Almalinux系统

AlmaLinux (opens new window) is an Open Source and forever-free enterprise Linux distribution, governed and driven by the community, focused on long-term stability and a robust production grade platform. AlmaLinux OS is binary compatible with RHEL®. The AlmaLinux OS Foundation was established as a 501(c)(6) non-profit to steward ownership and governance of the project. The foundation includes over 400 individual members, over 100 Mirror sponsors, and over 25 Corporate sponsors.

# Contributions to the Wiki

There are many ways to contribute to the wiki! To see how, check out the Contributing to Documentation (opens new window) guide. Before submitting pull requests, always make sure that your updates will build and display correctly, by testing in your local environment using yarn docs:dev.

# Transparency Statement

# License

This Wiki content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (opens new window).

These are the release notes for AlmaLinux OS 9.4 Stable for all supported architectures:

• x86_64
• aarch64
• ppc64le
• s390x

Codename: Seafoam Ocelot.

Distributed kernel version: 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4

# Providing Feedback and Getting Help

Please report any issues you may encounter during tests on the AlmaLinux Bug Tracker (opens new window). Additionally, if you feel like providing feedback, talking about anything or asking any questions you might want to check out The AlmaLinux Community Chat (opens new window), The AlmaLinux Forums (opens new window) and The AlmaLinux Community on Reddit (opens new window).

# Changelog

• Updated module streams:

  • Python 3.12
  • Ruby 3.3
  • PHP 8.2
  • nginx 1.24
  • MariaDB 10.11
  • PostgreSQL 16

• Updated components:

  • Git to version 2.43.0
  • Git LFS to version 3.4.1

• Performance tools and debuggers updates:

  • Valgrind 3.22
  • SystemTap 5.0
  • elfutils 0.190

• Updated performance monitoring tools:

• Compiler updates:

  • GCC Toolset 13
  • LLVM Toolset 17.0.6
  • Rust Toolset 1.75.1
  • Go Toolset 1.21.7

• Security updates:

  • The SELinux userspace release 3.6 introduces deny rules for further customizing SELinux policies.
  • The Keylime server components, the verifier and registrar, are available as containers.
  • The Rsyslog log processing system introduces customizable TLS/SSL encryption settings and additional options that relate to capability dropping.
  • The OpenSSL TLS toolkit adds a drop-in directory for provider-specific configuration files.
  • The Linux kernel cryptographic API (libkcapi) 1.4.0 introduces new tools and options. Notably, with the new -T option, you can specify target file names in hash-sum calculations.
  • The stunnel TLS/SSL tunneling service 5.71 changes the behavior of OpenSSL 1.1 and later versions in FIPS mode. Besides this change, version 5.71 provides many new features such as support for modern PostgreSQL clients.

• The following device drivers were modified to re-add PCI IDs for hardware that was previously disabled in our upstream:

  • aacraid - Dell PERC2, 2/Si, 3/Si, 3/Di, Adaptec Advanced Raid Products, HP NetRAID-4M, IBM ServeRAID & ICP SCSI
  • be2iscsi - Emulex OneConnectOpen-iSCSI for BladeEngine 2 and 3 adapters
  • be2net - Emulex BladeEngine 2 and 3 adapters *
  • hpsa - HP Smart Array Controller
  • lpfc - Emulex LightPulse Fibre Channel SCSI
  • megaraid_sas - Broadcom MegaRAID SAS
  • mlx4_core - Mellanox Gen2 and ConnectX-2 adapters
  • mpt3sas - LSI MPT Fusion SAS 3.0
  • mptsas - Fusion MPT SAS Host
  • qla2xxx - QLogic Fibre Channel HBA
  • qla4xxx - QLogic iSCSI HBA

For a complete list of hardware support for which was added in this release, see the Extended hardware support section.

As we aim to match release versions and cadences with Red Hat Enterprise Linux, you can reference the RHEL 9.4 release notes (opens new window) for a full list of changes in this release.

# Installation instructions

There are three installation ISO images available:

AlmaLinux-9.4-x86_64-boot.iso - a single network installation CD image that downloads packages over the Internet.

AlmaLinux-9.4-x86_64-minimal.iso - a minimal self-containing DVD image that makes possible offline installation.

AlmaLinux-9.4-x86_64-dvd.iso - a full installation DVD image that contains mostly all AlmaLinux packages.

You can select a mirror closest to your geographic area listed on the mirrors.almalinux.org (opens new window) website. A local mirror will be a lot quicker than using repo.almalinux.org directly. Then, download a suitable ISO image from the 9.4/isos/$arch/ directory of your source, for example:

Download and import the AlmaLinux public key:

Download and verify a checksums list:

Verify the downloaded ISO image checksum:

If you decide to use the AlmaLinux-9.4-x86_64-boot.iso image, you may need to provide the 9.4/BaseOS/x86_64/kickstart/ URL repository from the selected mirror as the Installation Source in the event that the installer is not able to find the closest mirror for some reason.

There are no extra Installation Sources required if you decided to go with either the minimal or DVD ISO images.

# Upgrade Instructions

To update your AlmaLinux OS 9 to 9.4 run:

# 9.4 Beta Testers

To update your AlmaLinux 0S 9.4 beta to 9.4 run:

# Additional packages

Here is a list of packages that are AlmaLinux-specific, and will not be found in compatible versions of RHEL.

Here is a list of packages you will not find in AlmaLinux when comparing with the compatible version of RHEL.

AlmaLinux OS is a community distribution so all changes are subject to discussion. If you would like to do so, please join AlmaLinux Chat (opens new window) as well as filing a bug report at AlmaLinux Bug Tracker (opens new window) to discuss if you think any of the packages below should be included into the repos.

# Extended hardware support

The following devices support is added in this release, when compared with the RHEL 9.4:

* Since kernel version 5.14.0-427.18.1.el9_4

# Trademarks

Red Hat and RHEL are trademarks or registered trademarks of Red Hat, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries.

These are the release notes for AlmaLinux OS 8.10 Stable for all supported architectures:

• x86_64
• aarch64
• ppc64le
• s390x

Codename: Cerulean Leopard.

Distributed kernel version: 4.18.0-553.el8_10

# Providing Feedback and Getting Help

Please report any issues you may encounter during tests on the AlmaLinux Bug Tracker (opens new window). Additionally, if you feel like providing feedback, talking about anything or asking any questions you might want to check out The AlmaLinux Community Chat (opens new window), The AlmaLinux Forums (opens new window) and The AlmaLinux Community on Reddit (opens new window).

# Changelog

• Updated module streams:

  • Python 3.12
  • Ruby 3.3
  • PHP 8.2
  • nginx 1.24
  • MariaDB 10.11
  • PostgreSQL 16

• Updated components:

  • Git to version 2.43.0
  • Git LFS to version 3.4.1

• Security

  • SCAP Security Guide 0.1.72 contains updated CIS profiles, a profile aligned with the PCI DSS policy version 4.0, and profiles for the latest DISA STIG policies.
  • The Linux kernel cryptographic API (libkcapi) 1.4.0 introduces new tools and options. Notably, with the new -T option, you can specify target file names in hash-sum calculations.
  • The stunnel TLS/SSL tunneling service 5.71 changes the behavior of OpenSSL 1.1 and later versions in FIPS mode. Besides this change, version 5.71 provides many new features such as support for modern PostgreSQL clients.
  • The OpenSSL TLS toolkit now contains API-level protections against Bleichenbacher-like attacks on the RSA PKCS #1 v1.5 decryption process.

• The following device drivers were modified to re-add PCI IDs for hardware that was previously disabled in our upstream:

  • aacraid - Dell PERC2, 2/Si, 3/Si, 3/Di, Adaptec Advanced Raid Products, HP NetRAID-4M, IBM ServeRAID & ICP SCSI
  • be2iscsi - Emulex OneConnect Open-iSCSI for BladeEngine 2 and 3 adapters
  • be2net - Emulex BladeEngine 2 and 3 adapters
  • hpsa - HP Smart Array Controller
  • lpfc - Emulex LightPulse Fibre Channel SCSI
  • megaraid_sas - Broadcom MegaRAID SAS
  • mlx4_core - Mellanox Gen2 and ConnectX-2 adapters
  • mpt3sas - LSI MPT Fusion SAS 3.0
  • mptsas - Fusion MPT SAS Host
  • qla2xxx - QLogic Fibre Channel HBA
  • qla4xxx - QLogic iSCSI HBA

As we aim to match release versions and cadences with Red Hat Enterprise Linux, you can reference the RHEL 8.10 release notes (opens new window) for a full list of changes in this release.

# Installation instructions

There are three installation ISO images available:

AlmaLinux-8.10-x86_64-boot.iso - a single network installation CD image that downloads packages over the Internet.

AlmaLinux-8.10-x86_64-minimal.iso - a minimal self-containing DVD image that makes possible offline installation.

AlmaLinux-8.10-x86_64-dvd.iso - a full installation DVD image that contains mostly all AlmaLinux packages.

You can select a mirror closest to your geographic area listed on the mirrors.almalinux.org (opens new window) website. A local mirror will be a lot quicker than using repo.almalinux.org directly. Then, download a suitable ISO image from the 8.10/isos/$arch/ directory of your source, for example:

Download and import the AlmaLinux public key:

Download and verify a checksums list:

Verify the downloaded ISO image checksum:

If you decide to use the AlmaLinux-8.10-x86_64-boot.iso image, you will need to provide the 8.10/BaseOS/x86_64/kickstart/ URL repository from the selected mirror as the Installation Source if the installer will not be able to find closest mirror for some reason.

There are no extra Installation Sources required if you decided to go with either the minimal or DVD ISO images.

# Upgrade Instructions

To update your AlmaLinux OS 8 to 8.10 run:

# 8.10 Beta Testers

To update your AlmaLinux 0S 8.10 beta to 8.10 run:

# Added packages

Here is a list of added packages in comparison with upstream distribution.

Here is a list of packages you will not find in AlmaLinux when comparing with the compatible version of RHEL.

AlmaLinux OS is a community distribution so all changes are subject to discussion. If you would like to do so, please join AlmaLinux Chat (opens new window) as well as filing a bug report at AlmaLinux Bug Tracker (opens new window) to discuss if you think any of the packages below should be included into the repos.

# Extended hardware support

The following devices support is added in this release, when compared with the RHEL 8.10:

# Trademarks

Red Hat and RHEL are trademarks or registered trademarks of Red Hat, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries.

These are the release notes for AlmaLinux OS 9.5 Beta for all supported architectures:

• x86_64
• aarch64
• ppc64le
• s390x

Codename: Teal Serval.

Distributed kernel version: 5.14.0-503.2.1.el9_5

# Beta Release

# Providing Feedback and Getting Help

Please report any issues you may encounter during tests on the AlmaLinux Bug Tracker (opens new window). Additionally, if you feel like providing feedback, talking about anything or asking any questions you might want to check out The AlmaLinux Community Chat (opens new window), The AlmaLinux Forums (opens new window) and The AlmaLinux Community on Reddit (opens new window).

# Changelog

• Compiler updates:

  • GCC Toolset 14
  • LLVM Toolset 18.1.3
  • Rust Toolset 1.79.0
  • Go Toolset 1.20.6
  • GCC 11.5.0

• Added new packages:

• Updated module stream:

• Performance tools and debuggers updates:

  • GDB 14.2
  • Valgrind 3.23.0
  • SystemTap 5.1
  • elfutils 0.191

• Updated performance monitoring tools:

• Security updates:

  • OpenSSL to version 3.2.2
  • SELinux policy to version 38.1.44
  • crypto-policies to version 20240822

# Upgrade Instructions

Please do not use these update instructions on production machines unless you don't mind if something breaks 😉

Upgrade the almalinux-release packages to the 9.5-0.4.el9 version from the beta repositories:

the new package contains updated repository URLs so that you can just run:

to update the rest of the packages.

# Installation instructions

There are three installation ISO images available:

AlmaLinux-9.5-beta-1-x86_64-boot.iso - a single network installation CD image that downloads packages over the Internet.

AlmaLinux-9.5-beta-1-x86_64-minimal.iso - a minimal self-containing DVD image that makes possible offline installation.

AlmaLinux-9.5-beta-1-x86_64-dvd.iso - a full installation DVD image that contains mostly all AlmaLinux packages.

Download a suitable ISO image from the 9.5-beta/isos/$arch/ directory, for example:

Download and import the AlmaLinux public key:

Download and verify a checksums list:

Verify the downloaded ISO image checksum:

If you decide to use the AlmaLinux-9.5-beta-1-x86_64-boot.iso image, you may need to provide the https://repo.almalinux.org/vault/9.5-beta/BaseOS/x86_64/kickstart/ URL repository from the selected mirror as the Installation Source in the event that the installer is not able to find the closest mirror for some reason.

There are no extra Installation Sources required if you decided to go with either the minimal or DVD ISO images.

# Additional packages

Here is a list of packages that are AlmaLinux-specific, and will not be found in compatible versions of RHEL.

Here is a list of packages you will not find in AlmaLinux when comparing with the compatible version of RHEL.

AlmaLinux OS is a community distribution so all changes are subject to discussion. If you would like to do so, please join AlmaLinux Chat (opens new window) as well as filing a bug report at AlmaLinux Bug Tracker (opens new window) to discuss if you think any of the packages below should be included into the repos.

# Extended hardware support

The following devices support is added in AlmaLinux OS 9 release compared with the RHEL:

# Trademarks

Red Hat and RHEL are trademarks or registered trademarks of Red Hat, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries.

These are the release notes for AlmaLinux OS 9.3 Stable for all supported architectures:

• x86_64
• aarch64
• ppc64le
• s390x

Codename: Shamrock Pampas Cat

Distributed kernel version: 5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3

# Providing Feedback and Getting Help

Please report any issues you may encounter during tests on the AlmaLinux Bug Tracker (opens new window). Additionally, if you feel like providing feedback, talking about anything or asking any questions you might want to check out The AlmaLinux Community Chat (opens new window), The AlmaLinux Forums (opens new window) and The AlmaLinux Community on Reddit (opens new window).

# Changelog

• Updated toolchain components:

• Performance tools and debuggers updates:

  • Valgrind 3.21
  • SystemTap 4.9
  • elfutils 0.189

• Updated performance monitoring tools:

• Compiler updates:

  • GCC Toolset 13
  • LLVM Toolset 16.0.6
  • Rust Toolset 1.71.1
  • Go Toolset 1.20.10

• Updated dynamic programming languages, web and database servers:

  • Redis 7
  • Node.js 20
  • Apache HTTP Server 2.4.57

• Security updates:

  • Keylime 7.3.0.
  • OpenSSH was further migrated from the less secure SHA-1 message digest.
  • The pcsc-lite-ccid USB Chip/Smart Card Interface Device(CCID) and Integrated Circuit Card Device (ICCD) driver was rebased to version 1.5.2.
  • AlmaLinux 9.3 introduces further improvements to support the Extended Master Secret (EMS) extension (RFC 7627) required by the FIPS-140-3 standard for all TLS 1.2 connections.
  • SEtools, the collection of graphical tools, command-line tools, and libraries for SELinux policy analysis, was rebased to version 4.4.3.
  • OpenSCAP was rebased to version 1.3.8.
  • SCAP Security Guide was rebased to version 0.1.69 including updates:
    • ANSSI profiles were updated to version 2.0.
    • Three new SCAP profiles were added for AlmaLinux 9 aligned with the CCN-STIC-610A22 Guide.

You can reference the RHEL 9.3 release notes (opens new window) for a full list of changes in this release.

# Installation instructions

There are three installation ISO images available:

AlmaLinux-9.3-x86_64-boot.iso - a single network installation CD image that downloads packages over the Internet.

AlmaLinux-9.3-x86_64-minimal.iso - a minimal self-containing DVD image that makes possible offline installation.

AlmaLinux-9.3-x86_64-dvd.iso - a full installation DVD image that contains mostly all AlmaLinux packages.

You can select a mirror closest to your geographic area listed on the mirrors.almalinux.org (opens new window) website. A local mirror will be a lot quicker than using repo.almalinux.org directly. Then, download a suitable ISO image from the 9.3/isos/$arch/ directory of your source, for example:

Download and import the AlmaLinux public key:

Download and verify a checksums list:

Verify the downloaded ISO image checksum:

If you decide to use the AlmaLinux-9.3-x86_64-boot.iso image, you may need to provide the 9.3/BaseOS/x86_64/kickstart/ URL repository from the selected mirror as the Installation Source in the event that the installer is not able to find the closest mirror for some reason.

There are no extra Installation Sources required if you decided to go with either the minimal or DVD ISO images.

# Upgrade Instructions

To update your AlmaLinux OS 9 to 9.3 run:

# Additional packages

Here is a list of packages that are AlmaLinux-specific, and will not be found in compatible versions of RHEL.

Here is a list of packages you will not find in AlmaLinux when comparing with the compatible version of RHEL.

AlmaLinux OS is a community distribution so all changes are subject to discussion. If you would like to do so, please join AlmaLinux Chat (opens new window) as well as filing a bug report at AlmaLinux Bug Tracker (opens new window) to discuss if you think any of the packages below should be included into the repos.

Red Hat and RHEL are trademarks or registered trademarks of Red Hat, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries.

These are the release notes for AlmaLinux OS 9.2 Stable for all supported architectures:

• x86_64
• aarch64
• ppc64le
• s390x

Codename: Turquoise Kodkod.

Distributed kernel version: 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.

# Providing Feedback and Getting Help

Please report any issues you may encounter during tests on the AlmaLinux Bug Tracker (opens new window). Additionally, if you feel like providing feedback, talking about anything or asking any questions you might want to check out The AlmaLinux Community Chat (opens new window), The AlmaLinux Forums (opens new window) and The AlmaLinux Community on Reddit (opens new window).

# Changelog

• Updated module streams:

  • Python 3.11
  • nginx 1.22
  • PostgreSQL 15

• Updated components:

  • Git to version 2.39.1
  • Git LFS to version 3.2.0

• Updated toolchain components:

  • GCC 11.3.1
  • glibc 2.34
  • binutils 2.35.2

• Performance tools and debuggers updates:

  • GDB 10.2
  • Valgrind 3.19
  • SystemTap 4.8
  • Dyninst 12.1.0
  • elfutils 0.188

• Updated performance monitoring tools:

• Compiler updates:

  • GCC Toolset 12
  • LLVM Toolset 15.0.7
  • Rust Toolset 1.66
  • Go Toolset 1.19.6

• Security updates:

  • The OpenSSL secure communications library was updated to version 3.0.7.
  • SELinux user-space packages were updated to version 3.5.
  • Keylime was updated to version 6.5.2
  • OpenSCAP was rebased to version 1.3.7.
  • SCAP Security Guide was rebased to version 0.1.66.
  • A new rule for idle session termination was added to SCAP.
  • Clevis now accepts external tokens.
  • Rsyslog TLS-encrypted logging now supports multiple CA files.
  • Rsyslog privileges are limited to minimize security exposure.
  • The fapolicyd framework now provides filtering of the RPM database.
  • System now uses updated AlmaLinux EV Code Sign Secure Boot certificate.

• Debuginfo repo ids renamed from *-debug to*-debuginfo to fix dnf debuginfo-install plugin.

You can reference the upstream RHEL 9.2 release notes (opens new window) for a full list of changes in this release.

# Installation instructions

There are three installation ISO images available:

AlmaLinux-9.2-x86_64-boot.iso - a single network installation CD image that downloads packages over the Internet.

AlmaLinux-9.2-x86_64-minimal.iso - a minimal self-containing DVD image that makes possible offline installation.

AlmaLinux-9.2-x86_64-dvd.iso - a full installation DVD image that contains mostly all AlmaLinux packages.

You can select a mirror closest to your geographic area listed on the mirrors.almalinux.org (opens new window) website. A local mirror will be a lot quicker than using repo.almalinux.org directly. Then, download a suitable ISO image from the 9.2/isos/$arch/ directory of your source, for example:

Download and import the AlmaLinux public key:

Download and verify a checksums list:

Verify the downloaded ISO image checksum:

If you decide to use the AlmaLinux-9.2-x86_64-boot.iso image, you will need to provide the 9.2/BaseOS/x86_64/kickstart/ URL repository from the selected mirror as the Installation Source if the installer will not be able to find closest mirror for some reason.

There are no extra Installation Sources required if you decided to go with either the minimal or DVD ISO images.

# Upgrade Instructions

To update your AlmaLinux OS 9 to 9.2 run:

# Added packages

Here is a list of added packages in comparison with upstream distribution.

Here is a list of removed packages in comparison with the upstream distribution.
AlmaLinux OS is a community distribution so all changes are subject to discussion. If you would like to do so, please join AlmaLinux Chat (opens new window) as well as filing a bug report at AlmaLinux Bug Tracker (opens new window) to discuss if you think any of the packages below should be included into the repos.

Red Hat and RHEL are trademarks or registered trademarks of Red Hat, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries.

These are the release notes for AlmaLinux OS 9.1 Stable for all supported architectures:

• x86_64
• aarch64
• ppc64le
• s390x

Codename: Lime Lynx.

Distributed kernel version: 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1.

# Providing Feedback and Getting Help

Please report any issues you may encounter during tests on the AlmaLinux Bug Tracker (opens new window). Additionally, if you feel like providing feedback, talking about anything or asking any questions you might want to check out The AlmaLinux Community Chat (opens new window), The AlmaLinux Forums (opens new window) and The AlmaLinux Community on Reddit (opens new window).

# Changelog

• Added a new remote machine attestation tool:

• Updated packages:

  • SELinux user-space packages to version 3.4

• Added SHA-256 support in the semodule tool

• libsepol-utils package has new policy utilities

• The system configuration and the clevis-luks-systemd subpackage changes enable the Clevis encryption client to unlock also LUKS-encrypted volumes that mount late in the boot process without using the systemctl enable clevis-luks-askpass.path command during the deployment process.

• Added NetworkManager support for migrating connection profiles from the deprecated ifcfg format to keyfile format.

• NetworkManager indicates that WEP support is not available in AlmaLinux 9.

• The MultiPath TCP (MPTCP) code in the kernel has been updated and upstream Linux 5.19.

• Added a new package:

• Updated command-line tools:

  • opencryptoki to version 3.18.0
  • powerpc-utils to version 1.3.10
  • libvpd to version 2.2.9
  • lsvpd to version 1.7.14
  • ppc64-diag to version 2.7.8

• Updated infrastructure services tools:

  • chrony to version 4.2
  • unbound to version 1.16.2
  • frr to version 8.2.2

• Added new module streams:

  • PHP 8.1
  • Ruby 3.1
  • Node.js 18

• Updated module stream:

  • Apache HTTP Server to version 2.4.53.

• Performance tools and debuggers updates:

  • Valgrind 3.19
  • SystemTap 4.7
  • Dyninst 12.1.0
  • elfutils 0.187

• Updated performance monitoring tools:

• Compiler updates:

  • GCC Toolset 12
  • LLVM Toolset 14.0.6
  • Rust Toolset 1.62
  • Go Toolset 1.18

• Minimal ISO changes:

You can reference the upstream RHEL 9.1 release notes (opens new window) for a full list of changes in this release.

# Installation instructions

There are three installation ISO images available:

AlmaLinux-9.1-x86_64-boot.iso - a single network installation CD image that downloads packages over the Internet.

AlmaLinux-9.1-x86_64-minimal.iso - a minimal self-containing DVD image that makes possible offline installation.

AlmaLinux-9.1-x86_64-dvd.iso - a full installation DVD image that contains mostly all AlmaLinux packages.

You can select a mirror closest to your geographic area listed on the mirrors.almalinux.org (opens new window) website. A local mirror will be a lot quicker than using repo.almalinux.org directly. Then, download a suitable ISO image from the 9.1/isos/$arch/ directory of your source, for example:

Download and import the AlmaLinux public key:

Download and verify a checksums list:

Verify the downloaded ISO image checksum:

If you decide to use the AlmaLinux-9.1-x86_64-boot.iso image, you will need to provide the 9.1/BaseOS/x86_64/kickstart/ repository from the selected mirror as the Installation Source if the installer will not be able to find closest mirror for some reason.

There are no extra Installation Sources required if you decided to go with either the minimal or DVD ISO images.

# Upgrade Instructions

To update your AlmaLinux OS 9 to 9.1 run:

# Added packages

Here is a list of added packages in comparison with upstream distribution.

Here is a list of removed packages in comparison with the upstream distribution.
AlmaLinux OS is a community distribution so all changes are subject to discussion. If you would like to do so, please join AlmaLinux Chat (opens new window) as well as filing a bug report at AlmaLinux Bug Tracker (opens new window) to discuss if you think any of the packages below should be included into the repos.

Red Hat and RHEL are trademarks or registered trademarks of Red Hat, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries.

These are the release notes for AlmaLinux OS 9.0 for x86_64, aarch64, ppc64le and s390x architectures, codename Emerald Puma.

Distributed kernel version: 5.14.0-70.13.1.el9_0.

# Providing Feedback and Getting Help

The AlmaLinux Community maintains many avenues for helping, supporting and assisting you. If you find an issue, please report it on the AlmaLinux Bug Tracker (opens new window). Additionally, if you feel like providing feedback, talking about anything or asking any questions you might want to check out The AlmaLinux Community Chat (opens new window), The AlmaLinux Forums (opens new window) and The AlmaLinux Community on Reddit (opens new window).

Please note our Community Chat is bridged to several services including IRC (opens new window), Matrix (opens new window) and Discord.

# Upstream Release Notes

The upstream Red Hat Enterprise Linux release notes can be accessed via the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Release Notes (opens new window)

# Changelog

• AlmaLinux 9 packages and repositories are signed with the new RPM-GPG-KEY-AlmaLinux-9 (opens new window) GPG key

• The use of SHA-1 for signatures is restricted in the default crypto policy. Please be aware that this may cause issues using SSH to access older systems, such as RHEL/CentOS 6. To allow SHA-1 you can run:

Please see this Red Hat Knowledge Article (opens new window) (subscription required) for more information.

• New repositories added:

• Updated dynamic programming languages, web and database servers:

  • Perl 5.32
  • PHP 8.0
  • Git 2.31
  • Apache HTTP Server 2.4.51
  • Varnish Cache 6.6
  • Squid 5.2
  • MySQL 8.0
  • Redis 6.2

• Updated components:

  • GCC 11.2.1
  • glibc 2.34
  • binutils 2.35.2

• Compiler updates:

• Performance tools and debuggers updates:

  • PCP 5.3.5
  • Grafana 7.5.11
  • GDB 10.2
  • Valgrind 3.18.1
  • SystemTap 4.6
  • Dyninst 11.0.0
  • elfutils 0.186

• Java tools updates:

# Installation Instructions

There are three installation ISO images available:

AlmaLinux-9.0-x86_64-boot.iso - a single network installation CD image that downloads packages over the Internet.

AlmaLinux-9.0-x86_64-minimal.iso - a minimal self-containing DVD image for local/offline installation.

AlmaLinux-9.0-x86_64-dvd.iso - a full installation DVD image that contains almost all AlmaLinux packages.

The recommended way to download ISO images is using the torrent (opens new window) links. Alternatively, you can select a mirror closest to your geographic area listed on the mirrors.almalinux.org (opens new window) website. A local mirror will be a lot quicker than using repo.almalinux.org directly. Then, download a suitable ISO image from the 9/isos/$arch/ directory of your source, for example:

Download and import the AlmaLinux public key:

Download and verify a checksums list:

Verify the downloaded ISO image checksum:

If you decide to use the AlmaLinux-9.0-x86_64-boot.iso image, you will need to provide the 9.0/BaseOS/x86_64/kickstart/ repository from the selected mirror as the Installation Source if the installer will not be able to find closest mirror for some reason.

There are no extra Installation Sources required if you decided to go with either the minimal or DVD ISO images.

# Upgrade Instructions

Run the following command twice to upgrade from 9.0 beta:

# Added Packages

Here is a list of added packages in comparison with upstream distribution.

Here is a list of removed packages in comparison with the upstream distribution.
AlmaLinux OS is a community distribution so all changes are subject to discussion. If you would like to do so, please join AlmaLinux Chat (opens new window) as well as filing a bug report at AlmaLinux Bug Tracker (opens new window) to discuss if you think any of the packages below should be included into the repos.

Red Hat and RHEL are trademarks or registered trademarks of Red Hat, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries.

These are the release notes for AlmaLinux OS 9.4 Beta for all supported architectures:

• x86_64
• aarch64
• ppc64le
• s390x

Codename: Seafoam Ocelot.

Distributed kernel version: 5.14.0-427.el9

# Beta Release

# Providing Feedback and Getting Help

Please report any issues you may encounter during tests on the AlmaLinux Bug Tracker (opens new window). Additionally, if you feel like providing feedback, talking about anything or asking any questions you might want to check out The AlmaLinux Community Chat (opens new window), The AlmaLinux Forums (opens new window) and The AlmaLinux Community on Reddit (opens new window).

# Changelog

• Updated module streams:

  • Python 3.12
  • Ruby 3.3
  • PHP 8.2
  • nginx 1.24
  • MariaDB 10.11
  • PostgreSQL 16

• Updated components:

  • Git to version 2.43.0
  • Git LFS to version 3.4.1

• Security updates:

  • The SELinux userspace release 3.6 introduces deny rules for further customizing SELinux policies.
  • The Keylime server components, the verifier and registrar, are available as containers.
  • The Rsyslog log processing system introduces customizable TLS/SSL encryption settings and additional options that relate to capability dropping.
  • The OpenSSL TLS toolkit adds a drop-in directory for provider-specific configuration files.
  • The Linux kernel cryptographic API (libkcapi) 1.4.0 introduces new tools and options. Notably, with the new -T option, you can specify target file names in hash-sum calculations.
  • The stunnel TLS/SSL tunneling service 5.71 changes the behavior of OpenSSL 1.1 and later versions in FIPS mode. Besides this change, version 5.71 provides many new features such as support for modern PostgreSQL clients.

• The following device drivers were modified to re-add PCI IDs for hardware that was previously disabled in our upstream:

  • aacraid - Dell PERC2, 2/Si, 3/Si, 3/Di, Adaptec Advanced Raid Products, HP NetRAID-4M, IBM ServeRAID & ICP SCSI
  • be2iscsi - Emulex OneConnectOpen-iSCSI for BladeEngine 2 and 3 adapters
  • hpsa - HP Smart Array Controller
  • lpfc - Emulex LightPulse Fibre Channel SCSI
  • megaraid_sas - Broadcom MegaRAID SAS
  • mpt3sas - LSI MPT Fusion SAS 3.0
  • mptsas - Fusion MPT SAS Host
  • qla2xxx - QLogic Fibre Channel HBA
  • qla4xxx - QLogic iSCSI HBA

For a complete list of hardware support for which was added in this release, see the Extended hardware support section.

# Upgrade Instructions

Please do not use these update instructions on production machines unless you don't mind if something breaks 😉

Upgrade the almalinux-release packages to the 9.4-0.2.el9 version from the beta repositories:

the new package contains updated repository URLs so that you can just run:

to update the rest of the packages.

# Installation instructions

There are three installation ISO images available:

AlmaLinux-9.4-beta-1-x86_64-boot.iso - a single network installation CD image that downloads packages over the Internet.

AlmaLinux-9.4-beta-1-x86_64-minimal.iso - a minimal self-containing DVD image that makes possible offline installation.

AlmaLinux-9.4-beta-1-x86_64-dvd.iso - a full installation DVD image that contains mostly all AlmaLinux packages.

Download a suitable ISO image from the 9.4-beta/isos/$arch/ directory, for example:

Download and import the AlmaLinux public key:

Download and verify a checksums list:

Verify the downloaded ISO image checksum:

If you decide to use the AlmaLinux-9.4-beta-1-x86_64-boot.iso image, you may need to provide the https://repo.almalinux.org/vault/9.4-beta/BaseOS/x86_64/kickstart/ URL repository from the selected mirror as the Installation Source in the event that the installer is not able to find the closest mirror for some reason.

There are no extra Installation Sources required if you decided to go with either the minimal or DVD ISO images.

# Additional packages

Here is a list of packages that are AlmaLinux-specific, and will not be found in compatible versions of RHEL.

Here is a list of packages you will not find in AlmaLinux when comparing with the compatible version of RHEL.

AlmaLinux OS is a community distribution so all changes are subject to discussion. If you would like to do so, please join AlmaLinux Chat (opens new window) as well as filing a bug report at AlmaLinux Bug Tracker (opens new window) to discuss if you think any of the packages below should be included into the repos.

# Extended hardware support

The following devices support is added in this release, when compared with the RHEL 9.4 Beta:

# Trademarks

Red Hat and RHEL are trademarks or registered trademarks of Red Hat, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries.

These are the release notes for AlmaLinux OS 9.3 Beta for all supported architectures:

• x86_64
• aarch64
• ppc64le
• s390x

Codename: Shamrock Pampas Cat.

Distributed kernel version: 5.14.0-362.2.1.el9_3

# Beta Release

# Providing Feedback and Getting Help

Please report any issues you may encounter during tests on the AlmaLinux Bug Tracker (opens new window). Additionally, if you feel like providing feedback, talking about anything or asking any questions you might want to check out The AlmaLinux Community Chat (opens new window), The AlmaLinux Forums (opens new window) and The AlmaLinux Community on Reddit (opens new window).

# Changelog

• Updated toolchain components:

• Performance tools and debuggers updates:

  • Valgrind 3.21
  • SystemTap 4.9
  • elfutils 0.189

• Updated performance monitoring tools:

• Compiler updates:

  • GCC Toolset 13
  • LLVM Toolset 16.0.6
  • Rust Toolset 1.71.1
  • Go Toolset 1.20.6

• Updated dynamic programming languages, web and database servers:

  • Redis 7
  • Node.js 20
  • Apache HTTP Server 2.4.57

• Security updates:

  • Keylime 7.3.0.
  • OpenSSH was further migrated from the less secure SHA-1 message digest.
  • The pcsc-lite-ccid USB Chip/Smart Card Interface Device(CCID) and Integrated Circuit Card Device (ICCD) driver was rebased to version 1.5.2.
  • AlmaLinux 9.3 introduces further improvements to support the Extended Master Secret (EMS) extension (RFC 7627) required by the FIPS-140-3 standard for all TLS 1.2 connections.
  • SEtools, the collection of graphical tools, command-line tools, and libraries for SELinux policy analysis, was rebased to version 4.4.2.
  • OpenSCAP was rebased to version 1.3.8.
  • SCAP Security Guide was rebased to version 0.1.69.

# Installation instructions

There are three installation ISO images available:

AlmaLinux-9.3-beta-1-x86_64-boot.iso - a single network installation CD image that downloads packages over the Internet.

AlmaLinux-9.3-beta-1-x86_64-minimal.iso - a minimal self-containing DVD image that makes possible offline installation.

AlmaLinux-9.3-beta-1-x86_64-dvd.iso - a full installation DVD image that contains mostly all AlmaLinux packages.

Download a suitable ISO image from the 9.3-beta/isos/$arch/ directory, for example:

Download and import the AlmaLinux public key:

Download and verify a checksums list:

Verify the downloaded ISO image checksum:

If you decide to use the AlmaLinux-9.3-beta-1-x86_64-boot.iso image, you may need to provide the https://repo.almalinux.org/vault/9.3-beta/BaseOS/x86_64/kickstart/ URL repository as the Installation Source in the event that the installer is not able to find it automatically for some reason.

There are no extra Installation Sources required if you decided to go with either the minimal or DVD ISO images.

# Upgrade Instructions

Please do not use these update instructions on production machines unless you don't mind if something breaks 😉

Upgrade the almalinux-release packages to the 9.3-0.4.el9 version from the beta repositories:

the new package contains updated repository URLs so that you can just run:

to update the rest of the packages.

# Known issues

• OpenJDK 21 is not included in AlmaLinux 9.3 Beta release and will be available in AlmaLinux 9.3

# Additional packages

Here is a list of packages that are AlmaLinux-specific, and will not be found in compatible versions of RHEL.

Here is a list of packages you will not find in AlmaLinux when comparing with the compatible version of RHEL.

AlmaLinux OS is a community distribution so all changes are subject to discussion. If you would like to do so, please join AlmaLinux Chat (opens new window) as well as filing a bug report at AlmaLinux Bug Tracker (opens new window) to discuss if you think any of the packages below should be included into the repos.

Red Hat and RHEL are trademarks or registered trademarks of Red Hat, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries.

These are the release notes for AlmaLinux OS 9.2 Beta for all supported architectures:

• x86_64
• aarch64
• ppc64le
• s390x

Codename: Turquoise Kodkod.

Distributed kernel version: 5.14.0-283.el9

# Beta Release

# Providing Feedback and Getting Help

Please report any issues you may encounter during tests on the AlmaLinux Bug Tracker (opens new window). Additionally, if you feel like providing feedback, talking about anything or asking any questions you might want to check out The AlmaLinux Community Chat (opens new window), The AlmaLinux Forums (opens new window) and The AlmaLinux Community on Reddit (opens new window).

# Changelog

• Updated module streams:

  • Python 3.11
  • nginx 1.22
  • PostgreSQL 15

• Updated components:

  • Git to version 2.39.1
  • Git LFS to version 3.2.0

• Updated toolchain components:

  • GCC 11.3.1
  • glibc 2.34
  • binutils 2.35.2

• Performance tools and debuggers updates:

  • GDB 10.2
  • Valgrind 3.19
  • SystemTap 4.8
  • Dyninst 12.1.0
  • elfutils 0.188

• Updated performance monitoring tools:

• Compiler updates:

  • GCC Toolset 12
  • LLVM Toolset 15.0.7
  • Rust Toolset 1.66
  • Go Toolset 1.19.4

• The OpenSSL secure communications library was updated to version 3.0.7.

• SELinux user-space packages were updated to version 3.5.

• OpenSCAP was rebased to version 1.3.7.

• SCAP Security Guide was rebased to version 0.1.66.

• A new rule for idle session termination was added to SCAP.

• Clevis now accepts external tokens.

• Rsyslog TLS-encrypted logging now supports multiple CA files.

• Rsyslog privileges are limited to minimize security exposure.

• System now uses updated AlmaLinux EV Code Sign Secure Boot certificate

• Beta repositories are now located in the vault (opens new window) repository to reduce storage usage on mirrors.

• Debuginfo repo ids renamed from *-debug to*-debuginfo to fix dnf debuginfo-install plugin

# Installation instructions

There are three installation ISO images available:

AlmaLinux-9.2-beta-1-x86_64-boot.iso - a single network installation CD image that downloads packages over the Internet.

AlmaLinux-9.2-beta-1-x86_64-minimal.iso - a minimal self-containing DVD image that makes possible offline installation.

AlmaLinux-9.2-beta-1-x86_64-dvd.iso - a full installation DVD image that contains mostly all AlmaLinux packages.

You can select a mirror closest to your geographic area listed on the mirrors.almalinux.org (opens new window) website. A local mirror will be a lot quicker than using repo.almalinux.org directly. Then, download a suitable ISO image from the 9.2-beta/isos/$arch/ directory of your source, for example:

Download and import the AlmaLinux public key:

Download and verify a checksums list:

Verify the downloaded ISO image checksum:

If you decide to use the AlmaLinux-9.2-beta-1-x86_64-boot.iso image, you will need to provide the https://repo.almalinux.org/vault/9.2-beta/BaseOS/x86_64/kickstart/ URL repository from the selected mirror as the Installation Source if the installer will not be able to find closest mirror for some reason.

There are no extra Installation Sources required if you decided to go with either the minimal or DVD ISO images.

# Upgrade Instructions

Please do not use these update instructions on production machines, unless you don't mind if something breaks 😉

Upgrade the almalinux-release packages to the 9.2-0.11.el9 version from the beta repositories:

the new package contains updated repository URLs so that you can just run:

to update the rest of the packages.

# Added packages

Here is a list of added packages in comparison with upstream distribution.

Here is a list of removed packages in comparison with the upstream distribution.
AlmaLinux OS is a community distribution so all changes are subject to discussion. If you would like to do so, please join AlmaLinux Chat (opens new window) as well as filing a bug report at AlmaLinux Bug Tracker (opens new window) to discuss if you think any of the packages below should be included into the repos.

Red Hat and RHEL are trademarks or registered trademarks of Red Hat, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries.

These are the release notes for AlmaLinux OS 9.1 Beta for x86_64, aarch64, ppc64le and s390x architectures, codename Lime Lynx.

Distributed kernel version: 5.14.0-160.el9

# Beta Release

# Providing Feedback and Getting Help

Please report any issues you may encounter during tests on the AlmaLinux Bug Tracker (opens new window). Additionally, if you feel like providing feedback, talking about anything or asking any questions you might want to check out The AlmaLinux Community Chat (opens new window), The AlmaLinux Forums (opens new window) and The AlmaLinux Community on Reddit (opens new window).

# Changelog

• Added a new remote machine attestation tool:

• Updated packages:

  • SELinux user-space packages to version 3.4

• Added SHA-256 support in the semodule tool

• libsepol-utils package has new policy utilities

• The system configuration and the clevis-luks-systemd subpackage changes enable the Clevis encryption client to unlock also LUKS-encrypted volumes that mount late in the boot process without using the systemctl enable clevis-luks-askpass.path command during the deployment process.

• Added a new package:

• Updated command-line tools:

  • opencryptoki to version 3.18.0
  • powerpc-utils to version 1.3.10
  • libvpd to version 2.2.9
  • lsvpd to version 1.7.14
  • ppc64-diag to version 2.7.8

• Updated infrastructure services tools:

  • chrony to version 4.2
  • unbound to version 1.16.2
  • frr to version 8.2.2

• Added new module streams:

  • PHP 8.1
  • Ruby 3.1
  • Node.js 18

• Updated module stream:

  • Apache HTTP Server to version 2.4.53.

• Performance tools and debuggers updates:

  • Valgrind 3.19
  • SystemTap 4.7
  • Dyninst 12.1.0
  • elfutils 0.187

• Updated performance monitoring tools:

• Compiler updates:

  • GCC Toolset 12
  • LLVM Toolset 14.0.0
  • Rust Toolset 1.62
  • Go Toolset 1.18

• Minimal ISO changes:

# Installation instructions

There are three installation ISO images available:

AlmaLinux-9.1-beta-1-x86_64-boot.iso - a single network installation CD image that downloads packages over the Internet.

AlmaLinux-9.1-beta-1-x86_64-minimal.iso - a minimal self-containing DVD image that makes possible offline installation.

AlmaLinux-9.1-beta-1-x86_64-dvd.iso - a full installation DVD image that contains mostly all AlmaLinux packages.

You can select a mirror closest to your geographic area listed on the mirrors.almalinux.org (opens new window) website. A local mirror will be a lot quicker than using repo.almalinux.org directly. Then, download a suitable ISO image from the 9.1-beta/isos/$arch/ directory of your source, for example:

Download and import the AlmaLinux public key:

Download and verify a checksums list:

Verify the downloaded ISO image checksum:

If you decide to use the AlmaLinux-9.1-beta-1-x86_64-boot.iso image, you will need to provide the 9.1-beta/BaseOS/x86_64/kickstart/ repository from the selected mirror as the Installation Source if the installer will not be able to find closest mirror for some reason.

There are no extra Installation Sources required if you decided to go with either the minimal or DVD ISO images.

# Upgrade Instructions

Please do not use these update instructions on production machines, unless you don't mind if something breaks 😉

Upgrade the almalinux-release package to the 9.1-1.8.el9 version from the beta repositories:

the new package contains updated repository URLs so that you can just run:

to update the rest of the packages.

# Added packages

Here is a list of added packages in comparison with upstream distribution.

Here is a list of removed packages in comparison with the upstream distribution.
AlmaLinux OS is a community distribution so all changes are subject to discussion. If you would like to do so, please join AlmaLinux Chat (opens new window) as well as filing a bug report at AlmaLinux Bug Tracker (opens new window) to discuss if you think any of the packages below should be included into the repos.

Red Hat and RHEL are trademarks or registered trademarks of Red Hat, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries.

These are the release notes for AlmaLinux OS 9.0 Beta for x86_64, aarch64, ppc64le and s390x architectures, codename Emerald Puma.

Distributed kernel version: 5.14.0-70.5.1.el9_0.

# Beta Release

# Providing Feedback and Getting Help

Please report any issues you may encounter during tests on the AlmaLinux Bug Tracker (opens new window). Additionally, if you feel like providing feedback, talking about anything or asking any questions you might want to check out The AlmaLinux Community Chat (opens new window), The AlmaLinux Forums (opens new window) and The AlmaLinux Community on Reddit (opens new window).

# Changelog

• AlmaLinux 9 packages and repos are signed with the new RPM-GPG-KEY-AlmaLinux-9 (opens new window)

• Updated dynamic programming languages, web and database servers:

  • Perl 5.32
  • PHP 8.0
  • Git 2.31
  • Apache HTTP Server 2.4
  • Varnish Cache 6.5
  • Squid 5.2
  • MySQL 8.0
  • Redis 6.2

• Updated components:

  • GCC 11.2
  • glibc 2.34
  • binutils 2.35

• Compiler updates:

• Performance tools and debuggers updates:

  • GDB 10.2
  • Valgrind 3.18.1
  • SystemTap 4.6
  • Dyninst 11.0.0
  • elfutils 0.186

• Java tools updates:

You can reference the upstream RHEL 9.0 beta release notes (opens new window) for a full list of changes in this release.

# Installation instructions

There are three installation ISO images available:

AlmaLinux-9.0-beta-1-x86_64-boot.iso - a single network installation CD image that downloads packages over the Internet.

AlmaLinux-9.0-beta-1-x86_64-minimal.iso - a minimal self-containing DVD image that makes possible offline installation.

AlmaLinux-9.0-beta-1-x86_64-dvd.iso - a full installation DVD image that contains mostly all AlmaLinux packages.

You can select a mirror closest to your geographic area listed on the mirrors.almalinux.org (opens new window) website. A local mirror will be a lot quicker than using repo.almalinux.org directly. Then, download a suitable ISO image from the 9-beta/isos/$arch/ directory of your source, for example:

Download and import the AlmaLinux public key:

Download and verify a checksums list:

Verify the downloaded ISO image checksum:

If you decide to use the AlmaLinux-9.0-beta-1-x86_64-boot.iso image, you will need to provide the 9.0-beta/BaseOS/x86_64/kickstart/ repository from the selected mirror as the Installation Source if the installer will not be able to find closest mirror for some reason.

There are no extra Installation Sources required if you decided to go with either the minimal or DVD ISO images.

# Known issues

• OpenSCAP AlmaLinux 9 profiles are not ready yet and will be released later

# Added packages

Here is a list of added packages in comparison with upstream distribution.

Here is a list of removed packages in comparison with the upstream distribution.
AlmaLinux OS is a community distribution so all changes are subject to discussion. If you would like to do so, please join AlmaLinux Chat (opens new window) as well as filing a bug report at AlmaLinux Bug Tracker (opens new window) to discuss if you think any of the packages below should be included into the repos.

Red Hat and RHEL are trademarks or registered trademarks of Red Hat, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries.

These are the release notes for AlmaLinux OS 8.9 Stable for all supported architectures:

• x86_64
• aarch64
• ppc64le
• s390x

Codename: Midnight Oncilla.

Distributed kernel version: 4.18.0-513.5.1.el8

# Providing Feedback and Getting Help

Please report any issues you may encounter during tests on the AlmaLinux Bug Tracker (opens new window). Additionally, if you feel like providing feedback, talking about anything or asking any questions you might want to check out The AlmaLinux Community Chat (opens new window), The AlmaLinux Forums (opens new window) and The AlmaLinux Community on Reddit (opens new window).

# Changelog

• Added a new module streams:

• Updated components:

  • Git to version 2.39.1
  • Git LFS to version 3.2.0

• Performance tools and debuggers updates:

  • Valgrind 3.21
  • SystemTap 4.9
  • elfutils 0.189

• Updated performance monitoring tools:

  • Grafana 9.2.10
  • grafana-pcp 5.1.1

• Compiler updates:

  • GCC Toolset 13
  • LLVM Toolset 16.0.6
  • Rust Toolset 1.71.1
  • Go Toolset 1.20.10

• Security

  • OpenSCAP 1.3.8
  • ANSSI-BP-028 SCAP security profiles were updated to version 2.0
  • SCAP Security Guide now contains improved rules to provide more consistent interactive user configuration and the DISA STIG profile supports audit_rules_login_events_faillock.

You can reference the upstream RHEL 8.9 release notes (opens new window) for a full list of changes in this release.

# Installation instructions

There are three installation ISO images available:

AlmaLinux-8.9-x86_64-boot.iso - a single network installation CD image that downloads packages over the Internet.

AlmaLinux-8.9-x86_64-minimal.iso - a minimal self-containing DVD image that makes possible offline installation.

AlmaLinux-8.9-x86_64-dvd.iso - a full installation DVD image that contains mostly all AlmaLinux packages.

You can select a mirror closest to your geographic area listed on the mirrors.almalinux.org (opens new window) website. A local mirror will be a lot quicker than using repo.almalinux.org directly. Then, download a suitable ISO image from the 8.9/isos/$arch/ directory of your source, for example:

Download and import the AlmaLinux public key:

Download and verify a checksums list:

Verify the downloaded ISO image checksum:

If you decide to use the AlmaLinux-8.9-x86_64-boot.iso image, you will need to provide the 8.9/BaseOS/x86_64/kickstart/ URL repository from the selected mirror as the Installation Source if the installer will not be able to find closest mirror for some reason.

There are no extra Installation Sources required if you decided to go with either the minimal or DVD ISO images.

# Upgrade Instructions

To update your AlmaLinux OS 8 to 8.9 run:

# Added packages

Here is a list of added packages in comparison with upstream distribution.

Here is a list of removed packages in comparison with the upstream distribution.
AlmaLinux OS is a community distribution so all changes are subject to discussion. If you would like to do so, please join AlmaLinux Chat (opens new window) as well as filing a bug report at AlmaLinux Bug Tracker (opens new window) to discuss if you think any of the packages below should be included into the repos.

Red Hat and RHEL are trademarks or registered trademarks of Red Hat, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries.

These are the release notes for AlmaLinux OS 8.8 Stable for all supported architectures:

• x86_64
• aarch64
• ppc64le
• s390x

Codename: Sapphire Caracal.

Distributed kernel version: 4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8.

# Providing Feedback and Getting Help

Please report any issues you may encounter during tests on the AlmaLinux Bug Tracker (opens new window). Additionally, if you feel like providing feedback, talking about anything or asking any questions you might want to check out The AlmaLinux Community Chat (opens new window), The AlmaLinux Forums (opens new window) and The AlmaLinux Community on Reddit (opens new window).

# Changelog

• Updated module streams:

  • Python 3.11
  • nginx 1.22
  • PostgreSQL 15

• Updated components:

  • Git to version 2.39.1
  • Git LFS to version 3.2.0

• Performance tools and debuggers updates:

  • Valgrind 3.19
  • SystemTap 4.8
  • elfutils 0.188

• Updated performance monitoring tools:

• Compiler updates:

  • GCC Toolset 12
  • LLVM Toolset 15.0.7
  • Rust Toolset 1.66
  • Go Toolset 1.19.4

• Security updates:

  • The FIPS mode settings in the kernel have been adjusted to conform to the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-3.
  • The Libreswan IPsec implementation was rebased to version 4.9.
  • Еhe fapolicyd software framework allows filtering the RPM database.
  • The latest version of the OpenSCAP security compliance utility is now available 1.3.7.
  • Rsyslog TLS-encrypted logging now supports multiple CA files.
  • Updated SELinux policy allows running the systemd-socket-proxyd in its own SELinux domain.
  • System now uses updated AlmaLinux EV Code Sign Secure Boot certificate

You can reference the upstream RHEL 8.8 release notes (opens new window) for a full list of changes in this release.

# Installation instructions

There are three installation ISO images available:

AlmaLinux-8.8-x86_64-boot.iso - a single network installation CD image that downloads packages over the Internet.

AlmaLinux-8.8-x86_64-minimal.iso - a minimal self-containing DVD image that makes possible offline installation.

AlmaLinux-8.8-x86_64-dvd.iso - a full installation DVD image that contains mostly all AlmaLinux packages.

You can select a mirror closest to your geographic area listed on the mirrors.almalinux.org (opens new window) website. A local mirror will be a lot quicker than using repo.almalinux.org directly. Then, download a suitable ISO image from the 8.8/isos/$arch/ directory of your source, for example:

Download and import the AlmaLinux public key:

Download and verify a checksums list:

Verify the downloaded ISO image checksum:

If you decide to use the AlmaLinux-8.8-x86_64-boot.iso image, you will need to provide the 8.8/BaseOS/x86_64/kickstart/ URL repository from the selected mirror as the Installation Source if the installer will not be able to find closest mirror for some reason.

There are no extra Installation Sources required if you decided to go with either the minimal or DVD ISO images.

# Upgrade Instructions

To update your AlmaLinux OS 8 to 8.8 run:

# Added packages

Here is a list of added packages in comparison with upstream distribution.

Here is a list of removed packages in comparison with the upstream distribution.
AlmaLinux OS is a community distribution so all changes are subject to discussion. If you would like to do so, please join AlmaLinux Chat (opens new window) as well as filing a bug report at AlmaLinux Bug Tracker (opens new window) to discuss if you think any of the packages below should be included into the repos.

Red Hat and RHEL are trademarks or registered trademarks of Red Hat, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries.

These are the release notes for AlmaLinux OS 8.7 Stable for all supported architectures:

• x86_64
• aarch64
• ppc64le
• s390x

Codename: Stone Smilodon. Distributed kernel version: 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8.

# Providing Feedback and Getting Help

Please report any issues you may encounter during tests on the AlmaLinux Bug Tracker (opens new window). Additionally, if you feel like providing feedback, talking about anything or asking any questions you might want to check out The AlmaLinux Community Chat (opens new window), The AlmaLinux Forums (opens new window) and The AlmaLinux Community on Reddit (opens new window).

# Changelog

• Added a new package:

• Added new module streams:

  • Ruby 3.1
  • Mercurial 6.2
  • Node.js 18

• Updated module stream:

• Updated command-line tools:

  • opencryptoki 3.18.0
  • powerpc-utils 1.3.10
  • libva to 2.13.0

• Updated infrastructure services tools:

  • chrony to version 4.2
  • unbound to version 1.16.2

• Updated performance tools and debuggers:

  • Valgrind 3.19
  • SystemTap 4.7
  • Dyninst 12.1.0
  • elfutils 0.187

• Updated performance monitoring tools

• Updated compiler toolsets

  • GCC Toolset 12
  • LLVM Toolset 14.0.6
  • Rust Toolset 1.62
  • Go Toolset 1.18

• Java tools updates:

  • Added Maven 3.8 module stream

• Minimal ISO changes:

• New repositories:

• The system configuration and the clevis-luks-systemd subpackage changes enable the Clevis encryption client to unlock also LUKS-encrypted volumes that mount late in the boot process without using the systemctl enable clevis-luks-askpass.path command during the deployment process.

• scap-security-guide package updates:

  • The DISA STIG for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 profile is now better aligned with DISA’s content
  • The Center for Internet Security (CIS) profiles are now aligned with CIS AlmaLinux 8 Benchmark version 2.0.0.

You can reference the upstream RHEL 8.7 release notes (opens new window)for a full list of changes in this release.

# Installation instructions

There are three installation ISO images available:

AlmaLinux-8.7-x86_64-boot.iso - a single network installation CD image that downloads packages over the Internet.

AlmaLinux-8.7-x86_64-minimal.iso - a minimal self-containing DVD image that makes possible offline installation.

AlmaLinux-8.7-x86_64-dvd.iso - a full installation DVD image that contains mostly all AlmaLinux packages.

The recommended way to download ISO images is using the torrent (opens new window) links. Alternatively, you can select a mirror closest to your geographic area listed on the mirrors.almalinux.org (opens new window) website. A local mirror will be a lot quicker than using repo.almalinux.org directly. Then, download a suitable ISO image from the 8.6/isos/$arch/ directory of your source, for example:

Download and import the AlmaLinux public key:

Download and verify a checksums list:

Verify the downloaded ISO image checksum:

If you decide to use the AlmaLinux-8.7-x86_64-boot.iso image, you will need to provide the 8.7/BaseOS/x86_64/kickstart/ repository from the selected mirror as the Installation Source if the installer will not be able to find closest mirror for some reason.

There are no extra Installation Sources required if you decided to go with either the minimal or DVD ISO images.

# Upgrade Instructions

To update your AlmaLinux OS 8 to 8.7 run:

# Added packages

Here is a list of added packages in comparison with upstream distribution.

Here is a list of removed packages in comparison with the upstream distribution.
AlmaLinux OS is a community distribution so all changes are subject to discussion. If you would like to do so, please join AlmaLinux Chat (opens new window) as well as filing a bug report at AlmaLinux Bug Tracker (opens new window) to discuss if you think any of the packages below should be included into the repos.

Red Hat and RHEL are trademarks or registered trademarks of Red Hat, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries.

These are the release notes for AlmaLinux OS 8.6 Stable for all supported architectures:

• x86_64
• aarch64
• ppc64le
• s390x

Codename: Sky Tiger. Distributed kernel version: 4.18.0-372.9.1.el8.

# Providing Feedback and Getting Help

Please report any issues you may encounter during tests on the AlmaLinux Bug Tracker (opens new window). Additionally, if you feel like providing feedback, talking about anything or asking any questions you might want to check out The AlmaLinux Community Chat (opens new window), The AlmaLinux Forums (opens new window) and The AlmaLinux Community on Reddit (opens new window).

# Changelog

• Added new module streams:

  • PHP 8.0
  • Perl 5.32
  • log4j 2
  • container-tools 4.0

• Added new repositories:

  • Real Time (RT)
  • Real Time for NFV (NFV)

• Compiler updates:

  • GCC Toolset 11
  • LLVM Toolset 13.0.1
  • Rust Toolset 1.58.1
  • Go Toolset 1.17.7

• Added drop-in configuration files support to OpenSSH

• Added --checksum option to the semodule command to verify the versions of installed SELinux policy modules

You can reference the upstream RHEL 8.6 release notes (opens new window) for a full list of changes in this release.

# Installation instructions

There are three installation ISO images available:

AlmaLinux-8.6-x86_64-boot.iso - a single network installation CD image that downloads packages over the Internet.

AlmaLinux-8.6-x86_64-minimal.iso - a minimal self-containing DVD image that makes possible offline installation.

AlmaLinux-8.6-x86_64-dvd.iso - a full installation DVD image that contains mostly all AlmaLinux packages.

The recommended way to download ISO images is using the torrent (opens new window) links. Alternatively, you can select a mirror closest to your geographic area listed on the mirrors.almalinux.org (opens new window) website. A local mirror will be a lot quicker than using repo.almalinux.org directly. Then, download a suitable ISO image from the 8.6/isos/$arch/ directory of your source, for example:

Download and import the AlmaLinux public key:

Download and verify a checksums list:

Verify the downloaded ISO image checksum:

If you decide to use the AlmaLinux-8.6-x86_64-boot.iso image, you will need to provide the 8.6/BaseOS/x86_64/kickstart/ repository from the selected mirror as the Installation Source if the installer will not be able to find closest mirror for some reason.

There are no extra Installation Sources required if you decided to go with either the minimal or DVD ISO images.

Notice: the size of the ramdisk has increased. If you encounter remote "ks.cfg not found" this could be due memory limits in your template VM (4GB of RAM is known to work)

# Upgrade Instructions from 8.5 to 8.6

To update your AlmaLinux OS 8.5 Stable to 8.6:

$ dnf upgrade -y

To upgrade from the 8.6 Beta Release run the same command twice:

$ dnf upgrade -y

# Added packages

Here is a list of added packages in comparison with upstream distribution.

Here is a list of removed packages in comparison with the upstream distribution.
AlmaLinux OS is a community distribution so all changes are subject to discussion. If you would like to do so, please join AlmaLinux Chat (opens new window) as well as filing a bug report at AlmaLinux Bug Tracker (opens new window) to discuss if you think any of the packages below should be included into the repos.

Red Hat and RHEL are trademarks or registered trademarks of Red Hat, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries.