BU Linux http://linux.bu.edu Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:51:35 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://linux.bu.edu/content/view/86/36/ CentOS has finally released their version 4.8 update. We are porting andtesting the new packages for Zodiac. There are about 160 updated packages,about 25 of which have specific modifications for BU Linux 4.5s.We will be releasing batches of these packages over the next two weeks.You should note that there is a new kernel (and corresponding openafs)package in this distribution. I expect we will be releasing the kernelfor general distribution next week. If you are interested in testingthe new kernel early, the new openafs packages will be in:/afs/bu.edu/software/linux-pkgs/dropbox/Zodiac-kernel News - Linux News Mon, 31 Aug 2009 11:09:40 +0100 http://linux.bu.edu/content/view/83/36/ The BU Linux 5.3 release has been installed automatically and transparently on all BU Linux 5.X machines that have enabled 'autoupdate'. Machines are now running the equivalent of Red Hat Enterprise 5.3, the latest stable RHEL release! The new installer is available as an ftp download or you can pick up a copy of the media from the Front Office of Information Services Technology. Now that the new installer is released, any new installation or installer update to Monde will require it; the old installer will no longer work. Previously, we had announced that Zodiac and Monde would be maintained until 2010. This was based on Red Hat's statement that they would maintain RHEL4 and RHEL5 that long. Since... News - Linux News Fri, 14 Aug 2009 08:20:41 +0100 http://linux.bu.edu/content/view/84/36/ The base number of packages for BU Linux is over 1200, the number that are specifically modified for the BU environment is over 500. (Note: this number includes packages requested by users ported from Fedora distributions.) Each major update contains about 300 updated packages from CentOS and of these, about 50 need to be updated for BU modifications. BU Linux 5 (Monde) is based on the CentOS 5 distribution (which is itself based on Red Hat Linux Enterprise Edition 5 (RHEL 5)). About every six months, Red Hat releases on major update to RHEL 5 which includes security and bug fixes along with some new features. CentOS takes the Red Hat source code and compiles it as the basis for a similar CentOS 5... News - Linux News Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:53:02 +0100 http://linux.bu.edu/content/view/18/55/ Linux is a powerful open source Unix-like operating system. These pages aren't intended as a general guide (for that, check out our list of resources (index.php?option=com_content task=category sectionid=3 id=18 Itemid=55)) but rather information specific to using Linux here at Boston University (http://www.bu.edu/), and particularly to using our custom distribution, BU Linux. BU Linux is based on CentOS (http://centos.org/), but specifically tailored for the BU environment. We've added security updates, made modifications to make software work better with the way things are set up here, and added some applications that we think you might like to have. For details, see the FAQ (content/blogsection/3/55/). The latest release of BU Linux for desktop systems and servers is BU Linux 5.3 (Monde) (content/view/76/43). Currently, Monde is available... FAQs - About BU Linux Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:41:11 +0100