Since the publication of the first edition of this book, several new packages have been added. The most notable of these new packages are as follows:
- acme: A package which automates the process of generating Let's Encrypt certificates. The goal of Let's Encrypt is to encrypt the web by making it easier to obtain SSL certificates. acme stands for Automated Certificate Management Environment.
- frr: The FRR routing daemon for BGP, OSPF, and OSPF6. This package is intended to supersede Quagga OSPF, although the latter has not been removed from the package list or deprecated. It is not compatible with OpenBGPD or Quagga OSPF.
- lldpd: Provides support for the Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP), which is specified in IEEE 802.1ab. It also provides support for several proprietary protocols, such as Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP), Extreme Discovery Protocol...