Scientific Linux 5.8 Is Based on RHEL 5.8 | Linux Today

Scientific Linux 5.8 Is Based on RHEL 5.8

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Marius Nestor
Apr 25, 2012

“Scientific Linux 5.8 is now based on the code from Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.8 and it brings upstream features, as well as internal changes and improvements.

“It is now powered by Linux kernel 2.6.18, and includes updated packages like ipw2100-firmware, Sun Java 1.6.0, OpenAFS, Anaconda installer, Apache, GDM, and much more.”

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