We are happy to announce a new beta release for Lens Desktop that complements our previous beta release. It addresses almost all performances issues the application was having when opening tabs and when interacting with Kubernetes Resources and fixes a couple of associated problems.
We were eager to share these enhancements with our community; therefore, while we stabilize some important known issues and produce a stable release in the upcoming days, we encourage those impacted by the performance to switch to this beta version and give it a try. We are certain you will immediately feel the differences.
How can I try this out?
To test this new version of Lens, please open your current instance of the application, visit the Settings page, and switch the Update Channel property to Beta . Allow Lens a couple of minutes to find the published update, and proceed to upgrade and restart your application.
For Linux users:
The binaries will be updated in the dedicated thread we have for it at Early Access for Linux users until we produce a stable release.
Enhancements and bug fixes
Besides the aforementioned performance improvements, this versions includes more enhancements and bug fixes:
- Fixes kube watches leaks found when opening the details panel of certain resources.
- Fixes bug not allowing to toggle between metrics in the Cluster Overview page.
- Adds a new command to the Command Palette to quickly reveal the Local Kubeconfig section in the navigator.
- Fixes the theming of all modal windows and dialogs for the dark theme.
- Adds licensing information to the status bar for users with Personal Licenses.
- Fixes a navigation issue in the notification to assign allowed namespaces.
What are the known issues?
Visit READ FIRST! Lens 2024 Early Access Version Known Issues for a full list of the issues detected in the product and currently being address by our team