#REDHAT LINUX VERSIONS UPDATE#
Release support (6-months after release), for specific versions add-ons can be purchased for both extended update support and update services for SAP solutions. Red Hat Enterprise Linux is a hugely popular enterprise-level operating system that supports a diverse range of open-source technologies such as Ansible automation, Hybrid Cloud, virtualization, and containerization. Full Support, Maintenance Support 1 (and Maintenance Support 2 for RHEL 7) Phases followed by an Extended Life Phase.Īdditionally, minor versions also have 3 stages. Major versions have 3 stages (4 for RHEL 7). One for the major version and one for minor versions. RHEL basically has two separate life cycles. This allows development and operations teams to work together more efficiently. It prides itself on being able to provide services and workloads fast, reduce deployment friction and costs while decreasing time to value for critical workloads. Red Hat Enterprise Linux is an enterprise Linux operating system designed to provide a consistent foundation across environments. Finding your Red Hat version is straightforward. There are many Linux operating systems based on Red Hat architecture, such as RHEL, CentOS and Fedora. RHEL 7.x or above user can use the hostnamectl command to get RHEL version. Another option to get Red Hat Enterprise Linux version: less /etc/system-release-cpe. Show RHEL version using command line, run: less /etc/os-release. Execute command to find RHEL version: more /etc/issue. It has been around since the mid-1990s and has earned a reputation for being stable, reliable, and regularly updated. To determine RHEL version, type: cat /etc/redhat-release. This guide and report should help you manage your Red Hat installations more efficiently. Red Hat is a popular and influential fork of the Linux operating system. Since Red Hat's life cycle is quite complex, it can be hard to keep track of when each version is will go end of life. In February 2006 the Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) version 4 operating system was certified for safety according to the Common-Criteria EAL4+. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 is going end of life on August 30, 2021.