Red Hat, Alma Linux and EuroLinux: What's new in their 9.2 versions
Continuing with the informative news related to the release of new versions of GNU/Linux Distributions, next we will address the very recent release of «RedHat 9.2», which has also generated the quasi-automatic launch of others based on it, and these are Alma Linux 9.2 and EuroLinux 9.2.
And it is that, just as there are many GNU/Linux Distros based on Debian and Ubuntu, Arch or OpenSUSE, there are also those based on Red Hat. Since, Red Hat is an ideal base for multipurpose enterprise Distributions. Let's remember that GNU/Linux Distros usually come in community or business versions. Where, the community ones are usually completely free with support and maintenance by users of the free and open Community. While those of orientation or business philosophy (commercial) are usually available in exchange for a certain amount of money or subscription payment to a third party with support and maintenance by a single closed team or jointly with the community.
But, before starting reading this post about the news from "RedHat 9.2" and concurrent versions of Alma Linux and EuroLinux, we recommend the previous related post:
Red Hat 9.2: A second update 6 months later
What's New in Red Hat 9.2
According to official announcement of this releaseSome of the most outstanding novelties are:
- Includes extended support of the capabilities of system roles (RHEL-specific Ansible content that helps deliver greater consistency and efficiency at scale by automating common administrative tasks) by adding the RHEL system role for Podman, thus enabling, administrators can better automate configurations to suit their specific environments.
- Expands the capabilities of the Image Builder tool to include organization-specific security policies in images created, such as those defined by a given OpenSCAP security profile or for more secure provisioning of edge devices. In addition, it now also supports the creation and sharing of RHEL blueprints, both inside and outside the data center.
- Incorporates improvements in the tool podman to help bring order to potential container expansion, starting with the ability to track container creation events, both manually and as part of an automated workflow. This makes it easy to maintain a complete view of system activity, especially in environments that require regular audits.
For more information or details you can explore the following link.
What's New in Alma Linux 9.2
According to official announcement of this releaseSome of the most outstanding novelties are:
- It includes the following updated stream modules: Python 3.11, Nginx 1.22, and PostgreSQL 15.
- It includes the following updated essential components: Go to 2.39.1 y Git LFS 3.2.0.
- Adds the following updated Toolchain components: GCC 11.3.1, Glibc 2.34 and Buseless 2.35.2.
- Adds updates for the following performance tools and debuggers: GDB 10.2, Valgrind 3.19, SystemTap 4.8, Dyninst 12.1.0, and elfutils 0.188.
- Adds updates for the following monitoring tools: PCP 6.0.1 y Grafana 9.0.9.
For more information or details you can explore the following link.
What's new in EuroLinux 9.2
According to official announcement of this releaseSome of the most outstanding novelties are:
- For ARM architecture will use an updated Gaia rebuild stack.
- As for security The following programs have been updated: Keylime 6.5.2, OpenSCAP 1.3.7 and SELinux userland packages were updated to version 3.5.
- Regarding compiler toolsets (toolset compiler) have been updated to the following version: GCC Toolset 12, Go Toolset 1.19.6, LLVM 15.0.7, and Rust Toolset 1.66.
For more information or details you can explore the following link.
Summary
In short, this new release of "RedHat 9.2" and that of their peers Alma Linux 9.2 and EuroLinux 9.2 they will surely continue to contribute positively to the goal of their power developers simplify and streamline complex Linux platform tasks in the hybrid cloud. And thus, facilitate the work of IT professionals in Servers, Development and Networks. Additionally, and in case you professionally use Red Hat, Alma Linux or Euro Linux in version 9.2 or earlier, we invite you to tell us your opinion about these new features and your general experience with any of these GNU/Linux Distributions, via comments.
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