Morning Everybody,

FTP Availability ----------------

Installable binary ISO images, binary RPM packages, and source RPM packages are available at the Red Hat FTP site, as well as select Red Hat FTP mirrors worldwide:

ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/beta/nahant

Red Hat Network Availability and Updates ----------------------------------------

Installable binary and source ISO images are also available via Red Hat Network at:

https://rhn.redhat.com/network/software/download_isos_full.pxt

You will be required to login using a valid RHN account, or create a new one.

During the beta period, we will also be supplying updated packages via Red Hat Network channels. We strongly encourage you to register your system with Red Hat Network at installation time, and use the Red Hat Update Agent (up2date) to keep your systems up-to-date with the latest beta packages. Help on using the Red Hat Update Agent is available at:

http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/RHNetwork/ref-guide/3.4/ch-up2date.html

Note that Red Hat Network service entitlements are required for each system registered for updates with RHN, Beta or otherwise. Each RHN account includes a single demo entitlement, and paid RHEL enterprise entitlements can optionally be used to subscribe additional systems to the RHEL 4 Beta channels for updates. Bug Reporting -------------

To ensure accurate tracking and follow-up, please report all bugs via Red Hat's web-based Bugzilla tool.

To report a bug:

1. Login to the Bugzilla home page at http://bugzilla.redhat.com. If you don't have an existing account, simply create one by following the link on this page.

2. On the Bugzilla home page, choose the "New" tab. Proceed to Step 3, "Choosing Your Product" by clicking that button at the bottom of the page.

3. Choose "Red Hat Enterprise Linux Public Beta". Proceed to Step 4, "Choosing Component" by clicking that button at the bottom of the web page.

4. Choose the component against which you wish to report a problem, such as kernel, glibc, etc.

5. Scroll the page to Step 5, "Choosing Version and Architecture". In the Version field, choose 'rhel4-beta1'. Choose the appropriate architecture. Proceed to Step 6, "Additional Info", by clicking that button at the bottom of the web page.

6. Provide the information about the problem you're reporting by entering information in the appropriate fields. Then click the "Open Bugzilla Entry Form" button. In the summary of the bug, and in the text describing your problem, please state clearly that you are using a *BETA* package and provide the full package versions of any components you are experiencing problems with (as packages may be updated during the beta period). Check to make sure that all information is accurate and click the "Commit" button to submit your problem report.

Mailing List ------------

Red Hat has created a public mailing list for general discussion of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (Nahant) Beta releases.

To subscribe to nahant-beta-list, send mail to nahant-beta-list-request@redhat.com with 'subscribe' in the subject line. You can leave the body empty.

Or subscribe using the web-based mailing list interface at:

https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/nahant-beta-list/

Regards, Animesh.

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