Red Hat published Distribution Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.5 . Installation assemblies are prepared for architectures x86_64, S390X (IBM System Z), PPC64LE and AARCH64, but Available for Downloads Only registered users of Red Hat Customer Portal. The source texts of the RPM packets Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 are distributed through Git repository CentOS. Branch 8.x, which will be supported at least until 2029, develops in accordance with the development cycle, implying the formation of releases once every six months at a predetermined time.
Key Changes :
- in Image Builder Added support for configuration configuration of the file system of the formable disk image, override regular repositories, creating images for selected RHEL intermediate issues and generating boot images to install the system for equipment (Bare Metal).
- The installation image of the RHEL FOR EDGE with a simplified installer (edge-simplified-installer) is proposed (Edge-Simplified-Installer) optimized for automated installation on the device.
- on the login screen, the job of which is provided by GNOME Display Manager (GDM), the ability to install and set up a network connection before entering, which makes it possible to connect to accounts with domestic directories, stored on another server.
Support for the configuration of the wired and wireless connection, as well as connecting via VPN. The GDM also provides an optional screensaver display containing the text prepared by the administrator. - is given the opportunity to enable the inseparable boot process in which the graphic modes and screen flickering is not switched. To enable the specified mode, it is enough to disable the automatic display of the boot menu by the command
“Grub2-editenv – set menu_auto_hide = 1” and update the bootloader configuration (“Grub2-mkconfig -o /etc/grub2-efi.cfg”). - Added the ability to select the default session of the desktop for all users.
- supports graphic sessions based on Wayland protocol on systems with NVIDIA proprietary drivers, as well as support for OpenGL and Vulkan hardware acceleration in XWayland. To enable Wayland support with the NVIDIA proprietary driver, set the nucleus parameter “NVIDIA-DRM.ModeSet = 1”.
- updated graphics drivers (AMDGPU, I915, Nouveau) and MESA libraries. Support for new GPU Intel (Alder Lake-S, Elkhart Lake, Comet Lake) and AMD (Cezzane, Barcelo, Sienna Cichlid, Dimgrey Cavefish). Stabilized support for Intel Tiger Lake chips and NVIDIA AMPERE.
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