Policies and guidelines
Extended life cycle support exclusions
For more information about the Extended Update Support (ELS) Add-On and its supportability, please refer to the following Knowledgebase articles:
- FAQ: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Extended Life Cycle Support (ELS) Add-On
- FAQ: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Reaches End of Production Phase and Transitions to Extended Life Phase
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
The following packages including all their sub-packages are excluded from the RHEL 3 ELS coverage, which means that Red Hat will not update them or fix customer reported defects:
- a2ps
- alchemist
- alchemist-devel
- arts
- arts-devel
- at-spi
- at-spi-devel
- bug-buddy
- cdparanoia
- cdparanoia-devel
- cdparanoia-libs
- cdrecord
- cdrecord-devel
- cipe
- clumanager
- control-center
- cups
- cups-devel
- cups-libs
- desktop-printing
- docbook-utils
- docbook-utils-pdf
- dvdrecord
- dvd+rw-tools
- eel2
- eel2-devel
- elinks
- eog
- ethereal
- ethereal-gnome
- evolution
- evolution-connector
- evolution-devel
- file-roller
- firstboot
- fontilus
- gail
- gail-devel
- GConf2
- GConf2-devel
- gconf-editor
- gd
- gd-devel
- gdk-pixbuf
- gdk-pixbuf-devel
- gdk-pixbuf-gnome
- gdm
- gd-progs
- gedit
- GFS-kernel
- GFS2-kernel
- gftp
- ggv
- gimp
- gimp-data-extras
- gimp-devel
- gimp-perl
- gimp-print
- gimp-print-cups
- gimp-print-devel
- gimp-print-plugin
- gimp-print-utils
- glade2
- gnome-applets
- gnome-audio
- gnome-audio-extra
- gnome-desktop
- gnome-desktop-devel
- gnome-games
- gnome-icon-theme
- gnome-libs
- gnome-libs-devel
- gnome-media
- gnomemeeting
- gnome-mime-data
- gnome-panel
- gnome-pilot
- gnome-pilot-devel
- gnome-python2
- gnome-python2-applet
- gnome-python2-bonobo
- gnome-python2-canvas
- gnome-python2-gconf
- gnome-python2-gnomevfs
- gnome-python2-gtkhtml2
- gnome-python2-nautilus
- gnome-session
- gnome-spell
- gnome-system-monitor
- gnome-terminal
- gnome-themes
- gnome-user-docs
- gnome-utils
- gnome-vfs2
- gnome-vfs2-devel
- gnome-vfs2-extras
- gphoto2
- gphoto2-devel
- gstreamer
- gstreamer-devel
- gstreamer-plugins
- gstreamer-plugins-devel
- gstreamer-tools
- gtkhtml2
- gtkhtml2-devel
- gtkhtml3
- gtkhtml3-devel
- h2ps
- hpoj
- hpoj-devel
- htmlview
- hwbrowser
- ImageMagick
- ImageMagick-c++
- ImageMagick-c++-devel
- ImageMagick-devel
- ImageMagick-perl
- ipvsadm
- kdeaddons
- kdeartwork
- kdebase
- kdebase-devel
- kdegames
- kdegames-devel
- kdegraphics
- kdegraphics-devel
- kde-i18n-Afrikaans
- kde-i18n-Brazil
- kde-i18n-British
- kde-i18n-Catalan
- kde-i18n-Chinese
- kde-i18n-Chinese-Big5
- kde-i18n-Czech
- kde-i18n-Danish
- kde-i18n-Dutch
- kde-i18n-Estonian
- kde-i18n-Finnish
- kde-i18n-French
- kde-i18n-German
- kde-i18n-Greek
- kde-i18n-Hebrew
- kde-i18n-Hungarian
- kde-i18n-Icelandic
- kde-i18n-Italian
- kde-i18n-Japanese
- kde-i18n-Korean
- kde-i18n-Norwegian
- kde-i18n-Norwegian-Nynorsk
- kde-i18n-Polish
- kde-i18n-Portuguese
- kde-i18n-Romanian
- kde-i18n-Russian
- kde-i18n-Serbian
- kde-i18n-Slovak
- kde-i18n-Slovenian
- kde-i18n-Spanish
- kde-i18n-Swedish
- kde-i18n-Turkish
- kde-i18n-Ukrainian
- kdelibs
- kdelibs-devel
- kdemultimedia
- kdemultimedia-devel
- kdenetwork
- kdenetwork-devel
- kdepim
- kdepim-devel
- kdesdk
- kdesdk-devel
- kdeutils
- kdeutils-devel
- kdevelop
- kdoc
- libart_lgpl
- libart_lgpl-devel
- libbonobo
- libbonobo-devel
- libbonoboui
- libbonoboui-devel
- libgail-gnome
- libgal2
- libgal2-devel
- libglade
- libglade2
- libglade2-devel
- libglade-devel
- libgnome
- libgnomecanvas
- libgnomecanvas-devel
- libgnome-devel
- libgnomeprint22
- libgnomeprint22-devel
- libgnomeprintui22
- libgnomeprintui22-devel
- libgnomeui
- libgnomeui-devel
- librsvg2
- librsvg2-devel
- magicdev
- mkisofs
- mrproject
- mrtg
- nautilus
- nautilus-cd-burner
- nautilus-media
- openoffice.org
- openoffice.org-i18n
- openoffice.org-libs
- pidgin
- pilot-link
- pilot-link-devel
- printman
- pstack
- rdesktop
- redhat-config-bind
- redhat-config-cluster
- redhat-config-httpd
- redhat-config-netboot
- redhat-config-network
- redhat-config-network-tui
- redhat-config-packages
- redhat-config-printer
- redhat-config-printer-gui
- redhat-config-samba
- redhat-config-services
- redhat-logviewer
- redhat-switch-mail-gnome
- rhn-applet
- samba
- samba-client
- samba-common
- samba-swat
- sane-backends
- sane-backends-devel
- sane-frontends
- seamonkey
- seamonkey-chat
- seamonkey-devel
- seamonkey-dom-inspector
- seamonkey-js-debugger
- seamonkey-mail
- seamonkey-nspr
- seamonkey-nspr-devel
- seamonkey-nss
- seamonkey-nss-devel
- squirrelmail
- up2date-gnome
- wireless-tools
- wireshark
- wireshark-gnome
- xchat
- xfig
- xmms
- xmms-devel
- xmms-skins
- xpdf
- xsane
- xsane-gimp
- yelp
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
The following packages including all their sub-packages are excluded from the RHEL 4 ELS coverage, which means that Red Hat will not update them or fix customer reported defects:
- a2ps
- alchemist
- alchemist-devel
- arts
- arts-devel
- at-spi
- at-spi-devel
- bitstream-vera-fonts
- bluez-bluefw
- bluez-hcidump
- bluez-libs
- bluez-libs-devel
- bluez-pin
- bluez-utils
- bluez-utils-cups
- bug-buddy
- ccs
- cdda2wav
- cdparanoia
- cdparanoia-devel
- cdparanoia-libs
- cdrecord
- cdrecord-devel
- clumanager
- clustermon
- cman
- cman-kernel
- cmirror
- cmirror-kernel
- conga
- control-center
- csnap
- cups
- cups-devel
- cups-libs
- dasher
- desktop-printing
- devhelp
- devhelp-devel
- dia
- dialog
- dlm
- dlm-kernel
- doc
- docbook-utils
- docbook-utils-pdf
- dvd+rw-tools
- ecj
- eel2
- eel2-devel
- elinks
- eog
- evolution
- evolution28
- evolution28-atk
- evolution28-atk-devel
- evolution28-cairo
- evolution28-cairo-devel
- evolution28-devel
- evolution28-evolution-connector
- evolution28-evolution-data-server
- evolution28-evolution-data-server-devel
- evolution28-glib2
- evolution28-glib2-devel
- evolution28-gtk2
- evolution28-gtk2-devel
- evolution28-gtkhtml3
- evolution28-gtkhtml3-devel
- evolution28-libsoup
- evolution28-libsoup-devel
- evolution28-pango
- evolution28-pango-devel
- evolution-connector
- evolution-data-server
- evolution-data-server-devel
- evolution-devel
- evolution-webcal
- fence
- file-roller
- finch
- finch-devel
- firefox
- firstboot
- gail
- gail-devel
- GConf2
- GConf2-devel
- gconf-editor
- gd
- gd-devel
- gdk-pixbuf
- gdk-pixbuf-devel
- gdm
- gd-progs
- gedit
- gedit-devel
- gfs
- GFS-kernel
- gftp
- ggv
- gimp
- gimp-data-extras
- gimp-devel
- gimp-gap
- gimp-help
- gimp-print
- gimp-print-cups
- gimp-print-devel
- gimp-print-plugin
- gimp-print-utils
- glade2
- gnbd
- gnbd-kernel
- gnome-applets
- gnome-audio
- gnome-audio-extra
- gnome-desktop
- gnome-desktop-devel
- gnome-games
- gnome-icon-theme
- gnome-libs
- gnome-libs-devel
- gnome-mag
- gnome-mag-devel
- gnome-media
- gnomemeeting
- gnome-mime-data
- gnome-netstatus
- gnome-nettool
- gnome-panel
- gnome-panel-devel
- gnome-pilot
- gnome-pilot-conduits
- gnome-pilot-devel
- gnome-python2
- gnome-python2-applet
- gnome-python2-bonobo
- gnome-python2-canvas
- gnome-python2-gconf
- gnome-python2-gnomeprint
- gnome-python2-gnomevfs
- gnome-python2-gtkhtml2
- gnome-python2-nautilus
- gnome-session
- gnome-speech
- gnome-speech-devel
- gnome-spell
- gnome-system-monitor
- gnome-terminal
- gnome-themes
- gnome-user-docs
- gnome-utils
- gnome-vfs2
- gnome-vfs2-devel
- gnome-vfs2-smb
- gnome-volume-manager
- gnopernicus
- gok
- gok-devel
- gpdf
- gphoto2
- gphoto2-devel
- gstreamer
- gstreamer-devel
- gstreamer-plugins
- gstreamer-plugins-devel
- gstreamer-tools
- gthumb
- gtk+
- gtk+-devel
- gtk-doc
- gtkhtml2
- gtkhtml2-devel
- gtkhtml3
- gtkhtml3-devel
- gtksourceview
- gtksourceview-devel
- gtkspell
- gtkspell-devel
- gulm
- h2ps
- hal-cups-utils
- hal-gnome
- HelixPlayer
- hpoj
- hpoj-devel
- htmlview
- hwbrowser
- ImageMagick
- ImageMagick-c++
- ImageMagick-c++-devel
- ImageMagick-devel
- ImageMagick-perl
- ipvsadm
- java-1.4.2-gcj-compat
- java-1.4.2-gcj-compat-devel
- k3b
- kdeaddons
- kdeaddons-atlantikdesigner
- kdeaddons-xmms
- kdeadmin
- kdeartwork
- kdeartwork-icons
- kdebase
- kdebase-devel
- kdegames
- kdegames-devel
- kdegraphics
- kdegraphics-devel
- kde-i18n-Bengali
- kde-i18n-Brazil
- kde-i18n-British
- kde-i18n-Bulgarian
- kde-i18n-Catalan
- kde-i18n-Chinese
- kde-i18n-Chinese-Big5
- kde-i18n-Czech
- kde-i18n-Danish
- kde-i18n-Dutch
- kde-i18n-Estonian
- kde-i18n-Finnish
- kde-i18n-French
- kde-i18n-German
- kde-i18n-Greek
- kde-i18n-Hebrew
- kde-i18n-Hindi
- kde-i18n-Hungarian
- kde-i18n-Icelandic
- kde-i18n-Italian
- kde-i18n-Japanese
- kde-i18n-Norwegian
- kde-i18n-Norwegian-Nynorsk
- kde-i18n-Polish
- kde-i18n-Portuguese
- kde-i18n-Punjabi
- kde-i18n-Romanian
- kde-i18n-Russian
- kde-i18n-Serbian
- kde-i18n-Slovak
- kde-i18n-Slovenian
- kde-i18n-Spanish
- kde-i18n-Swedish
- kde-i18n-Tamil
- kde-i18n-Turkish
- kde-i18n-Ukrainian
- kdelibs
- kdelibs-devel
- kdemultimedia
- kdemultimedia-devel
- kdenetwork
- kdenetwork-devel
- kdenetwork-nowlistening
- kdepim
- kdepim-devel
- kdesdk
- kdesdk-devel
- kdeutils
- kdeutils-devel
- kdevelop
- libart_lgpl
- libart_lgpl-devel
- libbonobo
- libbonobo-devel
- libbonoboui
- libbonoboui-devel
- libcroco-devel
- libgail-gnome
- libgal2
- libgal2-devel
- libgcj
- libgcj4
- libglade2
- libglade2-devel
- libgnome
- libgnomecanvas
- libgnomecanvas-devel
- libgnomecups
- libgnomecups-devel
- libgnome-devel
- libgnomeprint22
- libgnomeprint22-devel
- libgnomeprintui22
- libgnomeprintui22-devel
- libgnomeui
- libgnomeui-devel
- libgsf-devel
- libpurple
- libpurple-devel
- libpurple-perl
- libpurple-tcl
- librsvg2
- librsvg2-devel
- libsane-hpoj
- libwmf
- libwmf-devel
- lvm2-cluster
- mkisofs
- magma
- magma-plugins
- mrtg
- nautilus
- nautilus-cd-burner
- nautilus-cd-burner-devel
- nautilus-media
- NetworkManager
- NetworkManager-gnome
- openh323
- openh323-devel
- openoffice.org
- openoffice.org2-base
- openoffice.org2-calc
- openoffice.org2-core
- openoffice.org2-draw
- openoffice.org2-emailmerge
- openoffice.org2-graphicfilter
- openoffice.org2-impress
- openoffice.org2-javafilter
- openoffice.org2-langpack-af_ZA
- openoffice.org2-langpack-ar
- openoffice.org2-langpack-bg_BG
- openoffice.org2-langpack-bn
- openoffice.org2-langpack-ca_ES
- openoffice.org2-langpack-cs_CZ
- openoffice.org2-langpack-cy_GB
- openoffice.org2-langpack-da_DK
- openoffice.org2-langpack-de
- openoffice.org2-langpack-el_GR
- openoffice.org2-langpack-es
- openoffice.org2-langpack-et_EE
- openoffice.org2-langpack-eu_ES
- openoffice.org2-langpack-fi_FI
- openoffice.org2-langpack-fr
- openoffice.org2-langpack-ga_IE
- openoffice.org2-langpack-gl_ES
- openoffice.org2-langpack-gu_IN
- openoffice.org2-langpack-he_IL
- openoffice.org2-langpack-hi_IN
- openoffice.org2-langpack-hr_HR
- openoffice.org2-langpack-hu_HU
- openoffice.org2-langpack-it
- openoffice.org2-langpack-ja_JP
- openoffice.org2-langpack-ko_KR
- openoffice.org2-langpack-lt_LT
- openoffice.org2-langpack-ms_MY
- openoffice.org2-langpack-nb_NO
- openoffice.org2-langpack-nl
- openoffice.org2-langpack-nn_NO
- openoffice.org2-langpack-pa_IN
- openoffice.org2-langpack-pl_PL
- openoffice.org2-langpack-pt_BR
- openoffice.org2-langpack-pt_PT
- openoffice.org2-langpack-ru
- openoffice.org2-langpack-sk_SK
- openoffice.org2-langpack-sl_SI
- openoffice.org2-langpack-sr_CS
- openoffice.org2-langpack-sv
- openoffice.org2-langpack-ta_IN
- openoffice.org2-langpack-th_TH
- openoffice.org2-langpack-tr_TR
- openoffice.org2-langpack-zh_CN
- openoffice.org2-langpack-zh_TW
- openoffice.org2-langpack-zu_ZA
- openoffice.org2-math
- openoffice.org2-pyuno
- openoffice.org2-testtools
- openoffice.org2-writer
- openoffice.org2-xsltfilter
- openoffice.org-i18n
- openoffice.org-kde
- openoffice.org-libs
- pidgin
- pidgin-devel
- pidgin-perl
- pilot-link
- pilot-link-devel
- pinfo
- piranha
- planner
- pstack
- rdesktop
- redhat-config-cluster
- rgmanager
- rh-cs-en
- rh-gfsg
- rhn-applet
- rhythmbox
- sane-backends
- sane-backends-devel
- sane-frontends
- seamonkey
- seamonkey-chat
- seamonkey-devel
- seamonkey-dom-inspector
- seamonkey-js-debugger
- seamonkey-mail
- setools-gui
- sound-juicer
- speex
- speex-devel
- squirrelmail
- system-config-date
- system-config-httpd
- system-config-lvm
- system-config-netboot
- system-config-netboot-cmd
- system-config-network
- system-config-network-tui
- system-config-nfs
- system-config-packages
- system-config-printer
- system-config-printer-gui
- system-config-samba
- system-config-services
- system-config-users
- system-logviewer
- system-switch-im
- system-switch-mail-gnome
- tsclient
- thunderbird
- up2date-gnome
- vino
- wireless-tools
- wireshark
- wireshark-gnome
- xcdroast
- xchat
- xfig
- xmms
- xmms-devel
- xmms-skins
- xojpanel
- xpdf
- xsane
- xsane-gimp
- xscreensaver
- yelp
In addition, the contents of the Extras channel is excluded.