Hi folks
Anybody tried the RHEL server version 8 yet. Also is there a way to install KDE on it and add the nux-dextop (fedora - multi-media stuff).

I know it sounds bonkers but I quite like the idea of using the server as well as a dektop. CENTOS 7 (based on RHEL 7) works just fine as a desktop - especially on laptops.

Cheers
-D

Haven't tried it, but probably wouldn't considering it's still beta. And not sure why you'd want a server-class distro on a workstation; not much point. A 'consumer' distro (Fedora, openSUSE, Mint, etc.), will support more consumer devices right out of the gate, with less fiddling with it. And any Linux distro is pretty stable, so you can leave it up 24/7 at home, and not have problems. Doesn't seem to be much point in RHEL/CentOS on a laptop, but go for it if you want.

Red Hat has a workstation image available, we use them at work all the time. People seem to love them.

I played around with RHEL 8 Beta a little bit. On the face you will not notice much difference, especially is you use newer Fedora versions.

Here are the release notes if you really interested:
https://access.redhat.com/documentat...se_notes/index

If you have any specific questions or want me to try something, feel free to ask.

"Based on Fedora 28 and the upstream kernel 4.18" So most have seen this.

"No version of Python is installed by default" In a way that is good. Fedora has in my opinion been shipping with a sometimes difficult to fix Python.

"nftables framework replaces iptables" That's interesting. "The nftables kernel engine adds a simple virtual machine into the Linux kernel which is able to execute bytecode to inspect a network packet and make decisions on how that packet should be handled." Wiki

Better VM integration as expected.

HA support as expected for it's ultimate use has been updated.

I'm sure Big Blue will insert some on their toys soon.

Indeed they do, but the OP specifically said "RHEL server version 8".
First hand experience is always good. Still, unless I absolutely *NEEDED* some bleeding-edge feature, I'd not monkey with a beta version of an OS.