Linux Junkie

Archive for January, 2011

The legacy series of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) has been updated to version 5.6: “Red Hat is pleased to announce the availability of the latest update to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, release 5.6 (with kernel 2.6.18-238.el5).” Changes in this release include: “the installer in 5.6 automatically makes several attempts to connect to the repository and downloads the required package when it is available; improved driver support for devices required during the installation process; libvirt has been updated to version 0.8.2, enabling sVirt, a technology included in RHEL 5 that integrates SELinux and virtualization; virtio-serial driver has been added, enabling vmchannel capabilities on RHEL 5.6 guests operating on a RHEL 6 hosts….” See the release announcement and release notes for a detailed list of changes and improvements. Existing Red Hat Enterprise Linux subscribers can upgrade to this release through the usual channels. For those requiring new installation DVD images, they can be obtained from Red Hat Networks.

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