[CentOS-devel] CentOS 7 Public QA Release Beginner's Question

[Fabian Arrotin]

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On 14/06/14 14:28, Bob Lightfoot wrote:
> On 06/14/2014 08:00 AM, centos-devel-request at centos.org wrote:
>> Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2014 11:22:07 -0700 From: Jeff Sheltren 
>> <jeff at tag1consulting.com> Subject: [CentOS-devel] CentOS 7
>> Public QA Release To: "The CentOS developers mailing list." 
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>> We are happy to announce the immediate availability of the first 
>> CentOS 7 QA Release.
> 
>> !!! This is a QA release only and not the final CentOS 7 release 
>> !!!
> 
>> In the past, CentOS QA testing has been performed by a small
>> group of people within the CentOS community. We are happy that we
>> are now able to open this up to the wider community to get early
>> feedback and bug reports prior to the 7 release.
> 
>> CentOS 7 QA release is available for download at:
> 
>> http://buildlogs.centos.org/
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>> We are first populating individual RPMs in their respective
>> build directories. Once we have a working base install tree, it
>> will be made available at the same URL.
> 
>> Please note the following: - This is NOT the final CentOS 7 
>> release. Packages, ISOs, and install media *will* change between 
>> this release and the final 7 release. - The packages posted at
>> the above URL will likely be updated in-place before the final 
>> release. - Things may be broken! Don't install this on your 
>> production servers. Consider it a beta/preview release. - Help
>> us make the 7 release better by reporting bugs at 
>> http://bugs.centos.org - This is not an officially supported 
>> release. If you have questions, aren't sure if you've found a
>> bug, etc., please ask in #centos-devel on Freenode, or email the 
>> centos-devel email list. - Packages in the QA release are *not* 
>> GPG-signed. The final 7 release will contain GPG-signed packages
>> as usual. - Upgrading from the QA release to the final 7 release
>> may be possible, but it's not supported or documented in any
>> way. Expect that you will need to re-install when 7 final is
>> released.
> 
>> We appreciate any and all bug reports at http://bugs.centos.org 
>> (please also check upstream bugzilla.redhat.com and link to
>> those bugs when filing a new CentOS issue), and assistance with
>> the "Branding Hunt" (see 
>> http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-devel/2014-June/010411.html).
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>> https://access.redhat.com/site/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/7/html/7.0_Release_Notes/part-Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux-7.0_Release_Notes-Known_Issues.html
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> contains a list of known issues at the time of the upstream
> release.
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>> Currently, we only have RPM packages online, but will be
>> bringing installable media online as soon as we have it ready.
> 
>> Again, this is NOT a final release. It may harm nearby puppies, 
>> kittens, or other (cute) animals and/or servers.  This is our
>> first attempt at opening up CentOS to the wider community, so
>> please bear with us as we work through any issues that arise with
>> the process. As always, feedback is welcome on the email list or
>> on IRC (#centos-devel on Freenode).
> 
>> Thanks, and enjoy the release! -Jeff Sheltren on behalf of the 
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> Dear Devs: Looks like a great lot of work, so thanks for the
> effort.  As a Fedora Testor I am puzzled somewhat though.  Is there
> available reading material and such as how I would go about using
> these rpm with a qemu/kvm for testing without having the installer
> available yet? Obviously I can test the install media when it
> exists just like I do for Fedora, but using these trees of rpms is
> a new skill I am hoping to add.  Don't want to bog anyone down with
> explaining it in detail, as I don't mind reading and teaching
> myself, just need pointed where to look.
> 
> Sincerely, Bob Lightfoot, Fedora Project QA Team Member & Centos
> User

As explained above, and (edited) blog post
(http://seven.centos.org/2014/06/centos-7-public-qa-release) :
- - there is actually no installable tree that you can install from
scratch (that's been produced, so stay tuned)
- - some people anticipated the el7 release and started to test new
features by downloading the el7beta/el7rc ISO (when they were
available, not the case anymore) so those people could just point yum
to those centos 7 "Rawhide" repositories , update, install packages,
and give feedback.

Cheers,

- -- 
Fabian Arrotin
gpg key: 56BEC54E | twitter: @arrfab
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