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from pcx5380 takes affect the Standard 0905 http://www-it.desy.de/systems/services/s-pc/spc0905.html The new Standrad PC is only running with SLD3 "NOT" with DL5 -> it's improbably that it will be running in less time with DL5 -> sound didn't work till that moment -> The disk will be recognized with SLD3 as scsi-disk, please remember that while the Registration.
After changing to new Installationcluster we need also new bootmedia. see Installation Media
Now OpenOffice version 1.1.4 is available on DL5 and SL3. On Aug 1th we make it to the default.
Since we went public with DESY Linux 5 on November 4, 2003, we provided public access to a reference machine named 'dl5ref'. This service is no longer available. Please use the public login cluster 'pal' instead.
Now a new TeX package latex-Beamerclass depends on pgf and xcolor is available.
Now a new version of xemacs is available which fixes some problems e.g. the using of the find funktion. Currently this version is not set to default. Please test this new version and give some beedback. At Jul 31th we make this new one to the default.
SuSE has released a number of security and bug fixes for their packages which have been made available for new installations and are currently beeing distributed to already installed systems. Affected packages are 'bzip2' and 'telnet' .
SuSE has released a number of security and bug fixes for their packages which have been made available for new installations and are currently beeing distributed to already installed systems. Affected packages are 'kdelibs3', 'libtiff', 'tiff' and 'xv' .
With DESY Linux 4, the 'locate' command residing in /usr/local/bin/locate made separately generated databases reflecting the contents of group volumes available for searching. Upon request, we have made this functionality available with DESY Linux 5, too, by supplying an /opt/products RPM. Due to naming conflicts with the 'locate' command from SuSE, a new command, 'alocate' has been introduced that resides on /opt/products/bin/alocate. The mechanism creating the external databases was left unchanged.
Currently the LaTeX packages lineno and feynmf are on DL5 available.
SuSE has released a number of security and bug fixes for their packages which have been made available for new installations and are currently beeing distributed to already installed systems. Affected packages are 'cvs', 'heimdal-lib', 'libexif', 'MPlayer', 'wget' and 'xli' .
SuSE has released a number of security and bug fixes for their packages which have been made available for new installations and are currently beeing distributed to already installed systems. Affected packages are 'telnet', 'tetex' and 'XFree86-libs' .
SuSE has released a number of security and bug fixes for their packages which have been made available for new installations and are currently beeing distributed to already installed systems. Affected packages are 'ImageMagick', 'ImageMagick-devel', 'ImageMagick-Magick++' and 'xv' .
During this week we provide both versions, old (1.3.0) and new one (1.3.5), to use the new version type the command '/opt/products/bin/lyx1.3.5'. Lyx 1.3.0 had problems by using mathematical symbols. Next week the default will be switch to version 1.3.5. The old one will be obsolete.
SuSE has released a number of security and bug fixes for their packages which have been made available for new installations and are currently beeing distributed to already installed systems. Affected packages are 'gpg' and 'cyrus-sasl2', .
SuSE has released a number of security and bug fixes for their packages which have been made available for new installations and are currently beeing distributed to already installed systems. Affected packages are 'emacs', 'enscript', 'perl-5.8.0', 'python' .
On Feb 21 we will switch the default of RealPlayer to version 10. .
SuSE has released a number of security and bug fixes for their packages which have been made available for new installations and are currently beeing distributed to already installed systems. Affected packages are 'BlackdownJava2-JRE', 'cups-libs', 'ImageMagick', 'ImageMagick-devel', 'ImageMagick-Magick', 'kdebase3', 'kdelibs3', 'mc', 'MPlayer', 'pdf2html', 'tetex' and 'XFree86-libs' .
Due to security problems with version 8 of 'real player', we will remove the real player plugins for the 'mozilla' browser from DESY Linux 5 on Wednesday, February 9. We are working on integrating version 10 of the real player product into DESY Linux 5 and will re-integrate the plugins it this is available.
Since version 2.4.29 of the kernel is now available, we upgraded our kernel RPM in the DESY Linux 5 installation repository to 2.4.29-z1.
SuSE has released a fix for their 'kdegraphics3-fax'. package which has been made available for new installations and is currently beeing distributed to already installed systems.
On january 24th we will switch the mozilla default to version 1.7.5
Since a number of security-related kernel problems have been published during the last days, the DESY Linux 5 repository has been upgraded to a new kernel, a patched version of 2.4.28. Currently, the new kernel is available for new installations. We are working on an upgrade of the installed base.
SuSE has released a number of security and bug fixes for their packages which have been made available for new installations and are currently beeing distributed to already installed systems. Affected packages are 'iproute2' (no further information available), 'libtiff', 'libxml', 'libxml2' (no further information available) and 'tiff', .
SuSE's 'ocaml' package has been added to DESY Linux 5.
SuSE has released a number of security and bug fixes for their packages which have been made available for new installations and are currently beeing distributed to already installed systems. Affected packages are 'file', 'nfs-utils' and 'zip' .
SuSE has released a number of security and bug fixes for their packages which have been made available for new installations and are currently beeing distributed to already installed systems. Affected packages are 'acpid', 'gd', 'ImageMagick', 'ImageMagick-devel', 'ImageMagick-Magick++', 'imlib', 'imlib-devel', 'iptables', 'libxml2', 'resmgr', 'sharutils', 'tetex' and 'XFree86-libs' .
SuSE's Metapost is now avaliable with the default DESY Linux 5 installation. Also, it is currently beeing distributed to already installed systems.
We will switch the openoffice default to version 1.1.3 (en) by our daily/nightly update mechanism at 2004 Dec 06. The version 1.1.2 is known to be buggy.
We will switch the mathematica default to version 5.01 by our daily/nightly update mechanism. The version 5 is known to be buggy.
SuSE has released (security) fixes for their 'aaa_base', 'man' and 'tetex' products. The new RPMs have been integrated into our installation repository and are beeing distributed by the daily/nightly update mechanism.
SuSE has released a security fix for their 'libtiff' product. The new RPM has been integrated into our installation repository and is beeing distributed by the daily/nightly update mechanism.
The Messaging System Zephyr is now available. This installation is 'asis' and will stay unsupported in the future.
On november 1st we will switch the maple default to version 9.5.
IT now offers a new cluster of systems for general public login services. The machines are new Dual Processor systems running DESY Linux 5. They have been tested internally for some time now. You can access them using the 'ssh palx' command. As DESY Linux 5 now is IT's production Linux system, the old DESY Linux 4 based public login systems, currently accessible under the name 'pal', will be phased out over the next months after further announcements. Please migrate to the new systems.
SuSE has released security upgrades for 'openmotif' and 'openmotif-devel' . The new RPMs have been integrated into our installation repository and are beeing distributed by the daily/nightly update mechanism.
'RealPlayer' from RealNetworks now is available from within /opt/products.
SuSE has issued a security update for their 'mc' package. The new version has been integrated into our DL5 and SuSE 8.2 repositories and is beeing distributed via the daily/nightly update mechanism.
Version 1.1.2 of OpenOffice is now available as a DESY application software package. It is installed in addition to version 1.0.2, which is the still default. You can switch between versions using the 'ini' command. Please test the new version and give us feedback. If no obstacles are reported, 1.1.2 will become the new default version in October.
SuSE has released patches for the application software provided with their release. We have updated our DL 5 / SuSE 8.2 repositories accordingly. Packages installed with DL 5 are beeing moved to installed systems using the daily/nightly update mechanism. Affected packages are: 'gdk-pixbuf (again..)', 'XFree86-libs'. Please restart your X Server to activate the changes to the X11 libraries.
SuSE has released patches for the application software provided with their release. We have updated our DL 5 / SuSE 8.2 repositories accordingly. Packages installed with DL 5 are beeing moved to installed systems using the daily/nightly update mechanism. Affected packages are: 'cups-libs', 'gdk-pixbuf', 'gtk2'.
SuSE has released patches for the application software provided with their release. We have updated our DL 5 / SuSE 8.2 repositories accordingly. Packages installed with DL 5 are beeing moved to installed systems using the daily/nightly update mechanism. Affected packages are: 'a2ps', 'arts', 'ImageMagick', 'ImageMagick-devel', 'ImageMagick', 'ImageMagick-Magick++', 'imlib', 'imlib-devel', 'kdebase3', 'kdelibs3', 'liby2util', 'libnetpbm' 'libpng', 'libpng-devel', 'netpbm', 'qt3', 'rrdtool', 'rsync', 'sox', 'xv', .
At the Linux User Meeting today, we announced that DESY Linux 5 now is our maintained production system. DESY Linux 4 is beeing retired.
Version 9.5 of Maple is now available for testing via /opt/products. A problem with printing is fixed and there are some new features. You can access the new version using the 'ini maple95' command.
Version 1.7 of Mozilla is now available via /opt/products and is now the default browser. Please restart your browser.
The database of the 'ini' command has been updated and the new version has been distributed. As a result, you can now switch between different versions of "Root" using the 'ini' command.
A new version of Maple, 9.5, has been made available in addition to versions 7 and 8 which have been part of DL 5 for some time. Please test the new version as it will be made the default later on. To ease access to the new version, the 'ini' tool has been adapted to provide the environment for Maple 9.5.
After some internal testing, we are now upgrading the 'k5cron' client to version 1.4. New packages are currently beeing installed using the nightly/daily update mechanism.
We have made version 8.14 of ghostscript available as a DESY product. In order to access this version you need to use the /opt/products/bin path explicitely or use the command 'ini gs8.14'. The default version on DESY Linux 5 is still version 7.05. As ghostscript nowerdays is a central part of the distribution, replacing it is difficult as other programs and tools require it. We therefore provide version 8.14 as an add-on that you can use, if the default version is unable to handle your data.
SuSE has released an update for their 'kopete' package. A fixed version of the package, kopete-0.6.1a-102, has been integrated into the installation repository and is beeing distributed via the daily/nightly update mechanism.
We have made version 3.2.3 of RedHat's gcc/g++ compiler suite available in /opt/products. These compilers are intended for people wanting to compile software from their collaborations that has been developed for the the RedHat based GRID/HEP environment.
SuSE has released updates for their 'less' and 'libpng' packages. Fixed versions of the packages, libpng-1.2.5-187 and less-378-77, have been integrated into the installation repository and are beeing distributed via the daily/nightly update mechanism.
SuSE has released an update for their 'permissions' package. A fixed version of the package, permissions-2004.5.21-4, has been integrated into the installation repository and is beeing distributed via the daily/nightly update mechanism.
An RPM for the 'Corporate Time' product has been prepared and is currently beeing distributed using the daily update mechanism. It provides the 'Ctime' command and thus the client to CT. Please note that only _one_ instance of the Corporate Time client should be active at any time. Running multiple instances might result in garbled CT configuration files.
SuSE has released an update for their 'cvs' package. A fixed version of the package, cvs-1.11.5-114, has been integrated into the installation repository and is beeing distributed via the daily/nightly update mechanism.
Within the /opt/products directory tree you now have access to the following application software packages:
SuSE has released updates for their 'raidtools' and 'rsync' packages. Fixed version of these packages, raidtools-1.00.3-229 and rsync-2.6.2-14, have been integrated into the installation repository and are beeing distributed via the daily/nightly update mechanism.
SuSE has released a security fix for the 'KDE' software. A bug allows remote attackers to manipulate files with the privilleges of the user. A fixed version of 'kdelibs', kdelibs3-3.1.1-139, has been integrated into the installation repository and is beeing distributed via the daily/nightly update mechanism.
SuSE has released a security fix for the 'cvs' software. A bug allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands with the privilleges of the user. A fixed version of 'cvs', cvs-1.11.5-112, has been integrated into the installation repository and is beeing distributed via the daily/nightly update mechanism.
SuSE has released some security/bug fixes for their application software. Using the update mechanism, we will therefore upgrade the packages 'sharutils', 'utempter' and 'mc' to the recent RPM release levels.
Due to the kernel vulnerability reported on April 19'th, systems that are accessible via the nightly update mechanism have been upgraded to kernel version 2.4.26-z1. Please reboot your systems to activate the new kernel.
As announced in the DESY Linux User Meeting (see the "Meetings" section) today, DESY Linux 5 is now in the 'early rollout' state. The system is ready now to be installed on both desktop and server systems.
Linux Kernels up to and including 2.4.25 have a security bug that allows local users to escalate their privilleges to those of 'root'. New DESY Linux 5 kernels have been integrated into the installation repository and will be distributed on April 20 during the nightly update. You can find more information on te
'cvs' packages with RPM release numbers smaller than 103 contain a version of CMS that has a severe memory leak. The installation repository has been upgraded to SuSE's new version cvs-1.11.5-103. Installed systems will receive the new packet on April 17.
'kdeprint' has a bug that allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands under the privileges of the user calling 'kdeprint'. SuSE has provided updates which have been integrated into the installation repository. Installed systems will receive the new package via the nightly update mechanism tonight.
Tonight, version 3.3.3 of the gcc compiler has been made the default
compiler as announced last week. Versions 3.3 and 3.3.1 have been removed
due to disk space considerations. 'ini' has been adapted.
Tonight, version 3.3.3 of the gcc compiler will be installed. This release fixes some bugs present in the DL 5 default gcc compiler version , 3.3.1. 3.3.3 will be made the default compiler on Wed, March 17, unless users vote against this move.
Tonight, Perl version 5.8.2 has been made the default version as announced on Feb 26. Perl 5.8.0 is still available for now, but will be removed due to space considerations on March 17, unless user requirements prohibit this.
Tonight, new RPMs of the X server and libraries have been distributed. The reason was that SuSE's RPMs did not fix the vulnerability described in a earlier news message. The new RPMs were created at DESY Zeuthen and the vulnerability could not be reproduced after their installation.
A new version of Perl, 5.8.2, has been made available on default installations for user tests. We plan to make 5.8.2 the default Perl version on Wed, 3nd of March. You can find the new version at /opt/products/perl/5.8.2/bin/perl.
The X server, distributed with the XFree-4.3.0 RPMs on DESY Linux 5 has a
security bug that can be exploited for at least local privillege escalation
and thus root access to the system.
Due to the newly discovered do_munremap security bug in the Linux kernel, we needed to upgrade the DL5 kernel to version 2.4.25. The installation repository has been upgraded on Feb 19'th. New kernels were distributed to installed and accessible systems tonight. To activate the new kernels, please reboot your systems.
Tonight, new software has been installed that fixed some of the 'known issues'. Affected software packages were xemacs, cmz, and chxlocal.
New images of the DL 5 installation CD and USB stick have been made available. Users that whish to install systems with Adaptek I2O RAID disks should upgrade to these media. The media are stored at tux1:/distro/DL5/dl5boot.
Tonight, the nightly update will attempt to correct the 'postfix' email configuration on already installed DL 5 machines. New installations will receive the updated configuration automatically.
Tonight, all installed DL 5 machines will receive a software and configuration update upgrading them to current state of the installation repository.
The DESY Linux 5 installation kernel now supports the Adaptec I2O RAID array. New installation media are available. Please see 'Known issues' for details.
To the left, you now will find a link to a page detailing known issues within DESY Linux 5. Here you can check, whether a problem you have encountered while working with DL 5 is already known and what state it is in. We will attempt to keep the page updated as known issues are fixed and (less and less..) new ones are reported.
Please find some initial installation instructions using the 'Automated Installation' and/or 'Creating Installation Media' links to the left. (UE)
The problems reported on the Linux User Meeting 27 are now fixed. The ATI Sapphire 9200 SE is now recognized automatically by the installation process and the 'chxlocal -default' command. (UE)
At the Linux User Meeting number 27, IT announced that DESY Linux 5 is now available for public beta-testing. The slides from the meeting can be found in the 'meetings' section on the DESY Linux main page . In the material presented there, you can find detailed instructions about installation media and the process of installing DESY Linux 5.
We are entering the public phase of DL5 development by releasing this preliminary documentation and opening the dl5ref.desy.de reference and development host.
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