[elrepo] Kernel-lt Package Sets -- What to Expect for EL5 and EL6

[Steve Clark]

Hi Alan,

Thanks to you and the team for doing the lt kernels. Will the last 3.0.101 kernel be
kept available somewhere?

Thanks again,
Steve


On 10/24/2013 09:35 PM, Alan Bartlett wrote:
> We have recently released [1] the latest update to the kernel-lt
> package sets, for both EL5 and EL6.
>
> Those of you who regularly monitor the front page of the Linux Kernel
> Archives website [2] will have observed that the linux-3.0.X branch
> has now been transitioned to EOL status following the release of the
> linux-3.0.101 sources [3]. This action is in full accord with the
> information contained within the 'Longterm release kernels' table, as
> shown on the 'Active kernel releases' page [4].
>
> As a preparation for this event, the ELRepo Project previously asked
> for comments [5] as to which Linux source branch should then be used
> for the basis of the kernel-lt package sets. The final decision [6]
> was that kernel-lt for EL5 will be built using the linux-3.2.X branch
> and kernel-lt for EL6 will be built using the linux-3.10.X branch.
>
> All users who make regular use the kernel-lt packages should be
> prepared for the transition that will thus occur with the next update
> to the kernel-lt package sets.
>
> Thank you,
>
> The ELRepo Team.
>
> [1] http://lists.elrepo.org/pipermail/elrepo/2013-October/002014.html
> [2] https://www.kernel.org/
> [3] https://lkml.org/lkml/2013/10/22/125
> [4] https://www.kernel.org/category/releases.html
> [5] http://lists.elrepo.org/pipermail/elrepo/2013-August/001863.html
> [6] http://lists.elrepo.org/pipermail/elrepo/2013-August/001890.html
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