[LON-CAPA-admin] New Testing Version 2.3.99.1 released

[Lars Jensen]

Hi Guy,

Is there anything about this version that won't make it work on FC 3 ?

Lars.

Guy Albertelli II wrote:
> New Testing Version 2.3.99.1 Released
> 
> We are currently running this version at MSU.
> 
> I expect to make this into a 2.4.0 next week.
> 
> 
> Notable Changes from 2.3:
> 
> - ability to download a zip file of all student file submissions to a
>    homework problem
> - <Task>
>    - has some example templates
>    - documentation describing usage
>    - Edit mode works
>    - fully testable in CSTR
> - students can view previous submissions
> - interface now defaults to icons instead of the 4-letter buttons
>   (also 4-letter buttons cleaned up to look prettier) and words can
>    be turned off to make a more compact interface
> - more distibutions supported: SuSE 10.2, RHEL5
> - hosts.tab/domain/tab now served by networked 'name servers' allowing
>   for faster updates to cluster topology
> - domain preferences can be changed interactively, and without
>   submitting for next release (images, colors, logos autoenrollment
>   settings)
> - computer algebra system maxima available to homeowkr problems,
>    - added tags <mathresponse> <mathhint> to use maxima for grading
>    - <formularesponse> without sample points uses maxima to grade formulas
>   
> - new tag <customhint> for deciding on showing hints
> - numerical/formula response's multianswermode, available in Edit mode
> - page annotations work with enc'ed urls
> - uploading of html file to portfolio prompts the user for embedded resources
> 
> - messaging
>    - critcal message transferred to Inbox as read
>    - CC and BCC possible in messages, and easily included on replies
>    - Sent mail folder shows who it was sent to (rather than the sender)
>    - users with priveldge can dissable to ability to eeasily reply to
>      a message
>    - specify a reply-to address
>    - email forwarding more configurable 
>    - users with privledge can archive any message from or to the student
>      to the student's record
>    - emailed excerpts can optionally allow HTML
> - SPRS can ask directely about the value of specific parameters
> - receipts vary for all parts in all multipart problems
> - use " in titles of resources works correctly
> - when printing labels for ranodomlabels were showing up in incorrect locations
> - communication blocks apply to emailed excerpts for non critical messages
> - if student photos enabled, they show up in discussion, and course messages
> - fixed bug that prevented display of parameters showing in calendar
> 
> 
> To install this update:
> 
> 1) You will need to be running Fedora Core 5 or 6, RHEL (AS|ES) 4 or 5,
>    SUSE 9.3 10.1 or 10.2, SLES 9 or 10
>      (Fedora Core 4 should continue to work but is deprecated.)
> 
> 2) If running Fedora or RHEL 5, use yum to update your machine and
>    then install the LONCAPA-prerequisites (if not already installed).
> 
> yum update
> yum install LONCAPA-prerequisites
> 
>     If running SUSE 9.3 or SLES 9, you will need to use yast remove
>        and readd the lon-capa repository source and then force the update of
>        LONCAPA-prerequisites
>     If running SUSE 10.1 or SLES 10, use rug to update your machine.
>     if running RHEL 4, use up2date to update your machine.
> 
> 
> 
> 3) Download the new LON-CAPA tarball from
> wget http://install.lon-capa.org/versions/loncapa-2.3.99.1.tar.gz
> 
> and untar it
> 
> tar xzvf loncapa-2.3.99.1.tar.gz
> 
> 4) stop the Lon-CAPA system services
> 
> /etc/rc.d/init.d/loncontrol stop
> 
> 5) stop the webserver:
> 
> Fedora/RHEL:
> /etc/rc.d/init.d/httpd stop
> 
> SUSE 9.X/SLES 9:
> /etc/init.d/apache stop
> 
> SUSE 10.1/SLES 10:
> /etc/init.d/apache2 stop
> 
> 
> 
> 6) Run the UPDATE script as root
> cd loncapa-2.3.99.1
> su
> ./UPDATE
> 
> 
> 
> 7) restart the Lon-CAPA system services
> /etc/rc.d/init.d/loncontrol start
> 
> 
> 8) restart the webserver:
> 
> Fedora/RHEL:
> /etc/rc.d/init.d/httpd start
> 
> SUSE 9.X/SLES 9:
> /etc/init.d/apache start
> 
> SUSE 10.1,2/SLES 10:
> /etc/init.d/apache2 start
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----NOTES
> 1) Many questions are answered at http://help.lon-capa.org
> 2) Defects reports, and enhancements requests can be entered at
>    http://bugs.lon-capa.org
> 3) Mailing lists can be joined and left at http://mail.lon-capa.org
>