CentOS 5.7 Release Notes

Last updated: Sept 14th, 2011

1. Translations

These release notes are available in the following languages:

2. Introduction

Welcome to the CentOS 5.7 release. CentOS is an Enterprise-class Linux Distribution derived from sources freely provided to the public by our Upstream OS Provider (UOP)1.

CentOS conforms fully with the upstream vendor's redistribution policy and aims to be 100% binary compatible. (CentOS mainly changes packages to remove upstream vendor branding and artwork.) CentOS is a Free Operating System.

CentOS 5.7 is the seventh update to the CentOS 5 distribution series. It contains a lot of bugfixes, updates and new functionality. Before reading any further we advise you to read the UOP Release Notes and Technical Notes. The rest of this document is an addendum and primarily covers CentOS-specific issues.

3. Install Media and sha1sum

-------------------------------------------- i386 media and their sha1sums are: 6acbf1db3f4dce6dce7df15c54394a7cef6c3a7d CentOS-5.7-i386-bin-1of8.iso 241e5ea801b449ff59191c620db0a6b00b4aaaf5 CentOS-5.7-i386-bin-2of8.iso 0955c2029c1839b1e3601bb4238a2cd6c84e9aca CentOS-5.7-i386-bin-3of8.iso 7e094a60e2ddb7904e425487b8c4936e464f10a5 CentOS-5.7-i386-bin-4of8.iso 3eb0ee0b146140c4ef812d69fbc8712da1c0661d CentOS-5.7-i386-bin-5of8.iso 31b689247da34a58119b91821b13f70424e85a16 CentOS-5.7-i386-bin-6of8.iso 468eb403bd111c77e47bf31693c544ecba2fac97 CentOS-5.7-i386-bin-7of8.iso 18a43be42e159bf37deb87ce8636930ba7856f75 CentOS-5.7-i386-bin-8of8.iso e0eab4dd77c3ecc73080428beaa4ffe28984dc4b CentOS-5.7-i386-bin-DVD-1of2.iso 29158f1fc82022164a1617ce625bce4cee2480e7 CentOS-5.7-i386-bin-DVD-2of2.iso 3155e9f36dfccda5ce6cb1d60d07972b69ee6f0f CentOS-5.7-i386-netinstall.iso -------------------------------------------- x86_64 media and their sha1sums are: cb01b0fa28367e6179a6498c52e014c43188ca86 CentOS-5.7-x86_64-bin-1of8.iso fb76b1bdf39d0130fc774c086e26da4a36584ce4 CentOS-5.7-x86_64-bin-2of8.iso d0f56df3c0756649f8068fac81c1402784fc506e CentOS-5.7-x86_64-bin-3of8.iso 1c7c77100b30c6fec3ad824bc25526a48417d3df CentOS-5.7-x86_64-bin-4of8.iso 79f8dd2de38455418aae2eaa4a404314d0c3cfa7 CentOS-5.7-x86_64-bin-5of8.iso 1d387fbfaf380c30ea90753c8311bf961e0f8394 CentOS-5.7-x86_64-bin-6of8.iso 324540e8266bdb10649e07f27f1717342a3e66c4 CentOS-5.7-x86_64-bin-7of8.iso 88c23f2d2dd78607e48041dc764ee6e6c1c11104 CentOS-5.7-x86_64-bin-8of8.iso 53be2b60dfebeded1d5a0a81cab2845579a952eb CentOS-5.7-x86_64-bin-DVD-1of2.iso 60a0e6093230c50f2d18730106ec5b8b3a200aa3 CentOS-5.7-x86_64-bin-DVD-2of2.iso a50f28edeb6835ecb478406de1568993a128f208 CentOS-5.7-x86_64-netinstall.iso

4. Known Issues

As of CentOS 5.7 the installation kit is split into two DVDs. If you need the additional language packs for OpenOffice (OOo), you can no longer just loop mount the DVD iso and run an install from it. You will either need to do a 'cp -al' and regenerate the metadata or install the langpack packages after the rest of the system. Installs not requiring the additional OOo language packs should run using only DVD#1.

CentOS-5.7-i386-bin-8of8.iso ( the last image of the CD set for the i386 architecture ) is empty and therefore not needed for any type of installation

5. Changes

5.1. New packages in 5.7 that were not present in 5.6

cmake

jline

libcxgb4

libcxgb4

libcxgb4-static

man-pages-overrides

openldap24-libs

openldap24-libs

openldap24-libs-devel

openldap24-libs-devel

openscap

openscap

openscap-devel

openscap-devel

openscap-perl

openscap-python

openscap-utils

perl-NetAddr-IP

python-ethtool

python-rhsm

python-simplejson

python-suds

rhino

rhino-javadoc

sssd-tools

subscription-manager

subscription-manager-firstboot

subscription-manager-gnome

tcsh617

virt-what

5.2. Packages that have been upgraded in 5.7 since the 5.6 release

5.3. Packages removed by upstream in 5.7 that were present in 5.6

These packages are now in the updates repository for CentOS 5.7.

6. Changes made by CentOS

6.1. Packages modified by CentOS

anacron

basesystem

bluez-utils

bluez-utils-cups

buildsys-macros

busybox

busybox-anaconda

Cluster_Administration-as-IN

Cluster_Administration-bn-IN

Cluster_Administration-de-DE

Cluster_Administration-en-US

Cluster_Administration-es-ES

Cluster_Administration-fr-FR

Cluster_Administration-gu-IN

Cluster_Administration-hi-IN

Cluster_Administration-it-IT

Cluster_Administration-ja-JP

Cluster_Administration-kn-IN

Cluster_Administration-ko-KR

Cluster_Administration-ml-IN

Cluster_Administration-mr-IN

Cluster_Administration-or-IN

Cluster_Administration-pa-IN

Cluster_Administration-pt-BR

Cluster_Administration-ru-RU

Cluster_Administration-si-LK

Cluster_Administration-ta-IN

Cluster_Administration-te-IN

Cluster_Administration-zh-CN

Cluster_Administration-zh-TW

cluster-cim

cluster-snmp

compiz

compiz-devel

compiz-devel

comps-extras

crash

crash-devel

crash-devel

Deployment_Guide-as-IN

Deployment_Guide-bn-IN

Deployment_Guide-de-DE

Deployment_Guide-en-US

Deployment_Guide-es-ES

Deployment_Guide-fr-FR

Deployment_Guide-gu-IN

Deployment_Guide-hi-IN

Deployment_Guide-it-IT

Deployment_Guide-ja-JP

Deployment_Guide-kn-IN

Deployment_Guide-ko-KR

Deployment_Guide-ml-IN

Deployment_Guide-mr-IN

Deployment_Guide-or-IN

Deployment_Guide-pa-IN

Deployment_Guide-pt-BR

Deployment_Guide-ru-RU

Deployment_Guide-si-LK

Deployment_Guide-ta-IN

Deployment_Guide-te-IN

Deployment_Guide-zh-CN

Deployment_Guide-zh-TW

desktop-backgrounds-basic

eclipse-ecj

eclipse-jdt

eclipse-jdt-sdk

eclipse-pde

eclipse-pde-runtime

eclipse-pde-sdk

eclipse-platform

eclipse-platform-sdk

eclipse-rcp

eclipse-rcp-sdk

eclipse-sdk

etherboot-pxes

etherboot-roms

etherboot-roms-kvm

etherboot-zroms

etherboot-zroms-kvm

filesystem

firefox

firefox

firstboot

firstboot-tui

gdm

gdm-docs

geronimo-specs

geronimo-specs-compat

Global_File_System-as-IN

Global_File_System-bn-IN

Global_File_System-de-DE

Global_File_System-en-US

Global_File_System-es-ES

Global_File_System-fr-FR

Global_File_System-gu-IN

Global_File_System-hi-IN

Global_File_System-it-IT

Global_File_System-ja-JP

Global_File_System-kn-IN

Global_File_System-ko-KR

Global_File_System-ml-IN

Global_File_System-mr-IN

Global_File_System-or-IN

Global_File_System-pa-IN

Global_File_System-pt-BR

Global_File_System-ru-RU

Global_File_System-si-LK

Global_File_System-ta-IN

Global_File_System-te-IN

Global_File_System-zh-CN

Global_File_System-zh-TW

gnome-desktop

gnome-desktop

gnome-desktop-devel

gnome-desktop-devel

gnome-session

gzip

httpd

httpd-devel

httpd-devel

httpd-manual

initscripts

kdebase

kdebase

kdebase-devel

kdebase-devel

kdelibs

kdelibs

kdelibs-apidocs

kdelibs-devel

kdelibs-devel

kmod-gfs

kmod-gfs-xen

kmod-gnbd

kmod-gnbd-xen

kmod-kvm

kmod-kvm-debug

kudzu

kudzu-devel

kudzu-devel

kvm

kvm-qemu-img

kvm-tools

libswt3-gtk2

luci

modcluster

mod_ssl

nautilus-sendto

nautilus-sendto-bluetooth

ntp

oprofile

oprofile-devel

oprofile-devel

oprofile-gui

oprofile-jit

oprofile-jit

pango

pango

pango-devel

pango-devel

pirut

pm-utils

procmail

redhat-artwork

redhat-artwork

redhat-logos

redhat-rpm-config

rgmanager

rhdb-utils

rhgb

ricci

setuptool

specspo

squirrelmail

system-config-bind

system-config-date

tftp

tftp-server

thunderbird

virt-manager

Virtualization-as-IN

Virtualization-bn-IN

Virtualization-de-DE

Virtualization-en-US

Virtualization-es-ES

Virtualization-fr-FR

Virtualization-gu-IN

Virtualization-hi-IN

Virtualization-it-IT

Virtualization-ja-JP

Virtualization-kn-IN

Virtualization-ko-KR

Virtualization-ml-IN

Virtualization-mr-IN

Virtualization-or-IN

Virtualization-pa-IN

Virtualization-pt-BR

Virtualization-ru-RU

Virtualization-si-LK

Virtualization-ta-IN

Virtualization-te-IN

Virtualization-zh-CN

Virtualization-zh-TW

yum

yum-aliases

yum-allowdowngrade

yum-changelog

yum-downloadonly

yum-fastestmirror

yum-filter-data

yum-kernel-module

yum-keys

yum-kmod

yum-list-data

yum-merge-conf

yum-metadata-parser

yum-NetworkManager-dispatcher

yum-priorities

yum-protectbase

yum-protect-packages

yum-refresh-updatesd

yum-security

yum-tmprepo

yum-tsflags

yum-updateonboot

yum-upgrade-helper

yum-utils

yum-verify

yum-versionlock

Note: Details of changes can be found in the package changelog. It's also important to keep in mind that most of these packages are only changed to remove upstream branding, as required by their terms of use.

6.2. Packages removed from CentOS that are included upstream

redhat-release-5Client

redhat-release-5Server

redhat-release-notes

rhel-instnum

rhn-check

rhn-client-tools

rhnlib

rhnsd

rhn-setup

rhn-setup-gnome

yum-rhn-plugin

6.3. Packages added by CentOS that are not included upstream

centos-release

7. How to help and get help

As a CentOS user there are various ways you can help out with the CentOS community. Take a look at our Contribute page for further information on how to get involved.

7.1. Special Interest Groups

CentOS consists of different Special Interest Groups (SIGs) that bring together people with similar interests. The following SIGs already exist:

Artwork - create and improve artwork for CentOS releases and promotion

Promotion - help promoting CentOS online or at events

Virtualization - unite people around virtualization in CentOS

And we encourage people to join any of these SIGs or start up a new SIG, e.g.

Alpha, S390, Sparc and PPC port - help with porting CentOS to other architectures

Hardware compatibility - provide feedback about specific hardware

RPM Packaging - contribute new useful RPM packages

Translation - help translating the documentation, website and wiki content

7.2. Mailinglists and Fora

Another way you can help others in the community is by actively helping and resolving problems that users come up against in the mailinglists and the fora.

7.3. Wiki and Website

Even as an inexperienced CentOS user we can use your help. Because we like to know what problems you encountered, if you had problems finding specific information, how you would improve documentation so it becomes more accessible. This kind of feedback is as valuable to others as it would have been to you so your involvement is required to make CentOS better.

So if you want to help out and improve our documentation and wiki, register on the wiki or subscribe to the centos-docs mailinglist.

8. Further Reading

The following websites contain large amounts of information to help people with their CentOS systems :

9. Thanks

We thank everyone involved for helping us produce this product.

Copyright (C) 2011 The CentOS Project