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DesktopLinux: Scientific Linux Live CD/DVD Previews RH5

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 3, 2007

“A preview of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, which won’t be
released for about a month, is available via the latest Scientific
Linux 5 (SL5) alpha live CD/DVD, released this week. Built from
source packages for RHEL 5, SL5 sports a 2.6.18 kernel and either
the KDE or GNOME desktops.

“On the SL5 alpha live DVD, all client/workstation RPMs are
installed and GNOME is the default desktop. On the SL5 alpha live
CD, KDE is the default desktop. ‘For the moment there are no 64-bit
SL5 alpha live CD/DVD available,’ the team said in the release
announcement…”

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Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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