Core
- SysVinit-2.85-34: Programs which control basic system processes.
- ash-0.3.8-20: A smaller version of the Bourne shell (sh).
- audit-0.5-1: Audit user space tools for 2.6 kernel auditing.
- authconfig-4.6.5-3.1: Text-mode tool for setting up NIS and shadow passwords.
- basesystem-8.0-4: The skeleton package which defines a simple Red Hat Linux system.
- bash-3.0-19.2: The GNU Bourne Again shell (bash) version 3.0.
- coreutils-5.2.1-31: The GNU core utilities: a set of tools commonly used in shell scripts
- cpio-2.5-7.EL4.1: A GNU archiving program.
- dmraid-1.0.0.rc5f-rhel4.1: dmraid (Device-mapper RAID tool and library)
- e2fsprogs-1.35-11.6.EL4: Utilities for managing the second extended (ext2) filesystem.
- ed-0.2-36: The GNU line editor.
- file-4.10-2: A utility for determining file types.
- filesystem-2.3.0-1: The basic directory layout for a Linux system.
- glibc-2.3.4-2: The GNU libc libraries.
- grub-0.95-3.1: GRUB - the Grand Unified Boot Loader.
- hdparm-5.7-2: A utility for displaying and/or setting hard disk parameters.
- hotplug-2004_04_01-7.2: A helper application which loads modules for USB devices.
- indexhtml-4-2.SL.1: The Web page you'll see after installing Scientific Linux.
- initscripts-7.93.11.EL-1: The inittab file and the /etc/init.d scripts.
- iproute-2.6.9-3: Advanced IP routing and network device configuration tools.
- iputils-20020927-16: Network monitoring tools including ping.
- kbd-1.12-2: Tools for configuring the console (keyboard, virtual terminals, etc.)
- kernel-2.6.9-5.0.5.EL: The Linux kernel (the core of the Linux operating system)
- kudzu-1.1.95.8-1: The Red Hat Linux hardware probing tool.
- libgcc-3.4.3-9.EL4: GCC version 3.4 shared support library
- libtermcap-2.0.8-39: A basic system library for accessing the termcap database.
- passwd-0.68-10: The passwd utility for setting/changing passwords using PAM.
- policycoreutils-1.18.1-4: SELinux policy core utilities.
- prelink-0.3.3-0.EL4: An ELF prelinking utility
- procps-3.2.3-7EL: System and process monitoring utilities.
- readline-4.3-13: A library for editing typed command lines.
- redhat-logos-1.1.25-1.SL.8: Red Hat-related icons and pictures.
- rootfiles-8-1: The basic required files for the root user's directory.
- rpm-4.3.3-7_nonptl: The RPM package management system.
- rpmdb-SL-40-0.20050420: The entire rpm database for the "Scientific Linux" distribution.
- selinux-doc-1.14.1-1: SELinux documentation
- selinux-policy-targeted-1.17.30-2.52.1: SELinux targeted policy configuration
- setools-1.5.1-5: SELinux tools for managing policy
- setserial-2.17-17: A utility for configuring serial ports.
- setup-2.5.37-1.1: A set of system configuration and setup files.
- shadow-utils-4.0.3-41.1: Utilities for managing accounts and shadow password files.
- sl-release-4.0-5: "Scientific Linux" release file
- sysklogd-1.4.1-26_EL: System logging and kernel message trapping daemons.
- system-config-mouse-1.2.9-1: A graphical interface for configuring mice
- termcap-5.4-3: The terminal feature database used by certain applications.
- util-linux-2.12a-16.EL4.6: A collection of basic system utilities.
- vim-minimal-6.3.046-0.40E.4: A minimal version of the VIM editor.
- yum-2.2.1-1.SL: RPM installer/updater
- yum-conf-40-4.SL: RPM installer/updater config files