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SGI XFS Linux Release 1.0.1
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XFS for Linux Release 1.0.1 provides bug fixes and small
improvements to XFS for Linux Release 1.0.
For information on changes that have been
implemented for this release the
see the <a href="101_changes.html">
XFS for Linux Release 1.0.1 New Features</a> page.
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XFS Release Caveats
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Before installing the XFS filesystem for Linux,
you should look over the
<A href="101_caveats.html">XFS for Linux Release 1.0.1 Caveats</A> 
for a list of limitations, requirements, and special instructions
for this release.
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XFS Installation
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Because this release requires a 2.4 kernel, it may require some
updates to your system if you are currently running the 2.2.x series
kernels.  Please see the latest
<a href="http://cyberbuzz.gatech.edu/kaboom/linux/Changes-2.4/changes24.html">
Linux 2.4 Changes</a> document for details on the minimum levels of software
necessary to install and run a Linux 2.4 kernel.

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XFS Linux Release 1.0.1 is available through the following
distributions mechanisms:

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<p><b>Source installation</b>
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<p>
SGI XFS Linux Release 1.0.1 is available as a patch
against linux-2.4.
XFS 1.0.1 is distribution-independent.
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<p>
For a source installation, you start with a "vanilla" linux-2.4.x tarball
(linux-2.4.x.tar.gz, or linux-2.4.x.tar.bz2) and apply patches to obtain
an XFS-capable kernel. For XFS Linux Release 1.0.1,
XFS comes as two patches - one for the core Linux code
and one for the XFS filesystem itself.
You will need both patches to build an
XFS-capable kernel.
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The release 1.0.1 patch files are available
<a href="ftp://oss.sgi.com/projects/xfs/download/Release-1.0.1/kernel_patches/">
here</a>.
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<p>
For instructions on creating the XFS tree with patchfiles,
see
<a href="source.html">Installing from the Source</a>.
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</li> 

<li>
<p><b>Red Hat RPMs</b></p>

<p>
Red Hat RPMS have been provided for Intel architectures.
See
<a href="rpm.html">Installing XFS from the Red Hat RPM Packages</A>.
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<p><b>System installer</b></p>
<p>
The SGI XFS Filesystem 1.0.1 Release for Red Hat Linux 7.1 Installer is
available as an
<A HREF="ftp://oss.sgi.com/projects/xfs/download/Release-1.0.1/installer/RH7.1-SGI-XFS-1.0.1.iso">ISO
image</A>, from which you can create a bootable
installer CD-ROM.
The Red Hat Linux installation media installs a Red Hat Linux v7.1 system
with XFS on root, or any other partition, right out of the box. 
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For instructions on using the installer,
see
<a href="101_installer.html">Installing from the SGI
XFS for Red Hat Linux 7.1 Installer</A></li>.
<p>
Other installers are under development in the community.
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Quality Assurance
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For information on the testing that was done
to ensure the quality of each XFS Linux release,
see the
<A href="101_qa.html">XFS Linux Quality Assurance</A> page.


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