Cockpit 217

Author: mvollmer

_posts/2020-04-15-cockpit-217.md

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+title: Cockpit 217
+author: mvo
+date: 2020-04-15
+tags: cockpit linux
+slug: cockpit-217
+category: release
+summary: Cockpit with improved Insights details, dialog buttons, and VM consoles
+comments: 'true'
+---
+
+Cockpit is the [modern Linux admin interface](https://cockpit-project.org/). We release regularly. Here are the release notes from version 217.
+
+### Overview: More details about Insights rule hits
+
+When a machine is connected to Red Hat Insights, the Health card on
+the Overview page now shows more details.
+
+![Insights details](/images/health-insights.png)
+
+### Dialogs: Buttons have been improved
+
+Following [PatternFly's revised design guidelines](https://www.patternfly.org/v4/design-guidelines/usage-and-behavior/buttons-and-links#button-placement), button placement in all modal dialogs has been changed [to improve usability and accessibility](https://blog.patternfly.org/patternfly/button-placement-on-forms/).
+
+![New button order](/images/new-button-order.png)
+
+### Machines: Sending more keys to the console
+
+Many more special keys can be sent to running virtual machines:
+
+- Control+Alt+Delete is usually used for rebooting a computer. On Windows systems, it is also sometimes used for signing in.
+- Control+Alt+Backspace is useful for force-quitting the X Window System.
+- The rest of of these key combinations are for switching Linux virtual consoles.
+
+![Sending keys to a VM](/images/vm-console-keys.png)
+
+### Try it out
+
+Cockpit 217 is available now:
+
+ * [For your Linux system](https://cockpit-project.org/running.html)
+ * [Source Tarball](https://github.com/cockpit-project/cockpit/releases/tag/217)
+ * [Fedora 31](https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2020-dd9f5f6216)
+ * [Fedora 32](https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2020-b072ad14c8)