Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.2 and 9.8 will offer advanced AI capabilities, enhanced security, and simplified IT operations. The new versions will include:

• A new, optional, command-line AI assistant, “goose”, with advanced functionality and improved visual output to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux command-line assistant to simplify management.
• New bootc enhancements with image mode as well as an enhanced image builder command-line interface (CLI).
• Red Hat Certificate System 11.0, available alongside Red Hat Enterprise Linux, introduces quantum-resistant signatures to help organizations meet emerging NIST standards and resist "harvest now, decrypt later” attacks.
• A simplified, single-step conversion and upgrade path from Red Hat Enterprise Linux clones to Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Also introduces a new Upgrade System Role for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.2 and certified Ansible Automation Platform content.
• Production ready developer tools including Python 3.14, Go 1.26, LLVM 21, Rust 1.92, PostgreSQL 18, and more.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extended Life Cycle, Premium is a new offering that combines the benefits of a Red Hat Enterprise Linux Premium subscription with up to 14-year lifecycles for the latest minor release. Red Hat Enterprise Linux Long-Life Add-On will be available soon, and it will provide a continuous, yearly support path for organizations that require fundamental infrastructure to remain unchanged.

Now in developer preview with read-only analysis, MCP server for Red Hat Enterprise Linux can enable a new era of faster problem solving and closing the skills gap by connecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux and LLMs. This approach to Linux management lets administrators manage their systems using natural language and automated, multi-step workflows without sacrificing security. With Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.2 comes access to goose, an open-source agent that can be used (with other AI agents) to connect multiple MCP servers into a single command line assistant.

With environments changing to include AI-drive workflows, image-based deployments, and hybrid-cloud virtualization, Satellite 6.19 helps keep your workloads stable, compliant, and under total sovereign control. Red Hat Satellite 6.19 new capabilities include: 

• Unified all hosts console and AI-driven troubleshooting (MCP) to reduce manual burden.
• Local vulnerability service and advanced triage controls for proactive risk mitigation and zero-trust execution.
• Extended Update Support (EUS) that provides a 30-month bridge to plan the transition to Satellite 7.

Upgrade your Red Hat Enterprise Linux infrastructure with a complete, predictable experience. We now provide a supported, in-place upgrade path using AI-assisted Red Hat Enterprise Linux upgrades with Ansible Automation Platform. Enhance security, reduce manual effort, and prepare your infrastructure for the next wave of AI. 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 introduces the next era of the operating system (OS), with AI readiness and advanced capabilities to help: 

• Address the Linux skills gap with new generative AI capabilities.
• Make better decisions at build time with new capabilities for Red Hat Lightspeed.
• Strengthen security with post-quantum cryptography preparation.
• Limit drift with image mode for Red Hat Enterprise Linux.