AlmaLinux OS

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AlmaLinux OS is 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, and is owned and controlled by the non-profit AlmaLinux OS Foundation, managed by a community-elected board of directors.

Release Released Active Support Security Support Latest
9 2 years and 5 months ago
(26 May 2022)
Ends in 2 years and 6 months
(31 May 2027)
Ends in 7 years
(31 May 2032)
9.5
(18 Nov 2024)
8 3 years and 7 months ago
(30 Mar 2021)
Ended 6 months and 3 weeks ago
(01 May 2024)
Ends in 4 years
(01 Mar 2029)
8.10
(28 May 2024)

AlmaLinux OS attempts to release regular updates within 1 business day from RHEL. Each release, like RHEL, comes with a 10-year lifecycle. Major releases are typically available within a few days to a few weeks following a major RHEL release.

More information is available on the AlmaLinux OS website.

You should be running one of the supported release numbers listed above in the rightmost column.

You can check the version that you are currently using by running:
cat /etc/redhat-release
Show Product Identifiers

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