Detailed description of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Editions

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Release datesupdated November 3 at 10:42 Pm-english

The tables below list the major and minor Red Hat Enterprise Linux updates, their release dates, and the kernel versions T Hat shipped with them.

Red Hat does not generally disclose the future release schedules.

The tables below list the major and minor Red Hat Enterprise Linux updates, their release dates, and the kernel versions T Hat shipped with them.

Red Hat does not generally disclose the future release schedules.
Refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux life cycle Policy for details on the life Cycle of Red Hat Enterprise Linux releases .

To find your Red Hat Enterprise Linux Release:

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cat /etc/redhat-release

To find your kernel version:

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uname -a

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 General

Release	Availability Date	redhat-release errata date*	Kernel Version
RHEL 7.3	2016-11-03	2016-11-03 rhsa-2016:2574-1	3.10.0-514
RHEL 7.2	2015-11-19	2015-11-19 rhea-2015:2461	3.10.0-327
RHEL 7.1	2015-03-05	2015-03-05 rhea-2015:0524	3.10.0-229
RHEL 7.0 GA	2014-06-09	-	3.10.0-123
RHEL 7.0 Beta	2013-12-11	-	3.10.0-54.0.1

Codename:maipo (based on a mix of fedora, fedora, and several modifications)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 General

Release	Availability Date	redhat-release errata date*	Kernel Version
RHEL 6.8	2016-05-10	2016-05-10 rhsa-2016:0855-1	2.6.32-642
RHEL 6.7	2015-07-22	2015-07-22 rhea-2015:1423	2.6.32-573
RHEL 6.6	2014-10-14	2014-10-13 rhea-2014:1608	2.6.32-504
RHEL 6.5	2013-11-21	2013-11-20 rhsa-2013:1645-2	2.6.32-431
RHEL 6.4	2013-02-21	2013-02-21 rhsa-2013-0496	2.6.32-358
RHEL 6.3	2012-06-20	2012-06-19 rhsa-2012-0862	2.6.32-279
RHEL 6.2	2011-12-06	2011-12-06 rhea-2011:1743	2.6.32-220
RHEL 6.1	2011-05-19	2011-05-19 rhea-2011:0540	2.6.32-131.0.15
RHEL 6.0	2010-11-09	-	2.6.32-71

Codename:santiago (based on a mix of fedora, fedora, and several modifications)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 General

Release	Availability Date	redhat-release errata date*	Kernel Version
RHEL 5.11	2014-09-16	2014-09-16 rhea-2014-1238	2.6.18-398
RHEL 5.10	2013-10-01	2013-09-30 rhea-2013-1311	2.6.18-371
RHEL 5.9	2013-01-07	2013-01-07 rhea-2013-0021	2.6.18-348
RHEL 5.8	2012-02-20	2012-02-20 rhea-2012:0315	2.6.18-308
RHEL 5.7	2011-07-21	2011-07-20 rhea-2011:0977	2.6.18-274
RHEL 5.6	2011-01-13	2011-01-12 rhea-2011:0020	2.6.18-238
RHEL 5.5	2010-03-30	2010-03-30 rhea-2010:0207	2.6.18-194
RHEL 5.4	2009-09-02	2009-09-02 rhea-2009:1400	2.6.18-164
RHEL 5.3	2009-01-20	2009-01-20 rhea-2009:0133	2.6.18-128
RHEL 5.2	2008-05-21	2008-05-20 rhea-2008:0436	2.6.18-92
RHEL 5. 1	2007-11-07	2007-11-07 rhea-2007:0854	2.6.18-53
RHEL 5.0	2007-03-15	-	2.6.18-8

Codename:tikanga (based on Fedora Core 6)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 General

release/update	Availability Date	redhat-release errata date*	Kernel Version
RHEL 4 Update 9	2011-02-16	2011-02-16 rhea-2011:0251	2.6.9-100
RHEL 4 Update 8	2009-05-19	2009-05-18 rhea-2009:1002	2.6.9-89
RHEL 4 Update 7	2008-07-29	2008-07-24 rhea-2008:0769	2.6.9-78
RHEL 4 Update 6	2007-11-15	2007-11-15 rhba-2007:0897	2.6.9-67
RHEL 4 Update 5	2007-05-01	2007-04-27 rhba-2007:0196	2.6.9-55
RHEL 4 Update 4	2006-08-10	2006-08-10 rhba-2006:0601	2.6.9-42
RHEL 4 Update 3	2006-03-12	2006-03-07 rhba-2006:0149	2.6.9-34
RHEL 4 Update 2	2005-10-05	2005-10-05 rhea-2005:786	2.6.9-22
RHEL 4 Update 1	2005-06-08	2005-06-08 rhea-2005:318	2.6.9-11
RHEL 4 GA	2005-02-15	-	2.6.9-5

Codename:nahant (based on Fedora Core 3)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 General

release/update	Availability Date	Kernel Version
RHEL 3 Update 9	2007-06-20	2.4.21-50
RHEL 3 Update 8	2006-07-20	2.4.21-47
RHEL 3 Update 7	2006-03-17	2.4.21-40
RHEL 3 Update 6	2005-09-28	2.4.21-37
RHEL 3 Update 5	2005-05-18	2.4.21-32
RHEL 3 Update 4	2004-12-12	2.4.21-27
RHEL 3 Update 3	2004-09-03	2.4.21-20
RHEL 3 Update 2	2004-05-12	2.4.21-15
RHEL 3 Update 1	2004-01-16	2.4.21-9
RHEL 3 GA	2003-10-22	2.4.21-4

Codename:taroon (based on Red Hat Linux 9)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 General

release/update	Availability Date	Kernel Version
RHEL 2.1 Update 7	2005-04-28	-
RHEL 2.1 Update 6	2004-12-13	2.4.9-e.57
RHEL 2.1 Update 5	2004-08-18	2.4.9-e.49
RHEL 2.1 Update 4	2004-04-21	2.4.9-e.40
RHEL 2.1 Update 3	2004-12-19	2.4.9-e.34
RHEL 2.1 Update 2	2003-03-29	2.4.9-e.24
RHEL 2.1 Update 1	2003-02-14	2.4.9-e.12
RHEL 2.1 GA	2002-03-23	2.4.9-e.3

Codename:pensacola (AS)/Panama (ES) (based on Red Hat Linux 7.2)

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Version List

name	version	Development Code	Release date	Kernel version	Xorg	GNOME	KDE	Support Situation
Fedora	22	-	May 26, 2015	4.0	1.17	3.16	Plasma5.3 and Applications 15.04	Versions that are still supported
	21st	TwentyOne	December 9, 2014	3.16	1.16	3.14	4.14
	20	Heisenbug	December 17, 2013	3.11	1.14	3.10	4.11
	19	Schr?dinger ' s Cat	July 2, 2013	3.9	1.14	3.8	4.10
	18	Spherical Cow	January 15, 2013	3.6	1.13	3.6	4.9	Stop supported versions
	17	Beefy Miracle	May 29, 2012	3.3.4	1.12	3.4	4.8
	16	Verne	November 8, 2011	3.1.0	1.11.1	3.2.1	4.7.3
	15	Lovelock	May 24, 2011	2.6.38	1.10.1	3.0	4.6
	14	Laughlin	November 2, 2010	2.6.35	1.9.1	2.32	4.5.2
	13	Goddard	May 25, 2010	2.6.33	1.8.0	2.30	4.4.2
	12	Constantine	November 17, 2009	2.6.31	1.7.1	2.28.0	4.3.2
	11	Leonidas	June 9, 2009	2.6.29.4	1.6	2.26.1	4.2.2
	10	Cambridge	November 25, 2008	2.6.27	1.5.2	2.24.1	4.1.2
	9	Sulphur	May 13, 2008	2.6.25	1.4.99	2.22.1	4.0.3
	8	Werewolf	November 8, 2007	2.6.23.1	1.3.0	2.20.1	3.5.8
	7	Moonshine	May 31, 2007	2.6.21	1.3.0	2.18.0	3.5.6
Fedora Core	6	Zod	October 24, 2006	2.6.18	1.1.1	2.16.0	3.5.4
	5	Bordeaux	March 20, 2006	2.6.15	1.0.1	2.14.0	3.5.1
	4	Stentz	June 13, 2005	2.6.11	6.8.2	2.10.0	3.4.0
	3	Heidelberg	November 8, 2004	2.6.9	6.8.1	2.8.1	3.3.0
	2	Tettnang	May 18, 2004	2.6.5	6.7.0	2.6.0	3.2.2
	1	Yarrow	November 6, 2003	2.4.19	4.3.0 (XFREE86)	2.4.0	3.1.4

Note: Since each version of Feodra updates the above program throughout the support cycle, the program version of the above table is only the original version of the software released in this release

Note: Some of the information is from Wikipedia.

Detailed description of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Editions