Cockpit 218
Cockpit is the modern Linux admin interface. We release regularly. Here are the release notes from version 218.
Services: Improved accessibility and mobile support
The Services page has been rewritten using PatternFly 4 for improved accessibility. It now also works properly in mobile mode.
Overview: Add uptime information
The “System Information” card on the Overview page now shows the machine’s uptime (i.e. how long it has been running since the last boot).
Thanks to Martin Schiffner for this contribution!
Disable idle timeout by default
As a response to user feedback, the automatic session timeout after 15 minutes introduced in Cockpit 209 is now disabled by default. As Cockpit is never the primary session on a device, it is generally sufficient to let screen lock on desktops and mobile devices protect the session.
The idle timeout can still be enabled in cockpit.conf. Any existing explicit setting continues to work as before.
Support building without polkit
Cockpit integrates a polkit agent, to handle D-Bus services like firewalld and udisks for users who are not full administrators. However, polkit has some large dependencies like mozjs which may be undesirable for embedded systems. With this Cockpit version, building without the polkit libraries is possible. This will, of course, disable the polkit agent within Cockpit sessions.
Thanks to Michael Häner for this contribution!
Try it out
Cockpit 218 is available now: