rPath Linux 2 Alpha 2

[Michael K. Johnson]

The second development snapshot in the rPath Linux 2 Alpha release
process has been made available.  If you are not yet familiar
with rPath Linux or the Conary technology, we recommend that you
use our supported and maintained rPath Linux 1 product to become
familiar with both technologies before experiencing this alpha
development snapshot.  rPath Linux 1 information is available at
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/rPath_Linux:rPath_Linux_1

Most of the software included in the distribution has been
updated, and it has been completely rebuilt from source since
the first development snapshot.  This includes latest X from
x.org and latest GNOME.

Please see http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/rPath_Linux:rPath_Linux_2
for a description of the release process and technology targets
for rPath Linux 2.  Two changes since the first alpha development
snapshot is that 

To download any of the images, please visit rBuilder Online:
http://www.rpath.com/rbuilder/project/rpl-devel/release?id=5347

There are many known issues in this snapshot.  You can view
the rPath Linux 2 and rPath Linux Development versions from
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL to see what issues apply.

 o  Absolutely do not use these images for any productions uses.
    We will be making major organizational changes.  Updates may
    not work cleanly.  Expect to re-install rather than update from
    time to time.  Some tag scripts may not function. Do not use it
    in any case in which prolonged instances of software failure,
    or destruction or loss of data, will inconvenience you.

 o  We strongly encourage you to file issues in Jira by
    visiting https://issues.rpath.com/ -- but please search
    first to see if the issue has already been reported.

 o  Installation on at least some Thinkpad T43 models is known
    not to function; the hard drive is not found.  Please report
    any other failures, of course.

 o  This is a new version of the anaconda installer; please exercise
    different code paths and options and report issues.  Be aware
    that installation may require 256MB on x86 and 512MB on x86_64.

 o  Package selection has not yet been implemented in the
    installer.  Installation will require approximately 4GB,
    and you cannot reduce this by de-selecting packages.

 o  Many of the system-config-* programs currently do not yet work:
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-678

We would like to encourage testers to join the #conary channel
on irc.freenode.net to discuss this testing.  Additionally,
posts to distro-list at lists.rpath.com are welcome.

Thanks for your interest in rPath Linux!