The current stable release is SME Server '''Release 8.1''' (based on CentOS 5.9), see the Updates section below for details of incremental updates available with yum. Our prior stable release was SME Server Release 7.6
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The current stable release is SME Server '''Release 8.1''' (based on CentOS 5.10), see the Updates section below for details of incremental updates available with yum. Our prior stable release was SME Server Release 8.0
{{tip box|Due to a large growth of certain packages, '''you should not use a CD-ROM''' to burn the smeserver ISO. '''You should now use a DVD-ROM''' or use a '''[[Install_From_USB| Usb Key]]'''. (N.B. Technically, you still can burn the smeserver 64 bit ISO to a CD-ROM provided the CD creation software is capable of writing more than the official disk capacity, but not the 32-bit version. Therefore, it is now strongly recommended to use a DVD-ROM or USB Key for both versions.)
{{tip box|Due to a large growth of certain packages, '''you should not use a CD-ROM''' to burn the smeserver ISO. '''You should now use a DVD-ROM''' or use a '''[[Install_From_USB| Usb Key]]'''. (N.B. Technically, you still can burn the smeserver 64 bit ISO to a CD-ROM provided the CD creation software is capable of writing more than the official disk capacity, but not the 32-bit version. Therefore, it is now strongly recommended to use a DVD-ROM or USB Key for both versions.)