Lineox Enterprise Linux Desktop
Instructions how to get highly Red Hat Desktop compatible Linux now and for free
Red Hat announced 4. May 2004 a new Red Hat Linux version aimed for desktop use
and it was made available 15. May.
According to the information provided by Red Hat on pages
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Features and Benefits and
Red Hat Desktop, Red Hat Desktop is only a version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0
with some program packages removed and some added. Even if Red Hat doesn't mention
it, Red Hat Desktop includes also all the updates published for
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 up to Update 2 (a largish batch of updated packages, released 12. May for other
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 products).
So to get highly Red Hat Desktop compatible Linux now and for free, you should first
download Lineox Enterprise Linux 3.0,
register to Lineox Enterprise Linux 3.0 update
service and install all the available updates or to save time, download the latest
Always Current Lineox Enterprise Linux
(not a free download) and skip the update phase.
Next you may want to remove the program packages which are not in Red Hat Desktop
and then download and install the packages that are added to Red Hat Desktop.
Introduction to Lineox Enterprise Linux 3.0
Lineox Enterprise Linux 3.0 contains all freely distributable packages from Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 3.0 Advanced Server ($1499), Red Hat Cluster Suite ($499), and Red Hat Developer Suite.
Lineox Enterprise Linux is NOT affiliated with, produced, maintained or supported by Red Hat, Inc. in any way.
As preferred package management system, Lineox Enterprise
Linux 3.0 utilizes apt-get, which resolves package dependencies
automatically. Lineox Enterprise Linux 3.0 users can use apt-get to get
security and feature updates from www.lineox.com and other Internet sites.
Graphical front-end to apt-get, synaptic, is also included.
See Lineox Enterprise Linux 3.0 product page for more information.
Introduction to Always Current Lineox Enterprise Linux
Always Current Lineox Enterprise Linux is a download only version of Lineox Enterprise Linux 3.0 which
is constantly updated and contains only current versions of program packages. This means that there
is no instant need to download and update the system after installation and the system is secure
right from the start.
Support for Lineox Enterprise Linux
Lineox provides updated packages for Lineox Enterprise Linux 3.0 with an automated system which
offers new packages usually in less than 12 hours after Red Hat has published security, feature
enhancement or bug fix packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0. Red Hat has promised updates
for 5 years after the general availability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0, which means Lineox
Enterprise Linux 3.0 can have updates up to Oct 31, 2008 (full support to Apr 30, 2006).
Currently Lineox offers updates for free, but during fall 2004 the service will become fee based and
the exact pricing options will be announced later this month. For example, enterprise level support
license with local mirror apt repository for 50 to 99 systems will cost 3 € per system for one year.
Single licenses start from 15 € per year.
Removed program packages
You should remove the following server or server related software packages: amanda-server, arptables_jf,
bind, caching-nameserver, dhcp, freeradius, inews, inn, krb5-server, netdump-server, openldap-servers,
pxe, quagga, radvd, rarpd, redhat-config-bind, redhat-config-netboot, tftp-server, tux, vsftpd, and ypserv
to be more fully compatible with Red Hat Desktop, but you are of course free to keep them.
Added complaints
To be even more compatible with Red Hat Desktop, you should edit the file /var/lib/supportinfo and
change it's contents to the following:
Variant: DT
MinRAM: 256 MB
MaxRAM: 2048 MB
MaxCPU: 1
This may cause 10 seconds delay during the start up and displays an error message
complaining that you have too little or too much memory or too many CPUs.
In Always Current Lineox Enterprise Linux the same file has the following content:
Variant: AS
MinRAM: 128 MB
Added program packages
According to the page
Red Hat Desktop Red Hat Desktop includes the following added programs:
Agfa Monotype fonts
Adobe Acrobat Reader and plugin
Macromedia Flash plugin
Java (IBM and BEA) and plugin (IBM)
Citrix ICA Client
Real Player
All these except Agfa Monotype fonts are available as free downloads, but some of them
require registration. Evolution, OpenOffice.org 1.1, Mozilla, and GAIM are open source
programs and they are included in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 and Lineox Enterprise Linux 3.0.
Agfa Monotype fonts
Agfa Monotype fonts are not available as free download. Instead you can
install Microsoft's TrueType core fonts to enhance the quality of your fonts.
The installation process is detailed on page
http://corefonts.sourceforge.net.
Adobe Acrobat Reader and plugin
The latest version of Acrobat Reader for Linux is 5.0.9 and it can be
downloaded from Adobe
as gzipped tar package. Much easier way is to use apt and get it from
DAG RHEL 3 repository.
An older version of Acrobat Reader is also included on the Lineox Enterprise Linux 3.0 DVD-ROM, but not as a part
of the base distribution installation. Note that version 5.0.6 and older versions have a security vulnerability.
You can find mirror list at http://macromedia.mplug.org/.
Choose the one nearest to you and click at the the rpm version
compiled for RHEL 3.0.
Java (IBM and BEA) and plugin (IBM)
You can download
IBM Developer Kit for Linux, Java 2 Technology Edition
(requires registration) from IBM. Apparently redistribution is prohibited because IBM wants to collect registrations.
WebLogic JRockit 1.4.2 SDK
must be downloaded from BEA and it also requires registration.
Citrix ICA Client
You can download Citrix ICA Client from
Citrix as an rpm package.
Real Player
To get free UNIX/Linux RealPlayer you have to fill in
the registration form. On the same page there is also a link to a free RealVideo 9 codec upgrade.
Disclaimer
We have not bought Red Hat Desktop, so all we have is the information provided by Red Hat on
their web site. We have tried to be as accurate as possible, but if you notice any errors or omissions,
please send us email.
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"Red Hat" is a registered trademark of Red Hat, Inc. "Linux" is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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