RHEL 6 Migration - 9.3. Other Package Changes

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9.3. Other Package Changes

The following table lists updated packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and a description of noteworthy changes.

Updated Packages	Description
OProfile	OProfile has been updated to 0.9.5. This newer version includes support for Intel Atom and i7 processors, AMD Family 11h processors, and the Instruction Based Sampling (IBS) feature in AMD Family 10h.
module-init-tools	`/etc/modprobe.conf` does not exist by default. Can still be used if manually created.

The following table lists discontinued (removed) packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and their replacements.

Discontinued Package	Replaced By
aspell	hunspell. aspell is only provided as a build dependency. Applications that want to use spell-checking must use hunspell.
beecrypt	NSS/OpenSSL
crash-spu-commands	None. Cell-specific packages no longer included.
dhcpv6/dhcpv6-client	dhcp/dhclient binaries now have IPv6 capability built in.
elfspe2	None. Cell-specific packages no longer included.
exim	Postfix
gnbd	iSCSI recommended for use instead.
gnome-vfs	gvfs
ipsec-tools	Openswan
kmod-gnbd	iSCSI recommended for use instead.
lam	openmpi
libspe2	None. Cell-specific packages no longer included.
libspe2-devel	None. Cell-specific packages no longer included.
linuxwacom	xorg-x11-drv-wacom
mkinitrd	dracut
nss_ldap	nss_pam_ldapd, pam_ldap
openmotif-2.2	openmotif-2.3
pidgin	empathy
spu-tools	None. Cell-specific packages no longer included.
switchdesk	The session management performed by both supported session managers: GDM and KDM.
syslog	rsyslog
SysVinit	upstart
vixie-cron	cronie

qt3
GFS1
gcj - Included in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 for performance reasons, however gcj is not likely to be included in future releases.