Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.5 brings new file management capabilities to the web console and much more

Often abbreviated to RHEL, Red Hat Enterprise Linux has just reached version number 9.5 after 24 years on the market. While continuing to provide fast, reliable, and affordable software services to enterprises, the latest update comes with improved file management capabilities, multiple package updates, and more.

Yesterday, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) took one step further by reaching version 9.5. This enterprise-focused, commercial, yet still open-source distro remains true to its purpose of providing "the most secure, zero trust platform on the market" while keeping the costs low and supporting multiple environments. RHEL 9.5 comes more than 24 years after the launch of this distro's first version. It packs a very long list of new features and changes, which can be found on this page.

Without any further ado, these are only several of the changes delivered by this release:

• Several new system roles, including a new one for sudo, to automate its configuration at scale. 
• New file management capabilities are now available in the web console, allowing routine tasks to be performed without resorting to the command line.
• Full Podman 5.0 support, also introducing Podman farm build.
• PG Vector for PostgreSQL, as well as new versions of node.js, the GCC toolset, the Rust toolset, and the LLVM toolset.

Alongside RHEL 9.5, Red Hat Satellite 6.16 was also released yesterday. This tool for centralized management of Linux servers allows system administrators to easily deploy and manage RHEL hosts and has been around since 2002.

Registered developers can grab RHEL 9.5 for free, as well as other categories of current customers, who enjoy free upgrades. Potential new customers can enjoy a 60-day trial period before deciding to stay or go away. The list of supported platforms includes x86, ARM, IBM Power, IBM Z, and IBM LinuxONE.

Neil Smyth's Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Essentials: Learn to Install, Administer and Deploy RHEL 9 Systems was published in 2023 and is certainly still a useful read for RHEL 9.5 users. The Kindle edition comes for $29.50, and those who want the paperback form have to shell out $31.05.

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