Red Hat Linux 8 Realeased


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Features and Benefits

:: Installation and Setup Features

Choose a personal desktop, workstation, server or custom installation program. Or, upgrade an existing system.

Package selection interface shows detailed descriptions of packages with choice to install or omit.

The first time a system is booted after installation, the Setup Agent gives step by step guidance for setting up date and time, sound card testing, registering for Red Hat Network, and installing additional software.

:: Interface Enhancements

Red Hat Bluecurve graphical interface

Unified look, from installation through daily usage.

Improved menu organization for more convenient access to frequently used tools and applications.

:: Integrated Applications and Tools

OpenOffice.org open source office suite for creating documents, spreadheets, and presentations.

Mozilla open source browser, e-mail client, address book, and html author.

Ximian EvolutionTM e-mail client, contact manager and calendar.

New graphical configuration tools:

Personal firewall tool for dynamically adjusting security settings.

Peripheral configuration tool for graphic configuration of devices.

Display configuration tool to adjust resolution and placement.

Sound configuration tool for simplified sound control.

:: Linux Standard Base 1.1 (LSB 1.2) Certified

Red Hat Linux 8.0 is a Certified Product and complies with the conformance requirements for an LSB?[1] Runtime Environment

LSB standardizes the core functionality of Linux and the suite of GNU tools allowing application developers to focus on increased functionality.

:: Upgraded Core Components

The following major components are included in Red Hat Linux 8.0:

gcc 3.2

glibc 2.2.93

kernel 2.4.18

Apache HTTP Server 2.0

CUPS 1.1.15

GNU Emacs 21.2

Ximian Evolution 1.0.8

GIMP 1.2.3

GNOME 2.0

GNOME Meeting 0.93.1

gphoto2 2.1.0

KDE 3.0.3

MrProject 0.6

Mozilla 1.0.1

Postfix 1.1.11

Perl 5.8.0

XFree86 4.2.0

Looking for a specific package? See the entire Red Hat Linux 8.0 Package List.

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Originally posted by aaron901

is redhat 8 better than mandrake 9?

you can't answer questions like "is $X better than $Y", because it depends on how much knowledge in linux you have, how many time you want to put into it, what you want to do with it, etc

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Originally posted by Evil2000

you can't answer questions like "is $X better than $Y", because it depends on how much knowledge in linux you have, how many time you want to put into it, what you want to do with it, etc

i have zero knowledge in linux. just want to install it for fun. installed mandrake 9.0 yesterday and can't even get my speakers to work.

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Originally posted by Airw0lf

is this kde or gnome used in the screenshots above?

The screenshots above illustrate both Gnome and KDE. And I must admit, the UI looks pretty fancy. Too bad the OS didn't get that great a review in the article I read earlier this morning.

BTW, how long does one think it'll take before we see a BlueCurve VS?

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If you find a decent mirror, please post it. I sure wouldn't mind an e-mail if you (or anyone) doesn't mind. Redhat's site is very slow, and every other one I've tried so far is either max'd out, or doesn't have the 8.0 ISO on the site yet. Thanks!

e-mail: geekmaster@gmx.net

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someone got a quick url as to the difference between "free" and "pro"

or is it just a few things you can type here?

looks very good

i may download a version and try again to get *nix on my test bench

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Most of those shots where Gnome2, but the last shot was KDE. How can I tell? Subtle differences in widgets and panels.

KDE has a box around the task area and more rebars by the notificationclock area than gnome does. The colors in the desktop pagers look the same bug gnome2's doesn't have the desktop numbers in them.

KDE has lines next to the rebars and gnome2 doesn't.

Gnome2 has drop shadow under the icon lable text and KDE doesn't as far as I can see.

Not to mention the fact that the KDE desktop features mostly KDE apps and the gnome2 ones feature more gnomeGTK apps. =?

I think mostly what they did was make a KDE looking widow manager theme for gnome and a more GTK'ish looking dialog area theme for KDE.

Oh yeah, BTW the fonts *are* looking better.

Now.. where's the alpha blending support.;))

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