As a CentOs newbie, I'm not sure, will we still have CentOS 7.1 which derive from RHEL 7.1? or this is the new naming conversion for CentOS 7. Thanks! -Ryan > On Apr 1, 2015, at 12:30 AM, Karanbir Singh <kbsingh at centos.org> wrote: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > > We would like to announce the general availability of CentOS Linux 7 > (1503) for 64 bit x86 compatible machines. > > This is the second major release for CentOS-7 and is tagged as 1503. > This build is derived from Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 > > As always, read through the Release Notes at : > http://wiki.centos.org/Manuals/ReleaseNotes/CentOS7 - these notes > contain important information about the release and details about some > of the content inside the release from the CentOS QA team. These notes > are updated constantly to include issues and incorporate feedback from > the users. > > - ---------- > Updates, Sources, and DebugInfos > > This merges in all base, updates, and CR (continuous release) > components released in the month of March 2015. If you have been using > the CR repos on your previous CentOS Linux 7 install, you already have > all the components used to compose this new release. > > As with all CentOS Linux 7 components, this release was built from > sources hosted at git.centos.org. In addition, SRPMs that are a > byproduct of the build (and also considered critical in the code and > buildsys process) are being published to match every binary RPM we > release. Sources will be available from vault.centos.org in their own > dedicated directories to match the corresponding binary RPMs. Since > there is far less traffic to the CentOS source RPMs compared with the > binary RPMs, we are not putting this content on the main mirror > network. If users wish to mirror this content they can do so using the > reposync command available in the yum-utils package. All CentOS source > RPMs are signed with the same key used to sign their binary > counterparts. Developers and end users looking at inspecting and > contributing patches to the CentOS Linux distro will find the code > hosted at git.centos.org far simpler to work against. Details on how > to best consume those are documented along with a quick start at : > http://wiki.centos.org/Sources > > Debuginfo packages are also being signed and pushed. Yum configs > shipped in the new release file will have all the context required for > debuginfo to be available on every CentOS Linux install. > > This release supersedes all previously released content for CentOS > Linux 7, and therefore we highly encourage all users to upgrade their > machines. Information on different upgrade strategies and how to > handle stale content is included in the Release Notes. > > For the CentOS-7 build and release process we adopted a very open > process. The output of the entire buildsystem is made available, as it > is built, at http://buildlogs.centos.org/ - we hope to continue with > that process for the life of CentOS Linux 7, and hope to attempt > bringing CentOS-5 and CentOS-6 builds into the same system. > > - ---------- > Release file handling > > This release splits the /etc/centos-release from /etc/redhat-release > to better indicate the relationship between the two distributions. > There are also changes to the /etc/os-release file to incorporate > changes needed by the new abrt stack. > > - ---------- > Download > > In order to conserve donor bandwidth, and to make it possible to get > the mirror content sync'd out as soon as possible, we recommend using > torrents to get your initial installer images: > > Details on the images are available on the mirrors at > http://mirror.centos.org/centos/7/isos/x86_64/0_README.txt - that file > clearly highlights the difference in the images, and when one might be > more suitable than the others. > > The sizes, sha256 sums and torrents for the ISO files: > > * CentOS-7-x86_64-Minimal-1503.iso > Size: 591396864 > Torrent: > http://mirror.centos.org/centos/7/isos/x86_64/CentOS-7-x86_64-Minimal-15 > 03.torrent > sha256sum: > 0b8482dc7e3076749f7fd914487ec6280539d3ba1f10c5b73c94b632f987f011 > > * CentOS-7-x86_64-DVD-1503.iso > Size: 4236247040 > Torrent: > http://mirror.centos.org/centos/7/isos/x86_64/CentOS-7-x86_64-DVD-1503.t > orrent > sha256sum: > 1817a1689b3c646a6473c93012e06307c6b659000ccffd188a3f4d0a0b531ba9 > > * CentOS-7-x86_64-Everything-1503.iso > Size: 7517241344 > Torrent: > http://mirror.centos.org/centos/7/isos/x86_64/CentOS-7-x86_64-Everything > - -1503.torrent > sha256sum: > 3cef58a3a03aff3ea194e63fdc95f03548b292e6f57e4a931a8d5453a6697661 > > * CentOS-7-x86_64-LiveGNOME-1503.iso > Size: 1124073472 > Torrent: > http://mirror.centos.org/centos/7/isos/x86_64/CentOS-7-x86_64-LiveGNOME- > 1503.torrent > sha256sum: > 2cfc9fab2edb0be51b75ee63528b61cad79489129d2aad1713eeed1b4117ab47 > > * CentOS-7-x86_64-LiveKDE-1503.iso > Size: 1310720000 > Torrent: > http://mirror.centos.org/centos/7/isos/x86_64/CentOS-7-x86_64-LiveKDE-15 > 03.torrent > sha256sum: > 6b2cd1c30092e9a141a458d40d0fcba74207b6c80e4f68dc7f800fbe1d7bae1b > > * CentOS-7-x86_64-LiveCD-1503.iso > Size: 729808896 > Torrent: > http://mirror.centos.org/centos/7/isos/x86_64/CentOS-7-x86_64-LiveCD-150 > 3.torrent > sha256sum: > 96ee805573d0617ee11704e7973b55387adef13c6efdc82d50d287dba00dfaf1 > > * CentOS-7-x86_64-NetInstall-1503.iso > Size: 377487360 > Torrent: > http://mirror.centos.org/centos/7/isos/x86_64/CentOS-7-x86_64-NetInstall > - -1503.torrent > sha256sum: > 498bb78789ddc7973fe14358822eb1b48521bbaca91c17bd132c7f8c903d79b3 > > The iso files are also available for direct download from > http://mirror.centos.org/centos/7/isos/x86_64 > > * CentOS 7 1503 Docker Container: ' docker pull centos' will now give > you the 1503 container image. You can see the official CentOS Linux > container tags at : https://registry.hub.docker.com/_/centos/ > > - ---------- > Special Interest Groups > > The CentOS Linux distribution is built, managed, and released by the > CentOS Core SIG. In addition, we also have the following SIGs that are > doing an amazing job expanding and building on the base Linux platform: > > * Cloud SIG @ http://wiki.centos.org/SpecialInterestGroup/Cloud is > working to deliver various cloud controller infrastructure including > OpenStack. They have a fully functional, feature complete RDO stack > now available for testing with CentOS Linux 7 at > http://buildlogs.centos.org/centos/7/cloud/openstack-rdo/ > > * Cloud Instance SIG @ > http://wiki.centos.org/SpecialInterestGroup/CloudInstance aims to > deliver VM images for use in various cloud and virtualised ecosystems > including AWS ( > https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/seller-profile?id=16cb8b03-256e-4dde- > 8f34-1b0f377efe89 > ) and Docker ( https://registry.hub.docker.com/_/centos/ ) > > * Virtualization SIG @ > http://wiki.centos.org/SpecialInterestGroup/Virtualization includes > upstream virtualization and hypervisor related projects including Xen > ( http://www.xenproject.org ), oVirt ( http://www.ovirt.org/ ), and > Docker ( http://docker.io ). They also work to build and release > support tools around these virtualization technologies. > > * Storage SIG @ http://wiki.centos.org/SpecialInterestGroup/Storage > includes the Gluster Project ( http://www.gluster.org/ ), Ceph ( > http://ceph.com ), OpenAFS ( http://www.openafs.org ) and the SCST > project ( http://scst.sourceforge.net/ ). Gluster builds for CentOS, > that track upstream community code are available for testing now at > http://buildlogs.centos.org/centos/7/storage/gluster/ > > * Software Collections SIG @ > http://wiki.centos.org/SpecialInterestGroup/SCLo is working on > documenting and then delivering software collections built for newer > versions of in-distro content. Their aim is to deliver a community and > contributor friendly mechanism for SCL's in an easy to consume format. > > * Atomic SIG @ http://wiki.centos.org/SpecialInterestGroup/Atomic is > working on building, maintaining, and delivering a CentOS Atomic host > ( http://projectatomic.io ). Testing and development builds including > AWS EC2 instances and Vagrant boxes are now available at > http://wiki.centos.org/SpecialInterestGroup/Atomic/Download > > In addition to these, the CentOS Artwork and CentOS Promo SIGs help > with promo content and helping organise Dojos around the world. > > SIGs are a great way for people to come together and deliver content > around a specific area into the wider CentOS ecosystem and we welcome > groups to come together with low barriers to entry and plenty of > resources to offer the groups. Details on the process can be found at > http://wiki.centos.org/SpecialInterestGroup > > - ---------- > Dojo > > We try and organise Dojos in various parts of the world as a one day > event, to bring together people who use CentOS and others who are keen > to learn about CentOS. The day's focus is on sharing technical > knowledge and success stories. It's also a great place to meet and > talk about upcoming technologies and learn how others are using them > on CentOS Linux. > > In the coming months we hope to host events in London, Bangalore, > Sweden, Germany, Spain, and in many parts of the USA. If you would > like to help organise a Dojo, do drop by the centos-promo list at > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-promo > > - ---------- > Getting Help > > The CentOS ecosystem is sustained by community driven help and > guidance. The best place to start for new users is at > http://wiki.centos.org/GettingHelp > > - ---------- > Contributors > > This release was made possible due to the hard work of many people, > foremost on that list are the Red Hat Engineers for producing a great > distribution, without them CentOS Linux would look very different. > > We are also looking for people to get involved with the QA process in > CentOS, if you would like to join this please introduce yourself on > the centos-devel list ( > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-devel ). > > > - ---------- > Thanks > > I would also like to thank our donors and sponsors for their continued > support for the project. And to everyone who contributed with ideas, > code, test feedback, and promoting CentOS Linux into the ecosystem. > > Enjoy! > > - -- > Karanbir Singh, Project Lead, The CentOS Project > +44-207-0094455 | http://www.centos.org/ | twitter.com/CentOS > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v2.0.14 (GNU/Linux) > > iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJVGsvBAAoJEI3Oi2Mx7xbt1xAH/0ZoWz65f/O8URzsleO4DaiD > Wy8YMWaPVTlLDnik7EukYSueT1bE9ziB3DxycQJVXz8HTABdjNugN6Ouy83bCY2a > 17t6F0VGY0ZRZe6Uqv8rb2xiFnFR/ssy9s921vJVcpzaSLgKl2/D5ed1aSsLaxLw > CdpYcC7t/8xbkpnCtoyQ2nko0Jzj8fYPr8wCUKTgnf0BXyXYYcuNsi+J6HKzlExc > KXHuvLDjXCjOVi4X7BLbn2F5N7bwBcmjYWC/hX1oAlD2uvbbNg/+mDbAu9QtWmeC > RthUq5uwpA05i9MvyMU5/ODS1NpIg3f+JybPLTp9zaFU6hXmJSvOR679wZbFdUc= > =Z60w > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > _______________________________________________ > CentOS-announce mailing list > CentOS-announce at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-announce