Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions and release dates

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