Red Hat Linux 5.0 is Here At Last!

Red Hat Software, Inc. announces the release of Red Hat Linux 5.0, a powerful package that combines new ease-of-use features for the beginner with the stability, flexibility, and technology that advanced users of Red Hat Linux have come to expect.

Bob Young, President of Red Hat Software, Inc. said, "The remarkably effective and efficient Internet-based cooperative development model under which Red Hat Linux is developed, improved, and enhanced, continues to expand rapidly. The results of this revolutionary software development model can be seen in the highly secure, stable, and feature-rich Red Hat Linux 5.0 operating system."

Red Hat Linux 5.0 will simplify installation with its new intuitive and reliable disk partitioning user interface, automatic hardware probing and configuration, sound support, and Kickstart facility for system administrators. Red Hat Linux 5.0 enjoys a new C library, called Glibc, that offers better internationalization and support for threads. 5.0 includes configuration for multiple window managers, graphical user-level tools, and many updated tools for system administration. On the commercial end, 5.0 offers internet audio broadcaster Real Audio, MetroX, and BRU 2000-PE Backup and Restore Utility.

Said Marc Ewing, Red Hat Software's Director of Development, "Our vastly improved hardware support and automatic configuration will bring Linux to a wider audience, and our new Kickstart facility will allow system administrators to perform unattended custom-configured installs of the operating system on entire labs full of machines." Add new ease-of-use features to the already stable and advanced Red Hat Linux, and 5.0 is the smartest, least expensive operating system available.

Commercial Support Contracts Now Offered for Red Hat Linux

Red Hat Software today announces the Dec. 1 availability of vendor-backed commercial support contracts for Red Hat Linux.

These support contracts are available for the Intel platform, with support to be provided for the Alpha and SPARC platforms in 1998. This support for Red Hat Linux is available through independent organizations, called Red Hat Support Partners, who receive access to and support from Red Hat's technical expertise and commercial resources.

Resources include an internet-based solution database of technical information, a centralized trouble ticket system, a technical mailing list, and assistance with difficult support questions provided by Red Hat's support and development departments.

Said Robert Hart, Manager of Support Services, "The devolved support network provides Red Hat Linux commercial support clients with the best of both worlds--locally based support delivery backed by the technical and quality assurance resources of Red Hat."

Providing commercial support for Red Hat Linux has long been a priority for Red Hat Software, Inc. With the Red Hat Support Partner program firmly in place, Red Hat Software now moves to the next level of support delivery--direct support for individual users of Red Hat Linux. Look for future announcements to detail Red Hat's plans for end-user telephone support.

Organizations interested in or curious about the Red Hat Support Partner program should contact Robert Hart, Manager Support Services, Red Hat Software, by email at hartr@redhat.com for more information.

Red Hat, Inc. Releases Red Hat Linux 5.2 and Application CD!

Research Triangle Park, NC -- November 2, 1998 -- Simplified installation, Apache 1.3 , GIMP 1.0, and the Application CD are among the features that mark Red Hat Software's November 9 release of Red Hat Linux 5.2, a rock-solid update of Red Hat Software's award-winning Red Hat Linux Operating System.

The release of Red Hat Linux 5.2 builds on the momentum generated by the support of such key industry players as Intel and Netscape. Technology leaders like Oracle, Sybase, Informix, Computer Associates and Corel Computer Corporation also lend instant credibility to the Red Hat Linux Operating System.

Said Bob Young, President and CEO, Red Hat, Inc. ,"The ease-of-use features of Red Hat Linux 5.2 coincide with the incredible support by industry leaders of the Linux development model. Right now, our momentum is absolutely contingent on our ability to best advance the technology according to the demands of the industry. With Red Hat Linux 5.2, we are bringing to market an installation class that is the answer to enterprise-level demands."

A feature of Red Hat Linux 5.2's new and improved installation is the ability to automatically partition the hard drive by selecting either a workstation or server install. All of the power of the Red Hat Linux OS is still available via "custom" install. Back buttons DHCP, boot floppy creation, enhanced rescue mode and countless other tools that made 5.1 a success are all still there.

In addition, Multiple SCSI support during install ease installation of systems with more than one SCSI adaptor. The Red Hat Linux 5.2 release also includes Apache 1.3, the world's most popular web server, and the long awaited GIMP 1.0 graphics package . When the Linux 2.2 kernel is ready, 5.2 is prepared for install. Updated PCMCIA support for some of the latest cards and better sound support mark this release as well.

Red Hat Linux 5.2 comes with 3 CDs, including the software application disk, and an Installation Manual. Red Hat, Inc. continues to support installation support up to 90 days. Red Hat Linux 5.2 can be purchased from Red Hat, Inc. for $49.95 or from local resellers worldwide.

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For more information about Red Hat, Inc. and Red Hat products and technologies, please call 1-919-547-0012

At Last! Red Hat Linux 5.1 for SPARC(R)!

Research Triangle Park, NC--July 1, 1998--Red Hat® Software, Inc. today announced the release of the long-awaited SPARC® version of Red Hat Linux 5.1. This Red Hat Linux 5.1 release is the first version of Linux for SPARC(R) machines that is built against the new glibc libraries. Red Hat Linux 5.0, in which glibc was incorporated, did not include SPARC(R), and the platform was sorely missed.

With 5.1 now available for SPARC(R), users can rejuvenate their older SPARC(R) workstations, as well as power up their newer machines. One of the main features of 5.1 for SPARC(R) is that it allows the user to choose between many languages during the installation. In addition, back buttons have been fully implemented during installation to allow users to correct mistakes along the way. DHCP networking highlights the install. Also included in SPARC(R) 5.1 is LinuxConf, a system administration tool for system configuration.

Bob Young, President of Red Hat, Inc. said, "Red Hat Linux 5.1 is a highly secure, stable, and feature-rich OS. That we can offer the benefit of OS control to users of SPARC(R) machines, as well as to users of Intel and Alpha machines, is indicative of the diversity and technological advances of Linux development. "

Red Hat Linux 5.1 for SPARC(R) comes with 2 CDs and an Installation Manual. BRU back-up utility provides an additional value. Red Hat, Inc. has extended the included installation support to 90 days.

Turn up the Heat for Summer...Red Hat Linux 5.1 is here!

Emphasizing the strength and rapid progress of the development model, Red Hat Linux 5.1 continues to facilitate installation with several new features. With the internationalization of 5.1, users can choose between many languages during the installation. Back buttons have been fully implemented during installation to allow users to correct mistakes along the way. SMB has been reimplemented to allow installations from Microsoft based servers. DHCP networking, boot floppy creation, enhanced rescue mode, and an improved kickstart also highlight the 5.1 installer.

5.1 supplements its easier installation with the addition of a true Fortran77 compiler as a part of the egcs compiler package. Afterstep has been integrated into Anotherlevel to replace the previous cloned version. For sysadmins, linuxconf has been fully integrated into the Red Hat configuration process to allow for remote administration, text based administration and GUI administration. Also included in the 5.1 boxed set is the added value CD of software applications that work with Linux.

Red Hat Linux 5.1 comes with 3 CDs, including the software application disk, and an Installation Manual. Real Audio and BRU provide an additional value. Red Hat, Inc. has extended the included installation support to 90 days.