Red Hat Linux as a Workstation Solution
Red Hat Linux is a powerful, versatile and fully customizable workstation
operating system for developers, system administrators, and end users.
Choose from either workstation, custom, or the new Laptop installation class.
Workstation installation selects default settings appropriate for most users,
while the custom installation class allows you to build your own system.
Laptop installation enables PCMCIA by default. All of our installation
options automatically detect your hardware.
X Window System Configuration:
Configuration of your X Window System during installation has never been
more through. The installer includes improved test screens and better
detection of video memory. More 3D video cards are supported through
the 2.4 kernel and XFree86 4.0.3.
USB support for several devices:
The 2.4 kernel provides Red Hat Linux with support for "hot-pluggable" or
removable devices like CD-ROM drives, Zip drives, cameras, printers,
scanners, and many other peripherals.
Easily connect to the Internet:
Use the graphical tool, RP3, to connect to the internet right from
the GNOME desktop.
New ADSL/ISDN Configuration tool:
Connect to the Internet using these popular methods.
Mozilla Web browser:
The benefits of open source, now available in a Web browser. Use the
Mozilla browser and email programmess to connect to the world.
GNOME desktop:
Customise the look & feel of your desktop in the Control Centre.
Printing:
Take control of printing with Red Hat's new print configuration tool.
Printconf makes it easier than ever to add a printer to your Red Hat
Linux system. Printers are now hot-pluggable, too!
Red Hat Network Software Manager:
Don't spend unnecessary time searching for the latest updates to
your Red Hat Linux software. Take advantage of Red Hat Network
Software Manager - it puts all the latest updates you'll be
interested in on one easy-to-use Web interface.
Workstation applications:
StarOffice & Anyware (formerly Applixware) office suites make it
easy to use Red Hat Linux in your business or at home.
Import documents from other office suite applications. For the
necessities of life, we've partnered with Yahoo!®
for a special version of Yahoo! Messenger and with
Loki® to give you demos of Sid Meier's
Alpha Centauri & SimCity 3000 games on the Linux Applications CD.
These necessities are available in both the Deluxe and Professional
Editions.
Development Workstation
Multiple programming languages:
C, C++, FORTRAN, Perl, Python, TCL and GCJ - GNU compiler for
Java® programming language.
Updated development toolchain:
gcc 2.96-RH, gdb 5.0, glibc 2.2.2
Popular Web application development tools:
like mod_perl, PHP and Zope.
