(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Software developer Ksplice (www.ksplice.com) has launched its Ksplice Uptrack service for Fedora Linux, making it the latest Linux distribution to instantly install crucial updates and security patches without having to reboot.
Hundreds of cloud-computing providers, Web hosting firms and enterprise Linux installations worldwide use Ksplice Uptrack to update their kernels seamlessly updated without disrupting customers.
According to Ksplice’s Tuesday announcement, this capability is now a free option for millions of Fedora users. “Ksplice was originally developed on Fedora in the first place,” Ksplice founder and chief executive Jeff Arnold said in a statement. “We’re thrilled to contribute our service back to the Fedora community for free.”
As a measure to guard against security flaws, Linux distributions typically ask users to install a kernel update roughly once a month, which has traditionally required a reboot and scheduled downtime. By letting users install kernel updates automatically without downtime, Uptrack reduces the cost of system administration and dramatically increases compliance with security updates.
“Ksplice Uptrack is an interesting technology that promises to make it easier for our users to keep Fedora installations up-to-date,” Fedora Project leader Jared Smith stated. “We appreciate Ksplice’s participation in the Fedora community.”
Ksplice has contributed its software to the Fedora Project for integration into future versions of the distribution itself. In addition to Fedora, Ksplice Uptrack is available for seven other leading versions of Linux including Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Parallels Virtuozzo Containers, CloudLinux, Ubuntu, Debian GNU/Linux, CentOS, and OpenVZ. The service for Fedora and Ubuntu Desktop is free of charge, but for other distributions the subscription fee starts at $3.95 per system a month, after a 30-day free trial.
