Red Hat is pleased to announce the availability of the
latest beta update to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, release 5.6
(with kernel-2.6.18-229.el5) for a family of products
including:

- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Advanced Platform for x86,
AMD64/Intel(r) 64, Itanium Processor Family, Power
Systems and System z
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server for x86,
AMD64/Intel(r) 64, Itanium Processor Family, Power
Systems and System z
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Desktop for x86 and
AMD64/Intel(r) 64


Enhancements
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The Beta Release Notes are available on the media as well
as online as part of the general documentation. The online
version of the Beta Release Notes will contain the latest
data. The Beta Technical Notes are only available online.
Please see the Documentation section in this announcement
for locating the online Release Notes and Technical Notes.


The following list summarizes improvements to this
release:

* System
- bind 9.7 - improved DNSsec support
- PHP 5.3 - support for namespaces
- ebtables - Ethernet layer firewall
- dropwatch - network stack packet analysis
- IPA fonts - Japan JIS X 0213:2004 support
- sssd - offline credential caching


Additional Information
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Additional information is provided below on Accessing the
Software, Documentation, Support, and Mailing Lists.

Enjoy the latest Beta update to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.


The Red Hat Enterprise Linux Team

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Accessing the Software
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.6 Beta is available to existing
Red Hat Enterprise Linux subscribers via RHN. The update
will be in the appropriate channels in your account.
Installable binary and source ISO images are available
via Red Hat Network at:

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

You will be required to log in using a valid RHN account
with active entitlements.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 errata are available at:

https://rhn.redhat.com/


Documentation
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Release Notes and Technical Notes for this Beta are
available on the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 site at:

http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/

The Release Notes are also on your Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 5 installed system in the redhat-release-notes
package.


Support
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux customers using the Technical
Account Manager (TAM) Service should raise all issues and
questions with this release using your current Issue
Tracker account. If you're interested in the Technical
Account Manager Service, visit:

https://access.redhat.com/support/offerings/tam/

All other customers can raise questions and issues through
the normal Red Hat support channels. Details can be found
at:

https://access.redhat.com/support/


Mailing Lists
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Red Hat has a public mailing list for communication during
this and all future Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 programs.

* rhelv5-announce redhat com

A low-volume, moderated, announcement-only mailing list.
Red Hat will use this list to communicate one-way
information about Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 programs,
such as notifications when releases are available or
solicitations for feedback. Subscribe at:

https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rhelv5-announce

* rhelv5-list redhat com

A public general discussion mailing list for users of
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 releases. Subscribe at:

https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rhelv5-list