Sun Linux 5.0. Differences between Sun Linux 5.0 software and the Red Hat 7.2 Linux Distribution

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1 Sun Linux 5.0 Differences between Sun Linux 5.0 software and the Red Hat 7.2 Linux Distribution

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3 Contents Contents 1 Differences Between Sun Linux 5.0 and Red Hat Linux Introduction Sun Linux 5.0 installer General Sun Linux 5.0 installer Sun Linux 5.0 LILO boot loader Differences in configuration of Installer Networking Disk drives Display and mouse Comparison of RPM Packages between Red Hat Linux 7.2 and Sun Linux RPMs not included in Sun Linux 5.0 but present in Red Hat Linux RPMs included in Sun Linux 5.0 but not present in Red Hat Linux Additional Sun applications Minor modifications to Linux applications Some notes on the Java platform Additional information Differences between Sun Linux and Red Hat Linux iii

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5 Chapter 1 Differences Between Sun Linux 5.0 and Red Hat Linux 7.2 Introduction This document describes the technical differences between the Sun Linux 5.0 distribution and Red Hat Linux 7.2 in the areas of RPM package versions, installer function and added Sun Applications. These differences result from Sun Microsystems wanting to provide: greater ease-of-use with the Linux installer those packgages applicable to the environment(s) in which the Sun Linux distribution will be deployed packages based on technical merit and the most recent update versions of particular packages packages that respond to customer needs A key goal for this initial release was to remain as closely compatible as possible with Red Hat 7.2 for the benefit of customers. This document covers the following areas: Differences in how the Linux installer works A table of RPM version numbers for both Linux distributions Additional Sun Applications present in Sun Linux 5.0 Minor modifications to Linux applications Some notes on the Java platform Additional information For specific operational details, refer to the user documentation for the Sun LX50 server. Sun Linux 5.0 installer The installer for Sun Linux 5.0 is designed specifically for easy installation on the Sun LX50 server with minimum user input; as such, it does not support a general-purpose installation on a wide array of x86-based hardware. If you add a new hard disk, replace a failed system disk, or for any other reason need to restore the system using the CD-ROMs for a standard default restore, the installer will perform the task with almost no input from the user. You can choose to perform your own disk partioning or, if using the server with two or more disks, you can set up a RAID configuration. Differences between Sun Linux and Red Hat Linux 1-1

6 Chapter 1: Differences Between Sun Linux 5.0 and Red Hat Linux 7.2 General Sun Linux 5.0 installer The general Sun Linux 5.0 installer has the following features: Uses a kickstart file, with a specification determined by a launch script which examines the Sun LX50 server and proposes a suitable configuration. Sends a greater amount of log information to the serial port during installation. This information details each individual package as it installs, and several of the post-install steps that are performed. Halts after a successful install, instead of automatically rebooting. Provides a single-button OS restore using the default disks and configuration. Does not support locales other than EN (English) at this time. Automatically ejects CD-ROMs and senses when the next one is inserted. Defaults to a character-based LILO boot loader to support booting through the serial console port. Sun Linux 5.0 LILO boot loader The Sun Linux 5.0 Linux Loader (LILO) boot loader has the following features: Adds LILO entries for the serial console port and display, for each kernel option listed at boot time. Defaults to using lba32 with LILO, so that the disk layout of the kernel is more flexible. Forces the enterprise kernel to be installed. Normally, this is installed only if certain BIOS attributes are found. Does not make a LILO entry for DOS. This protects against the installer noticing the /diag partition during the install process and making a LILO boot entry for it. Is configured for serial-port operation, and not for a graphical console boot. Differences in configuration of Installer Networking The differences in the configuration of Installer Networking are: The Installer sets the networking option as uninstalled so that kudzu detections occur during the first boot. During this first boot, the user has a finite time to select and configure the network. If this timeout is missed, the user can enter the command /usr/sbin/setup after the boot is complete to configure the networking option. Disk drives The details concerning disk drives in the Sun Linux 5.0 installer are the following: When two drives are present in the Sun LX50 server during installation, the installer defaults to a RAID1 configuration. The Sun Linux 5.0 installer was enhanced to permit the kickstart install to function reliably with RAID. The installer forces the /diag partition to be the first partition on the hard disk, so that the Intel motherboard diagnostics work correctly. The installer creates the smallest partition first on the disk drive and proceeds to the largest partition. This was done because the BIOS requires the /diag partition to be the first partition on the disk drive. The Red Hat 7.2 installer creates the largest partition first and proceeds to the smallest. The installer does not use the LABEL= format in the directory /etc/fstab, since it does not work correctly in all configurations (for example, with RAID). The installer does not force all new non-linux partitions to be of type DOS (for the /diag partition). 1-2 Differences between Sun Linux and Red Hat Linux

7 Comparison of RPM Packages between Red Hat Linux 7.2 and Sun Linux 5.0 Display and mouse The details concerning the display and mouse in the Sun Linux 5.0 installer are the following: Forces the configuration of the ATI Mach64 framebuffer for the Sun LX50 server. Skips the probe for a display-monitor type. Forces a 640x480 resolution, even if the monitor can support a higher resolution. Since the Sun Linux 5.0 installer is largely hands-off and the user does not select the display-monitor settings, a base VGA resolution of 640 x 480 is configured to ensure clean, legible graphics during the installation. The display-monitor settings can then be modified by the user after reboot through the Xconfigurator program. Probes for a mouse, but does not bring up a confirmation menu. Does not abort if a mouse is not present. Comparison of RPM Packages between Red Hat Linux 7.2 and Sun Linux 5.0 Table 1 provides a comparison of the different versions of the RPM packages between Red Hat Linux 7.2 and Sun Linux 5.0 (delivered on CD-ROM). Important: Note: Table 1 lists only the differences between Red Hat Linux 7.2 and Sun Linux 5.0. It does not list all RPM packages included with Sun Linux 5.0. For example, Sun Linux 5.0 includes many RPM packages for Gnome. These are not listed here, since the versions are the same as in Red Hat Linux 7.2. Depending on the hardware configuration of your Sun LX50 server, along with other options, not all of these Sun Linux 5.0 RPMs are installed on the hard disk drive after installation. Table 1. Comparison of RPM packages Original Red Hat 7.2 apache apache-devel apache-manual arpwatch-2.1a11-9 arts at balsa binutils cvs p1-3 cyrus-sasl Sun Linux 5.0 RPM versions apache apache-devel apache-manual arpwatch-2.1a x arts at balsa binutils cvs p1-7 cyrus-sasl Differences between Sun Linux and Red Hat Linux 1-3

8 Chapter 1: Differences Between Sun Linux 5.0 and Red Hat Linux 7.2 Table 1. Comparison of RPM packages Original Red Hat 7.2 cyrus-sasl-devel cyrus-sasl-gssapi cyrus-sasl-md cyrus-sasl-plain docbook-utils docbook-utils-pdf dump-0.4b22-6 e2fsprogs e2fsprogs-devel eel eel-devel enscript foomatic gcc gcc3-c gcc3-g gcc3-java gcc3-objc gdb-5.0rh-15 ghostscript glibc glibc-common glibc-devel glibc-profile gnorpm groff groff-gxditview groff-perl htdig b3.6 htdig-web b3.6 imlib imlib-cfgeditor Sun Linux 5.0 RPM versions cyrus-sasl-devel cyrus-sasl-gssapi cyrus-sasl-md cyrus-sasl-plain docbook-utils docbook-utils-pdf dump-0.4b e2fsprogs e2fsprogs-devel eel eel-devel enscript foomatic gcc gcc3-c gcc3-g gcc3-java gcc3-objc gdb ghostscript glibc glibc-common glibc-devel glibc-profile gnorpm x groff groff-gxditview groff-perl htdig b htdig-web b imlib x imlib-cfgeditor x 1-4 Differences between Sun Linux and Red Hat Linux

9 Comparison of RPM Packages between Red Hat Linux 7.2 and Sun Linux 5.0 Table 1. Comparison of RPM packages Original Red Hat 7.2 imlib-devel initscripts iptables iptables-ipv kdeaddons-kate kdeaddons-kicker kdeaddons-knewsticker kdeaddons-konqueror kdeaddons-noatun kdeadmin kdeartwork kdeartwork-locolor kdebase kdebase-devel kdebindings kdebindings-devel kdebindings-kmozilla kdebindings-perl kdebindings-python kdegames kdegraphics kdegraphics-devel kdelibs kdelibs-devel kdelibs-sound kdelibs-sound-devel kdemultimedia kdemultimedia-devel kdenetwork kdenetwork-ppp kdepim kdepim-cellphone Sun Linux 5.0 RPM versions imlib-devel x initscripts iptables iptables-ipv kdeaddons-kate kdeaddons-kicker kdeaddons-knewsticker kdeaddons-konqueror kdeaddons-noatun kdeadmin kdeartwork kdeartwork-locolor kdebase kdebase-devel kdebindings kdebindings-devel kdebindings-kmozilla kdebindings-perl kdebindings-python kdegames kdegraphics kdegraphics-devel kdelibs kdelibs-devel kdelibs-sound kdelibs-sound-devel kdemultimedia kdemultimedia-devel kdenetwork kdenetwork-ppp kdepim kdepim-cellphone Differences between Sun Linux and Red Hat Linux 1-5

10 Chapter 1: Differences Between Sun Linux 5.0 and Red Hat Linux 7.2 Table 1. Comparison of RPM packages Original Red Hat 7.2 kdepim-devel kdepim-pilot kdesdk kdesdk-devel kdetoys kdeutils kdevelop kernel kernel-debug kernel-enterprise kernel-headers kernel-smp kernel-source koffice koffice-devel libgcc libgcj libgcj-devel libgcj libgcj3-devel libpcap libstdc libstdc++3-devel libxml libxml2-devel libxslt libxslt-devel logwatch mailman Mesa Mesa-demos Mesa-devel Sun Linux 5.0 RPM versions kdepim-devel kdepim-pilot kdesdk kdesdk-devel kdetoys kdeutils kdevelop kernel kernel-debug kernel-enterprise kernel-headers kernel-smp kernel-source koffice koffice-devel libgcc libgcj libgcj-devel libgcj libgcj3-devel libpcap x libstdc libstdc++3-devel libxml x.2 libxml2-devel x.2 libxslt libxslt-devel logwatch mailman Mesa Mesa-demos Mesa-devel Differences between Sun Linux and Red Hat Linux

11 Comparison of RPM Packages between Red Hat Linux 7.2 and Sun Linux 5.0 Table 1. Comparison of RPM packages Original Red Hat 7.2 mew mod_auth_pgsql mod_perl-1.24_01-3 mod_python mod_ssl modutils mutt-1.2.5i-17 nautilus nautilus-devel nautilus-mozilla ncurses nfs-utils nscd openldap openldap-clients openldap-devel openldap-servers openssh-2.9p2-7 openssh-askpass-2.9p2-7 openssh-askpass-gnome-2.9p2-7 openssh-clients-2.9p2-7 openssh-server-2.9p2-7 pam pam-devel perl Sun Linux 5.0 RPM versions mew mod_auth_pgsql mod_perl mod_python mod_ssl modutils mutt nautilus nautilus-devel nautilus-mozilla ncurses nfs-utils nscd openldap openldap-clients openldap-devel openldap-servers openssh-3.1p1-6 openssh-askpass-3.1p1-6 openssh-askpass-gnome-3.1p1-6 openssh-clients-3.1p1-6 openssh-server-3.1p1-6 pam pam-devel perl (The following four RPM packages were previously contained in the package perl ) perl-cgi i386.rpm perl-cpan-1.59_ perl-db_file perl-ndbm_file php php Differences between Sun Linux and Red Hat Linux 1-7

12 Chapter 1: Differences Between Sun Linux 5.0 and Red Hat Linux 7.2 Table 1. Comparison of RPM packages Original Red Hat 7.2 php-devel php-imap php-ldap php-manual php-mysql php-odbc php-pgsql pine popt ppp printconf printconf-gui Sun Linux 5.0 RPM versions php-devel php-imap php-ldap php-manual php-mysql php-odbc php-pgsql pine popt x ppp printconf printconf-gui python-popt x.2 (This RPM package was previously contained in the package rpm ) python-xmlrpc raidtools rmt-0.4b22-6 rpm rpm2html rpm-build rpm-devel rpmfind rpm-perl rpm-python rsync sane-backends sane-backends-devel semi semi-xemacs sharutils squid-2.4.stable1-5 python-xmlrpc x.3 raidtools rmt-0.4b rpm x rpm2html x rpm-build x rpm-devel x rpmfind x rpm-perl x rpm-python x rsync sane-backends sane-backends-devel semi semi-xemacs sharutils x squid-2.4.stable Differences between Sun Linux and Red Hat Linux

13 Comparison of RPM Packages between Red Hat Linux 7.2 and Sun Linux 5.0 Table 1. Comparison of RPM packages Original Red Hat 7.2 stunnel sudo-1.6.3p7-2 tcpdump tetex tetex-afm tetex-doc tetex-dvilj tetex-dvips tetex-fonts tetex-latex tetex-xdvi tmpwatch tux ucd-snmp ucd-snmp-devel ucd-snmp-utils usermode util-linux-2.11f-9 uucp vim-x vim-common vim-enhanced vim-minimal vnc-3.3.3r2-18 vnc-doc-3.3.3r2-18 vnc-server-3.3.3r2-18 webalizer-2.01_06-11 wu-ftpd xchat xemacs xemacs-el xemacs-info Sun Linux 5.0 RPM versions stunnel sudo-1.6.5p2-1.7x.1 tcpdump x tetex tetex-afm tetex-doc tetex-dvilj tetex-dvips tetex-fonts tetex-latex tetex-xdvi tmpwatch tux ucd-snmp ucd-snmp-devel ucd-snmp-utils usermode util-linux-2.11f-17 uucp vim-x vim-common vim-enhanced vim-minimal vnc-3.3.3r vnc-doc-3.3.3r vnc-server-3.3.3r webalizer-2.01_ wu-ftpd xchat xemacs xemacs-el xemacs-info Differences between Sun Linux and Red Hat Linux 1-9

14 Chapter 1: Differences Between Sun Linux 5.0 and Red Hat Linux 7.2 Table 1. Comparison of RPM packages Original Red Hat 7.2 XFree XFree86-75dpi-fonts XFree86-100dpi-fonts XFree86-ISO dpi-fonts XFree86-ISO dpi-fonts XFree86-ISO dpi-fonts XFree86-ISO dpi-fonts XFree86-ISO dpi-fonts XFree86-ISO dpi-fonts XFree86-Xnest XFree86-Xvfb XFree86-cyrillic-fonts XFree86-devel XFree86-doc XFree86-libs XFree86-tools XFree86-twm XFree86-xdm XFree86-xf86cfg XFree86-xfs xsane xsane-gimp zlib zlib-devel Sun Linux 5.0 RPM versions XFree XFree86-75dpi-fonts XFree86-100dpi-fonts XFree86-ISO dpi-fonts XFree86-ISO dpi-fonts XFree86-ISO dpi-fonts XFree86-ISO dpi-fonts XFree86-ISO dpi-fonts XFree86-ISO dpi-fonts XFree86-Xnest XFree86-Xvfb XFree86-cyrillic-fonts XFree86-devel XFree86-doc XFree86-libs XFree86-tools XFree86-twm XFree86-xdm XFree86-xf86cfg XFree86-xfs xsane xsane-gimp zlib zlib-devel Differences between Sun Linux and Red Hat Linux

15 RPMs not included in Sun Linux 5.0 but present in Red Hat Linux 7.2 RPMs not included in Sun Linux 5.0 but present in Red Hat Linux 7.2 The following RPMs are not included in the Sun Linux 5.0 distribution but are present in the Red Hat Linux 7.2 distribution. grub kernel-boot kernel-doc redhat-config-network redhat-config-users redhat-logos redhat-release rhn_register x.2 rhn_register x.8 rhn_register-gnome x.2 rhn_register-gnome x.8 up2date x.2.i386.rpm up2date-gnome x.2.i386.rpm Note: The Sun Linux 5.0 distribution does not use the Red Hat Network or up2date facilities. Differences between Sun Linux and Red Hat Linux 1-11

16 Chapter 1: Differences Between Sun Linux 5.0 and Red Hat Linux 7.2 RPMs included in Sun Linux 5.0 but not present in Red Hat Linux 7.2. Table 2 lists the RPMs included in the Sun Linux 5.0 distribution but which do not exist in the Red Hat Linux 7.2 distribution. Table 2. RPMs in Sun Linux 5.0 but not in Red Hat Linux 7.2 RPM name SunApps base-mgmt-agent cliautocfg dmi2snmp dmisp ipmidrvr enterprise-1 isc isc-source sun-release Description Contains the Sun Grid Engine, J2SE, Sun ONE ASP, Tomcat and others Agent for Sun Cobalt Control Station Configuration utilities for Lights Out Management (LOM) Intel Server Management Tools Intel Server Management Tools Intel Server Management Tools Intel Server Management Tools Intel Server Management Tools OS versioning information that application installers can query; this RPM package is found in the directory /etc/sun-release Additional Sun applications The following Sun applications are present on the hard disk drive either as RPMs or tar files in the directory /opt/sunapps, but are not installed and activated. To use these applications, the user must select the appropriate package and install it. Sun Grid Engine Sun Open Network Environment (Sun ONE) Active Server Pages (formerly known as Sun Chili!Soft ASP) Sun Streaming Server (with UI) Java 2 Standard Edition SDK (v1.4.0) Tomcat Note: Tomcat is not officially an application from Sun Microsystems, Inc. Tomcat is a free, open-source implementation of Java Servlet and JavaServer Pages technologies developed under the Jakarta project at the Apache Software Foundation (ASF). Tomcat is available for commercial use under the ASF license from the Apache Web site in both binary and source versions. For more information, refer to Sun adapts and integrates the Tomcat code base into the J2EE Reference Implementation, and owns and evolves the JavaServer Pages and Java Servlets specifications under the Java Community Process SM Differences between Sun Linux and Red Hat Linux

17 Minor modifications to Linux applications Minor modifications to Linux applications Minor modifications have been made to the following Linux applications: Mozilla: minor branding change to the personal toolbar Less: minor branding change to the help screen for the less text-paging command less v358+iso248 (Sun) Apache Web server: minor branding change to the default index.html Web page Some notes on the Java platform Sun Linux 5.0 ships with the Java 2 Standard Edition SDK (v1.4.0) as an installable option in the directory /opt/sunapps. It is not automatically installed and activated. To obtain the full features and performance of the Java 2 runtime environment (JRE ), the user is encouraged to install Sun s Java 2 Standard Edition SDK. Additional information For additional information and details on the Sun Linux 5.0 distribution, refer to the documentation included with the Sun LX50 server, including the Sun Linux 5.0 Release Notes. Differences between Sun Linux and Red Hat Linux 1-13

18 Chapter 1: Differences Between Sun Linux 5.0 and Red Hat Linux Differences between Sun Linux and Red Hat Linux