Notices by AlmaLinux (almalinux@fosstodon.org)

Get excited: AlmaLinux OS 10 enables the CRB repository by default!

No more EPEL dependency headaches or cryptic error messages.

Finally, KDE Plasma and other popular packages just work out of the box. https://almalinux.org/blog/2025-09-08-enabling-crb-by-default-for-almalinux10/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Today we celebrate Star Trek Day!

Like the Federation, AlmaLinux believes in community-driven exploration and open collaboration.

Our mission: to seek out stable, secure operating systems and boldly deploy where no distro has gone before. 🖖

"For us, it was about helping the community grow by participating in it."

Alex Iribarren shares with @benny what made @cern take the leap from simply using AlmaLinux to stepping into more of a leadership role.

Know someone who'd make a great board member? Nominations are open until 8/30! https://youtu.be/aZzvFxyHTZE

ICYMI: AlmaLinux OS 10.0, codenamed "Purple Lion," is now generally available! 🦁

Key improvements include:
• Enabled frame pointers by default
• Extended x86-64-v2 support
• SPICE support
• Secure boot for ARM

And more! Come explore the release. 👇 https://almalinux.org/blog/2025-05-27-welcoming-almalinux-10/ #linux #opensource

If you need an enterprise-grade Linux distribution without a commercial license agreement, AlmaLinux is for YOU! 🫵

There are so many ways to contribute to AlmaLinux!

From testing to QA, docs to events, there's something for everyone.

Join our community chat and be part of the future of open-source enterprise Linux. 💬 https://wiki.almalinux.org/Contribute.html

📍 #CloudFest, The Ring Stage
🗓️ March 18
🕧 3:05–3:15 CET

Discover why AlmaLinux prioritizes stability over drama! Join @benny's session to learn how our rock-solid OS and community serve you—whether you chose us or not.

Need to upgrade your RHEL® derivative? ELevate makes it easy! Upgrade seamlessly from CentOS 6.x to 8.x, then move from 8.x to 9.x—all in place, no migration needed!

Stay secure and boost your system’s performance.

🔗 https://almalinux.org/elevate/

We’ve got a real treat at @socallinuxexpo from our friends at @system76 and Ampere. Stop by our booth and check out this incredible system running AlmaLinux OS Kitten.

You can also check out @geerlingguy’s review on the “Fastest Arm PC”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AshDjtlV6go

At the All Things Open conference, @bennyVasquez described how we're pulling from the upstream CentOS Stream, which is the same base RHEL uses.

We promised to maintain RHEL compatibility, and we meant it! 👏 https://www.webpronews.com/almalinux-maintain-rhel-compatibility-as-promised/ #AlmaLinux #OpenSource

Join us in the FOSDEM Distributions DevRoom in Brussels on February 1-2, 2025!

It's a unique space where #Linux distro communities converge to share ideas, learn, and grow together: https://almalinux.org/blog/2024-11-14-fosdem-2025-distros-room/ #AlmaLinux #OpenSource

Exciting news: Microsoft has made #AlmaLinux an endorsed #Linux distro! 🙌

🔗 https://www.phoronix.com/news/Azure-Endorses-AlmaLinux

🛫 On November 15-16th, we're headed to the #OLFConference in Columbus, Ohio!

Make some time to stop by our booth to talk about all things #AlmaLinux: https://olfconference.org/ #OpenSource

#SeaGL is next week, and we're exhibiting as a Bronze sponsor! 🙌

Swing by our table and chat with the #AlmaLinux team to get a peek at what's new and what we're working on. 👀

🔗 https://seagl.org/ #OpenSource

#AlmaLinux is, at its base, a collection of packages. If you'd like to contribute to the OS, we have many ways to help!

Check out commit guidelines, how to submit patches, and more: https://wiki.almalinux.org/Contribute-to-Packaging.html#community-repositories #OpenSource

Exciting news: AlmaLinux now offers bootc images for Intel/AMD(x86_64) and ARM64(AArch4)! 🎉

Read more about bootc and how to use AlmaLinux bootc images: https://almalinux.org/blog/2024-09-02-bootc-almalinux-heliumos/ #Linux #OpenSource

We're thrilled to share that AlmaLinux now offers bootc images for Intel/AMD(x86_64) and ARM64(AArch4)!

bootc is a new deployment method that powers Image mode for HeliumOS, a new Linux distro based on AlmaLinux.

🙌 https://almalinux.org/blog/2024-09-02-bootc-almalinux-heliumos/ #OpenSource #linux

Alexa, play "Slipping Through My Fingers." 🥲

To celebrate Linux's birthday, we dug up some baby pictures of when #Linux was just a wee OS.

They just grow up so fast. *sigh* #HappyBirthdayLinux

🎉 🎉 🎉 AlmaLinux 9.2 has moved to the MIP list! Read more in this blog post from
@sej7278 all about it. https://almalinux.org/blog/2023-09-19-fips-validation-for-almalinux/ #linux #fips