Red Hat has released the latest minor release of the mature Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Platform. With an emphasis on providing greater stability for critical applications, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.10 offers enhanced features for reliability and security, including an updated version of OpenSCAP – the open source Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) configuration scanner, which meets the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) SCAP 1.2 standard.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.10 continues Red Hat’s commitment to a 10-year lifecycle for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and maintains backwards compatibility with all previous releases of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, including supported hardware and software platforms. In addition to OpenSCAP, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.10 also includes MySQL 5.5, the most recent, stable version of the open source database; enhanced subscription management tools; and Red Hat Access, delivered through the Red Hat Support Tool, which provides an integrated, seamless way to get answers with exclusive Red Hat Knowledge, use Red Hat’s automated diagnostic services for problem determination, and engage with Red Hat directly from a Linux terminal. Additionally, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.10 customers with Red Hat Enterprise Linux Developer subscriptions will gain access to Red Hat Developer Toolset 2.0, which offers users a selection of popular open source developer tools. Learn more about Red Hat Enterprise Linux.