开发者发行版：RHEL 5.2 Beta

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Red Hat has announced the first beta release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5.2, the second maintenance update to the RHEL 5 series: "RedHat is pleased to announce the availability of the beta release of 5.2(kernel 2.6.18) for the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 family of products.This beta release includes the following improvements: virtualizationenhancements; laptop and desktop enhancement (suspend and hibernateimprovements, re-base of the top desktop applications, updated graphicsdrivers); encryption and security Enhancements; improved audit andlogging; networking and IPv6 enablement; cluster improvements; kernelimprovements; architecture specific support; new driver support ordriver updates." Please read the complete release announcementfor known issues and other details. Existing RHEL subscribersinterested in testing the release can update their installations withyum or they can download new installation media from Red Hat Networks.