What packages should be installed on a RHEL5 desktop?
The RHEL5 USGCB settings were designed for a system acting as a desktop. The desktop environment tested by the DoD and NIST includes the following packages and package groups (“@” indicates a package group): • @admin-tools • @base • @base-x • @core • @dialup • @editors • @gnome-desktop • @graphical-internet • @graphics • @java • @legacy-software-support • @office • @printing • @sound-and-video • @text-internet • aide • emacs • openswan • postfix • ruby • rsyslog • vlock • redhat-release-5Client Several packages that are typically installed by default were removed: • dhcp • gnome-user-share • httpd • ipsec-tools • irda-utils • isdn4k-utils • krb5-workstation • pam-ccreds • rsh-server • rsh • sendmail • sysklogd • talk • telnet-server • telnet • tftp-server • vsftpd • xinetd • i386 packages are removed by the kickstart. If you have a 32-bit system, comment out the “-*.i?86” line in the kickstart.
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