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3.2. Package Replacements
This section lists packages that have been removed from Red Hat Enterprise Linux between version 6 and version 7 alongside functionally equivalent replacement packages or alternative packages available in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.
Table 3.1. Replaced packages
|
Removed package
|
Replacement/Alternative
|
Notes
|
|---|---|---|
|
vconfig
|
iproute (ip tool)
|
Not fully compatible.
|
|
module-init-tools
|
kmod
| |
|
openoffice.org
|
libreoffice
| |
|
man
|
man-db
| |
|
ext2 and ext3 filesystem driver
|
ext4 filesystem driver
| |
|
openais
|
corosync
|
Functionality wrapped by the Red Hat Enterprise Linux HA stack.
|
|
jwhois
|
whois
|
Output format differs.
|
|
libjpeg
|
libjpeg-turbo
| |
|
gpxe
|
ipxe
|
Fork of gpxe.
|
|
cpuspeed
|
kernel, kernel-tools (cpupower, cpupower.service)
|
Now configured in
/etc/sysconfig/cpupower. No longer includes user-space scaling daemon; use kernel governors if necessary.
|
|
nc
|
nmap-ncat
| |
|
procps
|
procps-ng
| |
|
openswan
|
libreswan
| |
|
arptables_jf
|
arptables
| |
|
gcj
|
OpenJDK
|
Do not compile Java apps to native code with gcj.
|
|
32-bit x86 as installation architecture
|
AMD64 and Intel 64
|
Applications will still run with compatibility libraries. Test your applications on 64-bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. If 32-bit x86 boot support is required, continue to use Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
|
|
Power 6 PPC support
| |
Continue to use Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 or Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
|
|
Matahari
|
CIM-based management
| |
|
ecryptfs
|
Use existing LUKS/dm-crypt block-based encryption
|
Migration is not available for encrypted file systems; encrypted data must be recreated.
|
|
evolution-exchange
|
evolution-mapi/evolution-ews
| |
|
TurboGears2 web application stack
| | |
|
openmotif22
|
motif
|
Rebuild applications against the current Motif version.
|
|
webalizer web anayltics tool
| |
Other web analytics tools are superior.
|
|
compiz window manager
|
gnome-shell
| |
|
Eclipse developer toolset
| |
Eclipse is now offered in the Developer Toolset offering.
|
|
Qpid and QMF
| |
Qpid and QMF are available in the MRG offering.
|
|
amtu
| |
Common Criteria certifications no longer require this tool.
|
|
pidgin frontends
|
empathy
| |
|
perl-suidperl
|
perl
|
This functionality has been removed in upstream perl.
|
|
pam_passwdqc, pam_cracklib
|
libpwquality, pam_pwquality
|
Not fully compatible.
|
|
HAL library and daemon
|
udev
| |
|
ConsoleKit library and daemon
|
systemd
|
Not fully compatible.
|
|
system-config-network
|
nm-connection-editor, nmcli
| |
|
thunderbird
|
evolution
| |
|
system-config-firewall
|
firewalld
| |
|
busybox
|
normal utilities
| |
|
KVM/virt packages (in ComputeNode)
|
KVM/virt equipped variant such as a Server variant
| |
|
abyssinica-fonts
| sil-abyssinica-fonts | |
| axis | java-1.7.0-openjdk | |
| ccs | pcs | Not fully compatible. |
| cjkuni-fonts-common | cjkuni-uming-fonts | |
| classpath-jaf | java-1.7.0-openjdk | |
| classpath-mail | javamail | Not fully compatible. |
| cman | corosync | |
| control-center-extra | control-center | |
| db4-cxx | libdb4-cxx | |
| db4-devel | libdb4-devel | |
| db4-utils | libdb4-utils | |
| desktop-effects | control-center | |
| DeviceKit-power | upower | Not fully compatible. |
| dracut-kernel | dracut | |
| eggdbus | glib2 | Not fully compatible. |
| fcoe-target-utils | targetcli | See Section 2.6.3, “Target Management with targetcli” for details. |
| febootstrap | supermin | |
| gcc-java | java-1.7.0-openjdk-devel | |
| GConf2-gtk | GConf2 | |
| gdm-plugin-fingerprint | gdm | |
| gdm-plugin-smartcard | gdm | |
| gdm-user-switch-applet | gnome-shell | Not fully compatible. |
| geronimo-specs | geronimo-parent-poms | |
| geronimo-specs-compat | geronimo-jms, geronimo-jta | Not fully compatible. |
| gimp-help-browser | gimp | Not fully compatible. |
| gnome-applets | gnome-classic-session | Not fully compatible. |
| gnome-keyring-devel | gnome-keyring | |
| gnome-mag | gnome-shell | Not fully compatible. |
| gnome-python2-applet | pygtk2 | Not fully compatible. |
| gnome-speech | speech-dispatcher | Not fully compatible. |
| gpxe-roms-qemu | ipxe-roms-qemu | |
| hal | systemd | Not fully compatible. |
| hal-devel | systemd-devel | Not fully compatible. |
| ibus-gtk | ibus-gtk2 | |
| ibus-table-cangjie | ibus-table-chinese-cangjie | |
| ibus-table-erbi | ibus-table-chinese-erbi | |
| ibus-table-wubi | ibus-table-chinese-wubi-haifeng | |
| jakarta-commons-net | apache-commons-net | |
| java-1.5.0-gcj | java-1.7.0-openjdk, java-1.7.0-openjdk-headless | Not fully compatible. |
| java-1.5.0-gcj-devel | java-1.7.0-openjdk-devel | Not fully compatible. |
| java-1.5.0-gcj-javadoc | java-1.7.0-openjdk-javadoc | Not fully compatible. |
| junit4 | junit | |
| jwhois | whois | |
| kabi-whitelists | kernel-abi-whitelists | |
| kdeaccessibility-libs | kdeaccessibility | |
| kdebase-devel | kde-baseapps-devel | |
| kdebase-workspace-wallpapers | kde-wallpapers | |
| kdelibs-experimental | kdelibs | |
| kdesdk-libs | kate-libs, kdesdk-kmtrace-libs, kdesdk-kompare | Not fully compatible. |
| kdesdk-utils | kdesdk-poxml | |
| krb5-auth-dialog | gnome-online-accounts | Not fully compatible. |
| lldpad-libs | lldpad | |
| lslk | util-linux | Not fully compatible. |
| luci | pcs | See Section 2.8, “Clustering and High Availability” for details. |
| man-pages-uk | man-pages | |
| mingetty | util-linux | Not fully compatible. |
| modcluster | pcs | Not fully compatible. |
| mod_perl | mod_fcgid | Not compatible with httpd 2.4. |
| m17n-contrib-* | m17n-contrib | |
| m17n-db-* | m17n-db, m17n-db-extras | |
| NetworkManager-gnome | nm-connection-editor, network-manager, applet | |
| nss_db | glibc | Not fully compatible. |
| openais | corosync | |
| openaislib | corosynclib | |
| openaislib-devel | corosynclib-devel | |
| PackageKit-gtk-module | PackageKit-gtk3-module | Not fully compatible. |
| polkit-desktop-policy | polkit | |
| pulseaudio-libs-zeroconf | pulseaudio-libs | Not fully compatible. |
| qt-sqlite | qt | |
| rdesktop | xfreerdp | |
| Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux-Release_Notes-6-* | Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux-Release_Notes-7-* | |
| redhat-lsb-compat | redhat-lsb-core | |
| rgmanager | pacemaker | See Section 2.8, “Clustering and High Availability” for details. |
| rhythmbox-upnp | rhythmbox | |
| ricci | pcs | See Section 2.8, “Clustering and High Availability” for details. |
| samba4* | samba* | See Section 2.7.6.3, “Samba” for details. |
| sbm-cim-client | sbm-cim-client2 | Not fully compatible. |
| scsi-target-utils | targetcli | See Section 2.6.3, “Target Management with targetcli” for details. |
| seekwatcher | iowatcher | |
| spice-client | virt-viewer | Not fully compatible. |
| system-config-lvm | gnome-disk-utility | Not fully compatible. |
| texlive-* | texlive | |
| tex-cm-lgc | texlive-cm-lgc | |
| tex-kerkis | texlive-kerkis | |
| texlive-texmf-dvips | texlive-dvips | |
| texlive-texmf-latex | texlive-latex | |
| tomcat6 | tomcat | |
| tomcat6-el-2.1-api | tomcat-el-2.2-api | |
| tomcat6-jsp-2.1-api | tomcat-jsp-2.2-api | |
| tomcat6-lib | tomcat-lib | |
| totem-upnp | totem | |
| udisks | udisks2 | Not fully compatible. |
| un-core-batang-fonts | nhn-nanum-myeongjo-fonts | |
| un-core-dinaru-fonts, un-core-graphic-fonts | nhn-nanum-gothic-fonts | Not fully compatible. |
| un-core-dotum-fonts | nhn-nanum-gothic-fonts | |
| un-core-fonts-common | nhn-nanum-fonts-common | Not fully compatible. |
| un-core-gungseo-fonts | nhn-nanum-brush-fonts | Not fully compatible. |
| un-core-pilgi-fonts | nhn-nanum-pen-fonts | Not fully compatible. |
| unique | unique3, glib2 | Not fully compatible. |
| unique-devel | unique3-devel | Not fully compatible. |
| unix2dos | dos2unix | |
| vgabios | seavgabios-bin | |
| w3m | text-www-browser | Not fully compatible. |
| xmlrpc3-* | xmlrpc-* | |
| xorg-x11-drv-apm | xorg-x11-drv-fbdev, xorg-x11-drv-vesa | |
| xorg-x11-drv-ast, xorg-x11-drv-cirrus, xorg-x11-drv-mga | xorg-x11-drv-modesetting | |
| xorg-x11-drv-ati-firmware | linux-firmware | |
| xorg-x11-drv-elographics, xorg-x11-drv-glint, xorg-x11-drv-i128, xorg-x11-drv-i740, xorg-x11-drv-mach64, xorg-x11-drv-rendition, xorg-x11-drv-r128, xorg-x11-drv-savage, xorg-x11-drv-siliconmotion, xorg-x11-drv-sis, xorg-x11-drv-sisusb, xorg-x11-drv-s3virge, xorg-x11-drv-tdfx, xorg-x11-drv-trident, xorg-x11-drv-voodoo, xorg-x11-drv-xgi | xorg-x11-drv-fbdev, xorg-x11-drv-vesa | |
| xorg-x11-drv-nv | xorg-x11-drv-nouveau | |
| xorg-x11-twm | metacity | Not fully compatible. |
| xorg-x11-xdm | gdm | Not fully compatible. |
| yum-plugin-downloadonly | yum |
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