10.3.3. Discontinued Packages
The following table lists discontinued (removed) packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and their replacements or alternatives.
| 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 |
| libatomic | gcc-libraries, in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 and onward. |
| 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. |
| sysklogd | rsyslog as of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.0; rsyslog7 as of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6 |
| SysVinit | upstart |
| vixie-cron | cronie |
