5.0 Technical Notes


Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

Detailed notes on the changes implemented in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0

Abstract

The Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 Technical Notes list and document the changes made to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system and its accompanying applications between Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and major release Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
Table 1. Changes in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0
Package Component (src.rpm) Summary RHEL4 RHEL5 RHEL5-Desktop
Canna Canna A Japanese character set input system. 3.7p3 Obsoleted by anthy Obsoleted by anthy
Canna-devel Canna Header file and library for developing programs which use Canna. 3.7p3 Obsoleted by anthy-devel Obsoleted by anthy-devel
Canna-libs Canna The runtime library for Canna. 3.7p3 Obsoleted by anthy Obsoleted by anthy
HelixPlayer HelixPlayer Open source media player based on the Helix framework 1.0.6 Obsoleted by RealPlayer Obsoleted by RealPlayer
bluez-pin bluez-pin D-BUS Bluetooth PIN helper 0.23 Obsoleted by bluez-gnome Obsoleted by bluez-gnome
boost-doc boost The Boost C++ html docs Obsoleted by boost 1.33.1 1.33.1
compat-gcc-32 compat-gcc-32 The GNU Compiler Collection for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 compatibility 3.2.3 Obsoleted by compat-libstdc++-33 Obsoleted by compat-libstdc++-33
compat-gcc-32-c++ compat-gcc-32 C++ support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 backwards compatibility compiler 3.2.3 Obsoleted by compat-libstdc++-33 Obsoleted by compat-libstdc++-33
comps comps Comps file and header lists for the Red Hat Linux distribution 4AS Obsoleted by redhat-release Obsoleted by redhat-release
control-center-devel control-center GNOME Control Center development libraries and header files Obsoleted by control-center 2.16.0 2.16.0
cryptsetup cryptsetup A utility for setting up encrypted filesystems 0.1 Obsoleted by cryptsetup-luks Obsoleted by cryptsetup-luks
db4-devel db4 Development files for the Berkeley DB (version 4) library. 4.2.52 4.3.29 Obsoleted by compat-db
diskdumputils diskdumputils diskdump utilities 1.3.25 Obsoleted by kexec-tools Obsoleted by kexec-tools
ecj ecj Eclipse Compiler for Java 2.1.3 Obsoleted by eclipse-ecj Obsoleted by eclipse-ecj
fonts-ja fonts-ja Japanese bitmap fonts 8.0 Obsoleted by fonts-japanese Obsoleted by fonts-japanese
fonts-xorg-100dpi fonts-xorg A set of 100dpi resolution fonts for the X Window System. 6.8.2 Obsoleted by xorg-x11-fonts-ISO8859-1-100dpi Obsoleted by xorg-x11-fonts-ISO8859-1-100dpi
fonts-xorg-75dpi fonts-xorg A set of 75dpi resolution fonts for the X Window System. 6.8.2 Obsoleted by xorg-x11-fonts-ISO8859-1-75dpi Obsoleted by xorg-x11-fonts-ISO8859-1-75dpi
fonts-xorg-ISO8859-14-100dpi fonts-xorg ISO8859-14-100dpi fonts 6.8.2 Obsoleted by xorg-x11-fonts-ISO8859-14-100dpi Obsoleted by xorg-x11-fonts-ISO8859-14-100dpi
fonts-xorg-ISO8859-14-75dpi fonts-xorg ISO8859-14-75dpi fonts 6.8.2 Obsoleted by xorg-x11-fonts-ISO8859-14-75dpi Obsoleted by xorg-x11-fonts-ISO8859-14-75dpi
fonts-xorg-ISO8859-15-100dpi fonts-xorg ISO8859-15-100dpi fonts 6.8.2 Obsoleted by xorg-x11-fonts-ISO8859-15-100dpi Obsoleted by xorg-x11-fonts-ISO8859-15-100dpi
fonts-xorg-ISO8859-15-75dpi fonts-xorg ISO8859-15-75dpi fonts 6.8.2 Obsoleted by xorg-x11-fonts-ISO8859-15-75dpi Obsoleted by xorg-x11-fonts-ISO8859-15-75dpi
fonts-xorg-ISO8859-2-100dpi fonts-xorg A set of 100dpi Central European language fonts for X. 6.8.2 Obsoleted by xorg-x11-fonts-ISO8859-2-100dpi Obsoleted by xorg-x11-fonts-ISO8859-2-100dpi
fonts-xorg-ISO8859-2-75dpi fonts-xorg A set of 75dpi Central European language fonts for X. 6.8.2 Obsoleted by xorg-x11-fonts-ISO8859-2-75dpi Obsoleted by xorg-x11-fonts-ISO8859-2-75dpi
fonts-xorg-ISO8859-9-100dpi fonts-xorg ISO8859-9-100dpi fonts 6.8.2 Obsoleted by xorg-x11-fonts-ISO8859-9-100dpi Obsoleted by xorg-x11-fonts-ISO8859-9-100dpi
fonts-xorg-ISO8859-9-75dpi fonts-xorg ISO8859-9-75dpi fonts 6.8.2 Obsoleted by xorg-x11-fonts-ISO8859-9-75dpi Obsoleted by xorg-x11-fonts-ISO8859-9-75dpi
fonts-xorg-base fonts-xorg Base fonts required by the X Window System 6.8.2 Obsoleted by xorg-x11-fonts-base Obsoleted by xorg-x11-fonts-base
fonts-xorg-cyrillic fonts-xorg Cyrillic fonts for X. 6.8.2 Obsoleted by xorg-x11-fonts-cyrillic Obsoleted by xorg-x11-fonts-cyrillic
fonts-xorg-syriac fonts-xorg Syriac trueType fonts by Beth Mardutho 6.8.2 Obsoleted by xorg-x11-fonts-syriac Obsoleted by xorg-x11-fonts-syriac
fonts-xorg-truetype fonts-xorg trueType fonts provided by the X Window System 6.8.2 Obsoleted by xorg-x11-fonts-truetype Obsoleted by xorg-x11-fonts-truetype
gcc-c++-ppc32 gcc The C++ compiler optimized for generating PowerPC 32bit code 3.4.6 Obsoleted by gcc
gcc-g77 gcc Fortran 77 support 3.4.6 Obsoleted by compat-gcc-34-g77 Obsoleted by compat-gcc-34-g77
gcc-ppc32 gcc The C compiler optimized for generating PowerPC 32bit code 3.4.6 Obsoleted by gcc
gcc4 gcc4 Preview of GCC version 4.1 4.1.1 Obsoleted by gcc Obsoleted by gcc
gcc4-c++ gcc4 C++ support for GCC version 4.1 preview 4.1.1 Obsoleted by gcc-c++ Obsoleted by gcc-c++
gcc4-gfortran gcc4 Fortran 95 support 4.1.1 Obsoleted by gcc-gfortran Obsoleted by gcc-gfortran
gcc4-java gcc4 Java support for GCC4 preview 4.1.1 Obsoleted by gcc-java Obsoleted by gcc-java
ggv ggv GNOME Ghostview (ggv) is a frontend for Ghostscript 2.8.0 Obsoleted by evince Obsoleted by evince
giflib giflib Library for manipulating GIF format image files Obsoleted by libungif 4.1.3 4.1.3
glibc-kernheaders glibc-kernheaders Header files for the Linux kernel for use by glibc 2.4 Obsoleted by kernel-headers Obsoleted by kernel-headers
glibc-profile glibc The GNU libc libraries, including support for gprof profiling. 2.3.4 Obsoleted by glibc Obsoleted by glibc
gnome-python2-nautilus gnome-python2 Python bindings for interacting with Nautilus. 2.6.0 Obsoleted by gnome-python2 Obsoleted by gnome-python2
gnomemeeting gnomemeeting A Gnome based H323 teleconferencing application 1.0.2 Obsoleted by ekiga
gnopernicus gnopernicus GNOME screen reader 0.9.12 Obsoleted by orca Obsoleted by orca
gpdf gpdf viewer for Portable Document Format (PDF) files for GNOME 2.8.2 Obsoleted by evince Obsoleted by evince
gstreamer-plugins gstreamer-plugins GStreamer Streaming-media framework plugins 0.8.5 Obsoleted by gstreamer Obsoleted by gstreamer
gstreamer-plugins-devel gstreamer-plugins Libraries/include files for GStreamer plugins. 0.8.5 Obsoleted by gstreamer-plugins-base-devel Obsoleted by gstreamer-plugins-base-devel
hotplug hotplug A helper application which loads modules for USB devices. 2004_04_01 Obsoleted by initscripts Obsoleted by initscripts
hpoj hpoj HP OfficeJet low level driver infrastructure 0.91 Obsoleted by hplip Obsoleted by hplip
httpd-suexec httpd suexec binary for the Apache HTTP server 2.0.52 Obsoleted by httpd Obsoleted by httpd
iiimf-csconv im-sdk Codeset Conversion modules for IIIMF components 12.1 Obsoleted by scim-libs Obsoleted by scim-libs
iiimf-docs im-sdk IIIMF documentation 12.1 Obsoleted by scim-doc Obsoleted by scim-doc
iiimf-emacs im-sdk Internet/Intranet Input Method Emacs Client Framework 12.1 Obsoleted by scim Obsoleted by scim
iiimf-gnome-im-switcher im-sdk GNOME panel IM switcher and IM configuration tool 12.1 Obsoleted by scim Obsoleted by scim
iiimf-gtk im-sdk GTK input method module for iiimf 12.1 Obsoleted by scim Obsoleted by scim
iiimf-le-canna im-sdk Japanese Canna engine for iiimf-server 12.1 Obsoleted by scim-anthy Obsoleted by scim-anthy
iiimf-le-chinput iiimf-le-chinput A Simplified Chinese language engine for im-sdk 0.3 Obsoleted by scim-pinyin Obsoleted by scim-pinyin
iiimf-le-hangul im-sdk Korean language engine for iiimf-server 12.1 Obsoleted by scim-hangul Obsoleted by scim-hangul
iiimf-le-sun-thai im-sdk Thai language engine from Sun for iiimf-server 12.1 Obsoleted by scim Obsoleted by scim
iiimf-le-unit im-sdk Unit language engine for iiimf-server 12.1 Obsoleted by scim-m17n Obsoleted by scim-m17n
iiimf-le-xcin iiimf-le-xcin An IIIMF Language Engine for traditional Chinese. 0.1.7 Obsoleted by scim-chewing Obsoleted by scim-chewing
iiimf-libs im-sdk Internet/Intranet Input Method Framework libraries 12.1 Obsoleted by scim-libs Obsoleted by scim-libs
iiimf-libs-devel im-sdk Internet/Intranet Input Method development files 12.1 Obsoleted by scim-devel Obsoleted by scim-devel
iiimf-server im-sdk IIIMF input method server 12.1 Obsoleted by scim Obsoleted by scim
iiimf-x im-sdk IIIMF XIM BackEnd module 12.1 Obsoleted by scim Obsoleted by scim
indexhtml indexhtml The Web page you'll see after installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux. 4.1 Obsoleted by redhat-release-notes Obsoleted by redhat-release-notes
irb ruby The Interactive Ruby. 1.8.1 Obsoleted by ruby-irb Obsoleted by ruby-irb
jisksp14 jisksp14 14 dots jis auxiliary kanji font 0.1 Obsoleted by fonts-japanese Obsoleted by fonts-japanese
jisksp16-1990 jisksp16-1990 16 dots jis auxiliary kanji font 0.1 Obsoleted by fonts-japanese Obsoleted by fonts-japanese
kappa20 kappa20 Kappa 20dot Font 0.3 Obsoleted by fonts-japanese Obsoleted by fonts-japanese
kdeaddons-xmms kdeaddons Applet to control mediaplayers 3.3.1 Obsoleted by kdeaddons
kernel-headers kernel Header files for the Linux kernel for use by glibc Obsoleted by glibc-kernheaders 2.6.18 2.6.18
kernel-smp kernel The Linux kernel compiled for SMP machines. 2.6.9 Obsoleted by kernel Obsoleted by kernel
kernel-utils kernel-utils Kernel and Hardware related utilities 2.4 Obsoleted by readahead Obsoleted by readahead
kinput2 kinput2 kinput2 - kanji input server for X11 v3.1 Obsoleted by scim-anthy Obsoleted by scim-anthy
knm_new knm_new Kaname-cho font, revised version 1.1 Obsoleted by fonts-japanese Obsoleted by fonts-japanese
libf2c gcc Fortran 77 runtime 3.4.6 Obsoleted by libgfortran Obsoleted by libgfortran
libgal2 libgal2 The GNOME Application Library 2.2.3 Obsoleted by evolution
libgal2-devel libgal2 Development files for the GNOME Applications library 2.2.3 Obsoleted by evolution-devel
libgcj4 gcc4 Java runtime library for GCC4 preview 4.1.1 Obsoleted by libgcj Obsoleted by libgcj
libgcj4-devel gcc4 Libraries for Java development using GCC 4.1.1 Obsoleted by libgcj-devel Obsoleted by libgcj-devel
libgcj4-src gcc4 Java library sources from GCC4 preview 4.1.1 Obsoleted by libgcj-src Obsoleted by libgcj-src
libsane-hpoj hpoj SANE driver for scanners in HP's multi-function devices (from HPOJ) 0.91 Obsoleted by libsane-hpaio Obsoleted by libsane-hpaio
libsilc-doc libsilc Documentation for libsilc 0.9.12 Obsoleted by libsilc
libtool-libs libtool Runtime libraries for GNU libtool. 1.5.6 Obsoleted by libtool-ltdl Obsoleted by libtool-ltdl
libungif libungif A library for manipulating GIF format image files. 4.1.3 Obsoleted by giflib Obsoleted by giflib
libungif-devel libungif Development tools for programs which will use the libungif library. 4.1.3 Obsoleted by giflib-devel Obsoleted by giflib-devel
libungif-progs libungif Programs for manipulating GIF format image files. 4.1.3 Obsoleted by giflib-utils Obsoleted by giflib-utils
microcode_ctl microcode_ctl Tool to update x86/x86-64 CPU microcode. Obsoleted by kernel-utils 1.15 1.15
miniChinput miniChinput A Chinese XIM server. 0.0.3 Obsoleted by scim-pinyin Obsoleted by scim-pinyin
nautilus-devel nautilus Libraries and include files for developing nautilus extensions Obsoleted by nautilus 2.16.2 2.16.2
nautilus-media nautilus-media A Nautilus media package with views and thumbnailers. 0.8.1 Obsoleted by totem Obsoleted by totem
netdump netdump Client setup for network kernel message logging and crash dumps 0.7.16 Obsoleted by kexec-tools Obsoleted by kexec-tools
nptl-devel glibc Header files and static libraries for development using NPTL library. 2.3.4 Obsoleted by glibc-devel Obsoleted by glibc-devel
nss_db-compat nss_db An NSS compatibility library for Berkeley Databases and glibc 2.0.x. 2.2 Obsoleted by nss_db Obsoleted by nss_db
open open A tool which will start a program on a virtual console. 1.4 Obsoleted by kbd Obsoleted by kbd
openh323 openh323 Library for H323 spec. 1.13.4 Obsoleted by opal
openh323-devel openh323 Development package for openh323 1.13.4 Obsoleted by opal-devel
openjade-devel openjade Files for developing applications that use openjade/OpenSP. 1.3.2 Obsoleted by openjade Obsoleted by openjade
openoffice.org openoffice.org OpenOffice.org comprehensive office suite. 1.1.5 Obsoleted by openoffice.org-core
openoffice.org-i18n openoffice.org OpenOffice.org internationalization 1.1.5 Obsoleted by openoffice.org-langpack-ms_MY
openoffice.org-kde openoffice.org OpenOffice.org KDE-integration 1.1.5 Obsoleted by openoffice.org-core
openoffice.org-libs openoffice.org OpenOffice.org shared libraries 1.1.5 Obsoleted by openoffice.org-core
openssh-askpass-gnome openssh A passphrase dialog for OpenSSH, X, and GNOME. 3.9p1 Obsoleted by openssh-askpass Obsoleted by openssh-askpass
pcmcia-cs pcmcia-cs Utilities for handling PCMCIA devices 3.2.7 Obsoleted by pcmciautils Obsoleted by pcmciautils
perl-Cyrus cyrus-imapd Cyrus IMAP server utility Perl modules. 2.2.12 Obsoleted by cyrus-imapd-perl Obsoleted by cyrus-imapd-perl
perl-Filter perl-Filter Filter Perl module 1.30 Obsoleted by perl Obsoleted by perl
perl-Time-HiRes perl-Time-HiRes A Perl module for precise time measurements. 1.55 Obsoleted by perl Obsoleted by perl
php-domxml php A module for PHP applications which manipulate XML data 4.3.9 Obsoleted by php-xml Obsoleted by php-xml
rhn-applet rhn-applet Panel applet for indication that newer Red Hat packages are available 2.1.25 Obsoleted by pirut Obsoleted by pirut
rpmdb-redhat rpmdb-redhat The entire rpm database for the Red Hat Enterprise Linux distribution. 4 Obsoleted by redhat-release Obsoleted by redhat-release
schedutils schedutils Utilities for manipulating process scheduler attributes 1.4.0 Obsoleted by util-linux Obsoleted by util-linux
selinux-policy-targeted-sources selinux-policy-targeted SELinux example policy configuration source files 1.17.30 Obsoleted by selinux-policy-targeted Obsoleted by selinux-policy-targeted
skkinput skkinput SKK like Japanese-input application 2.06.4 Obsoleted by scim-anthy Obsoleted by scim-anthy
slocate slocate Finds files on a system via a central database. 2.7 Obsoleted by mlocate Obsoleted by mlocate
sysfsutils-devel sysfsutils Static library and headers for sysfsutils 1.2.0 Obsoleted by libsysfs-devel Obsoleted by libsysfs-devel
system-config-packages system-config-packages Graphical package manager 1.2.23 Obsoleted by pirut Obsoleted by pirut
system-config-printer-gui system-config-printer A GUI frontend for printconf. 0.6.116.10 Obsoleted by system-config-printer Obsoleted by system-config-printer
system-switch-im system-switch-im The Input Method System Switcher 0.1.2 Obsoleted by im-chooser Obsoleted by im-chooser
taipeifonts taipeifonts Taipei Chinese Big 5 Fonts 1.2 Obsoleted by fonts-chinese Obsoleted by fonts-chinese
ttfonts-bn ttfonts-indic Free Bengali truetype fonts 1.10 Obsoleted by fonts-bengali Obsoleted by fonts-bengali
ttfonts-gu ttfonts-indic Free Gujarati truetype fonts 1.10 Obsoleted by fonts-gujarati Obsoleted by fonts-gujarati
ttfonts-hi ttfonts-indic Free hindi truetype fonts 1.10 Obsoleted by fonts-hindi Obsoleted by fonts-hindi
ttfonts-ja ttfonts-ja Free Japanese trueType fonts 1.2 Obsoleted by fonts-japanese Obsoleted by fonts-japanese
ttfonts-ko ttfonts-ko Baekmuk Korean trueType Fonts 1.0.11 Obsoleted by fonts-korean Obsoleted by fonts-korean
ttfonts-pa ttfonts-indic Free Panjabi truetype fonts 1.10 Obsoleted by fonts-punjabi Obsoleted by fonts-punjabi
ttfonts-ta ttfonts-indic Free Tamil truetype fonts 1.10 Obsoleted by fonts-tamil Obsoleted by fonts-tamil
ttfonts-zh_CN ttfonts-zh_CN trueType Fonts -- GB ming and kai face and Zhongyi 18030 Song face. 2.14 Obsoleted by fonts-chinese Obsoleted by fonts-chinese
ttfonts-zh_TW ttfonts-zh_TW Arphic trueType Font -- Big5 ming and kai face. 2.11 Obsoleted by fonts-chinese Obsoleted by fonts-chinese
up2date up2date Determines which system packages need to be updated via RHN. 4.5.5 Obsoleted by yum-rhn-plugin Obsoleted by yum-rhn-plugin
up2date-gnome up2date A GUI interface for Update Agent. 4.5.5 Obsoleted by pirut Obsoleted by pirut
utempter utempter A privileged helper for utmp/wtmp updates. 0.5.5 Obsoleted by libutempter Obsoleted by libutempter
valgrind-callgrind valgrind-callgrind Call-graph profiler plugin for valgrind 0.10.1 Obsoleted by valgrind Obsoleted by valgrind
xcin xcin An X Input Method Server for Chinese. 2.5.3.pre3 Obsoleted by scim-chewing Obsoleted by scim-chewing
xinitrc xinitrc The default startup script for the X Window System. 4.0.14.3 Obsoleted by xorg-x11-xinit Obsoleted by xorg-x11-xinit
xmms-flac flac XMMS input plugin needed to play FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) files. 1.1.0 Obsoleted by flac Obsoleted by flac
xojpanel hpoj Graphical tool displaying the contents of the LCD of HP printers 0.91 Obsoleted by hplip Obsoleted by hplip
xorg-x11 xorg-x11 The basic fonts, programs and docs for an X workstation. 6.8.2 Obsoleted by xorg-x11-server-utils Obsoleted by xorg-x11-server-utils
xorg-x11-Mesa-libGL xorg-x11 A 3D graphics library which uses an OpenGL-like API 6.8.2 Obsoleted by mesa-libGL Obsoleted by mesa-libGL
xorg-x11-Mesa-libGLU xorg-x11 Commonly used GL utility library 6.8.2 Obsoleted by mesa-libGLU Obsoleted by mesa-libGLU
xorg-x11-Xdmx xorg-x11 Distributed Multihead X Server and utilities 6.8.2 Obsoleted by xorg-x11-server-Xdmx Obsoleted by xorg-x11-server-Xdmx
xorg-x11-Xnest xorg-x11 A nested server. 6.8.2 Obsoleted by xorg-x11-server-Xnest Obsoleted by xorg-x11-server-Xnest
xorg-x11-Xvfb xorg-x11 A X Windows System virtual framebuffer X server. 6.8.2 Obsoleted by xorg-x11-server-Xvfb Obsoleted by xorg-x11-server-Xvfb
xorg-x11-deprecated-libs xorg-x11 Deprecated X Window System shared libraries 6.8.2 Obsoleted by libXp Obsoleted by libXp
xorg-x11-deprecated-libs-devel xorg-x11 Deprecated X Window System developmental libraries 6.8.2 Obsoleted by libXp-devel Obsoleted by libXp-devel
xorg-x11-devel xorg-x11 X Window System application development package 6.8.2 Obsoleted by xorg-x11-proto-devel Obsoleted by libdmx-devel
xorg-x11-libs xorg-x11 Shared libraries needed by the X Window System 6.8.2 Obsoleted by libFS Obsoleted by libXinerama
xorg-x11-sdk xorg-x11 SDK for X server driver module development 6.8.2 Obsoleted by xorg-x11-server-sdk Obsoleted by xorg-x11-server-sdk
xorg-x11-tools xorg-x11 Various X Window System tools 6.8.2 Obsoleted by xorg-x11-font-utils Obsoleted by xorg-x11-font-utils
xpdf xpdf A PDF file viewer for the X Window System. 3.00 Obsoleted by poppler-utils Obsoleted by poppler-utils
xscreensaver xscreensaver A set of X Window System screensavers. 4.18 Obsoleted by gnome-screensaver Obsoleted by gnome-screensaver
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