Red Hat has just announced the release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, a new OS that comes with GNOME 3.28 running in Wayland as the default desktop environment.
The new version also includes a utility image creation to create custom images of the distribution.
The announcement states:
Based on Fedora 28 and upstream kernel 4.18, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0 will provide users a solid, secure foundation in hybrid clouds, as well as the tools needed to support traditional and emerging operations.
Highlights of the new release: Distribution Content is available through BaseOS and Application Stream (AppStream) repositories.
AppStream repository supports a new one extension of the traditional RPM format – so that many key versions of one are available for installation packetYUM package manager is now based on DNF technology and provides support for modular content, which provides increased performance and a well-designed stable API for integration into tools.
More details can be found at release notes of the company. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 can be downloaded through customer portal of Red Hat (registration required).
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