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

[Guy Albertelli II]

Hi Lars,


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

maxima is unsupported. So the features in this release of CAS,
mathresponse, mathhint, and non sampled formularesponse.

Also there is the fact that FC# is completely unsupported by Fedora so
it's becoming a larger security risk everyday.


> 
> 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
> > 
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