Desktop Updates; New Packages - Red Hat ENTERPRISE LINUX 5.5 - RELEASE NOTES 2010 Release Note

Valgrind has been updated to version 3.5.0, providing enhanced support for a wide range of system
architectures. This update introduces many improvements to performance, scalability and usability
of the Valgrind. Notably, the usability and scalability of the Helgrind tool — which is used to detect
race contiditions — has been improved. The leak checking capabilities of the Memcheck tool are also
improved. Additionally, support for DWARF debugging information has been enhanced.

7. Desktop Updates

OpenOffice.org
OpenOffice.org is an Open Source, multi-platform office productivity suite. It includes key desktop
applications, such as a word processor, spreadsheet, and presentation manager. OpenOffice.org has
been updated, providing many bugfixes and enhancements, including support for Microsoft Office
2007 OOXML formats.
Metacity
Metacity, the default window manager for the GNOME desktop has been updated, providing
enhancements, additional GConf keys to control the the behavior of metacity and bug fixes.

8. New Packages

FreeRADIUS
FreeRADIUS is a high-performance, highly configurable, free Remote Authentication Dial In User
Service (RADIUS) server. It is designed to allow centralized authentication and authorization for a
network.
FreeRADIUS 2.0 is available as a new package (freeradius2) in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5.
FreeRADIUS 1 is still available in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 in the original freeradius package.
Version 2.0 of FreeRADIUS introduces many new features including the programming language
unlang, virtual server support., additional directories for improved RFC coverage and full IPv6
support for both attributes & network packets.
Important
The freeradius and freeradius2 packages share common files, and cannot be
installed together on the same system.
PostgreSQL 8.4
PostgreSQL 8.4 (postgresql84) is now included as a fully supported option in Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 5. New features in PostgreSQL 8.4 include: parallel database restore, per-column permissions
and new monitoring tools.
Important
A data dump and restore using pg_dump is required for migration from the existing
PostgreSQL 8.1 (supplied by the postgres package). Due to this requirement,
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