[CentOS-announce] Release for CentOS-5.5 i386 and x86_64

We are pleased to announce the immediate availability of CentOS-5.5 for i386 and x86_64 Architectures. CentOS-5.5 is based on the upstream release EL 5.5 and includes packages from all variants including Server and Client. All upstream repositories have been combined into one, to make it easier for end users to work with. This is just an announcement email, not the release notes. The Release Notes for CentOS-5.5 can be found on-line at : http://wiki.centos.org/Manuals/ReleaseNotes/CentOS5.5 and everyone is encouraged to look through them once. Also worth browsing through are the CentOS FAQs at http://wiki.centos.org/FAQ +++++++++++++++++++++++ Upgrading from CentOS-5.4 ( or CentOS-5.0 / 5.1 / 5.2 / 5.3 ): If you are already running CentOS-5.4 or an older CentOS-5 distro, all you need to do is update your machine via yum by running : 'yum update' Running 'yum list updates' before doing the update is recommended, so you can get a list of packages that are going to be updated. To check you are indeed on CentOS-5.5, run : 'rpm -q centos-release' and that should return: 'centos-release-5-5.el5.centos' +++++++++++++++++++++++ Live-CD: LiveCDs for CentOS-5.5 on i386 and x86_64 are being released at the same time as the main distro. The LiveCDs are meant to be used to run a CentOS 5.5 environment or to start a network based install. The LiveCDs are setup in a way so as to allow running from either optical media like cds and dvds or from USB keys and other portable media. +++++++++++++++++++++++ Change in iso counts: The i386 distro is now spread onto 7 CD iso files, while the x86_64 distro is now 8 CD isos. The x86_64 DVD set is now spread over 2 DVD isos, while the i386 DVD remains as 1 iso file. We've had to split the x86_64 dvd media over multiple disks due to the increase in the binary packages size. We have, however, tried to build them in a way that dvd#1 should be all that is needed by most people. x86_64 DVD#2 is limited to some OpenOffice.org language packages. x86_64 DVD#1 includes the rest of the distro and also includes the most popular OpenOffice.org language packs. More details on the exact split are available in the Release Notes. +++++++++++++++++++++++ Downloading CentOS-5.5 for new installs: When possible, consider using torrents to run the downloads. Not only does it help the community and keeps mirrors from running up high bandwidth bills, in most cases you will find its also the fastest means to download the distro. There are currently over three hundred people seeding CentOS-5 and it's possible to get upto 100mbps downloads via these torrents. -- Via BitTorrent : CD: http://mirror.centos.org/centos/5.5/isos/i386/CentOS-5.5-i386-bin-1to7.torrent http://mirror.centos.org/centos/5.5/isos/x86_64/CentOS-5.5-x86_64-bin-1to8.torrent DVD: http://mirror.centos.org/centos/5.5/isos/i386/CentOS-5.5-i386-bin-DVD.torrent http://mirror.centos.org/centos/5.5/isos/x86_64/CentOS-5.5-x86_64-bin-DVD.torrent LiveCD: http://mirror.centos.org/centos/5.5/isos/i386/CentOS-5.5-i386-LiveCD.torrent http://mirror.centos.org/centos/5.5/isos/x86_64/CentOS-5.5-x86_64-LiveCD.torrent md5sum's for these torrent files: cdc45af66bf92987ada310e251d43398 CentOS-5.5-i386-bin-1to7.torrent 5f623a38eab7f5eae21c3c4e3fe80c04 CentOS-5.5-x86_64-bin-1to8.torrent 489aba8ea3d9f82973728813f5c1d0ad CentOS-5.5-x86_64-bin-DVD.torrent a001e84db58e59113a83cf06730bf7fc CentOS-5.5-i386-bin-DVD.torrent 3836afe12e27435ff928e35f2d85db10 CentOS-5.5-i386-LiveCD.torrent 55a40ba2e170a6bd424732d4c4116041 CentOS-5.5-x86_64-LiveCD.torrent -- Via direct download: Due to bandwidth considerations the CentOS Project does not publish ISOS directly from our network machines. However direct downloads are available from external mirrors over http, ftp and rsync. A geoip based list is available at http://isoredirect.centos.org/centos/5/isos/ to give you the best predictable match ( and only lists mirrors that are updated already, so you don't need to waste time looking for a sync'd mirror ) Some mirrors also publish DVD images that can be downloaded directly. Refer to the mirrors list page at http://www.centos.org/mirrors for more details Mirrors that offer DVDs are clearly marked on the page. sha1sum for these ISOS: i386: 2ace21ada6705ed2893b651927bca612ac0882a2 CentOS-5.5-i386-bin-1of7.iso febe79c5b42b1b1038ed748500e231dd6565a8e5 CentOS-5.5-i386-bin-2of7.iso f9772b5c9e5bb4d2da748cb6c4c38a4a5c1a2cf9 CentOS-5.5-i386-bin-3of7.iso 0b86a414fadb9f0981ef3cb862aba8b9ace82f76 CentOS-5.5-i386-bin-4of7.iso 8ae4b28c6d551600d6b1eab2677153b5c0d3b1c6 CentOS-5.5-i386-bin-5of7.iso 9a8c36abd230ced70ca600c540c2b06aa6e91497 CentOS-5.5-i386-bin-6of7.iso 4ef1f284961f3e035ec2641cabec86048317939f CentOS-5.5-i386-bin-7of7.iso 48c158fb9446148432a07634b2688915a279580b CentOS-5.5-i386-bin-DVD.iso 2745b4b1082a604405e14635bf1fb4638b3f45c2 CentOS-5.5-i386-LiveCD.iso 37aa393aef7e6aa2d19607f45eeed9ae7e63f0fb CentOS-5.5-i386-netinstall.iso x86_64: 0c27f508728f6a96f50e4201cd770fe9e57af3e2 CentOS-5.5-x86_64-bin-1of8.iso ff57db0cf9af9bfc65471f49444ea92cdc238347 CentOS-5.5-x86_64-bin-2of8.iso 0faf38976fbf4053180a25f7535d66b084092059 CentOS-5.5-x86_64-bin-3of8.iso b097bf9b747f2d16da00ff29f1e0d40b523b0a55 CentOS-5.5-x86_64-bin-4of8.iso f1179ec875c0b4792e56f660493e82f0aff5e0f3 CentOS-5.5-x86_64-bin-5of8.iso 009892c8de408dc091e5a96b4a4ab213f2d5fe17 CentOS-5.5-x86_64-bin-6of8.iso 9660e63bd06a68ce94fe98defae1a0806ab834ae CentOS-5.5-x86_64-bin-7of8.iso 80c74ca2622b9aee3621a13a0cf6dbdc7743b4ee CentOS-5.5-x86_64-bin-8of8.iso a85d7cd41f49f2146177dae52163d5dca276efc2 CentOS-5.5-x86_64-bin-DVD-1of2.iso bb9a2c140170f10ed854541004539890ef7c68c8 CentOS-5.5-x86_64-bin-DVD-2of2.iso 3a04aa81ef75f329bf245a8c4f02af8137a84fb8 CentOS-5.5-x86_64-LiveCD.iso 231af7ca726557634a1f4d4f57436aab5a75f3b4 CentOS-5.5-x86_64-netinstall.iso +++++++++++++++++++++++ Pending Updates: Since upstream released their 5.5 media, a series of updates have been issued. These updates are currently syncing to the CentOS mirrors. +++++++++++++++++++++++ Sources and Debuginfo packages: srpms and debuginfo packages are still making their way to the CentOS mirrors and should be online within the next few days. Most sources are already in place, while the debuginfos are only stating to get uploaded now. +++++++++++++++++++++++ Getting Help: The best place to start when looking for help with CentOS is at the wiki ( http://wiki.centos.org/GettingHelp ) which lists various options and communities who might be able to help. If you think there is a bug in the system, do report it at http://bugs.centos.org/ - but keep in mind that the bugs system is *not* a support mechanism. Some Friendly URLs : http://www.centos.org/ http://wiki.centos.org/ http://lists.centos.org/ http://bugs.centos.org/ irc://#centos@irc.freenode.net +++++++++++++++++++++++ A big thanks to everyone who contributed towards this release, including the translation teams, the qa team, the artwork team, the CentOS Developers and all the users out there. A special thanks to my fellow CentOS Infrastructure team members: Ralph Angenendt and Tru Huynh, who have both put in many extra-long days. And a shout out to all the donors who have contributed machines, bandwidth and infrastructure towards the CentOS Project. Enjoy this release, tell all your friends about it too! -- Karanbir Singh CentOS Project { http://www.centos.org/ } irc: z00dax, #centos at irc.freenode.net