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RedHat 3.0.3




to those of you who haven't wondered into RedHat land yet, here is a peek 
list of the main features of 3.0.3 (aka picaso)


Red Hat Linux 3.0.3 comes with hundreds of compiled and ready to install 
additional packages. A full package list in included at the end of
this description. 

Features include: 

    Fully ELF based 
    entirely upgradeable (no reinstallation necessary) 
    compliant with version 1.2 of the Linux File System Standard 
    Red Hat Motif and Linux Library (add-on products) will seamlessly 
install 
    RPM 2.0: new version of RPM provides many new features and faster 
performance 
    Metro-X Enhanced X Server 
    New libc libraries 5.2.18 (Java ready!) 

RPM 2.0 Features: 

    complete C implementation (no longer requires perl) 
    now 10 times faster 
    RPMs are PGP signed, for authentication and security 
    backwards compatible with RPM 1.x 
    rebuild everything in a single command 
    handles configuration file modifications 
    failsafe upgrades 
    easier documentation searching 

Even Easier Installation: 

    "floppyless" install (requires dos to get started) 
    single floppy CD-Rom install option 
    also supports Red Hat's proven installation options 
    fine grained package selection in text install (with package 
descriptions) 

  GLINT: graphical package manager 

    hierarchical package browsing 
    more than ten times faster than the previous 'lim' tool 
    easy to use system and package integrity checking 

  Enhanced Networking Capacities: 

    includes Apache httpd preconfigured 
    graphical WWW Browser included 
    secure FTP daemon 

  XFree86 3.1.2: 

    supports interactive mode configuration 
    868/968 S3 chips allowing nearly all Diamond Stealth to work 

  Installation: 

    Xbased graphical installation 
    text-based installation for mahcines without X capabilities 
    integrated support for PCMCIA (laptop) devices

Red Hat 3.0.3 includes over 380 packages and utilities set up as RPMs.



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