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Package List

Appendix D Package List

This appendix lists the packages that make up Red Hat Linux. In each entry, you'll find the following information:

In addition, some packages will have one or more of the following icons alongside the package name:

Please Note: This package list was automatically generated right before Red Hat Linux 6.0 went into production. Because of the short timeframes involved, you might find minor typesetting problems in the package lists. However, we felt that an up-to-date package list was more important than a picture-perfect package list. We hope you'll agree...

You may also notice that some packages have different versions, and that packages listed here are not mentioned in the installation program (and vice versa). Any differences in package versions are normally due to the normal bug fixing process. It's possible that ``missing'' or ``extra'' packages are the result of last-minute changes prior to pressing CDROMs. Also note that all the packages in the ``Base'' group (and subgroups) are always installed, therefore you will not see them mentioned explicitly during the installation process.

Using the Package List After Installation
This list can come in handy even after you've installed Red Hat Linux. You can use it search for documentation. Here's how:

  1. Find the package in this list.

  2. Note the package name (The very first thing listed in bold at the start of each package description).

  3. Enter the following command, taking care to enter the package name exactly as it is shown in the list (the package name is case-sensitive):

    rpm -qd package-name
    

    (Replacing package-name with the actual name of the package, of course.)

If you installed the package, you should get a list of filenames. Each file contains documentation relating to the package you specified. Here are some of the types of filenames you'll see:

D.1 Amusements

D.2 Applications

D.3 Base

D.4 Development

D.5 Documentation

D.6 System Environment

D.7 User Interface


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