Red Hat Linux 9.0

Red Hat Linux 9.0 is the last version of Red Hat Linux, released in 31 March 2003 under the codename "Shrike". It introduced NPTL support and shipped with Linux kernel 2.4.20, GNOME 2.2 and KDE 3.1.

It is the last version before Red Hat discontinue the product line and splits into two RHEL-based distributions, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (for commercial enterprise) and Fedora (free distro and community project intended for home use).