K3s, a lightweight and highly available certified Kubernetes distribution, has released version v1.28.3+k3s2. This version is designed for production workloads in resource-constrained and remote locations, as well as inside IoT appliances. K3s comes as a single binary that is less than 70MB in size, making it easy to install, run, and auto-update a production Kubernetes cluster.

The latest release updates Kubernetes to version v1.28.3 and addresses several issues. Some of the changes since v1.28.3+k3s1 include:

• Restoration of selinux context systemd unit file
• Update of channel to v1.27.7+k3s1
• Bump of Sonobuoy version
• Bump of Trivy version
• Fix for accessing outer scope .SystemdCgroup, which resolves issues with starting with nvidia-container-runtime
• Upgrade of traefik chart to v25.0.0
• Update of traefik to fix registry value
• Improvement to not use iptables-save/iptables-restore if it will corrupt rules

The components and versions included in this release are as follows:

• Kubernetes v1.28.3
• Kine v0.10.3
• SQLite 3.42.0
• Etcd v3.5.9-k3s1
• Containerd v1.7.7-k3s1
• Runc v1.1.8
• Flannel v0.22.2
• Metrics-server v0.6.3
• Traefik v2.10.5
• CoreDNS v1.10.1
• Helm-controller v0.15.4
• Local-path-provisioner v0.0.24

For more information on the release and its features, refer to the Kubernetes release notes.

Overall, this new release of K3s brings important updates and fixes to enhance the performance and reliability of Kubernetes clusters in production environments.

Source: K3s

Longhorn has released version v1.4.4, a distributed block storage system for Kubernetes. This release includes various enhancements, improvements, bug fixes, and stability and resilience updates. Some of the notable improvements include the addition of disk status Prometheus metrics, improved log levels for resource update failures, and support for both NFS hard and soft with custom timeo and retrans options for RWX volumes. Bugs related to volume synchronization, attaching/detaching loops, and volume mounting have also been addressed. This release is aimed at providing a more stable and reliable storage solution for Kubernetes environments. For more information, you can visit the Longhorn v1.4.4 release page.

The openSUSE community has announced a logo competition for a new openSUSE logo, as well as four openSUSE distributions: Tumbleweed, Leap, Slowroll, and Kalpa. The aim of the competition is to strengthen the visual identity of the openSUSE brand and create a cohesive brand identity for its distributions.

The new logo designs should visualize a unified brand and integrate well with newer project logos like Aeon, MicroOS, and Leap Micro. The logos for the openSUSE distributions are designed with simple shapes and lines, typically as empty outlines. The logos use a 16u square canvas with a 1u stroke width.

The competition is open to the openSUSE community and the deadline for submissions is November 22. The winners will receive a “Geeko Mystery Box” as a reward for their creative designs.

The rules of the contest state that the logo should be licensed under CC-BY-SA 4.0 and allow everyone to use it without attribution if it is used as the logo for the openSUSE Project. The design must be original and not include any third party materials. Both monochrome and color formats are required for submission, and the design should reflect the openSUSE communities.

To submit a design, participants must email their vector file in SVG format to ddemaio@opensuse.org, along with a PNG of the design posted on the openSUSE website. The file size should be less than 512 KB. Participants should also include their name, mail address, and a description of the design’s philosophy.

The submitted designs will be added to a survey where the community can vote on them. The final decision will be made at an openSUSE Community meeting.

Longhorn, a distributed block storage system for Kubernetes, has released its latest release candidate, Longhorn v1.4.4-rc1. This cloud-native storage solution is built using Kubernetes and container primitives.

Longhorn is known for being lightweight, reliable, and powerful. It can be easily installed on an existing Kubernetes cluster with a single kubectl apply command or by using Helm charts. Once installed, Longhorn adds support for persistent volumes to the Kubernetes cluster.

One of the key features of Longhorn is its implementation of distributed block storage using containers and microservices. It creates a dedicated storage controller for each block device volume and synchronously replicates the volume across multiple replicas stored on multiple nodes. The orchestration of these storage controllers and replicas is done using Kubernetes.

The v1.4.4-rc1 release of Longhorn introduces bug fixes and improvements, primarily focused on stability. Users are encouraged to try out the release and provide feedback. The Longhorn project appreciates all contributions.

For installation, Longhorn supports three methods: Rancher App Marketplace, Kubectl, and Helm. Detailed installation instructions can be found here.

Before upgrading to Longhorn v1.4.4 from v1.3.x/v1.4.x, it is important to read the important notes and ensure that the Kubernetes cluster is at least v1.21. The live upgrade from these source versions is not supported until the GA release. Upgrade instructions can be found here.

There are no deprecations or incompatibilities to note in this release. However, users are advised to check for any outstanding issues after the release on the Longhorn GitHub page here.

The v1.4.4-rc1 release also includes several enhancements, improvements, bug fixes, and stability and resilience updates. Notable improvements include the addition of disk status Prometheus metrics, removal of Longhorn engine path mismatch logs, and prevention of accidental deletion of Longhorn settings. A full list of these enhancements, improvements, and bug fixes can be found in the release notes.

The contributors to this release include @ChanYiLin, @PhanLe1010, @c3y1huang, and many others.

Longhorn continues to be a leading storage solution for Kubernetes, providing users with a reliable and powerful distributed block storage system. The release of Longhorn v1.4.4-rc1 brings important bug fixes and improvements, enhancing the stability of the platform. Users are encouraged to try out the release and provide feedback to further improve the Longhorn project.

openSUSE has announced the availability of Leap Micro 5.5, the latest version of its modern lightweight host operating system. Leap Micro 5.5 is essentially a rebranded version of SLE Micro, so all the documents and release notes from SLE Micro 5.5 are applicable to Leap Micro as well.

It’s important to note that with the release of Leap Micro 5.5, Leap Micro 5.3 has reached its End of Life (EOL). Users of Leap Micro 5.3 are strongly advised to upgrade to either the Leap Micro 5.4 or 5.5 release to ensure access to the latest features, security enhancements, and ongoing support.

One of the standout features of Leap Micro 5.5 is its enhanced support for SELinux. Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux) now includes podman-docker and hyper-v support for AArch64, providing users with a more robust and secure computing experience. Leap Micro 5.5 also includes podman 4.4, which introduces podman quadlets. Users can check out the Nextcloud deployment using quadlets to explore this feature. Additionally, Leap Micro ships with podman-docker, a podman wrapper that can be used together with docker-compose.

The container management interface Cockpit has also received notable improvements in version 298. Users can now use Cockpit to manage all of their home workloads, providing a more convenient management solution.

For users new to the immutable OS space, which consists of systems with read-only /root, there is a transactional update guide available to help navigate the update process. Additionally, users can use the Toolbox tool to install additional software without the need for a reboot, making it particularly useful for debugging scenarios where a reboot is not feasible.

The openSUSE Leap Micro 5.5 Beta has been released, offering a lightweight Linux operating system designed for containers and virtualized workloads. As the community version of SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro, openSUSE Leap Micro focuses on reliability and caters to container and virtualization use-cases. One of the major changes in this release is improved Security Enhanced Linux (SELinux) support. A release candidate for Leap Micro 5.5 will be available soon, with the official general availability (GA) release expected in early October. For more information and to download the Leap Micro 5.5 Beta, visit the openSUSE website.

Source: Phoronix.