The Red Hat team has completed the second maintenance update for the upcoming Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2, the beta version of which is now available for download.
Dedicated to building a leading enterprise -based Linux platform with a commitment to small bug fixes and improvements every six months, RHEL 8.2 beta comes with the latest new features and updates in software management, security, kernel, latest hardware configurations , and monitoring and performance capabilities.
RHEL 8.2 Beta with the latest additions
Continuing the regular release pace, RHEL 8.2 adds subscription registration during installation for both new and existing customers, excluding subscription confirmation using the updated YUM release.
Providing the best control over the RHEL lifecycle for IT admins, RHEL 8.2 Beta also offers testing with in-place upgrades from RHEL 6/7 to RHEL 8.
To effectively monitor and manage large and scalable infrastructure, RHEL 8.2 further extends the platformby introducing PCP 5.02, which brings new collections agents for Microsoft SQL Server 2019.
Security customization
The setools-gui and setools-console-analyses packages were added for SELinux-policy analysis and data. Also, the administrator can now customize cryptographic policies system with updated cryptographic policies.
Tools for open source developers
RHEL 8.2 beta upgrades open source developer development tools , such as GCC Toolset 9.1, Python 3.8, Maven 3.6 to their latest versions, which are available through Application Streams that the Red Hat team introduced in RHEL 8.
The web console login
RHEL 8.2 beta redesigns the web console with an option to connect and configure with a TLS client certificate.
The RHEL web console also includes automatic logout from the current session after 15 minutes of inactivity and displays the content of banner files on the login screen, which can be configured.
Before the final release of RHEL 8.2, you can try the beta version after registering through the Red Hat customer portal or signing up for a developer .
