 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is a distribution of the Linux operating system developed for the business market. RHEL was formerly known as Red Hat Linux Advanced Server.
RHEL 5 was made available in six versions:
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RHEL (formerly called ES, which was sometimes said to stand for economy or entry-level server)
- RHEL Advanced Platform (formerly called AS, which was sometimes said to stand for Advanced or Application Server)
- RHEL Desktop
- RHEL Desktop with Multi-OS option
- RHEL Desktop with Workstation and Multi-OS option
- RHEL Desktop with Workstation option (former WS)
Software in RHEL 5 distribution includes:
RHEL is based on free, open source code. Although Red Hat makes its source code available for download, verbatim copying of the distribution is forbidden.
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20 Sep 2007
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