Where did netconfig go? (CentOS/RHEL)

I recently noticed that netconfig had recently disappeared from CentOS 5/RHEL 5 so did a bit of research and found that netconfig has been replaced by system-config-network.

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HyperVM: Kernel image does not exist: /boot/hypervm-xen-vmlinuz

Error: HyperVM: Kernel image does not exist: /boot/hypervm-xen-vmlinuz

To fix this error, login to the HyperVM slave and run the following:

# cd /usr/local/lxlabs/hypervm/httpdocs

# lphp.exe ../bin/misc/fixfc6xen.php

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What is the pcscd?

Q: What is the pcscd used for on Linux?

A: The pcscd is used for manage connections to smart card readers.  You can disable this service unless you are using a smart card reader on your computer or server.

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What is hidd?

Q: What is the hidd service on Linux used for?

A: hidd is the bluetooth H.I.D. server.  This is only required if you are using bluetooth on your computer or server.

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What is avahi-daemon?

Q: What is the avahi-daemon service on Linux?

A: avahi-daemon is a service which enables service discovery on a local network. If you are running a server, this service is not required.

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What is bluetooth?

Q: What is the bluetooth service used for in Linux?

A: Used for all bluetooth services.  This is only required if you use bluetooth on your computer/server.

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What is nfslock?

Q: What is the service nfslock used for in Linux?

A: Used for NFS file locking – this is only required if you are connecting to an NFS server.

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What is xfs?

Q: What does the xfs service on Linux do?

A: The xfs service is the X windows font server.  This is only required if you are using x windows (graphical interface) and is not usually required on a server.

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What is cups?

Q: What does the Linux service cups do?

A: It is used to manage a print queue.  This service is only needed if you will be printing from the server.

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What is anacron?

Q: What does the Linux server anacron do?

A: It is like cron in that it schedules jobs, however assumes that the server is not always on.  This service is not needed unless you specifically are using it.

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