From: Red Hat Software < red...@redhat.com>
Subject: Red Hat Linux 3.0.3 (Picasso) is now shipping!
Date: 1996/03/23
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[ Moderator's note: This should have gone out with the other RH posting.
My error, I got confused. There's too much good stuff coming out for
Linux these days, I get confused trying keep track of things with my
fingers. I'm thinking of learning to use my abacus. Anyone have
a manual they can send me? I'm told it is of the model used in the
Far East, with about ten rows of pearls, each row divided into a longer
and shorter part, with five and two pearls, respectively. So far,
I've only been using it two hit students with, but I think it might be
the perfect portable analytic engine. --liw ]
Those whipper-snappers at Red Hat Software have finally 'fessed up that:
Red Hat Linux - Release 3.0.3 (Picasso)
is now shipping!
!! Get it now at ftp://ftp.redhat.com !!
1. Highlights
- -------------
Red Hat Software is pleased to announce the release of its latest
edition of the Red Hat Linux Operating System. We are particularly
pleased with this release as it not only represents a significant
improvement in all the Red Hat functionality and reliability, but also
again demonstrates the remarkable creativity of the growing worldwide
Linux development community.
With its ease of installation, system management, automatic upgrades,
and preconfigured tools, Red Hat Linux is easier to use and manage
than ever. Highlights of release 3.0.3 include:
o Linux kernels up to 1.3.57. The stable 1.2.13 is the officially
supported kernel.
o A new version of RPM (2.0) that provides many new features and
dramatically faster performance.
o Now installs and runs on PC's with only 4MB memory!
o The new libc 5.2.18 libraries continue to move Linux towards
greater reliability and functionality. Specifically, the new libc
includes support for multiple threads needed for the Java SDK, as
well as greatly improved NYS support.
o Some 60 new packages from X tools to games
o New versions of many key Linux components from bind to sendmail.
o Ease of upgrading: Red Hat's RPM packaging technology combined
with glint, Red Hat's graphical installation manager, allows
for trouble free upgrades. We have tested 3.0.3's upgradeability
against all common versions of Red Hat 2.0 and Red Hat 2.1.
o Important new security features.
o Continues to feature many popular Linux tools that are
pre-configured to "run right out of the box" including the
Apache World Wide Web Server, and secure anonymous FTP.
o Much much more, see the "new features" section later in this
post.
2. Standards, Testing, and Red Hat Linux
- ----------------------------------------
Red Hat Linux continues to track both Linux and UNIX industry
standards closely. Red Hat conforms to the Linux file system
standard: FSSTND, and tracks many other Linux and UNIX standards.
Testing is probably Linux's greatest strength and the origin of its
remarkable stability for most applications, and Red Hat Linux benefits
from this. The truly open development model followed by Linus
Torvalds and the Linux development community allows new releases of
the kernel, components, and distributions to be tested by hundreds of
thousands of users. Their access to everything at little or no cost,
including full source code, off many sites on the Internet enables
anyone to contribute to further development by not just reporting bugs
but contributing patches.
Red Hat Linux depends on this open development model. We post our
Operating System as "freely distributable" software for free download
off of many sites on the Internet, and we are grateful for the
valuable assistance we receive.
3. A Stable Software Platform -and- a Rapidly Evolving Technology
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
Red Hat's software packaging scheme (RPM) provides the reliable and
consistent installation on a stable environment that ISV's are looking
for, and yet allows for a flexible environment for further Linux
development.
RPM's advanced software packaging features enable RPM "packaged"
software to be installed easily and correctly on any Red Hat Linux
platform. Running older software versions on a new release of Red Hat
Linux is generally reliable and trouble free.
Check out RPM's many benefits and design features at:
http://www.redhat.com
4. Freely Distributable Software
- --------------------------------
Red Hat Linux is released as freely distributable software under the
terms of the GPL. This allows anyone to use Linux without restriction
and to contribute to Linux development. It also prevents anyone or
any corporation from restricting access to Linux or Linux source code.
Commercially licensed software can be ported to, and run on, Linux
while maintaining the license terms that the author uses for any other
platform. You can download Red Hat Linux without cost from dozens of
sites on the Internet. Read ftp://www.redhat.com/pub/MIRRORS for a
site convenient to you.
Red Hat Linux is also available from as part of many other Linux based
products from many reputable CD-ROM manufacturers, including Red Hat
Software. Check our web site for more details: http://www.redhat.com
or call us at (800) 454-5502, or (203) 454-5500.
5. NEW FEATURES
- ---------------
o RPM 2.0: A NEW VERSION OF RPM
Provides many new features and dramatically faster performance.
- complete C implementation (no longer requires perl)
- over 10 times faster
- RPMs are PGP signed, for authentication and security
- backwards compatible with RPM 1.x
o EVEN EASIER INSTALLATION
- Features a "disketteless" install whereby you can install
directly from your CD-ROM drive without the need for a boot
disk at all, (requires DOS to get started)
- Single floppy CD-ROM install
- FINE GRAINED PACKAGE SELECTION in text install (with package
descriptions!)
- Disk space required now calculated in text install during package
selection (to help avoid selecting more packages than you have
disk space to accommodate)
o MORE HARDWARE SUPPORT
- Red Hat Linux can be installed and run in only 4MB memory!
(although you may want more memory for better performance)
- Adaptec 2940 SCSI
o XFree86 (X11R6) 3.1.2 X SERVER
- Red Hat Software continues to support the XFree86 X server as
being a critically important piece of the freely distributable
Linux OS. Among other important features XFree86 gives you
the ability to install Red Hat Linux on as many machines as
you chose without additional cost or restriction.
o NEW LIBC LIBRARIES 5.2.18
- Greatly improved NYS support
- Java ready. Support for multiple threads needed for the Java SDK
- Continues to move Linux towards greater reliability and functionality
It ensures that the GNU C and C++ compilers remain the standard for
the Linux OS thereby ensuring maximum ease of software maintenance
and portability.
o OVER 100 UPDATED PACKAGES
Including:
- latest GNU C compiler (gcc 2.7.2)
- Apache WWW server (1.0.3)
- DNS Server (bind-4.9.3)
- PCMCIA Card Services (2.8.8)
- HOWTO's and LDP Documentation
o OVER 50 NEW PACKAGES
From X tools to games for a total of over 380 packages:
- Xview (olvwm, openwindows development, etc...)
- Multimedia programs (sox, playmidi, aumix, tracker, etc...)
- popclient
- xview
- xosview
- mawk
- and many more...
o EASE OF UPGRADING
Red Hat's RPM packaging technology combined with glint, Red
Hat's graphical installation manager, allows for trouble free
upgrades. We have tested 3.0.3's upgradeability against all
commonly available versions of Red Hat 2.0 and Red Hat 2.1.
o IMPORTANT NEW SECURITY FEATURES AND PATCHES
- sendmail
- bind (named)
- dump
- elm
- fvwm
- kbd
- sliplogin
- and more
======================================================================
6. RPM 2.0 - Red Hat Package Manager
- ------------------------------------
After installing Red Hat Linux once, you will never need to reinstall
Linux again! Our RPM packaging system is sophisticated enough to
allow upgrading to new Red Hat releases without reinstalling your
system - no partitioning, no backing up all your files, no headaches.
Red Hat 3.0.3 Linux is built on an entirely new third generation
packaging system called RPM. The RPM system features include smart
configuration file handling across package upgrades, "shared" file
handling, documentation searching support, and package installation
via FTP. You can install, uninstall, query, verify, and upgrade
individual RPM packages.
The Red Hat web site, http://www.redhat.com, contains more information
on RPM and the RPM-HOWTO, which describes how to use RPM and build
your own RPM packages.
A graphical package management tool called GLINT allows you to quickly
and easily manage and track your system. It displays a hierarchy
of packages represented by individual package icons, and has displays
progress meters during installation.
We are releasing RPM under the terms of the GPL and we would like to
encourage everyone to use it to package their software. You can get
RPM separately from Red Hat Linux from any of the official Red Hat FTP
mirror sites.
7. PRISTINE SOURCES
- -------------------
An important element of the design of the Red Hat Linux Operating
System is our commitment to the concept of "pristine sources". Our
RPM source packages include pristine, untouched sources, as well as
patches and a control file which defines the building and packaging
process. It enables us to work with other members of the Linux
development community easily and effectively by clearly separating and
documenting the code that they contribute from any modifications that
are required by Red Hat Linux.
======================================================================
8. AVAILABILITY
- ---------------
Red Hat Linux 3.0.3 is available by FTP from:
ftp://ftp.redhat.com
and from many mirror sites on the Internet. It is also available on
CD-ROM from many CD-ROM manufacturers, including Red Hat Software.
Happy Linuxing!
Red Hat Software, Inc.
http://www.redhat.com
======================================================================
9. The complete Red Hat 3.0.3 Package list
- ------------------------------------------
ElectricFence-2.0.5 ImageMagick-3.7 ImageMagick-devel-3.7 MAKEDEV-2.2
NetKit-A-0.08 NetKit-B-0.06 SysVinit-2.58 X11R6-contrib-3.1.2
XFree86-3.1.2 XFree86-8514-3.1.2 XFree86-AGX-3.1.2
XFree86-Mach32-3.1.2 XFree86-Mach64-3.1.2 XFree86-Mach8-3.1.2
XFree86-Mono-3.1.2 XFree86-P9000-3.1.2 XFree86-S3-3.1.2
XFree86-SVGA-3.1.2 XFree86-VGA16-3.1.2 XFree86-W32-3.1.2
XFree86-Xvfb-3.1.2 XFree86-devel-3.1.2 XFree86-fonts-3.1.2 Xaw3d-1.1
Xaw3d-devel-1.1 Xconfigurator-1.3.1 abuse-1.10 acm-4.7 adduser-1.1
adjtimex-1.2 amd-920824upl67 anonftp-2.0 aout-libs-1.4 apache-1.0.3
arena-0.97g ash-0.2 at-2.9 aumix-0.2 autoconf-2.4 bash-1.14.6 bc-1.03
bdflush-1.5 bin86-0.3 bind-4.9.3 bind-lib-4.9.3 bind-utils-4.9.3
binutils-2.6 bison-1.24 blt-1.9 blt-devel-1.9 bm2font-3.0 bootpc-045
bsd-games-1.3 byacc-1.9 cdp-0.33 cmu-snmp-2.1.2l4
cmu-snmp-devel-2.1.2l4 cmu-snmp-utils-2.1.2l4 color-ls-3.12.0.3
colour-yahtzee-1.0 control-panel-2.4 cpio-2.4.1 cproto-4.4
crontabs-1.1 csh-5.2.6 cvs-1.7 cxhextris-1.0 db-1.85 db-devel-1.85
dev-1.6 dialog-0.6 diffutils-2.7 dip-3.3.7n doom-1.8 dosemu-0.60.4
dump-0.3 e2fsprogs-1.02 e2fsprogs-devel-1.02 ed-0.2 efax-0.7a
eject-1.2 elm-2.4.25 emacs-19.30 emacs-el-19.30 emacs-nox-19.30
etcskel-1.0 exmh-1.6.4 expect-5.18 expect-demos-5.18 ext2ed-0.1
f2c-19960205 f2c-libs-19960205 faces-1.6.1 faces-devel-1.6.1
faces-xface-1.6.1 faq-3.0 file-3.19 fileutils-3.12 findutils-4.1
flex-2.5.2 flying-6.19 fort77-1.7 fortune-mod-1.0 fstool-2.3
fvwm-1.24r fwhois-1.00 gawk-2.15.6 gcal-0.37 gcc-2.7.2 gcc-c++-2.7.2
gcc-objc-2.7.2 gdb-4.15 gdbm-1.7.3 gdbm-devel-1.7.3 gencat-022591
getty_ps-2.0.7h ghostscript-2.6.2 ghostscript-fonts-2.6.2
ghostview-1.5 giftrans-1.11.1 git-4.3.7 glint-2.0 glint-2.1 gn-2.22
gnuchess-4.0.pl75 gnuplot-3.5 gpm-1.06 gpm-devel-1.06 grep-2.0
groff-1.10 groff-gxditview-1.10 gzip-1.2.4 hdparm-2.4 helptool-2.1
howto-3.0 howto-dvi-3.0 howto-html-3.0 howto-ps-3.0 howto-sgml-3.0
iBCS-1.2 ical-2.0p2 imap-3.6.BETA indent-1.9.1 indexhtml-3.0
inews-1.4unoff3 initscripts-2.4 inn-1.4unoff3 intimed-1.10 ipfwadm-1.1
ircii-2.8.2 ircii-help-2.8.2 ispell-3.1.18 jed-0.97.13
jed-xjed-0.97.13 joe-2.8 kbd-0.91 kernel-modules-1.2.13
kernel-source-1.2.13 koules-1.1c kterm-6.1.0 ld.so-1.7.14 ldp-3.0
less-290 lha-1.00 libc-5.2.18 libc-debug-5.2.18 libc-devel-5.2.18
libc-include-5.2.18 libc-profile-5.2.18 libc-static-5.2.18
libelf-0.5.2 libg++-2.7.1.3 libg++-devel-2.7.1.3 libgr-2.0.2
libgr-devel-2.0.2 libgr-progs-2.0.2 libtermcap-2.0.5
libtermcap-devel-2.0.5 lilo-0.17 liloconfig-1.0 linuxdoc-sgml-1.4
logrotate-1.0 lout-3.06 lout-doc-3.06 lpr-0.06 lrzsz-0.12a lynx-2.4.2
m4-1.4 macutils-2.0b3 mailcap-1.0 mailx-5.5.kw make-3.74 man-1.4f
man-pages-1.10 maplay-1.2 mawk-1.2.2 mb-5.0 mc-3.1.2 metamail-2.7
mh-6.8.3 mh-6.8.3 minicom-1.74 mkdosfs-ygg-0.3b mkisofs-1.03a
modemtool-1.0 modules-1.2.8 moonclock-1.0 mpage-2.2.1 mt-st-0.2
mtools-2.0.7 multimedia-2.0 mxp-1.0 ncftp-1.9.4 ncftp-1.9.4
ncompress-4.2.4 ncurses-1.9.6 ncurses-devel-1.9.6 nenscript-1.13++
net-tools-1.2.0 netcfg-2.2 netpbm-1mar1994 nfs-server-2.2beta4
nfs-server-clients-2.2beta4 nls-1.0 npasswd-1.2 npasswd-dicts-1.2
nvi-1.49 open-1.3 p2c-1.20 p2c-basic-1.20 p2c-devel-1.20
paradise-2.3p19 patch-2.1 pcmcia-cs-2.8.8 pdksh-5.2.3 perl-5.001m
perl4-4.036 pidentd-2.5.1 pine-3.91 playmidi-2.3 pmake-1.0 pmirror-2.5
popclient-2.21 ppp-2.1.2d printtool-2.5 procinfo-0.7 procmail-3.10
procps-0.97 psmisc-11 python-1.3 python-1.3 pythonlib-1.1
pythonlib-1.2 rcs-5.7 rdate-10.10.94 rdist-1.0 readline-2.0
readline-devel-2.0 redhat-release-3.0.3 rootfiles-1.2 rpm-2.0
rpm-devel-2.0 rxvt-2.10 samba-1.9.15p8 screen-3.6.2 sed-2.05
sendmail-8.7.4 sendmail-cf-8.7.4 sendmail-doc-8.7.4 setup-1.2
seyon-2.14c sh-utils-1.12 sharutils-4.2 slang-0.99.24
slang-devel-0.99.24 sliplogin-2.0.2 slrn-0.8.6 slsc-0.2.3 sox-11g
spice-2g6 spider-1.0 stat-1.5 statnet-2.00 statserial-1.1 strace-3.0
svgalib-1.2.9 svgalib-devel-1.2.9 swatch-2.1 symlinks-1.0 sysklogd-1.3
taper-6.0 tar-1.11.8 tcl-7.4 tclx-7.4ap1 tcp_wrappers-7.3
tcpdump-3.0.2 tcsh-6.06 termcap-9.12.6 tetex-0.3.3 tetex-afm-0.3.3
tetex-dvilj-0.3.3 tetex-dvips-0.3.3 tetex-latex-0.3.3 tetex-xdvi-0.3.3
tetex-xtexsh-0.3.3 texinfo-3.7 texinfo-info-3.7 textutils-1.14
time-1.6 timetool-2.1 tin-1.22 tix-4.0b5 tk-4.0 tksysv-0.9 tracker-4.3
transfig-3.1.1 trn-3.6 trojka-1.1 tset-jv-0.9.6 tunelp-1.3
typhoon-1.10.3 umb-scheme-2.12 umsdos_progs-0.8 unarj-2.41a units-1.0
unzip-5.12 usercfg-2.2 util-linux-2.5 uucp-1.06.1 vga_cardgames-1.3.1
vga_gamespack-1.3 vga_tetris-0.4 vim-3.0 vixie-cron-3.0.1 vlock-0.8
which-1.0 words-2 wu-ftpd-2.4.2b9 x3270-3.1.0A3 xanim-2701 xbill-1.1
xbl-1.0f xboard-3.2.pl0 xboing-2.3 xchomp-1.0 xdaliclock-2.05
xdemineur-1.1 xearth-1.0 xevil-1.4 xfig-3.1.4 xfishtank-2.0 xfm-1.3.2
xgalaga-1.6b xgammon-0.98 xgopher-1.3 xjewel-1.6 xlander-1.2
xlispstat-3.44 xloadimage-4.1 xlockmore-3.6 xmailbox-2.2
xmorph-24nov94 xmplay-1.0 xosview-1.3.2 xpaint-2.1.1 xpat2-1.03
xpilot-3.4.0 xpm-3.4f xpm-devel-3.4f xpuzzles-5.0 xscreensaver-1.25
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From: Marc Ewing < marc@redhat.com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.announce
Subject: Red Hat Linux Rembrandt II (BETA) available for Intel and Sparc
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 1996 02:05:39 GMT
Organization: ?
Approved: linux-announce@news.ornl.gov (Lars Wirzenius)
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Red Hat Software is pleased to announce the world's
second most dangerous Linux distribution:
Red Hat Linux - 3.0.4 (Rembrandt II) BETA
=========================================
Now available on both the Intel and Sparc!
The Rembrandt beta releases of Red Hat Linux include the following
nifty features:
Modular kernel (2.0.10)
One kernel (one boot disk) for all hardware
Increased hardware support over 3.0.3
New, simpler installation
PAM - Pluggable Authentication Modules
More comprehensive X configuration
New network configuration tool
New version of RPM - 2.2.3
Dependencies
Libc 5.3.12
The Rembrandt II release fixes many bugs, and adds a few features.
Among the improvements over Rembrandt are:
config file handling
DOS partitions
IDE drives c-h
flashing asterisk
System.map
interface cleanups
/net /.automount updatedb
dip, inn, fvwm95, ypbind, ftpuser
module parameters
package selection
Users of Red Hat Linux releases 2.0, 2.1, 3.0.3 (Picasso), and 3.0.4
(Rembrandt) can upgrade to Rembrandt in-place without reformatting
your drives.
Rembrandt II is a net-only release, supporting FTP, NFS, and hard drive
installation. An installation guide is available on our FTP and web
sites in a number of formats. This is BETA software - please read all
installation instructions carefully.
Decorate your computer with Rembrandt today!
WEB SITE
- --------
The home page for Rembrandt is http://www.redhat.com/redhat/rembrandt,
which contains a link to the installation instructions (HTML, PostScript,
and ASCII) as well as a number of mirrors. An errata page will also be
maintained there as bugs are found and fixed, and improvements are made.
Please read the complete installation guide before attempting an
install (it is only a few pages).
MAILING LIST
- ------------
A mailing list has been set up for discussion amongst Rembrandt users.
The list is rembrandt-list@redhat.com, to subscribe send mail to
rembrandt-list-request@redhat.com with the word "subscribe" in the
subject line. Please do not send questions about Rembrandt to the
redhat-list@redhat.com.
FTP AVAILABILITY
- ----------------
The Red Hat Linux Rembrandt II is available from:
ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/rembrandt
and many mirrors, including, possibly, these:
ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/distributions/redhat/rembrandt
ftp://linuxwww.db.erau.edu/pub/linux/distrib/redhat/rembrandt
ftp://ftp.interpath.net/pub/linux/redhat/rembrandt
ftp://ftp.cc.gatech.edu/pub/linux/distributions/redhat/rembrandt
ftp://schlitz.cae.wisc.edu/pub/Linux/RedHat/rembrandt
ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/mirrors/redhat/rembrandt
ftp://ftp.wilmington.net/linux/redhat/rembrandt
ftp://ftp.cms.uncwil.edu/linux/redhat/rembrandt
ftp://sunsite.auc.dk/pub/os/linux/redhat/rembrandt
ftp://ftp.nvg.unit.no/pub/linux/redhat/rembrandt
ftp://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/os/Linux/distr/RedHat/rembrandt
Rembrandt II may also be available from other sites - check
http://www.redhat.com/redhat/rembrandt for additional sites.
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