| 4Suite | 4Suite is a collection of Python tools for XML processing and object-databases. It contains the following components: 4DOM is an implementation of the W3C's standard DOM API for HTML and XML content manipulation. 4DOM has full distributed-object support based on the IDL used in the formal DOM spec. 4XSLT is a powerful XSLT processor based on the latest draft of the W3C's XSLT specification. One of its many uses is to render XML documents as customized and stylized HTML for current Web browsers. 4XSLT also provides a powerful programming API for applications to use for low-level, customized transformations of XML documents. 4XPath is a library implementating of the W3C's XPath language for ndicating and selecting portions of an XML document. 4RDF is a toolkit and library for RDF processing. 4XPointer a library that can resolve XML link ends based on the W3C's specification for the XPointer 1.0 Candidate Recommendation. |
| a2ps | The a2ps filter converts text and other types of files to PostScript(TM). A2ps has pretty-printing capabilities and includes support for a wide number of programming languages, encodings (ISO Latins, Cyrillic, etc.), and medias. |
| adjtimex | Adjtimex provides raw access to kernel time variables. On standalone or intermittently connected machines, root can use adjtimex to correct for systematic drift. If your machine is connected to the Internet or is equipped with a precision oscillator or radio clock, you should instead manage the system clock with the xntpd program. Users can use adjtimex to view kernel time variables. |
| alchemist-devel | The alchemist is a back-end configuration architecture, which provides multi-sourced configuration at the data level, postponing translation to native format until the last stage. It uses XML as an intermediary data encoding, and can be extended to arbitrarily large configuration scenarios. |
| alchemist | The alchemist is a back-end configuration architecture. Alchemist provides multi-sourced configuration at the data level, postponing translation to native format until the last stage. It uses XML for intermediary data encoding, and can be extended to arbitrarily large configuration scenarios. |
| alien | Alien allows you to convert Debian, Slackware, and Stampede Packages into Red Hat packages, which can be installed with rpm. It can also convert into Slackware, Debian and Stampede packages. This is a tool only suitable for binary packages. |
| am-utils | Am-utils includes an updated version of Amd, the popular BSD automounter. An automounter is a program which maintains a cache of mounted filesystems. Filesystems are mounted when they are first referenced by the user and unmounted after a certain period of inactivity. Amd supports a variety of filesystems, including NFS, UFS, CD-ROMS and local drives. You should install am-utils if you need a program for automatically mounting and unmounting filesystems. |
| amanda-client | The Amanda-client package should be installed on any machine that will be backed up by AMANDA (including the server if it also needs to be backed up). You will also need to install the amanda package to each AMANDA client. |
| amanda-devel | The amanda-devel package should be installed on any machine that will be used to develop amanda applications. |
| amanda-server | The amanda-server package should be installed on the AMANDA server, the machine attached to the device (such as a tape drive) where backups will be written. You will also need to install the amanda package to the AMANDA server. And, if the server is also to be backed up, the server also needs to have the amanda-client package installed. |
| amanda | AMANDA, the Advanced Maryland Automatic Network Disk Archiver, is a backup system that allows the administrator of a LAN to set up a single master backup server to back up multiple hosts to a single large capacity tape drive. AMANDA uses native dump and/or GNU tar facilities and can back up a large number of workstations running multiple versions of Unix. Newer versions of AMANDA (including this version) can use SAMBA to back up Microsoft(TM) Windows95/NT hosts. The amanda package contains the core AMANDA programs and will need to be installed on both AMANDA clients and AMANDA servers. Note that you will have to install the amanda-client and amanda-server packages as well. |
| ami-gnome | Korean IMS Ami using gtk+, support gnome applet mode and Windowmaker dock mode. this package contains gnome applet mode binary of AMI |
| ami | Korean IMS Ami using gtk+, support gnome applet mode and Windowmaker dock mode. Gnome applet mode binary is available from the separate packages |
| anaconda-help | The anaconda-help package contains the help used in anaconda, the Red Hat Linux installer. |
| anaconda-runtime | The anaconda-runtime package contains parts of the Red Hat Linux installer which are needed for installing new systems. These files are used to build Red Hat Linux media sets, but are not meant for use on already installed systems. |
| anaconda | The anaconda package contains portions of the Red Hat Linux installation program which can then be run by the user for reconfiguration and advanced installation options. |
| anacron | Anacron (like `anac(h)ronistic') is a periodic command scheduler. It executes commands at intervals specified in days. Unlike cron, it does not assume that the system is running continuously. It can therefore be used to control the execution of daily, weekly and monthly jobs (or anything with a period of n days), on systems that don't run 24 hours a day. When installed and configured properly, Anacron will make sure that the commands are run at the specified intervals as closely as machine-uptime permits. This package is pre-configured to execute the daily jobs of the Red Hat Linux system. You should install this program if your system isn't powered on 24 hours a day to make sure the maintenance jobs of other Red Hat Linux packages are executed each day. |
| anonftp | Anonftp is a fast, read-only, anonymous FTP server. Anonymous FTP access allows anyone to download files from an FTP server. Anonymous FTP is a popular way of making files available via the Internet. Install the anonftp package if you would like to enable anonymous FTP downloads from your FTP server. |
| apache-devel | The apache-devel package contains the APXS binary and other files that you need to build Dynamic Shared Objects (DSOs) for Apache. If you are installing the Apache Web server and you want to be able to compile or develop additional modules for Apache, you need to install this package. |
| apache-manual | The apache-manual package contains the complete manual and reference guide for the Apache Web server. The information can also be found on the Web at http://www.apache.org/docs/. |
| apache | Apache is a powerful, full-featured, efficient, and freely-available Web server. Apache is also the most popular Web server on the Internet. |
| apacheconf | A configuration tool for the Apache Web server. |
| apel | APEL stands for "A Portable Emacs Library". It consists of following modules: poe.el - This is an emulation module mainly for basic functions and special forms/macros of latest emacsen. poem.el - This module provides basic functions to write portable MULE programs. pces.el - This module provides portable character encoding scheme (coding-system) features. invisible.el - This modules provides features about invisible region. mcharset.el - This modules provides MIME charset related features. and other some utility modules |
| arpwatch | The arpwatch package contains arpwatch and arpsnmp. Arpwatch and arpsnmp are both network monitoring tools. Both utilities monitor Ethernet or FDDI network traffic and build databases of Ethernet/IP address pairs, and can report certain changes via email. Install the arpwatch package if you need networking monitoring devices which will automatically keep track of the IP addresses on your network. |
| arts | aRts (Analog Real-Time Synthesizer) is a sound system for KDE 2.x. aRts creates and processes sound using small modules that do certain tasks. aRts modules can create waveforms (oscillators), play samples, filter data, add signals, perform effects like delay/flanger/chorus, or output the data to the soundcard. By connecting all those small modules together, you can perform complex tasks like simulating a mixer, generating an instrument, or playing a wave file with effects. |
| ash | A shell is a basic system program which interprets user's keyboard or mouse commands. The ash shell is a clone of Berkeley's Bourne shell (sh). Ash supports all of the standard sh shell commands, but is considerably smaller than sh. The ash shell lacks some Bourne shell features (for example, command-line histories), but it uses a lot less memory. You should install ash if you need a lightweight shell with many of the same capabilities as the sh shell. |
| asp2php-gtk | gtk+ frontend to asp2php |
| asp2php | asp2php converts WWW Active Server Pages (ASP) files that run on the Microsoft IIS Web Server into PHP pages to run on Apache. |
| aspell-ca | A Catalan dictionary for use with aspell, a spelling checker. |
| aspell-da | A Danish dictionary for use with aspell, a spelling checker. |
| aspell-devel | Aspell is a spelling checker. The aspell-devel package includes the static libraries and header files needed for Aspell development. Note that the recommended way to use aspell is through the Pspell library. |
| aspell-en-ca | This package contains a Canadian English dictionary for use with aspell, a spelling checker. |
| aspell-en-gb | This package contains a British English dictionary for use with aspell, a spelling checker. |
| aspell-es | This package contains a Spanish dictionary for use with aspell, a spelling checker. |
| aspell-fr | A French dictionary for use with aspell, a spelling checker. |
| aspell-it | An Italian dictionary for use with aspell, a spelling checker. |
| aspell-nl | A Dutch dictionary for use with aspell, a spelling checker. |
| aspell-no | A Norwegian dictionary for use with aspell, a spelling checker. |
| aspell-pt | A Portuguese dictionary for use with aspell, a spelling checker. |
| aspell-pt_BR | The aspell-pt_BR package contains an aspell dictionary for Brazilian Portuguese. |
| aspell-sv | A Swedish dictionary for use with aspell, a spelling checker. |
| aspell | Aspell is a spelling checker designed to eventually replace Ispell. Aspell's primary advantage (over Ispell) is a greater skill at suggesting correct spellings. Aspell includes both compile-time and run-time support for non-English languages and can spellcheck (La)TeX and HTML files. |
| at | At and batch read commands from standard input or from a specified file. At allows you to specify that a command will be run at a particular time. Batch will execute commands when the system load levels drop to a particular level. Both commands use /bin/sh. You should install the at package if you need a utility for time-oriented job control. Note: If it is a recurring job that will need to be repeated at the same time every day/week, etc. you should use crontab instead. |
| audiofile-devel | The audiofile-devel package contains libraries, include files and other resources you can use to develop Audio File applications. Install audiofile-devel if you want to develop Audio File apps. |
| audiofile | The Audio File library is an implementation of SGI's Audio File Library, which provides an API for accessing audio file formats like AIFF/AIFF-C, WAVE, and NeXT/Sun .snd/.au files. This library is used by the EsounD daemon. Install audiofile if you're installing EsounD or you need an API for any of the sound file formats it can handle. |
| auth_ldap | This is an authentication module for Apache that allows you to authenticate HTTP clients using user entries in an LDAP directory. |
| autoconf | GNU's Autoconf is a tool for configuring source code and Makefiles. Using Autoconf, programmers can create portable and configurable packages, since the person building the package is allowed to specify various configuration options. You should install Autoconf if you are developing software and you would like to use it to create shell scripts that will configure your source code packages. If you are installing Autoconf, you will also need to install the GNU m4 package. Note that the Autoconf package is not required for the end-user who may be configuring software with an Autoconf-generated script; Autoconf is only required for the generation of the scripts, not their use. |
| autoconvert-xchat | Auto-convert xchat plugins |
| autoconvert | zh-AutoConvert consists of three parts: A converter from Chinese HZ encoding to GB encoding, an auto-converter from HZ/GB/BIG5 encoding to GB/BIG5 encoding, and a working procmail example to auto-convert incoming mail. Author: YU Guanghui |
| autofs | Autofs controls the operation of the automount daemons. The automount daemons automatically mount filesystems when you use them and unmount them after a period of inactivity. Filesystems can include network filesystems, CD-ROMs, floppies, and others. Install this package if you want a program for automatically mounting and unmounting filesystems. If your Red Hat Linux machine is on a network, you should install autofs. |
| automake | Automake is an experimental Makefile generator. Automake was inspired by the 4.4BSD make and include files, but aims to be portable and to conform to the GNU standards for Makefile variables and targets. You should install Automake if you are developing software and would like to use its ability to automatically generate GNU standard Makefiles. If you install Automake, you will also need to install GNU's Autoconf package. |
| balsa | Balsa is a GNOME email client which supports mbox, maildir, and mh local mailboxes, and IMAP4 and POP3 remote mailboxes. Email can be sent via sendmail or SMTP. Optional multithreading support allows for non-intrusive retrieval and sending of mail. A finished GUI similar to that of the Eudora email client supports viewing images inline, saving message parts, viewing headers, adding attachments, moving messages, and printing messages. |
| basesystem | Basesystem defines the components of a basic Red Hat Linux system (for example, the package installation order to use during bootstrapping). Basesystem should be the first package installed on a system, and it should never be removed. |
| bash-doc | The bash-doc package contains documentation for the GNU Bourne Again shell version 2.05. |
| bash | The GNU Bourne Again shell (Bash) is a shell or command language interpreter that is compatible with the Bourne shell (sh). Bash incorporates useful features from the Korn shell (ksh) and the C shell (csh). Most sh scripts can be run by bash without modification. This package (bash) contains bash version 2.05, which improves POSIX compliance over previous versions. However, many old shell scripts will depend upon the behavior of bash 1.14, which is included in the bash1 package. Bash is the default shell for Red Hat Linux. It is popular and powerful, and you'll probably end up using it. Documentation for bash version 2.05 is contained in the bash-doc package. |
| bc | The bc package includes bc and dc. Bc is an arbitrary precision numeric processing arithmetic language. Dc is an interactive arbitrary precision stack based calculator, which can be used as a text mode calculator. Install the bc package if you need its number handling capabilities or if you would like to use its text mode calculator. |
| bdflush | The bdflush process starts the kernel daemon which flushes dirty buffers back to disk (i.e., writes all unwritten data to disk). This helps to prevent the buffers from growing too stale. Bdflush is a basic system process that must run for your system to operate properly. |
| bg5ps | Bg5ps uses the ttf2ps program to convert the Big5 Coding chinese text into a printable postscript file. Since it uses true type font, the quality is much better than using bitmap fonts. |
| bind-devel | The bind-devel package contains all the include files and the library required for DNS (Domain Name System) development for BIND versions 9.x.x. |
| bind-utils | Bind-utils contains a collection of utilities for querying DNS (Domain Name System) name servers to find out information about Internet hosts. These tools will provide you with the IP addresses for given host names, as well as other information about registered domains and network addresses. You should install bind-utils if you need to get information from DNS name servers. |
| bind | BIND (Berkeley Internet Name Domain) is an implementation of the DNS (Domain Name System) protocols. BIND includes a DNS server (named), which resolves host names to IP addresses; a resolver library (routines for applications to use when interfacing with DNS); and tools for verifying that the DNS server is operating properly. |
| bindconf | The bindconf package contains a utility for configuring basic Domain Name System (DNS) settings. |
| bison | Bison is a general purpose parser generator which converts a grammar description for an LALR(1) context-free grammar into a C program to parse that grammar. Bison can be used to develop a wide range of language parsers, from ones used in simple desk calculators to complex programming languages. Bison is upwardly compatible with Yacc, so any correctly written Yacc grammar should work with Bison without any changes. If you know Yacc, you shouldn't have any trouble using Bison. You do need to be very proficient in C programming to be able to use Bison). Bison is only needed on systems that are used for development. If your system will be used for C development, you should install Bison since it is used to build many C programs. |
| blas-man | The blas-man package contains documentation for BLAS (Basic Linear Algebra Subprograms) routines in the form of man pages. |
| blas | BLAS (Basic Linear Algebra Subprograms) is a standard library which provides a number of basic algorithms for numerical algebra. Man pages for blas are available in the blas-man package. |
| blt | BLT is an extension to the Tk toolkit. BLT's most useful feature is the provision of more widgets for Tk, but it also provides more geometry managers and other miscellaneous commands. Note that you will not need to do any patching of the Tcl or Tk source files to use BLT, but you will need to have Tcl/Tk installed in order to use BLT. |
| bonobo-devel | This package provides the necessary development libraries and include files that allow you to develop programs using the Bonobo document model. |
| bonobo | Bonobo is a library that provides the necessary framework for GNOME applications to deal with compound documents, i.e. those with spreadsheet and/or graphics embedded in a word-processing document. |
| bootparamd | The bootparamd process provides bootparamd, a server process which provides the information needed by diskless clients in order for them to successfully boot. Bootparamd looks first in /etc/bootparams for an entry for that particular client; if a local bootparams file doesn't exist, it looks at the appropriate Network Information Service (NIS) map. Some network boot loaders (notably Sun's) rely on special boot server code on the server, in addition to the RARP and TFTP servers. This bootparamd server process is compatible with SunOS bootparam clients and servers which need that boot server code. You should install bootparamd if you need to provide boot information to diskless clients on your network. |
| bug-buddy | Bug-buddy is a bug reporting utility for the GNOME desktop GUI environment. Bug-buddy can obtain a stack trace from a core file or crashed application; it can determine the versions of packages installed on your system; it can be started from gmc (by double-clicking on a core file) and from the crash dialog; and it supports the GNOME, KDE, Debian, and Helix Code bug tracking systems. |
| busybox-anaconda | Busybox is a single binary which includes versions of a large number of system commands, including a shell. The version contained in this package is designed for use with the Red Hat installation program, anaconda. The busybox package provides a binary better suited to normal use. |
| busybox | Busybox is a single binary which includes versions of a large number of system commands, including a shell. This package can be very useful for recovering from certain types of system failures, particularly those involving broken shared libraries. |
| byacc | Byacc (Berkeley Yacc) is a public domain LALR parser generator which is used by many programs during their build process. If you are going to do development on your system, you will want to install this package. |
| bzip2-devel | Header files and a static library of bzip2 functions, for developing apps which will use the library. |
| bzip2-libs | Libraries for applications using the bzip2 compression format. |
| bzip2 | Bzip2 is a freely available, patent-free, high quality data compressor. Bzip2 compresses files to within 10 to 15 percent of the capabilities of the best techniques available. However, bzip2 has the added benefit of being approximately two times faster at compression and six times faster at decompression than those techniques. Bzip2 is not the fastest compression utility, but it does strike a balance between speed and compression capability. Install bzip2 if you need a compression utility. |
| caching-nameserver | The caching-nameserver package includes the configuration files which will make BIND, the DNS name server, act as a simple caching nameserver. Many users on dialup connections use this package along with BIND for such a purpose. If you would like to set up a caching name server, you'll need to install the caching-nameserver package; you'll also need to install bind. |
| cadaver | cadaver is a command-line WebDAV client. It supports file upload, download, on-screen display, namespace operations (move/copy), collection creation and deletion, and locking operations. |
| Canna-devel | The Canna-devel package contains the development files needed to build programs that will use the Canna Japanese character input system. |
| Canna-libs | The Canna-libs package contains the runtime library for running programs with the Canna Japanese input system. |
| Canna | Canna provides a user interface for inputting Japanese characters. Canna supports Nemacs (Mule), kinput2, and canuum. All of these tools can then use a single customization file, Romaji-to-Kana conversion rules and dictionaries, and input Japanese in the same way. Canna automatically supports Kana-to-Kanji conversions; the conversions are based on a client-server model. |
| cdda2wav | Cdda2wav is a sampling utility for CD-ROM drives that are capable of providing a CD's audio data in digital form to your host. Audio data read from the CD can be saved as .wav or .sun format sound files. Recording formats include stereo/mono, 8/12/16 bits and different rates. Cdda2wav can also be used as a CD player. |
| cdecl | The cdecl package includes the cdecl and c++decl utilities, which are used to translate English to C or C++ function declarations and vice versa. |
| cdlabelgen | Cdlabelgen is a utility which generates frontcards and traycards (in PostScript(TM) format) for CD jewelcases. |
| cdp | Cdp is an interactive text-mode program for playing audio CDs. Install cdp to play audio CDs on your system. |
| cdparanoia-devel | The cdparanoia-devel package contains the static libraries and header files needed for developing applications to read CD Digital Audio disks. |
| cdparanoia | Cdparanoia (Paranoia III) reads digital audio directly from a CD, then writes the data to a file or pipe in WAV, AIFC or raw 16 bit linear PCM format. Cdparanoia doesn't contain any extra features (like the ones included in the cdda2wav sampling utility). Instead, cdparanoia's strength lies in its ability to handle a variety of hardware, including inexpensive drives prone to misalignment, frame jitter and loss of streaming during atomic reads. Cdparanoia is also good at reading and repairing data from damaged CDs. |
| cdrecord-devel | The cdrecord-devel package contains a SCSI user level transport library which can talk to any SCSI device without a special driver for the device. Cdrecord can easily be ported to any system with a SCSI device driver similar to the scg driver. |
| cdrecord | Cdrecord is an application for creating audio and data CDs. Cdrecord works with many different brands of CD recorders, fully supports multi-sessions and provides human-readable error messages. |
| cervisia | Cervisia is a KDE graphical frontend for the the CVS client. It features checking out a module from a repository, updating or retrieving the status of a working directory or single files, common operations like add, remove and commit, diff against the repository and between different revisions, annotated view of a file, view of the log messages in tree and list form as well as resolving of conflicts in a file. |
| chkconfig | Chkconfig is a basic system utility. It updates and queries runlevel information for system services. Chkconfig manipulates the numerous symbolic links in /etc/rc.d, to relieve system administrators of some of the drudgery of manually editing the symbolic links. |
| chkfontpath | This is a simple terminal mode program for configuring the directories in the X font server's path. It is mostly intended to be used `internally' by RPM when packages with fonts are added or removed, but it may be useful as a stand-alone utility in some instances. |
| cipe | CIPE (the name is shortened from Crypto IP Encapsulation) is a package for an encrypting IP tunnel device. This can be used to build encrypting routers for VPN (Virtual Private Networks) and similar applications. |
| cleanfeed | Cleanfeed is an automatic spam filter for Usenet news servers and routers (INN, Cyclone, Typhoon, Breeze and NNTPRelay). Cleanfeed looks for duplicated messages, repeated patterns, and known spamming sites and domains. It can be configured to block binary posts to non-binary newsgroups, to cancel already-rejected articles, and to reject some spamming from local users. Install the cleanfeed package if you need a spam filter for a Usenet news server. |
| compat-libs | This package contains a number of runtime libraries, including XFree86 and Postscript libraries, which allows older binaries to execute. |
| compat-libstdc++ | This package contains compatibility Standard C++ libraries which allow older binaries to execute. Install this package if you receive error messages like: error while loading shared libraries: libstdc++-libc6.1-2.so.3: cannot open shared object file |
| comsat | The biff client and comsat server, both included in this package, are an antiquated method of asynchronous mail notification. Although they are still supported, most users use their shell's MAIL variable (or csh shell's mail variable) to check for mail, or a dedicated application like xbiff, xmailbox, or the GNOME mail check applet. If the comsat service is not enabled, biff won't work and you'll need to use something else. You may want to install biff and comsat if you'd like to be notified when mail arrives. However, you should probably check out the more modern methodologies of mail notification instead. |
| control-center-devel | The control-center-devel package contains the development environment needed for creating the capplets used in the GNOME Control Center. If you are interested in developing capplets for the GNOME control center, you need to install this package. If you use the GNOME desktop, but you are not developing applications, you do not need to install this package. |
| control-center | GNOME (the GNU Network Object Model Environment) is an attractive and easy-to-use GUI desktop environment. The control-center package provides the GNOME Control Center utilities that allow you to setup and configure your system's GNOME environment (things like the desktop background and theme, the screensaver, the window manager, system sounds, and mouse behavior). If you install GNOME, you need to install control-center. |
| cpio | GNU cpio copies files into or out of a cpio or tar archive. Archives are files which contain a collection of other files plus information about them, such as their file name, owner, timestamps, and access permissions. The archive can be another file on the disk, a magnetic tape, or a pipe. GNU cpio supports the following archive formats: binary, old ASCII, new ASCII, crc, HPUX binary, HPUX old ASCII, old tar and POSIX.1 tar. By default, cpio creates binary format archives, so that they are compatible with older cpio programs. When it is extracting files from archives, cpio automatically recognizes which kind of archive it is reading and can read archives created on machines with a different byte-order. Install cpio if you need a program to manage file archives. |
| cpp | Cpp is the GNU C-Compatible Compiler Preprocessor. Cpp is a macro processor which is used automatically by the C compiler to transform your program before actual compilation. It is called a macro processor because it allows you to define macros, abbreviations for longer constructs. The C preprocessor provides four separate functionalities: the inclusion of header files (files of declarations that can be substituted into your program); macro expansion (you can define macros, and the C preprocessor will replace the macros with their definitions throughout the program); conditional compilation (using special preprocessing directives, you can include or exclude parts of the program according to various conditions); and line control (if you use a program to combine or rearrange source files into an intermediate file which is then compiled, you can use line control to inform the compiler about where each source line originated). You should install this package if you are a C programmer and you use macros. |
| cproto | Cproto generates function prototypes and variable declarations from C source code. Cproto can also convert function definitions between the old style and the ANSI C style. This conversion will overwrite the original files, however, so be sure to make a backup copy of your original files in case something goes wrong. Cproto uses a Yacc generated parser, so it should not be confused by complex function definitions as much as other prototype generators. |
| cracklib-dicts | The cracklib-dicts package includes the CrackLib dictionaries. CrackLib will need to use the dictionary appropriate to your system, which is normally put in /usr/share/dict/words. Cracklib-dicts also contains the utilities necessary for the creation of new dictionaries. If you are installing CrackLib, you should also install cracklib-dicts. |
| cracklib | CrackLib tests passwords to determine whether they match certain security-oriented characteristics, with the purpose of stopping users from choosing passwords that are easy to guess. CrackLib performs several tests on passwords: it tries to generate words from a username and gecos entry and checks those words against the password; it checks for simplistic patterns in passwords; and it checks for the password in a dictionary. CrackLib is actually a library containing a particular C function which is used to check the password, as well as other C functions. CrackLib is not a replacement for a passwd program; it must be used in conjunction with an existing passwd program. Install the cracklib package if you need a program to check users' passwords to see if they are at least minimally secure. If you install CrackLib, you will also want to install the cracklib-dicts package. |
| crontabs | The crontabs package contains root crontab files. Crontab is the program used to install, uninstall or list the tables used to drive the cron daemon. The cron daemon checks the crontab files to see when particular commands are scheduled to be executed. If commands are scheduled, it executes them. Crontabs handles a basic system function, so it should be installed on your system. |
| ctags | Ctags generates an index (or tag) file of C language objects found in C source and header files. The index makes it easy for text editors or other utilities to locate the indexed items. Ctags can also generate a cross reference file which lists information about the various objects found in a set of C language files in human readable form. Exuberant Ctags improves on ctags because it can find all types of C language tags, including macro definitions, enumerated values (values inside enum{...}), function and method definitions, enum/struct/union tags, external function prototypes, typedef names and variable declarations. Exuberant Ctags is far less likely to be fooled by code containing #if preprocessor conditional constructs than ctags. Exuberant ctags supports output of Emacs style TAGS files and can be used to print out a list of selected objects found in source files. Install ctags if you are going to use your system for C programming. |
| curl-devel | cURL is a tool for getting files from FTP, HTTP, Gopher, Telnet, and Dict servers, using any of the supported protocols. The curl-devel package includes files needed for developing applications which can use cURL's capabilities internally. |
| curl | cURL is a tool for getting files from FTP, HTTP, Gopher, Telnet, and Dict servers, using any of the supported protocols. cURL is designed to work without user interaction or any kind of interactivity. cURL offers many useful capabilities, like proxy support, user authentication, FTP upload, HTTP post, and file transfer resume. |
| cvs | CVS (Concurrent Version System) is a version control system that can record the history of your files (usually, but not always, source code). CVS only stores the differences between versions, instead of every version of every file you have ever created. CVS also keeps a log of who, when, and why changes occurred. CVS is very helpful for managing releases and controlling the concurrent editing of source files among multiple authors. Instead of providing version control for a collection of files in a single directory, CVS provides version control for a hierarchical collection of directories consisting of revision controlled files. These directories and files can then be combined together to form a software release. |
| cWnn-common | The cWnn-common package contains common files needed by both the cWnn and tWnn Chinese character set input systems. |
| cWnn-devel | The cWnn-devel package contains the header files and library needed to develop applications which will use the cWnn or tWnn Chinese character set input system. |
| cWnn | The cWnn package contains a Chinese character set input system. You'll also need to install cWnn-common. |
| cyrus-sasl-devel | The cyrus-sasl-devel package contains files needed for developing and compiling applications which use the Cyrus SASL library. |
| cyrus-sasl-gssapi | The cyrus-sasl-gssapi package contains the Cyrus SASL plugins which support GSSAPI authentication. GSSAPI is commonly used for Kerberos authentication. |
| cyrus-sasl-md5 | The cyrus-sasl-md5 package contains the Cyrus SASL plugins which support CRAM-MD5 and DIGEST-MD5 authentication schemes. |
| cyrus-sasl-plain | The cyrus-sasl-plain package contains the Cyrus SASL plugins which support PLAIN and LOGIN authentication schemes. |
| dateconfig | Dateconfig is a graphical interface for changing the system date and time, configuring the system time zone, and setting up the NTP daemon to synchronize the time of the system with an NTP time server. |
| db1-devel | The Berkeley Database (Berkeley DB) is a programmatic toolkit that provides embedded database support for both traditional and client/server applications. This package contains the header files, libraries, and documentation for building programs which use Berkeley DB (version 1). |
| db1 | The Berkeley Database (Berkeley DB) is a programmatic toolkit that provides embedded database support for both traditional and client/server applications. This package should be installed if compatibility is needed with databases created with the Berkeley DB version 1. This library used to be part of the glibc package. |
| db2-devel | The Berkeley Database (Berkeley DB) is a programmatic toolkit that provides embedded database support for both traditional and client/server applications. This package contains the header files, libraries, and documentation for building programs which use Berkeley DB version 2. |
| db2 | The Berkeley Database (Berkeley DB) is a programmatic toolkit that provides embedded database support for both traditional and client/server applications. This package should be installed if compatibility is needed with databases created with the Berkeley DB version 2. This library used to be part of the glibc package. |
| db3-devel | The Berkeley Database (Berkeley DB) is a programmatic toolkit that provides embedded database support for both traditional and client/server applications. This package contains the header files, libraries, and documentation for building programs which use the Berkeley DB. |
| db3-utils | The Berkeley Database (Berkeley DB) is a programmatic toolkit that provides embedded database support for both traditional and client/server applications. Berkeley DB includes B+tree, Extended Linear Hashing, Fixed and Variable-length record access methods, transactions, locking, logging, shared memory caching, and database recovery. DB supports C, C++, Java and Perl APIs. This package contains command line tools for managing Berkeley DB (version 3) databases. |
| db31 | The Berkeley Database (Berkeley DB) is a programmatic toolkit that provides embedded database support for both traditional and client/server applications. Berkeley DB is used by many applications, including Python and Perl, so this should be installed on all systems. |
| db3 | The Berkeley Database (Berkeley DB) is a programmatic toolkit that provides embedded database support for both traditional and client/server applications. The Berkeley DB includes B+tree, Extended Linear Hashing, Fixed and Variable-length record access methods, transactions, locking, logging, shared memory caching, and database recovery. The Berkeley DB supports C, C++, Java, and Perl APIs. It is used by many applications, including Python and Perl, so this should be installed on all systems. |
| dbskkd-cdb | dbskkd-cdb is a dictionary server for the SKK Japanese input method system. dbskkd-cdb is based on the code of skkserv (the original SKK server) 3.9.3, using the cdb constant database package of D. J. Bernstein (DJB) for faster dictionary access. Add an entry for dbskkd-cdb to /etc/hosts.allow when using with tcp_wrappers. ex. dbskkd-cdb: 127.0.0.1 |
| ddd | The Data Display Debugger (DDD) is a popular GUI for command-line debuggers like GDB, DBX, JDB, WDB, XDB, the Perl debugger, and the Python debugger. DDD allows you to view source texts and provides an interactive graphical data display, in which data structures are displayed as graphs. You can use your mouse to dereference pointers or view structure contents, which are updated every time the program stops. DDD can debug programs written in Ada, C, C++, Chill, Fortran, Java, Modula, Pascal, Perl, and Python. DDD provides machine-level debugging; hypertext source navigation and lookup; breakpoint, watchpoint, backtrace, and history editors; array plots; undo and redo; preferences and settings editors; program execution in the terminal emulation window, debugging on a remote host, an on-line manual, extensive help on the Motif user interface, and a command-line interface with full editing, history and completion capabilities. |
| dejagnu | DejaGnu is an Expect/Tcl based framework for testing other programs. DejaGnu has several purposes: to make it easy to write tests for any program; to allow you to write tests which will be portable to any host or target where a program must be tested; and to standardize the output format of all tests (making it easier to integrate the testing into software development). |
| desktop-backgrounds | The desktop-backgrounds package contains a bunch of images for sprucing up your desktop. Install this package if you would like a variety of images for use as a desktop background. |
| dev | The Red Hat Linux operating system uses file system entries to represent devices (CD-ROMs, floppy drives, etc.) attached to the machine. All of these entries are in the /dev tree (although they don't have to be). This package contains the most commonly used /dev entries. The dev package is a basic part of your Red Hat Linux system and it needs to be installed. |
| dhcp | DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) is a protocol which allows individual devices on an IP network to get their own network configuration information (IP address, subnetmask, broadcast address, etc.) from a DHCP server. The overall purpose of DHCP is to make it easier to administer a large network. The dhcp package includes the DHCP server and a DHCP relay agent. You should install dhcp if you want to set up a DHCP server on your network. You will also need to install the pump package, which provides the DHCP client daemon, on client machines. |
| dhcpcd | DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) is a protocol which allows individual devices on an IP network to get their own network configuration information (IP address, subnetmask, broadcast address, etc.) from a DHCP server. The overall purpose of DHCP is to make it easier to administer a large network. The dhcpcd package includes a DHCP client daemon. If you're going to use DHCP on your network, you'll need to install the server package (dhcp) on the server, and a client package on the client machines. The dhcpcd package includes a DHCP client, but we suggest that you instead install the DHCP client included in the pump package, which provides a faster and simpler DHCP client. |
| dia | The Dia drawing program is designed to be like the Windows(TM) Visio program. Dia can be used to draw different types of diagrams, and includes support for UML static structure diagrams (class diagrams), entity relationship modeling, and network diagrams. Dia can load and save diagrams to a custom file format, can load and save in .xml format, and can export to PostScript(TM). |
| dialog | Dialog is a utility that allows you to show dialog boxes (containing questions or messages) in TTY (text mode) interfaces. Dialog is called from within a shell script. The following dialog boxes are implemented: yes/no, menu, input, message, text, info, checklist, radiolist, and gauge. Install dialog if you would like to create TTY dialog boxes. |
| diffstat | The diff command compares files line by line. Diffstat reads the output of the diff command and displays a histogram of the insertions, deletions and modifications in each file. Diffstat is commonly used to provide a summary of the changes in large, complex patch files. Install diffstat if you need a program which provides a summary of the diff command's output. You'll need to also install diffutils. |
| diffutils | Diffutils includes four utilities: diff, cmp, diff3 and sdiff. Diff compares two files and shows the differences, line by line. The cmp command shows the offset and line numbers where two files differ, or cmp can show the characters that differ between the two files. The diff3 command shows the differences between three files. Diff3 can be used when two people have made independent changes to a common original; diff3 can produce a merged file that contains both sets of changes and warnings about conflicts. The sdiff command can be used to merge two files interactively. Install diffutils if you need to compare text files. |
| dip | Dip is a modem dialer. Dip handles the connections needed for dialup IP links like SLIP or PPP. Dip can handle both incoming and outgoing connections, using password security for incoming connections. Dip is useful for setting up PPP and SLIP connections, but isn't required for either. Netcfg uses dip for setting up SLIP connections. Install dip if you need a utility which will handle dialup IP connections. |
| diskcheck | DiskCheck is a small utility that monitors how much space is available on your hard drive. It checks your drive space every hour and takes action based on the specifications in a very simple config file. When disks are nearing full capacity, mail will be sent to the system administrator warning him to take action. |
| Distutils | A collection of modules to aid in the distribution and installation of Python modules, extensions, and (ultimately) applications. A standard part of Python 1.6 and 2.0, but also distributed separately for use with Python 1.5. |
| dmalloc | The debug memory allocation or "dmalloc" library has been designed as a drop in replacement for the system's `malloc', `realloc', `calloc', `free' and other memory management routines while providing powerful debugging facilities configurable at runtime. These facilities include such things as memory-leak tracking, fence-post write detection, file/line number reporting, and general logging of statistics. It also provides support for the debugging of threaded programs. Releases and documentation available online. http://dmalloc.com/ |
| docbook-dtd30-sgml | The DocBook Document Type Definition (DTD) describes the syntax of technical documentation texts (articles, books and manual pages). This syntax is SGML-compliant and is developed by the OASIS consortium. This is the version 3.0 of this DTD. |
| docbook-dtd31-sgml | The DocBook Document Type Definition (DTD) describes the syntax of technical documentation texts (articles, books and manual pages). This syntax is SGML-compliant and is developed by the OASIS consortium. This is the version 3.1 of this DTD. |
| docbook-dtd40-sgml | The DocBook Document Type Definition (DTD) describes the syntax of technical documentation texts (articles, books and manual pages). This syntax is SGML-compliant and is developed by the OASIS consortium. This is the version 4.0 of this DTD. |
| docbook-dtd41-sgml | The DocBook Document Type Definition (DTD) describes the syntax of technical documentation texts (articles, books and manual pages). This syntax is SGML-compliant and is developed by the OASIS consortium. This is the version 4.1 of this DTD. |
| docbook-dtd41-xml | The DocBook Document Type Definition (DTD) describes the syntax of technical documentation texts (articles, books and manual pages). This syntax is XML-compliant and is developed by the OASIS consortium. This is the version 4.1 of this DTD. |
| docbook-dtd412-xml | The DocBook Document Type Definition (DTD) describes the syntax of technical documentation texts (articles, books and manual pages). This syntax is XML-compliant and is developed by the OASIS consortium. This is the version 4.1.2 of this DTD. |
| docbook-style-dsssl | These DSSSL stylesheets allow to convert any DocBook document to another printed (for example, RTF or PostScript) or online (for example, HTML) format. They are highly customizable. |
| docbook-utils-pdf | This package contains a script for converting DocBook documents to PDF format. |
| docbook-utils | This package contains scripts are for easy conversion from DocBook files to other formats (for example, HTML, RTF, and PostScript), and for comparing SGML files. |
| dos2unix | Dos2unix converts DOS or MAC text files to UNIX format. |
| dosfstools | The dosfstools package includes the mkdosfs and dosfsck utilities, which respectively make and check MS-DOS FAT filesystems on hard drives or on floppies. |
| doxygen-doxywizard | Doxywizard is a GUI front-end for creating and editing configuration files that are used by doxygen. |
| doxygen | Doxygen is a documentation system for C and C++. Doxygen can generate an on-line class browser (in HTML) and/or a reference manual (in LaTeX) from a set of documented source files. The documentation is extracted directly from the sources. Doxygen can be configured to extract the code structure from undocumented source files. |
| dump | The dump package contains both dump and restore. Dump examines files in a filesystem, determines which ones need to be backed up, and copies those files to a specified disk, tape, or other storage medium. The restore command performs the inverse function of dump; it can restore a full backup of a filesystem. Subsequent incremental backups can then be layered on top of the full backup. Single files and directory subtrees may also be restored from full or partial backups. Install dump if you need a system for both backing up filesystems and restoring filesystems after backups. |
| e2fsprogs-devel | E2fsprogs-devel contains the libraries and header files needed to develop second extended (ext2) filesystem-specific programs. You should install e2fsprogs-devel if you want to develop ext2 filesystem-specific programs. If you install e2fsprogs-devel, you'll also want to install e2fsprogs. |
| e2fsprogs | The e2fsprogs package contains a number of utilities for creating, checking, modifying, and correcting any inconsistencies in second extended (ext2) filesystems. E2fsprogs contains e2fsck (used to repair filesystem inconsistencies after an unclean shutdown), mke2fs (used to initialize a partition to contain an empty ext2 filesystem), debugfs (used to examine the internal structure of a filesystem, to manually repair a corrupted filesystem, or to create test cases for e2fsck), tune2fs (used to modify filesystem parameters), and most of the other core ext2fs filesystem utilities. You should install the e2fsprogs package if you need to manage the performance of an ext2 filesystem. |
| ed | Ed is a line-oriented text editor, used to create, display, and modify text files (both interactively and via shell scripts). For most purposes, ed has been replaced in normal usage by full-screen editors (emacs and vi, for example). Ed was the original UNIX editor, and may be used by some programs. In general, however, you probably don't need to install it and you probably won't use it. |
| ee | The ee package contains the Electric Eyes image viewer for the GNOME desktop environment. Electric Eyes is primary an image viewer, but it also allows many types of image manipulations. Electric Eyes can handle almost any type of image. Install the ee package if you need an image viewer. |
| eel-devel | This package provides the necessary development libraries and include files to allow you to develop with Eel. |
| eel | Eazel Extensions Library is a collection of widgets and functions for use with GNOME. |
| efax | Efax is a small ANSI C/POSIX program that sends and receives faxes using any Class 1, 2 or 2.0 fax modem. You need to install efax if you want to send faxes and you have a Class 1, 2 or 2.0 fax modem. |
| ElectricFence | ElectricFence is a utility for C programming and debugging. ElectricFence uses the virtual memory hardware of your system to detect when software overruns malloc() buffer boundaries, and/or to detect any accesses of memory released by free(). ElectricFence will then stop the program on the first instruction that caused a bounds violation and you can use your favorite debugger to display the offending statement. Install ElectricFence if you need a debugger to find malloc() violations. |
| elm | Elm is a terminal mode email user agent. Elm includes all standard mailhandling features, including MIME support via metamail. Elm is still used by some people, but is no longer in active development. If you have used Elm before and you are devoted to it, you should install the elm package. If you want to use metamail's MIME support, you also need to install the metamail package. |
| emacs-el | Emacs-el contains the emacs-elisp sources for many of the elisp programs included with the main Emacs text editor package. You need to install emacs-el only if you intend to modify any of the Emacs packages or see some elisp examples. |
| emacs-leim | The emacs-leim package contains Emacs Lisp code for input methods for various international character scripts. Basically, the Lisp code provided by this package describes the consecutive keystrokes that a user must press in order to input a particular character in a non-English character set. Input methods for many different character sets are included in this package. |
| emacs-nox | Emacs-nox is the Emacs text editor program without support for the X Window System. You need to install this package only if you plan on exclusively using Emacs without the X Window System (emacs-X11 will work both in X and out of X, but emacs-nox will only work outside of X). You'll also need to install the emacs package in order to run Emacs. |
| emacs-X11 | Emacs-X11 includes the Emacs text editor program for use with the X Window System (it provides support for the mouse and other GUI elements). Emacs-X11 will also run Emacs outside of X, but it has a larger memory footprint than the 'non-X' Emacs package (emacs-nox). Install emacs-X11 if you're going to use Emacs with the X Window System. You should also install emacs-X11 if you're going to run Emacs both with and without X (it will work fine both ways). You'll also need to install the emacs package in order to run Emacs. |
| emacs | Emacs is a powerful, customizable, self-documenting, modeless text editor. Emacs contains special code editing features, a scripting language (elisp), and the capability to read mail, news, and more without leaving the editor. This package includes the libraries you need to run the Emacs editor, You also need to install the actual Emacs program package (emacs-nox or emacs-X11). Install emacs-nox if you are not going to use the X Window System; install emacs-X11 if you will be using X. |
| enlightenment | Enlightenment is a window manager for the X Window System that is designed to be powerful, extensible, configurable and pretty darned good looking! It is one of the more graphically intense window managers. Enlightenment goes beyond managing windows by providing a useful and appealing graphical shell from which to work. It is open in design and instead of dictating a policy, allows the user to define their own policy, down to every last detail. This package will install the Enlightenment window manager. |
| enscript | GNU enscript is a free replacement for Adobe's Enscript program. Enscript converts ASCII files to PostScript(TM) and spools generated PostScript output to the specified printer or saves it to a file. Enscript can be extended to handle different output media and includes many options for customizing printouts. |
| eruby | eRuby interprets a Ruby code embedded text file. For example, eRuby enables you to embed a Ruby code to a HTML file. |
| esound-devel | The esound-devel package includes the libraries, include files and other resources needed to develop EsounD applications. |
| esound | EsounD, the Enlightened Sound Daemon, is a server process that mixes several audio streams for playback by a single audio device. For example, if you're listening to music on a CD and you receive a sound-related event from ICQ, the two applications won't have to queue for the use of your sound card. Install esound if you'd like to let sound applications share your audio device. You'll also need to install the audiofile package. |
| ethereal-gnome | Contains ethereal icon for Gnome 1.2 and desktop integration file |
| ethereal | Ethereal is a network traffic analyzer for Unix-ish operating systems. This package lays base for libpcap, a packet capture and filtering library, contains command-line utilities, and contains plugins and documentation for ethereal. A graphical user interface is packaged separately to GTK+ package. |
| ethtool | This utility allows querying and changing of ethernet card settings, such as speed, port, autonegotiation, and PCI locations. |
| exmh | Exmh provides an X interface for MH/nmh mail, a feature-rich email handling system. Exmh supports almost all (but not all) of MH's features: viewing the messages in a folder, reading/deleting/refiling messages, and sorting arriving mail into different folders before the messages are read. Exmh highlights which folders have new mail and indicates which messages have not been read. If you like MH/nmh mail, you should install exmh, because it makes the MH/nmh mail system much more user-friendly. You may also want to use exmh if you prefer a graphical user interface for your mail client. Note that you will also have to install the nmh package. |
| expat-devel | The expat-devel package contains the libraries, include files and documentation to develop XML applications with expat. |
| expect | Expect is a tcl application for automating and testing interactive applications such as telnet, ftp, passwd, fsck, rlogin, tip, etc. Expect makes it easy for a script to control another program and interact with it. |
| extace | eXtace is a audio visualization plugin (eye candy) for the GNOME GUI desktop environment. It connects to EsounD and displays the audio data as either a 3D textured landscape, a 3D pointed landscape, a 16-128 channel graphic EQ, or a colored oscilloscope. |
| fam-devel | Static libraries and header files for fam, the File Alteration Monitor. |
| fam | FAM, the File Alteration Monitor, provides a daemon and an API which applications can use for notification of changes in specific files or directories. |
| faq | The faq package includes the text of the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about Linux from http://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/docs/faqs/. These FAQs are a great source of information (sometimes historical) about Linux. Install the faq package if you'd like to read the Linux FAQ off your own machine. |
| fetchmail | Fetchmail is a remote mail retrieval and forwarding utility intended for use over on-demand TCP/IP links, like SLIP or PPP connections. Fetchmail supports every remote-mail protocol currently in use on the Internet (POP2, POP3, RPOP, APOP, KPOP, all IMAPs, ESMTP ETRN, IPv6, and IPSEC) for retrieval. Then Fetchmail forwards the mail through SMTP so you can read it through your favorite mail client. Install fetchmail if you need to retrieve mail over SLIP or PPP connections. |
| fetchmailconf | Fetchmailconf is a Tcl/Tk GUI application that edits your .fetchmailrc file in order to configure the fetchmail mail retrieval program. Fetchmail's numerous options may be confusing to new users, so fetchmailconf may help to clear up the confusion. Install fetchmailconf if you need help configuring fetchmail. You'll need to have Python and Tk installed in order to use fetchmailconf. |
| file | The file command is used to identify a particular file according to the type of data contained by the file. File can identify many different file types, including ELF binaries, system libraries, RPM packages, and different graphics formats. You should install the file package, since the file command is such a useful utility. |
| filesystem | The filesystem package is one of the basic packages that is installed on a Red Hat Linux system. Filesystem contains the basic directory layout for a Linux operating system, including the correct permissions for the directories. |
| fileutils | The fileutils package includes a number of GNU versions of common and popular file management utilities. Fileutils includes the following tools: chgrp (changes a file's group ownership), chown (changes a file's ownership), chmod (changes a file's permissions), cp (copies files), dd (copies and converts files), df (shows a filesystem's disk usage), dir (gives a brief directory listing), dircolors (the setup program for the color version of the ls command), du (shows disk usage), install (copies files and sets permissions), ln (creates file links), ls (lists directory contents), mkdir (creates directories), mkfifo (creates FIFOs or named pipes), mknod (creates special files), mv (renames files), rm (removes/deletes files), rmdir (removes empty directories), sync (synchronizes memory and disk), touch (changes file timestamps), and vdir (provides long directory listings). |
| findutils | The findutils package contains programs which will help you locate files on your system. The find utility searches through a hierarchy of directories looking for files which match a certain set of criteria (such as a filename pattern). The xargs utility builds and executes command lines from standard input arguments (usually lists of file names generated by the find command). You should install findutils because it includes tools that are very useful for finding things on your system. |
| finger-server | Finger is a utility which allows users to see information about system users (login name, home directory, name, how long they've been logged in to the system, etc.). The finger-server package includes a standard finger server. The server daemon (fingerd) runs from /etc/inetd.conf, which must be modified to disable finger requests. You should install finger-server if your system is used by multiple users and you'd like finger information to be available. |
| finger | Finger is a utility which allows users to see information about system users (login name, home directory, name, how long they've been logged in to the system, etc.). The finger package includes a standard finger client. You should install finger if you'd like to retrieve finger information from other systems. |
| firewall-config | A tool for configuring firewall rules and IP masquerading. |
| fnlib-devel | Headers, static libraries and documentation for Fnlib. |
| fnlib | Fnlib is a library that provides full, scalable 24-bit color font rendering abilities for X. |
| foomatic | Foomatic is a comprehensive, spooler-independent database of printers, printer drivers, and driver descriptions. It contains utilities to generate driver description files and printer queues for CUPS, LPD, LPRng, and PDQ using the database. There is also the possibility to read the PJL options out of PJL-capable laser printers and take them into account at the driver description file generation. There are spooler-independent command line interfaces to manipulate queues (foomatic-configure) and to print files/manipulate jobs (foomatic printjob). The site http://www.linuxprinting.org/ is based in this database. |
| fortune-mod | Fortune-mod contains the ever-popular fortune program, which will display quotes or witticisms. Fun-loving system administrators can add fortune to users' .login files, so that the users get their dose of wisdom each time they log in. |
| freecdb | cdb is a fast, reliable, lightweight package for creating and reading constant databases. |
| freetype-devel | The freetype-devel package contains the header files and static library needed to develop or compile applications which use the FreeType TrueType font rendering library. Install freetype-devel if you want to develop FreeType applications. If you simply want to run existing applications, you will not need this package. |
| freetype-utils | This package contains several utilities that allow you to view and manipulate TrueType fonts. They are mainly useful for debugging and testing purposes and are not required for using the FreeType library. |
| freetype | The FreeType engine is a free and portable TrueType font rendering engine, developed to provide TrueType support for a variety of platforms and environments. FreeType is a library that can open and manage font files, as well as efficiently load, hint, and render individual glyphs. FreeType is not a font server or a complete text-rendering library. |
| FreeWnn-common | The FreeWnn-common package contains common files needed by several different implementations of the Wnn Kana-to-Kanji conversion system. If you're using FreeWnn, cWnn, or kWnn, you'll need to install the FreeWnn-common package. |
| FreeWnn-devel | The FreeWnn-devel package contains files needed for building programs which will use the FreeWnn Kana-to-Kanji conversion system. |
| FreeWnn-libs | The FreeWnn-libs package contains the runtime library for running programs with the FreeWnn Kana-to-Kanji conversion system. |
| FreeWnn | FreeWnn is a network-extensible system for converting between the Kana and Kanji character sets. If you install FreeWnn, you need this package and the FreeWnn-common package. |
| ftp | The ftp package provides the standard UNIX command-line FTP (File Transfer Protocol) client. FTP is a widely used protocol for transferring files over the Internet and for archiving files. If your system is on a network, you should install ftp in order to do file transfers. |
| ftpcopy | ftpcopy is a simply FTP client written to copy files or directories (recursively) from a FTP server. It's primary purpose is to mirror FTP sites which support the EPLF directory listing format, but it may be used to mirror other sites, too. |
| fvwm2-icons | The fvwm2-icons package contains icons, bitmaps and pixmaps used by the FVWM and FVWM2 X Window System window managers. You'll need to install fvwm2-icons if you are installing fvwm and/or fvwm2. |
| fvwm2 | FVWM2 (the F stands for anything, but the VWM stands for Virtual Window Manager) is an improved version of the FVWM window manager for the X Window System and shares the same characteristics as FVWM. Install the fvwm2 package if you'd like to use the FVWM2 window manager. If you install fvwm2, you'll also need to install fvwm2-icons. |
| g-wrap-devel | g-wrap-devel contains development libraries and headers for g-wrap. You can provide access to a given C API by creating a specification file describing the interface you want published at the Scheme level. g-wrap will handle generating all the lower level library interface code so that the C library shows up as a set of Scheme functions. You should install g-wrap-devel if you need to compile programs that need to use g-wrap C<->Scheme functionality |
| g-wrap | This is a tool for specifying types, functions, and constants to import into a Scheme interpreter, and for generating code (in C) to interface these to the Guile and RScheme interpreters in particular. |
| gaim | Gaim is a clone of America Online's Instant Messenger client. It features nearly all of the functionality of the official AIM client while also being smaller, faster, and commercial-free. |
| gal | A collection of GNOME widgets and utility functions. |
| gawk | The gawk packages contains the GNU version of awk, a text processing utility. Awk interprets a special-purpose programming language to do quick and easy text pattern matching and reformatting jobs. Install the gawk package if you need a text processing utility. Gawk is considered to be a standard Linux tool for processing text. |
| gcc-c++ | This package adds C++ support to the GNU C compiler. It includes support for most of the current C++ specification, including templates and exception handling. It does include the static standard C++ library and C++ header files; the library for dynamically linking programs is available separately. |
| gcc-g77 | The gcc-g77 package provides support for compiling Fortran 77 programs with the GNU gcc compiler. You should install gcc-g77 if you are going to do Fortran development and you would like to use the gcc compiler. You will also need gcc. |
| gcc-objc | gcc-objc provides Objective C support for the GNU C compiler (gcc). Mainly used on systems running NeXTSTEP, Objective C is an object-oriented derivative of the C language. Install gcc-objc if you are going to do Objective C development and you would like to use the gcc compiler. You'll also need gcc. |
| gcc | The gcc package contains the GNU Compiler Collection: cc and gcc. You'll need this package in order to compile C/C++ code. |
| GConf-devel | GConf development package. Contains files needed for doing development using GConf. |
| GConf | GConf is the GNOME Configuration database system. GNOME is the GNU Network Object Model Environment. It is an easy to use, powerful, and highly configurable desktop environment. |
| gd-devel | The gd-devel package contains the development libraries and header files for gd, a graphics library for creating PNG and JPEG graphics. |
| gd-progs | The gd-progs package includes utility programs supplied with gd, a graphics library for creating PNG and JPEG images. If you install these, you must also install gd. |
| gd | The gd graphics library allows your code to quickly draw images complete with lines, arcs, text, multiple colors, cut and paste from other images, and flood fills, and to write out the result as a PNG or JPEG file. This is particularly useful in Web applications, where PNG and JPEG are two of the formats accepted for inline images by most browsers. Note that gd is not a paint program. |
| gdb | GDB, the GNU debugger, allows you to debug programs written in C, C++, and other languages, by executing them in a controlled fashion and printing their data. |
| gdbm-devel | Gdbm-devel contains the development libraries and header files for gdbm, the GNU database system. These libraries and header files are necessary if you plan to do development using the gdbm database. Install gdbm-devel if you are developing C programs which will use the gdbm database library. You'll also need to install the gdbm package. |
| gdbm | Gdbm is a GNU database indexing library, including routines which use extensible hashing. Gdbm works in a similar way to standard UNIX dbm routines. Gdbm is useful for developers who write C applications and need access to a simple and efficient database or who are building C applications which will use such a database. If you're a C developer and your programs need access to simple database routines, you should install gdbm. You'll also need to install gdbm-devel. |
| gdk-pixbuf-devel | This package contains the libraries, header files, and include files needed for developing applications that will work with the GdkPixBuf image loading library. |
| gdk-pixbuf-gnome | GNOME-dependent portions of the gdk-pixbuf image loading library. |
| gdk-pixbuf | The gdk-pixbuf package contains an image loading library used with the GNOME GUI desktop environment. The GdkPixBuf library provides image loading facilities, the rendering of a GdkPixBuf into various formats (drawables or GdkRGB buffers), and a cache interface. |
| gdm | Gdm (the GNOME Display Manager) is a highly configurable reimplementation of xdm, the X Display Manager. Gdm allows you to log into your system with the X Window System running and supports running several different X sessions on your local machine at the same time. |
| genromfs | Genromfs is a tool for creating romfs filesystems, which are lightweight, read-only filesystems supported by the Linux kernel. Romfs filesystems are mainly used for the initial RAM disks used during installation. Install genromfs if you need to create romfs filesystems. |
| gettext | The GNU gettext package provides a set of tools and documentation for producing multi-lingual messages in programs. Tools include a set of conventions about how programs should be written to support message catalogs, a directory and file naming organization for the message catalogs, a runtime library which supports the retrieval of translated messages, and stand-alone programs for handling the translatable and the already translated strings. Gettext provides an easy to use library and tools for creating, using, and modifying natural language catalogs and is a powerful and simple method for internationalizing programs. |
| gftp | gFTP is a multi-threaded FTP client for the X Window System. gFTP supports simultaneous downloads, resumption of interrupted file transfers, file transfer queues to allow downloading of multiple files, support for downloading entire directories/subdirectories, a bookmarks menu to allow quick connection to FTP sites, caching of remote directory listings, local and remote chmod, drag and drop, a connection manager and much more. Install gftp if you need an FTP client. |
| ggv | GNOME Ghostview (ggv) is a frontend for Ghostscript, an interpreter of PostScript that is able to properly render PostScript documents in a display or a printer. GGv serves as a layer that isolates the user from the cumbersome options and interface of Ghostscript, and, at the same time, gives extra features such as panning and persistent user settings. |
| ghostscript-fonts | Ghostscript-fonts contains a set of fonts that Ghostscript, a PostScript interpreter, uses to render text. These fonts are in addition to the fonts shared by Ghostscript and the X Window System. You'll need to install ghostscript-fonts if you're installing ghostscript. |
| ghostscript | Ghostscript is a set of software that provides a PostScript(TM) interpreter, a set of C procedures (the Ghostscript library, which implements the graphics capabilities in the PostScript language) and an interpreter for Portable Document Format (PDF) files. Ghostscript translates PostScript code into many common, bitmapped formats, like those understood by your printer or screen. Ghostscript is normally used to display PostScript files and to print PostScript files to non-PostScript printers. If you need to display PostScript files or print them to non-PostScript printers, you should install ghostscript. If you install ghostscript, you also need to install the ghostscript-fonts package. |
| giftrans | Giftrans will convert an existing GIF87 file to GIF89 format. In other words, Giftrans can make one color in a .gif image (normally the background) transparent. Install the giftrans package if you need a quick, small, one-purpose graphics program to make transparent .gifs out of existing .gifs. |
| gimp-data-extras | Patterns, gradients, and other extra files for the GIMP. |
| gimp-devel | The gimp-devel package contains the static libraries and header files for writing GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) plug-ins and extensions. Install gimp-devel if you're going to create plug-ins and/or extensions for the GIMP. You'll also need to install gimp-limpgimp and gimp, and you may want to install gimp-data-extras. |
| gimp-perl | The gimp-perl package contains all the perl extensions and perl plugins. |
| gimp | The GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is a powerful image composition and editing program, which can be extremely useful for creating logos and other graphics for Web pages. The GIMP has many of the tools and filters you would expect to find in similar commercial offerings, and some interesting extras as well. The GIMP provides a large image manipulation toolbox, including channel operations and layers, effects, sub-pixel imaging and anti-aliasing, and conversions, all with multi-level undo. The GIMP includes a scripting facility, but many of the included scripts rely on fonts that we cannot distribute. The GIMP FTP site has a package of fonts that you can install by yourself, which includes all the fonts needed to run the included scripts. Some of the fonts have unusual licensing requirements; all the licenses are documented in the package. Get ftp://ftp.gimp.org/pub/gimp/fonts/freefonts-0.10.tar.gz and ftp://ftp.gimp.org/pub/gimp/fonts/sharefonts-0.10.tar.gz if you are so inclined. Alternatively, choose fonts which exist on your system before running the scripts. Install the GIMP if you need a powerful image manipulation program. You may also want to install other GIMP packages: gimp-libgimp if you're going to use any GIMP plug-ins and gimp-data-extras, which includes various extra files for the GIMP. |
| gkermit | G-Kermit is a UNIX program for transferring files using the Kermit protocol. Kermit is a file transfer protocol for transferring text and binary files without errors between diverse types of computers and over potentially hostile communication links. G-Kermit features include: support for text and binary file transfer on both 7-bit and 8-bit connections; files can be transferred singly or in groups; automatic startup configuration via the GKERMIT environment variable; and configurability as an external protocol. Kermit protocol features include: automatic peer recognition, streaming on reliable connections; selectable packet length from 40 to 9000 bytes (4000 is the default); single shifts for 8-bit data on 7-bit connections; control-character prefixing for control-character transparency; control-character unprefixing for increased speed (incoming only); compression of repeated bytes; and per-file and batch cancellation. G-Kermit does not support the following features: making connections: character-set translation; interactive commands and scripting; and file date-time stamps. |
| gkrellm | GKrellM charts SMP CPU, load, Disk, and all active net interfaces automatically. An on/off button and online timer for the PPP interface is provided. Monitors for memory and swap usage, file system, internet connections, APM laptop battery, mbox style mailboxes, and cpu temps. Also includes an uptime monitor, a hostname label, and a clock/calendar. Additional features are: * Autoscaling grid lines with configurable grid line resolution. * LED indicators for the net interfaces. * A gui popup for configuration of chart sizes and resolutions. |
| glade | GLADE is a free user interface builder for GTK+ and the GNOME GUI desktop. GLADE can produce C source code. Support for C++, Ada95, Python, and Perl is also available, via external tools which process the XML interface description files output by GLADE. |
| glib-devel | The glib-devel package includes the static libraries and header files for the support library for the GIMP's X libraries (GTK+ and GDK), which are available as public libraries. Install glib-devel if you want to develop programs which will use GLib. |
| glib | GLib is a handy library of utility functions. This C library is designed to solve some portability problems and provide other useful functionality which most programs require. GLib is used by GDK, GTK+ and many applications. You should install th glib package because many of your applications will depend on this library. |
| glibc-common | The glibc-common package includes common binaries for the GNU libc libraries, as well as national language (locale) support and timezone databases. |
| glibc-devel | The glibc-devel package contains the header and object files necessary for developing programs which use the standard C libraries (which are used by nearly all programs). If you are developing programs which will use the standard C libraries, your system needs to have these standard header and object files available in order to create the executables. Install glibc-devel if you are going to develop programs which will use the standard C libraries. |
| glibc-profile | The glibc-profile package includes the GNU libc libraries and support for profiling using the gprof program. Profiling is analyzing a program's functions to see how much CPU time they use and determining which functions are calling other functions during execution. To use gprof to profile a program, your program needs to use the GNU libc libraries included in glibc-profile (instead of the standard GNU libc libraries included in the glibc package). If you are going to use the gprof program to profile a program, you'll need to install the glibc-profile program. |
| glibc | The glibc package contains standard libraries which are used by multiple programs on the system. In order to save disk space and memory, as well as to make upgrading easier, common system code is kept in one place and shared between programs. This particular package contains the most important sets of shared libraries: the standard C library and the standard math library. Without these two libraries, a Linux system will not function. |
| gmc | GMC (GNU Midnight Commander) is a file manager based on the terminal version of Midnight Commander, with the addition of a GNOME GUI desktop front-end. GMC can FTP, view TAR and compressed files and look into RPMs for specific files. |
| gmp-devel | The static libraries, header files and documentation for using the GNU MP arbitrary precision library in applications. If you want to develop applications which will use the GNU MP library, you'll need to install the gmp-devel package. You'll also need to install the gmp package. |
| gmp | The gmp package contains GNU MP, a library for arbitrary precision arithmetic, signed integers operations, rational numbers and floating point numbers. GNU MP is designed for speed, for both small and very large operands. GNU MP is fast because it uses fullwords as the basic arithmetic type, it uses fast algorithms, it carefully optimizes assembly code for many CPUs' most common inner loops, and it generally emphasizes speed over simplicity/elegance in its operations. Install the gmp package if you need a fast arbitrary precision library. |
| gnome-applets | GNOME (GNU Network Object Model Environment) is a user-friendly set of applications and desktop tools to be used in conjunction with a window manager for the X Window System. The gnome-applets package provides small utilities for the GNOME panel. |
| gnome-audio-extra | This package contains extra sound files useful for customizing the sounds that the GNOME desktop environment makes. If you use GNOME and you would like to customize the system sounds, install this package. |
| gnome-audio | The gnome-audio package contains sounds for the GNOME GUI desktop environment. If you are installing GNOME, you may want to install this package of complementary sounds. |
| gnome-core-devel | Panel libraries and header files for creating GNOME panels. |
| gnome-core | GNOME (GNU Network Object Model Environment) is a user-friendly set of applications and desktop tools to be used in conjunction with a window manager for the X Window System. GNOME is similar in purpose and scope to CDE and KDE, but GNOME is based completely on Open Source software. The gnome-core package includes the basic programs and libraries that are needed to install GNOME. Install the gnome-core package if you want to use the GNOME desktop environment. You will also need to install the gnome-libs package. If you would like to develop GNOME applications, you will also need to install gnome-libs-devel. If you want to use linuxconf with a GNOME front end, you will also need to install the gnome-linuxconf package. |
| gnome-games-devel | The gnome-games-devel package installs the libraries and files needed to develop games for the GNOME GUI desktop environment. Install gnome-games-devel if you're developing games for GNOME. |
| gnome-games | The gnome-games package includes games for the GNOME GUI desktop environment, including GnomeScott, ctali, freecell, gataxx, glines, gnibbles, gnobots2, gnome-stones, gnomine, gnotravex, gtali, gturing, iagno, mahjongg, same-gnome, and sol. |
| gnome-kerberos | This package contains krb5, a tool for managing Kerberos 5 tickets, and gkadmin, a tool for managing Kerberos realms that uses the kadmin protocols. |
| gnome-libs-devel | GNOME (GNU Network Object Model Environment) is a user-friendly set of GUI applications and desktop tools to be used in conjunction with a window manager for the X Window System. The gnome-libs-devel package includes the libraries and include files that you will need to develop GNOME applications. You should install the gnome-libs-devel package if you would like to develop GNOME applications. You do not need to install gnome-libs-devel if you just want to use the GNOME desktop environment. |
| gnome-libs | GNOME (GNU Network Object Model Environment) is a user-friendly set of GUI applications and desktop tools to be used in conjunction with a window manager for the X Window System. The gnome-libs package includes libraries that are needed to run GNOME. |
| gnome-linuxconf | GNOME (GNU Network Object Model Environment) is a user-friendly set of GUI applications and desktop tools to be used in conjunction with a window manager for the X Window System. The gnome-linuxconf package includes GNOME's front-end for the linuxconf system configuration utility. You should install the gnome-linuxconf package if you would like to use GNOME's linuxconf interface. |
| gnome-lokkit | The gnome-lokkit package contains a utility which attempts to provide firewalling for the average Linux end user. Instead of having to configure firewall rules, gnome-lokkit asks a small number of simple questions and writes a firewall rule set for you. Gnome-lokkit is not designed to configure arbitary firewalls. To make it simple to understand, it is solely designed to handle typical dialup user and cable modem setups. It will not provide a complex firewall configuration, and it is not the equal of an expert firewall designer. |
| gnome-media | GNOME (GNU Network Object Model Environment) is a user-friendly set of GUI applications and desktop tools to be used in conjunction with a window manager for the X Window System. The gnome-media package will install media features like the GNOME CD player. Install gnome-media if you want to use GNOME's multimedia capabilities. |
| gnome-pim-devel | GNOME (GNU Network Object Model Environment) is a user-friendly set of GUI applications and desktop tools to be used in conjunction with a window manager for the X Window System. The gnome-pim-devel package contains the files you'll need to develop applications which interact with GNOME Personal Information Manager applications (GnomeCalendar, GnomeCard) via CORBA. |
| gnome-pim | GNOME (GNU Network Object Model Environment) is a user-friendly set of GUI applications and desktop tools to be used in conjunction with a window manager for the X Window System. This package includes applications for personal organization, like GnomeCalendar and GnomeCard. |
| gnome-print-devel | GNOME (GNU Network Object Model Environment) is a user-friendly set of applications and desktop tools to be used in conjunction with a window manager for the X Window System. The gnome-print-devel package includes the libraries and include files needed for developing applications that use the GNOME printing capabilities. You should install the gnome-print-devel package if you would like to develop GNOME applications that will use the GNOME print capabilities. You do not need to install the gnome-print-devel package if you just want to use the GNOME desktop environment. |
| gnome-print | GNOME (GNU Network Object Model Environment) is a user-friendly set of applications and desktop tools to be used in conjunction with a window manager for the X Window System. The gnome-print package contains libraries and fonts needed by GNOME applications for printing. You should install the gnome-print package if you intend to use any of the GNOME applications that can print. If you would like to develop GNOME applications that can print you will also need to install the gnome-print devel package. |
| gnome-user-docs | This package contains the GNOME Glossary, Introduction to GNOME, and a Unix Primer. |
| gnome-utils | GNOME (GNU Network Object Model Environment) is a user-friendly set of GUI applications and desktop tools to be used in conjunction with a window manager for the X Window System. The gnome-utils package includes a set of utilities for GNOME, including Gcalc, Gdialog, Gdiskfree, and many others. |
| gnome-vfs-devel | This package provides the necessary development libraries for writing GNOME VFS modules and applications that use the GNOME VFS APIs. |
| gnome-vfs-extras | GNOME VFS is the GNOME virtual file system. It is the foundation of the Nautilus file manager. This package contains some extra modules that for various reasons are not distributed with the core gnome-vfs package. Amongst other things it includes a samba based smb network browser. |
| gnome-vfs | GNOME VFS is the GNOME virtual file system. It is the foundation of the Nautilus file manager. It provides a modular architecture and ships with several modules that implement support for file systems, http, ftp, and others. It provides a URI-based API, backend supporting asynchronous file operations, a MIME type manipulation library, and other features. |
| gnomeicu | GnomeICU (previously called GtkICQ) is an Internet-based communications program for the GNOME GUI desktop environment. GnomeICU is a clone of the popular Mirabilis ICQ and is meant as a replacement for the slow and buggy JavaICQ. If you'd like to contribute to the GnomeICU project, contact Jeremy Wise (jwise@pathwaynet.com). |
| gnorpm | Gnome-RPM is a graphical front-end to to the RPM Package Manager (RPM). Gnome-RPM is written using the GTK+ widget set and the GNOME libraries. Gnome-RPM is currently in development, so some features are missing, but you can currently query, install, upgrade, uninstall and verify packages using a GUI interface. |
| gnuchess | The gnuchess package contains the GNU chess program. By default, GNUchess uses a curses text-based interface. Alternatively, GNUchess can be used in conjunction with the xboard user interface and the X Window System for a graphical chessboard. Install the gnuchess package if you would like to play chess on your computer. You'll also need to install the curses package. If you'd like to use a graphical interface with GNUchess, you'll also need to install the xboard package and the X Window System. |
| gnumeric-devel | Gnumeric is a spreadsheet program for the GNOME GUI desktop environment. The gnumeric-devel package includes files necessary to develop gnumeric-based applications. |
| gnumeric | Gnumeric is a spreadsheet program for the GNOME GUI desktop environment. |
| gnupg | GnuPG (GNU Privacy Guard) is a GNU utility for encrypting data and creating digital signatures. GnuPG has advanced key management capabilities and is compliant with the proposed OpenPGP Internet standard described in RFC2440. Since GnuPG does not use any patented algorithm, it is not compatible with any version of PGP2 (PGP2.x uses only IDEA for symmetric-key encryption, which is patented worldwide). |
| gnuplot | Gnuplot is a command-line driven, interactive function plotting program especially suited for scientific data representation. Gnuplot can be used to plot functions and data points in both two and three dimensions and in many different formats. Install gnuplot if you need a graphics package for scientific data representation. |
| gperf | Gperf is a perfect hash function generator written in C++. Simply stated, a perfect hash function is a hash function and a data structure that allows recognition of a key word in a set of words using exactly one probe into the data structure. Install gperf if you need a program that generates perfect hash functions. |
| gq | GQ is a graphical browser for LDAP directories and schemas. Using GQ, an administrator can search through a directory and modify objects stored in that directory. |
| gqview | GQview is an image viewer for browsing through graphics files. GQview features include single click file viewing, support for external editors, previewing images using thumbnails, and zoom. Install GQview if you need an image viewer. |
| grep | The GNU versions of commonly used grep utilities. Grep searches through textual input for lines which contain a match to a specified pattern and then prints the matching lines. GNU's grep utilities include grep, egrep and fgrep. You should install grep on your system, because it is a very useful utility for searching through text. |
| grip | Grip is a GTK+ based front-end for CD rippers (such as cdparanoia and cdda2wav) and MP3 encoders. Grip allows you to rip entire tracks or just a section of a track. Grip supports the CDDB protocol for accessing track information on disc database servers. |
| groff-gxditview | Gxditview displays the groff text processor's output on an X Window System display. |
| groff-perl | The groff-perl package contains the parts of the groff text processor package that require Perl. These include the afmtodit font processor for creating PostScript font files, the grog utility that can be used to automatically determine groff command-line options, and the troff-to-ps print filter. |
| groff | Groff is a document formatting system. Groff takes standard text and formatting commands as input and produces formatted output. The created documents can be shown on a display or printed on a printer. Groff's formatting commands allow you to specify font type and size, bold type, italic type, the number and size of columns on a page, and more. Groff can also be used to format man pages. If you are going to use groff with the X Window System, you will also need to install the groff-gxditview package. |
| gsl | The gsl package includes the GNU Scientific Library (GSL). The GSL is a collection of routines for numerical analysis, written in C. The GSL is in alpha development. It now includes a random number suite, an FFT package, simulated annealing and root finding. In the future, it will include numerical and Monte Carlo integration and special functions. Linking against the GSL allows programs to access functions which can handle many of the problems encountered in scientific computing. Install the gsl package if you need a library for high-level scientific numerical analysis. |
| gsm-devel | gsm-devel contains libgsm, a library for use in developing programs that read GSM files. |
| gsm | GSM compresses frames of 160 13-bit samples (8 kHz sampling rate, i.e., a frame rate of 50 Hz) into 260 bits. For compatibility with typical UNIX applications, this implementation converts frames of 160 16-bit linear samples into 33-byte frames (1650 bytes/s). The algorithm's quality is good enough for reliable speaker recognition. Even music often survives transcoding in recognizable form, given the bandwidth limitations of an 8 kHz sampling rate). |
| gtk+-devel | The gtk+-devel package contains static libraries, header files and documentation for developing GTK+ (GIMP ToolKit) applications. |
| gtk-doc | gtk-doc is a tool for generating API reference documentation. It is used for generating the documentation for GTK+, GLib and GNOME. |
| gtk-engines | The gtk-engines package contains shared objects and configuration files that implement a number of GTK+ theme engines. Theme engines provide different looks for GTK+, some of which resemble other toolkits or operating systems. |
| Gtk-Perl | This package includes Perl extensions for GTK+ (the Gimp ToolKit), a library used for creating graphical user interfaces for the X Window System. The extensions provided in this package allow you to write graphical interfaces using Perl and GTK+. If you install this package, you will need to also have Perl and GTK+ installed. |
| gtkglarea | GtkGLArea is an OpenGL widget for GTK+ (the Gimp ToolKit), a GUI library. GtkGLArea is built on top of gdkgl. Gdkgl is basically a wrapper around GLX functions. The GtkGLArea widget is derived from the GtkDrawingArea widget and only adds a few functions. |
| gtkhtml-devel | Libraries and include files that can be used to develop GtkHTML applications. |
| gtkhtml | This is GtkHTML, a lightweight HTML rendering/printing/editing engine. It was originally based on KHTMLW, but is now being developed independently of it. |
| gtop | Gtop is a system monitor for the GNOME GUI desktop environment. Gtop provides the same functionality as top, but with a GUI interface. |
| guile-devel | The guile-devel package includes the libraries, header files, etc., that you will need to develop applications that are linked with the GUILE extensibility library. You need to install the guile-devel package if you want to develop applications that will be linked to GUILE. You also need to install the guile package. |
| guile | GUILE (GNU's Ubiquitous Intelligent Language for Extension) is a library implementation of the Scheme programming language, written in C. GUILE provides a machine-independent execution platform that can be linked in as a library during the building of extensible programs. |
| Guppi-devel | The Guppi-devel package includes the static libraries and header files for the Guppi package. Install Guppi-devel if you want to develop programs which will use the Guppi libraries. |
| Guppi | Guppi is a GNOME-based data analysis and visualization system. Install this package if you want to use Guppi. |
| gv | Gv is a user interface for the Ghostscript PostScript(TM) interpreter. Gv can display PostScript and PDF documents on an X Window System. Install the gv package if you'd like to view PostScript and PDF documents on your system. You'll also need to have the ghostscript package and X installed. |
| gzip | The gzip package contains the popular GNU gzip data compression program. Gzipped files have a .gz extension. Gzip should be installed on your Red Hat Linux system, because it is a very commonly used data compression program. |
| h2ps | h2ps is a file converter to print Hangul in a simple way. The output PostScript file is self-contained. Because it appends Hangul font, the output PS file can be printed in everywhere with PostScript printer. |
| hanterm-xf | Hangul Terminal for the X Window System, based on the xterm in XFree86. |
| hexedit | Hexedit is a utility which allows you to view and edit hexadecimal or ASCII files and/or view binary files. |
| howto-belgian | Linux HOWTOs are detailed documents which describe a specific aspect of configuring or using Linux. Linux HOWTOs are a great source of practical information about your system. The latest versions of these documents are located at http://metalab.unc.edu/linux/. Install the howto-belgian package if you'd like to be able to access Belgian-related Linux HOWTO documentation from your own system. |
| howto-chinese | Linux HOWTOs are detailed documents which describe a specific aspect of configuring or using Linux. Linux HOWTOs are a great source of practical information about your system. The latest versions of these documents are located at http://metalab.unc.edu/linux/. Install the howto-chinese package if you'd like to use the Linux HOWTOs in Chinese. Please note that not all of the HOWTOs have been translated. If you need to have a complete set of HOWTOs, you'll need to install the English version (the howto package). |
| howto-croatian | Linux HOWTOs are detailed documents which describe a specific aspect of configuring or using Linux. Linux HOWTOs are a great source of practical information about your system. The latest versions of these documents are located at http://metalab.unc.edu/linux/. Install the howto-croatian package if you'd like to use the Linux HOWTOs in Croatian. Please note that not all of the HOWTOs have been translated. If you need to have a complete set of HOWTOs, you'll need to install the English version (the howto package). |
| howto-danish | Linux HOWTOs are detailed documents which describe a specific aspect of configuring or using Linux. Linux HOWTOs are a great source of practical information about your system. The latest versions of these documents are located at http://metalab.unc.edu/linux/. Install the howto-danish package if you'd like to use the Linux HOWTOs in Danish. Please note that not all of the HOWTOs have been translated. If you need to have a complete set of HOWTOs, you'll need to install the English version (the howto package). |
| howto-dutch | Linux HOWTOs are detailed documents which describe a specific aspect of configuring or using Linux. Linux HOWTOs are a great source of practical information about your system. The latest versions of these documents are located at http://metalab.unc.edu/linux/. Install the howto-dutch package if you'd like to use the Linux HOWTOs in Dutch. Please note that not all of the HOWTOs have been translated. If you need to have a complete set of HOWTOs, you'll need to install the English version (the howto package). |
| howto-esperanto | Linux HOWTOs are detailed documents which describe a specific aspect of configuring or using Linux. Linux HOWTOs are a great source of practical information about your system. The latest versions of these documents are located at http://metalab.unc.edu/linux/. Install the howto-esperanto package if you'd like to use the Linux HOWTOs in Esperanto. Please note that not all of the HOWTOs have been translated. If you need to have a complete set of HOWTOs, you'll need to install the English version (the howto package). |
| howto-finnish | Linux HOWTOs are detailed documents which describe a specific aspect of configuring or using Linux. Linux HOWTOs are a great source of practical information about your system. The latest versions of these documents are located at http://metalab.unc.edu/linux/. Install the howto-finnish package if you'd like to use the Linux HOWTOs in Finnish. Please note that not all of the HOWTOs have been translated. If you need to have a complete set of HOWTOs, you'll need to install the English version (the howto package). |
| howto-french | Linux HOWTOs are detailed documents which describe a specific aspect of configuring or using Linux. Linux HOWTOs are a great source of practical information about your system. The latest versions of these documents are located at http://metalab.unc.edu/linux/. Install the howto-french package if you'd like to use the Linux HOWTOs in French. Please note that not all of the HOWTOs have been translated. If you need to have a complete set of HOWTOs, you'll need to install the English version (the howto package). |
| howto-galician | Linux HOWTOs are detailed documents which describe a specific aspect of configuring or using Linux. Linux HOWTOs are a great source of practical information about your system. The latest versions of these documents are located at http://metalab.unc.edu/linux/. Install the howto-galician package if you'd like to use the Linux HOWTOs in Galician. Please note that not all of the HOWTOs have been translated. If you need to have a complete set of HOWTOs, you'll need to install the English version (the howto package). |
| howto-german | Linux HOWTOs are detailed documents which describe a specific aspect of configuring or using Linux. Linux HOWTOs are a great source of practical information about your system. The latest versions of these documents are located at http://metalab.unc.edu/linux/. Install the howto-german package if you'd like to use the Linux HOWTOs in German. Please note that not all of the HOWTOs have been translated. If you need to have a complete set of HOWTOs, you'll need to install the English version (the howto package). |
| howto-greek | Linux HOWTOs are detailed documents which describe a specific aspect of configuring or using Linux. Linux HOWTOs are a great source of practical information about your system. The latest versions of these documents are located at http://metalab.unc.edu/linux/. Install the howto-greek package if you'd like to use the Linux HOWTOs in Greek. Please note that not all of the HOWTOs have been translated. If you need to have a complete set of HOWTOs, you'll need to install the English version (the howto package). |
| howto-hebrew | Linux HOWTOs are detailed documents which describe a specific aspect of configuring or using Linux. Linux HOWTOs are a great source of practical information about your system. The latest versions of these documents are located at http://metalab.unc.edu/linux/. Install the howto-hebrew package if you'd like to use the Linux HOWTOs in Hebrew. Please note that not all of the HOWTOs have been translated. If you need to have a complete set of HOWTOs, you'll need to install the English version (the howto package). |
| howto-html | Linux HOWTOs are detailed documents which describe a specific aspect of configuring or using Linux. Linux HOWTOs are a great source of practical information about your system. The latest versions of these documents are located at http://metalab.unc.edu/linux/. Install the howto-html package if you'd like to view the Linux HOWTOs, using your web browser, directly from your own machine, or if you'd like to provide the HTML HOWTOs from your web server. |
| howto-indonesian | Linux HOWTOs are detailed documents which describe a specific aspect of configuring or using Linux. Linux HOWTOs are a great source of practical information about your system. The latest versions of these documents are located at http://metalab.unc.edu/linux/. Install the howto-indonesian package if you'd like to use the Linux HOWTOs in Indonesian. Please note that not all of the HOWTOs have been translated. If you need to have a complete set of HOWTOs, you'll need to install the English version (the howto package). |
| howto-italian | Linux HOWTOs are detailed documents which describe a specific aspect of configuring or using Linux. Linux HOWTOs are a great source of practical information about your system. The latest versions of these documents are located at http://metalab.unc.edu/linux/. Install the howto-italian package if you'd like to use the Linux HOWTOs in Italian. Please note that not all of the HOWTOs have been translated. If you need to have a complete set of HOWTOs, you'll need to install the English version (the howto package). |
| howto-japanese | Linux HOWTOs are detailed documents which describe a specific aspect of configuring or using Linux. Linux HOWTOs are a great source of practical information about your system. The latest versions of these documents are located at http://metalab.unc.edu/linux/. Install the howto-japanese package if you'd like to use the Linux HOWTOs in Japanese. Please note that not all of the HOWTOs have been translated. If you need to have a complete set of HOWTOs, you'll need to install the English version (the howto package). |
| howto-pdf | Linux HOWTOs are detailed documents which describe a specific aspect of configuring or using Linux. Linux HOWTOs are a great source of practical information about your system. The latest versions of these documents are located at http://metalab.unc.edu/linux/. Install the howto-pdf package if you'd like to be able to access the Linux HOWTO documentation from your own system using a PDF-capable reader. |
| howto-polish | Linux HOWTOs are detailed documents which describe a specific aspect of configuring or using Linux. Linux HOWTOs are a great source of practical information about your system. The latest versions of these documents are located at http://metalab.unc.edu/linux/. Install the howto-polish package if you'd like to use the Linux HOWTOs in Polish. Please note that not all of the HOWTOs have been translated. If you need to have a complete set of HOWTOs, you'll need to install the English version (the howto package). |
| howto-portuguese | Linux HOWTOs are detailed documents which describe a specific aspect of configuring or using Linux. Linux HOWTOs are a great source of practical information about your system. The latest versions of these documents are located at http://metalab.unc.edu/linux/. Install the howto-portuguese package if you'd like to use the Linux HOWTOs in Portuguese. Please note that not all of the HOWTOs have been translated. If you need to have a complete set of HOWTOs, you'll need to install the English version (the howto package). |
| howto-romanian | Linux HOWTOs are detailed documents which describe a specific aspect of configuring or using Linux. Linux HOWTOs are a great source of practical information about your system. The latest versions of these documents are located at http://metalab.unc.edu/linux/. Install the howto-romanian package if you'd like to use the Linux HOWTOs in Romanian. Please note that not all of the HOWTOs have been translated. If you need to have a complete set of HOWTOs, you'll need to install the English version (the howto package). |
| howto-russian | Linux HOWTOs are detailed documents which describe a specific aspect of configuring or using Linux. Linux HOWTOs are a great source of practical information about your system. The latest versions of these documents are located at http://metalab.unc.edu/linux/. Install the howto-russian package if you'd like to use the Linux HOWTOs in Russian. Please note that not all of the HOWTOs have been translated. If you need to have a complete set of HOWTOs, you'll need to install the English version (the howto package). |
| howto-serbian | Linux HOWTOs are detailed documents which describe a specific aspect of configuring or using Linux. Linux HOWTOs are a great source of practical information about your system. The latest versions of these documents are located at http://metalab.unc.edu/linux/. Install the howto-serbian package if you'd like to use the Linux HOWTOs in Serbian. Please note that not all of the HOWTOs have been translated. If you need to have a complete set of HOWTOs, you'll need to install the English version (the howto package). |
| howto-sgml | Linux HOWTOs are detailed documents which describe a specific aspect of configuring or using Linux. Linux HOWTOs are a great source of practical information about your system. The latest versions of these documents are located at http://metalab.unc.edu/linux/. Install the howto-sgml package if you'd like to be able to access the SGML source files comprising the Linux HOWTO documentation from your own system. |
| howto-slovenian | Linux HOWTOs are detailed documents which describe a specific aspect of configuring or using Linux. Linux HOWTOs are a great source of practical information about your system. The latest versions of these documents are located at http://metalab.unc.edu/linux/. Install the howto-slovenian package if you'd like to use the Linux HOWTOs in Slovenian. Please note that not all of the HOWTOs have been translated. If you need to have a complete set of HOWTOs, you'll need to install the English version (the howto package). |
| howto-spanish | Linux HOWTOs are detailed documents which describe a specific aspect of configuring or using Linux. Linux HOWTOs are a great source of practical information about your system. The latest versions of these documents are located at http://metalab.unc.edu/linux/. Install the howto-spanish package if you'd like to use the Linux HOWTOs in Spanish. Please note that not all of the HOWTOs have been translated. If you need to have a complete set of HOWTOs, you'll need to install the English version (the howto package). |
| howto-swedish | Linux HOWTOs are detailed documents which describe a specific aspect of configuring or using Linux. Linux HOWTOs are a great source of practical information about your system. The latest versions of these documents are located at http://metalab.unc.edu/linux/. Install the howto-swedish package if you'd like to use the Linux HOWTOs in Swedish. Please note that not all of the HOWTOs have been translated. If you need to have a complete set of HOWTOs, you'll need to install the English version (the howto package). |
| howto-thai | Linux HOWTOs are detailed documents which describe a specific aspect of configuring or using Linux. Linux HOWTOs are a great source of practical information about your system. The latest versions of these documents are located at http://metalab.unc.edu/linux/. Install the howto-thai package if you'd like to use the Linux HOWTOs in Thai. Please note that not all of the HOWTOs have been translated. If you need to have a complete set of HOWTOs, you'll need to install the English version (the howto package). |
| howto-turkish | Linux HOWTOs are detailed documents which describe a specific aspect of configuring or using Linux. Linux HOWTOs are a great source of practical information about your system. The latest versions of these documents are located at http://metalab.unc.edu/linux/. Install the howto-turkish package if you'd like to use the Linux HOWTOs in Turkish. Please note that not all of the HOWTOs have been translated. If you need to have a complete set of HOWTOs, you'll need to install the English version (the howto package). |
| howto | Linux HOWTOs are detailed documents which describe a specific aspect of configuring or using Linux. Linux HOWTOs are a great source of practical information about your system. The latest versions of these documents are located at http://metalab.unc.edu/linux/. Install the howto package if you'd like to be able to access the Linux HOWTO documentation from your own system. |
| htdig-web | The ht://Dig system is a complete world wide web indexing and searching system for a small domain or intranet. This system is not meant to replace the need for powerful internet-wide search systems like Lycos, Infoseek, Webcrawler and AltaVista. Instead it is meant to cover the search needs for a single company, campus, or even a particular sub section of a web site. As opposed to some WAIS-based or web-server based search engines, ht://Dig can span several web servers at a site. The type of these different web servers doesn't matter as long as they understand the HTTP 1.0 protocol. The htdig-web package includes CGI scripts and HTML code needed to use ht://Dig on a website. ht://Dig was developed at San Diego State University as a way to search the various web servers on the campus network. |
| htdig | The ht://Dig system is a complete world wide web indexing and searching system for a small domain or intranet. This system is not meant to replace the need for powerful internet-wide search systems like Lycos, Infoseek, Webcrawler and AltaVista. Instead it is meant to cover the search needs for a single company, campus, or even a particular sub section of a web site. As opposed to some WAIS-based or web-server based search engines, ht://Dig can span several web servers at a site. The type of these different web servers doesn't matter as long as they understand the HTTP 1.0 protocol. ht://Dig is also used by KDE to search KDE's HTML documentation. ht://Dig was developed at San Diego State University as a way to search the various web servers on the campus network. |
| htmlview | The htmlview utility uses an installed and preferred HTML viewer to display a local HTML page. It is used by several configuration tools to display their help pages. |
| im | This package provides a series of user interface commands (im* commands) and backend Perl5 libraries to integrate Email and NetNews user interface. They are designed to be used both from Mew and on command line. The folder style for Mew is exactly the same as that of MH. So, you can replace MH with this package without any migration works. Moreover, you are able to operate your messages both by IM and MH with consistent manner. |
| ImageMagick-c++-devel | ImageMagick-devel contains the static libraries and header files you'll need to develop ImageMagick applications using the Magick++ C++ bindings. ImageMagick is an image manipulation program. If you want to create applications that will use Magick++ code or APIs, you'll need to install ImageMagick-c++-devel, ImageMagick-devel and ImageMagick. You don't need to install it if you just want to use ImageMagick, or if you want to develop/compile applications using the ImageMagick C interface, however. |
| ImageMagick-c++ | This package contains the Magick++ library, a C++ binding to the ImageMagick graphics manipulation library. Install ImageMagick-c++ if you want to use any applications that use Magick++. |
| ImageMagick-devel | Image-Magick-devel contains the static libraries and header files you'll need to develop ImageMagick applications. ImageMagick is an image manipulation program. If you want to create applications that will use ImageMagick code or APIs, you need to install ImageMagick-devel as well as ImageMagick. You do noy need to install it if you just want to use ImageMagick, however. |
| ImageMagick-perl | Perl bindings to ImageMagick. Install ImageMagick-perl if you want to use any perl scripts that use ImageMagick. |
| ImageMagick | ImageMagick(TM) is an image display and manipulation tool for the X Window System. ImageMagick can read and write JPEG, TIFF, PNM, GIF, and Photo CD image formats. It can resize, rotate, sharpen, color reduce, or add special effects to an image, and when finished you can either save the completed work in the original format or a different one. ImageMagick also includes command line programs for creating animated or transparent .gifs, creating composite images, creating thumbnail images, and more. ImageMagick is one of your choices if you need a program to manipulate and dis play images. If you want to develop your own applications which use ImageMagick code or APIs, you need to install ImageMagick-devel as well. |
| imap-devel | The imap-devel package contains the header files and static libraries for developing programs which will use the IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) library. |
| imap | The imap package provides server daemons for both the IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) and POP (Post Office Protocol) mail access protocols. The POP protocol uses a "post office" machine to collect mail for users and allows users to download their mail to their local machine for reading. The IMAP protocol allows a user to read mail on a remote machine without downloading it to their local machine. Install the imap package if you need a server to support the IMAP or the POP mail access protocols. |
| imlib-cfgeditor | The imlib-cfgeditor package contains the imlib_config program, which you can use to configure the Imlib image loading and rendering library. Imlib_config can be used to control how Imlib uses color and handles gamma corrections, etc. If you are installing the imlib package, you should also install imlib_cfgeditor. |
| imlib-devel | The header files, static libraries and documentation needed for developing Imlib applications. Imlib is an image loading and rendering library for X11R6. Install the imlib-devel package if you want to develop Imlib applications. You will also need to install the imlib and imlib_cfgeditor packages. |
| imlib | Imlib is a display depth independent image loading and rendering library. Imlib is designed to simplify and speed up the process of loading images and obtaining X Window System drawables. Imlib provides many simple manipulation routines which can be used for common operations. Install imlib if you need an image loading and rendering library for X11R6, or if you are installing GNOME. You may also want to install the imlib-cfgeditor package, which will help you configure Imlib. |
| indent | Indent is a GNU program for beautifying C code, so that it is easier to read. Indent can also convert from one C writing style to a different one. Indent understands correct C syntax and tries to handle incorrect C syntax. Install the indent package if you are developing applications in C and you want a program to format your code. |
| indexhtml | The indexhtml package contains the HTML page and graphics for a welcome page shown by your Web browser, which you will see after you have successfully installed Red Hat Linux. The webpage provided by indexhtml tells you how to register your Red Hat software and how to get support. |
| inews | The inews program is used by some news programs (for example, inn and trn) to post Usenet news articles to local news servers. Inews reads an article from a file or standard input, adds headers, performs some consistency checks and then sends the article to the local news server specified in the inn.conf file. Install inews if you need a program for posting Usenet articles to local news servers. |
| info | The GNU project uses the texinfo file format for much of its documentation. The info package provides a standalone TTY-based browser program for viewing texinfo files. |
| initscripts | The initscripts package contains the basic system scripts used to boot your Red Hat system, change runlevels, and shut the system down cleanly. Initscripts also contains the scripts that activate and deactivate most network interfaces. |
| inn-devel | The inn-devel package contains the INN (InterNetNews) library, which several programs that interface with INN need in order to work (for example, newsgate and tin). If you are installing a program which must interface with the INN news system, you should install inn-devel. |
| inn | INN (InterNetNews) is a complete system for serving Usenet news and/or private newsfeeds. INN includes innd, an NNTP (NetNews Transport Protocol) server, and nnrpd, a newsreader that is spawned for each client. Both innd and nnrpd vary slightly from the NNTP protocol, but not in ways that are easily noticed. Install the inn package if you need a complete system for serving and reading Usenet news. You may also need to install inn-devel, if you are going to use a separate program which interfaces to INN, like newsgate or tin. |
| ipchains | Linux IP Firewalling Chains is an update to (and hopefully an improvement upon) the Linux kernel packet filtering code. Ipchains allows you to set up firewalls and IP masquerading. |
| iproute | The iproute package contains networking utilities (ip and rtmon, for example) which are designed to use the advanced networking capabilities of the Linux 2.2.x kernel. |
| iptables | The iptables utility controls the network packet filtering code in the Linux kernel. If you need to set up firewalls and/or IP masquerading, you should install this package. |
| iptraf | IPTraf is a console-based network monitoring utility. IPTraf gathers data like TCP connection packet and byte counts, interface statistics and activity indicators, TCP/UDP traffic breakdowns, and LAN station packet and byte counts. IPTraf features include an IP traffic monitor which shows TCP flag information, packet and byte counts, ICMP details, OSPF packet types, and oversized IP packet warnings; interface statistics showing IP, TCP, UDP, ICMP, non-IP and other IP packet counts, IP checksum errors, interface activity and packet size counts; a TCP and UDP service monitor showing counts of incoming and outgoing packets for common TCP and UDP application ports, a LAN statistics module that discovers active hosts and displays statistics about their activity; TCP, UDP and other protocol display filters so you can view just the traffic you want; logging; support for Ethernet, FDDI, ISDN, SLIP, PPP, and loopback interfaces; and utilization of the built-in raw socket interface of the Linux kernel, so it can be used on a wide variety of supported network cards. |
| iputils | The iputils package contains basic utilities for monitoring a network, including ping. The ping command sends a series of ICMP protocol ECHO_REQUEST packets to a specified network host to discover whether the target machine is alive and receiving network traffic. |
| ipxutils | The ipxutils package includes utilities for configuring and debugging IPX interfaces and networks under Linux. IPX is the low-level protocol used by Novell's NetWare file server system to transfer data. Install ipxutils if you need to configure IPX networking on your network. |
| irb | The irb is acronym for Interactive RuBy. It evaluates ruby expression from the terminal. |
| ircii | IrcII is a popular Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client. IRC clients communicate with IRC servers, enabling users to "chat" via the Internet. |
| itcl | [incr Tcl] is an object-oriented extension of the Tcl language. It was created to support more structured programming in Tcl. Tcl scripts that grow beyond a few thousand lines become extremely difficult to maintain. This is because the building blocks of vanilla Tcl are procedures and global variables, and all of these building blocks must reside in a single global namespace. There is no support for protection or encapsulation. |
| jadetex | JadeTeX contains the additional LaTeX macros necessary for taking Jade TeX output files and processing them as TeX files (to obtain DVI, PostScript, or PDF files, for example). |
| jcode.pl | A Perl library for Japanese character code conversion. |
| jed-common | The jed-common package contains files (such as .sl files) that are needed by any Jed text editor binary in order to run. If you're installing Jed or XJed, you'll need to also install the jed-common package. |
| jed-xjed | Xjed is a version of the Jed text editor that will work within the X Window System. You should install xjed if you like Jed and you'd like to use it with X. You'll need to have the X Window System installed, as well as jed-common. |
| jed | Jed is a fast, compact editor based on the S-lang screen library. Jed features include emulation of the Emacs, EDT, WordStar and Brief editors; support for extensive customization with slang macros, colors, keybindings; and a variety of programming modes with syntax highlighting. You should install jed if you've used it before and you like it, or if you haven't used any text editors before and you're still deciding what you'd like to use. You'll also need to have jed-common installed. |
| jikes | The IBM Research Jikes compiler translates Java source files into bytecode. Jikes' features include strict adherence to the language specification, extremely fast compile speed, and a sophisticated dependence analysis that allows for incremental compilation and automatic makefile generation. The release of Jikes' source code in December 1998 initiated one of IBM's first efforts in the open source arena, and since that time Jikes has been maintained and refined using the open source development model. See http://ibm.com/research/jikes for more information. |
| jisksp14 | 14 dots jis auxiliary kanji |
| jisksp16-1990 | 16 dots jis auxiliary kanji |
| joe | Joe is a powerful, easy to use, modeless text editor. It uses the same WordStar keybindings used in Borland's development environment. |
| kakasi-devel | The kakasi-devel package contains the header file and library for developing applications which will use the KAKASI Japanese character set filter. |
| kakasi-dict | The kakasi-dict package contains the base dictionary for the KAKASI Japanese character set filter. |
| kakasi | KAKASI is a filter for converting Kanji characters to Hiragana or Katakana characters, or into Romaji (phonetic transcription of Japanese pronunciation). |
| kappa20 | 20 dots Japanese fonts. |
| kcc | kcc is a kanji code converter with an auto detection. |
| kdbg | KDbg is a K Desktop Environment (KDE) GUI for gdb, the GNU debugger. KDbg provides the programmer with an intuitive interface for setting breakpoints, inspecting variables, and stepping through code. KDbg requires X and KDE to be installed in order to run. |
| kde-i18n-Afrikaans | Afrikaans support for KDE |
| kde-i18n-Azerbaijani | Azerbaijani language support for KDE |
| kde-i18n-Brazil | Brazil Portuguese language support for KDE |
| kde-i18n-British | British English language support for KDE |
| kde-i18n-Bulgarian | Bulgarian language support for KDE |
| kde-i18n-Chinese-Big5 | Chinese (Big5) language support for KDE |
| kde-i18n-Chinese | Chinese (Simplified Chinese) language support for KDE |
| kde-i18n-Danish | Danish language support for KDE |
| kde-i18n-Dutch | Dutch language support for KDE |
| kde-i18n-Esperanto | Esperanto support for KDE |
| kde-i18n-Estonian | Estonian language support for KDE |
| kde-i18n-Finnish | Finnish language support for KDE |
| kde-i18n-French | French language support for KDE |
| kde-i18n-German | German language support for KDE |
| kde-i18n-Greek | Greek language support for KDE |
| kde-i18n-Hebrew | Hebrew language support for KDE |
| kde-i18n-Hungarian | Hungarian language support for KDE |
| kde-i18n-Icelandic | Icelandic language support for KDE |
| kde-i18n-Italian | Italian language support for KDE |
| kde-i18n-Japanese | Japanese language support for KDE |
| kde-i18n-Korean | Korean language support for KDE |
| kde-i18n-Lithuanian | Lithuanian language support for KDE |
| kde-i18n-Maltese | Maltese language support for KDE |
| kde-i18n-Norwegian-Nynorsk | Norwegian (Nynorsk) language support for KDE |
| kde-i18n-Norwegian | Norwegian (Bokmaal) language support for KDE |
| kde-i18n-Polish | Polish language support for KDE |
| kde-i18n-Portuguese | Portuguese language support for KDE |
| kde-i18n-Romanian | Romanian language support for KDE |
| kde-i18n-Russian | Russian language support for KDE |
| kde-i18n-Serbian | Serbian language support for KDE |
| kde-i18n-Slovak | Slovak language support for KDE |
| kde-i18n-Slovenian | Slovenian language support for KDE |
| kde-i18n-Spanish | Spanish language support for KDE |
| kde-i18n-Swedish | Swedish language support for KDE |
| kde-i18n-Tamil | Tamil language support for KDE |
| kde-i18n-Thai | Thai language support for KDE |
| kde-i18n-Turkish | Turkish language support for KDE |
| kde-i18n-Ukrainian | Ukrainian language support for KDE |
| kde-i18n-Xhosa | Xhosa (a Bantu language) support for KDE |
| kdeaddons-kate | kdeaddons-kate contains plugins extending the functionality of the Kate (KDE Advanced Text Editor) editor. kdeaddons-kate adds, among other things, DCOP support, project management and text filtering capabilities. |
| kdeaddons-kicker | Plugins and additional applets for Kicker (the KDE panel) |
| kdeaddons-knewsticker | Scripts extending the functionality of KNewsTicker |
| kdeaddons-konqueror | Plugins extending the functionality of Konqueror. kdeaddons-konqueror contains, among other things, plugins for translating web pages, checking web pages for valid HTML code, and viewing the DOM tree of web pages. |
| kdeaddons-noatun | Plugins extending the functionality of the noatun media player |
| kdeadmin | The kdeadmin package includes administrative tools for the K Desktop Environment (KDE), including kpackage, kdat, and kwuftpd. |
| kdeartwork-locolor | Low-color icons for KDE. Install kdeartwork-locolor if you intend to use KDE on a display that supports 256 or less colors. |
| kdeartwork | Additional artwork (themes, sound themes, etc.) for KDE. |
| kdebase-devel | Header files for developing applications using kdebase. Install kdebase-devel if you want to develop or compile Konqueror, Kate plugins, or KWin styles. |
| kdebase | The K Desktop Environment (KDE) is a GUI desktop for the X Window System. The kdebase package contains the core applications for KDE. |
| kdebindings-perl | Perl bindings to the DCOP interprocess communication protocol used by KDE. |
| kdebindings-python | Python bindings to the DCOP interprocess communication protocol used by KDE. |
| kdebindings | KDE/DCOP bindings to non-C++ languages. |
| kdegames | The K Desktop Environment (KDE) is a GUI desktop for the X Window System. The kdegames package contains games for KDE, like kabalone, kasteroids, kblackbox, kmahjongg, kmines, konquest, kpat, kpoker, kreversi, ksame, kshisen, ksokoban, kspaceduel, and ktron. |
| kdegraphics-devel | Development files for kdegraphics Install kdegraphics-devel if you wish to develop or compile applications that use kdegraphics. |
| kdegraphics | Graphics applications for the K Desktop Environment. Includes: kdvi (displays TeX .dvi files); kfax (displays fax files); kfract (a fractal generator); kghostview (displays postscript files); kiconedit (icon editor); kpaint (a simple drawing program); ksnapshot (screen capture utility); kview (image viewer for GIF, JPEG, TIFF, etc.). |
| kdelibs-devel | This package includes the header files you will need to compile applications for KDE. The KDE API documentation is also included in HTML format. |
| kdelibs-sound-devel | This package includes the header files needed to compile applications using the KDE sound libraries (arts and libkmid). |
| kdelibs-sound | The K Desktop Environment (KDE) is a GUI desktop for the X Window System. The kdelibs-sound package contains the libraries used by KDE to support sound. |
| kdelibs | The K Desktop Environment (KDE) is a GUI desktop for the X Window System. The kdelibs package contains a variety of libraries used by KDE, including: kdecore, the KDE core library; kdeui, a user interface library; kfm, the file manager; khtmlw, HTML widgets; kfile, for file access; kspell, the spelling checker; jscript, for javascript; kab, the addressbook; kimgio, for image manipulation; and arts, for sound, mixing, and animation. |
| kdemultimedia-devel | Development files for kdemultimedia Install kdemultimedia-devel if you wish to develop or compile applications that use kdemultimedia, such as plugins for the noatun multimedia player. |
| kdemultimedia | The K Desktop Environment (KDE) is a GUI desktop for the X Window System. The kdemultimedia package contains multimedia applications for KDE, including: AKtion, a front end for the XAnim video player; kmidi, a midi-to-wav player/converter; kmix, a mixer; and kscd, an audio CD player. |
| kdenetwork | The K Desktop Environment (KDE) is a GUI desktop for the X Window System. The kdenetwork package contains network applications for KDE, including: kmail, a mail client; korn, another mailbox monitoring tool; ktalkd, a talk daemon; and ksirc, an irc client. |
| kdepim-devel | Header files for developing applications using kdepim Install kdepim-devel if you want to develop or compile PIM applications or KPilot conduits. |
| kdepim | The kdepim package contains a variety of personal information management tools for the K Desktop Environment (KDE) GUI desktop, including KOrganizer, a calendar and scheduling program which supports information interchange with other calendar applications using the vCalendar file format; and abbrowser, an addressbook reader. |
| kdesdk | This is a collection of applications and tools used by KDE developers. |
| kdetoys | The kdetoys package includes various toys for the K Desktop Environment (KDE), including: kmoon, which displays the phases of the moon; kworldwatch, which graphically displays the Earth's day and night; and kodo, a mouse odometer which shows how far your mouse has traveled. |
| kdeutils | The kdeutils package includes various utility programs for the K Desktop Environment (KDE), including: ark, a tar/gzip archive manager; kab, an address book; karm, a personal time tracker; kcalc, a scientific calculator; kedit, a simple text editor; kfloppy, a floppy formatting tool; khexedit, a hex editor; kjots, a note taking tool; kljettool, an HP printer configuration tool; klpq, a print queue manager; knotes, sticky notes for the desktop; and kpm, a process manager similar to top. |
| kdevelop | The KDevelop Integrated Development Environment provides many features that developers need as well as providing a unified interface to programs like gdb, the C/C++ compiler, and make. KDevelop manages or provides: All development tools needed for C++ programming like Compiler, Linker, automake and autoconf; KAppWizard, which generates complete, ready-to-go sample applications; Classgenerator, for creating new classes and integrating them into the current project; File management for sources, headers, documentation etc. to be included in the project; The creation of User-Handbooks written with SGML and the automatic generation of HTML-output with the KDE look and feel; Automatic HTML-based API-documentation for your project's classes with cross-references to the used libraries; Internationalization support for your application, allowing translators to easily add their target language to a project; KDevelop also includes WYSIWYG (What you see is what you get)-creation of user interfaces with a built-in dialog editor; Debugging your application by integrating KDbg; Editing of project-specific pixmaps with KIconEdit; The inclusion of any other program you need for development by adding it to the "Tools"-menu according to your individual needs. |
| kdoc | Documentation tools for the K Desktop Environment. |
| kernel-BOOT | This package includes a trimmed down version of the Linux kernel. This kernel is used on the installation boot disks only and should not be used for an installed system, as many features in this kernel are turned off because of the size constraints. |
| kernel-BOOTtape | This package includes a kernel that has appropriate configuration options enabled for booting from tape. |
| kernel-doc | This package contains documentation files form the kernel source. Various bits of information about the Linux kernel and the device drivers shipped with it are documented in these files. You'll want to install this package if you need a reference to the options that can be passed to Linux kernel modules at load time. |
| kernel-headers | Kernel-headers includes the C header files for the Linux kernel. The header files define structures and constants that are needed for building most standard programs and are also needed for rebuilding the kernel. |
| kernel-source | The kernel-source package contains the source code files for the Linux kernel. These source files are needed to build most C programs, since they depend on the constants defined in the source code. The source files can also be used to build a custom kernel that is better tuned to your particular hardware, if you are so inclined (and you know what you're doing). |
| kernel-tape | This package includes a kernel that has appropriate configuration options enabled for booting from tape. |
| kernel | The kernel package contains the Linux kernel (vmlinuz), the core of your Red Hat Linux operating system. The kernel handles the basic functions of the operating system: memory allocation, process allocation, device input and output, etc. |
| kinput2-canna-wnn6 | Kinput2 is an input server for X11 applications that want Japanese text input. This package inclules kinput2 for both Canna and Wnn6. |
| knm_new | Kaname-cho font, revised version |
| koffice-devel | Development files for KOffice. Install koffice-devel if you want to develop or compile plugins for KOffice. |
| koffice | The koffice package contains the KOffice office-type applications for the K Desktop Environment (KDE) GUI desktop. KOffice contains KWord, a word processor; KSpread, a spreadsheet; KPresenter, for presentations; and KChart, a diagram generator. |
| krb5-libs | Kerberos is a network authentication system. The krb5-libs package contains the shared libraries needed by Kerberos 5. If you are using Kerberos, you need to install this package. |
| krb5-server | Kerberos is a network authentication system. The krb5-server package contains the programs that must be installed on a Kerberos 5 server. If you are installing a Kerberos 5 server, you need to install this package (in other words, most people should NOT install this package). |
| krb5-workstation | Kerberos is a network authentication system. The krb5-workstation package contains the basic Kerberos programs (kinit, klist, kdestroy, kpasswd) as well as kerberized versions of Telnet and FTP. If your network uses Kerberos, this package should be installed on every workstation. |
| krbafs-devel | This package contains header files and static libraries for use when building applications which use the krbafs library. |
| krbafs-utils | Kerberos is a network authentication system. The krbafs-utils package contains versions of afslog, pagsh, and kstring2key that are linked against libkrbafs (a Kerberos to AFS bridging library). |
| krbafs | This package contains the krbafs shared library, which allows programs to obtain AFS network filesystem tokens using Kerberos IV credentials, without having to link with official AFS libraries which may not be available for a given platform. |
| ksconfig | This package contains a graphical tool for creating kickstart files. The ksconfig utility will allow you to set most of the kickstart options. |
| ksymoops | The Linux kernel produces error messages that contain machine specific numbers which are meaningless for debugging. ksymoops reads machine specific files and the error log and converts the addresses to meaningful symbols and offsets. |
| kterm | The kterm package provides a terminal emulator for the Kanji Japanese character set. |
| kudzu-devel | The kudzu-devel package contains the libkudzu library, which is used for hardware probing and configuration. |
| kudzu | Kudzu is a hardware probing tool run at system boot time to determine what hardware has been added or removed from the system. |
| kWnn-devel | The kWnn-devel package contains the header files and library needed to develop programs which will use the kWnn Korean character set input system. |
| kWnn | kWnn is a Korean character set input system. |
| lam | LAM (Local Area Multicomputer) is an Message-Passing Interface (MPI) programming environment and development system for heterogeneous computers on a network. With LAM/MPI, a dedicated cluster or an existing network computing infrastructure can act as one parallel computer to solve one problem. LAM/MPI is considered to be "cluster friendly" because it offers daemon-based process startup/control as well as fast client-to-client message passing protocols. LAM/MPI can use TCP/IP and/or shared memory for message passing (different RPMs are supplied for this -- see the main LAM website at http://www.mpi.nd.edu/lam/ for details).< LAM features a full implementation of MPI version 1 (with the exception that LAM does not support cancelling of sends), and much of version 2. Compliant applications are source code portable between LAM and any other implementation of MPI. In addition to meeting the standard, LAM/MPI offers extensive monitoring capabilities to support debugging. Monitoring happens on two levels: On one level, LAM/MPI has the hooks to allow a snapshot of a process and message status to be taken at any time during an application run. The status includes all aspects of synchronization plus datatype map/signature, communicator group membership and message contents (see the XMPI application on the main LAM website). On the second level, the MPI library can produce a cumulative record of communication, which can be visualized either at runtime or post-mortem. |
| lapack-man | Documentation, in the form of man pages, for the LAPACK numerical linear algebra libraries. |
| lapack | LAPACK (Linear Algebra PACKage) is a standard library for numerical linear algebra. LAPACK provides routines for solving systems of simultaneous linear equations, least-squares solutions of linear systems of equations, eigenvalue problems, and singular value problems. Associated matrix factorizations (LU, Cholesky, QR, SVD, Schur, and generalized Schur) and related computations (i.e., reordering of Schur factorizations and estimating condition numbers) are also included. LAPACK can handle dense and banded matrices, but not general sparse matrices. Similar functionality is provided for real and complex matrices in both single and double precision. LAPACK is coded in Fortran77 and built with gcc. |
| lclint | Scans C source code for mistakes and bad style. |
| lesstif-devel | Lesstif-devel contains the lesstif static library and header files required to develop Motif-1.2-based applications using LessTif. If you want to develop LessTif applications, you'll need to install lesstif-devel along with lesstif and lesstif-clients. |
| lesstif | LessTif is a free replacement for OSF/Motif(R), which provides a full set of widgets for application development (menus, text entry areas, scrolling windows, etc.). LessTif is source compatible with OSF/Motif(R) 1.2. The widget set code is the primary focus of development. If you are installing lesstif, you also need to install lesstif-clients. |
| lftp | LFTP is a sophisticated ftp/http file transfer program. Like bash, it has job control and uses the readline library for input. It has bookmarks, built-in mirroring, and can transfer several files in parallel. It is designed with reliability in mind. |
| lha | LHA is an archiving and compression utility for LHarc format archives. LHA is mostly used in the DOS world, but can be used under Linux to extract DOS files from LHA archives. Install the lha package if you need to extract DOS files from LHA archives. |
| libao-devel | The libao-devel package contains the header files and documentation needed to develop applications with libao. |
| libao | Libao is a cross platform audio output library. It currently supports ESD, OSS, Solaris, and IRIX. |
| libcap-devel | Development files (Headers, libraries for static linking, etc) for libcap. libcap is a library for getting and setting POSIX.1e (formerly POSIX 6) draft 15 capabilities. Install libcap-devel if you want to develop or compile applications using libcap. |
| libcap | libcap is a library for getting and setting POSIX.1e (formerly POSIX 6) draft 15 capabilities. |
| libelf | The libelf package contains a library for accessing ELF object files. Libelf allows you to access the internals of the ELF object file format, so you can see the different sections of an ELF file. Libelf should be installed if you need access to ELF object file internals. |
| libesmtp-devel | LibESMTP is a library to manage posting (or submission of) electronic mail using SMTP to a preconfigured Mail Transport Agent (MTA) such as Exim. The libesmtp-devel package contains headers and development libraries necessary for building programs against libesmtp. |
| libesmtp | LibESMTP is a library to manage posting (or submission of) electronic mail using SMTP to a preconfigured Mail Transport Agent (MTA) such as Exim. It may be used as part of a Mail User Agent (MUA) or another program that must be able to post electronic mail but where mail functionality is not the program's primary purpose. |
| libgal7 | A collection of GNOME widgets and utility functions. |
| libghttp-devel | Libraries and includes files you can use for libghttp development |
| libghttp | Library for making HTTP 1.1 requests. |
| libglade | Libglade is a small library that allows a program to load its user interface from am XML description at runtime. Libglade uses the XML file format used by the GLADE user interface builder GLADE, so libglade acts as an alternative to GLADE's code generation approach. Libglade also provides a simple interface for connecting handlers to the various signals in the interface (on platforms where the gmodule library works correctly, it is possible to connect all the handlers with a single function call). Once the interface has been instantiated, libglade gives no overhead, so other than the short initial interface loading time, there is no performance tradeoff. |
| libgnomeprint15 | This package contains the printing apparatus for GNOME, the complete graphical desktop environment based entirely on free software. |
| libgtop-devel | Install this package if you wish to develop applications that access information on system statistics such as CPU and memory usage. |
| libgtop-examples | Install this package for a set of programs that are examples of developing with libgtop. |
| libgtop | A library that fetches information about the running system such as CPU and memory useage, active processes and more. On Linux systems, this information is taken directly from the /proc filesystem while on other systems a server is used to read that information from other /dev/kmem, among others. |
| libjpeg-devel | The libjpeg-devel package includes the header files and static libraries necessary for developing programs which will manipulate JPEG files using the libjpeg library. If you are going to develop programs which will manipulate JPEG images, you should install libjpeg-devel. You'll also need to have the libjpeg package installed. |
| libjpeg | The libjpeg package contains a library of functions for manipulating JPEG images, as well as simple client programs for accessing the libjpeg functions. Libjpeg client programs include cjpeg, djpeg, jpegtran, rdjpgcom and wrjpgcom. Cjpeg compresses an image file into JPEG format. Djpeg decompresses a JPEG file into a regular image file. Jpegtran can perform various useful transformations on JPEG files. Rdjpgcom displays any text comments included in a JPEG file. Wrjpgcom inserts text comments into a JPEG file. |
| libmng-devel | LibMNG is a library for accessing MNG and JNG format graphics. The libmng-devel package contains files needed for developing or compiling applications which use MNG graphics. |
| libmng-static | LibMNG is a library for accessing MNG and JNG format graphics. The libmng-static package contains a statically linked version of the LibMNG library, which you need if you want to develop or compile applications using MNG graphics without depending upon LibMNG being installed on the user's system. |
| libmng | LibMNG is a library for accessing graphics in MNG (Multi-image Network Graphics) and JNG (JPEG Network Graphics) formats. MNG graphics are basically animated PNGs. JNG graphics are basically JPEG streams integrated into a PNG chunk. |
| libodbc++-devel | This C++ library provides an interface based on the (JAVA) JDBC protocol. If you want to develop programs that will use the odbc++ library, you'll need this package, as well as the libodbc++ package and the unixODBC and unixODBC-devel packages. |
| libodbc++-qt | This C++ library provides an interface based on the (JAVA) JDBC protocol. This package includes additional support for QT integration. |
| libodbc++ | This C++ library provides an interface based on the (Java) JDBC protocol. It includes additional support for KDE-integration. If you want to develop programs that will use the odbc++ library, you will also need to install the libodbc++-devel package. |
| libogg-devel | Libogg is a library used for manipulating Ogg bitstreams. The libogg-devel package contains the header files and documentation needed for development using libogg. |
| libogg | Libogg is a library for manipulating Ogg bitstream file formats. Libogg supports both making Ogg bitstreams and getting packets from Ogg bitstreams. |
| libole2 | A library containing functionality to manipulate OLE2 Structured Storage files. It is used by Gnumeric from Gnome, AbiWord from AbiSuite and by other programs. |
| libpcap | Libpcap provides a portable framework for low-level network monitoring. Libpcap can provide network statistics collection, security monitoring and network debugging. Since almost every system vendor provides a different interface for packet capture, the libpcap authors created this system-independent API to ease in porting and to alleviate the need for several system-dependent packet capture modules in each application. Install libpcap if you need to do low-level network traffic monitoring on your network. |
| libpng-devel | The libpng-devel package contains the header files and static libraries necessary for developing programs using the PNG (Portable Network Graphics) library. If you want to develop programs which will manipulate PNG image format files, you should install libpng-devel. You'll also need to install the libpng package. |
| libpng | The libpng package contains a library of functions for creating and manipulating PNG (Portable Network Graphics) image format files. PNG is a bit-mapped graphics format similar to the GIF format. PNG was created to replace the GIF format, since GIF uses a patented data compression algorithm. Libpng should be installed if you need to manipulate PNG format image files. |
| libPropList | The libPropList library uses an opaque data type to represent a tree structure made of strings, data blocks, arrays and dictionaries (key-value pair lists). The tree structure can be manipulated, written out to or read in from a file, and synchronized with the contents of a file. LibPropList imitates the behavior of and is compatible with the property lists used in GNUstep/OPENSTEP, which are formed with the NSString, NSData, NSArray and NSDictionary classes. LibPropList enables programs that use configuration or preference files to make them compatible with GNUstep/OPENSTEP's user defaults handling mechanism, without using Objective-C or GNUstep/OPENSTEP. |
| librep-devel | The link libraries and C header files for librep development. Librep is an embeddable dialect of Lisp. |
| librep | The librep shared library implements a Lisp dialect that is lightweight, reasonably fast, and extensible. It contains an interpreter, byte-code compiler, and virtual machine. Applications may use the interpreter as an extension language, or it may be used for standalone scripts. The Lisp dialect was originally inspired by Emacs Lisp. Unlike Emacs Lisp, the reliance on dynamic scope has been removed and librep only has a single namespace for symbols. |
| librsvg-devel | This package provides the necessary development libraries and include files to allow you to develop with librsvg. |
| librsvg | An SVG library based on libart. |
| libsigc++-devel | The libsigc++-devel package contains the static libraries and header files needed for development with libsigc++. |
| libsigc++ | This library implements a full callback system for use in widget libraries, abstract interfaces, and general programming. Originally part of the Gtk-- widget set, libsigc++ is now a seperate library to provide for more general use. It is the most complete library of its kind with the ablity to connect an abstract callback to a class method, function, or function object. It contains adaptor classes for connection of dissimilar callbacks and has an ease of use unmatched by other C++ callback libraries. Package GTK-- (gtkmm), which is a C++ binding to the GTK+ library, starting with version 1.1.2, uses libsigc++. |
| libstdc++ | The libstdc++ package contains a snapshot of the GCC Standard C++ Library v3, an ongoing project to implement the ISO 14882 Standard C++ library. |
| libtabe-devel | Chinese lexicons library for xcin-2.5's bimsphone input method. |
| libtabe | Chinese lexicons library for xcin-2.5's bimsphone input method. |
| libtermcap-devel | This package includes the libraries and header files necessary for developing programs which will access the termcap database. If you need to develop programs which will access the termcap database, you'll need to install this package. You'll also need to install the libtermcap package. |
| libtermcap | The libtermcap package contains a basic system library needed to access the termcap database. The termcap library supports easy access to the termcap database, so that programs can output character-based displays in a terminal-independent manner. |
| libtiff | The libtiff package contains a library of functions for manipulating TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) image format files. TIFF is a widely used file format for bitmapped images. TIFF files usually end in the .tif extension and they are often quite large. The libtiff package should be installed if you need to manipulate TIFF format image files. |
| libtool-libs | The libtool-libs package contains the runtime libraries from GNU libtool. GNU libtool uses these libraries to provide portible dynamic loading of shared libraries. If you are using some programs that provide shared libraries built with GNU libtool, you should install the libtool-libs package to provide the dynamic loading library |
| libtool | The libtool package contains the GNU libtool, a set of shell scripts which automatically configure UNIX and UNIX-like architectures to generically build shared libraries. Libtool provides a consistent, portable interface which simplifies the process of using shared libraries. If you are developing programs which will use shared libraries, you should install libtool. |
| libungif-devel | This package contains the static libraries, header files and documentation necessary for development of programs that will use the libungif library to load and save GIF format image files. You should install this package if you need to develop programs which will use libungif library functions. You'll also need to install the libungif package. |
| libungif-progs | The libungif-progs package contains various programs for manipulating GIF format image files. Install this package if you need to manipulate GIF format image files. You'll also need to install the libungif package. |
| libungif | The libungif package contains a shared library of functions for loading and saving GIF format image files. The libungif library can load any GIF file, but it will save GIFs only in uncompressed format (i.e., it won't use the patented LZW compression used to save "normal" compressed GIF files). Install the libungif package if you need to manipulate GIF files. You should also install the libungif-progs package. |
| libunicode-devel | The libunicode-devel package includes the static libraries and header files for the libunicode package. Install libunicode-devel if you want to develop programs which will use libunicode. |
| libunicode | A library to handle unicode strings |
| libuser-devel | The libuser-devel package contains header files, static libraries, and .la files useful for developing applications with libuser. |
| libuser | The libuser library implements a standardized interface for manipulating and administering user accounts. The library uses pluggable back-ends to interface to its data sources. Sample applications modeled after those included with the shadow password suite are included. |
| libvorbis-devel | The libvorbis-devel package contains the header files and documentation needed to develop applications with Ogg Vorbis. |
| libvorbis | Ogg Vorbis is a fully open, non-proprietary, patent-and royalty-free, general-purpose compressed audio format for audio and music at fixed and variable bitrates from 16 to 128 kbps/channel. The libvorbis package contains runtime libraries for use in programs that support Ogg Voribs. |
| libxml-devel | The libxml-devel package contains the libraries, includes, and other files you can use to develop libxml applications. |
| libxml2-devel | Libraries, include files, etc. you can use to develop XML applications. This library allows you to manipulate XML files. It includes support to read, modify, and write XML and HTML files. There is DTD support, including parsing and validation, even with complex DTDs, either at parse time or later, once the document has been modified. The output can be a simple SAX stream or and in-memory DOM like representations. In this case one can use the built-in XPath and XPointer implementation to select subnodes or ranges. A flexible Input/Output mechanism is available, with existing HTTP and FTP modules and combined to an URI library. |
| libxml2 | This library lets you manipulate XML files. It includes support to read, modify, and write XML and HTML files. It has DTD support, including parsing and validation, even with complex DTDs. The output can be a simple SAX stream or an in-memory DOM like representation. In this case you can use the built-in XPath and XPointer implementation to select subnodes or ranges. A flexible Input/Output mechanism is available, with existing HTTP and FTP modules and combined to an URI library. |
| libxml | The libxml package contains an XML library, which allows you to manipulate XML files. XML (eXtensible Markup Language) is a data format for structured document interchange via the Web. |
| libxslt-devel | This C library lets you transform XML files into other XML files (or HTML, text, etc.) using the standard XSLT stylesheet transformation mechanism. To use it you need to have a version of libxml2 >= 2.3.8 installed. |
| licq-gnome | Licq is an ICQ online messaging system clone. Licq supports all of the major features of ICQ, including messaging, URLs, chat, file transfer, and user information. Licq-gnome is a GNOME frontend for licq. licq-gnome is a GNOME frontend for licq. |
| licq-kde | Licq is an ICQ online messaging system clone. Licq supports all of the major features of ICQ, including messaging, URLs, chat, file transfer, and user information. Licq-kde is a KDE frontend for licq. licq-kde is a KDE frontend for licq. |
| licq-qt | Licq is an ICQ online messaging system clone. Licq supports all of the major features of ICQ, including messaging, URLs, chat, file transfer, and user information. Licq-qt is a graphical frontend for licq, written in Qt. licq-qt is a graphical frontend for licq, written in Qt. |
| licq-text | Licq is an ICQ online messaging system clone. Licq supports all of the major features of ICQ, including messaging, URLs, chat, file transfer, and user information. Licq-text is a text mode frontend for licq. licq-text is a text mode frontend for licq. |
| licq | Licq is an ICQ online messaging system clone, written in C++ using the Qt widget set. Licq supports all of the major features of ICQ, including messaging, URLs, chat, file transfer, and user information. Additionally, Licq is very configurable and supports skins and different icon packs. |
| links | Links is a text-based Web browser. Links does not display any images, but it does support frames, tables and most other HTML tags. Links' advantage over graphical browsers is its speed--Links starts and exits quickly and swiftly displays Web pages. |
| linuxconf-devel | Linuxconf is a system configuration tool, which provides a variety of interfaces through which you can configure and manage your Linux system. This package provides the components necessary for developing linuxconf modules outside of the linuxconf source tree and/or developing standalone utilities using the linuxconf interface toolkit. Install linuxconf-devel if you want to develop Linuxconf modules. You must also have linuxconf installed. |
| linuxconf | Linuxconf is a system configuration tool. Linuxconf provides four different interfaces for you to choose from: command line, character-cell (like the installation program), an X Window System based GUI, and a Web-based interface. Linuxconf can manage a large portion of your system's operations, including networking, user accounts, file systems, boot parameters, and more. |
| lkcdutils | This software package contains system crash dump analyzer tools. It includes Linux Crash (lcrash) and all appropriate user level scripts required for saving and configuring system crash dumps. This package should be installed after the lkcd kernel patches are installed on the system. |
| locale_config | A utility that configures system-wide locale settings. |
| lockdev-devel | The lockdev library provides a reliable way to put an exclusive lock on devices using both FSSTND and SVr4 methods. The lockdev-devel package contains the development headers and a static library. |
| lockdev | Lockdev provides a reliable way to put an exclusive lock to devices using both FSSTND and SVr4 methods. |
| logrotate | The logrotate utility is designed to simplify the administration of log files on a system which generates a lot of log files. Logrotate allows for the automatic rotation compression, removal, and mailing of log files. Logrotate can be set to handle a log file daily, weekly, monthly, or when the log file gets to a certain size. Normally, logrotate runs as a daily cron job. |
| logwatch | LogWatch is a customizable log analysis system. LogWatch parses through your system's logs for a given period of time and creates a report analyzing areas that you specify, in as much detail as you require. LogWatch is easy to use and claims that it will work right out of the package on almost all systems. Note that LogWatch now analyzes Samba logs. |
| losetup | Linux supports a special block device called the loop device, which maps a normal file onto a virtual block device. This allows for the file to be used as a "virtual file system" inside another file. Losetup is used to associate loop devices with regular files or block devices, to detach loop devices and to query the status of a loop device. |
| lout-doc | The lout-doc package includes all of the documentation for the Lout document formatting language. The documentation includes manuals for regular users and for experts, written in Lout and available as PostScript(TM) files. The documentation provides good examples for how to write large documents with Lout. If you're installing the lout package, you should install the lout-doc package. |
| lout | Lout is a high-level language for document formatting. Lout reads a high-level description of a document (similar in style to LaTeX) and can produce a PostScript(TM) file for printing or produce plain text. Lout supports the typesetting of documents which contain floating figures, table, diagrams, rotated and scaled text or graphics, footnotes, running headers, footers, an index, a table of contents and bibliography, cross-references, mathematical equations and statistical graphs. Lout can be extended with definitions that should be easier to write than other languages, since Lout is a high-level language. Lout supports (with hyphenation) a variety of languages: Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Norwegian, Russian, Slovenian, Spanish and Swedish. Install the lout package if you'd like to try the Lout document formatting system. Unless you're already a Lout expert, you'll probably want to also install the lout-doc package, which contains the documentation for Lout. |
| LPRng | LPRng is an enhanced, extended, and portable implementation of the Berkeley LPR print spooler functionality. LPRng provides the same interface and meeting RFC1179 requirements, but the implementation is completely new and provides support for the following features: lightweight (no databases needed) lpr, lpc, and lprm programs; dynamic redirection of print queues; automatic job holding; highly verbose diagnostics; multiple printers serving a single queue; client programs do not need to run SUID root; greatly enhanced security checks; and a greatly improved permission and authorization mechanism. LPRng is compatible with other print spoolers and network printers that use the LPR interface and meet RFC1179 requirements. LPRng provides emulation packages for the SVR4 lp and lpstat programs, eliminating the need for another print spooler package. These emulation packages can be modified according to local requirements, in order to support vintage printing systems. For users who require secure and/or authenticated printing support, LPRng supports Kerberos V, MIT Kerberos IV Print Support, and PGP authentication. Additional authentication support is extremely simple to add. |
| lrzsz | Lrzsz (consisting of lrz and lsz) is a cosmetically modified zmodem/ymodem/xmodem package built from the public-domain version of the rzsz package. Lrzsz was created to provide a working GNU copylefted Zmodem solution for Linux systems. |
| lslk | Lslk is a lock file lister. Lslk attempts to list all of the locks on the executing system's local files (i.e., on the active inodes). Install lslk if you need a utility for listing file locks. |
| lsof | Lsof stands for LiSt Open Files, and it does just that: it lists information about files that are open by the processes running on a UNIX system. |
| lv | lv is a powerful file viewer like less. lv can decode and encode multilingual streams through many coding systems: ISO-8859, ISO-2022, EUC, SJIS, Big5, HZ, Unicode. It recognizes multi-bytes patterns as regular expressions, lv also provides multilingual grep. In addition, lv can recognize ANSI escape sequences for text devoration. |
| lynx | Lynx is a text-based Web browser. Lynx does not display any images, but it does support frames, tables, and most other HTML tags. One advantage Lynx has over graphical browsers is speed; Lynx starts and exits quickly and swiftly displays webpages. |
| m2crypto | This package allows you to call OpenSSL functions from python scripts. |
| m4 | A GNU implementation of the traditional UNIX macro processor. M4 is useful for writing text files which can be logically parsed, and is used by many programs as part of their build process. M4 has built-in functions for including files, running shell commands, doing arithmetic, etc. The autoconf program needs m4 for generating configure scripts, but not for running configure scripts. Install m4 if you need a macro processor. |
| macutils | The macutils package includes a set of utilities for manipulating files that are commonly used by Macintosh machines. Macutils includes utilities like binhex, hexbin, macunpack, etc. Install macutils if you need to manipulate files that are commonly used by Macintosh machines. |
| MagicPoint | MagicPoint is an X11 based presentation tool. MagicPoint's presentation files (typically .mgp files) are plain text so you can create presentation files quickly with your favorite editor. |
| mailcap | The mailcap file is used by the metamail program. Metamail reads the mailcap file to determine how it should display non-text or multimedia material. Basically, mailcap associates a particular type of file with a particular program that a mail agent or other program can call to handle the file. |
| mailman | Mailman is software to help manage email discussion lists, much like Majordomo and Smartmail. Unlike most similar products, Mailman gives each mailing list a webpage, and allows users to subscribe, unsubscribe, etc. over the Web. Even the list manager can administer his or her list entirely from the Web. Mailman also integrates most things people want to do with mailing lists, including archiving, mail <-> news gateways, and so on. When the package has finished installing, you will need to: * Run /var/mailman/bin/mmsitepass to set the mailman administrator password. * Edit /var/mailman/Mailman/mm_cfg.py to customize mailman's configuration for your site. * Modify the sendmail configuration to ensure that it is running and accepting connections from the outside world (to ensure that it runs, set "DAEMON=yes" in /etc/sysconfig/sendmail, ensuring that it accepts connections from the outside world may require modifying /etc/mail/sendmail.mc and regenerating sendmail.cf), and * Add these lines: ScriptAlias /mailman/ /var/mailman/cgi-bin/ Alias /pipermail/ /var/mailman/archives/public/ <Directory /var/mailman/archives> Options +FollowSymlinks </Directory> to /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf to configure your Web server. Users upgrading from previous releases of this package may need to move their data or adjust the configuration files to point to the locations where their data is. |
| mailx | The mailx package installs the /bin/mail program, which is used to send quick email messages (i.e., without opening up a full-featured mail user agent). Mail is often used in shell scripts. You should install mailx because of its quick email sending ability, which is especially useful if you're planning on writing any shell scripts. |
| make | A GNU tool for controlling the generation of executables and other non-source files of a program from the program's source files. Make allows users to build and install packages without any significant knowledge about the details of the build process. The details about how the program should be built are provided for make in the program's makefile. The GNU make tool should be installed on your system because it is commonly used to simplify the process of installing programs. |
| MAKEDEV | This package contains the MAKEDEV script, which makes it easier to create and maintain the files in the /dev directory. /dev directory files correspond to a particular device supported by Linux (serial or printer ports, scanners, sound cards, tape drives, CD-ROM drives, hard drives, etc.) and interface with the drivers in the kernel. You should install the MAKEDEV package because the MAKEDEV utility makes it easy to manage the /dev directory device files. |
| man-pages-cs | Manual pages from the Linux Documentation Project, translated into Czech. |
| man-pages-da | Manual pages from the Linux Documentation Project, translated into Danish. |
| man-pages-de | Manual pages from the Linux Documentation Project, translated into German. |
| man-pages-es | Manual pages from the Linux Documentation Project, translated into Spanish. |
| man-pages-fr | Manual pages from the Linux Documentation Project, translated into French. |
| man-pages-it | Manual pages from the Linux Documentation Project, translated into Italian. |
| man-pages-ja | Manual pages from the Linux Documentation Project, translated into Japanese. |
| man-pages-ko | Manual pages from the Linux Documentation Project, translated into Korean. |
| man-pages-pl | Manual pages from the Linux Documentation Project, translated into Polish. |
| man-pages-ru | Manual pages from the Linux Documentation Project, translated into Russian. |
| man | The man package includes three tools for finding information and/or documentation about your Linux system: man, apropos, and whatis. The man system formats and displays on-line manual pages about commands or functions on your system. Apropos searches the whatis database (containing short descriptions of system commands) for a string. Whatis searches its own database for a complete word. The man package should be installed on your system because it is the primary way to find documentation on a Linux system. |
| mawk | Mawk is a version of the awk programming language. Awk interprets a special-purpose programming language to do quick text pattern matching and reformatting. Mawk improves on awk in certain ways and can sometimes outperform gawk, the standard awk program for Linux. Mawk conforms to the POSIX 1003.2 (draft 11.3) definition of awk. You should install mawk if you use awk. |
| maximum-rpm | "Maximum RPM" is a book about the RPM Package Manager or, as it is known to its friends, RPM. The book is divided into two major sections. The first section is for anyone who needs to use RPM on his/her system. The second section covers all there is to know about build packages using RPM. |
| mc | Midnight Commander is a visual shell much like a file manager, only with many more features. It is a text mode application, but it also includes mouse support if you are running GPM. Midnight Commander's best features are its ability to FTP, view tar and zip files, and to poke into RPMs for specific files. |
| mcserv | The Midnight Commander file management system will allow you to manipulate the files on a remote machine as if they were local. This is only possible if the remote machine is running the mcserv server program. Mcserv provides clients running Midnight Commander with access to the host's file systems. Install mcserv on machines if you want to access their file systems remotely using the Midnight Commander file management system. |
| Mesa-demos | The Mesa-demos package contains sample applications using the Mesa 3D graphics library. |
| Mesa-devel | Mesa-devel contains the static version of the Mesa 3-D graphics library (a graphics toolkit very similar to Silicon Graphics' OpenGL graphics utilities toolkit) and includes files needed for development. If you are going to develop Mesa applications, you need to install mesa-devel. If you are just going to use Mesa, you do not need to install mesa-devel. |
| Mesa | The Mesa 3-D graphics library is a powerful and generic toolset for creating hardware assisted computer graphics. To the extent that Mesa utilizes the OpenGL command syntax or state machine, it is being used with authorization from Silicon Graphics, Inc. However, the author (Brian Paul) makes no claim that Mesa is in any way a compatible replacement for OpenGL or associated with Silicon Graphics, Inc. Those who want a licensed implementation of OpenGL should contact a licensed vendor. Mesa is very similar to OpenGL and you might find Mesa to be a valid alternative to OpenGL. |
| metamail | Metamail is a system for handling multimedia mail, using the mailcap file. Metamail reads the mailcap file, which tells Metamail what helper program to call in order to handle a particular type of non-text mail. Note that metamail can also add multimedia support to certain non-mail programs. Metamail should be installed if you need to add multimedia support to mail programs and some other programs, using the mailcap file. |
| mgetty-sendfax | Sendfax is a standalone backend program for sending fax files. The mgetty program (a getty replacement for handling logins over a serial line) plus sendfax will allow you to send faxes through a Class 2 modem. If you'd like to send faxes over a Class 2 modem, you'll need to install the mgetty-sendfax and the mgetty packages. |
| mgetty-viewfax | Viewfax displays the fax files received using mgetty in an X11 window. Viewfax is capable of zooming in and out on the displayed fax. If you're installing the mgetty-viewfax package, you'll also need to install mgetty. |
| mgetty-voice | The mgetty-voice package contains the vgetty system, which enables mgetty and your modem to support voice capabilities. In simple terms, vgetty lets your modem act as an answering machine. How well the system will work depends upon your modem, which may or may not be able to handle this kind of implementation. Install mgetty-voice along with mgetty if you'd like to try having your modem act as an answering machine. |
| mgetty | The mgetty package contains a "smart" getty which allows logins over a serial line (i.e., through a modem). If you're using a Class 2 or 2.0 modem, mgetty can receive faxes. If you also need to send faxes, you'll need to install the sendfax program. If you'll be dialing in to your system using a modem, you should install the mgetty package. If you'd like to send faxes using mgetty and your modem, you'll need to install the mgetty-sendfax program. If you need a viewer for faxes, you'll also need to install the mgetty-viewfax package. |
| micq | Micq is a clone of the Mirabilis ICQ online messaging/conferencing program. |
| mikmod | MikMod is one of the best and most well known MOD music file players for UNIX-like systems. This particular distribution is intended to compile fairly painlessly in a Linux environment. MikMod uses the OSS /dev/dsp driver including all recent kernels for output, and will also write .wav files. Supported file formats include MOD, STM, S3M, MTM, XM, ULT, and IT. The player uses ncurses for console output and supports transparent loading from gzip/pkzip/zoo archives and the loading/saving of playlists. Install the mikmod package if you need a MOD music file player. |
| mingetty | The mingetty program is a lightweight, minimalist getty program for use only on virtual consoles. Mingetty is not suitable for serial lines (you should use the mgetty program in that case). |
| miniChinput | MiniChinput is a tiny version of Chinput, a GPLed Chinese XIM server. |
| mkinitrd | Mkinitrd creates filesystem images for use as initial ramdisk (initrd) images. These ramdisk images are often used to preload the block device modules (SCSI or RAID) needed to access the root filesystem. In other words, generic kernels can be built without drivers for any SCSI adapters which load the SCSI driver as a module. Since the kernel needs to read those modules, but in this case it isn't able to address the SCSI adapter, an initial ramdisk is used. The initial ramdisk is loaded by the operating system loader (normally LILO) and is available to the kernel as soon as the ramdisk is loaded. The ramdisk image loads the proper SCSI adapter and allows the kernel to mount the root filesystem. The mkinitrd program creates such a ramdisk using information found in the /etc/modules.conf file. |
| mkisofs | The mkisofs program is used as a pre-mastering program; i.e., it generates the ISO9660 filesystem. Mkisofs takes a snapshot of a given directory tree and generates a binary image of the tree which will correspond to an ISO9660 filesystem when written to a block device. Mkisofs is used for writing CD-ROMs, and includes support for creating bootable El Torito CD-ROMs. Install the mkisofs package if you need a program for writing CD-ROMs. |
| mkkickstart | The mkkickstart program writes a kickstart description from the host machine. The kickstart description can then be used, during a CD-ROM or NFS installation, to automatically build that machine's configuration of Red Hat Linux on one or more other machines. |
| mktemp | The mktemp utility takes a given file name template and overwrites a portion of it to create a unique file name. This allows shell scripts and other programs to safely create and use /tmp files. Install the mktemp package if you need to use shell scripts or other programs which will create and use unique /tmp files. |
| mkxauth | The mkxauth utility helps create and maintain X authentication databases (.Xauthority files). Mkxauth is used to create an .Xauthority file or to merge keys from another local or remote .Xauthority file. .Xauthority files are used by the xauth user-oriented access control program, which grants or denies access to X servers based on the contents of the .Xauthority file. The mkxauth package should be installed if you're going to use user-oriented access control to provide security for your X Window System (a good idea). |
| mm-devel | The MM library provides an abstraction layer which allows related processes to easily share data using shared memory. The mm-devel package contains header files and static libraries for use when developing applications which will use the MM library. |
| mm | The MM library provides an abstraction layer which allows related processes to easily share data using shared memory. |
| modutils | The modutils package includes various programs needed for automatic loading and unloading of modules under 2.2 and later kernels, as well as other module management programs. Device drivers and filesystems are two examples of loaded and unloaded modules. |
| mod_auth_any | mod_auth_any can be used to limit access to documents served by a web server by checking the return code of an arbitrary specified command. |
| mod_auth_pgsql | mod_auth_pgsql can be used to limit access to documents served by a web server by checking fields in a table in a PostgresQL database. |
| mod_bandwidth | mod_bandwidth can limit bandwidth usage either server-wide, or on a per- connection basis dependent on file size, directory location, or client hostname or address. |
| mod_dav | mod_dav enables Apache to understand DAV protocol (extensions to HTTP). DAV stands for "Distributed Authoring and Versioning", and is defined by RFC 2518. DAV is intended to replace proprietary authoring protocols such as those used by Frontpage or NetObjects' Fusion, but is also a complete set of protocols for manipulating a webserver's files and directories, and their properties. |
| mod_perl | Mod_perl incorporates a Perl interpreter into the Apache Web server, so the Apache Web server can directly execute Perl code. Mod_perl links the Perl runtime library into the Apache Web server and provides an object-oriented Perl interface for Apache's C language API. The end result is a quicker CGI script turnaround process, as no external Perl interpreter has to be started. Install mod_perl if you are installing the Apache Web server and you want it to directly incorporate a Perl interpreter. |
| mod_put | mod_put implements the PUT and DELETE client methods for Apache. |
| mod_python | Mod_python is a module that embeds the Python language interpreter within the server, allowing Apache handlers to be written in Python. Mod_python brings together the versatility of Python and the power of the Apache Web server for a considerable boost in flexibility and performance over the traditional CGI approach. |
| mod_roaming | With mod_roaming you can use your Apache web server as a Netscape Roaming Access server. This allows you to store your Netscape Communicator 4.5 preferences, bookmarks, address books, cookies etc. on the server so that you can use (and update) the same settings from any Netscape Communicator 4.5 that can access the server. |
| mod_ssl | The mod_ssl module provides strong cryptography for the Apache Web server via the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocols. |
| mod_throttle | mod_throttle can be used to limit the amount of data which your web server will serve. These limits can be set for individual virtual hosts, directories, locations, or authenticated users. |
| mount | The mount package contains the mount, umount, swapon and swapoff programs. Accessible files on your system are arranged in one big tree or hierarchy. These files can be spread out over several devices. The mount command attaches a filesystem on some device to your system's file tree. The umount command detaches a filesystem from the tree. Swapon and swapoff, respectively, specify and disable devices and files for paging and swapping. |
| mpage | The mpage utility takes plain text files or PostScript(TM) documents as input, reduces the size of the text, and prints the files on a PostScript printer with several pages on each sheet of paper. Mpage is very useful for viewing large printouts without using up tons of paper. Mpage supports many different layout options for the printed pages. Mpage should be installed if you need a useful utility for viewing long text documents without wasting paper. |
| mrtg | The Multi Router Traffic Grapher (MRTG) is a tool to monitor the traffic load on network-links. MRTG generates HTML pages containing PNG images which provide a LIVE visual representation of this traffic. |
| mt-st | The mt-st package contains the mt and st tape drive management programs. Mt (for magnetic tape drives) and st (for SCSI tape devices) can control rewinding, ejecting, skipping files and blocks and more. Install mt-st if you need a tool to manage tape drives. |
| mtools | Mtools is a collection of utilities for accessing MS-DOS files. Mtools allow you to read, write and move around MS-DOS filesystem files (normally on MS-DOS floppy disks). Mtools supports Windows95 style long file names, OS/2 XDF disks, and 2m disks. Mtools should be installed if you need to use MS-DOS disks. |
| mtr-gtk | This is the Gtk interface for the mtr network diagnostic tool. |
| mtx | The MTX program controls the robotic mechanism in autoloaders and tape libraries such as the HP SureStore DAT 40x6, Exabyte EZ-17, and Exabyte 220. This program is also reported to work with a variety of other tape libraries and autochangers from ADIC, Tandberg/Overland, Breece Hill, HP, and Seagate. If you have a backup tape device capable of handling more than one tape at a time, you should install MTX. |
| mutt | Mutt is a text-mode mail user agent. Mutt supports color, threading, arbitrary key remapping, and a lot of customization. You should install mutt if you have used it in the past and you prefer it, or if you are new to mail programs and have not decided which one you are going to use. |
| mx | The mx extensions for Python are a collection of Python software tools which enhance Python's usability in many areas. |
| MyODBC | An ODBC driver for MySQL, for use with unixODBC |
| mysql-devel | MySQL is a true multi-user, multi-threaded SQL database server. This package contains the libraries and header files that are needed for developing MySQL applications. |
| MySQL-python | Python interface to MySQL-3.22 and 3.23 MySQLdb is an interface to the popular MySQL database server for Python. The design goals are: - Compliance with Python database API version 2.0 - Thread-safety - Thread-friendliness (threads will not block each other) - Compatibility with MySQL 3.22 and 3.23 This module should be mostly compatible with an older interface written by Joe Skinner and others. However, the older version is a) not thread-friendly, b) written for MySQL 3.21, c) apparently not actively maintained. No code from that version is used in MySQLdb. MySQLdb is distributed free of charge under a license derived from the Python license. |
| mysql-server | MySQL is a true multi-user, multi-threaded SQL database server. MySQL is a client/server implementation that consists of a server daemon (mysqld) and many different client programs and libraries. This package contains the MySQL server and some accompanying files and directories. |
| mysql | MySQL is a multi-user, multi-threaded SQL database server. MySQL is a client/server implementation consisting of a server daemon (mysqld) and many different client programs and libraries. This package contains the MySQL client programs, the client shared library, and generic MySQL files. |
| mysqlclient9 | This is package containing the version of the MySQL client library as shipped with Red Hat Linux 7, for use with applications linked against it. |
| nautilus-devel | This package provides the necessary development libraries and include files to allow you to develop Nautilus components. |
| nautilus | Nautilus integrates access to files, applications, media, Internet-based resources and the Web. Nautilus delivers a dynamic and rich user experience. Nautilus is an free software project developed under the GNU General Public License and is a core component of the GNOME desktop project. |
| nc | The nc package contains Netcat (the program is actually nc), a simple utility for reading and writing data across network connections, using the TCP or UDP protocols. Netcat is intended to be a reliable back-end tool which can be used directly or easily driven by other programs and scripts. Netcat is also a feature-rich network debugging and exploration tool, since it can create many different connections and has many built-in capabilities. You may want to install the netcat package if you are administering a network and you'd like to use its debugging and network exploration capabilities. |
| ncftp | Ncftp is an improved FTP client. Ncftp's improvements include support for command line editing, command histories, recursive gets, automatic anonymous logins, and more. |
| ncompress | The ncompress package contains the compress and uncompress file compression and decompression utilities, which are compatible with the original UNIX compress utility (.Z file extensions). These utilities can't handle gzipped (.gz file extensions) files, but gzip can handle compressed files. Install ncompress if you need compression/decompression utilities which are compatible with the original UNIX compress utility. |
| ncpfs | Ncpfs is a filesystem which understands the Novell NetWare(TM) NCP protocol. Functionally, NCP is used for NetWare the way NFS is used in the TCP/IP world. For a Linux system to mount a NetWare filesystem, it needs a special mount program. The ncpfs package contains such a mount program plus other tools for configuring and using the ncpfs filesystem. Install the ncpfs package if you need to use the ncpfs filesystem to use Novell NetWare files or services. |
| ncurses-devel | The header files and libraries for developing applications that use the ncurses CRT screen handling and optimization package. Install the ncurses-devel package if you want to develop applications which will use ncurses. |
| ncurses | The curses library routines are a terminal-independent method of updating character screens with reasonable optimization. The ncurses (new curses) library is a freely distributable replacement for the discontinued 4.4BSD classic curses library. |
| nedit | NEdit is a GUI text editor for the X Window System and Motif. NEdit is very easy to use, especially if you are familiar with the Macintosh(TM) or Microsoft(TM) Windows(TM) style of interface. |
| net-tools | The net-tools package contains basic networking tools, including ifconfig, netstat, route, and others. |
| netconfig | A text-based tool for simple configuration of ethernet devices. |
| netpbm-devel | The netpbm-devel package contains the header files and static libraries, etc., for developing programs which can handle the various graphics file formats supported by the netpbm libraries. |
| netpbm-progs | The netpbm-progs package contains a group of scripts for manipulating the graphics files in formats which are supported by the netpbm libraries. For example, netpbm-progs includes the rasttopnm script, which will convert a Sun rasterfile into a portable anymap. Netpbm-progs contains many other scripts for converting from one graphics file format to another. |
| netpbm | The netpbm package contains a library of functions that support programs for handling various graphics file formats, including .pbm (portable bitmaps), .pgm (portable graymaps), .pnm (portable anymaps), .ppm (portable pixmaps), and others. |
| newt-devel | The newt-devel package contains the header files and libraries necessary for developing applications which use newt. Newt is a development library for text mode user interfaces. Newt is based on the slang library. |
| newt | Newt is a programming library for color text mode, widget-based user interfaces. Newt can be used to add stacked windows, entry widgets, checkboxes, radio buttons, labels, plain text fields, scrollbars, etc., to text mode user interfaces. This package also contains the shared library needed by programs built with newt, as well as a /usr/bin/dialog replacement called whiptail. Newt is based on the slang library. |
| nfs-utils | The nfs-utils package provides a daemon for the kernel NFS server and related tools, which provides a much higher level of performance than the traditional Linux NFS server used by most users. This package also contains the showmount program. Showmount queries the mount daemon on a remote host for information about the NFS (Network File System) server on the remote host. For example, showmount can display the clients which are mounted on that host. |
| nhpf | The filtered PS file is self-contained, because this program appends a hangul font "n3f-5" (N-byte 3BeolSik hangul Font 5) and "n3f-5b" (the bold font) to the file. This means that you can print hangul homepages with ANY(!) PostScript printer. |
| nkf | Nkf is a Kanji code converter for terminals, hosts, and networks. Nkf converts input Kanji code to 7-bit JIS, MS-kanji (shifted-JIS) or EUC. |
| nmap-frontend | This package includes nmapfe, a Gtk+ frontend for nmap. The nmap package must be installed before installing nmap-frontend. |
| nmap | Nmap is a utility for network exploration or security auditing. It supports ping scanning (determine which hosts are up), many port scanning techniques (determine what services the hosts are offering), and TCP/IP fingerprinting (remote host operating system identification). Nmap also offers flexible target and port specification, decoy scanning, determination of TCP sequence predictability characteristics, reverse-identd scanning, and more. |
| nmh | Nmh is an email system based on the MH email system and is intended to be a (mostly) compatible drop-in replacement for MH. Nmh isn't a single comprehensive program. Instead, it consists of a number of fairly simple single-purpose programs for sending, receiving, saving, retrieving and otherwise manipulating email messages. You can freely intersperse nmh commands with other shell commands or write custom scripts which utilize nmh commands. If you want to use nmh as a true email user agent, you'll want to also install exmh to provide a user interface for it--nmh only has a command line interface. If you'd like to use nmh commands in shell scripts, or if you'd like to use nmh and exmh together as your email user agent, you should install nmh. |
| nscd | Nscd caches name service lookups. It can dramatically improve performance with NIS+ and may help with DNS as well. |
| nss_db | Nss_db is a set of C library extensions which allow Berkeley Databases to be used as a primary source of aliases, ethers, groups, hosts, networks, protocol, users, RPCs, services, and shadow passwords (instead of or in addition to using flat files or NIS). Install nss_db if your flat name service files are too large and lookups are slow. |
| nss_ldap | This package includes two LDAP access clients: nss_ldap and pam_ldap. Nss_ldap is a set of C library extensions that allow X.500 and LDAP directory servers to be used as a primary source of aliases, ethers, groups, hosts, networks, protocol, users, RPCs, services, and shadow passwords (instead of or in addition to using flat files or NIS). Pam_ldap is a module for Linux-PAM that supports password changes, V2 clients, Netscape's SSL, ypldapd, Netscape Directory Server password policies, access authorization, and crypted hashes. |
| ntp | The Network Time Protocol (NTP) is used to synchronize a computer's time with another reference time source. The ntp package contains utilities and daemons that will synchronize your computer's time to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) via the NTP protocol and NTP servers. The ntp package includes ntpdate (a program for retrieving the date and time from remote machines via a network) and ntpd (a daemon which continuously adjusts system time). Install the ntp package if you need tools for keeping your system's time synchronized via the NTP protocol. |
| ntsysv | Ntsysv provides a simple interface for setting which system services are started or stopped in various runlevels (instead of directly manipulating the numerous symbolic links in /etc/rc.d). Unless you specify a runlevel or runlevels on the command line (see the man page), ntsysv configures the current runlevel (5 if you're using X). |
| nut-cgi | This package includes CGI programs for accessing UPS status via a web browser. |
| nut-client | This package includes the client utilities that are required to monitor a ups that the client host has access to, but where the UPS is physically attached to a different computer on the network. |
| nut | These programs are part of a developing project to monitor the assortment of UPSes that are found out there in the field. Many models have serial serial ports of some kind that allow some form of state checking. This capability has been harnessed where possible to allow for safe shutdowns, live status tracking on web pages, and more. |
| nvi-m17n-canna | Nvi is a multilingualized clone of the vi text editor, with support for Japanese, Korean, Chinese, and other encoding schemes. This package contains the nvi binary with support for the Canna input system. If you do not have Canna installed, you need to install the nvi-m17n-nocanna package instead. |
| nvi-m17n-nocanna | Nvi is a multilingualized clone of the vi text editor, with support for Japanese, Korean, Chinese, and other encoding schemes. This package contains the nvi binary without support for the Canna input system. |
| nvi-m17n | Nvi is a multilingualized clone of the vi text editor, with support for Japanese, Korean, Chinese, and other encoding schemes. This package contains the common files needed for nvi. You also need to install either nvi-m17n-canna or nvi-m17n-nocanna, depending on whether or not you have the Canna input system installed. |
| oaf-devel | Libraries and include files for Oaf. |
| oaf | OAF is an object activation framework for GNOME. It uses ORBit. |
| octave | GNU Octave is a high-level language, primarily intended for numerical computations. It provides a convenient command line interface for solving linear and nonlinear problems numerically, and for performing other numerical experiments using a language that is mostly compatible with Matlab. It may also be used as a batch-oriented language. Octave has extensive tools for solving common numerical linear algebra problems, finding the roots of nonlinear equations, integrating ordinary functions, manipulating polynomials, and integrating ordinary differential and differential-algebraic equations. It is easily extensible and customizable via user-defined functions written in Octave's own language, or using dynamically loaded modules written in C++, C, Fortran, or other languages. |
| Omni-foomatic | Foomatic driver meta information for the Omn Print Driver framework. |
| Omni | The Omni printer driver provides support for over 300 printers using the Ghostscript framework. In addition, it provides a model for dynamically loading printer drivers, creating new devices by editing device description files, and simplifies new printer driver development by allowing for the subclassing of previous device features. |
| openjade | OpenJade is an implementation of the ISO/IEC 10179:1996 standard DSSSL (Document Style Semantics and Specification Language). OpenJade is based on James Clark's Jade implementation of DSSSL. OpenJade is a commmand line application and a set of components. The DSSSL engine inputs an SGML or XML document and can output a variety of formats: XML, RTF, TeX, MIF (FrameMaker), SGML or XML. |
| openldap-clients | OpenLDAP is an open-source suite of LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) applications and development tools. LDAP is a set of protocols for accessing directory services (usually phone book style information, but other information is possible) over the Internet, similar to the way DNS (Domain Name System) information is propagated over the Internet. The openldap-clients package contains the client programs needed for accessing and modifying OpenLDAP directories. |
| openldap-devel | The openldap-devel package includes the development libraries and header files needed for compiling applications that use LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) internals. LDAP is a set of protocols for enabling directory services over the Internet. Install this package only if you plan to develop or will need to compile customized LDAP clients. |
| openldap-servers | OpenLDAP is an open-source suite of LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) applications and development tools. LDAP is a set of protocols for accessing directory services (usually phone book style information, but other information is possible) over the Internet, similar to the way DNS (Domain Name System) information is propagated over the Internet. This package contains the slapd and slurpd servers, migration scripts, and related files. |
| openldap12 | OpenLDAP is an open source suite of LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) applications and development tools. LDAP is a set of protocols for accessing directory services (usually phone book style information, but other information is possible) over the Internet, similar to the way DNS (Domain Name System) information is propagated over the Internet. The suite includes a stand-alone LDAP server (slapd), a stand-alone LDAP replication server (slurpd), libraries for implementing the LDAP protocol, utilities, tools, and sample clients, but this package only includes the shared libraries. Install openldap12 if you have LDAP applications and tools which require OpenLDAP 1.2's shared libraries. |
| openldap | OpenLDAP is an open source suite of LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) applications and development tools. LDAP is a set of protocols for accessing directory services (usually phone book style information, but other information is possible) over the Internet, similar to the way DNS (Domain Name System) information is propagated over the Internet. The openldap package contains configuration files, libraries, and documentation for OpenLDAP. |
| openssh-askpass-gnome | OpenSSH is a free version of SSH (Secure SHell), a program for logging into and executing commands on a remote machine. This package contains an X11 passphrase dialog for OpenSSH and the GNOME GUI desktop environment. |
| openssh-askpass | OpenSSH is a free version of SSH (Secure SHell), a program for logging into and executing commands on a remote machine. This package contains an X11 passphrase dialog for OpenSSH. |
| openssh-clients | OpenSSH is a free version of SSH (Secure SHell), a program for logging into and executing commands on a remote machine. This package includes the clients necessary to make encrypted connections to SSH servers. You'll also need to install the openssh package on OpenSSH clients. |
| openssh-server | OpenSSH is a free version of SSH (Secure SHell), a program for logging into and executing commands on a remote machine. This package contains the secure shell daemon (sshd). The sshd daemon allows SSH clients to securely connect to your SSH server. You also need to have the openssh package installed. |
| openssh | SSH (Secure SHell) is a program for logging into and executing commands on a remote machine. SSH is intended to replace rlogin and rsh, and to provide secure encrypted communications between two untrusted hosts over an insecure network. X11 connections and arbitrary TCP/IP ports can also be forwarded over the secure channel. OpenSSH is OpenBSD's version of the last free version of SSH, bringing it up to date in terms of security and features, as well as removing all patented algorithms to separate libraries. This package includes the core files necessary for both the OpenSSH client and server. To make this package useful, you should also install openssh-clients, openssh-server, or both. |
| openssl-devel | OpenSSL is a toolkit for supporting cryptography. The openssl-devel package contains static libraries and include files needed to develop applications which support various cryptographic algorithms and protocols. |
| openssl-perl | OpenSSL is a toolkit for supporting cryptography. The openssl-perl package provides Perl scripts for converting certificates and keys from other formats to the formats used by the OpenSSL toolkit. |
| openssl | The OpenSSL toolkit provides support for secure communications between machines. OpenSSL includes a certificate management tool and shared libraries which provide various cryptographic algorithms and protocols. |
| ORBit-devel | ORBit is a high-performance CORBA (Common Object Request Broker Architecture) ORB (object request broker) with support for the C language. This package contains the header files, libraries and utilities necessary to write programs that use CORBA technology. If you want to write such programs, you'll also need to install the ORBIT package. |
| ORBit | ORBit is a high-performance CORBA (Common Object Request Broker Architecture) ORB (object request broker). It allows programs to send requests and receive replies from other programs, regardless of the locations of the two programs. CORBA is an architecture that enables communication between program objects, regardless of the programming language they're written in or the operating system they run on. You will need to install this package and ORBIT-devel if you want to write programs that use CORBA technology. |
| p2c | P2c is a system for translating Pascal programs into the C language. P2c accepts input source files in certain Pascal dialects: HP Pascal, Turbo/UCSD Pascal, DEC VAX Pascal, Oregon Software Pascal/2, Macintosh Programmer's Workshop Pascal and Sun/Berkeley Pascal. P2c outputs a set of .c and .h files which make up a C program equivalent to the original Pascal program. The C program can then be compiled using a standard C compiler, such as gcc. |
| pam-devel | PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules) is a system security tool that allows system administrators to set authentication policy without having to recompile programs that handle authentication. This package contains header files and static libraries used for building both PAM-aware applications and modules for use with PAM. |
| pam | PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules) is a system security tool that allows system administrators to set authentication policy without having to recompile programs that handle authentication. |
| pam_krb5 | The pam_krb5 module is a Pluggable Authentication Module (PAM) that can be used with Linux-PAM and Kerberos 5. The pam_krb5 module supports password checking, ticket creation, optional TGT verification and conversion to Kerberos IV tickets. The pam_krb5afs module, for AFS tokens, is also included in this package. |
| pam_smb | The pam_smb module can be used to authenticate users using an external SMB server. |
| pan | Pan is a news reader loosely modeled after the Windows(R) program Ag*nt. Pan is intended for the GNOME GUI desktop environment and was written using the GTK+ widget set. Pan features include relatively easy decoding of binary files, automatic grouping of multipart posts, and a multithreaded architecture. |
| parted-devel | The GNU Parted library is a set of routines for hard disk partition manipulation. If you want to develop programs that manipulate disk partitions and filesystems using the routines provided by the GNU Parted library, you need to install this package. |
| passwd | The passwd package contains a system utility (passwd) which sets and/or changes passwords, using PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules). To use passwd, you should have PAM installed on your system. |
| patch | The patch program applies diff files to originals. The diff command is used to compare an original to a changed file. Diff lists the changes made to the file. A person who has the original file can then use the patch command with the diff file to add the changes to their original file (patching the file). Patch should be installed because it is a common way of upgrading applications. |
| pax | 'pax' is the POSIX standard archive tool. It supports the two most common forms of standard Unix archive (backup) files - CPIO and TAR. |
| pccts | The Purdue Compiler-Compiler Tool Set (PCCTS) is a set of public domain software tools designed to facilitate the implementation of compilers and other translation systems. These tools currently include antlr, dlg and support code. In many ways, PCCTS is similar to a highly integrated version of YACC and LEX; where antlr (ANother Tool for Language Recognition) corresponds to YACC and dlg (DFA-based Lexical analyzer Generator) functions like LEX. However, PCCTS has many additional features which make it easier to use for a wider range of translation problems. |
| pciutils-devel | This package contains a library for inspecting and setting devices connected to the PCI bus. |
| pciutils | The pciutils package contains various utilities for inspecting and setting devices connected to the PCI bus. The utilities provided require kernel version 2.1.82 or newer (which support the /proc/bus/pci interface). |
| pcre-devel | Development files (Headers, libraries for static linking, etc) for pcre. |
| pcre | Perl-compatible regular expression library. PCRE has its own native API, but a set of "wrapper" functions that are based on the POSIX API are also supplied in the library libpcreposix. Note that this just provides a POSIX calling interface to PCRE: the regular expressions themselves still follow Perl syntax and semantics. The header file for the POSIX-style functions is called pcreposix.h. |
| pdksh | The pdksh package contains PD-ksh, a clone of the Korn shell (ksh). The ksh shell is a command interpreter intended for both interactive and shell script use. Ksh's command language is a superset of the sh shell language. Install the pdksh package if you want to use a version of the ksh shell. |
| perl-CGI | CGI modules for Perl |
| perl-CPAN | CPAN modules for Perl |
| perl-DateManip | DateManip module for perl |
| perl-DBD-MySQL | An implementation of DBI for MySQL for Perl. |
| perl-DBD-Pg | An implementation of DBI for PostgreSQL for Perl. |
| perl-DB_File | DB_File modules for Perl |
| perl-Digest-MD5 | The MD5 message digest algorithm, specified in RFC 1321, is a method of computing a relatively unique 128-bit value (known as the digest, or fingerprint) as a function of data of arbitrary size. |
| perl-File-MMagic | This module is to guess file type from its contents like file(1) command. |
| perl-HTML-Parser | HTML-Parser module for perl to parse and extract information from HTML documents. |
| perl-HTML-Tagset | This module contains data tables useful in dealing with HTML. It provides no functions or methods. |
| perl-libnet | libnet module for perl |
| perl-libwww-perl | libwww-perl module for perl |
| perl-libxml-enno | libxml-enno module for perl |
| perl-libxml-perl | libxml-perl module for perl |
| perl-MIME-Base64 | This package contains a base64 encoder/decoder and a quoted-printable encoder/decoder. These encoding methods are specified in RFC 2045 - MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions). The Base64 encoding is designed to represent arbitrary sequences of octets in a form that need not be humanly readable. A 65-character subset ([A-Za-z0-9+/=]) of US-ASCII is used, enabling 6 bits to be represented per printable character. The quoted-printable encoding is intended to represent data that largely consists of bytes that correspond to printable characters in the ASCII character set. Non-printable characters are represented by a triplet consisting of the character "=" followed by two hexadecimal digits. The MIME::Base64 and MIME::QuotedPrint modules used to be part of libwww-perl package. They are now distributed separately (as this package). The main improvement is that the base64 encoder/decoder is implemented by XS functions. This makes it about 20 times faster than the old implementation as pure Perl. |
| perl-NDBM_File | NDBM_File modules for Perl |
| perl-NKF | This is a Perl Extension version of nkf (Netowrk Kanji Filter ) 1.7. It converts the last argument and return converted result. Conversion details are specified by flags before the last argument. |
| perl-Parse-Yapp | Parse-Yapp module for perl |
| perl-SGMLSpm | Perl programs can use the SGMLSpm module to help convert SGML, HTML or XML documents into new formats. |
| perl-Storable | Storable module for perl |
| perl-Text-Kakasi | This module provides libkakasi interface for perl. libkakasi is a part of KAKASI. KAKASI is the language processing filter to convert Kanji characters to Hiragana, Katakana or Romaji and may be helpful to read Japanese documents. More information about KAKASI is available at <http://kakasi.namazu.org/>. |
| perl-URI | Perl module which implements the URI class. Object of this class represent Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) references as specified in RFC 2396. Needed by eGrail |
| perl-XML-Encoding | XML-Encoding module for perl |
| perl-XML-Grove | XML-Grove module for perl |
| perl-XML-Parser | A perl module for parsing XML documents Needed by eGrail |
| perl-XML-Twig | XML-Twig module for perl |
| perl | Perl is a high-level programming language with roots in C, sed, awk and shell scripting. Perl is good at handling processes and files, and is especially good at handling text. Perl's hallmarks are practicality and efficiency. While it is used to do a lot of different things, Perl's most common applications are system administration utilities and web programming. A large proportion of the CGI scripts on the web are written in Perl. You need the perl package installed on your system so that your system can handle Perl scripts. Install this package if you want to program in Perl or enable your system to handle Perl scripts. |
| php-devel | The php-devel package contains the files needed for building PHP extensions. If you need to compile your own PHP extensions, you will need to install this package. |
| php-imap | The php-imap package contains a dynamic shared object (DSO) for the Apache Web server. When compiled into Apache, the php-imap module will add IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) support to PHP. IMAP is a protocol for retrieving and uploading e-mail messages on mail servers. PHP is an HTML-embedded scripting language. If you need IMAP support for PHP applications, you will need to install this package and the php package. |
| php-ldap | The php-ldap package is a dynamic shared object (DSO) for the Apache Web server that adds Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) support to PHP. LDAP is a set of protocols for accessing directory services over the Internet. PHP is an HTML-embedded scripting language. If you need LDAP support for PHP applications, you will need to install this package in addition to the php package. |
| php-manual | The php-manual package provides comprehensive documentation for the PHP HTML-embedded scripting language, in HTML format. PHP is an HTML-embedded scripting language. |
| php-mysql | The php-mysql package contains a dynamic shared object that will add MySQL database support to PHP. MySQL is an object-relational database management system. PHP is an HTML-embeddable scripting language. If you need MySQL support for PHP applications, you will need to install this package and the php or mod_php package. |
| php-odbc | The php-odbc package contains a dynamic shared object that will add database support through ODBC to PHP. ODBC is an open specification which provides a consistent API for developers to use for accessing data sources (which are often, but not always, databases). PHP is an HTML-embeddable scripting language. If you need ODBC support for PHP applications, you will need to install this package and the php package. |
| php | PHP is an HTML-embedded scripting language. PHP attempts to make it easy for developers to write dynamically generated webpages. PHP also offers built-in database integration for several commercial and non-commercial database management systems, so writing a database-enabled webpage with PHP is fairly simple. The most common use of PHP coding is probably as a replacement for CGI scripts. The mod_php module enables the Apache Web server to understand and process the embedded PHP language in Web pages. |
| pidentd | The pidentd package contains identd, which implements the RFC1413 identification server. Identd looks up specific TCP/IP connections and returns either the user name or other information about the process that owns the connection. Install pidentd if you need to look up information about specific TCP/IP connections. |
| pine | Pine is a very popular, easy to use, full-featured email user agent that includes a simple text editor called pico. Pine supports MIME extensions and can also be used to read news. Pine also supports IMAP, mail, and MH style folders. |
| pinfo | Pinfo is an info file (or man page) viewer with a user interface similar to the Lynx Web browser's interface. Pinfo support regexp searching and is based on the ncurses library. |
| pkgconfig | pkgconfig is a tool for determining compilation options. For each required library it reads a configuration file installed in a standard option and ouputs the necessary compiler and linker flags. |
| pmake | Make is a GNU tool which allows users to build and install programs without any significant knowledge of the build process. Details about how the program should be built are included in the program's Makefile. Pmake is a particular version (BSD 4.4) of make. Pmake supports some additional syntax which is not in the standard make program. Some Berkeley programs have Makefiles written for pmake. |
| pnm2ppa | Pnm2ppa is a color driver for HP PPA host-based printers such as the HP710C, 712C, 720C, 722C, 820Cse, 820Cxi, 1000Cse, and 1000Cxi. Pnm2ppa accepts Ghostscript output in PPM format and sends it to the printer in PPA format. Install pnm2ppa if you need to print to a PPA printer. |
| popt | Popt is a C library for parsing command line parameters. Popt was heavily influenced by the getopt() and getopt_long() functions, but it improves on them by allowing more powerful argument expansion. Popt can parse arbitrary argv[] style arrays and automatically set variables based on command line arguments. Popt allows command line arguments to be aliased via configuration files and includes utility functions for parsing arbitrary strings into argv[] arrays using shell-like rules. |
| portmap | The portmapper program is a security tool which prevents theft of NIS (YP), NFS and other sensitive information via the portmapper. A portmapper manages RPC connections, which are used by protocols like NFS and NIS. The portmap package should be installed on any machine which acts as a server for protocols using RPC. |
| postgresql-contrib | The postgresql-contrib package includes the contrib tree distributed with the PostgreSQL tarball. Selected contrib modules are prebuilt. |
| postgresql-devel | The postgresql-devel package contains the header files and libraries needed to compile C or C++ applications which will directly interact with a PostgreSQL database management server and the ecpg Embedded C Postgres preprocessor. You need to install this package if you want to develop applications which will interact with a PostgreSQL server. If you're installing postgresql-server, you need to install this package. |
| postgresql-docs | The postgresql-docs package includes the SGML source for the documentation as well as the documentation in other formats, and some extra documentation. Install this package if you want to help with the PostgreSQL documentation project, or if you want to generate printed documentation. |
| postgresql-jdbc | PostgreSQL is an advanced Object-Relational database management system. The postgresql-jdbc package includes the .jar file needed for Java programs to access a PostgreSQL database. |
| postgresql-libs | The postgresql-libs package provides the essential shared libraries for any PostgreSQL client program or interface. You will need to install this package to use any other PostgreSQL package or any clients that need to connect to a PostgreSQL server. |
| postgresql-odbc | PostgreSQL is an advanced Object-Relational database management system. The postgresql-odbc package includes the ODBC (Open DataBase Connectivity) driver and sample configuration files needed for applications to access a PostgreSQL database using ODBC. |
| postgresql-perl | PostgreSQL is an advanced Object-Relational database management system. The postgresql-perl package includes a module for developers to use when writing Perl code for accessing a PostgreSQL database. |
| postgresql-python | PostgreSQL is an advanced Object-Relational database management system. The postgresql-python package includes a module for developers to use when writing Python code for accessing a PostgreSQL database. |
| postgresql-server | The postgresql-server package includes the programs needed to create and run a PostgreSQL server, which will in turn allow you to create and maintain PostgreSQL databases. PostgreSQL is an advanced Object-Relational database management system (DBMS) that supports almost all SQL constructs (including transactions, subselects and user-defined types and functions). You should install postgresql-server if you want to create and maintain your own PostgreSQL databases and/or your own PostgreSQL server. You also need to install the postgresql package. |
| postgresql-tcl | PostgreSQL is an advanced Object-Relational database management system. The postgresql-tcl package contains the libpgtcl client library, the pg-enhanced pgtclsh, and the PL/Tcl procedural language for the backend. |
| postgresql-tk | PostgreSQL is an advanced Object-Relational database management system. The postgresql-tk package contains the pgaccess program. Pgaccess is a graphical front end, written in Tcl/Tk, for the psql and related PostgreSQL client programs. |
| postgresql | PostgreSQL is an advanced Object-Relational database management system (DBMS) that supports almost all SQL constructs (including transactions, subselects and user-defined types and functions). The postgresql package includes the client programs and libraries that you'll need to access a PostgreSQL DBMS server. These PostgreSQL client programs are programs that directly manipulate the internal structure of PostgreSQL databases on a PostgreSQL server. These client programs can be located on the same machine with the PostgreSQL server, or may be on a remote machine which accesses a PostgreSQL server over a network connection. This package contains the docs in HTML for the whole package, as well as command-line utilities for managing PostgreSQL databases on a PostgreSQL server. If you want to manipulate a PostgreSQL database on a remote PostgreSQL server, you need this package. You also need to install this package if you're installing the postgresql-server package. |
| ppp | The ppp package contains the PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol) daemon and documentation for PPP support. The PPP protocol provides a method for transmitting datagrams over serial point-to-point links. PPP is usually used to dial in to an ISP (Internet Service Provider) or other organization over a modem and phone line. |
| printconf-gui | The printconf-gui package contains a GUI tool for the printconf utility. |
| printconf | The printconf utility is a printer configuration and filtration system based on magicfilter (the alchemist data library) and the foomatic filter system. It rebuilds local print configuration and spool directories from data sources at lpd init time, and is integrated to use the multi-sourced features of the alchemist data library. |
| procinfo | The procinfo command gets system data from the /proc directory (the kernel filesystem), formats it and displays it on standard output. You can use procinfo to acquire information about your system from the kernel as it is running. Install procinfo if you'd like to use it to gather and display system data. |
| procmail | The procmail program is used by Red Hat Linux for all local mail delivery. In addition to just delivering mail, procmail can be used for automatic filtering, presorting and other mail handling jobs. Procmail is also the basis for the SmartList mailing list processor. |
| procps-X11 | The procps-X11 package contains the XConsole shell script, a backwards-compatibility wrapper for the xconsole program. The xconsole program displays system messages which are usually sent to /dev/console. |
| procps | The procps package contains a set of system utilities that provide system information. Procps includes ps, free, skill, snice, tload, top, uptime, vmstat, w, and watch. The ps command displays a snapshot of running processes. The top command provides a repetitive update of the statuses of running processes. The free command displays the amounts of free and used memory on your system. The skill command sends a terminate command (or another specified signal) to a specified set of processes. The snice command is used to change the scheduling priority of specified processes. The tload command prints a graph of the current system load average to a specified tty. The uptime command displays the current time, how long the system has been running, how many users are logged on, and system load averages for the past one, five, and fifteen minutes. The w command displays a list of the users who are currently logged on and what they are running. The watch program watches a running program. The vmstat command displays virtual memory statistics about processes, memory, paging, block I/O, traps, and CPU activity. |
| psacct | The psacct package contains several utilities for monitoring process activities, including ac, lastcomm, accton and sa. The ac command displays statistics about how long users have been logged on. The lastcomm command displays information about previous executed commands. The accton command turns process accounting on or off. The sa command summarizes information about previously executed commmands. |
| psgml | Emacs is an advanced and extensible editor. An Emacs major mode customizes Emacs for editing particular types of text documents. PSGML is a major mode for SGML (a markup language) documents. PSGML provides several functionalities for editing SGML documents: indentation according to element nesting depth and identification of structural errors (but it is not a validating SGML parser); menus and commands for inserting tags with only the contextually valid tags; attribute values can be edited in a separate window with information about types and defaults; structure based editing includes movement and killing; and also several commands for folding editing. |
| psmisc | The psmisc package contains utilities for managing processes on your system: pstree, killall and fuser. The pstree command displays a tree structure of all of the running processes on your system. The killall command sends a specified signal (SIGTERM if nothing is specified) to processes identified by name. The fuser command identifies the PIDs of processes that are using specified files or filesystems. |
| pspell-devel | The Pspell library provides a generic interface to Spell checker libraries installed on the system. This package contains static libraries and header files for Pspell |
| pspell | The Pspell library provides a generic interface to spell checker libraries installed on the system. |
| psutils | This archive contains some utilities for manipulating PostScript documents. Page selection and rearrangement are supported, including arrangement into signatures for booklet printing, and page merging for n-up printing. |
| pump-devel | The pump-devel package provides system developers the ability to send BOOTP and DHCP requests from their programs. BOOTP and DHCP are protocols used to provide network configuration information to networked machines. |
| pump | DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) and BOOTP (Boot Protocol) are protocols which allow individual devices on an IP network to get their own network configuration information (IP address, subnetmask, broadcast address, etc.) from network servers. The overall purpose of DHCP and BOOTP is to make it easier to administer a large network. Pump is a combined BOOTP and DHCP client daemon, which allows your machine to retrieve configuration information from a server. You should install this package if you are on a network which uses BOOTP or DHCP. |
| pvm-gui | Xpvm is a TCL/TK based tool that allows full manageability of the PVM cluster as well as the ability to monitor cluster performance. |
| pvm | PVM3 (Parallel Virtual Machine) is a library and daemon that allows distributed processing environments to be constructed on heterogeneous machines and architectures. |
| pwdb | The pwdb package contains libpwdb, the password database library. Libpwdb is a library which implements a generic user information database. Libpwdb was specifically designed to work with Linux's PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules). Libpwdb allows configurable access to and management of security tools like /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow and network authentication systems including NIS and Radius. |
| pychecker | PyChecker is a python source code checking tool to help you find common bugs. It is meant to find problems that are typically caught by a compiler. |
| pygnome-applet | This module contains a wrapper that allows GNOME Panel applets to be written in Python. |
| pygnome-capplet | This module contains a wrapper that allows GNOME Control Center capplets to be in Python. |
| pygnome-devel | This package contains files required to build wrappers for GTK+ addon libraries so that they interoperate with pygnome. |
| pygnome-gtkhtml | This module contains a wrapper for the GtkHTML widget, which allows you to render HTML inside your pygtk program. |
| pygnome-libglade | This module contains GNOME support to suppliment the libglade python wrapper. Libglade is a library similar to the pyglade module, except that it is written in C (so is faster) and is more complete. |
| pygnome | PyGNOME is an extension module for python that gives you access to the base GNOME libraries. This means you have access to more widgets, simple configuration interface, metadata support and many other features. Install pygnome if you need Python bindings for the GNOME libraries. |
| pygtk-devel | This package contains files required to build wrappers for GTK+ addon libraries so that they interoperate with pygtk. |
| pygtk-glarea | This module contains a wrapper for the GtkGLArea widget, which allows you to display OpenGL output inside your pygtk program. It needs a set of Python OpenGL bindings such as PyOpenGL to actually do any OpenGL rendering. |
| pygtk | PyGTK is an extension module for Python that gives you access to the GTK+ widget set. Just about anything you can write in C with GTK+ you can write in Python with PyGTK (within reason), but with all of Python's benefits. PyGTK provides an object-oriented interface at a slightly higher level than the C interface. The PyGTK interface does all of the type casting and reference counting that you'd have to do yourself using the C API. Install pygtk if you need Python bindings for the GTK+ widget set. |
| PyQt-devel | Files needed to build other bindings for C++ classes that inherit from any of the Qt classes (e.g. KDE or your own). |
| PyQt-examples | Examples code demonstrating how to use the Python bindings for Qt. |
| python-devel | The Python programming language's interpreter can be extended with dynamically loaded extensions and can be embedded in other programs. This package contains the header files and libraries needed to do these types of tasks. Install python-devel if you want to develop Python extensions. The python package will also need to be installed. You'll probably also want to install the python-docs package, which contains Python documentation. |
| python-docs | The python-docs package contains documentation on the Python programming language and interpreter. The documentation is provided in ASCII text files and in LaTeX source files. Install the python-docs package if you'd like to use the documentation for the Python language. |
| python-tools | The Python package includes several development tools that are used to build python programs. This package contains a selection of those tools, including the IDLE Python IDE. Install python-tools if you want to use these tools to develop Python programs. You will also need to install the python and tkinter packages. |
| python-xmlrpc | This kit contains a Python implementation for the XML-RPC protocol based on the xmlrpclib version 0.9.8. This package also includes the sgmlop module, an optimized SGML/XML parser designed as an add-on to the sgmllib/htmllib and xmllib modules. This module is typically five to ten times faster than the original xmllib implementation. |
| python2-devel | The python2-devel package contains tools needed to build Python modules in other languages such as C and C++. |
| python2 | Python is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language. It incorporates modules, exceptions, dynamic typing, very high level dynamic data types, and classes. Python combines remarkable power with very clear syntax. It has interfaces to many system calls and libraries, as well as to various window systems, and is extensible in C or C++. It is also usable as an extension language for applications that need a programmable interface. Finally, Python is portable: it runs on many brands of UNIX, on PCs under Windows, MS-DOS, and OS/2, and on the Mac. |
| python | Python is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language often compared to Tcl, Perl, Scheme or Java. Python includes modules, classes, exceptions, very high level dynamic data types and dynamic typing. Python supports interfaces to many system calls and libraries, as well as to various windowing systems (X11, Motif, Tk, Mac and MFC). Programmers can write new built-in modules for Python in C or C++. Python can be used as an extension language for applications that need a programmable interface. This package contains most of the standard Python modules, as well as modules for interfacing to the Tix widget set for Tk and RPM. Note that documentation for Python is provided in the python-docs package. |
| PyXML | An XML package for Python. The distribution contains a validating XML parser, an implementation of the SAX and DOM programming interfaces and an interface to the Expat parser. |
| qt-designer | The qt-designer package contains a user interface designer tool for the Qt toolkit. |
| qt-devel | The qt-devel package contains the files necessary to develop applications using the Qt GUI toolkit: the header files, the Qt meta object compiler, the man pages, the HTML documentation, and example programs. /usr/share/doc/qt-devel-2.3.1/html/index.html, which |
| qt-static | The qt-static package contains the files necessary to link applications to the qt GUI toolkit statically (rather than dynamically). Statically linked applications do not require the library to be installed on the system running the application. |
| qt-Xt | An Xt (X Toolkit) compatibility add-on for the Qt GUI toolkit. |
| qt | Qt is a GUI software toolkit that simplifies the task of writing and maintaining GUI (Graphical User Interface) applications for the X Window System. Qt is written in C++ and is fully object-oriented. This package contains the shared library needed to run Qt applications, as well as the README files for Qt. |
| quanta | Quanta Plus is an HTML editor for the K Desktop Environment. This program is designed for quick Web development. Quanta is rapidly becoming a mature editor with a number of great features. Its objective is to produce a complete Web development environment for active development with a focus on supporting professional level development. This means full HTML 4.0 support including cascading style sheets and lots of time saving features. Support for Perl, Javascript, and PHP is being developed (and working to a small extent in this release). |
| quota | The quota package contains system administration tools for monitoring and limiting user and or group disk usage per filesystem. |
| radvd | radvd is the router advertisement daemon for IPv6. It listens to router solicitations and sends router advertisements as described in "Neighbor Discovery for IP Version 6 (IPv6)" (RFC 2461). With these advertisements hosts can automatically configure their addresses and some other parameters. They also can choose a default router based on these advertisements. Install radvd if you are setting up IPv6 network and/or Mobile IPv6 services. |
| rarpd | RARP (Reverse Address Resolution Protocol) is a protocol which allows individual devices on an IP network to get their own IP addresses from the RARP server. Some machines (e.g. SPARC boxes) use this protocol instead of e.g. DHCP to query their IP addresses during network bootup. Linux kernels up to 2.2 used to provide a kernel daemon for this service, but since 2.3 kernels it is served by this userland daemon. You should install rarpd if you want to set up a RARP server on your network. |
| rcs | The Revision Control System (RCS) is a system for managing multiple versions of files. RCS automates the storage, retrieval, logging, identification and merging of file revisions. RCS is useful for text files that are revised frequently (for example, programs, documentation, graphics, papers and form letters). The rcs package should be installed if you need a system for managing different versions of files. |
| rdate | The rdate utility retrieves the date and time from another machine on your network, using the protocol described in RFC 868. If you run rdate as root, it will set your machine's local time to the time of the machine that you queried. Note that rdate isn't scrupulously accurate. If you are worried about milliseconds, install the xntp3 package, which includes the xntpd daemon, instead. |
| rdist | The RDist program maintains identical copies of files on multiple hosts. If possible, RDist will preserve the owner, group, mode and mtime of files and it can update programs that are executing. Install rdist if you need to maintain identical copies of files on multiple hosts. |
| readline-devel | The Readline library provides a set of functions that allow users to edit typed command lines. If you want to develop programs that will use the readline library, you need to have the readline-devel package installed. You also need to have the readline package installed. |
| readline | The Readline library provides a set of functions that allow users to edit command lines. Both Emacs and vi editing modes are available. The Readline library includes additional functions for maintaining a list of previously-entered command lines for recalling or editing those lines, and for performing csh-like history expansion on previous commands. |
| redhat-config-network | Netconf is the network configuration tool for Red Hat Linux, supporting ethernet, ADSL, ISDN, and PPP. It can also configure firewalls and masquerading, and can use profiles. |
| redhat-config-users | Redhat-config-users is a graphical utility for administrating users and groups. It depends on the libuser library. |
| redhat-logos | The redhat-logos package (the "Package") contains files of the Red Hat "Shadow Man" logo and the RPM logo (the "Logos"). Red Hat, the Red Hat "Shadow Man" logo, RPM, and the RPM logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Red Hat, Inc. in the United States and other countries. Red Hat, Inc. grants you the right to use the Package during the normal operation of other software programs that call upon the Package. Red Hat, Inc. grants to you the right and license to copy and redistribute the Package, but only in conjunction with copying or redistributing additional software packages that call upon the Package during the normal course of operation. Such rights are granted to you without fee, provided that: 1. The above copyright notice and this license are included with each copy you make, and they remain intact and are not altered, deleted, or modified in any way; 2. You do not modify the Package, or the appearance of any or all of the Logos in any manner; and 3. You do not use any or all of the Logos as, or as part of, a trademark, trade name, or trade identifier; or in any other fashion except as set forth in this license. NO WARRANTY. THIS PACKAGE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL RED HAT, INC. BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS PACKAGE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. |
| redhat-release | The redhat-release package identifies the release of Red Hat Linux. |
| Regina-devel | Regina is an implementation of a Rexx interpreter, mostly compliant with the ANSI Standard for Rexx (1996). It is also available on several other operating systems. For more information on Rexx, visit http://www.rexxla.org This package contains development files (headers, library for static linking) for Regina. |
| Regina | Regina is an implementation of a Rexx interpreter, mostly compliant with the ANSI Standard for Rexx (1996). It is also available on several other operating systems. For more information on Rexx, visit http://www.rexxla.org |
| rep-gtk-gnome | This is a binding of the various GNOME libraries for the librep Lisp interpreter. It include support for the basic GNOME functions, the GNOME user interface widgets, the GNOME Canvas architecture, and the GNOME version of libglade. |
| rep-gtk-libglade | This is a binding of libglade for the librep Lisp interpreter. libglade allows applications to dynamically load XML descriptions of GTK+ widget hierarchies. These hierarchies may be created by the GLADE GUI builder. |
| rep-gtk | This is a binding of GTK+ for the librep Lisp interpreter. It is based on Marius Vollmer's guile-gtk package (initially version 0.15, updated to 0.17), with a new glue-code generator. |
| rhl-cg-en | The rhl-cg-en package contains the Red Hat Linux 7.1 Customization Guide in HTML format. An online copy of the Red Hat Linux 7.1 Customization Guide will be available from the Red Hat web page at http://www.redhat.com after Florence is released. Install the rhl-cg-en package if you would like to use an HTML version of the Customization Guide from your own machine. |
| rhl-gsg-en | The rhl-gsg-en package contains the Red Hat Linux 7.1 Getting Started Guide document in HTML format. Install the rhl-gsg-en package if you'd like to use an HTML version of the Getting Started Guide loaded on your own machine. |
| rhl-ig-pseries-en | The rhl-ig-pseries-en package contains the Red Hat Linux 7.1 pSeries Installation Guide in HTML format. An online copy of the Red Hat Linux 7.1 pSeries Installation Guide is available from the Red Hat Docs web page at http://www.redhat.com/docs/. Install the rhl-ig-pseries-en package if you would like to use an HTML version of the pSeries Installation Guide from your own machine. |
| rhl-ig-zseries-en | The rhl-ig-zseries-en package contains the Red Hat Linux 7.1 zSeries Installation Guide in HTML format. An online copy of the Red Hat Linux 7.1 zSeries Installation Guide is available from the Red Hat Docs web page at http://www.redhat.com/docs/. Install the rhl-ig-zseries-en package if you would like to use an HTML version of the zSeries Installation Guide from your own machine. |
| rhl-rg-en | The rhl-rg-en package contains the Red Hat Linux 7.1 Reference Guide document in HTML format. Install the rhl-rg-en package if you'd like to use an HTML version of the Reference Guide loaded on your own machine. |
| rhmask | The rhmask utility creates mask files from original and updated files. The mask files, which may be the latest new versions of software, can then be freely distributed on public Internet servers. The mask files are only useful for people who who already have a copy of the original package. The rhmask utility uses a simple XOR scheme for creating the file mask and uses file size and md5 sums to ensure the integrity of the result. |
| rhn_register-gnome | This package contains the GNOME interface to the Red Hat Network registration program. |
| rhn_register | This package contains the program that allows you to register your system with Red Hat Network Services. |
| rmt | The rmt utility provides remote access to tape devices for programs like dump (a filesystem backup program), restore (a program for restoring files from a backup), and tar (an archiving program). |
| rootfiles | The rootfiles package contains basic required files that are placed in the root user's account. These files are basically the same as those in /etc/skel, which are placed in regular users' home directories. |
| routed | The routed routing daemon handles incoming RIP traffic and broadcasts outgoing RIP traffic about network traffic routes, in order to maintain current routing tables. These routing tables are essential for a networked computer, so that it knows where packets need to be sent. |
| rpm-build | The rpm-build package contains the scripts and executable programs that are used to build packages using the RPM Package Manager. |
| rpm-devel | This package contains the RPM C library and header files. These development files will simplify the process of writing programs that manipulate RPM packages and databases. These files are intended to simplify the process of creating graphical package managers or any other tools that need an intimate knowledge of RPM packages in order to function. This package should be installed if you want to develop programs that will manipulate RPM packages and databases. |
| rpm-perl | The Perl-RPM module is an attempt to provide Perl-level access to the complete application programming interface that is a part of the Red Hat Package Manager (RPM). Rather than have scripts rely on executing RPM commands and parse the resulting output, this module aims to give Perl programmers the ability to do anything that would otherwise have been done in C or C++. The interface is being designed and laid out as a collection of classes, at least some of which are also available as tied-hash implementations. At this time, the interface only provides access to the database of installed packages, and header data retrieval for RPM and SRPM files is not yet installed. Error management and the export of most defined constants, through RPM::Error and RPM::Constants, respectively, are also available. |
| rpm-python | The rpm-python package contains a module that permits applications written in the Python programming language to use the interface supplied by the RPM Package Manager libraries. This package should be installed if you want to develop Python programs that will manipulate RPM packages and databases. |
| rpm2html | The rpm2html utility automatically generates webpages that describe a set of RPM packages. The goals of rpm2html are to identify the dependencies between various packages, and to find the package(s) that will provide the resources needed to install a given package. Rpm2html analyzes the provides and requires of the given set of RPMs, and then shows the dependency cross-references using hypertext links. Rpm2html can now dump the metadata associated with RPM files into standard RDF files. |
| rpm | The RPM Package Manager (RPM) is a powerful command line driven package management system capable of installing, uninstalling, verifying, querying, and updating software packages. Each software package consists of an archive of files along with information about the package like its version, a description, etc. |
| rpmfind | Rpmfind will query the local RPM database, or will request the associated RDF file for a program on a remote database, for information on a specified program. Rpmfind will tell you what packages are needed to install the program to satisfy all dependencies and the size of the packages (so you can estimate download time). Rpmfind can even download the packages for you. |
| rpmlint | The rpmlint tool can check for common errors in RPM packages. Only binary packages are supported at the present time. |
| rsh-server | The rsh-server package contains a set of programs which allow users to run commmands on remote machines, login to other machines and copy files between machines (rsh, rlogin and rcp). All three of these commands use rhosts style authentication. This package contains the servers needed for all of these services. It also contains a server for rexec, an alternate method of executing remote commands. All of these servers are run by inetd and configured using /etc/inetd.conf and PAM. The rexecd server is disabled by default, but the other servers are enabled. The rsh-server package should be installed to enable remote access from other machines. |
| rsh | The rsh package contains a set of programs which allow users to run commmands on remote machines, login to other machines and copy files between machines (rsh, rlogin and rcp). All three of these commands use rhosts style authentication. This package contains the clients needed for all of these services. The rsh package should be installed to enable remote access to other machines. |
| rsync | Rsync uses a reliable algorithm to bring remote and host files into sync very quickly. Rsync is fast because it just sends the differences in the files over the network instead of sending the complete files. Rsync is often used as a very powerful mirroring process or just as a more capable replacement for the rcp command. A technical report which describes the rsync algorithm is included in this package. |
| ruby-devel | Header files and libraries for building a extension library for the Ruby or an application embedded Ruby. |
| ruby-docs | Manuals and FAQs for the object-oriented scripting language Ruby. |
| ruby-libs | This package includes the libruby, necessary to run Ruby. |
| ruby-tcltk | Tcl/Tk interface for the object-oriented scripting language Ruby. |
| ruby | Ruby is the interpreted scripting language for quick and easy object-oriented programming. It has many features to process text files and to do system management tasks (as in Perl). It is simple, straight-forward, and extensible. |
| rusers-server | The rusers program allows users to find out who is logged into various machines on the local network. The rusers command produces output similar to who, but for the specified list of hosts or for all machines on the local network. The rusers-server package contains the server for responding to rusers requests. Install rusers-server if you want remote users to be able to see who is logged into your machine. |
| rusers | The rusers program allows users to find out who is logged into various machines on the local network. The rusers command produces output similar to who, but for the specified list of hosts or for all machines on the local network. Install rusers if you need to keep track of who is logged into your local network. |
| rwall-server | The rwall command sends a message to all of the users logged into a specified host. The rwall-server package contains the daemon for receiving such messages, and is disabled by default on Red Hat Linux systems (it can be very annoying to keep getting all those messages when you're trying to play Quake--I mean, trying to get some work done). Install rwall-server if you'd like the ability to receive messages from users on remote hosts. |
| rwall | The rwall command sends a message to all of the users logged into a specified host. Actually, your machine's rwall client sends the message to the rwall daemon running on the specified host, and the rwall daemon relays the message to all of the users logged in to that host. Install rwall if you'd like the ability to send messages to users logged in to a specified host machine. |
| rwho | The rwho command displays output similar to the output of the who command (it shows who is logged in) for all machines on the local network running the rwho daemon. Install the rwho command if you need to keep track of the users who are logged in to your local network. |
| s390utils | This package contains utilities related to Linux for S/390. Currently, there are provided the following programs: - dasdfmt, which is used to low-level format eckd-dasds with either the classic linux disk layout or the new z/OS compatible disk layout. - fdasd, which is used to create or modify partitions on eckd-dasds formatted with the z/OS compatible disk layout. - zipl, which is used to make either dasds or tapes bootable for system IPL or system dump. - zdump, which is used to retrieve system dumps from either tapes or dasds. - hcp, to issue cp commands to the VM from within Linux. (You need to run cpint_load first to load the module and create the devicenodes). |
| samba-client | The samba-client package provides some SMB clients to compliment the built-in SMB filesystem in Linux. These clients allow access of SMB shares and printing to SMB printers. |
| samba-common | Samba-common provides files necessary for both the server and client packages of Samba. |
| samba-swat | The samba-swat package includes the new SWAT (Samba Web Administration Tool), for remotely managing Samba's smb.conf file using your favorite Web browser. |
| samba | Samba is the protocol by which a lot of PC-related machines share files, printers, and other information (such as lists of available files and printers). The Windows NT, OS/2, and Linux operating systems support this natively, and add-on packages can enable the same thing for DOS, Windows, VMS, UNIX of all kinds, MVS, and more. This package provides an SMB server that can be used to provide network services to SMB (sometimes called "Lan Manager") clients. Samba uses NetBIOS over TCP/IP (NetBT) protocols and does NOT need the NetBEUI (Microsoft Raw NetBIOS frame) protocol. |
| sash | Sash is a simple, standalone, statically-linked shell which includes simplified versions of built-in commands like ls, dd, and gzip. Sash is statically linked so that it can work without shared libraries, so it is particularly useful for recovering from certain types of system failures. Sash can also be used to safely upgrade to new versions of shared libraries. |
| sawfish-themer | The sawfish-themer package contains an optional theme builder for the sawfish window manager. Sawfish-themer allows static window themes to be created and edited in a graphical environment. |
| sawfish | Sawfish is an extensible window manager that uses a Lisp-based scripting language. All window decorations are configurable and the basic idea is to have as much user-interface policy as possible controlled through the Lisp language. You can configure sawfish by writing Lisp code in a personal .sawfishrc file, or using a GTK+ interface. (Note that sawfish was formerly known as sawmill.) |
| screen | The screen utility allows you to have multiple logins on just one terminal. Screen is useful for users who telnet into a machine or are connected via a dumb terminal, but want to use more than just one login. Install the screen package if you need a screen manager that can support multiple logins on one terminal. |
| scrollkeeper | ScrollKeeper is a cataloging system for documentation. It manages documentation metadata (as specified by the Open Source Metadata Framework (OMF)) and provides a simple API to allow help browsers to find, sort, and search the document catalog. It can also communicate with catalog servers on the Net to search for documents which are not on the local system. |
| SDL-devel | Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL) is a cross-platform multimedia library designed to provide fast access to the graphics frame buffer and audio device. This package provides the libraries, include files, and other resources needed for developing SDL applications. |
| SDL | Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL) is a cross-platform multimedia library designed to provide fast access to the graphics frame buffer and audio device. |
| SDL_net-devel | This is a portable network library for use with SDL. This is the libraries and include files you can use to develop SDL networked applications. |
| SDL_net | This is a portable network library for use with SDL. |
| sed | The sed (Stream EDitor) editor is a stream or batch (non-interactive) editor. Sed takes text as input, performs an operation or set of operations on the text and outputs the modified text. The operations that sed performs (substitutions, deletions, insertions, etc.) can be specified in a script file or from the command line. |
| semi-xemacs | The semi package contains the following .elc files for GNU Emacs 21.1.12: APEL 10.2; CLIME 1.13.6; SEMI 1.13.7; EMH 1.10.1; and RMAIL-MIME 1.13.0. APEL (A Portable Emacs Library) provides basic functions and macros. CLIME is a variation of FLIM, a library that provides basic features about message representation or encoding. SEMI is a library that provide MIME features for GNU Emacs, including features like MIME message viewing and composing. EMH and RMAIL-MIME provide MIME features for mh-e and rmail, respectively. Note that if you need to rebuild this SRPM package, you need emacs-21.1.12 installed. |
| semi | The semi package contains the following .elc files for GNU Emacs 20.7: APEL 10.2; CLIME 1.13.6; SEMI 1.13.7; EMH 1.10.1; and RMAIL-MIME 1.13.0. APEL (A Portable Emacs Library) provides basic functions and macros. CLIME is a variation of FLIM, a library that provides basic features about message representation or encoding. SEMI is a library that provide MIME features for GNU Emacs, including features like MIME message viewing and composing. EMH and RMAIL-MIME provide MIME features for mh-e and rmail, respectively. Note that if you need to rebuild this SRPM package, you need emacs-20.7 installed. |
| sendmail-cf | This package includes the configuration files you need to generate the sendmail.cf file distributed with the sendmail package. You will need the sendmail-cf package if you ever need to reconfigure and rebuild your sendmail.cf file. |
| sendmail-doc | The sendmail-doc package contains documentation about the Sendmail Mail Transport Agent (MTA) program, including release notes, the Sendmail FAQ, and a few papers written about Sendmail. The papers are provided in PostScript(TM) and troff formats. |
| sendmail | The Sendmail program is a very widely used Mail Transport Agent (MTA). MTAs send mail from one machine to another. Sendmail is not a client program, which you use to read your email. Sendmail is a behind-the-scenes program which actually moves your email over networks or the Internet to where you want it to go. If you ever need to reconfigure Sendmail, you will also need to have the sendmail.cf package installed. If you need documentation on Sendmail, you can install the sendmail-doc package. |
| setup | The setup package contains a set of important system configuration and setup files, such as passwd, group, and profile. |
| setuptool | Setuptool is a user-friendly text mode menu utility which allows you to access all of the text mode configuration programs included in the Red Hat Linux operating system. |
| sgml-common | The sgml-common package contains a collection of entities and DTDs that are useful for processing SGML, but that don't need to be included in multiple packages. Sgml-common also includes an up-to-date Open Catalog file. |
| sgml-tools | SGML-tools is a text formatting suite based on SGML (Standard Generalized Markup Language). SGMLtools allows you to produce LaTeX, HTML, GNU info, LyX, RTF, plain text (via groff), and other format outputs from a single SGML source. SGMLtools is intended for writing technical software documentation. |
| sh-utils | The GNU shell utilities are a set of useful system utilities which are often used in shell scripts. The sh-utils package includes basename (to remove the path prefix from a specified pathname), chroot (to change the root directory), date (to print/set the system time and date), dirname (to remove the last level or the filename from a given path), echo (to print a line of text), env (to display/modify the environment), expr (to evaluate expressions), factor (to print prime factors), false (to return an unsuccessful exit status), groups (to print the groups a specified user is a member of), id (to print the real/effective uid/gid), logname (to print the current login name), nice (to modify a scheduling priority), nohup (to allow a command to continue running after logging out), pathchk (to check a file name's portability), printenv (to print environment variables), printf (to format and print data), pwd (to print the current directory), seq (to print numeric sequences), sleep (to suspend execution for a specified time), stty (to print/change terminal settings), su (to become another user or the superuser), tee (to send output to multiple files), test (to evaluate an expression), true (to return a successful exit status), tty (to print the terminal name), uname (to print system information), users (to print current users' names), who (to print a list of the users who are currently logged in), whoami (to print the effective user id), and yes (to print a string indefinitely). |
| shadow-utils | The shadow-utils package includes the necessary programs for converting UNIX password files to the shadow password format, plus programs for managing user and group accounts. The pwconv command converts passwords to the shadow password format. The pwunconv command unconverts shadow passwords and generates an npasswd file (a standard UNIX password file). The pwck command checks the integrity of password and shadow files. The lastlog command prints out the last login times for all users. The useradd, userdel, and usermod commands are used for managing user accounts. The groupadd, groupdel, and groupmod commands are used for managing group accounts. |
| shapecfg | The Shapecfg program configures and adjusts traffic shaper bandwidth limiters. Traffic shaping means setting parameters or limit to which network traffic should conform--setting limitations on bandwidth consumption. To use Shapecfg, you must have also installed the kernel which supports the shaper module (kernel versions 2.0.36 or later and late 2.1.x kernels). Install the shapecfg package if you want to set traffic bandwidth parameters, and if you have the appropriate kernel. |
| sharutils | The sharutils package contains the GNU shar utilities, a set of tools for encoding and decoding packages of files (in binary or text format) in a special plain text format called shell archives (shar). This format can be sent through e-mail (which can be problematic for regular binary files). The shar utility supports a wide range of capabilities (compressing, uuencoding, splitting long files for multi-part mailings, providing checksums), which make it very flexible at creating shar files. After the files have been sent, the unshar tool scans mail messages looking for shar files. Unshar automatically strips off mail headers and introductory text and then unpacks the shar files. Install sharutils if you send binary files through e-mail. |
| sip-devel | This package contains files needed to generate Python bindings for any C++ classes library. |
| sip | SIP is a tool for generating bindings for C++ classes so that they can be accessed as normal Python classes. SIP takes many of its ideas from SWIG but, because it is specifically designed for C++ and Python, is able to generate tighter bindings. SIP is so called because it is a small SWIG. SIP was originally designed to generate Python bindings for KDE and so has explicit support for the signal slot mechanism used by the Qt/KDE class libraries. However, SIP can be used to generate Python bindings for any C++ class library. |
| skkdic | This package includes the SKK dictionary (large dictionary : SKK-JISYO.L and pubdic+ dictionary). |
| skkinput | Skkinput is a kana to kanji converter with kinput protocol/kinput2 protocol/Ximp protocol/X Input Method(X11R6 standard) under X Window System. |
| slang-devel | This package contains the S-Lang extension language static libraries and header files which you'll need if you want to develop S-Lang based applications. Documentation which may help you write S-Lang based applications is also included. Install the slang-devel package if you want to develop applications based on the S-Lang extension language. |
| slang | S-Lang is an interpreted language and a programming library. The S-Lang language was designed so that it can be easily embedded into a program to provide the program with a powerful extension language. The S-Lang library, provided in this package, provides the S-Lang extension language. S-Lang's syntax resembles C, which makes it easy to recode S-Lang procedures in C if you need to. |
| slocate | Slocate is a security-enhanced version of locate. Just like locate, slocate searches through a central database (which is updated nightly) for files which match a given pattern. Slocate allows you to quickly find files anywhere on your system. |
| slrn-pull | The slrn-pull package provides the slrnpull utility, which allows you to set up a small news spool for offline news reading using the SLRN news reader. You'll also need to have the slrn package installed to use the slrnpull utility. |
| snavigator | Red Hat Source Navigator is an integrated development environment for a variety of programming languages. |
| sox-devel | This package contains the library needed for compiling applications which will use the SoX sound file format converter. |
| sox | SoX (Sound eXchange) is a sound file format converter SoX can convert between many different digitized sound formats and perform simple sound manipulation functions, including sound effects. |
| specspo | The specspo package contains the portable object catalogues used to internationalize Red Hat packages. |
| squid | Squid is a high-performance proxy caching server for Web clients, supporting FTP, gopher, and HTTP data objects. Unlike traditional caching software, Squid handles all requests in a single, non-blocking, I/O-driven process. Squid keeps meta data and especially hot objects cached in RAM, caches DNS lookups, supports non-blocking DNS lookups, and implements negative caching of failed requests. Squid consists of a main server program squid, a Domain Name System lookup program (dnsserver), a program for retrieving FTP data (ftpget), and some management and client tools. |
| stat | The stat utility prints out filesystem level information about a specified file, including its size, permissions, link count, and inode. |
| strace | The strace program intercepts and records the system calls called and received by a running process. Strace can print a record of each system call, its arguments and its return value. Strace is useful for diagnosing problems and debugging, as well as for instructional purposes. Install strace if you need a tool to track the system calls made and received by a process. |
| stunnel | Stunnel is a socket wrapper which can provide SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) support to ordinary applications. For example, it can be used in conjunction with imapd to create an SSL secure IMAP server. |
| sudo | Sudo (superuser do) allows a system administrator to give certain users (or groups of users) the ability to run some (or all) commands as root while logging all commands and arguments. Sudo operates on a per-command basis. It is not a replacement for the shell. Features include: the ability to restrict what commands a user may run on a per-host basis, copious logging of each command (providing a clear audit trail of who did what), a configurable timeout of the sudo command, and the ability to use the same configuration file (sudoers) on many different machines. |
| swig | Simplified Wrapper and Interface Generator (SWIG) is a software development tool for connecting C, C++ and Objective C programs with a variety of high-level programming languages. SWIG is primarily used with Perl, Python and Tcl/TK, but it has also been extended to Java, Eiffel and Guile. SWIG is normally used to create high-level interpreted programming environments, systems integration, and as a tool for building user interfaces. |
| switchdesk-gnome | The switchdesk-gnome package provides a GNOME look and feel for the Desktop Switcher program provided in the switchdesk package. |
| switchdesk-kde | The switchdesk-kde package provides the Desktop Switcher with a KDE look and feel. |
| switchdesk | The Desktop Switcher is a tool which enables users to easily switch between various desktop environments that they have installed. |
| sylpheed | This program is an X based fast email client which has features like: o user-friendly and intuitive interface o integrated NetNews client (partially implemented) o ability of keyboard-only operation o Mew/Wanderlust-like key bind o multipart MIME o unlimited multiple account handling o message queueing o assortment function o XML-based address book See /usr/share/doc/sylpheed-0.4.4/README for more information. |
| symlinks | The symlinks utility performs maintenance on symbolic links. Symlinks checks for symlink problems, including dangling symlinks which point to nonexistent files. Symlinks can also automatically convert absolute symlinks to relative symlinks. Install the symlinks package if you need a program for maintaining symlinks on your system. |
| sysklogd | The sysklogd package contains two system utilities (syslogd and klogd) that provide support for system logging. Syslogd and klogd run as daemons and log system messages to different places, like sendmail logs, security logs, and error logs. |
| sysreport | Sysreport is a utility which gathers information about a system's hardware and configuration. The information can then be used for diagnostic purposes and debugging. Sysreport is commonly used to help support technicians and developers by providing a "snapshot" of a system's current layout. |
| sysstat | This package provides the sar and iostat commands for Linux. Sar and iostat enable system monitoring of disk, network, and other IO activity. |
| SysVinit | The SysVinit package contains a group of processes that control the very basic functions of your system. SysVinit includes the init program, the first program started by the Linux kernel when the system boots. Init then controls the startup, running, and shutdown of all other programs. |
| taipeifonts | These are chinese big5 taipei fonts. The fonts.alias file was fixed to fit the usage of CXwin & XA & xcin & lyx & Netscape. There are five fonts in this package, three chinese & two english. taipei16.pcf, taipeim20.pcf, taipeim24.pcf, vga12x24.pcf. Only ming-face fonts were included. Aliases are used to fake CXwin. |
| talk-server | The talk-server package provides daemon programs for the Internet talk protocol, which allows you to chat with other users on different machines. Talk is a communication program which copies lines from one terminal to the terminal of another user. |
| talk | The talk package provides client and daemon programs for the Internet talk protocol, which allows you to chat with other users on different systems. Talk is a communication program which copies lines from one terminal to the terminal of another user. Install talk if you'd like to use talk for chatting with users on different systems. |
| tamago | Tamago is a pure emacs-lisp and provides the multilingual input environment on the GNU Emacs 20.5 or later. Supported backend server is FreeWnn (jserver, cserver, tserver), Wnn6, SJ3 Ver.2 and Canna. |
| taper | Taper is a backup and restoration program with a friendly user interface. Files may be backed up to a tape drive or to a hard disk. The interface for selecting files to be backed up/restored is very similar to the Midnight Commander interface, and allows easy traversal of directories. Taper supports recursive selection of directories. Taper also supports backing up SCSI, ftape, zftape and removable drives. By default, taper is set for incremental backups and automatic most recent restore. Install the taper package if you need a user friendly file backup and restoration program. |
| tar | The GNU tar program saves many files together in one archive and can restore individual files (or all of the files) from that archive. Tar can also be used to add supplemental files to an archive and to update or list files in the archive. Tar includes multivolume support, automatic archive compression/decompression, the ability to perform remote archives, and the ability to perform incremental and full backups. If you want to use tar for remote backups, you also need to install the rmt package. |
| tcl | The Tcl (Tool Command Language) provides a powerful platform for creating integration applications that tie together diverse applications, protocols, devices, and frameworks. Tcl can also be used for a variety of web-related tasks and for creating powerful command languages for applications. |
| tcllib | Tcllib is a collection of utility modules for Tcl. These modules provide a wide variety of functionality, from implementations of standard data structures to implementations of common networking protocols. The intent is to collect commonly used function into a single library, which users can rely on to be available and stable. |
| tclx | Extended Tcl (TclX), is a set of extensions to Tcl embeddable programming language. Extended Tcl is oriented towards system programming tasks and large application development. TclX provides additional interfaces to the operating system, and adds many new programming constructs, text manipulation tools, and debugging tools. |
| tcpdump | Tcpdump is a command-line tool for monitoring network traffic. Tcpdump can capture and display the packet headers on a particular network interface or on all interfaces. Tcpdump can display all of the packet headers, or just the ones that match particular criteria. |
| tcp_wrappers | The tcp_wrappers package provides small daemon programs which can monitor and filter incoming requests for systat, finger, FTP, telnet, rlogin, rsh, exec, tftp, talk and other network services. Install the tcp_wrappers program if you need a security tool for filtering incoming network services requests. This version also supports IPv6. |
| tcsh | Tcsh is an enhanced but completely compatible version of csh, the C shell. Tcsh is a command language interpreter which can be used both as an interactive login shell and as a shell script command processor. Tcsh includes a command line editor, programmable word completion, spelling correction, a history mechanism, job control and a C language like syntax. |
| telnet-server | Telnet is a popular protocol for logging into remote systems over the Internet. The telnet-server package includes a telnet daemon that supports remote logins into the host machine. The telnet daemon is enabled by default. You may disable the telnet daemon by editing /etc/xinetd.d/telnet. |
| termcap | The termcap package provides the /etc/termcap file. /etc/termcap is a database which defines the capabilities of various terminals and terminal emulators. Certain programs use the /etc/termcap file to access various features of terminals (the bell, colors, and graphics, etc.). |
| tetex-afm | Tetex-afm provides afm2tfm, a converter for PostScript font metric files. PostScript fonts are accompanied by .afm font metric files which describe the characteristics of each font. To use PostScript fonts with TeX, TeX needs .tfm files that contain similar information. Afm2tfm will convert .afm files to .tfm files. If you are installing tetex in order to use the TeX text formatting system, you will need to install tetex-afm. You will also need to install tetex-dvilj (for converting .dvi files to HP PCL format for printing on HP and HP compatible printers), tetex-dvips (for converting .dvi files to PostScript format for printing on PostScript printers), tetex-latex (a higher level formatting package which provides an easier-to-use interface for TeX), and tetex-xdvi (for previewing .dvi files in X). Unless you are an expert at using TeX, you should also install the tetex-doc package, which includes documentation for TeX. |
| tetex-doc | The tetex-doc package contains documentation for the TeX text formatting system. If you want to use TeX and you are not an expert at it, you should install the tetex-doc package. You also need to install the tetex package, tetex-afm (a PostScript font converter for TeX), tetex-dvilj (for converting .dvi files to HP PCL format for printing on HP and HP compatible printers), tetex-dvips (for converting .dvi files to PostScript format for printing on PostScript printers), tetex-latex (a higher level formatting package which provides an easier-to-use interface for TeX), and tetex-xdvi (for previewing .dvi files). |
| tetex-dvilj | Dvilj and dvilj's siblings (included in this package) will convert TeX text formatting system output .dvi files to HP PCL (HP Printer Control Language) commands. Using dvilj, you can print TeX files to HP LaserJet+ and fully compatible printers. If you are installing tetex, so that you can use the TeX text formatting system, you will also need to install tetex-dvilj. In addition, you will need to install tetex-afm (for converting PostScript font description files), tetex-dvips (for converting .dvi files to PostScript format for printing on PostScript printers), tetex-latex (a higher level formatting package which provides an easier-to-use interface for TeX), and tetex-xdvi (for previewing .dvi files in X). If you are installing TeX and you are not a TeX expert, you should also install the tetex-doc package, which contains documentation for TeX. |
| tetex-dvips | Dvips converts .dvi files produced by the TeX text formatting system (or by another processor like GFtoDVI) to PostScript(TM) format. Normally the PostScript file is sent directly to your printer. If you are installing tetex, so that you can use the TeX text formatting system, you will also need to install tetex-dvips. In addition, you will need to install tetex-afm (for converting PostScript font description files), tetex-dvilj (for converting .dvi files to HP PCL format for printing on HP and HP compatible printers), tetex-latex (a higher level formatting package which provides an easier-to-use interface for TeX), and tetex-xdvi (for previewing .dvi files in X). If you are installing TeX and you are not an expert at it, you should also install the tetex-doc package, which contains documentation for the TeX system. |
| tetex-fonts | The tetex-fonts package contains fonts used by both the Xdvi previewer and the TeX text formatting system. You will need to install tetex-fonts if you wish to use either tetex-xdvi (for previewing .dvi files in X) or the tetex package (the core of the TeX text formatting system). |
| tetex-latex | LaTeX is a front end for the TeX text formatting system. Easier to use than TeX, LaTeX is essentially a set of TeX macros which provide convenient, predefined document formats for users. If you are installing tetex, so that you can use the TeX text formatting system, you will also need to install tetex-latex. In addition, you will need to install tetex-afm (for converting PostScript font description files), tetex-dvilj (for converting .dvi files to HP PCL format for printing on HP and HP compatible printers), tetex-dvips (for converting .dvi files to PostScript format for printing on PostScript printers), and tetex-xdvi (for previewing .dvi files in X). If you are not an expert at TeX, you should also install the tetex-doc package, which contains documentation for TeX. |
| tetex-xdvi | Xdvi allows you to preview the TeX text formatting system's output .dvi files on an X Window System. If you are installing tetex, so that you can use the TeX text formatting system, you will also need to install tetex-xdvi. In addition, you will need to install tetex-afm (a PostScript font converter for TeX), tetex-dvilj (for converting .dvi files to HP PCL format for printing on HP and HP compatible printers), tetex-dvips (for converting .dvi files to PostScript format for printing on PostScript printers), and tetex-latex (a higher level formatting package which provides an easier-to-use interface for TeX). If you are not a TeX expert, you will probably also want to install the tetex-doc package, which contains documentation for the TeX text formatting system. |
| tetex | TeTeX is an implementation of TeX for Linux or UNIX systems. TeX takes a text file and a set of formatting commands as input and creates a typesetter-independent .dvi (DeVice Independent) file as output. Usually, TeX is used in conjunction with a higher level formatting package like LaTeX or PlainTeX, since TeX by itself is not very user-friendly. Install tetex if you want to use the TeX text formatting system. If you are installing tetex, you will also need to install tetex-afm (a PostScript(TM) font converter for TeX), tetex-dvilj (for converting .dvi files to HP PCL format for printing on HP and HP compatible printers), tetex-dvips (for converting .dvi files to PostScript format for printing on PostScript printers), tetex-latex (a higher level formatting package which provides an easier-to-use interface for TeX), and tetex-xdvi (for previewing .dvi files in X). Unless you are an expert at using TeX, you should also install the tetex-doc package, which includes the documentation for TeX. |
| texinfo | Texinfo is a documentation system that can produce both online information and printed output from a single source file. The GNU Project uses the Texinfo file format for most of its documentation. Install texinfo if you want a documentation system for producing both online and print documentation from the same source file and/or if you are going to write documentation for the GNU Project. |
| textutils | A set of GNU utilities for modifying the contents of files, including programs for splitting, joining, comparing, and modifying files. |
| tftp-server | The Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) is normally used only for booting diskless workstations. The tftp-server package provides the server for TFTP, which allows users to transfer files to and from a remote machine. TFTP provides very little security, and should not be enabled unless it is expressly needed. The TFTP server is run from /etc/xinetd.d/tftp, and is disabled by default on Red Hat Linux systems. |
| tftp | The Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) is normally used only for booting diskless workstations. The tftp package provides the user interface for TFTP, which allows users to transfer files to and from a remote machine. This program and TFTP provide very little security, and should not be enabled unless it is expressly needed. |
| THE | THE is a full-screen character mode text editor based on the VM/CMS editor XEDIT and some features of KEDIT for DOS written by Mansfield Software. |
| time | The GNU time utility runs another program, collects information about the resources used by that program while it is running and displays the results. Time can help developers optimize their programs. |
| timidity++ | TiMidity++ is a MIDI format to wave table format converter and player. Install timitidy++ if you'd like to play MIDI files and your sound card does not natively support wave table format. |
| tix | Tix (Tk Interface Extension), an add-on for the Tk widget set, is an extensive set of over 40 widgets. In general, Tix widgets are more complex and more capable than the widgets provided in Tk. Tix widgets include a ComboBox, a Motif-style FileSelectBox, an MS Windows-style FileSelectBox, a PanedWindow, a NoteBook, a hierarchical list, a directory tree and a file manager. |
| tk | When paired with the Tcl scripting language, Tk provides a fast and powerful way to create GUI applications that run on Linux as well as Windows, Unix, and the Macintosh. |
| tkinter | The Tkinter (Tk interface) program is an graphical user interface for the Python scripting language. You should install the tkinter package if you'd like to use a graphical user interface for Python programming. |
| tmake | tmake is an easy-to-use tool from Trolltech to create and maintain makefiles for software projects. It can be a painful task to manage makefiles manually, especially if you develop for more than one platform or use more than one compiler. tmake automates and streamlines this process and lets you spend your valuable time on writing code, not makefiles. |
| tmpwatch | The tmpwatch utility recursively searches through specified directories and removes files which have not been accessed in a specified period of time. Tmpwatch is normally used to clean up directories that are used for temporarily holding files (for example, /tmp). Tmpwatch ignores symlinks, will not switch filesystems, and only removes empty directories and regular files. |
| traceroute | The traceroute utility displays the route used by IP packets on their way to a specified network (or Internet) host. Traceroute displays the IP number and host name (if possible) of the machines along the route taken by the packets. Traceroute is used as a network debugging tool. If you're having network connectivity problems, traceroute will show you where the trouble is coming from along the route. Install traceroute if you need a tool for diagnosing network connectivity problems. |
| transfig | The transfig utility creates a makefile which translates FIG (created by xfig) or PIC figures into a specified LaTeX graphics language (for example, PostScript(TM)). Transfig is used to create TeX documents which are portable (i.e., they can be printed in a wide variety of environments). Install transfig if you need a utility for translating FIG or PIC figures into certain graphics languages. |
| tree | The tree utility recursively displays the contents of directories in a tree-like format. Tree is basically a UNIX port of the DOS tree utility. |
| ttcp | ttcp is a tool for testing the throughput of TCP connections. Unlike other tools which might be used for this purpose (such as FTP clients), ttcp does not read or write data from or to a disk while operating, which helps ensure more accurate results. |
| ttfm | A True Type Font Manager that handles true type font installation, uninstallation, list, and default font setting. The package contains xttfm, which creates appropriate font.dir and font.alias for truetype font in the X Window System. A program using truetype font should provide a module for ttfm so that the font could be controlled automatically. |
| ttfonts-ja | This package provides free Japanese TrueType fonts, and includes ttindex files for VFlib. |
| ttfonts-ko | This package provides Baekmuk Korean TrueType fonts. |
| ttfonts-zh_CN | Chinese TTF Fonts donated by Arphic company. Read the Arphic Public License for detail. |
| ttfonts | The ttfonts package contains some TrueType fonts for use with XFree86 and ghostscript. |
| ttfprint | Ttfprint makes a Postscript file from a Chinese text file with Chinese TrueType fonts. |
| tWnn | The tWnn package contains a Chinese character set input system. |
| ucd-snmp-devel | The ucd-snmp-devel package contains the development libraries and header files for use with the UCD-SNMP project's network management tools. Install the ucd-snmp-devel package if you would like to develop applications for use with the UCD-SNMP project's network management tools. You'll also need to have the ucd-snmp and ucd-snmp-utils packages installed. |
| ucd-snmp-utils | The ucd-snmp package contains various utilities for use with the UCD-SNMP network management project. Install this package if you need utilities for managing your network using the SNMP protocol. You will also need to install the ucd-snmp package. |
| ucd-snmp | SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) is a protocol used for network management. The UCD-SNMP project includes various SNMP tools: an extensible agent, an SNMP library, tools for requesting or setting information from SNMP agents, tools for generating and handling SNMP traps, a version of the netstat command which uses SNMP, and a Tk/Perl mib browser. This package contains the snmpd and snmptrapd daemons, documentation, etc. You will probably also want to install the ucd-snmp-utils package, which contains UCD-SNMP utilities. |
| umb-scheme | UMB Scheme is a public domain implementation of the Scheme programming language. Scheme is a statically scoped and properly tail-recursive dialect of the Lisp programming language, designed with clear and simple semantics and a minimal number of ways to form expressions. |
| unarj | The UNARJ program is used to uncompress .arj format archives. The .arj format archive was mostly used on DOS machines. Install the unarj package if you need to uncompress .arj format archives. |
| units | Units converts an amount from one unit to another, or tells you what mathematical operation you need to perform to convert from one unit to another. Units can only handle multiplicative scale changes (i.e., it can't tell you how to convert from Celsius to Fahrenheit, which requires an additive step in addition to the multiplicative conversion). Units is a handy little program which contains a large number of conversions, from au's to parsecs and tablespoons to cups. You probably don't need to install it, but it comes in handy sometimes. |
| unix2dos | A utility that converts plain text files in UNIX format to DOS format. |
| unixODBC-devel | Install unixODBC if you'd like to access databases through ODBC drivers. If you want to develop programs that will access data through ODBC, you'll also need to install the unixODBC-devel (this) package. |
| unixODBC-kde | Components for the ODBCConfig and DataManager (KDE) Components of unixODBC. |
| unixODBC | The unixODBC Project goals are to develop and promote unixODBC to be the definitive standard for ODBC on the Linux platform. This is to include GUI support for KDE. Install unixODBC if you'd like to access databases through ODBC. This package include drivers for PostgreSQL and local files. If you want to develop programs that will access data through ODBC, you'll also need to have the unixODBC package installed. |
| unzip | The unzip utility is used to list, test, or extract files from a zip archive. Zip archives are commonly found on MS-DOS systems. The zip utility, included in the zip package, creates zip archives. Zip and unzip are both compatible with archives created by PKWARE(R)'s PKZIP for MS-DOS, but the programs' options and default behaviors do differ in some respects. Install the unzip package if you need to list, test or extract files from a zip archive. |
| up2date-gnome | The up2date-gnome package contains a GNOME interface for the Red Hat Network Update Agent. |
| up2date | The Red Hat Update Agent that automatically queries the Red Hat Network servers and determines which packages need to be updated on your machine. |
| urw-fonts | Free, good quality versions of the 35 standard PostScript(TM) fonts, donated under the GPL by URW++ Design and Development GmbH. The fonts.dir file font names match the original Adobe names of the fonts (e.g., Times, Helvetica, etc.). Install the urw-fonts package if you need free versions of standard PostScript fonts. |
| usermode | The usermode package contains several graphical tools for users: userinfo, usermount, and userpasswd. Userinfo allows users to change their finger information. Usermount lets users mount, unmount, and format filesystems. Userpasswd allows users to change their passwords. |
| utempter | Utempter is a utility which allows some non-privileged programs to have required root access without compromising system security. Utempter accomplishes this feat by acting as a buffer between root and the programs. |
| util-linux | The util-linux package contains a large variety of low-level system utilities that are necessary for a Linux system to function. Among others, Util-linux contains the fdisk configuration tool and the login program. |
| uucp | The uucp command copies files between systems. Uucp is primarily used by remote machines downloading and uploading email and news files to local machines. |
| VFlib2-devel | This package contains the static libraries and header files needed for developing applications based on the VFlib font library. |
| VFlib2-VFjfm | The VFlib2-VFjfm package provides JFM files (TFM files for ASCII Japanese TeX) and scripts to generate JFMs and other files, so that you can use DynaFont fonts with TeX and Ghostscript. These files are for use with the VFlib font library. |
| VFlib2 | VFlib is a font library written in C which converts vector fonts to bitmap data. Functions provided in VFlib include rotating, shrinking, and changing the slant of characters. VFlib provides a unified API for all supported font formats; any software using VFlib can use any of the supported font file formats immediately. VFlib is used by localized software for Japanese document processing that requires Kanji fonts (for example xdvi, dvi2ps, and Ghostscript). |
| vim-common | VIM (VIsual editor iMproved) is an updated and improved version of the vi editor. Vi was the first real screen-based editor for UNIX, and is still very popular. VIM improves on vi by adding new features: multiple windows, multi-level undo, block highlighting and more. The vim-common package contains files which every VIM binary will need in order to run. If you are installing any version of the VIM editor, you'll also need to the vim-common package installed. |
| vim-enhanced | VIM (VIsual editor iMproved) is an updated and improved version of the vi editor. Vi was the first real screen-based editor for UNIX, and is still very popular. VIM improves on vi by adding new features: multiple windows, multi-level undo, block highlighting and more. The vim-enhanced package contains a version of VIM with extra, recently introduced features like Python and Perl interpreters. Install the vim-enhanced package if you'd like to use a version of the VIM editor which includes recently added enhancements like interpreters for the Python and Perl scripting languages. You'll also need to install the vim-common package. |
| vim-minimal | VIM (VIsual editor iMproved) is an updated and improved version of the vi editor. Vi was the first real screen-based editor for UNIX, and is still very popular. VIM improves on vi by adding new features: multiple windows, multi-level undo, block highlighting and more. The vim-minimal package includes a minimal version of VIM, which is installed into /bin/vi for use when only the root partition is present. |
| vim-X11 | VIM (VIsual editor iMproved) is an updated and improved version of the vi editor. Vi was the first real screen-based editor for UNIX, and is still very popular. VIM improves on vi by adding new features: multiple windows, multi-level undo, block highlighting and more. VIM-X11 is a version of the VIM editor which will run within the X Window System. If you install this package, you can run VIM as an X application with a full GUI interface and mouse support. Install the vim-X11 package if you'd like to try out a version of vi with graphics and mouse capabilities. You'll also need to install the vim-common package. |
| vixie-cron | The vixie-cron package contains the Vixie version of cron. Cron is a standard UNIX daemon that runs specified programs at scheduled times. Vixie cron adds better security and more powerful configuration options to the standard version of cron. |
| vlock | The vlock program locks one or more sessions on the console. Vlock can lock the current terminal (local or remote) or the entire virtual console system, which completely disables all console access. The vlock program unlocks when either the password of the user who started vlock or the root password is typed. Install vlock if you need to disable access to one console or to all virtual consoles. |
| vorbis | Ogg Vorbis is a fully open, non-proprietary, patent- and royalty-free, general-purpose compressed audio format for audio and music at fixed and variable bitrates from 16 to 128 kbps/channel. The vorbis package contains runtime libraries for use in programs that support Ogg Vorbis, as well as an encoder, a playback tool, and a comment editor. |
| w3c-libwww-apps | This package contains Web applications, a robot and a command line tool, built using libwww. The command line tool (w3c) is useful for manipulation of websites that implement more than just HTTP GET (e.g. PUT, POST). |
| w3c-libwww-devel | This package contains the static libraries and header files for libwww. |
| w3c-libwww | Libwww is a general-purpose Web API written in C for Unix and Windows (Win32). With a highly extensible and layered API, it can accommodate many different types of applications including clients and robots. The purpose of libwww is to provide a highly optimized HTTP sample implementation, as well as other Internet protocols, and to serve as a testbed for protocol experiments. |
| w3m-el | W3m is a text based World Wide Web browser with IPv6 support. It features excellent support for tables and frames. It can be used as a standalone pager such as lv, less, and more. |
| w3m | The w3m program is a pager (or text file viewer) that can also be used as a text-mode Web browser. W3m features include the following: when reading an HTML document, you can follow links and view images using an external image viewer; its internet message mode determines the type of document from the header; if the Content-Type field of the document is text/html, the document is displayed as an HTML document; you can change a URL description like 'http://hogege.net' in plain text into a link to that URL. |
| watanabe-vf | Watanabe font in SYOTAI CLUB format. |
| wget | GNU Wget is a file retrieval utility which can use either the HTTP or FTP protocols. Wget features include the ability to work in the background while you are logged out, recursive retrieval of directories, file name wildcard matching, remote file timestamp storage and comparison, use of Rest with FTP servers and Range with HTTP servers to retrieve files over slow or unstable connections, support for Proxy servers, and configurability. |
| which | The which command shows the full pathname of a specified program, if the specified program is in your PATH. |
| whois | A whois client that accepts both traditional and finger-style queries. |
| WindowMaker-libs | The WindowMaker-libs package contains libraries for the Window Maker desktop. You need to install this package if you are installing Window Maker and/or wmakerconf. |
| WindowMaker | Window Maker is an X11 window manager which emulates the look and feel of the NeXTSTEP (TM) graphical user interface. It is relatively fast, feature rich, and easy to configure and use. Window Maker is part of the official GNU project, which means that Window Maker can interoperate with other GNU projects, such as GNOME. Window Maker allows users to switch themes 'on the fly,' as well as place favorite applications on either an application dock (similar to AfterStep Wharf) or on a workspace dock (a 'clip' which extends the application dock's usefulness). |
| wl-xemacs | Wanderlust is IMAP4, POP, and NNTP client on Emacsen. It is written in 100% pure Emacs lisp, supports MIME (SEMI), and supports Virtual/Archived/MH Local folders. This package is for XEmacs. |
| wl | Wanderlust is an IMAP4, POP, and NNTP client on Emacsen. It is written in 100% pure Emacs lisp, supports MIME (SEMI), and supports Virtual/Archived/MH Local folders. This package is for GNU Emacs. You also need to install wl-xemacs for XEmacs. |
| wmakerconf | The wmakerconf utility is a configuration tool for the Window Maker window manager. All attributes (including the application menu) can be configured, so wmakerconf is a valid alternative (or add-on) to Window Maker's built-in configuration tool, WPrefs. Moreover, wmakerconf also makes it easy to install themes from the Web via a simple drag-and-drop from your favorite browser to the wmakerconf themes interface. |
| Wnn6-SDK-devel | This package contains header files and libraries for Wnn6 client developments. |
| Wnn6-SDK | Runtime Wnn6 client library necessary to run Wnn6 clients. |
| words | The words file is a dictionary of English words for the /usr/share/dict directory. Programs like ispell use this database of words to check spelling - and password checkers use it to look for bad passwords. |
| wu-ftpd | The wu-ftpd package contains the wu-ftpd FTP (File Transfer Protocol) server daemon. The FTP protocol is a method of transferring files between machines on a network and/or over the Internet. Wu-ftpd's features include logging of transfers, logging of commands, on the fly compression and archiving, classification of users' type and location, per class limits, per directory upload permissions, restricted guest accounts, system wide and per directory messages, directory alias, cdpath, filename filter, and virtual host support. |
| x3270-tcl | The tcl3270 program opens a 3270 terminal which emulates the actual look of an IBM 3278/3279 terminal, commonly used with mainframe applications. x3270 also allows you to telnet to an IBM host from the x3270 window using a tcl script to control the session. Install the x3270-tcl package if you need to access IBM hosts using an IBM 3278/3279 terminal emulator using Tcl scripting. |
| x3270-text | The c3270 program opens a 3270 terminal which emulates the actual look of an IBM 3278/3279 terminal, commonly used with mainframe applications. x3270 also allows you to telnet to an IBM host from the x3270 window. Install the x3270-text package if you need to access IBM hosts using an IBM 3278/3279 terminal emulator without running X. |
| x3270-x11 | The x3270 program opens a window in the X Window System which emulates the actual look of an IBM 3278/3279 terminal, commonly used with mainframe applications. x3270 also allows you to telnet to an IBM host from the x3270 window. Install the x3270-x11 package if you need to access IBM hosts using an IBM 3278/3279 terminal emulator from X11. |
| x3270 | The x3270 package contains files needed for emulating the IBM 3278/3279 terminals, commonly used with mainframe applications. You will also need to install a frontend for x3270. Available frontends are x3270-x11 (for the X Window System), x3270-text (for text mode) and x3270-tcl (for Tcl scripting). |
| xalf | This is a small utility to provide feedback when starting X11 applications. Feedback can be given via four different indicators: An invisible window (to be used in conjunction with a task pager like Gnomes tasklist_applet or KDE Taskbar), a generic splashscreen, an hourglass attached to the mouse cursor, or an animated star. |
| Xaw3d-devel | Xaw3d is an enhanced version of the MIT Athena widget set for the X Window System. Xaw3d adds a three-dimensional look to those applications with minimal or no source code changes. Xaw3d-devel includes the header files and static libraries for developing programs that take full advantage of Xaw3d's features. You should install Xaw3d-devel if you are going to develop applications using the Xaw3d widget set. You'll also need to install the Xaw3d package. |
| Xaw3d | Xaw3d is an enhanced version of the MIT Athena Widget set for the X Window System. Xaw3d adds a three-dimensional look to applications with minimal or no source code changes. You should install Xaw3d if you are using applications which incorporate the MIT Athena widget set and you'd like to incorporate a 3D look into those applications. |
| xbill | The xbill game tests your reflexes as you seek out and destroy all forms of Bill, establish a new operating system throughout the universe, and boldly go where no geek has gone before. Xbill has become an increasingly attractive option as the Linux Age progresses, and it is very popular at Red Hat. |
| xbl | A three dimensional version of a popular arcade game. |
| xboard | Xboard is an X Window System based graphical chessboard which can be used with the GNUchess and Crafty chess programs, with Internet Chess Servers (ICSs), with chess via email, or with your own saved games. Install the xboard package if you need a graphical chessboard. |
| xcin | An X Input Method Server for Chinese. |
| xcpustate | The xcpustate utility is an X Window System based monitor which shows the amount of time that the CPU is spending in different states. On a Linux system, xcpustate displays a bar that indicates the amounts of idle, user, nice and system time (from left to right) used by the CPU. Install the xcpustate package if you'd like to use a horizontal bar style CPU state monitor. |
| xdaliclock | The xdaliclock program displays a digital clock, with digits that merge into the new digits as the time changes. Xdaliclock can display the time in 12 or 24 hour modes and can will display the date if you hold your mouse button down over it. Xdaliclock has two large fonts built in, but is capable of animating other fonts. Install the xdaliclock package if you want a fairly large clock, with a melting special effect, for your system. |
| xdelta-devel | The Xdelta-devel package contains the static library and header files needed for developing Xdelta-based applications. |
| xdelta | Xdelta (X for XCF: the eXperimental Computing Facility at Berkeley) is a binary delta generator (like a diff program for binaries) and an RCS version control replacement library. The Xdelta library performs its work independently of the actual format used to encode the file and is intended to be used by various higher-level programs such as XCF's Project Revision Control System (PRCS). PRCS is a front end for a version control toolset. Xdelta uses a binary file delta algorithm to replace the standard diff program used by RCS. |
| Xdialog | Xdialog is designed to be a drop in replacement for the cdialog program. It converts any terminal based program into a program with an X-windows interface. The dialogs are easier to see and use and the treeview adds an extra dimension to the way menus can be displayed. |
| xemacs-el | Xemacs-el is not needed to run XEmacs. You only need to install it if you are planning to incorporate some Lisp programming into your XEmacs experience. |
| xemacs-info | This package contains optional information files that are distributed with the XEmacs text editor. |
| xemacs | XEmacs (like regular GNU Emacs) is a self-documenting, customizable, extensible, real-time display editor. XEmacs is self-documenting because at any time you can type control-h to find out what your options are or find out what a command does. XEmacs is customizable because you can change the definitions of XEmacs commands. XEmacs is extensible because you can write entirely new commands-programs in the Lisp language to be run by Emacs' own Lisp interpreter. XEmacs includes a real-time display, which means that the text being edited is visible on the screen and is updated very frequently (usually after every character or pair of characters) as you type. This XEmacs distribution consists of three RPMs: xemacs (the main portion, including the standard XEmacs binary which most people use), xemacs-el (elisp sources, which you only need if you are going to program with Lisp in XEmacs), and xemacs-info (optional information about XEmacs). |
| xfig | Xfig is an X Window System tool for creating basic vector graphics, including bezier curves, lines, rulers and more. The resulting graphics can be saved, printed on PostScript printers or converted to a variety of other formats (e.g., X11 bitmaps, Encapsulated PostScript, LaTeX). You should install xfig if you need a simple program to create vector graphics. |
| XFree86-100dpi-fonts | The XFree86-100dpi-fonts package contains a set of 100 dpi fonts used on most Linux systems. If you're going to use the X Window System and you have a high resolution monitor capable of 100 dpi, you should install XFree86-100dpi-fonts. |
| XFree86-75dpi-fonts | XFree86-75dpi-fonts contains the 75 dpi fonts used on most X Window Systems. If you're going to use the X Window System, you should install this package, unless you have a monitor which can support 100 dpi resolution. In that case, you may prefer the 100dpi fonts available in the XFree86-100dpi-fonts package. |
| XFree86-cyrillic-fonts | The XFree86-cyrillic-fonts package includes the Cyrillic fonts included with XFree86 3.3.2 and higher. If you use a language that requires the Cyrillic character set, you should install XFree86-cyrillic-fonts. |
| XFree86-devel | XFree86-devel includes the libraries, header files and documentation you'll need to develop programs which run as X clients. XFree86-devel includes the base Xlib library as well as the Xt and Xaw widget sets. Install XFree86-devel if you are going to develop programs which will run as X clients. |
| XFree86-ISO8859-15-100dpi-fonts | The XFree86-ISO8859-15-100dpi-fonts package contains a set of Latin1 fonts with Euro character, in 100 dpi resolution, for the X Window System. |
| XFree86-ISO8859-15-75dpi-fonts | The XFree86-ISO8859-15-75dpi-fonts package contains a set of Latin1 fonts with Euro character, in 75 dpi resolution, for the X Window System. |
| XFree86-ISO8859-2-100dpi-fonts | The XFree86-ISO8859-2-100dpi-fonts package includes Central European (ISO8859-2) fonts, in 100 dpi resolution, for the X Window System. |
| XFree86-ISO8859-2-75dpi-fonts | The XFree86-ISO8859-2-75dpi-fonts package contains a set of Central European language fonts in 75 dpi resolution for the X Window System. If you have a high resolution monitor capable of supporting 100 dpi, you should install the 100 dpi version of this package instead. |
| XFree86-ISO8859-7-100dpi-fonts | The XFree86-ISO8859-7-100dpi-fonts package includes Greek Language (ISO 8859-7) fonts, in 100 dpi resolution, for the X Window System. If you need to display the special characters used by the Greek language on your X Window System, and your monitor can support 100 dpi resolution, you should install the XFree86-ISO8859-7-100dpi-fonts package. You may need to install one or more of the other XFree86 fonts packages, as well. To install the X Window System, you will need to install the XFree86 package, the XFree86 video card package which corresponds to your video card, the Xconfigurator package and the XFree86-libs package. If you're going to develop applications which run as X clients, you'll also need to install XFree86-devel. |
| XFree86-ISO8859-7-75dpi-fonts | The XFree86-ISO8859-7-75dpi-fonts package contains a set of Greek language fonts in 75 dpi resolution for the X Window System. If you have a high resolution monitor capable of supporting 100 dpi, you should install the 100 dpi version of this package instead. If you are installing the X Window System and you need to display Greek language characters in 75 dpi resolution, you should install this package. You may also need to install one or more of the other XFree86 fonts packages as well. To install the X Window System, you will need to install the XFree86 package, the XFree86 video card package that corresponds to your video card, the Xconfigurator package and the XFree86-libs package. If you are going to develop applications that will run as X clients, you will also need to install XFree86-devel. |
| XFree86-ISO8859-7-Type1-fonts | The XFree86-ISO8859-7-Type1-fonts package contains Greek language Type 1 fonts for the X Window System. This set of fonts is known as the hellas collection. All of the included fonts are copyrighted to their authors and freeware. Original fonts were taken from the Internet or CDs. If you need to display Greek language fonts on your X Window System, you should install the XFree86-ISO8857-7-Type1-fonts package. You may need to also install one or more of the other XFree86 fonts packages. To install the X Window System, you will need to install the XFree86 package, the XFree86 video card package which corresponds to your video card, the Xconfigurator package and the XFree86-libs package. Finally, if you are going to develop applications that will run as X clients, you'll need to install XFree86-devel. |
| XFree86-ISO8859-7 | If you use the X Window System and you want to display Greek fonts, you should install the XFree86-ISO8859-7 package. This package contains a full set of Greek fonts, in compliance with the ISO 8859-7 standard. You may also need to install one or more other XFree86 fonts packages. To install the X Window System, you will need to install the XFree86 package, the XFree86 package which corresponds to your video card, the X11R6-contrib package, the Xconfigurator package and the XFree86-libs package. Finally, if you are going to develop applications that run as X clients, you will also need to install XFree86-devel. |
| XFree86-ISO8859-9-75dpi-fonts | The XFree86-ISO8859-9-75dpi-fonts package contains Turkish language (ISO8859-9) fonts, in 75 dpi resolution, for the X Window System. |
| XFree86-jpfonts | The XFree86-jpfonts package contains Japanese fixed fonts for the X Window System. |
| XFree86-KOI8-R-100dpi-fonts | The XFree86-KOI8-R-100dpi-fonts package includes Russian and Ukrainian (KOI8-R) fonts, in 100 dpi resolution, for the X Window System. If you need to display the special characters used by Russian and Ukrainian languages on your X Window System, and your monitor can support 100 dpi resolution, you should install the XFree86-KOI8-R-100dpi-fonts package. You may need to install one or more of the other XFree86 fonts packages, as well. To install the X Window System, you will need to install the XFree86 package, the XFree86 video card package which corresponds to your video card, the X11R6-contrib package, the Xconfigurator package and the XFree86-libs package. If you're going to develop applications which run as X clients, you'll also need to install XFree86-devel. If you need to display Russian and Ukrainian language fonts on your X Window System, you should install the XFree86-KOI8-R-Type1-fonts package. You may need to also install one or more of the other XFree86 fonts packages. To install the X Window System, you will need to install the XFree86 package, the XFree86 video card package which corresponds to your video card, the X11R6-contrib package, the Xconfigurator package and the XFree86-libs package. Finally, if you are going to develop applications that will run as X clients, you'll need to install XFree86-devel. |
| XFree86-KOI8-R-75dpi-fonts | The XFree86-KOI8-R-75dpi-fonts package contains a set of Russian and Ukrainian language fonts in 75 dpi resolution for the X Window System. If you have a high resolution monitor capable of supporting 100 dpi, you should install the 100 dpi version of this package instead. If you are installing the X Window System and you need to display Russian and Ukrainian language characters in 75 dpi resolution, you should install this package. You may also need to install one or more of the other XFree86 fonts packages as well. To install the X Window System, you will need to install the XFree86 package, the XFree86 video card package that corresponds to your video card, the X11R6-contrib package, the Xconfigurator package and the XFree86-libs package. If you are going to develop applications that will run as X clients, you will also need to install XFree86-devel. |
| XFree86-KOI8-R | If you use the X Window System and you want to display Russian and Ukrainian fonts, you should install the XFree86-KOI8-R package. This package contains a full set of Russian and Ukrainian fonts, in compliance with the KOI8-R standard. The fonts included in this package are distributed free of charge and can be used freely, subject to the accompanying copyright: You may also need to install one or more other XFree86 fonts packages. To install the X Window System, you will need to install the XFree86 package, the XFree86 package which corresponds to your video card, the X11R6-contrib package, the Xconfigurator package and the XFree86-libs package. Finally, if you are going to develop applications that run as X clients, you will also need to install XFree86-devel. |
| XFree86-libs | XFree86-libs contains the shared libraries that most X programs need to run properly. These shared libraries are in a separate package in order to reduce the disk space needed to run X applications on a machine without an X server (i.e., over a network). If you are installing the X Window System on your machine, you will need to install XFree86-libs. You will also need to install the following packages: XFree86, one or more of the XFree86 fonts packages, Xconfigurator, XFree86-xfs. If you are going to develop applications that run as X clients, you will also need to install XFree86-devel. |
| XFree86-tools | Various tools for X, including listres, xbiff, xedit, xeyes, xcalc, xload and xman, among others. If you're using X, you should install XFree86-tools. You will also need to install the XFree86 package, the XFree86 package which corresponds to your video card, one of the XFree86 fonts packages, the Xconfigurator package and the XFree86-libs package. Finally, if you're going to develop applications that run as X clients, you will also need to install XFree86-devel. This package contains all applications that used to be in X11R6-contrib in older releases. |
| XFree86-twm | A simple and lightweight window manager |
| XFree86-xdm | X Display Manager. |
| XFree86-xfs | XFree86-xfs contains the font server for XFree86. Xfs can also serve fonts to remote X servers. The remote system will be able to use all fonts installed on the font server, even if they are not installed on the remote computer. You'll need to install XFree86-xfs if you're installing the X Window System. You'll also need to install the following packages: XFree86, the XFree86 X server for your video card, the XFree86 fonts package(s) appropriate for your system, Xconfigurator and XFree86-libs. |
| XFree86-Xnest | Xnest is an X Window System server which runs in an X window. Xnest is actually a client of the real X server, which manages windows and graphics requests for Xnest, while Xnest manages the windows and graphics requests for its own clients. You will need to install Xnest if you require an X server which will run as a client of your real X server (perhaps for testing purposes). |
| XFree86-Xvfb | Xvfb (X Virtual Frame Buffer) is an X server that is able to run on machines with no display hardware and no physical input devices. Xvfb emulates a dumb framebuffer using virtual memory. Xvfb doesn't open any devices, but behaves otherwise as an X display. Xvfb is normally used for testing servers. Using Xvfb, the mfb or cfb code for any depth can be exercised without using real hardware that supports the desired depths. Xvfb has also been used to test X clients against unusual depths and screen configurations, to do batch processing with Xvfb as a background rendering engine, to do load testing, to help with porting an X server to a new platform, and to provide an unobtrusive way of running applications which really don't need an X server but insist on having one. If you need to test your X server or your X clients, you may want to install Xvfb for that purpose. |
| XFree86 | The X Window System provides the base technology for developing graphical user interfaces. Simply stated, X draws the elements of the GUI on the user's screen and builds methods for sending user interactions back to the application. X also supports remote application deployment--running an application on another computer while viewing the input/output on your machine. X is a powerful environment which supports many different applications, such as games, programming tools, graphics programs, text editors, etc. XFree86 is the version of X which runs on Linux, as well as on other platforms. This package contains the basic fonts, programs and documentation for an X workstation. However, this package doesn't provide the program which you will need to drive your video hardware. To control your video card, you'll need the particular X server package which corresponds to your computer's video card. Additionally, you will need to install the Xconfigurator package, the xfs X font server package and the XFree86-libs package. You may also need to install one or more of the XFree86 fonts packages. And finally, if you are going to develop applications that run as X clients, you will also need to install XFree86-devel. |
| xinetd | Xinetd is a secure replacement for inetd, the Internet services daemon. Xinetd provides access control for all services based on the address of the remote host and/or on time of access and can prevent denial-of-access attacks. Xinetd provides extensive logging, has no limit on the number of server arguments, and lets you bind specific services to specific IP addresses on your host machine. Each service has its own specific configuration file for Xinetd; the files are located in the /etc/xinetd.d directory. |
| xinitrc | The xinitrc package contains the xinitrc file, a script which is used to configure your X Window System session or to start a window manager. |
| xloadimage | The xloadimage utility displays images in an X Window System window, loads images into the root window, or writes images into a file. Xloadimage supports many image types (including GIF, TIFF, JPEG, XPM, and XBM). |
| xlockmore | The xlockmore utility is an enhanced version of the standard xlock program, which allows you to lock an X session so that other users can't access it. Xlockmore runs a provided screensaver until you type in your password. Install the xlockmore package if you need a locking program to secure X sessions. |
| xmailbox | The xmailbox program is an X Window System program which notifies you when mail arrives. Xmailbox is similar to the xbiff program, but it offers more features and notification options. Install the xmailbox package if you'd like a graphical program for X which will notify you when new mail arrives. |
| xml-i18n-tools | This tool automatically extracts translatable strings from oaf, glade, bonobo ui, nautilus theme, and other XML files and puts them in the po files. |
| xpdf | Xpdf is an X Window System based viewer for Portable Document Format (PDF) files. PDF files are sometimes called Acrobat files, after Adobe Acrobat (Adobe's PDF viewer). Xpdf is a small and efficient program which uses standard X fonts. Install the xpdf package if you need a viewer for PDF files. |
| xrn | A simple Usenet News reader for the X Window System. Xrn allows you to point and click your way through reading, replying and posting news messages. Install the xrn package if you need a simple news reader for X. |
| xscreensaver | The xscreensaver package contains a variety of screensavers for your mind-numbing, ambition-eroding, time-wasting, hypnotized viewing pleasure. |
| xsnow | The Xsnow toy provides a continual gentle snowfall, trees, and Santa Claus flying his sleigh around the screen. Xsnow is only for the X Window System, though; consoles just get coal. |
| xsri | The xsri program allows the display of text, patterns, and images in the root window, so users can customize the XDM style login screen and/or the normal X background. Install xsri if you would like to change the look of your X login screen and/or X background. It is also used to display the default background (Red Hat logo). |
| xsysinfo | Xsysinfo is a graphic kernel monitoring tool for the X Window System. Xsysinfo displays vertical bars for certain kernel parameters: CPU load average, CPU load, memory and swap sizes. Install the xsysinfo package if you'd like to use a graphical kernel monitoring tool. |
| xtoolwait | Xtoolwait is a utility which starts an X client in the background, waits for a window to be mapped on the root window, and then exits. Xtoolwait can improve performance for users who start a bunch of X clients automatically (for example, xterm, xlock, xconsole) when the X session starts. Install xtoolwait if you'd like to try to speed up the startup time for X sessions. |
| xtraceroute | Xtraceroute is a graphical version of the traceroute program, which traces the route your IP packets travel to their destination. Xtraceroute shows the packets' path on a rotating globe, as a series of yellow lines between sites, which are shown as small balls of different colors. You'll need a fairly fast machine, an OpenGL implementation (Mesa or OpenGL), GTK+, GtkGLArea, and tifflib. |
| yp-tools | The Network Information Service (NIS) is a system which provides network information (login names, passwords, home directories, group information) to all of the machines on a network. NIS can enable users to login on any machine on the network, as long as the machine has the NIS client programs running and the user's password is recorded in the NIS passwd database. NIS was formerly known as Sun Yellow Pages (YP). This package's NIS implementation is based on FreeBSD's YP and is a special port for glibc 2.x and libc versions 5.4.21 and later. This package only provides the NIS client programs. In order to use the clients, you'll need to already have an NIS server running on your network. An NIS server is provided in the ypserv package. Install the yp-tools package if you need NIS client programs for machines on your network. You will also need to install the ypbind package on every machine running NIS client programs. If you need an NIS server, you'll need to install the ypserv package on one machine on the network. |
| ypbind | The Network Information Service (NIS) is a system that provides network information (login names, passwords, home directories, group information) to all of the machines on a network. NIS can allow users to log in on any machine on the network, as long as the machine has the NIS client programs running and the user's password is recorded in the NIS passwd database. NIS was formerly known as Sun Yellow Pages (YP). This package provides the ypbind daemon. The ypbind daemon binds NIS clients to an NIS domain. Ypbind must be running on any machines running NIS client programs. Install the ypbind package on any machines running NIS client programs (included in the yp-tools package). If you need an NIS server, you also need to install the ypserv package to a machine on your network. |
| ypserv | The Network Information Service (NIS) is a system that provides network information (login names, passwords, home directories, group information) to all of the machines on a network. NIS can allow users to log in on any machine on the network, as long as the machine has the NIS client programs running and the user's password is recorded in the NIS passwd database. NIS was formerly known as Sun Yellow Pages (YP). This package provides the NIS server, which will need to be running on your network. NIS clients do not need to be running the server. Install ypserv if you need an NIS server for your network. You also need to install the yp-tools and ypbind packages on any NIS client machines. |
| ytalk | The YTalk program is essentially a chat program for multiple users. YTalk works just like the UNIX talk program and even communicates with the same talk daemon(s), but YTalk allows for multiple connections (unlike UNIX talk). YTalk also supports redirection of program output to other users as well as an easy-to-use menu of commands. |
| zebra | GNU Zebra is a free software that manages TCP/IP based routing protocol. It takes multi-server and multi-thread approach to resolve the current complexity of the Internet. GNU Zebra supports BGP4, BGP4+, OSPFv2, OSPFv3, RIPv1, RIPv2, and RIPng. GNU Zebra is intended to be used as a Route Server and a Route Reflector. It is not a toolkit, it provides full routing power under a new architecture. GNU Zebra is unique in design in that it has a process for each protocol. |
| zip | The zip program is a compression and file packaging utility. Zip is analogous to a combination of the UNIX tar and compress commands and is compatible with PKZIP (a compression and file packaging utility for MS-DOS systems). Install the zip package if you need to compress files using the zip program. |
| zlib-devel | The zlib-devel package contains the header files and libraries needed to develop programs that use the zlib compression and decompression library. |
| zlib | Zlib is a general-purpose, patent-free, lossless data compression library which is used by many different programs. |
| zsh | The zsh shell is a command interpreter usable as an interactive login shell and as a shell script command processor. Zsh resembles the ksh shell (the Korn shell), but includes many enhancements. Zsh supports command line editing, built-in spelling correction, programmable command completion, shell functions (with autoloading), a history mechanism, and more. |
