:0996 Important CentOS 6 openssl Security Update CESA-2016:0997 Important CentOS 6 qemu-kvm Security Update CESA-2016:1041 Important CentOS 6 thunderbird Security Update
CESA-2016:0760 Moderate CentOS 6 file Security Update CESA-2016:0778 Moderate CentOS 6 icedtea-web Security Update CESA-2016:0855 Moderate CentOS 6 kernel Security Update CESA-2016:0780 Moderate CentOS 6 ntp Security Update CESA-2016:0741 Moderate CentOS 6 openssh Security Update
As well as more than 300 other bug fix updates.
Please read the CentOS-6.8 Release Notes:
https://wiki.centos.org/Manuals/ReleaseNotes/CentOS6.8
As well as the RHEL-6.8 release notes and technical notes (since CentOS-6.8 is based on the RHEL-6.8 source code):
Release Notes: http://red.ht/1WBF3u4
Technical Notes: http://red.ht/1YwcEDI
If you do not want to install the CR repository, the full 6.8 release should happen around 10-21 days from today. For more information on the CR repository, see this link:
https://wiki.centos.org/AdditionalResources/Repositories/CR
Thanks, Johnny Hughes
On Mon, May 16, 2016 at 12:47 PM, Johnny Hughes johnny@centos.org wrote:
The Continuous Release repository RPMs for CentOS-6.8 are now released. It includes the following releases:
This is the first time I've installed updates from CR. I did this on 6.7 in virtualbox. When I reboot, it still says 6.7. When I run lsb_release -a, it is still 6.7. Are they supposed to say 6.7? Does this change when it is official in 10-21 days?
Thanks,
-wes
On 05/16/2016 04:02 PM, Wes James wrote:
On Mon, May 16, 2016 at 12:47 PM, Johnny Hughes johnny@centos.org wrote:
The Continuous Release repository RPMs for CentOS-6.8 are now released. It includes the following releases:
This is the first time I've installed updates from CR. I did this on 6.7 in virtualbox. When I reboot, it still says 6.7. When I run lsb_release -a, it is still 6.7. Are they supposed to say 6.7? Does this change when it is official in 10-21 days?
Yes, and yes.
When we released the official 6.8 tree and isos, they will have a new centos-release rpm.
If you continue to run updates against the CR repo, that will be the only update you get when you switch.
On 05/17/2016 03:07 AM, Johnny Hughes wrote:
On 05/16/2016 04:02 PM, Wes James wrote:
On Mon, May 16, 2016 at 12:47 PM, Johnny Hughes johnny@centos.org wrote:
The Continuous Release repository RPMs for CentOS-6.8 are now released. It includes the following releases:
This is the first time I've installed updates from CR. I did this on 6.7 in virtualbox. When I reboot, it still says 6.7. When I run lsb_release -a, it is still 6.7. Are they supposed to say 6.7? Does this change when it is official in 10-21 days?
Yes, and yes.
When we released the official 6.8 tree and isos, they will have a new centos-release rpm.
If you continue to run updates against the CR repo, that will be the only update you get when you switch.
I just did this update yesterday and everything is great! Thank you all for a wonderfully simple update process.
My lsb_release -a output says 6.8 but this was 10 days after the former post.
On 05/27/2016 02:36 PM, Kay Schenk wrote:
On 05/17/2016 03:07 AM, Johnny Hughes wrote:
On 05/16/2016 04:02 PM, Wes James wrote:
On Mon, May 16, 2016 at 12:47 PM, Johnny Hughes johnny@centos.org wrote:
The Continuous Release repository RPMs for CentOS-6.8 are now released. It includes the following releases:
This is the first time I've installed updates from CR. I did this on 6.7 in virtualbox. When I reboot, it still says 6.7. When I run lsb_release -a, it is still 6.7. Are they supposed to say 6.7? Does this change when it is official in 10-21 days?
Yes, and yes.
When we released the official 6.8 tree and isos, they will have a new centos-release rpm.
If you continue to run updates against the CR repo, that will be the only update you get when you switch.
I just did this update yesterday and everything is great! Thank you all for a wonderfully simple update process.
My lsb_release -a output says 6.8 but this was 10 days after the former post.
You are very welcome.
Yes, the final release is done now, so the centos-release for 6.8 is in there.
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Johnny Hughes -
Kay Schenk -
Wes James