Software-update: Rocky Linux 9.6

Versie 9.6 van Rocky Linux is uitgekomen. De Linux-distributie is ontstaan als afsplitsing van CentOS, de community edition van Red Hat Enterprise Linux, nadat Red Hat had aangegeven er niet meer verder mee te willen. Rocky Linux is nog steeds gebaseerd op RHEL en heeft ook een migratietool die overstappen makkelijk maakt. De releasenotes voor deze uitgave kunnen hieronder worden gevonden.

Rocky Linux 9.6 Available Now

We are pleased to announce the general availability of Rocky Linux 9.6. Updated installation media, container, cloud, and live images are available from the Rocky Linux Downloads webpage. Please consult the release notes published within Rocky Linux Documentation for important information, such as known issues and detailed changes in this version.

Notable New Features and Changes

Dynamic programming languages, web, and database serversPHP 8.3 and 8.4nginx 1.26MySQL 8.4Performance tools and debuggersValgrind 3.24.0SystemTap 5.2elfutils 0.192libabigail 2.6Performance monitoring toolsPerformance Co-pilot 6.3.2Grafana 10.2.6Compiler toolsetsLLVM Toolset 19.17Rust Toolset 1.84.1Go Toolset 1.23

Dynamic programming languages, web, and database serversPHP 8.3 and 8.4nginx 1.26MySQL 8.4

PHP 8.3 and 8.4nginx 1.26MySQL 8.4

PHP 8.3 and 8.4

nginx 1.26

MySQL 8.4

Performance tools and debuggersValgrind 3.24.0SystemTap 5.2elfutils 0.192libabigail 2.6

Valgrind 3.24.0SystemTap 5.2elfutils 0.192libabigail 2.6

Valgrind 3.24.0

SystemTap 5.2

elfutils 0.192

libabigail 2.6

Performance monitoring toolsPerformance Co-pilot 6.3.2Grafana 10.2.6

Performance Co-pilot 6.3.2Grafana 10.2.6

Performance Co-pilot 6.3.2

Grafana 10.2.6

Compiler toolsetsLLVM Toolset 19.17Rust Toolset 1.84.1Go Toolset 1.23

LLVM Toolset 19.17Rust Toolset 1.84.1Go Toolset 1.23

LLVM Toolset 19.17

Rust Toolset 1.84.1

Go Toolset 1.23

Special Interest Group Notes and Changes

With the release of Rocky Linux 9.6, the process of building and delivering our images continues to improve. KIWI, a modern image-building tool that allows for a more consistent and maintainable workflow, created most of the images for this release.A new image type is available in this release--Windows Subsystem for Linux (or WSL)-compatible container archives can be downloaded and run on a Windows 10 or Windows 11 system with ease.Utilities for Oracle Cloud images have been updated to the most recent versions

With the release of Rocky Linux 9.6, the process of building and delivering our images continues to improve. KIWI, a modern image-building tool that allows for a more consistent and maintainable workflow, created most of the images for this release.

A new image type is available in this release--Windows Subsystem for Linux (or WSL)-compatible container archives can be downloaded and run on a Windows 10 or Windows 11 system with ease.

Utilities for Oracle Cloud images have been updated to the most recent versions

For a more complete explanation of updates and changes, please see the Rocky Linux 9.6 Release Notes.

Source: Tweakers.net