Fedora Core 5 Release Notes

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This section outlines those issues that are related to Anaconda (the Fedora Core installation program) and installing Fedora Core 5 in general.

Downloading Large Files

If you intend to download the Fedora Core 5 DVD ISO image, keep in mind that not all file downloading tools can accommodate files larger than 2GB in size. wget 1.9.1-16 and above, curl and ncftpget do not have this limitation, and can successfully download files larger than 2GB. BitTorrent is another method for downloading large files. For information about obtaining and using the torrent file, refer to http://torrent.fedoraproject.org/.

This section provides notes that are specific to the supported hardware architectures of Fedora Core.

su -c 'yum install yum-utils' 

rpm -qa --queryformat "%{name}-%{version}-%{release}.%{arch}\n"  

The following sections contain information regarding software packages that have undergone significant changes for Fedora Core 5. For easier access, they are generally organized using the same groups that are shown in the installation system.

7.2. Systemwide Search Changes

	mlocate Has Replaced slocate
	The new mlocate package provides the implementations of /usr/bin/locate and /usr/bin/updatedb. Previous Fedora releases included the slocate versions of these programs.

• The locate command should be completely compatible.

• The configuration file /etc/updatedb.conf is compatible.

• Syntax errors that slocate would not detect are now reported.

• The DAILY_UPDATE variable is not supported.

• The updatedb command is not compatible, and custom scripts that use updatedb may have to be updated.

This section covers changes and important information regarding the kernel in Fedora Core 5.

rpm -qpl kernel-<version>.src.rpm

rpm -q --changelog kernel-<version>

8.3. Kernel Flavors

Fedora Core 5 includes the following kernel builds:

• Native kernel, in both uni-processor and SMP (Symmetric Multi-Processor) varieties. SMP kernels provide support for multiple CPUs. Configured sources are available in the kernel-[smp-]devel-<version>.<arch>.rpm package.

• Virtual kernel hypervisor for use with the Xen emulator package. Configured sources are available in the kernel-xen0-devel-<version>.<arch>.rpm package.

• Virtual kernel guest for use with the Xen emulator package. Configured sources are available in the kernel-xenU-devel-<version>.<arch>.rpm package.

• Kdump kernel for use with kexec/kdump capabilities. Configured sources are available in the kernel-kdump-devel-<version>.<arch>.rpm package.

You may install sources for all kernel flavors at the same time. The files are installed in the /usr/src/kernels/<version>-[xen0|xenU|kdump]-<arch>/ tree. Use the following command:

su -c 'yum install kernel-{xen0,xenU,kdump}-devel'

Select one or more of these flavors, separated by commas and no spaces, as appropriate. Enter the root password when prompted.

	x86_64 Default Kernel Provides SMP
	There is no separate SMP kernel available for the x86_64 architecture in Fedora Core 5.

	PowerPC Kernel Support
	There is no support for Xen or kdump for the PowerPC architecture in Fedora Core 5.

su -c 'ln -s /usr/src/kernels/kernel-<all-the-rest> /usr/src/linux'

8.6. Preparing for Kernel Development

Fedora Core 5 does not include the kernel-source package provided by older versions. Instead, configured sources are available, as described in this kernel flavors section.

	Instructions Refer to Current Kernel
	To simplify the following directions, we have assumed that you want to configure the kernel sources to match your currently-running kernel. In the steps below, the expression <version> refers to the kernel version shown by the command: uname -r.

Users who require access to Fedora Core original kernel sources can find them in the kernel .src.rpm package. To create an exploded source tree from this file, perform the following steps:

	Do Not Build Packages as Super-user
	Building packages as the superuser is inherently dangerous and is not required, even for the kernel. These instructions allow you to install the kernel source as a normal user. Many general information sites refer to /usr/src/linux in their kernel instructions. If you use these instructions, simply substitute ~/rpmbuild/BUILD/kernel-<version>/linux-<version>.

1. Prepare a RPM package building environment in your home directory. Run the following commands:

   su -c 'yum install fedora-rpmdevtools'
   fedora-buildrpmtree

   Enter the root password when prompted.

2. Obtain the kernel-<version>.src.rpm file from one of the following sources:

   • the SRPMS directory on the appropriate SRPMS CD iso image

   • the HTTP or FTP site where you got the kernel package

   • by running the following command:

     su -c 'yum install yum-utils'
     su -c 'yumdownloader --source kernel'

     Enter the root password when prompted.

3. Install kernel-<version>.src.rpm using the command:

   rpm -Uvh kernel-<version>.src.rpm`

   This command writes the RPM contents into ${HOME}/rpmbuild/SOURCES and ${HOME}/rpmbuild/SPECS, where ${HOME} is your home directory.

   	Space Required
   	The full kernel building process may require several gigabytes of extra space on the file system containing your home directory.

4. Prepare the kernel sources using the commands:

   cd ~/rpmbuild/SPECS
   rpmbuild -bp --target $(uname -m) kernel-2.6.spec

   The kernel source tree is located in the ${HOME}/rpmbuild/BUILD/kernel-<version>/ directory.

5. The configurations for the specific kernels shipped in Fedora Core 5 are in the configs/ directory. For example, the i686 SMP configuration file is named configs/kernel-<version>-i686-smp.config. Issue the following command to place the desired configuration file in the proper place for building:

   cp configs/<desired-config-file> .config

   You can also find the .config file that matches your current kernel configuration in the /lib/modules/<version>/build/.config file.

6. Every kernel gets a name based on its version number. This is the value the uname -r command displays. The kernel name is defined by the first four lines of the kernel Makefile. The Makefile has been changed to generate a kernel with a different name from that of the running kernel. To be accepted by the running kernel, a module must be compiled for a kernel with the correct name. To do this, you must edit the kernel Makefile.

   For example, if the uname -r returns the string 2.6.15-1.1948_FC5, change the EXTRAVERSION definition from this:

   EXTRAVERSION = -prep

   to this:

   EXTRAVERSION = -1.1948_FC5

   That is, substitute everything from the final dash onward.

7. Run the following command:

   make oldconfig

   You may then proceed as usual.

obj-m := foo.o

KDIR  := /lib/modules/$(shell uname -r)/build
PWD   := $(shell pwd)

default:
    $(MAKE) -C $(KDIR) M=$(PWD) modules
      

8.8. User Space Dependencies on the Kernel

Fedora Core 5 has support for clustered storage through the Global File System (GFS). GFS requires special kernel modules that work in conjunction with some user-space utilities, such as management daemons. To remove such a kernel, perhaps after an update, use the su -c 'yum remove kernel-<version>' command instead. The yum command automatically removes dependent packages, if necessary.

	PowerPC does not support GFS
	The GFS kernel modules are not built for the PowerPC architecture in Fedora Core 5.

GNOME 2.14 (or a release candidate) and KDE 3.5.1 are included in Fedora Core 5. The following list includes notable changes to the desktop interface in this release.

This section highlights changes and additions to the various GUI server and system configuration tools in Fedora Core.

su -c 'system-config-printer' 

A RH-Firewall-1-INPUT -m state --state NEW -m tcp -p tcp --dport 6881:6999 -j ACCEPT 

This section contains information on Web-related applications.

This section covers various developer tools.

This section highlights various security items from Fedora Core.

A general introduction to the many proactive security features in Fedora, current status and policies is available at http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security.

14.1. What's New

14.1.1. PAM module Deprecation

Pam_stack is deprecated in this release. Linux-PAM 0.78 and later contains the include directive which obsoletes the pam_stack module. pam_stack module usage is logged with a deprecation warning. It might be removed in a future release. It must not be used in individual service configurations anymore. All packages in Fedora Core using PAM were modified so they do not use it.

Upgrading and PAM Stacks

When a system is upgraded from previous Fedora Core releases and the system admininstrator previously modified some service configurations, those modified configuration files are not replaced when new packages are installed. Instead, the new configuration files are created as .rpmnew files. Such service configurations must be fixed so the pam_stack module is not used. Refer to the .rpmnew files for the actual changes needed.

diff -u /etc/pam.d/foo /etc/pam.d/foo.rpmnew

The following example shows the /etc/pam.d/login configuration file in its original form using pam_stack, and then revised with the include directive.

#%PAM-1.0
auth       required     pam_securetty.so
auth       required     pam_stack.so service=system-auth
auth       required     pam_nologin.so
account    required     pam_stack.so service=system-auth
password   required     pam_stack.so service=system-auth
# pam_selinux.so close should be the first session rule
session    required     pam_selinux.so close
session    required     pam_stack.so service=system-auth
session    required     pam_loginuid.so
session    optional     pam_console.so
# pam_selinux.so open should be the last session rule
session    required     pam_selinux.so open
	

#%PAM-1.0
auth       required     pam_securetty.so
auth       include      system-auth
# no module should remain after 'include' if 'sufficient' might
# be used in the included configuration file
# pam_nologin moved to account phase - it's more appropriate there
# other modules might be moved before the system-auth 'include'
account    required     pam_nologin.so
account    include      system-auth
password   include      system-auth
# pam_selinux.so close should be the first session rule
session    required     pam_selinux.so close
session    include      system-auth
# the system-auth config doesn't contain sufficient modules
# in the session phase
session    required     pam_loginuid.so
session    optional     pam_console.so
# pam_selinux.so open should be the last session rule
session    required     pam_selinux.so open
	

14.1.2. Buffer Overflow detection and variable reordering

All of the software in Fedora Core and Extras software repository for this release is compiled using a security feature called fstack-protector. fstack-protector places a canary value on the stack of functions containing a local character array. Before returning from a protected function, the canary value is verified. If there was a buffer overflow, the canary will no longer match the expected value, aborting the program. The canary value is random each time the application is started, making remote exploitation very difficult. The fstack-protector feature does not protect against heap-based buffer overflows.

This is a security feature written by Red Hat developers, implementing the IBM ProPolice/SSP feature. For more information about ProPolice/SSP, refer to http://www.research.ibm.com/trl/projects/security/ssp/. This feature is available as part of the GCC 4.1 compiler used in Fedora Core 5.

The FORTIFY_SOURCE security feature for gcc and glibc introduced in Fedora Core 4 remains available. For more information about security features in Fedora, refer to http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/Features.

A free and open source Java environment is available within this Fedora Core release, called java-gcj-compat. java-gcj-compat includes a tool suite and execution environment that is capable of building and running many useful programs that are written in the Java programming language.

	Fedora Core Does Not Include Java
	Java is a trademark of Sun Microsystems. java-gcj-compat is an entirely free software stack that is not Java, but may run Java software.

The java-gcj-compat infrastructure has three key components: a GNU Java runtime (libgcj), the Eclipse Java compiler (ecj), and a set of wrappers and links (java-gcj-compat) that present the runtime and compiler to the user in a manner similar to other Java environments.

The Java software packages included in this Fedora release use the new, integrated java-gcj-compat environment. These packages include OpenOffice.org Base, Eclipse, and Apache Tomcat.

Refer to the Java FAQ at http://www.fedoraproject.org/wiki/JavaFAQ for more information on the free Java environment in Fedora.

	Include location and version information in bug reports
	When making a bug report, be sure to include the output from these commands: which java && java -version && which javac && javac -version

alternatives --config java alternatives --config javac

15.2. Fedora and the JPackage Java Packages

Fedora Core includes many packages derived from the JPackage Project, which provides a Java software repository. These packages have been modified in Fedora to remove proprietary software dependencies and to make use of GCJ's ahead-of-time compilation feature. Fedora users should use the Fedora repositories for updates to these packages, and may use the JPackage repository for packages not provided by Fedora.

Refer to the JPackage website at http://jpackage.org for more information on the project and the software that it provides.

	Mixing Packages from Fedora and JPackage
	Research package compatibility before you install software from both the Fedora and JPackage repositories on the same system. Incompatible packages may cause complex issues.

Fedora can now browse Windows shares, a feature known as SMB browsing. In releases prior to Fedora Core 5, the firewall prevented the proper function of SMB browsing. With the addition of the ip_conntrack_netbios_ns kernel module to the 2.6.14 kernel, and corresponding enhancements to system-config-securitylevel, the firewall now properly handles SMB broadcasts and permits network browsing.

Fedora Core includes applications for assorted multimedia functions, including playback, recording and editing. Additional packages are available through the Fedora Extras repository.

Fedora Core and Fedora Extras provide a selection of games that cover a variety of genres. By default, Fedora Core includes a small package of games for GNOME (called gnome-games). To install other games available from Fedora Core and Fedora Extras, select Applications>Add/Remove Software from the main desktop menu.

Virtualization in Fedora Core is based on Xen. Xen 3.0 is integrated within Fedora Core 5 in the installer. Refer to http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Tools/Xen for more information about Xen.

	No PowerPC Support
	Xen is not supported on the PowerPC architecture in Fedora Core 5.

This section contains information related to the X Window System implementation provided with Fedora.

21.2. X.org X11R7 End-User Notes

	Installing Third Party Drivers
	Before you install any third party drivers from any vendor, including ATI or nVidia, please read http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Xorg/3rdPartyVideoDrivers.

The xorg-x11-server-Xorg package install scripts automatically remove the RgbPath line from the xorg.conf file if it is present. You may need to reconfigure your keyboard differently from what you are used to. You are encouraged to subscribe to the upstream xorg@freedesktop.org mailing list if you do need assistance reconfiguring your keyboard.

This section includes information related to the support of various languages under Fedora Core.

su -c 'yum install <SCIM-IMEs>' 

mkdir ~/.xinput.d 
ln -s /etc/X11/xinit/xinput.d/scim ~/.xinput.d/default

<fontconfig>
  <match target="font">
    <test name="family" compare="eq">
      <string>AR PL ShanHeiSun Uni</string>
    </test>
    <edit name="embeddedbitmap" mode="assign">
      <bool>false</bool>
    </edit>
  </match>
</fontconfig>	
      

gconftool-2 --type bool --set '/desktop/gnome/interface/show_input_method_menu' true 

Fedora Core provides legacy system libraries for compatibility with older software. This software is part of the Legacy Software Development group, which is not installed by default. Users who require this functionality may select this group either during installation, or after the installation process is complete. To install the package group on a Fedora system, use Applications=>Add/Remove Software, Pirut or enter the following command in a terminal window:

su -c 'yum groupinstall "Legacy Software Development"'

Enter the password for the root account when prompted.

	This list is automatically generated
	This list is automatically generated. It is not a good choice for translation.

This list was made using the treediff utility, ran as treediff newtree oldtree against the rawhide tree of 28 Feb. 2006.

For a list of which packages were updated since FC 4, refer to this page:

http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Beats/PackageChanges/UpdatedPackages

New package adaptx
	AdaptX

New package agg
	Anti-Grain Geometry

New package amtu
	Abstract Machine Test Utility (AMTU)

New package anthy
	Japanese character set input library

New package aspell-ru
	Russian dictionaries for Aspell.

New package aspell-sl
	Slovenian dictionaries for Aspell.

New package aspell-sr
	Serbian dictionaries for Aspell.

New package avahi
	Local network service discovery

New package axis
	A SOAP implementation in Java

New package beagle
	The Beagle Search Infrastructure

New package bsf
	Bean Scripting Framework

New package bsh
	Lightweight Scripting for Java

New package cairo
	A vector graphics library

New package cairo-java
	Java bindings for the Cairo library

New package castor
	An open source data binding framework for Java

New package concurrent
	Utility classes for concurrent Java programming

New package dev86
	A real mode 80x86 assembler and linker.

New package dhcdbd
	DHCP D-BUS daemon (dhcdbd) controls dhclient sessions 
        with D-BUS, stores and presents DHCP options.

New package ekiga
	A Gnome based SIP/H323 teleconferencing application

New package elilo
	ELILO linux boot loader for EFI-based systems

New package evolution-sharp
	Evolution Data Server Mono Bindings

New package f-spot
	Photo management application

New package frysk
	Frysk execution analysis tool

New package gecko-sharp2
	Gecko bindings for Mono

New package geronimo-specs
	Geronimo J2EE server J2EE specifications

New package giflib
	Library for manipulating GIF format image files

New package glib-java
	Base Library for the Java-GNOME libraries

New package gmime
	Library for creating and parsing MIME messages

New package gnome-applet-vm
	Simple virtual domains monitor which embed themselves 
        in the GNOME panel

New package gnome-mount
	Mount replacement which uses HAL to do the mounting

New package gnome-power-manager
	GNOME Power Manager

New package gnome-python2-desktop
	The sources for additional PyGNOME Python extension modules 
        for the GNOME desktop.

New package gnome-screensaver
	GNOME Sreensaver

New package gnome-user-share
	Gnome user file sharing

New package gnu-efi
	Development Libraries and headers for EFI

New package gpart
	A program for recovering corrupt partition tables.

New package gsf-sharp
	Mono bindings for libgsf

New package gstreamer-plugins-base
	GStreamer streaming media framework base plug-ins

New package gstreamer-plugins-good
	GStreamer plug-ins with good code and licensing

New package gtk-sharp
	GTK+ and GNOME bindings for Mono

New package gtk-sharp2
	GTK+ and GNOME bindings for Mono

New package hplip
	HP Linux Imaging and Printing Project

New package hsqldb
	Hsqldb Database Engine

New package icon-naming-utils
	A script to handle icon names in desktop icon themes

New package icu
	International Components for Unicode

New package imake
	imake source code configuration and build system

New package iscsi-initiator-utils
	iSCSI daemon and utility programs

New package iso-codes
	ISO code lists and translations

New package jakarta-commons-codec
	Jakarta Commons Codec Package

New package jakarta-commons-daemon
	Jakarta Commons Daemon Package

New package jakarta-commons-discovery
	Jakarta Commons Discovery

New package jakarta-commons-httpclient
	Jakarta Commons HTTPClient Package

New package javacc
	A parser/scanner generator for java

New package jdom
	Java alternative to DOM and SAX

New package jgroups
	Toolkit for reliable multicast communication.

New package jrefactory
	JRefactory and Pretty Print

New package kasumi
	An anthy dictionary management tool.

New package kexec-tools
	The kexec/kdump userspace component.

New package lcms
	Color Management System

New package libFS
	X.Org X11 libFS runtime library

New package libICE
	X.Org X11 libICE runtime library

New package libSM
	X.Org X11 libSM runtime library

New package libX11
	X.Org X11 libX11 runtime library

New package libXScrnSaver
	X.Org X11 libXss runtime library

New package libXTrap
	X.Org X11 libXTrap runtime library

New package libXau
	X.Org X11 libXau runtime library

New package libXaw
	X.Org X11 libXaw runtime library

New package libXcomposite
	X.Org X11 libXcomposite runtime library

New package libXcursor
	X.Org X11 libXcursor runtime library

New package libXdamage
	X.Org X11 libXdamage runtime library

New package libXdmcp
	X.Org X11 libXdmcp runtime library

New package libXevie
	X.Org X11 libXevie runtime library

New package libXext
	X.Org X11 libXext runtime library

New package libXfixes
	X.Org X11 libXfixes runtime library

New package libXfont
	X.Org X11 libXfont runtime library

New package libXfontcache
	X.Org X11 libXfontcache runtime library

New package libXft
	X.Org X11 libXft runtime library

New package libXi
	X.Org X11 libXi runtime library

New package libXinerama
	X.Org X11 libXinerama runtime library

New package libXmu
	X.Org X11 libXmu/libXmuu runtime libraries

New package libXp
	X.Org X11 libXp runtime library

New package libXpm
	X.Org X11 libXpm runtime library

New package libXrandr
	X.Org X11 libXrandr runtime library

New package libXrender
	X.Org X11 libXrender runtime library

New package libXres
	X.Org X11 libXres runtime library

New package libXt
	X.Org X11 libXt runtime library

New package libXtst
	X.Org X11 libXtst runtime library

New package libXv
	X.Org X11 libXv runtime library

New package libXvMC
	X.Org X11 libXvMC runtime library

New package libXxf86dga
	X.Org X11 libXxf86dga runtime library

New package libXxf86misc
	X.Org X11 libXxf86misc runtime library

New package libXxf86vm
	X.Org X11 libXxf86vm runtime library

New package libchewing
	Intelligent phonetic input method library for Traditional 
        Chinese

New package libdaemon
	library for writing UNIX daemons

New package libdmx
	X.Org X11 libdmx runtime library

New package libdrm
	libdrm Direct Rendering Manager runtime library

New package libevent
	Abstract asynchronous event notification library

New package libfontenc
	X.Org X11 libfontenc runtime library

New package libgdiplus
	libgdiplus: An Open Source implementation of the GDI+ API

New package libgpod
	Library to access the contents of an iPod

New package libgssapi
	Generic Security Services Application Programming Interface 
        Library

New package libiec61883
	Streaming library for IEEE1394

New package liblbxutil
	X.Org X11 liblbxutil runtime library

New package libnl
	Convenience library for kernel netlink sockets

New package libnotify
	libnotify notification library

New package liboil
	Library of Optimized Inner Loops, CPU optimized functions

New package liboldX
	X.Org X11 liboldX runtime library

New package libpfm
	a performance monitoring library for Linux/ia64

New package librtas
	Libraries to provide access to RTAS calls and RTAS events.

New package libsemanage
	SELinux binary policy manipulation library

New package libsetrans
	SELinux Translation library

New package libstdc++so7
	libstdc++.so.7 preview

New package libunwind
	An unwinding library for ia64.

New package libvirt
	Library providing an API to use the Xen virtualization

New package libvte-java
	Wrapper library for GNOME VTE

New package libxkbfile
	X.Org X11 libxkbfile runtime library

New package libxkbui
	X.Org X11 libxkbui runtime library

New package lucene
	High-performance, full-featured text search engine

New package m17n-db
	Multilingualization datafiles for m17n-lib

New package m17n-lib
	Multilingual text library

New package mesa
	Mesa graphics libraries

New package mlocate
	An utility for finding files by name

New package mockobjects
	Java MockObjects package

New package mono
	a .NET runtime environment

New package mysql-connector-odbc
	ODBC driver for MySQL

New package mysqlclient14
	Backlevel MySQL shared libraries.

New package nautilus-sendto
	Nautilus context menu for sending files

New package nfs-utils-lib
	Network File System Support Library

New package notify-daemon
	Notification Daemon

New package nspr
	Netscape Portable Runtime

New package opal
	Open Phone Abstraction Library

New package openCryptoki
	Implementation of Cryptoki v2.11 for IBM Crypto Hardware

New package opensp
	SGML and XML parser

New package pcmciautils
	PCMCIA utilities and initialization programs

New package perl-Net-IP
	Perl module for manipulation of IPv4 and IPv6 addresses

New package perl-String-CRC32
	Perl interface for cyclic redundency check generation

New package perl-XML-Simple
	Easy API to maintain XML in Perl

New package pfmon
	a performance monitoring tool for Linux/ia64

New package php-pear
	PHP Extension and Application Repository framework

New package pirut
	Package Installation, Removal and Update Tools

New package prctl
	Utility to perform process operations

New package pycairo
	Python bindings for the cairo library

New package pykickstart
	A python library for manipulating kickstart files

New package python-pyblock
	Python modules for dealing with block devices

New package rhpxl
	Python library for configuring and running X.

New package s390utils
	Linux/390 specific utilities.

New package salinfo
	SAL info tool.

New package scim
	Smart Common Input Method platform

New package scim-anthy
	SCIM IMEngine for anthy for Japanese input

New package scim-chewing
	Chewing Chinese input method for SCIM

New package scim-hangul
	Hangul Input Method Engine for SCIM

New package scim-m17n
	SCIM IMEngine for m17n-lib

New package scim-pinyin
	Smart Pinyin IMEngine for Smart Common Input Method platform

New package scim-qtimm
	SCIM input method module for Qt

New package scim-tables
	SCIM Generic Table IMEngine

New package squashfs-tools
	squashfs utilities

New package system-config-cluster
	system-config-cluster is a utility which allows you to manage 
        cluster configuration in a graphical setting.

New package systemtap
	Instrumentation System

New package tanukiwrapper
	Java Service Wrapper

New package tog-pegasus
	OpenPegasus WBEM Services for Linux

New package tomboy
	Tomboy is a desktop note-taking application for Linux and Unix.

New package velocity
	Java-based template engine

New package werken.xpath
	XPath implementation using JDOM

New package wpa_supplicant
	WPA/WPA2/IEEE 802.1X Supplicant

New package wsdl4j
	Web Services Description Language Toolkit for Java

New package xdoclet
	XDoclet Attribute Orientated Programming Framework

New package xjavadoc
	The XJavaDoc engine

New package xmlrpc
	Java XML-RPC implementation

New package xorg-x11-apps
	X.Org X11 applications

New package xorg-x11-drivers
	X.Org X11 driver installation package

New package xorg-x11-drv-acecad
	Xorg X11 acecad input driver

New package xorg-x11-drv-aiptek
	Xorg X11 aiptek input driver

New package xorg-x11-drv-apm
	Xorg X11 apm video driver

New package xorg-x11-drv-ark
	Xorg X11 ark video driver

New package xorg-x11-drv-ati
	Xorg X11 ati video driver

New package xorg-x11-drv-calcomp
	Xorg X11 calcomp input driver

New package xorg-x11-drv-chips
	Xorg X11 chips video driver

New package xorg-x11-drv-cirrus
	Xorg X11 cirrus video driver

New package xorg-x11-drv-citron
	Xorg X11 citron input driver

New package xorg-x11-drv-cyrix
	Xorg X11 cyrix video driver

New package xorg-x11-drv-digitaledge
	Xorg X11 digitaledge input driver

New package xorg-x11-drv-dmc
	Xorg X11 dmc input driver

New package xorg-x11-drv-dummy
	Xorg X11 dummy video driver

New package xorg-x11-drv-dynapro
	Xorg X11 dynapro input driver

New package xorg-x11-drv-elo2300
	Xorg X11 elo2300 input driver

New package xorg-x11-drv-elographics
	Xorg X11 elographics input driver

New package xorg-x11-drv-evdev
	Xorg X11 evdev input driver

New package xorg-x11-drv-fbdev
	Xorg X11 fbdev video driver

New package xorg-x11-drv-fpit
	Xorg X11 fpit input driver

New package xorg-x11-drv-glint
	Xorg X11 glint video driver

New package xorg-x11-drv-hyperpen
	Xorg X11 hyperpen input driver

New package xorg-x11-drv-i128
	Xorg X11 i128 video driver

New package xorg-x11-drv-i740
	Xorg X11 i740 video driver

New package xorg-x11-drv-i810
	Xorg X11 i810 video driver

New package xorg-x11-drv-jamstudio
	Xorg X11 jamstudio input driver

New package xorg-x11-drv-joystick
	Xorg X11 joystick input driver

New package xorg-x11-drv-keyboard
	Xorg X11 keyboard input driver

New package xorg-x11-drv-magellan
	Xorg X11 magellan input driver

New package xorg-x11-drv-magictouch
	Xorg X11 magictouch input driver

New package xorg-x11-drv-mga
	Xorg X11 mga video driver

New package xorg-x11-drv-microtouch
	Xorg X11 microtouch input driver

New package xorg-x11-drv-mouse
	Xorg X11 mouse input driver

New package xorg-x11-drv-mutouch
	Xorg X11 mutouch input driver

New package xorg-x11-drv-neomagic
	Xorg X11 neomagic video driver

New package xorg-x11-drv-nsc
	Xorg X11 nsc video driver

New package xorg-x11-drv-nv
	Xorg X11 nv video driver

New package xorg-x11-drv-palmax
	Xorg X11 palmax input driver

New package xorg-x11-drv-penmount
	Xorg X11 penmount input driver

New package xorg-x11-drv-rendition
	Xorg X11 rendition video driver

New package xorg-x11-drv-s3
	Xorg X11 s3 video driver

New package xorg-x11-drv-s3virge
	Xorg X11 s3virge video driver

New package xorg-x11-drv-savage
	Xorg X11 savage video driver

New package xorg-x11-drv-siliconmotion
	Xorg X11 siliconmotion video driver

New package xorg-x11-drv-sis
	Xorg X11 sis video driver

New package xorg-x11-drv-sisusb
	Xorg X11 sisusb video driver

New package xorg-x11-drv-spaceorb
	Xorg X11 spaceorb input driver

New package xorg-x11-drv-summa
	Xorg X11 summa input driver

New package xorg-x11-drv-tdfx
	Xorg X11 tdfx video driver

New package xorg-x11-drv-tek4957
	Xorg X11 tek4957 input driver

New package xorg-x11-drv-trident
	Xorg X11 trident video driver

New package xorg-x11-drv-tseng
	Xorg X11 tseng video driver

New package xorg-x11-drv-ur98
	Xorg X11 ur98 input driver

New package xorg-x11-drv-v4l
	Xorg X11 v4l video driver

New package xorg-x11-drv-vesa
	Xorg X11 vesa video driver

New package xorg-x11-drv-vga
	Xorg X11 vga video driver

New package xorg-x11-drv-via
	Xorg X11 via video driver

New package xorg-x11-drv-vmware
	Xorg X11 vmware video driver

New package xorg-x11-drv-void
	Xorg X11 void input driver

New package xorg-x11-drv-voodoo
	Xorg X11 voodoo video driver

New package xorg-x11-filesystem
	X.Org X11 filesystem layout

New package xorg-x11-font-utils
	X.Org X11 font utilities

New package xorg-x11-fonts
	X.Org X11 fonts

New package xorg-x11-proto-devel
	X.Org X11 Protocol headers

New package xorg-x11-resutils
	X.Org X11 X resource utilities

New package xorg-x11-server
	X.Org X11 X server

New package xorg-x11-server-utils
	X.Org X11 X server utilities

New package xorg-x11-twm
	X.Org X11 twm window manager

New package xorg-x11-util-macros
	X.Org X11 Autotools macros

New package xorg-x11-utils
	X.Org X11 X client utilities

New package xorg-x11-xauth
	X.Org X11 X authority utilities

New package xorg-x11-xbitmaps
	X.Org X11 application bitmaps

New package xorg-x11-xdm
	X.Org X11 xdm - X Display Manager

New package xorg-x11-xfs
	X.Org X11 xfs font server

New package xorg-x11-xfwp
	X.Org X11 X firewall proxy

New package xorg-x11-xinit
	X.Org X11 X Window System xinit startup scripts

New package xorg-x11-xkb-utils
	X.Org X11 xkb utilities

New package xorg-x11-xkbdata
	xkb data files for the X.Org X11 X server

New package xorg-x11-xsm
	X.Org X11 X Session Manager

New package xorg-x11-xtrans-devel
	X.Org X11 developmental X transport library


Removed package Canna

Removed package 4Suite

Removed package MyODBC

Removed package apel

Removed package VFlib2

Removed package anaconda-help

Removed package aqhbci

Removed package cdicconf

Removed package fonts-xorg

Removed package gimp-gap

Removed package gnome-kerberos

Removed package gnomemeeting

Removed package hotplug

Removed package howl

Removed package hpijs

Removed package hpoj

Removed package iiimf

Removed package iiimf-le-chinput

Removed package iiimf-le-xcin

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Removed package libungif

Removed package lvm2-cluster

Removed package mod_jk

Removed package nvi-m17n

Removed package openh323

Removed package openmotif21

Removed package pcmcia-cs

Removed package perl-Filter

Removed package perl-Filter-Simple

Removed package perl-Parse-Yapp

Removed package perl-RPM2

Removed package perl-Time-HiRes

Removed package perl-XML-Encoding

Removed package perl-libxml-enno

Removed package python-twisted

Removed package sash

Removed package schedutils

Removed package selinux-policy-targeted

Removed package selinux-policy-strict

Removed package slocate

Removed package struts11

Removed package system-config-mouse

Removed package system-config-packages

Removed package taipeifonts

Removed package w3c-libwww

Removed package xinitrc

Removed package usbview

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