Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.8 has been released , this is the latest update RHEL 7 series, is currently in support cycle "maintenance phase."
This belongs to the minor version update, mainly by continuing to enhance the stability and reliability, rather than adding new features. Also, in the maintenance phase, the official recommended that customers should begin to plan their strategy to upgrade to RHEL 8. Red Hat subscription allows users to deploy version suitable for their business needs. In order to facilitate the migration to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat provides tools including on-site upgrades, including, streamline and simplify the migration process. When RHEL 8.2 announcement GA, there will be an upgrade path from 7.8 began.
7.8 From the beginning, Red Hat update for RHEL 7 series will be limited to bug fixes and security fixes, so the version 7.7 is the last version to increase the function of the main contents include:
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 provides full support for building cloud images for use on all major public cloud
- Red Hat Container Toolkit now fully supports RHEL 7.7 Workstation
- This version supports real-time kernel patching, and a variety of other major improvements for the cloud
- RHEL 7.7 also adds MDS / Zombieload mitigation and switch, by default, use REtpolines as two kinds Spectre Variant mitigation measures
For more details, see the RHEL 7.8 release notes
https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/7/html/7.8_release_notes/overview
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