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Apple Seeds First Mac OS X 10.6.8 Build to Developers

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MacRumors has received word that Apple today seeded the first developer build of Mac OS X 10.6.8. The build, termed 10K521, comes nearly two months after the public launch of Mac OS X 10.6.7.

No details on changes included in the update have yet been revealed.

Work on Mac OS X 10.6.8 comes as Apple continues to move toward a "summer" release of Mac OS X Lion, which has been in developer previews for some time now and will undoubtedly be a major focus of Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference early next month. Consequently, Mac OS X 10.6.8 may be the final maintenance update for Snow Leopard, depending on how long it takes to make it through the refinement process and Apple's final timeframe for launching Lion.

Article Link: Apple Seeds First Mac OS X 10.6.8 Build to Developers
 
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Morod

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On The Nickel, over there....
I'm glad 10.6 is getting another update. 10.6.7 really slowed down access to the App Store.
And unless 10.7 has some killer, and I mean KILLER, upgrades, I expect to stay with Snow Leopard. It works great for me, and if it ain't broke....
 
tkermit

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Morod said:
I'm glad 10.6 is getting another update. 10.6.7 really slowed down access to the App Store.
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Have you tried disabling CRL in Keychain.app's certificate preferences? I'm getting a ton of beachballs in the App Store when it is set to "best attempt".
 
macduke

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I am going to hope probably in vain, for an OpenGL update. If Lion doesn't bring OpenGL 3.3, then I'll probably switch to Ubuntu/Fedora or Windows 7 because I'm sick of dealing with inferior 3D performance on the apps I use.
 
Morod

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Thanks to tkermit and macduke!

Like night and day, once you disable the CRL.
A follow-up question. Is there anything to worry about having CRL disabled, as far as security issues go?
 
IngerMan

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robeddie said:
for those of us who don't quite understand the shorthand, can someone walk us through the steps? I.E., where we go to access those preferences and then turn them off?
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Open Keychain in application Utilities

Open Keychain preferences

Press tab for certificates

Turn CRL off:D
 
Cubert

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Just like when MacRumors claimed that 10.6.6 would be the last Snow Leopard update, I'm calling another dot upgrade after this. 10.6.9 will be the last.
 
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Mac OS X 10.6.8 build 10K521 Seed Note

Mac OS X Update 10.6.8 is an update to Mac OS X 10.6.

Installation Instructions

The Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update (combo) updates Mac OS X 10.6, 10.6.1, 10.6.2, 10.6.3, 10.6.4, 10.6.5 , 10.6.6 or 10.6.7 GM builds.

The Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update (delta) updates Mac OS X 10.6.7 GM only.

Please be aware that you will not be able to revert back to your previous system after updating. Please install this update on a system you are prepared to erase if necessary.

As this is a pre-release build, it is not advisable to use this software on a production system with information on it that you depend on for your business.

Known Issues

- None

Focus Areas

-*AirPort
- Graphics Drivers
- Mac App Store
- Networking
- QuickTime
- VPN
 
Atlantico

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I'm still running 10.6.5 - when Apple's updates started to revolve around an in-OS store, I guess I didn't see a point in updating anything else. It's not lke there's anything else crucial in those "updates" (security updates come separate anyway)

The App Store will certainly be included in Lion so I'll get it then, I suppose, but since I don't use it now these App store (ostensibly OS X) updates are of no use to me.
 
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Atlantico said:
I'm still running 10.6.5 - when Apple's updates started to revolve around an in-OS store, I guess I didn't see a point in updating anything else. It's not lke there's anything else crucial in those "updates" (security updates come separate anyway)

The App Store will certainly be included in Lion so I'll get it then, I suppose, but since I don't use it now these App store (ostensibly OS X) updates are of no use to me.
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Update to 10,6,7 you are missing a lot security updates. the have been updates are build into the releases take a look at this http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222 BtW: here is the Combo update http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1361
 
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