CentOS 8.x AlmaLinux AlmaLinux OS 8.3 released

AlmaLinux OS 8.3 is released.
AlmaLinux OS 8.3 is rpm compatible with CentOS 8.3 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.3.

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This is the first release to fill the CentOS 8 gap, as CentOS Linux 8 ends in December 2021.

 

Yeah. But releasing distros isn't the biggest thing. Releasing updates and even more critical cve based updates without much delay is.

And that was the biggest issue for most RHEL forks in the past.

Oracle is releasing updates around the same day as Red Hat. Cloud Linux could deliver the same.

The big question becomes. Can an organization without paid employees, just like Rocky Linux deliver the same. Not only the first weeks after releasing the distro, but also years later.

Update after update. Holiday or no holiday. Rain or sunshine etc

 

Yeah both. CloudLinux does have paid employees to do the job.
RockyLinux does not.

There are many possibilities in the field of automation in terms of releasing updates or releases. Yet it remains partly human work.

For example. The list below are the packages that CentOS adapts compared to upstream RHEL. The rest is repacking.

Of the thousands of RPM packages, relatively little needs to be adjusted. Still, CentOS is often busy with releases for a long time.

That's why I often wonder aloud how Rocky is going to organize this when delivering updates and releases in the future.

For example, a critical update on a public holiday etc.

Which volunteer is going to work on his holiday?
This will be difficult for Rocky. Not at CloudLinux/Alma. There is just someone on duty.

 

You are not the usual suspect but a super volunteer. What I want to see is centminmod compatibility with el8 in general.

As it is not yet clear which new soon to be released distro, will inherit the user base from CentOS.

 

For current RHEL, Oracle and CentOS -8 users.

There is a migration script available to migrate to AlmaLinux.
No need to install custom ISO's or tricky recovery installs if you don't want to.

Spin your VPS or dedi with CentOS 8 and follow the instructions below.

In order to convert your EL8 operating system to AlmaLinux do the following:
AlmaLinux/almalinux-deploy

 

Most users will start with whatever they can choose from their supplier.
Only a few percent choose their own installation.

Because almost 0 provider is providing Oracle Linux at default,
even though it has been on the market for years and available for free.

First I want to see again what providers are going to choose and thus provide.

There is CentOS Stream (Of course, Red Hat hope that users will automatically update 8 to Stream.), Rocky, Alma and Oracle to choose.
Forking is fun. What you don't want to see is defragmentation.

Just like binary compatible Android. Which is a big rotten swamp nowadays.

 

Yup. Biggest plus for AlmaLinux is that it is backed by cPanel.
So lot of users will start asking for Alma next year, should the provider not supply it.

 

Get your lazy ass moving (motivation)

 

Heej @eva2000 please create a general development topic around AlmaL for everyone.

Now only you, can reply on AlmaLinux 8.3 Linux Installation On Upcloud Via VNC Console.
So a one man party. Which, of course, we as members cannot allow. Haha

We like to party.