RHEL 8 is another reason for channel partners to talk about Linux with customers, said Gunnar Hellekson, senior director of product management at Red Hat.

eWEEK Labs' tests of Red Hat Linux 8.0 showed this operating system raises the bar for design polish among desktop Linux options without sacrificing Linux's valuable flexibility.

The software also offers integration with Red Hat Network and new GUI accessibility features. The delivery fulfills Red Hat's promise to make Red Hat 8.0 available by month's end.

At Red Hat Summit 2019, Red Hat announced the availability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8, with support for the Red Hat Container Toolkit, and the Universal Base Image.