formed the distribution Almalinux 8.6 , synchronized with the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 distribution and containing all the changes proposed in this issue. Assemblies prepared for architectures x86_64, ARM64 and PPC64le in the form of boot (830 MB), minimum (1.6 GB) and Full image (11 GB). Later, they later promise to form a Live collection, as well as images for Raspberry Pi, containers and cloud platforms.
Distribution is completely binary compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 and can be used as a transparent replacement of centos 8. Changes are reduced to rebranding, removing of packets specific for RHEL, such as Redhats*, Insights-Client and Subscription-Manager-Migration*, creating a repository “Devel” with additional packages and assembly dependencies.
ALMALINUX distribution is based on Cloudlinux in response to prematurely folding support for CentoS 8 Red Hat (the release of updates for Centos 8 was terminated at the end of 2021, and not in 2029, as users expected). The project is supervised by a separate non -profit organization Almalinux OS Foundation, which was created to develop a neutral platform with the participation of a community and using a management model similar to organizing the work of the Fedora project. Distribution is free for all categories of users. All achievements Almalinux are published under free licenses.
In addition to Almalinux, Rocky Linux (is developed by the community under the leadership of the founder of Centos with the support of a specially created CTRL IQ), VZLINUX, Oracle Linux, SUSE Liberty Linux and EUROLINUS as alternatives. In addition, Red Hat has provided the possibility of free use of RHEL in organizations developing open software, and in the environment of individual developers, numbering up to 16 virtual or physical systems.
You can additionally note receipt startup Ctrl IQ, providing support for the development of the Rocky Linux distribution and investment in the amount $ 26 million. The Rocky Linux distribution is aimed at occupying the place of classic centoos and created by Gregory Kurtzer, the founder of the Centos project. In addition to participation in the development of Rocky Linux, CTRL IQ also develops a technological glass based on Rocky Linux for organizing high -performance computing at enterprises.