Cockpit 291

Author: garrett

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+title: Cockpit 291
+author: mvollmer
+date: '2023-05-03'
+tags: cockpit, machines, podman
+slug: cockpit-291
+category: release
+summary: 'PatternFly 5, create VMs with raw disks, VM CPU editing refinements'
+---
+
+Cockpit is the [modern Linux admin interface](https://cockpit-project.org/).
+We release regularly.
+
+Here are the release notes from cockpit 291, cockpit-machines 289.1, and cockpit-podman 68:
+
+
+## Update to PatternFly 5 alpha
+
+Cockpit is now an "early adopter" of PatternFly 5. Everything should look the same. We ensured all functional and visual tests pass.
+
+While this should not affect anyone using Cockpit, it definitely will affect everyone developing for Cockpit. Read more on [our PatternFly 5 blog post](https://cockpit-project.org/blog/patternfly-v5-alpha.html).
+
+## Machines: VM creation supports raw disk format
+
+During virtual machine creation, there is now a raw disk option in the storage format selection.
+
+![Screenshot from 2023-05-03 12-32-48]({{ site.baseurl }}/images/291-option-to-use-raw-volume-during-vm-creation.png)
+
+## Machines: Redesign virtual machine CPU configuration
+
+The CPU model dialog and vCPU topology have been merged into a single overview entry and dialog. Additionally, a few minor improvements have been added, including vCPU maximum and vCPU count now being number inputs.
+
+![Screenshot from 2023-05-03 12-32-03]({{ site.baseurl }}/images/291-redesign-vm-s-cpu-configuration.png)
+
+![Screenshot from 2023-05-03 12-40-15]({{ site.baseurl }}/images/291-redesign-vm-s-cpu-configuration-2.png)
+
+
+## Try it out
+
+Cockpit 291, cockpit-machines 289.1, and cockpit-podman 68 are available now:
+
+* [For your Linux system](https://cockpit-project.org/running.html)
+* [Cockpit Client](https://flathub.org/apps/details/org.cockpit_project.CockpitClient)
+
+* [Cockpit Source Tarball](https://github.com/cockpit-project/cockpit/releases/tag/291)
+* [Cockpit Fedora 38](https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2023-7c385a140e)
+* [Cockpit Fedora 37](https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2023-914cfed0e7)
+* [cockpit-machines Source Tarball](https://github.com/cockpit-project/cockpit-machines/releases/tag/289.1)
+* [cockpit-machines Fedora 38](https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2023-f73576a710)
+* [cockpit-machines Fedora 37](https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2023-44a39665df)
+* [cockpit-podman Source Tarball](https://github.com/cockpit-project/cockpit-podman/releases/tag/68)
+* [cockpit-podman Fedora 38](https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2023-78662c9117)
+* [cockpit-podman Fedora 37](https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2023-b1b46b4120)
+
+*[CPU]: Central Processing Unit, the "brain" of a computer
+*[VM]: Virtual Machine