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Join us March 18th for AlmaLinux Day: Germany @ CloudFest


FREE LINUX OS FOR THE COMMUNITY, BY THE COMMUNITY

An Open Source, community owned and governed, forever-free enterprise Linux
distribution, focused on long-term stability, providing a robust
production-grade platform. AlmaLinux OS is binary compatible with RHEL®.

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GITHUB

Our GitHub organization contains source code and tools used to build AlmaLinux
OS and related infrastructure.

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Join our vibrant Reddit community, interact with other AlmaLinux OS users,
receive updates, find and provide help.

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COMMUNITY CHAT

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governance team and AlmaLinux OS developers.

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COMMUNITY FORUMS

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AlmaLinux OS community and developers alike.

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ABOUT ALMALINUX OS

AlmaLinux OS is an open-source, community-driven Linux operating system that
fills the gap left by the discontinuation of the CentOS Linux stable release.
AlmaLinux OS is an Enterprise Linux distro, binary compatible with RHEL®, and
guided and built by the community.

As a standalone, completely free OS, AlmaLinux OS enjoys $1M in annual
sponsorship from CloudLinux Inc. and support from more than 25 other sponsors.
Ongoing development efforts are governed by the members of the community.

The AlmaLinux OS Foundation is a 501(c)(6) non-profit created for the benefit of
the AlmaLinux OS community.


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ISO IMAGES

AlmaLinux supports 4 architectures:

 * x86_64
 * aarch64
 * ppc64le
 * s390x

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CLOUD IMAGES

AlmaLinux provides official images for cloud providers:

Amazon AWS
Generic Cloud
Google Cloud
Microsoft Azure
OpenNebula
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure


CONTAINER IMAGES

AlmaLinux provides official OCI, Docker and UBI compatible images.

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Get OCI Image from Quay.io

LIVE MEDIA

AlmaLinux builds Live Media images for GNOME, GNOME Mini, KDE, XFCE and MATE
options.

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VAGRANT BOXES

AlmaLinux provides official images for Vagrant:

 * Libvirt
 * VirtualBox
 * Hyper-V
 * VMWare
 * Parallels

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LXC/LXD

AlmaLinux images are available for LXC/LXD.

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RASPBERRY PI

AlmaLinux builds Raspberry Pi images, and also with GNOME desktop environment.

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WSL

Run the AlmaLinux terminal environment on Windows.

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SECURITY

ERRATA

AlmaLinux OS Foundation publishes Errata to help users to determine what updates
such as security issues and fixed bugs are available and their importance based
on analysis.

OPENSCAP AND OVAL

AlmaLinux OS provides SCAP and SCAP Workbench packages to audit your AlmaLinux
system for security compliance alongside OVAL streams.

SOFTWARE BILL OF MATERIALS

AlmaLinux OS has implemented SBOM into AlmaLinux Build System to make the build
process more secure and possible to trace.


AlmaLinux OS provides a set of security features: Errata, GPG keys, Mailing
Lists, OpenSCAP, OVAL, SBOM- read more.


BACKED BY



PRODUCTION-READY

AlmaLinux OS is an enterprise-grade server OS and a stable Linux distribution
with regular releases that come with a long support windows. You can rely on
AlmaLinux OS to run any and every critical workloads.

FULLY SUPPORTED, ALWAYS FREE

AlmaLinux OS Foundation members, sponsors and partners back the AlmaLinux OS
with investments and long support commitments to ensure the distribution is free
of limitations, fees and charges.

EFFORTLESS TO SWITCH TO

Switching distributions is usually costly and time-consuming, but that's not the
case when switching from CentOS and other RHEL® derivatives to AlmaLinux OS.
Switching is easy - read how.


COMMERCIAL SUPPORT

Minimize your risk while getting the most out of your AlmaLinux systems

Cybertrust Japan is a provider of a comprehensive security certification
services to various public and private entities globally, and offers
comprehensive support for AlmaLinux users. Have also produced MIRACLE LINUX for
nearly 20 years.

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For organizations running AlmaLinux, TuxCare’s Enterprise Support provides
extended support for up to 16 years, FIPS-compliant security patches,
zero-reboot patching, and much more.

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Confidently deploy AlmaLinux and all your open source packages with
enterprise-grade, 24/7/365 support backed by guaranteed SLAs. Keep your
mission-critical apps running smoothly with unlimited tickets and direct access
to experienced enterprise architects who put your business first.

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ANSWERS TO KEY QUESTIONS


WHO IS ALMALINUX OS FOR?

Individuals and organizations that require an enterprise-grade linux
distribution, without the need for a commercial license agreement. AlmaLinux OS
is also a perfect replacement for anyone who has historically relied on the
CentOS Linux releases to achieve computing objectives, and for whom CentOS
Stream is not the right solution.


WHAT DOES ABI/BINARY COMPATIBLE WITH RHEL MEAN?

In July of 2023, we announced that we were shifting our goal from being a
downstream rebuild of RHEL to maintaining ABI compatibility with RHEL. For the
AlmaLinux team that means that everything from software applications to kernel
modules that work on RHEL will work on AlmaLinux, and if they don't we would
consider that a bug.


IS ALMALINUX OS FIPS-140 COMPLIANT??

AlmaLinux OS 9.2 is FIPS-140 compliant. Read more in this blog post: FIPS
Validation for AlmaLinux OS


WHY DID WE CALL IT ALMALINUX OS?

Alma means soul in Spanish and other Latin languages. Looking back, it is easy
to see that Linux is as popular and pervasive as it is thanks to the efforts of
a passionate, diverse developer community. This community is the soul of Linux,
and everyone that relies on a Linux distribution is indebted to the efforts of
the Linux community. That is why we called our new distribution AlmaLinux OS.


WHAT MOTIVATED US?

The initial backers and supporters for AlmaLinux OS were already extremely
active in the enterprise Linux ecosystem, and had significant experience with
RHEL forks. They knew the impact that the loss of CentOS Linux would have across
all industries, and had the means and knowledge to help.


HOW IS THE COMMUNITY PROTECTED FROM FUTURE COURSE CHANGES FOR ALMALINUX OS?

The AlmaLinux OS Foundation is a 501(c)(6) that was founded in March of 2021 to
own and manage the AlmaLinux OS project. We have been involving the community
since the beginning, and the governing board is chosen by members of the
foundation. At all times, AlmaLinux OS will be free and open.


I WANT TO CONVERT FROM CENTOS TO ALMALINUX OS. HOW DO I DO IT?

Switching Linux distros can be a headache, but that is not the case when
switching from CentOS to AlmaLinux OS. Using AlmaLinux-deploy you can migrate to
AlmaLinux in-place. If you are coming from CentOS 7, or need to upgrade between
major versions, ELevate (developed and maintained by the AlmaLinux Community)
allows you to migrate to, and upgrade AlmaLinux in-place.


CAN I REALLY PORT AN ENTIRE FLEET OF SERVERS FROM CENTOS TO ALMALINUX OS WITH A
SINGLE COMMAND?

Since AlmaLinux is binary compatible with RHEL®, your applications and services
should be completely interoperable. You can rapidly migrate any number of
servers using AlmaLinux-deploy. If you are using CentOS 7 or 8 and need help
upgrading and migrating, check out ELevate.


WHEN WILL SUPPORT ALMALINUX OS 8 AND 9 REACH END OF LIFE?

The AlmaLinux OS Foundation has committed to supporting AlmaLinux OS 8.x until
2029, and AlmaLinux 9.x until 2032. This includes stable and thoroughly tested
updates and security patches.


STAY UPDATED!

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR MAILING LISTS AND NEVER MISS OUT ON THE LATEST IN ALMALINUX OS
DEVELOPMENT!

AlmaLinux Mailing lists


ALMALINUX OS IN THE PRESS

> One of the most significant features of AlmaLinux is its binary compatibility
> with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). This compatibility ensures that software
> developed and tested on RHEL can be easily deployed on AlmaLinux without
> modifications, making it an attractive choice for businesses seeking a
> seamless migration path.

Frankie Stein @ FILM DAILY - AlmaLinux: A Robust and Secure Alternative to
CentOS

> Despite Red Hat’s actions, it appears at least one of the RHEL clones is
> thriving and showing how open source can deal with similar threats.

Matt Milano @ WebPros News - AlmaLinux Maintain RHEL Compatibility As Promised

> Joe Brockmeier, an open-source community expert, and former Red Hatter,
> appreciates what AlmaLinux is doing. 'The AlmaLinux community has chosen to be
> the friendly fork.'

Steven Vaughan Nichols @ ZDNet - Make Linux, not war? AlmaLinux opts for kinder,
gentler course in RHEL clone conflict

> AlmaLinux announced that the distro’s latest and greatest, AlmaLinux 9.2, now
> has FIPS 140-3 certification, which means it has passed the Federal
> Information Processing Standard’s latest benchmark for validating the
> effectiveness of cryptographic hardware.

Christine Hall @ FossForce - AlmaLinux Is Now FIPS Certified

> AlmaLinux was one of the first such alternatives, and it has quickly risen to
> the top of the heap.

Jack Wallen @ The New Stack - Linux and Cloud Native Security: AlmaLinux

> AlmaLinux very quickly became the CentOS replacement to beat. 48 hours after
> Red Hat released version 8.5 of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), the
> developers released version 8.5 of AlmaLinux.

Jack Wallen @ The New Stack - Linux Distros: Year in Review
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