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23.05.2012 [SECURITY]SLC6X - bind-dyndb-ldap, cern-linuxsupport-access, kernel-rt-vanilla-devel, nfs-utils, perf, [..] updates
23.05.2012 [SECURITY]SLC5X - SLC5X - cern-linuxsupport-access, ipa-client, kmod-kvm, kvm, net-snmp, [..] updates.
21.05.2012 [SECURITY]SLC6X - kernel, kernel-modules, bash, cern-linuxsupport-access, cern-lxdistcc-wrappers, [..] updates
21.05.2012 [SECURITY]SLC5X - aspell-en, binutils, cc-eal4-config-rhel56, cern-linuxsupport-access, cmirror, [..] updates.
10.05.2012 [SECURITY]SLC6X - cern-config-users, cern-lxdistcc-wrappers, firefox-startupmaster, flash-plugin, freerdp, [..] updates
10.05.2012 [SECURITY]SLC5X - cern-config-users, cern-lxdistcc-wrappers, firefox-startupmaster, flash-plugin, freerdp, [..] updates.
03.05.2012 [SECURITY]SLC6X - condor, corosync, libsmbclient, python-qpid, qpid-cpp-client, [..] updates.
03.05.2012 [SECURITY]SLC5X - cern-lxdistcc-wrappers, cmirror, condor, firefox-startupmaster, kmod-aacraid, [..] updates.
23.04.2012 [SECURITY][ENHANCEMENT][BUGFIX]: SLC6X - kernel, kernel-modules, ocsinventory-agent [...] updates.
23.04.2012 [SECURITY][ENHANCEMENT][BUGFIX]: SLC5X - kernel, kernel-modules, glibc [...] updates.
23.04.2012 [ENHANCEMENT][BUGFIX]: SLC4X - lcm-profile, ocsinventory-agent [...] updates.
19.04.2012 [SECURITY][ENHANCEMENT][BUGFIX]: SLC6X - acroread, aims2-client, aims2-server, cumin, esc, ... updates.
19.04.2012 [SECURITY][ENHANCEMENT][BUGFIX]: SLC5X - acroread, aims2-client, aims2-server, cumin, esc, ... updates.
16.04.2012 [SECURITY]: SLC4X - samba... updates.
12.04.2012 [SECURITY][ENHANCEMENT][BUGFIX]: SLC6X - samba, rpm, pidgin-sipe, make, vim, ... updates.
12.04.2012 [SECURITY][ENHANCEMENT][BUGFIX]: SLC5X - samba, rpm, pidgin-sipe, ... updates.
12.04.2012 [SECURITY][ENHANCEMENT][BUGFIX]: SLC4X - rpm updates.
4.04.2012 [SECURITY][ENHANCEMENT][BUGFIX]: SLC6X - abrt, flash-plugin updates.
4.04.2012 [SECURITY][ENHANCEMENT][BUGFIX]: SLC5X - flash-plugin updates.
4.04.2012 [SECURITY][ENHANCEMENT][BUGFIX]: SLC4X - tzdata updates.
29.03.2012 [SECURITY][ENHANCEMENT][BUGFIX]: SLC6X - CERN-CA-certs, cern-rpmverify, chkconfig, cups, curl, ... updates.
29.03.2012 [SECURITY][ENHANCEMENT][BUGFIX]: SLC5X - cern-rpmverify, gnutls, kmod-netlog, ksh, openssl, ... updates.
27.03.2012 Scientific Linux 5.8 (SLC58) becomes default SLC5 production release.
22.03.2012 [SECURITY][ENHANCEMENT][BUGFIX]: SLC6X - glibc, file, libpng, tsclient, yum, ... updates.
22.03.2012 [SECURITY][ENHANCEMENT][BUGFIX]: SLC5X - glibc, coreutils, kvm, libpng, ... updates.
20.03.2012 Scientific Linux 5.8 (SLC58) TEST available.
16.03.2012 [SECURITY][ENHANCEMENT][BUGFIX]: SLC6X - firefox, thunderbird, xulrunner updates.
16.03.2012 [SECURITY][ENHANCEMENT][BUGFIX]: SLC5X - firefox, thunderbird, xulrunner updates.
14.03.2012 SLC6X/SLC5X: Using CERN Lync Instant Messaging service with Pidgin Instant Messenger.
13.03.2012 SLC6X/SLC5X: Using Kerberos authentication for CERN Single Sign On (SSO) with Firefox
12.03.2012 [SECURITY][ENHANCEMENT][BUGFIX]: SLC6X - lcm-profile, nss, systemtap, [...] updates.
12.03.2012 [SECURITY][ENHANCEMENT][BUGFIX]: SLC5X - lcm-profile, kernel, nss, systemtap, [...] updates.
08.03.2012 SLC6: Mounting CERN DFS file system on linux
08.03.2012 [SECURITY][ENHANCEMENT][BUGFIX]: SLC6X - kernel, kernel-modules, cern-kerberos-migration, createrepo [...] updates.
08.03.2012 [SECURITY][ENHANCEMENT][BUGFIX]: SLC5X - cern-kerberos-migration, flash-plugin [...] updates.
08.03.2012 [BUGFIX]: SLC4X - cern-kerberos-migration update.
05.03.2012 [BUG][ENHANCEMENT][BUGFIX]: SLC5X - gdm
02.03.2012 SLC5 / SLC6: Thunderbird integration with CERN Microsoft Exchange Calendar(s) and Task List(s).
01.03.2012 SLC5 / SLC6: Major Firefox and Thunderbird update.
01.03.2012 [SECURITY][ENHANCEMENT][BUGFIX]: SLC6X - autofs, cvs, dracut, firefox, thunderbird, [...]
01.03.2012 [SECURITY][ENHANCEMENT][BUGFIX]: SLC5X - Multiple packages (over 700) update, [...]
01.03.2012 [SECURITY]: SLC4X - samba, [...]
27.02.2012 RHEL 5.8 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 8 available.
23.02.2012 [SECURITY]: SLC6X - kernel, httpd, thunderbird, xulrunner, mysql, [...]
23.02.2012 [SECURITY]: SLC5X - glibc, lcm-profile, mysql, nscd, [...]
23.02.2012 [SECURITY]: SLC4X - firefox, glibc, lcm-profile, libpng, [...]
16.02.2012 [SECURITY]: SLC5X - kernel, kernel-modules, kernel-debug, kernel-devel, kernel-doc, [...]
09.02.2012 [SECURITY]: SLC6X - condor, ghostscript, [...] updates.
09.02.2012 [SECURITY]: SLC5X - condor, ghostscript, [...] updates.
09.02.2012 [SECURITY]: SLC4X - ghostscript, up2date [...] updates.
03.02.2012 [SECURITY]: SLC6X - php, [...] updates.
03.02.2012 [SECURITY]: SLC5X - php, php53 [...] updates.
03.02.2012 [SECURITY]: SLC4X - php, [...] updates.
02.02.2012 [SECURITY]: SLC6X - firefox, thunderbird, [...] updates.
02.02.2012 [SECURITY]: SLC5X - firefox, thunderbird, [...] updates.
02.02.2012 [SECURITY]: SLC4X - firefox, thunderbird, seamonkey, [...] updates.
01.02.2012 Scientific Linux CERN 6 certified.
01.02.2012 [SECURITY][ENHANCEMENT][BUGFIX]: SLC6X - 389-ds-base, at, condor, cumin, glibc, [...] updates.
01.02.2012 [SECURITY][BUGFIX]: SLC5X - cman, condor, cumin, kmod-kvm, kvm, [...] updates.
01.02.2012 [SECURITY]: SLC4X - irb, php, ruby, [...] updates.
12.01.2012 [SECURITY][BUGFIX]: SLC6X - acroread, bind, hepix, [...] updates.
12.01.2012 [SECURITY][BUGFIX]: SLC5X - acroread, gnome-screensaver, kernel [...] updates.
05.01.2012 [SECURITY][BUGFIX]: SLC6X - kernel, kernel-modules, bind, dhclient [...] updates.
05.01.2012 [SECURITY][BUGFIX]: SLC5X - certmonger, finch, ipa-client, java-1.6.0-sun [...] updates.
05.01.2012 [SECURITY]: SLC4X - finch, krb5-devel, krb5-libs, krb5-server [...] updates.
15.12.2011 [SECURITY][ENHANCEMENT][BUGFIX]: SLC6X - icu, ipmitool, sssd, ... updates
15.12.2011 [SECURITY][ENHANCEMENT][BUGFIX]: SLC5X - acpid, gtk2, icu, netpbm, perl, ... updates
15.12.2011 [SECURITY][ENHANCEMENT][BUGFIX]: SLC4X - kernel, netpbm, perl updates
13.12.2011 [SECURITY][ENHANCEMENT][BUGFIX]: SLC6X - 1000+ updates: kernel, glibc, gcc, ...
13.12.2011 Scientific Linux CERN 6.2 BETA available
13.12.2011 [SECURITY][ENHANCEMENT][BUGFIX]: SLC6X - 1000+ updates: kernel, glibc, gcc, ...
08.12.2011 [SECURITY][ENHANCEMENT][BUGFIX]: SLC6X - cyrus-imapd, hepix, libarchive, [...] updates.
08.12.2011 [SECURITY][ENHANCEMENT][BUGFIX]: SLC5X - amanda, cyrus-imapd, fetchmail, [...] updates.
08.12.2011 [SECURITY][ENHANCEMENT][BUGFIX]: SLC4X - cyrus-imapd, perl-Cyrus updates.
06.12.2011 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server Update 2 available
01.12.2011 [SECURITY][ENHANCEMENT][BUGFIX]: SLC5X - kernel, kernel-modules, cern-wrappers, compat-openldap, [...] updates.
01.12.2011 [SECURITY][ENHANCEMENT]: SLC4X - bind, freetype, phonebook, [...] updates.
24.11.2011 [SECURITY]: SLC6X - kernel, kernel-modules, bind, cern-wrappers, freetype, [..] updates.
24.11.2011 [SECURITY]: SLC5X - bind, caching-nameserver, cern-wrappers, freetype, hmaccalc, [..] updates.
24.11.2011 [SECURITY]: SLC4X - freetype, phonebook, [..] updates.
17.11.2011 [SECURITY][ENHANCEMENT][BUGFIX]: SLC6X - flash-plugin, freerdp, hepix, [...] updates.
17.11.2011 [SECURITY][BUGFIX]: SLC5X - dstat, flash-plugin, iproute, mktemp, nss, [...] updates.
17.11.2011 [SECURITY]: SLC4X - nss update.
10.11.2011 [SECURITY][ENHANCEMENT]: SLC6X - firefox, thunderbird, acroread, perl, [...] updates.
10.11.2011 [SECURITY][ENHANCEMENT]: SLC5X - firefox, thunderbird, acroread, php53, [...] updates.
10.11.2011 [SECURITY][ENHANCEMENT]: SLC4X - firefox, thunderbird, seamonkey, net-snmp, [...] updates.
27.10.2011 [SECURITY][ENHANCEMENT]: SLC6X - httpd, kdelibs3, mod_ssl, [...] updates.
27.10.2011 [SECURITY][ENHANCEMENT]: SLC5X - kernel, java-1.6.0-openjdk, kdelibs, xen, [...] updates.
27.10.2011 [SECURITY]: SLC4X - freetype, httpd, kdelibs, udev, [...] updates.
20.10.2011 [SECURITY][ENHANCEMENT]: SLC6X - cern-kerberos-migration, dracut, java-1.6.0-openjdk, java-1.6.0-sun [...] updates.
20.10.2011 [SECURITY][ENHANCEMENT]: SLC5X - aspell, autofs, cern-kerberos-migration, evince [...] updates.
20.10.2011 [SECURITY]: SLC4X - finch, libpurple, pidgin, [...] updates.
13.10.2011 [SECURITY][BUGFIX]: SLC6X - kernel, kdelibs, xorg-x11-server, ... updates.
13.10.2011 [SECURITY][BUGFIX]: SLC6X - xorg-x11-server, ilibX11, nmap, ... updates.
06.10.2011 [SECURITY][BUGFIX]: SLC6X - firefox, kmod-ixgbe, lpadmincern, ... updates.
06.10.2011 [SECURITY][BUGFIX]: SLC5X - cman, firefox, lpadmincern, openldap, ... updates.
06.10.2011 [SECURITY]: SLC4X - firefox, lpadmincern, rpm, ... updates.
09.06.2011 Scientific Linux CERN 6.1 BETA available.

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