Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Definition - What does Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) mean?
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is a Linux-based operating system from Red Hat designed for businesses. RHEL can work on desktops, on servers, in hypervisors or in the cloud. Red Hat and its community-supported counterpart, Fedora, are among the most widely used Linux distributions in the world.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux has multiple variants, with server versions for x86, x86-64, PowerPC, Itanium and IBM System z. It also includes desktop versions for x86 and x86-64. As of November, 2011, the latest variant of RHEL is RHEL 6.

Techopedia explains Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)

Being a Linux distribution, Red Hat Enterprise Linux contains the Linux kernel as well as some applications for performing certain tasks. Like all Linux distributions, RHEL is open source. Thus, people can view its source code, download it and make their own customized versions.

Some of the notable Linux distros that are actually derived from RHEL include CentOS, Oracle Enterprise Linux, Scientific Linux and Pie Box Enterprise Linux.

In the past, Red Hat gave this enterprise product for free and only charged for support. Later on, they decided to create two versions: RHEL, which would have less frequent version releases and consequently be more stable, and Fedora, which would undergo relatively more frequent version releases and consequently offer more bleeding edge technologies.

Fedora, which is given entirely for free, is sponsored by Red Hat (the company) but is actively developed by a community of developers. It is most suitable for Linux enthusiasts. RHEL, on the other hand, takes technologies developed via the Fedora Project and packages them into a more reliable and stable commercial product. Hence, RHEL is best suited for the enterprise.

People who subscribe to RHEL can download the installer for free but have to pay for support. Special editions of RHEL are available for academic institutions who are willing to pay a smaller fee to use the relatively more stable RHEL rather than a Fedora.

A typical RHEL distribution would include development tools, applications, services and utilities such as Compiz, CUPS, DHCP, Firefox, GIMP, MySQL, OpenOffice.org, Samba and Python, to name a few.

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 is here

The intelligent operating system for hybrid clouds

Transfer workloads from one environment to another thanks to the operating system (OS) designed for the hybrid cloud. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 offers businesses a uniform operating system in all hybrid, private and public cloud environments. Provides version options; commitment to an extensive life cycle; a solid ecosystem of certified hardware, software and cloud partners; And now it comes with predictive analysis and integrated management.

Compatibility with new technologies

Freedom of choice gives rise to innovation. However, in order to implement the new technologies efficiently, it is necessary to combine the hardware architectures, the microchip elements and the appropriate container platforms. This, in turn, requires the appropriate enterprise-level Linux system. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 supports different environments and architectures, allowing you to have a stable and uniform operating system that adapts on the fly to machine learning, predictive analysis, Internet of things (IoT) workloads, Edge computing and big data.


Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 reduces the obstacles involved by adopting new technologies that support hardware innovations, such as graphics processing units (GPUs), that can be used for machine learning workloads. GPU support translates into more options when developing and running traditional and containerized applications.

Container tools provide alternatives

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 offers container tools that allow you to customize systems to search, run, design and share containers with other tools compatible with the Open Container Initiative (OCI) standards. With this greater variety of options and compatibility in container applications, you can implement business solutions whenever and however you want.


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