Re: SL 6.5 User

2021-12-20 Thread Jack Aboutboul
Hi Larry, Thanks for the feedback. Can you please share more details on what you reported and to whom? I doubt that we would shoot the messenger as we are pretty responsive to everyone. If you provide me with more details or a link to something I can try and see first, how we can help you and

Re: customize bash promt to full path

2021-08-12 Thread Jack Aboutboul
The thing you want to edit is called the PS1 variable. You can read about customizing the prompt on the Arch Wiki:

Re: any update on CERN Linux and CentOS-8 situation?

2021-05-07 Thread Jack Aboutboul
there, but no path is complete unless we ensure that all voices are being given a seat at the table. Jack > On May 4, 2021, at 22:34, Nico Kadel-Garcia wrote: > > On Mon, May 3, 2021 at 5:54 PM Jack Aboutboul wrote: >> >> Hi Bonnie, Dave, et. al. >> >> I am

Re: any update on CERN Linux and CentOS-8 situation?

2021-05-07 Thread Jack Aboutboul
021 at 05:54:35PM -0400, Jack Aboutboul wrote: >> >> I am a long time Fedora person and now the community manager of AlmaLinux. >> > > > Hi, Jack - good to hear from AlmaLinux. I wish you and your project best luck > and speedy progress. > > I do not think o

Re: any update on CERN Linux and CentOS-8 situation?

2021-05-07 Thread Jack Aboutboul
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Re: In search for a SL replacement - almalinux

2021-05-07 Thread Jack Aboutboul
Dave, We have been discussing this as well. As I mentioned we are more than delighted to have anyone on here join us to discuss the needs of the community and developer proper solutions. For example, yes, the GNOME desktop environment may be distasteful to some—and thats okay. We can work

Re: In search for a SL replacement - almalinux

2021-05-07 Thread Jack Aboutboul
Hi Larry, Sorry I missed this thread, its been a busy couple of days and just catching up now. I just responded to you about this on the forum and I apologize for that person’s behavior. The person who responded to you on there was just another community member, in fact a young kid, trying to

Re: any update on CERN Linux and CentOS-8 situation?

2021-05-04 Thread Jack Aboutboul
Yes and contrary to the pure FUD that has been spread around, the AlmaLinux OS Foundation is in fact a 501©6 non-profit and our governing board includes a leadership from diverse backgrounds, some from industry and even Simon Phipps, former president and current standard & policy director at

Re: any update on CERN Linux and CentOS-8 situation?

2021-05-04 Thread Jack Aboutboul
ember as well. I think it's good > to have options but in my opinion the Rocky Linux effort is better > positioned for long term support by the community than AlmaLinux is. > > Dave > > On Mon, May 03, 2021 at 05:54:35PM -0400, Jack Aboutboul wrote: >> Hi Bonnie, Da

Re: [SL-Users] any update on CERN Linux and CentOS-8 situation?

2021-05-03 Thread Jack Aboutboul
I will respond inline here. > Linux Future Committee > Membership is internally comprised of representatives of key business units > of CERN > > Future Linux distributions will be RPM based• AlmaLinux is RPM based and 1:1 compatible with CentOS and will continue to be with RHEL. > Efforts

Re: any update on CERN Linux and CentOS-8 situation?

2021-05-03 Thread Jack Aboutboul
Hi Bonnie, Dave, et. al. I am a long time Fedora person and now the community manager of AlmaLinux. We certainly understand the quandary you are now in and we deeply value the work that you and the scientific (both capital S and lower-case) community do. It is of utmost importance to humanity.

Re: FWIW: AlmaLinux now available.

2021-04-09 Thread Jack Aboutboul
Hi All, I'm Jack a member of AlmaLinux's dev team and our community manager. Thanks Lamar for mentioning the release here. I wanted to reply because I am sure many here have lots of questions and please feel free to ask any that you may have, I'll try my best to answer. We share the same DNA