14 DAY TRIAL // Softpedia was informed by the Black Lab Linux development team about the immediate availability of the first Service Pack (SP) of the Black Lab Enterprise Linux 8 OS.
Based on the long-term supported Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) operating system, Black Lab Enterprise Linux 8 Service Pack 1 (SP1) is now powered by Linux kernel 4.4.0-45.66, the same version used upstream, which is patched against the nasty "Dirty COW" bug that could have allowed a local attacker to gain administrative privileges.
Now that Canonical is offering kernel live patch services for its Ubuntu 16.04 LTS release, Black Lab Linux developers also implemented the well-known Kspice tool for offering users rebootless kernel installs. Additionally, Black Lab Enterprise Linux 8 SP1 adds full UEFI support and the ability to install Snap packages.
"Service Pack 1 is jam packed full of innovations and features," reads the announcement. "Black Lab Enterprise Linux is the fastest growing Enterprise desktop Linux offering on the market today. Black Lab Enterprise Linux 8.0 SP1 is a hybrid operating system meaning you can deploy local applications that you need as well as the cloud-based applications that you want."
Recent software versions have landed as well
Also new in the Black Lab Enterprise Linux 8 Service Pack 1 update are recent software versions, such as the LibreOffice 5.2 office suite and Mozilla Firefox 49.0.1 web browser. The KDE Plasma 5.5 desktop environment is used, and popular apps like Mozilla Thunderbird, InkScape, Skype, GIMP, and Webmin have been added or updated.
You can study the full package list if you're curious to know which software versions ship with Black Lab Enterprise Linux 8 Service Pack 1, which you can purchase right now from the official website. In related news, the Black Lab SDK is now available for download for Black Lab Linux 8 and Black Lab Enterprise Linux 8.0 SP1.
