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StartOS was an independent Chinese Linux distribution with the GNOME desktop tweaked to resemble Microsoft Windows XP. In the beginning it was based on Ubuntu, but starting from version 4.0 it adopted custom package management (called YPK) and system installer, though the underlying live medium was still built using Ubuntu's Casper tool.
Status: Discontinued
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2011-02-16 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.9 |
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Red Hat has announced the release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4.9, the final maintenance release of the company's legacy 4.x product series. According to Red Hat's life cycle policy, this release brings "production stage 2" to an end, with only selected security advisories of critical impact and urgent bug fixes getting released from now on. From the release announcement: "Red Hat is pleased to announce the availability of the latest update to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, release 4.9 (with kernel 2.6.9-100.EL) for a family of products. This is the final minor release for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4. With this release Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 will be entering production 3 phase during which qualified security errata advisories of critical impact, as well as, selected urgent priority bug-fix errata may be released." See also the detailed release notes. As always, existing Red Hat Linux subscribers can update to this version through usual update channels, while new installation ISO images can be obtained from Red Hat Networks.
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is a Linux distribution developed by Red Hat and targeted toward the commercial market. Red Hat Enterprise Linux is released in server editions for x86, x86_64, Itanium, PowerPC and IBM System z architectures, and desktop editions for x86 and x86_64 processors. All of Red Hat's official support and training and the Red Hat Certification Program centres around the Red Hat Enterprise Linux platform. Red Hat uses strict trademark rules to restrict free re-distribution of its officially supported versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, but still freely provides its source code. Third-party derivatives can be built and redistributed by stripping away non-free components.
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2024-05-27 |
Distribution Release: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.10 |
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Red Hat has published a new update in the company's Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) product line, this one of the 8.x series. The new release, version 8.10, mostly introduces bug fixes and minor updates to the 8.x line. One interesting feature is a change to the behaviour of OpenSSH: "OpenSSH’s response after login failure is artificially delayed to prevent user enumeration attacks. This update introduces an upper limit so that such artificial delays do not become excessively long when remote authentication takes too long, for example in privilege access management (PAM) processing." Additional changes and important details can be found in the company's release notes for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.10. The new version is available to individuals at no cost and can be downloaded through the company's Developer Portal. ISO files (pkglist) for RHEL range from 948MB to 1,326MB and are available in x86_64 and aarch64 builds. |
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2024-05-02 |
Distribution Release: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 |
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Red Hat, Inc. has announced the release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9.4, the latest stable release of the company's enterprise Linux platform available for the x86, ARM, IBM Power, IBM Z and IBM LinuxONE platforms: "Red Hat, Inc. today announced the general availability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4, the latest version of the world's leading enterprise Linux platform. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 brings a wide range of new and enhanced capabilities to better manage the complexity of hybrid cloud computing in an increasingly AI-centric world, including refined management and automation and proactive support in building standard operating environments (SOEs) for distributed systems. Automation is increasingly a critical part of an operation team's toolbox, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 continues Red Hat's drive to make automation an integral part of modern Linux platforms. 9.4 further extends Red Hat Enterprise Linux system roles, deployment-ready Ansible content collections that help configure and launch common administrative tasks." See the press release and the detailed release notes for more information. RHEL 9.4 is available on its customer portal as a free upgrade, as a 60-day trial for potential new customers, or as a free download (pkglist) for registered developers. |
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2023-11-14 |
Distribution Release: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.3 |
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Red Hat has announced the release of a new update to its 9.x Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) product line. The new version, RHEL 9.3, introduces a few changes, including supporting UEFI environments in cloud instances. "Red Hat, Inc. today announced the general availability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.3 and the forthcoming availability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.9. The latest versions of the world's leading enterprise Linux platform fuel production container innovations, add new management services through Red Hat Insights and full support for Stratis as a system storage option. ... Previously, RHEL image builder created EC2 AMD or Intel 64-bit architecture AMIs images with support only for the legacy boot type. As a consequence, it was not possible to take advantage of certain AWS features requiring UEFI boot, such as secure boot. This enhancement extends the AWS EC2 AMD or Intel 64-bit architecture AMI image to support UEFI boot, in addition to the legacy BIOS boot. As a result, it is now possible to take advantage of AWS features which require booting the image with UEFI." The new release also makes it easier to select a specific kernel when installing on ARM processors. Additional information is provided in the company's press release and the product's release notes. Download options can be found on the product page (pkglist). |
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2023-05-11 |
Distribution Release: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 |
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Red Hat, Inc. has announced the release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9.2: "Red Hat, Inc., the world's leading provider of open source solutions, today announced the general availability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 and the forthcoming availability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8. These new releases further Red Hat’s efforts to simplify and streamline complex Linux platform tasks across the hybrid cloud, from datacenters to public clouds to edge deployments, helping IT teams to better overcome staffing and skill shortages and improve efficiency in critical infrastructure areas. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 and 8.8 continue to expand the capabilities of system roles, Red Hat Enterprise Linux-specific Ansible content that helps bring greater consistency and efficiency at scale by automating common administrative tasks. This means that a number of common Linux roles, from Microsoft SQL Server to virtual private networks (VPNs), can be readily configured, credentialed and deployed with rudimentary Linux knowledge." See the press release and the detailed release notes for further information. RHEL 9.2 is available on its customer portal as a free upgrade, as a 60-day trial for potential new customers, or as a free download (pkglist) for registered developers. |
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2022-11-17 |
Distribution Release: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.1 |
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Gil Cattelain has announced the release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9.1: "RHEL 9.1 builds upon the previous enhancements introduced in version 9.0, including advanced automation and management features, such as the RHEL web console and system roles, which make it easier for customers to automate manual tasks, standardize deployments at scale and simplify the day-to-day administration of their systems. Enhanced capabilities added to RHEL 9.1 help simplify how customers manage system security and compliance when deploying new systems or managing existing infrastructure. Organizations can now take advantage of new Ansible tooling, access RHEL systems using identities stored in an external source, implement multilevel security (MLS) to match their needs and remotely verify the integrity of their operating system's boot environment. RHEL now gives you more time to plan your life cycle needs by supporting upgrade paths for two-year Extended Update Support (EUS) periods." Read the rest of the release announcement and the detailed release notes for more information. RHEL 9.1 is available as a 60-day trial edition or as a free download (pkglist) for registered individual developers. |
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2022-11-13 |
Distribution Release: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.7 |
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Red Hat, Inc. has released Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.7 earlier this week. This is the latest version of the company's legacy branch of Linux distributions, fully supported until May 2024. RHEL 8.7 brings several new features: "RHEL 8.7 introduces a number of new capabilities, including the ability to view and manage system-wide crypto policies for consistency and reduction of risk, label and optionally encrypt data in sosreports generated in the web console, install only kpatch updates with improved kernel live patching workflow in the web console, download installation media when creating a new virtual machine within the web console, and edit custom firewall services. Also included are several new RHEL system roles, especially the new Redfish Ansible automation modules, which let customers use the Redfish hardware management interface to control the power state of a system, manage the order of boot devices, manage Redfish accounts and virtual media." See the release announcement and the release notes for further information. The new RHEL release is available to individual developers at no cost; visit the Red Hat Developer portal to register as a developer and to download the RHEL 8.7 ISO image (pkglist) for your preferred architecture. |
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2022-05-18 |
Distribution Release: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 |
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Red Hat has announced the release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0, the latest major version of the IBM-owned distribution. Among the big ticket items in this release is an effort to confirm the integrity of the operating system with digital signatures and hashes: "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 also introduces integrity measurement architecture (IMA) digital hashes and signatures. With integrity measurement architecture, users can verify the integrity of the operating system with digital signatures and hashes. This helps to detect rogue infrastructure modifications, making it easier to limit the potential for systems to be compromised. Further supporting enterprise choice in architectures and environments across the open hybrid cloud, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 will be available on IBM Cloud and also complements the key security features and capabilities of IBM Power Systems and IBM Z systems. Pairing the security-focused hardware capabilities of IBM’s architectures with the security enhancements in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 delivers the innovation, strength and security capabilities that many organizations need in hybrid cloud computing." Existing Red Hat customers can get the new release from the company's Customer Portal, while potential new users can download and try the 60-day evaluation edition. |
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2022-05-11 |
Distribution Release: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 |
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Red Hat has announced the availability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.6, the latest update of the company's commercial, enterprise-class Linux distribution with bundled customer support: "With Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6, you can: Innovate - provides developers with a simplified experience for both access and application development. Support for the following AppStreams is now available: Added Perl 5.32 to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 AppStream. Added PHP 8.0 to Red Hat Enterprise Linux8 AppStream. Updated to LLVM Toolset in Red Hat Enterprise Linux8 AppStream. Updated to Rust Toolset in Red Hat Enterprise Linux8 AppStream. Updated to Go Toolset in Red Hat Enterprise Linux8 AppStream. Optimize - offers Stratis Storage support in the web console (tech preview) to allow users to utilize the Red Hat Enterprise Linux console to create, configure, and manage Stratis Storage pools and filesystems." Read the release announcement, the What's New blog post and the release notes for more information. Existing Red Hat customers can get the new release from the company's Customer Portal, while potential new users can download and try the 60-day evaluation edition. |
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2021-11-11 |
Distribution Release: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.5 |
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Red Hat has announced the availability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.5, the latest update of the company's commercial, enterprise-class Linux distribution with bundled customer support: "Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.5 is now generally available. It brings new features and improvements to help streamline deployments, optimize performance and help mitigate risk in your environments. RHEL 8.5 continues the tradition of new features and improvements for running Linux containers. This release brings tooling that will add flexibility and reduce friction in running Podman in a wider range of environments. Containerized Podman - the RHEL 8 Podman container image (rhel8/podman) is now GA and can help unlock the usage of Podman in cloud CI/CD systems, on WSL2 on Windows, under Docker Desktop on macOS, and (of course) on RHEL 6, 7 and 8. You can use the Podman container image to help develop and run other container images. Verify container image signatures by default - in RHEL 8.5 users can pull container images with confidence." Read the press release, the What's New blog post and the release notes for more information. Existing Red Hat customers can get the new release from the company's Customer Portal, while potential new users can download and try the 60-day evaluation edition. |
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