Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3

Release Notes

Release Notes for all architectures.

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Ryan Lerch

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Abstract

Version 1.0, Build #43 Date: Wed Dec 3 07:52:26 UTC 2008 This is a beta build of the 5.3 Release Notes. The links back to the relevant Bugzilla will appear highlighted like this message. If a particular release note requires updating, please edit the "Release Notes" field in Bugzilla for that note. This document details the Release Notes for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3.

1. Beta Specific Release Notes

When updating the kernel package from Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 to this 5.3 beta release, the following dependency issues may be encountered:
- gfs2-kmod kernel package (refer to Red Hat Bugzilla #465883 for more information)
- powernow_k8 kernel module (refer to Red Hat Bugzilla #459441 for more information)
- cpuspeed (refer to Red Hat Bugzilla #438835 for more information)
- ecryptfs-utils (refer to Red Hat Bugzilla #449668 and Red Hat Bugzilla #468772 for more information)
- existing Driver Updates (refer to Red Hat Bugzilla #460047 for more information)
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In this beta release, the virtualized kernel may not boot on some older x86 systems that lack the EFER MSR. Refer to Red Hat Bugzilla #468083 for more information on this issue.
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The libgtk-java package is being deprecated and will likely be removed in future releases. If this package is a requirement for your development or infrastructure, please inform your support representative.
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In the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3 Beta release, an upgrade from an earlier version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 to the Beta will fail with the error:
```
An error occurred trying to migrate sda1.  This problem is serious and the install cannot continue
```
This issue will be fixed in the next Beta update.