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| ===Considerations before installing=== | | ===Considerations before installing=== |
− | '''While SME Server 8 is still beta, we encourage you to install updates from the smeupdates-testing repository, either manually or automatically'''. | + | '''During beta testing, users were encouraged to install updates from the smeupdates-testing repository, either manually or automatically'''. |
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− | '''If you are running SME 8 on a production server you may want to review the updates before you install them. To manually update, from the command line run 'yum --enablerepo=smeupdates-testing update'. If you are testing and want to be notified of updates in smeupdates-testing, in the server-manager go to: Software Installer => Change Software Installer Settings => Make sure CentOS-os,updates & SME-addons,extras,os,updates,updates-testing are all selected => Save. Just be sure to disable smeupdates-testing once SME 8 is officially released if you choose to enable it in the server-manager''' | + | '''After installing the 8.0 final release, users should ensure that smeupdates-testing repo is disabled in the server-manager panel, if it was previously enabled during beta testing''' |
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− | Please report any issues to our bug tracker under the SME Server 8 section only if you have installed all current updates from the smeupdates-testing repository, or you may be having an issue that has already been fixed. | + | Please report any issues to our bug tracker under the SME Server 8 section only if you have installed all current updates. |
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| This way all problems can be fixed as quickly, early and efficiently as possible by the development team. | | This way all problems can be fixed as quickly, early and efficiently as possible by the development team. |
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− | Since SME Server 8.0 is still beta no contribs will be released.
| + | Contrib owners/maintainers should check their packages for compatibility on SME Server 8.0 final and update them if necessary. |
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− | Once the Release Candidate status is reached contribs will be released for contrib owners to check if their packages need updating.
| + | For comments regarding contrib test results on previous SME8beta releases see [[SME8.0 Contribs QA]] |
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− | For testing of contribs in advance of release see [[SME8.0 Contribs QA]]
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| ===Upgrade paths=== | | ===Upgrade paths=== |