Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions and release dates
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Release/Update |
General Availability Date |
Redhat-release Errata Date * |
Kernel Version |
RHEL 7 Update 2 |
DNT |
DNT |
DNT |
RHEL 7 Update 1 |
2015-03-05 |
RHEA-2015: 0524 |
3.10.0-229 |
RHEL 7 GA |
2014-06-09 |
- |
3.10.0-123 |
RHEL 7 RC |
2014-04-23 |
- |
3.10.0-121 |
RHEL 7 Beta |
|
- |
3.10.0-54.0.1 |
Codename: Maipo (based on a mix of Fedora 19, Fedora 20, and several modifications)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Release/Update |
General Availability Date |
Redhat-release Errata Date * |
Kernel Version |
RHEL 6 Update 7 |
DNT |
DNT |
DNT |
RHEL 6 Update 6 |
2014-10-14 |
RHEA-2014: 1608 |
2.6.32-504 |
RHEL 6 Update 5 |
2013-11-21 |
RHSA-2013: 1645-2 |
2.6.32-431 |
RHEL 6 Update 4 |
2013-02-21 |
RHSA-2013-0496 |
2.6.32-358 |
RHEL 6 Update 3 |
2012-06-20 |
RHSA-2012-0862 |
2.6.32-279 |
RHEL 6 Update 2 |
2011-12-06 |
RHEA-2011: 1743 |
2.6.32-220 |
RHEL 6 Update 1 |
2011-05-19 |
RHEA-2011: 0540 |
2.6.32-131.0.15 |
RHEL 6 GA |
2010-11-09 |
- |
2.6.32-71 |
Codename: Santiago (based on a mix of Fedora 12, Fedora 13, and several modifications)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Release/Update |
General Availability Date |
Redhat-release Errata Date * |
Kernel Version |
RHEL 5 Update 11 |
2014-09-16 |
RHEA-2014-1238 |
2.6.18-398 |
RHEL 5 Update 10 |
2013-10-01 |
RHEA-2013-1311 |
2.6.18-371 |
RHEL 5 Update 9 |
2013-01-07 |
RHEA-2013-0021 |
2.6.18-348 |
RHEL 5 Update 8 |
2012-02-20 |
2012-02-20 RHEA-2012: 0315 |
2.6.18-308 |
RHEL 5 Update 7 |
2011-07-21 |
RHEA-2011: 0977 |
2.6.18-274 |
RHEL 5 Update 6 |
2011-01-13 |
RHEA-2011: 0020 |
2.6.18-238 |
RHEL 5 Update 5 |
2010-03-30 |
2010-03-30 RHEA-2010: 0207 |
2.6.18-194 |
RHEL 5 Update 4 |
2009-09-02 |
RHEA-2009: 1400 |
2.6.18-164 |
RHEL 5 Update 3 |
2009-01-20 |
RHEA-2009: 0133 |
2.6.18-128 |
RHEL 5 Update 2 |
2008-05-21 |
RHEA-2008: 0436 |
2.6.18-92 |
RHEL 5 Update 1 |
2007-11-07 |
RHEA-2007: 0854 |
2.6.18-53 |
RHEL 5 GA |
2007-03-15 |
- |
2.6.18-8 |
Codename: Tikanga (based on Fedora Core 6)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
Release/Update |
General Availability Date |
Redhat-release Errata Date * |
Kernel Version |
RHEL 4 Update 9 |
2011-02-16 |
RHEA-2011: 0251 |
2.6.9 to 100 |
RHEL 4 Update 8 |
2009-05-19 |
RHEA-2009: 1002 |
2.6.9-89 |
RHEL 4 Update 7 |
2008-07-29 |
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 |
RHBA-2007: 0196 |
2.6.9-55 |
RHEL 4 Update 4 |
2006-08-10 |
RHBA-2006: 0601 |
2.6.9-42 |
RHEL 4 Update 3 |
2006-0 |
RHBA-2006: 0149 |
2.6.9-34 |
RHEL 4 Update 2 |
2005- |
RHEA-2005: 786 |
2.6.9-22 |
RHEL 4 Update 1 |
|
RHEA-2005: 318 |
2.6.9-11 |
RHEL 4 GA |
July |
- |
2.6.9-5 |
Codename: Nahant (based on Fedora Core 3)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
Release/Update |
General Availability Date |
Kernel Version |
RHEL 3 Update 9 |
2007-06-20 |
2.4.21-50 |
RHEL 3 Update 8 |
2006-0 |
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 |
|
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
Release/Update |
General Availability Date |
Kernel Version |
RHEL 2.1 Update 7 |
|
- |
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 |
2003-29 |
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)
* Helpful when cloning channels in Satellite for a minor version plus all errata prior to the next minor release using spacewalk-clone-by-date or the webUI.
For more information, see the official website https://access.redhat.com/articles/3078