Everyone on the CentOS devel team rock!
Karanbir Singh wrote:
>
> The CentOS team is pleased to announce availability of CentOS 4.0 i386
> (ia32). This product supports i586 and i686 processors, including all
> compatible platforms. Major new features include the Linux 2.6 Kernel,
> SELinux, udev replacing the /dev system, Xorg, MySQL4, CyrusIMAPD, Gnome
> 2.8 and KDE 3.3. These improvements along with many more are detailed
> in the release notes available online
> (http://mirror.centos.org/centos/4/os/i386/RELEASE-NOTES-en.html).
>
> CentOS.org is hosting the CD-ROM Installation set ( 4 CD Set ) on
> BitTorrent at:
> http://mirror.centos.org/centos/4/isos/i386/CentOS-4.0-i386-1to4.iso.torrent
>
>
> And a DVD-ROM Install Disc on BitTorrent at:
> http://mirror.centos.org/centos/4/isos/i386/CentOS-4.0-i386-bin.DVD.iso.torrent
>
>
> We request you leave your torrent running (and if behind a firewall,
> with tcp ports 6881 - 6899 open ) as your client will become part of the
> peer to peer bittorrent network and reduce the load on our network
> mirrors. If you need some quick pointers for getting up to speed on
> bittorrent read http://www.centos.org/modules/smartfaq/faq.php?faqid=24
>
> If you wish to use HTTP to download these files, please check with a
> mirror close to you, the files might take a few hours to propagate
> through the mirror network. MD5SUM's for the iso's are provided at the
> end of this announcement.
>
> For people in Europe, Relou Mirrors have setup direct http downloads at
> http://www.reloumirrors.net/centos4-release/ People outside Europe
> should use a mirror closer to them. A list of http, ftp and rsync
> mirrors is available online at
> http://www.centos.org/modules/tinycontent/index.php?id=13 Please use
> http and rsync only if circumstances prevent you from using BitTorrent.
>
> Documentation is provided at: http://www.centos.org/docs/4/
>
> ---------------------
>
> ISSUES:
>
> There are no known issues. The system installers have been tested
> extensively in house by the CentOS Developers and Testers. Known good
> install methods include CD-Rom, HTTP, FTP, PXE, NFS and local Hard Drive
> based.
>
> All fixes and updates released by the upstream provider up to 28th Feb
> 2005 have been incorporated into the main package tree.
>
> The CentOS 4 RPM Signing Key is available from our master mirror network
> and can be imported as: rpm --import
> http://mirror.centos.org/centos/RPM-GPG-KEY-centos4 (Note: this is a
> final release key, the CentOS 4 Beta and CentOS 4 rc1 key cannot be used
> to verify CentOS 4 packages.)
>
> If you are presently running CentOS 4 Beta we recommend a "linux
> upgradeany" upgrade install using the CD Installation Set. If you are
> running CentOS 4 rc1, you can use the "yum upgrade" command to move your
> installation to CentOS 4. However, you might want to keep in mind that
> debug info present in CentOS 4 rc1 has now been removed in CentOS 4,
> therefore the packages are smaller in size. A full reinstall still
> remains the best option.
>
> To upgrade from CentOS 3.X or CentOS 2.1 please read this appendix:
> http://www.centos.org/docs/4/html/rhel-ig-x8664-multi-en-4/ap-upgrade.html
> If this upgrade method is not adequate please see this (pending)
> alternative CentOS 4.x upgrade techniques FAQ entry:
> http://www.centos.org/modules/smartfaq/faq.php?faqid=27
>
> Due to the large number of changes in the core system of CentOS4,
> including the introduction of Udev and SELinux on a 2.6 Kernel, yum
> based update and upgrade options are not safe methods to upgrade from
> CentOS 3, and would cause unpredictable results.
>
> ---------------------
>
> Bug reporting:
>
> Any errors or bugs you encounter should be reported to us via bugzilla
> on http://www.centos.org/bugs
>
>
> MD5SUM for the downloadable CD-ISO Set :
>
> 4b5aca2258e3453c37c010fdb8103c6c CentOS-4.0-i386-bin1of4.iso
> 489f551c34da51223b17147a2abee264 CentOS-4.0-i386-bin2of4.iso
> bfd87dd69f46c22fe14d75cb404b136f CentOS-4.0-i386-bin3of4.iso
> 157953381fbabf8226496d0b85e0da3d CentOS-4.0-i386-bin4of4.iso
>
> MD5SUM for the downloadable DVD-ISO Set :
>
> 243d0d726a61681cee52f9aaf22b771f CentOS-4.0-i386-bin.DVD.iso
>
> ---------------------
>
> To stay current with CentOS:
>
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>
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>
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>
> Enjoy,
>
> The CentOS Team
>
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