Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and 9

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8 and 9 is enterprise-class operating system that have a set of unique features that can help administer the system on a day-to-day basis. They also feature security enhancements such as SELinux and integrated buffer-overflow protection.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8 and 9 is the only operating system officially supported by Flexera for the Software Vulnerability Manager On-Premises Edition system. You should also be aware that Red Hat Enterprise Linux is a commercial Linux distribution and is therefore subject to an annual fee for receiving updates.

Important:Ensure that you are installing Software Vulnerability Manager on a base install of RHEL, and nothing else. If, for example, you have applied your own security settings to the RHEL installation prior to the Software Vulnerability Manager installation, this can prevent Software Vulnerability Manager from installing correctly.