Red Hat linux piracy? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by Nimous@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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I have a fedora but I'm curious about Red Hat Enterprise Linux because they say fedora is a community version of red hat. I pirated Windows in years and it's really easy but is there any way to crack RHEL? I know it's not magical and I can use a free distro and have anything I need but for the sake of curiosity I need to try red hat linux and test it to find out how much effort they put on an enterprise product. I also know that there is a trial version or something but it's good for me to learn cracking that (if it's possible) because my future possibilities.

So please don't tell me that doing this is not necessary or get the trial version, just be kind and provide what you know about pirating RedHat Enterprise Linux.

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[-] OverfedRaccoon@lemm.ee 38 points 10 months ago

The "enterprise" part is you paying for the ability to get support if you need it.

[-] quat@lemmy.sdfeu.org 10 points 10 months ago

"Hello, support? How do I get through the Gnomish Mines in Nethack?"

[-] noUsernamesLef7@infosec.pub 2 points 10 months ago

Lots of searching

[-] Shimitar@feddit.it 36 points 10 months ago

Make no sense. Just download the ISO (from a torrent if you like "pirate stuff" or from official redhat after free registration) and install it. Dont sign-in, done.

Anyway what you pay for is supoort and online resources, not software.

Also, if you like "new" stuff use other distros. RHEL is for stability and long term support.

[-] razrabotka@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago

Obviously I'm not the user you've replied to, but what about SUSE Enterprise Linux Desktop, for example? I've got an ISO, but can't update because I need to have a subscription... Am I making stuff up or am I SOL?

[-] isgleas@lemmy.ml 4 points 10 months ago

You could use OpenSUSE Leap, which is binary compatible to SLES. Even if you have an already installed SLES and want it to be updated, there are several ways, like setting up leap's update repos (binary compatible, remember?), or download the latest quaterly updated iso image, or some other more convoluted ways.

[-] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 10 months ago

Migrate to openSUSE Leap if you don't want the enterprise support? From my understanding it's mostly downstream of SEL.

[-] nicocool84@sh.itjust.works 21 points 10 months ago

I think when you pay RHEL you mostly pay for support, custom dev and stuff like that so I would say it's really not worth the trouble getting the software.

[-] DangerMouse@lemm.ee 20 points 10 months ago

You do realize that RHEL is open source, right? The "pirating" has already been done by RockyLinux (formerly CentOS).

[-] sovietknuckles@hexbear.net 16 points 10 months ago

Rocky Linux's latest response to RHEL shenanigans is particularly cool. Since RHEL made the source code unavailable for packages, Rocky Linux now bases their RPMs on source code scraped from RHEL container images where the source code is still included

[-] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 17 points 10 months ago

Sign up for a free dev account, get a full free license. There's really no point in trying to "crack" it, unless you want to try collecting bug bounties.

[-] No_Huckleberry_2023@lemmy.ml 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Right here is the way... no need to "pirate" RHEL.

When you sign up for the FREE developer account.. you actually get 16 instances/entitlements you can run.. and you can renew your access yearly.. for free of course..

[-] theshatterstone54@feddit.uk 1 points 10 months ago

Basically this.

[-] Rodneyck@lemm.ee 8 points 10 months ago

Pirating linux....that is a concept you don't come across everyday. Dude, just move off of Red Hat and onto a linux distribution that is not a corporate mega-whatever. Debian, Arch...take your pick. Open source is free ship that lets you pirate from the corporate/priopriatary seas. Don't make it harder.

[-] Nimous@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 10 months ago

I want to make it harder. It's the only big paid distro out there and I wish to claim it. But they say I can install the OS free but taking support and installing packages require subscription so it seems my goal is just an illusion. But thanks for giving advice bro.

[-] junipoy@lemm.ee 5 points 10 months ago

There are some clones. Check AlmaLinux, CentOS...

[-] StrawberryPigtails@lemmy.astaluk.icu 3 points 10 months ago

RHEL is dead easy to pirate. https://developers.redhat.com/products/rhel/overview A developer account is needed (it's free) but after that you're golden.