Red Hat Linux 7.2 for Intel Itanium

Red Hat just let us know that it has released Red Hat Linux 7.2 for the 64-bit Intel Itanium Processor, which includes the Red Hat Linux 7.2 OS with the 2.4 kernel and ext3 journaling file system. Red Hat says that this configuration supports the very large address space of Itanium-based systems and scales to eight or more Itanium processors running as a single system image. A more complete set of configuration tools and security enhancements are also said to be available in this new release. The new RH Linux can also be used to port 32-bit UNIX applications to Itanium systems, as well as developing new applications. New Features include network configuration, user management, and hardware viewing tools; firewall configuration during installation; improved USB support; Nautilus file manager; and the latest versions of the GNOME and KDE desktop environments. Red Hat Linux 7.2 for the Itanium Processor is now available for purchase or download. If you're a Linux jock who needs more details, you can check out Red Hat's website .