
Graphic subsystem
TheOpenGL/GLXgraphicsubsystemhasbeen
signicantlyenhanced,usingtheMetacitywidowmanagercoupledwiththeCompiz
compositingmanager–whichcantakeadvantageofOpenGLacceleration–poweredby
AIGLX.Forendusersthisresultsinanattractive,easy-to-useenvironmentwithfeatures
suchastranslucentwindows,fading,zooming,wobblywindows,andcube-style
workspaces.CommunityanddevicedriversupportforAIGLXisgrowingrapidly.
Additionally,thenewlymodularizedXsubsystemprovidesautocongurationofmost
graphicenvironments,signicantstabilityimprovements,andsimpliesmaintenance,
updates,andenhancements.
Hardware management
RedHatEnterpriseLinuxDesktopprovidesextensivesupportforlaptopcapabilitiessuch
assuspend/resumeandpowermanagement,andgreatlyenhanceddetectionofdevices
suchasprintersandcameras.
Smart Card Login
ThenewSmartCardLogincapability,usingUSBtokensthatareenrolledina
PKIenvironmentsuchastheRedHatCerticateSystem,providesthecoretechnologyto
createsinglesign-onenvironmentsintegratedwithtechnologiessuchas
KerberosorTLS/SSL.
Thisallowsausertouseasmartcardtologintoaclientsystemandseamlessly
accessnetworkservices,suchaswebsitesandmailservers,usingeitherPKIor
Kerberosauthentication.
Additionally,FirefoxandThunderbirdhavebeenenhancedsothattheycannowuse
Kerberostoauthenticatetowebandmailservers.
What’s New in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
SophiStiCated GraphiCS
SeCurity
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