Notable features:
* Fully "packagized" system for fine grained installation control,
easy upgrades, and simple distribution mechanism for your apps
* Complete sources provided
* Over 500 source and binary packages
* Automated XFree86 configuration with Red Hat Xconfigurator
* RHS graphical control-panel for configuration of users, groups,
file systems, time and date, TCP/IP, printers
* Powerful graphical installation manager
* Linux kernel 1.2.6
* Available manual
The "Mother's Day Release" contains over 165 new and revised packages, incorporating many important bugs fixes and security enhancements, as well as completely new packages. In addition, the installation process has been made even easier with a new "Express Install" feature allowing near-unattended installations.
Built from scratch, RHC Linux represents a quantum leap in Linux usability. RHC Linux is possibly the easiest Linux distribution to install and maintain, and as such, it is perfectly suited to the growing numbers of users moving from MS-DOS to Linux. While RHC Linux is the perfect beginner's Linux, experienced users will find it to be a very powerful development platform. Complete development tools, TeX/LaTeX suite, X Window System, and scientific computation libraries are included -- and everything comes with sources.
* Installation
Installation is mediated through dialog boxes which walk you through the installation process. Installation is supported directly from the CD-ROM or over NFS. You can choose which series of packages to install, and install (or uninstall) individual packages after the initial installation with our graphical Linux Installation Manager. As the installation progresses you are presented with a progress meter, which estimates the time to completion. X Window System configuration is automatic, requiring only the selection of the proper XFree86 server, and the desired video modes.
* Package System
The Red Hat Program Package (RPP) system is the foundation of Red Hat Commercial Linux. Our fully "packagized" system means that your installed system consists of a few hundred discrete packages (RPPs). The RPP tools allow you to install and uninstall these packages cleanly and easily. The RPP system allows you to track and query your installed packages for information such as creation and install dates, package size, file list, description, etc. In addition, a package verification allows you to check the integrity of (and make corrections to) your installed packages. The verification procedure checks that all files are where they should be, that they have the right owner, group and permissions, etc. Any owner, group or permission anomalies can be corrected automatically.
* Installation Management
With the graphical Linux Installation Manager you can track every package installed on your system, and all packages available on the CD-ROM. You can examine package descriptions and file contents before you install them. With a few mouse button clicks you can install, uninstall, list and verify all installed packages. No other installation system comes close.
* Development Tools
A complete set of C/C++ development tools is provided, as are a number of other programming language compilers and interpreters, including Common Lisp, Prolog, Scheme, Fortran, and Tcl/Tk. Full sources for everything on the CD-ROM are included in package format, in the configuration used to build the system.
* Documentation
Complete man pages, info pages, and HOWTOs and FAQs are provided, and are searchable with a powerful integrated help tool. A postscript version of the Red Hat User's Guide is included, which covers all aspects of installation, all the system administration and RPP management tools, RPP building, and an overview of the various systems and layout of RHC Linux. The User's Guide is also available in printed form.
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PACKAGE LIST
This is a partial list of packages on the CD-ROM. For additional packages and the actual contents and descriptions of these packages, see the redhat.com FTP site.
GMT-2.1.4 ibcs-1.2.2 ranlib_c-1.1 MAKEDEV-2.1 ibcs-1.2.4 ranlib_f-1.1 Mail-5.3a ibcs-1.2.5 rc-1.5betadev.1 NetKit-A-0.08 ibcs-1.2.6 rcs-5.6.0.1 NetKit-B-0.06 ical-1.8 rdist-6.1.0 SysVinit-2.50 include-4.5.26 readline-2.0 XF86_8514-3.1.1 include-4.6.27 rhswish-1.0 XF86_AGX-3.1.1 incpack-1.0 rpp-1.0 XF86_Mach32-3.1.1 indent-1.9 rxvt-2.10 XF86_Mach64-3.1.1 inn-1.4sec samba-1.9.00 XF86_Mach8-3.1.1 inn-inewsonly-1.4sec scotty-1.0.2 XF86_Mono-3.1.1 intimed-1.10 screen-3.5.2 XF86_P9000-3.1.1 ispell-3.1.08 sed-2.05 XF86_S3-3.1.1 izip-2.0 sendmail-8.6.11 XF86_SVGA-3.1.1 jed-097.1 seyon-2.14c XF86_VGA16-3.1.1 joe-2.3 sh-utils-1.12 XF86_W32-3.1.1 kbd-0.87 sharutils-4.1 XFree86-3.1.1 lapack-1.1 slsc-0.2.2 XFree86-OldLibs-1.0 lapack_test-1.1 spice-2g6 acm-4.7 latex-base-2e.4 stat-1.5 amd-920824upl67 latex-contrib-0.0 statnet-1.0 at-2.7 latex-graphics-5.30.94 statserial-1.1 autoconf-1.11 latex-mfnfss-0.0 strace-3.0 bash-1.13.5 latex-psnfss-1.4 svgalib-1.1.2 bc-1.03 latex-tools-9.25.94 swatch-2.1 bdflush-1.5 ld.so-1.5.3 symlinks-1.0 bin86-0.1 less-252 sysklogd-1.2 bind-4.9.3b9p1 lha-1.00 tar-1.11.2 binutils-1.9l.4 libc-linux-4.5.26 tcltk-7.3.3.6p1 bison-1.22 libc-linux-4.6.27 tcpdump-3.0.3 blas-1.1 libc-linux-debug-4.5.26 tcsh-6.05 blt-1.7 libc-linux-debug-4.6.27 term-2.0.4 bm2font-3.0 libc-linux-shared-4.5.26 tex-3.1415 byacc-1.9 libc-linux-shared-4.6.27 tex-lib-6.4 clisp-1994-07-04 libc-linux-static-4.5.26 tex-pk300-1 clx-5 libc-linux-static-4.6.27 texinfo-3.1 cmu-snmp-2.1.2l2 libf2c-0.9.2 textutils-1.11 color-ls-3.12.0.2 libg++-2.5.3 time-1.6 control-panel-1.0 libgr-1.3 tin-1.22 cpio-2.3 lilo-14 tkined-1.0.2 csh-5.26a lim-1.0 tn3270-5.0 ctags-19.25 linpack-1.0 tools-2.16 cvs-1.3 linux-1.2.0 tput-1.0 deliver-2.0 linux-1.2.1 transfig-2.1.8 dialog-0.6 linux-1.2.2 trn-3.5 diffutils-2.6 linux-1.2.4 tset-jv-0.9.4 dosemu-0.60.1 linux-1.2.5 tunelp-1.3 dvipsk-5.55a linux-1.2.6 umb-scheme-2.10 e2fsprogs-0.5b lout-3.02 unzip-5.1 ed-0.2 lrzsz-0.12a util-linux-1.10 efax-0.6a m4-1.4 uucp-1.05 eispack-1.0 make-3.71 verify-1.0 eject-1.1 makeindex-2.11 vgaset-4.4.1993 electric-fence-2.0.5 man-1.4c vim-2.0 elisp-manual-19-2.3 man-pages-1.4 vixie-cron-3.0.1 elm-2.4 mbase-5.0 vlock-0.8 elvis-1.8.3 mc-1.2 what-1.3 emacs-19.25 md5sum-1.0 words-1.0 emacs-el-19.25 metamail-2.7 workman-1.2.2a emacs-nox-19.25 minicom-1.68 wp-demo-6.0 f2c-1994.09.27 minpack-1.0 wu-ftpd-2.4 fftpack-1.0 mkisofs-1.03 x3270-1.2 file-3.14 modules-1.1.67 xboard-3.2.pl0 fileutils-3.12 modules-1.1.87 xdaliclock-2.03 findutils-4.1 moonclock-1.0 xdemineur-1.1 flex-2.4.7 mpeg_play-2.0 xdm.ncsu-4.0 flying-6.9 mt-st-5.6 xdvik-1.8f fromdos-12 mtools-2.0.7 xearth-0.92 fvwm-1.24r ncftp-1.9.2 xfig-2.1.8 gas-2.2l ncompress-4.2.4 xfishtank-2.0 gawk-2.15.5 ncurses-1.8.5 xgopher-1.3.3 gcc-2.5.8 nenscript-1.13++ xhextris-1.0 gcc-c-2.5.8 netcdf-2.3.2.12 xjewel-1.6 gcc-cplus-2.5.8 netpbm-1mar1994 xlander-1.2 gcc-objc-2.5.8 nis-clients-1.4 xlispstat-3.37 gdb-4.12 npasswd-1.2.3 xloadimage-4.1 getty_ps-2.0.7e octave-1.0 xlockmore-2.5 ghostscript-2.6.1.4 oleo-1.6 xmorph-24nov94 ghostview-1.5 olvwm-4.1 xpaint-2.1.1 git-4.3.5 p2c-1.20 xpilot-3.2.9 gnuchess-4.0.pl73 patch-2.1 xpm-3.4b gnuplot-3.5 pdksh-4.9 xscreensaver-1.25 gpc-1.03 perl-4.036 xsnow-1.39 graphics-0.17 pine-3.91 xspringies-1.1 greed-2.1 pl-1.9.0 xsysinfo-1.2 grep-2.0 plplot-4.99f xtetris-2.5.2 groff-1.09 pop2d-1.0.01 xtron-1.0 gzip-1.2.4 pop3d-1.00.4 xview-3.2L5.1 hdparm-2.1 popclient-2.21 xwpe-1.4.1 howto-1995.02.06 ppp-2.1.2b xxgdb-1.08 httpd-1.3 procinfo-0.6 zsh-2.5.03 ibcs-1.2.0 procmail-3.10 ibcs-1.2.1 procps-0.97
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