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| - | ====== Linux and Unix version support | + | ====== Linux and Unix version support ====== |
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| - | Comments are welcome on the support strategy outlined below. | + | |
| ===== Linux ===== | ===== Linux ===== | ||
| - | We support | + | We support |
| + | * **CentOS 7** | ||
| + | * CentOS7 will replace Scientific Linux 6. | ||
| + | * CentOS8 Stream may be supported in the future. | ||
| - | * **Scientific Linux 4** | + | * **Scientific Linux 6 has reached End of Life** |
| - | * i386 (32-bit) only. | + | * this is our mainstream |
| - | * this is now considered | + | * we only install the x64 version of SL6, not the 32-bit version. |
| - | * not recommended for desktop workstations. | + | * Support runs until 11/2020 |
| - | * some third party applications such as Adobe Flash are no longer supported for this version. | + | |
| - | * **Scientific Linux 5** | + | * **Scientific Linux 5 has reached End of Life** |
| + | * legacy version for older applications which require it. | ||
| * i386 and X86_64 | * i386 and X86_64 | ||
| - | | + | * Some libraries and desktop applications may not be available on 64-bit (X86_64) installs |
| - | | + | * Some features (for example, xfs file systems) are not available on 32-bit installs |
| + | * Support runs until 03/2017 | ||
| - | * **Fedora Core 9/10** | + | * **Scientific Linux 4 has reached End of Life** |
| - | * probably for X86_64 only | + | * no longer supported as of February 2012 |
| - | * we are considering adding low-level support for this for applications where a more cutting-edge version is required. | + | |
| - | * short support lifecycle | + | |
| - | * research code compatibility is the users responsibility | + | |
| - | ===== Tru64 Unix ===== | + | ===== FreeBSD |
| - | * **Tru64 5.1B-6** | + | * FreeBSD 9.x and 10.x, X86_64 64-bit only |
| - | * This is not supported | + | |
| - | * Provided for legacy code (eg alpha fortran code) only. | + | * Most systems are not accessible |
| + | * This is only listed so you can be aware some other types of system exist. For example, some department web servers run on linux and some on FreeBSD. Depending on the site, you may have code which is running on a BSD system rather than linux, and may not run in the same way. | ||