Version
|
Type
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Code name
|
Release date
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Kernel version
|
Comment
|
?
|
test
|
Preview
|
26 June 1994
[18]
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1.1.18 (dev)
|
First test release, not publicly distributed. It used the RPP package manager.
|
Old version, no longer maintained:
0.9
|
beta
|
Halloween
|
31 October 1994
|
1.0.9 (stable)
1.1.54 (dev)
|
Purchased beta, came with documentation and graphical system management tools.
|
Old version, no longer maintained:
1
|
stable
|
Mother's Day
|
May 1995
|
1.2.8
|
ACC Bookstores (Bob Young) bought out Red Hat Software, Inc. (Mark Ewing) and introduced the "Red Hat Commercial Linux" moniker.
|
Old version, no longer maintained:
1.1
|
bug fix
|
Mother's Day+0.1
|
August 1995
|
1.2.11
1.2.13
|
Called "Mother's Day Plus One".
|
Old version, no longer maintained:
2.0
|
stable
|
?
|
20 September 1995
|
1.2.13?2
|
First stable RPM release, and the first one to use the "Red Hat LiNUX" branding.
|
Old version, no longer maintained:
2.1
|
bug fix
|
Bluesky
|
23 November 1995
|
1.2.13 (stable)
1.3.32 (dev)
|
The first
Alpha
release (January 1996) was based on this version.
|
Old version, no longer maintained:
3.0.3
|
stable
|
Picasso
|
1 May 1996
|
1.2.13
|
First version released for multiple architectures and executable formats (x86/Alpha, ELF/a.out) at the same time. Introduced the Metro-X server, glint graphical management tool for RPM, and graphical printer configuration.
|
Old version, no longer maintained:
3.9
|
beta
|
Rembrandt
|
July?August 1996
|
2.0
|
RPM was rewritten in C. PAM and kernel modules were introduced.
|
Old version, no longer maintained:
4.0
|
stable
|
Colgate
|
3 October 1996
|
2.0.18
|
Added support for
SPARC
architecture and ELF executables on Alpha. Introduced Shadowman™ logo, free electronic format documentation and the Red Baron browser.
|
Old version, no longer maintained:
4.1
|
stable
|
Vanderbilt
|
3 February 1997
|
2.0.27
|
InfoWorld, Best of 1996, Operating Systems.
|
Old version, no longer maintained:
4.2
|
stable
|
Biltmore
|
19 May 1997
|
2.0.30?2
|
Shipped the old libc 5.3 instead of the buggy 5.4 release. This decision was widely criticised, but avoided many issues.
|
Old version, no longer maintained:
4.8
|
beta
|
Thunderbird
|
27 August 1997
|
?
|
Introduced glibc 2.0.
|
Old version, no longer maintained:
4.9
|
beta
|
Mustang
|
7 November 1997
|
?
|
Cemented the two-cycle beta release style due to massive changes in the C library version.
|
Old version, no longer maintained:
5.0
|
stable
|
Hurricane
|
1 December 1997
|
2.0.32?2
|
Introduced BRU2000-PE™ backup and the Real Audio™ client and server. 1997 InfoWorld Product of the Year.
|
Old version, no longer maintained:
5.1
|
stable
|
Manhattan
|
22 May 1998
|
2.0.34?0.6
|
Introduced the Linux Applications CD, GNOME preview version (separate, not default), linuxconf, and the Netscape browser. Last release to load a live filesystem from the CD.
|
Old version, no longer maintained:
5.2
|
stable
|
Apollo
|
2 November 1998
|
2.0.36?0.7
|
GNOME technology preview (separate, not default).
|
Old version, no longer maintained:
5.9
|
beta
|
Starbuck
|
17 March 1999
|
?
|
|
Old version, no longer maintained:
6.0
|
stable
|
Hedwig
|
26 April 1999
|
2.2.5?15
|
Introduced glibc 2.1, egcs, and Linux 2.2.
GNOME 1
was integrated.
|
Old version, no longer maintained:
6.0.50
|
beta
|
Lorax
|
6 September 1999
|
?
|
Introduced a completely rewritten graphical installer (anaconda), with graphical mode and text mode implemented in Python.
|
Old version, no longer maintained:
6.1
|
stable
|
Cartman
|
4 October 1999
|
2.2.12?20
|
InfoWorld, 1999 Product of the Year, Operating Systems and multiple other awards.
|
Old version, no longer maintained:
6.1.92
|
beta
|
Piglet
|
9 February 2000
|
?
|
|
Old version, no longer maintained:
6.2
|
stable
|
Zoot
|
3 April 2000
|
2.2.14?5.0
|
First release to offer ISO images for FTP download.
|
Old version, no longer maintained:
6.9.5
|
beta
|
Pinstripe
|
31 July 2000
|
?
|
|
Old version, no longer maintained:
7
|
stable
|
Guinness
|
25 September 2000
|
2.2.16?22
|
First release to support Red Hat Network out of the box. Caused the gcc 2.96 flame war, leading to the 2.96RH name being used later.
|
Old version, no longer maintained:
7.0.90
|
beta
|
Fisher
|
31 January 2001
|
2.4
|
First release with Linux 2.4.
|
Old version, no longer maintained:
7.0.91
|
beta
|
Wolverine
|
21 February 2001
|
?
|
|
Old version, no longer maintained:
7.1
|
stable
|
Seawolf
|
16 April 2001
|
2.4.2?2
|
First release to debut a new kernel stream out of the beta cycle. First release to simultaneously support all included languages. Introduced the Mozilla browser.
|
Old version, no longer maintained:
7.1.93
|
beta
|
Roswell
|
2 August 2001
|
?
|
ext3 becomes default; the installer offers to convert ext2 filesystems. LILO replaced with GRUB as the default bootloader.
|
Old version, no longer maintained:
7.2
|
stable
|
Enigma
|
22 October 2001
|
2.4.7?10
|
GNOME 1.4, KDE 2.2. Would serve as the development basis for RHEL 2.1 AS (Pensacola).
|
Old version, no longer maintained:
7.2A
|
stable
|
EnigmaA
|
29 December 2001
|
2.4.17
|
GNOME 1.4, KDE 2.2.2. Has version in the letter A.
|
Old version, no longer maintained:
7.2.91
|
beta
|
Skipjack
|
22 March 2002
|
?
|
Expected to ship a lot of new programs (gcc 3, GTK 2, Python 2) that were postponed for 8.0.
|
Old version, no longer maintained:
7.3
|
stable
|
Valhalla
|
6 May 2002
|
2.4.18?3
|
Last release with the Netscape browser.
|
Old version, no longer maintained:
7.3.29
|
beta
|
Limbo
|
4 July 2002
|
?
|
700 MB ISO images were tested, but they proved problematic.
|
Old version, no longer maintained:
8.0
|
stable
|
Psyche
|
30 September 2002
|
2.4.18?14
|
gcc 3.2, glibc 2.3 RC, OpenOffice 1.0.1,
GNOME 2
, KDE 3.0.3. Introduced the Bluecurve™ cross-environment unified look and feel.
|
Old version, no longer maintained:
9
|
stable
|
Shrike
|
31 March 2003
|
2.4.20?8
|
KDE 3.1 and GNOME 2.2. Introduced NPTL support with glibc 2.3.2 and kernel 2.4.20. Would serve as the development basis for RHEL 3.
|
Old version, no longer maintained:
9.0.93
|
beta
|
Severn
|
21 July 2003
|
?
|
Final RHL release. It would be merged with Fedora Linux to form release Fedora Core 1 test 2, version 0.94.
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Legend:
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Older version, still maintained
Latest version
Latest preview version
Future release
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