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 ====== CentOS6 64-Bit OS Upgrade ======
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-July 2011
 We have been working on getting our Operating System on the Linux side upgraded to
 a much newer version. This enhances our systems to run with some of the latest
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 Here are some tips on the new OS.
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+  * All binaries/scripts have been recompiled on 64-bit (and /or compatible) with this environment
+  * Most revision of software are now the latest
   * If you want to compile 64-bit code, you may need to set up some environmental variables before recompiling.
 **Recommended** \\
-       Store your 64-bit code, binaries and libraries in a separate directory       since we still have 32-bit systems available
+Store your 64-bit code, binaries and libraries in a separate directory since we still have 32-bit systems available
   *  To compile your code on the new Operating System (newindigo),you may need to set up environment variables
    setenv LD_RUN_PATH "/cse/local/lib64"
    setenv PKG_CONFIG_PATH "/cse/local/lib64/pkgconfig:/usr/lib64/pkgconfig"
-  *  Be aware if you log into other systems and try to run your 64-bit code, it will not run, hence the reason to put yur 64-bit programs, libraries in a separate directory
+  *  Be aware if you log into other 32-bit systems and try to run your 64-bit code, it will not run, hence the reason to put your 64-bit programs, libraries in a separate directory
+== Major Program Changes ==
-  *
+  * OpenOffice has been replaced by LibreOffice (v3.4.2)
+  * The GCC compiler has been updated to v4.4.4 (default), v3.4 is still available