Cockpit 337

by Jelle van der Waa –
category: release

Cockpit is the modern Linux admin interface. We release regularly.

Here are the release notes from Cockpit 337, cockpit-podman 104, cockpit-files 19, cockpit-machines 330, and cockpit-ostree 208:

A fresh new style, upgraded to PatternFly 6

Cockpit features a refreshed style, thanks to the latest major version of PatternFly. This update replaces the previous “industrial” look with a more modern “airy” design, featuring even more rounded corners, fewer borders, and improved visual consistency. This release also includes numerous UI-related bug fixes.

The visual changes apply to the core Cockpit interface and all official plugins (including cockpit-files, cockpit-machines, cockpit-podman, and cockpit-ostree). We have tested the new look in both light and dark styles, verified accessibility, and confirmed compatibility with right-to-left (RTL) languages. We are happy with the state of the migration and are ready to share it with everyone.

If you do encounter any issue, please file a bug report to let us know!

For plugin developers: We wrote a guide for upgrading to PatternFly 6.

screenshot of Cockpit overview with new Patternfly design

Software updates: Support dnf needs-restarting

On CentOS Stream and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, the Software Updates page uses dnf needs-restarting to check if updates only need service restarts or require a full reboot. This replaces the tracer tool previously used in version 9.

Containers managed by systemd link to the Services page, where these containers can be stopped or restarted.

screenshot of link to services page for service containers

Podman: Connect to other accounts with containers

Administrators sometimes run services as unprivileged containers on other system user accounts, for isolation purposes. These system users typically don’t have a password and thus one cannot log into Cockpit as a system user.

When starting, Cockpit Podman scans the system for other accounts with running containers and provides a means to connect to Podman services on other accounts.

Note that you can only connect to one account at a time, to avoid breaking isolation.

podman-multi-user-fs8

Create symbolic links (symlinks) for files and directories by right-clicking and selecting the Create link menu entry. Both relative and absolute path symlinks are supported.

screenshot of symlink creation support

Try it out

Cockpit 337, cockpit-podman 104, cockpit-files 19, cockpit-machines 330, and cockpit-ostree 208 are available now: