RHEL/CentOS Repository Deprecated, FreeRADIUS 2.x packages now in official channels
Originally RHEL 5 (and CentOS 5) contained only an old version of
FreeRADIUS (1.1.3). Subsequent to the release of RHEL 5 the FreeRADIUS
project released a major version upgrade (2.0) with many new features
and bug fixes. FreeRADIUS users were advised to use the latest 2.x
version. However this left RHEL 5 users at a disadvantage because RHEL
policy is not to destabilize existing software with any version upgrade
which is not compatible. FreeRADIUS versions 1.x and 2.x are not
configuration compatible. A decision was made to add a new package to
RHEL 5 called freeradius2 which offers the 2.x version of FreeRADIUS to
RHEL customers. The existing 1.1.3 version of FreeRADIUS continues to
be available in the channel per Red Hat's policy of stability within a
major RHEL release. User's desiring the 2.x version of FreeRADIUS can
now install the freeradius2 package(s) from the normal RHEL
distribution channel. Please note that 1.x (freeradius rpms) and the
2.x (freeradius2 rpms) conflict with one another and may not be
simultaneously installed. You must select which version you want
installed and be sure that the other version is uninstalled.
The freeradius2 RPM's which were available at this location were made
available on a tech preview basis to serve the needs of customers and
user's who desired a 2.x version of FreeRADIUS on RHEL 5 until the
freeradius2 RPM's were available in the normal and official
distribution channels. The RHEL 5.5 update containing the freeradius2
RPM's was released at the end of March 2010, as such the tech preview
freeradius2 packages which were available here have been removed.