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There are many features new to Red Hat Linux 7.0 that are not part of the installation process. Some new features are tools or applications that you can use, others are new versions of the kernel or desktop environments. This list provides a little more information about what to expect from Red Hat Linux 7.0 once you are actually using the OS itself.
Red Hat Linux 7.0 includes the latest stable version of the 2.2.x Linux kernel.
Kickstart has been improved with new commands, as well as partitioning improvements.
Red Hat Linux 7.0 contains the latest version of XFree86 (version 4.0.1 which supports many new drivers).
Red Hat now offers a customizable way of receiving updates of Linux technology. Utilizing Update Agent and product registration, Red Hat will now help you keep up with the latest in hardware drivers and security fixes, enable automatic notification of updates, and much more. For more information please refer to http://www.redhat.com/now.
GNOME 1.2 is now included in Red Hat Linux 7.0.
The sawfish window manager is now included in Red Hat Linux 7.0 as the default window manager for GNOME. Based on a Lisp-like language, sawfish is extensible, and GNOME-aware.
KDE 2.0 is now included in Red Hat Linux 7.0.
GCC Compiler 2.9.6 allows for faster optimized code and more complete C++ support.
Due to relaxation of U.S. encryption laws, encryption-related changes have been made to the following packages:
Kerberos authentication has been added to the installation program.
LDAP authentication has been added to the installation program.
OpenSSH encryption tools are included in Red Hat Linux 7.0, allowing remote logins to your system for most anything you need.
The OpenSSL cryptography library is included in Red Hat Linux 7.0 enabling secure transactions for mail, Web and FTP communications.