AlmaLinux, the first stable alternative to CentOS is now available

by | Mar 31, 2021

ETIQUETAS: Hot news | Linux-en | Open source | Red Hat-en

The AlmaLinux team has announced the availability of the first stable version of its operating system. It is a fork of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) that arises as an alternative to CentOS. As you may remember, a few months ago Red Hat announced that it would stop supporting CentOS and, since then, several distributions have started the race to position themselves as the option of choice for users. AlmaLinux is the first to announce a version ready for production environments.

Its name gives many clues about its functionalities. AlmaLinux 8.3 nods to what would have been the next version of the Red Hat distro, CentOS 8.3. It is a binary level clone of RHEL 8.3 and is ready to use in multiple environments, be it full installations, virtual machines, cloud, servers, containers… There are official images to cover almost any computing need.

It is a project backed by a team with extensive experience since it is the work of the creators of CloudLinux OS, a distro derived from CentOS that dates back more than ten years. On their website, they assure that it will have a very long support period and that they will soon announce the compatibility with ARM. In addition, they highlight that it is Open Source, free and that it has been designed for enterprise use.

AlmaLinux 8.3 is now available for download, and they have also released a script that makes it easy to migrate from CentOS, RHEL and Oracle Linux. Links to both items can be found in this post on the official website.

SHARE

0 Comments

Submit a Comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recent posts

VDI: The most secure environment for hybrid working

Today is Data Privacy Day. The purpose of this date is to raise awareness and promote privacy and data protection best practices. It was initiated by the European Commission, the Council of Europe, and the Data Protection authorities of the European Union’s member states. Their main goal was to drive attention to the importance of privacy, user data protection, and compliance of the General Data Protection Regulation (RGPD). It is a regulation characterized by significant fines for non-compliance since its implementation in 2018.

How to avoid issues with virtual machines

Virtualization comes with a wide range of benefits for organizations. It helps cut IT costs and reduces downtime while increasing efficiency and productivity. It also increases the resiliency of networks, primarily when disasters occur, and promotes more green-friendly operations.

However, using virtual machines also comes with a set of downsides. Information security may get compromised, workloads mixed up, separation duties lost, among other issues. It is vital to know how you can get over these problems, and that’s what this article will discuss.

Let’s get started.

Archives

Stay up to date with all the news from UDS ENTERPRISE through our social networks. Follow us!

Skip to content