Fedora 24 Now Generally Available, Delivers New Cloud and Container Features
June 21 2016 - 10:30AM
Business Wire
Adds OpenShift Origin and developer mode for
Fedora Atomic Host to drive containerized application development
and deployment
The Fedora Project, a Red Hat, Inc., sponsored and
community-driven open source collaboration, today announced the
general availability of Fedora 24, the first 2016 release of the
fully-open Fedora operating system. As with previous Fedora
releases, Fedora 24 comprises a set of base packages that form the
foundation of three distinct editions: Fedora 24 Cloud, Fedora 24
Server, and Fedora 24 Workstation.
At a foundational level, Fedora 24 now includes glibc 2.23 for
better performance and improvements to POSIX compliance and GNU
Compiler Collection (GCC) 6. All base packages have been rebuilt
with GCC 6, providing better code optimization across all Fedora 24
editions and improving the overall stability of each addition.
While enhanced features and bug fixes have been delivered for
all editions, Fedora 24 emphasizes new tools and capabilities for
developers seeking to better leverage Linux containers and
orchestration technologies, like Kubernetes. This is highlighted
through the inclusion of OpenShift Origin, a Kubernetes
distribution for application development and deployment, with
Fedora 24 Cloud to help create an overall smoother
experience for Fedora Cloud users building and launching
containerized applications.
Additionally, Fedora Atomic Host, based on Fedora 24 and
released on a two-week schedule, includes a new developer mode.
When run, the host is downloaded and automatically starts Cockpit
along with tmux, making it far easier to work in the Fedora Atomic
Host developer console. This also streamlines the ability to
capture key session information, like the IP address and root
password.
Beyond standard bug fixes and performance tweaks, Fedora 24 also
provides:
- A refined Domain Controller role for
Fedora 24 Server by way of FreeIPA 4.3, helping to
streamline replica installation, segment creation and topology
visualization. The overall footprint of Fedora Server has also been
reduced by removing unneeded packages.
- GNOME 3.20 and a technology preview
Wayland highlight the additions to Fedora 24 Workstation,
with the former providing the latest iteration of the GNOME 3
desktop environment while the latter delivers a glimpse into the
next-generation display server protocol and the graphical future of
the Fedora desktop.
Supporting Quote
Matthew Miller, Fedora Project Leader
“Fedora 24 continues Fedora’s drive to provide the latest,
powerful open source tools and components to a variety of end
users, from developers to systems administrators. With the addition
of OpenShift Origin to Fedora 24 Cloud, Fedora users now have an
additional powerful tool to not only build but also deploy and
orchestrate many of the latest innovations in Linux
containers.”
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