| Updated Package | Description |
|---|---|
| OProfile | OProfile has been updated to 0.9.5. This newer version includes support for Intel Atom and i7 processors, AMD Family 11h processors, and the Instruction Based Sampling (IBS) feature in AMD Family 10h. |
| quota, edquota, setquota |
Now accepts a user name or user ID as an argument. If the argument appears to be a number it will be considered a user ID, otherwise it will be translated into an ID automatically. Be aware that this can cause a problem if the user name consists solely of digits. The quota package has been updated. The -x argument, which forced user name to ID translation in utilities such as quota, edquota and setquota has been removed. This functionality is now provided by the --always-resolve option.
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| module-init-tools |
/etc/modprobe.conf does not exist by default. Can still be used if manually created.
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| Discontinued Package | Replaced By |
|---|---|
| aspell | hunspell. aspell is only provided as a build dependency. Applications that want to use spell-checking must use hunspell. |
| beecrypt | NSS/OpenSSL |
| crash-spu-commands | None. Cell-specific packages no longer included. |
| dhcpv6/dhcpv6-client | dhcp/dhclient binaries now have IPv6 capability built in. |
| elfspe2 | None. Cell-specific packages no longer included. |
| exim | Postfix |
| gnbd | iSCSI recommended for use instead. |
| gnome-vfs | gvfs |
| ipsec-tools | Openswan |
| kmod-gnbd | iSCSI recommended for use instead. |
| lam | openmpi |
| libspe2 | None. Cell-specific packages no longer included. |
| libspe2-devel | None. Cell-specific packages no longer included. |
| linuxwacom | xorg-x11-drv-wacom |
| mod_python | mod_wsgi, which uses the WSGI interface, can be used as an alternative for Python scripting. |
| mkinitrd | dracut |
| nss_ldap | nss-pam-ldapd, pam_ldap |
| openmotif-2.2 | openmotif-2.3 |
| spu-tools | None. Cell-specific packages no longer included. |
| switchdesk | The session management performed by both supported session managers: GDM and KDM. |
| syslog | rsyslog |
| SysVinit | upstart |
| vixie-cron | cronie |