CentOS Alternative ‘AlmaLinux’ Beta Released for Testing

[desertcat]

For a while I thought I caught the C-19 "bug" had ended my posting days. The lab results came back today: NEGATIVE!! More likely than not some type of allergy, as we eliminated everything else we could think of... still this sure is one hell of an allergy.

Time to get out your BUG stomping / tire kicking boots one more time. Might as well keep them polished and waxed up as we may need use of them again in the very near future!!

https://news.itsfoss.com/almalinux-beta-released/

D'Cat

[JeffMings]

Hi all,

I have been watching AlmaLinux since the start of the Centos 8 changes. I just installed the current AlmaLinux beta ISO on a very ordinary Dell Optiplex 3050. It felt very much like a Centos 8 install, and proceeded as expected.
Currently using kernel 4.18.0.240 . Default background is very reminiscent of MacOS Big Sur. Feels very snappy, as expected, on a 4GB PC.
The feeling is not of a beta release, but a finished and polished effort.

Kudos to the Alma Linux team!

[TrevorH]

to be up to date, the current kernel should be kernel-4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3.x86_64