On 03/29/2017 05:32 AM, Phelps, Matthew wrote: > On Wed, Mar 29, 2017 at 7:24 AM, Johnny Hughes <johnny at centos.org> wrote: > >> On 03/28/2017 06:54 PM, Richard wrote: >>> >>> >>>>> On Fri, Mar 24, 2017 at 1:11 PM, Johnny Hughes <johnny at centos.org> >>> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> OK guys, the CR release has happened. >>>>> >>>> Date: Tuesday, March 28, 2017 16:23:32 -0700 >>>> From: Kay Schenk <kay.schenk at gmail.com> >>>> >>>> Still only 6.8 on the mirror link you gave near as I can see. >>>> And, since I'm still on 32-bit ( no time to move on right now), >>>> will a 32-bit be included in 6.9? >>>> >> >> Yes, there are i386 and x86_64 rpms in 6.9. >> >>> >>> My read, and poking, is that what was released is the CR repo, and >>> that these will be released to production (as 6.9) "shortly". If you >>> enable the CR repo on your 6.x machine I believe you'll see these >>> updates, and can install them if you want to check things out. My >>> experience is that there will likely be a few updates from the CR >>> when the production set is released. >>> >>> If you go to: >>> >>> http://mirror.centos.org/centos/6.8/cr/<i386|x86_64>/Packages/ >>> >>> you'll see that there are packages for both 32- and 64-bit, so you >>> should be getting 32-bit updates that will take you up to 6.9. >> >> Right. As Richard explained, CR goes in the current release (in this >> case, 6.8) and it is an 'optional way' to get the majority of the >> packages in the next release (in this case 6.9) early. It usually takes >> between 1 and 3 weeks to go from all the SRPMs are built to a fully >> installable tree and fully tested ISOs. In that interim period, if you >> want to get the RPMs early .. just for updating 6.8 current systems, not >> new installs, we created CR. More about what CR is and how to use it: >> >> https://wiki.centos.org/AdditionalResources/Repositories/CR >> >> In this case, anaconda and centos-release are the only two SRPMs that >> are not released to 6.8/CR that are actually in 6.9. >> >> anaconda because it usually requires tweaking and multiple rebuilds to >> get it working correctly every point release cycle and its main purpose >> is to build the new install tree, which is not needed in CR. >> >> centos-release because that actually changes the redhat-release file in >> /etc/ to say 6.9 instead of 6.8 .. something we don't want until 6.9 is >> officially released. >> >> It is looking more and more likely that we will do the official release >> on Monday. April 3rd, 2017. The QA team has been testing and we have >> what I think is the final install tree and the final install ISOs. >> >> The only piece left is the Live Media (LiveCD, LiveDVD), which I am >> working on now actually. The release could be seeded and ready on >> Friday .. but we'll wait and do it on Monday to save some SysAdmins >> their time at home over the weekend and they can do upgrades next week :) >> >> Thanks, >> Johnny Hughes >> > > Thanks (again) Johnny. You, et. al., rock. > Yep! Johnny and co. DO rock! :) OK, thanks for this update. I'll just wait until Apr. 3, no worries! -- ------------------------------------------ MzK "If evolution is outlawed, only outlaws will evolve." -- Jello Biafra