Main changes for this release are:
- All images are now based on CentOS Stream 9 to allow access to a broader range of OS packages than what UBI allows
- Base images (standard and CUDA) include additional libraries and applications that were often requested (libsndfile, ffmpeg, gstreamer, various codecs,...)
- The base images also include standard Databases clients: MySQL, PostgreSQL, MSSQL, MongoDB,...
- For almost all images, Python 3.11 (now the default) and Python 3.9 versions are available. Python 3.8 support is dropped.
- All packages in the various flavours have been updated to their (almost) latest versions.
- A new flavour is introduced, LangChain, for you LLMs lovers! Everything is bundled and ready to use.
- On top of latest VSCode and RStudio version, a new IDE is introduced, Langflow, to allow quick prototyping LangChain pipelines in UI-mode.
- Images are now more modular, allowing you to build your own new custom image. Choose you Base (Standard, CUDA,...), your Protein (aka Bundle from Data Science, PyTorch, Tensorflow, LangChain, Spark, R,...), and your favourite Topping (aka IDE from Jupyter, VSCode, RStudio, Langflow) and let the magic happen.
- Why magic? Well, because there is now a Wizard to guide you through the process of creating those custom images (CLI-based for now, Web UI coming soon).
- With this new modular approach, it will also be much easier for anyone to create (and share!) their own recipes for the Bundles or IDEs they love.