After installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.2 in VMware, I built a complete, modern, and productive development workstation. Here’s the final result:
🛠️ Core System & Tools
- OS: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.2 (Coughlan)
- Hypervisor: VMware Workstation with Open VM Tools
- Build Tools: Full Development Tools group (GCC, CMake, Make, etc.)
💻 Languages & Runtimes
- Node.js — v22.22.2 (Latest LTS)
- Java — OpenJDK 21.0.11
- Go — 1.26.3
- Rust — 1.96.0 with Cargo
- Python — 3.12 with virtualenv support
🐳 Container & DevOps
- Docker 29.5.3 + Docker Compose
- Git + GitHub CLI (SSH key fully configured)
- Visual Studio Code with major extensions
🔒 Security & Productivity
- firewalld enabled with SSH access
- SELinux in enforcing mode
- Custom shell aliases for faster workflow
- VMware Tools for smooth integration
🚀 Ready-to-Use Extras
- Pre-configured docker-compose.yml (Nginx + PostgreSQL + Redis)
- PostgreSQL database server ready
- GitHub CLI authenticated
Final Thoughts This RHEL 10.2 VM is now a stable, secure, and high-performance development machine suitable for full-stack development, cloud-native applications, systems programming, and more.