C    Base Operating System Software Subset Descriptions

This software subset includes fundamental utilities and data files for the Digital UNIX Base Operating System. The base operating system includes the editors and many of the general-purpose programs.

This software subset provides the hardware dependent portion of the OSFBASE subset.

This software subset also contains the Monitoring Performance History (MPH) utility that gathers information on the reliability and availability of the Digital UNIX operating system and associated platforms.

This software subset contains all files related to the base system management applications and utilities such as diskconfig and mailconfig.

This software subset contains all files related to the basic network configuration applications bindconfig and netconfig.

This software subset contains the software required to provide services over the network using the TCP/IP protocols. These services include remote login (rlogin) and Network Time Protocol (xntp).

C Language Compiler. This software subset provides the minimum level of C language support required to build operating system kernels. The subset also contains the DEC C compiler executables. This software subset must be used in conjunction with the Software Development Tools and Utilities subset. This software subset is mandatory during the initial system installation, but can be removed if you do not intend to build kernels on your system.

This software subset provides the hardware dependent kernel header and data files that together with the Standard Kernel Modules and Hardware Kernel Modules let you configure and build the kernel. If you do not plan to build kernels on your system, this subset can be removed. This software subset supports uniprocessor, symmetric multiprocessing (SMP), and realtime configurations.

This software subset provides hardware dependent kernel modules that together with the Standard Kernel Modules let you configure and build the kernel. This software subset is mandatory during the initial system installation, but can be removed if you do not intend to build kernels on your system.

This software subset provides the common kernel header and data files that together with the Standard Kernel Modules and Hardware Kernel Modules let you configure and build the kernel. This software subset is mandatory during the initial system installation, but can be removed if you do not intend to build kernels on your system.

This software subset is required for
Standard Kernel Objects,
Hardware Kernel Objects, and
Local Area Transport (LAT)

This software subset provides printer commands such as lpr, lpq, and lpd; utilities; configuration files; filters; and PostScript printer support.

This software subset contains the files related to the network file system configuration application, nfsconfig.

This software subset provides the software required to mount remote file systems using the Network File System (NFS).

This software subset provides common kernel modules that together with the Hardware Kernel Modules let you configure and build the kernel. This software subset is mandatory during the initial system installation, but can be removed if you do not intend to build kernels on your system.

This software subset contains the binary distribution of Tool Command Language (TCL) and the TCLX extension package without graphical components. TCL is a scripting language. The package consists of TCL/TCLX shared libraries, the TCL/TCLSH shells, and script libraries. Install this software subset if you want to write or run TCL programs.

This software subset contains the additional terminal information databases to support non-Digital terminals.

This software subset provides a simple, interactive online tutorial about subjects such as basic UNIX file handling, the vi text editor, the capabilities of the ls command, ms macros, editors in general, eqn (a language for typesetting mathematics), and the C Programming Language. Refer to the learn(1) reference page for more information.

This software subset provides a collection of tools for manipulating MS-DOS files. The mtools commands are a public domain collection of programs that let you read, write, and manipulate files on an MS-DOS file system (typically a floppy disk) from a UNIX system. Each command attempts to emulate the MS-DOS equivalent command as closely as possible. The following commands are available: mattrib, mcd, mcopy, mdel, mdir, mformat, mlabel, mmd, mrd, mread, mtype, and mwrite.

This software subset contains the GNU Emacs editor.

LAT software has the features required for a host to function as a service node, so requests for connections can be made by server users.

This software subset contains the Tool Command Language (TCL) graphical extensions package Version TK4.04b4 and TKX.04b5.

This software subset brings the Digital UNIX system into compliance with the Base System and Kernel Extensions of the System V Interface Definition Issue 2 (SVID2). It also adds a higher degree of compatibility with the Basic Utilities Extensions of SVID2.

This software subset provides programs and data files needed for a system to participate in a network of machines using the UUCP facility. This facility transmits files over serial communications lines.

This software subset provides the ATM kernel header and data files and together with the ATM Kernel Modules subset lets you configure and build a kernel that supports the ATM hardware.

This software subset contains the ATM kernel modules. This software subset is mandatory if ATM hardware is detected during the installation process. ATM technology is a connection-oriented wide area/local area technology based on the high-speed switching of 53-byte cells across a network.

This software subset contains the LSM kernel include files to build LSM with the kernel. This software subset supports uniprocessor, SMP, and realtime configurations.

This software subset provides the kernel modules to build the kernel with LSM drivers. This software subset supports uniprocessor, SMP, and realtime configurations.

This software subset contains the POLYCENTER Advanced File System (AdvFS) kernel modules. AdvFS is a log based file system that allows for faster system restarts in case of system crashes.

This software subset contains the Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) Kernel Objects needed for software development of code that is to be built into the kernel.

This software subset contains the Hardware Kernel Objects needed for software development of code that is to be built into the kernel.

This software subset contains the Logical Storage Manager Kernel Objects needed for software development code that is to be built into the kernel.

This software subset contains the POLYCENTER AdvFS Kernel Objects needed for software development of code that is to be built into the kernel.

This software subset contains the Standard Kernel Objects needed for the software development of code that is to be built into the kernel.

This software subset contains the Common Desktop Environment mail system. This software subset is mandatory on a system with graphics capabilities.

This software subset provides the DECwindows mail application for dxmail.

This software subset provides programs that constitute the RAND Corporation MH mail reader interface.

This software subset contains the software that provides the Asynchronous Transfer (ATM) mode commands. This software subset is mandatory if ATM hardware is detected during the installation process.

This software subset contains the software that provides the networking services; Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) and Network Information Services (NIS).

Required for
Remote Installation Services (RIS) and Dataless Management Services (DMS)

This software subset provides the software needed to run Dataless Management Services (DMS). In a DMS environment, a server maintains the root, /usr, and /var file systems for client systems. Paging, swapping, and dumping is done on the clients local disks. The UNIX-SERVER product authorization key (PAK) must be loaded and registered to use DMS.

This software subset provides the ability to perform installations of the operating system and applications over a network. The UNIX-SERVER product authorization key (PAK), must be loaded and registered to use RIS.

This software subset contains font metrics (character bounding box, width, name, ligature, kerning, and font properties) for PostScript outline fonts used by text formatting applications on PostScript output devices. This software subset is needed to view files.

This software subset provides the online reference pages for system administrators and general users.

This software subset contains the reference pages for Common Desktop Environment general users and system administrators.

This software subset contains the Common Desktop Environment development reference pages.

This software subset provides the online reference pages for programmers.

This software subset provides the online reference pages for the Realtime kernel.

This software subset provides the online reference pages for windows administrators and users. This software subset also contains the reference pages for the SysMan graphical system management applications.

This software subset provides the online reference pages for windows programmers.

The CDA Software Development environment provides C header files that enable programmer access to the CDA Base Services run-time libraries.

This software subset provides a developer's environment for X11/DECwindows CDA architecture.

This software subset contains the header files, static libraries, and tools needed for Common Desktop Environment (CDE) development.

This software subset contains programs that make up the UNIX Revision Control System (RCS), which provides a regulation mechanism for large software projects.

This software subset contains the command line interface for the Digital Ladebug Debugger for Digital UNIX. The Ladebug Debugger is a symbolic source-level debugger that supports debugging of ADA, C/C++, Fortran, and Fortran 90 applications.

This software subset contains the Ladebug Debugger Release Notes. The release notes are located at /usr/doc/ladebug/ladebug-relnotes.txt when this subset is installed.

This software subset contains all the files needed to install the graphical user interface to the Ladebug Debugger.

This software subset contains all the files needed to install the Ladebug Debugger server. The server is used to do remote debugging.

This software subset contains programming examples.

This software subset provides libraries and utilities useful for real time software development.

This software subset contains the Common Desktop Environment (CDE) files necessary to start the Ladebug Debugger and the Porting Assistant from the CDE desktop.

This software subset provides additional software development environment extensions. This software subset includes the ATOM tools hiprof, pixie, and third. software subset, the OSF-DEV-USER Product Authorization Key (PAK) is required to use the tools and utilities included in this software subset.

This software subset contains programs that make up the UNIX Source Code Control System (SCCS), which provides a regulation mechanism for large software projects.

This software subset contains the standard header files for C programming.

This software subset contains libraries and utilities useful for software development. It includes the libraries for linking programs to be analyzed with the dbx debugger and lex and yacc parser packages. Also included in this software subset is the ATOM performance analysis and debugging tool kit.

This software subset contains the static libraries for linking programs that do not use shared libraries. Some software development tools work only with static linked programs.

This software subset contains the X window header files needed for X11 and Motif software development.

This software subset contains examples of X and Motif programs.

This software subset provides the library and data files needed to produce X/Motif Window System client applications. This software subset also includes example programs demonstrating how to get started.

This software subset contains the X Window static libraries for linking programs that do no use shared libraries. Some software development tools only work with static linked programs.

This software subset provides compressed PostScript files of documents for the X Window System Image Extension (XIE) Version 5.0 software.

This software subset provides additional configurable system security features such as identification, authentication and audit.

This software subset provides the graphical user interface for the C2 Security subset.

This software subset contains the graphical system management Tool Command Language (TCL/TK) shell, some utility libraries, the configuration checklist application (for use postinstallation), and the Common Desktop Environment (CDE) application manager rules files for the creation of system management applications within the application manager. It also contains all the system management application icons. This software subset is mandatory on system with graphics capabilities.

This software subset contains all files relating to the graphical print configuration application, printconfig. This software subset is mandatory on system with graphics capabilities.

This software subset contains all files relating to the following graphical system administration utilities: account manager, archiver, file share, host manager, system info, kernel tuner, license manager, process tuner, and shutdown. This software subset is mandatory on system with graphics capabilities.

This software subset provides tools for analyzing and debugging kernels.

This software subset contains the LSM administrative commands and tools required to manage an LSM configuration.

This software subset contains the LSM Motif-based graphical user interface (GUI) management tool and related utilities.

The Logical Volume Manager (LVM) is a subset that is composed of physical devices and logical (virtual) entities to offer you a mechanism for transparently and dynamically storing and retrieving files and file systems across multiple devices and in multiple copies.

This software subset contains the commands and utilities that are no longer supported for Digital UNIX Version 4.0.

This software subset contains obsolete locale databases and should be installed only if you are running applications that require internationalization support and were built on DEC OSF/1 V1.2 or DEC OSF/1 V1.3 systems.

The subset contains the system administration commands required for creating and managing the Advanced File System (AdvFS).

This software subset provides basic internationalization and localization information for 21 Western European locales.

This software subset provides programs and data files needed to perform system accounting. This software subset contains log files that grow automatically.

This software subset provides programs that help to diagnose problems with hardware and peripheral devices.

This software subset provides tools to format, manage, and display reference pages, including the nroff formatter and required macros.

This software subset contains additional nroff macro packages, bibliography tools, and roff tools.

This software subset contains the Type1 fonts and the Adobe font metrics files supplied by Adobe Systems Incorporated to be used by the DPS extension of the server. It also contains the \.upr file, which defines these fonts and their location for the DPS extension of the server. This software becomes mandatory and is installed automatically on systems with graphics capabilities.

This software subset provides programs required for X11/DECwindows and includes the Bookreader application. This environment provides the following X window applications: dxbook (views online Bookreader documents), dxconsole, dxkeycaps, dxterm, dxvdoc (displays postscript documents). Bookreader is used to display online documentation if the documentation is contained in .decw_book files. This software becomes mandatory and is installed automatically on systems with graphics capabilities.

This software subset contains the user interface (that is, the front panel, colors, and so forth) to the Common Desktop Environment (CDE). This subset is mandatory if graphics capabilities are detected on the system.

This software subset contains the Common Desktop Environment minimum runtime environment which includes shared libraries and executables for new client development. This subset is mandatory if graphics capabilities are detected on the system.

This software subset provides fonts for X11/DECwindows and is needed for specific layered products and low resolution (1024 x 768) monitors. This software subset becomes mandatory (instead of OSFFONT150400) when low resolution graphics are detected during the installation.

This software subset provides workstation font files for systems using either the VR160 15-inch monitor or higher resolution graphics
(1280 x 1024). This software subset is mandatory when high resolution graphics are detected during the installation.

This software subset provides keyboard support for the Model LK201 Digital keyboard. A label affixed to the underside of your keyboard shows the model number of the keyboard. This software subset becomes mandatory if this keyboard type is detected during the installation.

This software subset provides support for the Model LK401 Digital keyboard. A label affixed to the underside of your keyboard shows the model number of the keyboard. This software subset becomes mandatory if this keyboard type is detected during the installation.

This software subset provides support for the Model LK411 Digital keyboard. A label affixed to the underside of your keyboard shows the model number of the keyboard. This software subset becomes mandatory if this keyboard type is detected during the installation.

This software subset provides support for the Model LK421 Digital keyboard. A label affixed to the underside of your keyboard shows the model number of the keyboard. This software subset becomes mandatory if this keyboard type is detected during the installation.

This software subset provides support for the Model LK444 Digital keyboard. A label affixed to the underside of your keyboard shows the model number of the keyboard. This software subset becomes mandatory if this keyboard type is detected during the installation.

This software subset provides support for the Model PCXAL Digital keyboard. A label affixed to the underside of your keyboard shows the model number of the keyboard. This software subset becomes mandatory if this keyboard type is detected during the installation.

This software subset contains the following X window environment applications: dxpause and dxsession. This software subset is mandatory on systems with graphics capabilities.

This software subset contains X Window customizations and special logo information for use by specific original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) when they install Digital UNIX on their equipment. This software subset is not intended for general use and should not be installed if your site is not a Digital OEM.

This software subset provides X11 fonts from the X Consortium compiled for the DEC X server. This software subset becomes mandatory and is installed automatically on systems with graphics capabilities.

This software subset provides X11/DECwindows server support. A DECwindows server is the software that provides windowing on a workstation. This software subset becomes mandatory and is installed automatically on systems with graphics capabilities.

This software subset provides additional X11/DECwindows client applications such as dxdiff (a visual differences program), dxnotepad, dxpaint (a bitmap editor), dxpresto (a graphical display of Prestoserve state and statistics), and dxprint (captures and prints screen images).

This software subset contains the additional X Consortium X11 R5 client applications such as: appres, bitmap, bmtoa, atobm, bdftopcf, dxpaint, editres, ico, iconv, listres, lndir, maze, mkdirhier, oclock, puzzle, resize, showfont, showrgb, viewres, x11perf, x11perfcomp, x11perfcomp, xauth, xbiff, dxcalc, xcalc, xclipboard, dxclock, xclock, xcmsdb, xcmstest, xcutsel, xdpr, xdpyinfo, xedit, xev, xeyes, xfd, xfontsel, xgc, xkill, xload, xlogo, xlsatoms, xlsclients, xlsfonts, xmag, xman, xmh, xmkmf, xon, dxpresto, dxprint, xpr, xprop, xrefresh, xstdcmap, xwd, xwininfo, and xwud. Refer to the reference page for each of these applications for more information.

This software subset contains the Common Desktop Environment additional applications such as: dxkeyboard, dxprint, dxkeycaps, and dxdiff. This subset also provides access to the following binaries: dximageview, dtcm, dticon, dtimsstart, and dxkeyboard. This software subset is mandatory on systems with graphics capabilities.

This software subset contains X window demonstration applications to provide examples of the capabilities of the X windowing software that can be developed for Digital UNIX.

This software subset provides the Xnest server and contains the following: the Xnest server binary /usr/bin/X11/Xnest, the Xnest shared library /usr/shlib/libxnest.so, and the Xnest configuration file /var/X11/Xnest.conf. Xnest is a client and a server. Xnest is a client of the real Xserver and appears in a window no more than 3/4 the size of the real server. Xnest is also a server. Clients specify the Xnest server display; Xnest then manages graphics requests on behalf of the clients.

This software subset contains the Netscape Navigator World Wide Web viewer that is used to view the Digital UNIX documentation set on line. This software subset is mandatory on systems with graphics capabilities.

This software subset provides additional X11/DECwindows client applications such as dxcalc (a calculator), dxcalendar, dxcardfiler, dxclock, dxnotepad, and dxpaint (a bitmap editor). These applications will be retired in a future release of Digital UNIX.

This software subset provides the Xvfb server and contains the following: Xvfb server binary /usr/bin/X11/Xvfb, the Xvfb shared library /usr/shlib/libxvfb.so, and the Xvfb configuration file /var/X11/Xvfb.conf. The Xvfb server can run on machines with no display hardware and no physical input devices. It emulates a dumb frame buffer using virtual memory.