So Red Hat Enterprise Linux, also known as RHEL, is the leading Linux distribution.
It started in 1993 as a Linux distribution and was among the first distributions that
offered support with their software.
And because of the support offering, Red Hat Enterprise Linux currently is the most successful
Linux distribution for use in companies.
Companies like this support because it means that if there is a big problem, they won't
be alone.
Now, in Red Hat Enterprise Linux, there are different versions.
A new major version of RHEL is released approximately every three years.
A major version is when you shift from 9 to 10, for instance.
And the current major version of RHEL is 10.
During the lifetime of a major version, minor updates are provided, typically in a six to
nine month interval.
And that means that you would get 10.1 and 10.2 and 10.3 and so on.
Big changes are only introduced in major versions.
Minor versions don't see any big changes.
And while a new version of RHEL is introduced, the previous versions will still be supported.
So you won't be forced to migrate to the newer version immediately.
Long-term support typically is available for five years, with an extended long-term support
to at least seven years.
For more details about that, I recommend you check out the website access.redhat.com
slash support slash policy for the current support policy.