The End of Scientific Linux

Fermilab has maintained Scientific Linux, a derivative of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, for many years. That era is coming to an end, though: " Toward that end, we will deploy CentOS 8 in our scientific computing environments rather than develop Scientific Linux 8. We will collaborate with CERN and other labs to help make CentOS an even better platform for high-energy physics computing. " Maintenance of the SL6 and SL7 distributions will continue as scheduled. From : Pat Riehecky <riehecky-AT-fnal.gov> To : "scientific-linux-announce-AT-listserv.fnal.gov" <scientific-linux-announce-AT-listserv.fnal.gov> Subject : Scientific Linux and EL8 Date : Mon, 22 Apr 2019 08:37:42 -0500 Message-ID : <[email protected]>

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Scientific Linux is driven by Fermilab's scientific mission and focused
on the changing needs of experimental facilities.

Fermilab is looking ahead to DUNE[1] and other future international
collaborations. One part of this is unifying our computing platform with
collaborating labs and institutions.

Toward that end, we will deploy CentOS 8 in our scientific computing
environments rather than develop Scientific Linux 8. We will
collaborate with CERN and other labs to help make CentOS an even better
platform for high-energy physics computing.

Fermilab will continue to support Scientific Linux 6 and 7 through the
remainder of their respective lifecycles. Thank you to all who have
contributed to Scientific Linux and who continue to do so.

[1] For more information on DUNE please visit <a href="https://www.dunescience.org/">https://www.dunescience.org/</a>

James Amundson
Head, Scientific Computing Division

Office of the CIO
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

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