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Chapter 18. The command-line assistant powered by RHEL Lightspeed is now available in RHEL

The following chapter contains the most notable changes between RHEL 8 and RHEL 9.

RHEL 9.6 introduces the following changes over the previous versions:

The optional AI tool command-line assistant powered by RHEL Lightspeed is now available in RHEL

You can install the command-line assistant and use the AI tool to interact with workflows to solve issues, to have access to knowledge from several Red Hat resources, implement new RHEL features, find information, and more.

The command-line assistant powered by Red Hat Lightspeed available in a containerized version

You can run the command-line assistant in a completely disconnected, offline, or air-gapped environment, as it does not require any external network connectivity to operate locally on your workstation or on an individual RHEL system.

The command-line assistant supports image mode for RHEL

You can customize your Containerfile to include the command-line-assistant package, create a disk image from a container image, and boot a system with that image. The system image has the command-line assistant preinstalled, and you can use it after you register your system with subscription-manager.

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