Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop. What's new in version 5? Jonathan Blandford

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1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop What's new in version 5? Jonathan Blandford

2 Engineering emphasis: Management Security Functionality Usability

3 Security Enhancements

4 Building on Linux's reputation as the most secure operating system available YOUR DESKTOPS A layered defense designed to defend against external and internal attacks

5 Management Enhancements

6 Red Hat Network the low cost way to update, administer, and provision desktops SYSTEM ADMIN MANAGING YOUR DESKTOP DEPLOYMENT Simple, rapidly deployable system admin tool for managing a complex, geographically dispersed desktop deployment from a single console

7 Management enhancements beyond RHN Stateless Linux Allow for reduced local state on individual machines Single Sign On Improved authentication Sabayon User profile management

8 Stateless Linux Desktop deployment starts as but six months later becomes and forever after is labor intensive to manage

9 Stateless Linux Focus on removing all local state from the operating system Auto detection of hardware Configuration moved to the network, auto discovered, or centrally managed Benefits appearing in RHEL5 and elsewhere Virtualization of clients Live CDs and USB sticks One Laptop Per Child

10 Single Sign On Improved integration of security components Easier set up for allowing users to authenticate only once SmartCard integration Abilty to authenticate using a SmartCard with a PIN Secure access to a host of applications and services GNOME KeyRing File sharing (SMB, NFS) Firefox and Thunderbird (NSS) SSH Shared printers

11 Sabayon System administration tool Easy management of GNOME desktop settings

12 Sabayon Sabayon Sales Profile Engineering Profile Customer Service Profile

13 Functionality Enhancements

14 Functionality enhancements Desktop environment and applications Refreshed to the latest versions User experience Modernized look and feel Multimedia Improved capabilities Developer tools Improved functionality as a developer platform

15 Updated desktop environment and applications OpenOffice 2.0 Oasis OpenDocument format is now the default Improved interoperability with Microsoft formats Addition of Base new database tool (MS Access) Firefox 1.5 Continuing to drive innovation for web browsers GNOME 2.16 New applications Faster application update cycle We will be updating Open Office, Firefox and evolution in 5.2

16 Modern graphics and user experience Modularized X.org Easier to test and deploy X components Driver auto detection Faster upstream development and release cycle Composite based architecture New effects Cleaner graphics experience Graphics acceleration Multiplexed access to direct 3D rendering

17 Improved multimedia capabilities Multiple codecs available as add ons MP3, WMA, WMV available from store.redhat.com DVD Player available as add on Fully licensed DVD player available from store.redhat.com Videos just work Improved video viewing capabilities

18 A better development platform Eclipse Preferred choice for open source application development Frysk Always on system monitoring and debugging tool SystemTap Kernel tracing and monitoring tool OProfile System wide profiler

19 Ease-of-Use Enhancements

20 Making the Linux desktop easier to use Network management Upgraded laptop support Better peripheral support Improved printing support More internationalization and localization

21 Network management Network Manager Automatically detects and configures network connections Seamlessly switches between network connections Provides feedback on network state Integrates with VPN clients Supports WPA/WEP

22 Upgraded laptop support New power management features Suspend / Resume / Hibernate Reduced power usage in battery mode Better userspace notification of system status

23 Better peripheral support Plug n play for: Printers Scanners Digital cameras etc More intelligent device handling

24 Improved printing support Discovery of SNMP enabled network printers Network wide default printers Support for Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) New rendering layer to handle internationalized text

25 More internalization and localization Additional languages and wider font support Improved input method integration with desktop Moved from IIIMF to SCIM Wubi98 support Improved Japanese font sets

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