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®.
Our GitHub organization contains source code and tools used to build AlmaLinux OS and related infrastructure.
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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.
AlmaLinux provides official images for cloud providers:
Amazon AWS
Generic Cloud
Google Cloud
Microsoft Azure
OpenNebula
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
AlmaLinux provides official OCI, Docker and UBI compatible images.
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Get OCI Image from Quay.io
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AlmaLinux builds Live Media images for GNOME, GNOME Mini, KDE, XFCE and MATE options.
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AlmaLinux provides official images for Vagrant:
AlmaLinux images are available for LXC/LXD.
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AlmaLinux builds Raspberry Pi images, and also with GNOME desktop environment.
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Run the AlmaLinux terminal environment on Windows.
Get AlmaLinux for WSL
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.
AlmaLinux OS provides SCAP and SCAP Workbench packages to audit your AlmaLinux system for security compliance alongside OVAL streams.
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, and Secure Boot- read more.
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.
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.
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.
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.
TuxCare, a division of CloudLinux Inc., the founding sponsor of the AlmaLinux OS Project, provides tailored support for projects of any complexity. Enhance the performance, security, and reliability of your workloads with extended updates, seamless FIPS compliance, and flexible pay-as-you-go technical support bundles.