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Matriux was a Debian-based security distribution designed for penetration testing and forensic investigations. Although it was primarily designed for security enthusiasts and professionals, it can also be used by any Linux user as a desktop system for day-to-day computing. Besides standard Debian software, Matriux also ships with an optimised GNOME desktop interface, over 300 open-source tools for penetration testing, and a custom-built Linux kernel.
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| 2022-10-26 |
NEW • Development Release: AlmaLinux OS 8.7 Beta |
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AlmaLinux OS is a clone of Red Hat Enterprise Linux which uses the same source code and provides binary compatibility. The project has published a new development snapshot, AlmaLinux OS 8.7 Beta. "The AlmaLinux 8.7 Beta provides a more stable foundation for open hybrid cloud innovation, new enhancements and features to deliver workloads, applications and services for multiple environments more efficiently, security features and updates for risk reduction and better compliance maintenance. New automation and management functionality is provided to make additional manual task automation, performing standard deployment processes at scale easier and to simplify day-to-day system management. These enhancements include adding several system roles and the web console new options and features. As for containers, Sigstore technology was built into the container tooling." Additional information is provided in the release announcement and in the release notes. Download (SHA256, pkglist): AlmaLinux-8.7-beta-1-x86_64-dvd.iso (11,126MB), AlmaLinux-8.7-beta-1-x86_64-minimal.iso (1,695MB), AlmaLinux-8.7-beta-1-x86_64-boot.iso (817MB). |
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| About AlmaLinux OS
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| AlmaLinux OS is an open-source, community-driven project that is built from the source code of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). AlmaLinux is a completely binary compatible fork of RHEL and it is maintained by AlmaLinux OS Foundation which is a register non-profit.
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| 2024-05-28 |
Distribution Release: AlmaLinux OS 8.10 |
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The AlmaLinux OS distribution is a clone of Red Hat Enterprise Linux which maintains binary compatibility with upstream while offering a few additional features and bug fixes. The project has released AlmaLinux OS 8.10 which brings small improvements and fixes to the 8.x series. The release announcement touches on the highlights: "AlmaLinux 8.10 brings updates to security and data protection, and improvements in web-console and system roles to automate operations and ensure consistency in intricate IT settings. The release continues to enhance system availability, reliability, and recovery processes, alongside improving virtual machine snapshot functions in hybrid cloud scenarios. New system roles have been introduced to streamline the creation and administration of logical volume manager (LVM) snapshots for better data backup and recovery processes. Performance, scalability, and reliability continue to be the focus of updates in the 8.10 version to aid developers in application development and management." Additional information can be found in the project's release notes. Download (SHA256, torrent, pkglist): AlmaLinux-8.10-x86_64-dvd.iso (13,099MB), AlmaLinux-8.10-x86_64-minimal.iso (2,041MB), AlmaLinux-8.10-x86_64-boot.iso (977MB). |
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| 2024-05-06 |
Distribution Release: AlmaLinux OS 9.4 |
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AlmaLinux OS is an enteprise Linux distribution built from the source code of Red Hat Enterprise Linux. The distribution's latest release, AlmaLinux OS 9.4, focuses on security and virtual machine snapshots. The release announcement offers a summary of changes: "The AlmaLinux 9.4 introduces updates to enhance machine security and data protection. Enhancements in web-console and system roles automate additional operations and promote consistency in complex IT environments. The new release's features aim to improve system availability and reliability, facilitate easier recovery operations, and enhance virtual machine snapshot capabilities in hybrid cloud environments. The new system roles introduced enable the creation and management of logical volume manager (LVM) snapshots for improved data backup and recovery processes. Additionaly, updates in the 9.4 release continues to improve performance, scalability, and reliability for developers in building and managing applications. You can read the full release notes for this version on the wiki: AlmaLinux OS 9.4 Release Notes." Download (SHA256, torrent, pkglist): AlmaLinux-9.4-x86_64-dvd.iso (10,298MB), AlmaLinux-9.4-x86_64-minimal.iso (1,965MB), AlmaLinux-9.4-x86_64-boot.iso (988MB). |
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| 2024-04-15 |
Development Release: AlmaLinux OS 9.4 Beta |
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The AlmaLinux OS team have published a new development snapshot of the project's platform which is based on source code from Red Hat Enterprise Linux. The project's new beta for version 9.4 places a focus on security and LVM snapshots for easier backup and recovery processes. "The AlmaLinux 9.4 Beta introduces updates to enhance machine security and data protection. Enhancements in web-console and system roles automate additional operations and promote consistency in complex IT environments. The new release's features aim to improve system availability and reliability, facilitate easier recovery operations, and enhance virtual machine snapshot capabilities in hybrid cloud environments. The new system roles introduced enable the creation and management of logical volume manager (LVM) snapshots for improved data backup and recovery processes. Additionally, updates in the 9.4 Beta release continue to improve performance, scalability, and reliability for developers in building and managing applications." The AlmaLinux release announcement and release notes offer additional information. Download (SHA256, pkglist): AlmaLinux-9.4-beta-1-x86_64-dvd.iso (10,110MB), AlmaLinux-9.4-beta-1-x86_64-minimal.iso (1,965MB), AlmaLinux-9.4-beta-1-x86_64-boot.iso (987MB). |
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| 2023-11-13 |
Distribution Release: AlmaLinux OS 9.3 |
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AlmaLinux OS is a Linux distribution built using the source code of Red Hat Enterprise Linux. The project has published version 9.3 which introduces security improvements and updates to the web-based administration tools. "AlmaLinux 9.3 aims to improve flexibility and reliability, as well as to enhance security across hybrid environments. This release continues simplifying automation and system management. Web console enhancements simplify management tasks. Additionally, users can configure health check actions for Podman containers and vsock devices in virtual machines. Application Streams updates provide developers with flexibility and customization options without affecting the platform’s stability. The 9.3 offers enhanced security and compliance. Additionally, it provides enhanced flexibility, stability, and reliability needed to support hybrid cloud innovation. You can read more about this release by checking out the Release Notes." Additional details on the new version can be found in the project's release announcement. Download (SHA256, torrent, pkglist): AlmaLinux-9.3-x86_64-dvd.iso (10,411MB), AlmaLinux-9.3-x86_64-minimal.iso (1,774MB), AlmaLinux-9.3-x86_64-boot.iso (899MB). |
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| 2023-10-26 |
Development Release: AlmaLinux OS 9.3 Beta |
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AlmaLinux OS is a distribution built using the soruce code of Red Hat Enterprise Linux. The community project has published a new development snapshot, AlmaLinux Os 9.3 Beta, which introduces new security features and health check options for containers and virtual machines. The project's release announcement states: "The AlmaLinux 9.3 Beta aims to improve flexibility and reliability, as well as to enhance security across hybrid environments. This release continues simplifying automation and system management. Web console enhancements simplify management tasks. Additionally, users can configure health check actions for Podman containers and vsock devices in virtual machines. Application Streams updates provide developers with flexibility and customization options without affecting the platform’s stability. The 9.3 Beta offers enhanced security and compliance. Additionaly, it provides enhanced flexibility, stability and reliability needed to support hybrid cloud innovation. You can read more about this release by checking out the Release Notes." Download (SHA256, pkglist): AlmaLinux-9.3-beta-1-x86_64-dvd.iso (9,920MB), AlmaLinux-9.3-beta-1-x86_64-minimal.iso (1,774MB), AlmaLinux-9.3-beta-1-x86_64-boot.iso (899MB). |
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| 2023-05-11 |
Distribution Release: AlmaLinux OS 9.2 |
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Jack Aboutboul has announced the release of AlmaLinux OS 9.2, the latest stable version of the project's Red Hat Enterprise Linux clone: "The AlmaLinux OS Foundation is proud to announce the general availability of AlmaLinux OS 9.2, code-named 'Turquoise Kodkod'. AlmaLinux 9.2 provides enhancements and features to the hybrid cloud's foundation and helps deliver workloads, applications and services for multiple environments faster and with less effort. This release includes security updates such as the realmd system role, a SCAP profile, and Ansible content for enhanced system checks to simplify managing security and compliance. Improvements to application streams provide compilers, runtime languages, databases and web server updates. Enhancements to the web console and new system roles make it easier to automate and standardize systems." Please see the release announcement and the release notes for more details. Download (SHA256): AlmaLinux-9.2-x86_64-dvd.iso (8,853MB, torrent, pkglist), AlmaLinux-9.2-x86_64-minimal.iso (1,698MB), AlmaLinux-9.2-x86_64-boot.iso (804MB). AlmaLinux 9.2 is also provided for the aarch64, ppc64le and s390x architectures, while separate "live" images with GNOME, GNOME Mini, KDE Plasma, MATE and Xfce desktops are also available. |
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| 2022-11-17 |
Distribution Release: AlmaLinux OS 9.1 |
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AlmaLinux OS is a clone of Red Hat Enterprise Linux which strives to be entirely compatible with its upstream parent. The distribution's latest release is AlmaLinux OS 9.1. "The AlmaLinux 9.1 Stable provides a more stable foundation for open hybrid cloud innovation, new enhancements and features to deliver workloads, applications and services for multiple environments more efficiently, security features and updates for risk reduction and better compliance maintenance. This release also includes PHP language updates and new features. New automation and management functionality provided to make additional manual tasks automation, performing standard deployment processes at scale easier and simplify day-to-day system management. These enhancements include adding several system roles and the web console new options and features. As for containers, Sigstore technology was built into the container tooling. You can read more about this release by checking out the release notes." Information on available editions of the distribution can be found in the release announcement. Download (SHA256, torrent, pkglist): AlmaLinux-9.1-x86_64-dvd.iso (8,204MB), AlmaLinux-9.1-x86_64-minimal.iso (1,572MB), AlmaLinux-9.1-x86_64-boot.iso (804MB). |
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| 2022-11-10 |
Distribution Release: AlmaLinux OS 8.7 |
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AlmaLinux OS is a clone of Red Hat Enterprise Linux which strives to be entirely compatible with its upstream parent. The project's latest release is AlmaLinux OS 8.7. "AlmaLinux 8.7 Stable provides a more stable foundation for open hybrid cloud innovation, new enhancements and features to deliver workloads, applications and services for multiple environments more efficiently, security features and updates for risk reduction and better compliance maintenance. New automation and management functionality is provided to make additional manual task automation, performing standard deployment processes at scale easier and to simplify day-to-day system management. These enhancements include adding several system roles and the web console new options and features. As for containers, Sigstore technology was built into the container tooling. You can read more about this release by checking out the Release Notes." Additional information is provided in the release announcement. Download (torrent, pkglist): AlmaLinux-8.7-x86_64-dvd.iso (11,165MB, SHA256), AlmaLinux-8.7-x86_64-boot.iso (817MB, SHA256), AlmaLinux-8.7-x86_64-minimal.iso (1,695MB, SHA256). |
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| 2022-05-26 |
Distribution Release: AlmaLinux OS 9.0 |
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The AlmaLinux OS team have announced the release of a new version of their Red Hat Enterprise Linux clone. The project published AlmaLinux OS 9.0 which includes support for four CPU architectures and runs version 5.14 of the Linux kernel. "The AlmaLinux OS foundation is proud to announce general availability of AlmaLinux OS 9.0. AlmaLinux 9 supports the following 4 architectures providing full parity with upstream: Intel/AMD (x86_64), ARM64 (aarch64), IBM PowerPC (ppc64le), IBM Z (s390x). AlmaLinux OS 9.0 is based on upstream kernel version 5.14 and contains enhancements around cloud and container development and improvements to the web console (Cockpit). This release also delivers enhancements for security and compliance, including additional security profiles, greatly improved SELinux performance and user authentication logs. Other various updates include Python 3.9, GCC 11 and the latest versions of LLVM, Rust and Go compilers to make modernizing the applications faster and easier. You can read more about it by checking out the release notes." Additional details can be found in the release announcement. Download (pkglist): AlmaLinux-9.0-x86_64-dvd.iso (7,677MB, SHA256, torrent), AlmaLinux-9.0-x86_64-minimal.iso (1,456MB, SHA256), AlmaLinux-9.0-x86_64-boot.iso (763MB, SHA256). |
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| 2022-05-12 |
Distribution Release: AlmaLinux OS 8.6 |
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AlmaLinux OS, a distribution built from Red Hat Enterprise Linux source code, has launched a new stable release. Version 8.6 has been published and can run on three architectures: x86_64, ppc64le, and aarch64. The release announcement states: "Hi, Community! The AlmaLinux OS Foundation is excited to announce that AlmaLinux OS 8.6 Stable is now available. Just like a flash after the beta release. This stable release is for the x86_64, aarch64 and ppc64le architectures and is ready for production installations and to power all your computing needs and workloads. Grab it from the nearest mirror and join us on the AlmaLinux Community Chat to discuss. Our Live Images, Raspberry Pi, Cloud and Container images updates are in process too, so stay tuned to catch the updates. Don't blink, you might miss them. The AlmaLinux 8.6 contains web console enhancements and some brand new System Roles that make system administration simpler. Security updates include upstream versions for the SCAP Security Guide, OpenSCAP and other packages among other improvements. You can read more about this release by checking out the release notes." Download (SHA256, torrent, pkglist): AlmaLinux-8.6-x86_64-dvd.iso (10,526MB), AlmaLinux-8.6-x86_64-boot.iso (801MB), AlmaLinux-8.6-x86_64-minimal.iso (1,604MB). |
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| 2022-05-06 |
Development Release: AlmaLinux OS 8.6 Beta |
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AlmaLinux OS is a clone of Red Hat Enterprise Linux which strives to be entirely binary compatible with its upstream provider. The AlmaLinux team have published a new development release. The release announcement. "As usual, a simple reminder, this is a beta release. It should not be used for production installations. The provided upgrade instructions should not be used on production machines unless you don't mind if something breaks. Now if you wanna test this somehow, somewhere to see how things will work in 8.6 stable, you're on the right track. The AlmaLinux 8.6 Beta contains web console enhancements and some brand new System Roles to to make system administration simpler. Security updates include upstream versions for the SCAP Security Guide, OpenSCAP and other packages among other improvements. You can read more about this release by checking out the Release Notes." Download (pkglist): AlmaLinux-8.6-beta-1-x86_64-dvd.iso (10,483MB, SHA256), AlmaLinux-8.6-beta-1-x86_64-boot.iso (799MB, SHA256), AlmaLinux-8.6-beta-1-x86_64-minimal.iso (2,102MB, SHA256). |
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| 2022-04-19 |
Development Release: AlmaLinux OS 9.0 Beta 1 |
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The AlmaLinux OS project maintains a clone of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system. The AlmaLinux team have published new development media for testing. The new release, AlmaLinux OS 9.0 Beta 1, includes Python 3.9, version 5.14 of the Linux kernel, and the GNU Compiler Collection version 11. The release announcement reports: "AlmaLinux OS 9.0 Beta is based on upstream kernel version 5.14 and contains enhancements around cloud and container development and improvements to the web console. This release also delivers enhancements for security and compliance including additional security profiles. Other various updates include Python 3.9, GCC 11 with the latest versions of LLVM, Rust and Go to make modernizing the applications faster and easier.
You can read more about it by checking out the Release Notes." The distribution is available for four CPU architectures: x86_64, arrach64, ppc64le, and s390x. Download (SHA256, pkglist)): AlmaLinux-9.0-beta-1-x86_64-dvd.iso (7,740MB), AlmaLinux-9.0-beta-1-x86_64-minimal.iso (1,655MB), AlmaLinux-9.0-beta-1-x86_64-boot.iso (748MB). |
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| 2021-11-12 |
Distribution Release: AlmaLinux OS 8.5 |
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The AlmaLinux OS team have announced the release of a new point release in the distribution's 8.x series. The new version is built using upstream's 8.5 sources. "Hi, Community! The AlmaLinux OS Foundation is thrilled to announce that AlmaLinux OS 8.5 Stable is now available. This stable release for x86_64 and ARM architectures is ready for production installations and to power all your computing needs and workloads. So grab it from the nearest mirror and join us on the AlmaLinux Community Chat to discuss. The Raspberry Pi image is also updated to the newest version. Our Live Images, Cloud and Container images updates are in process and will be updated shortly as well." Further information on AlmaLinux OS 8.5 is available through the project's release announcement with technical information provided in the distribution's release notes. Download (SHA256, torrent, pkglist): AlmaLinux-8.5-x86_64-dvd.iso (10,135MB), AlmaLinux-8.5-x86_64-minimal.iso (1,989MB), AlmaLinux-8.5-x86_64-boot.iso (738MB). |
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| 2021-05-26 |
Distribution Release: AlmaLinux OS 8.4 |
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AlmaLinux OS is an open-source, community-driven project that is built from the source code of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). AlmaLinux OS introduces support for Secure Boot. "You can read more about it by checking out the Release Notes. The biggest change you'll notice is that the #1 most requested feature, Secure Boot, is now fully supported in this release. Other changes include OpenSCAP support, the release of a devel repo and some new module streams and some compiler updates. You can also find a link to the upstream release notes there, which will provide you with a complete list of changes and updates to this release. Changelog: Secure Boot is now fully supported; OpenSCAP security profiles are now ready for production; the 'devel' repository released with extra packages and build dependencies not included in upstream distribution; the 'PowerTools' repository is now disabled by default to match upstream distribution and moved to separate file...." While not yet available, a ARM port for AlmaLinux OS. Further information can be found in the project's release announcement and in the release notes. Download (SHA256, torrent, pkglist): AlmaLinux-8.4-x86_64-boot.iso (677MB), AlmaLinux-8.4-x86_64-dvd.iso (9,347MB), AlmaLinux-8.4-x86_64-minimal.iso (1,890MB). |
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| 2021-03-30 |
Distribution Release: AlmaLinux OS 8.3 |
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AlmaLinux OS is a binary-compatible rebuild of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux source codes. The distribution intends to be a drop-in replacement for CentOS Linux with long-term support. The project's first stable release is AlmaLinux OS 8.3. "We are very happy to announce that today we are releasing the first AlmaLinux OS stable version. That's right, you can go right ahead and download the stable version and use it everywhere you need a stable, reliable, Linux distribution. For some time now we also have the conversion script in our GitHub repository, so you can also convert your system to AlmaLinux OS stable using it if you don't feel like reinstalling from scratch. AlmaLinux OS, the forever-free open source enterprise-grade Linux is ready. So, after about four months since the decision to steer CentOS in a different path, you now have a 1:1 binary compatible drop-in replacement, with a very long support timeframe. You can use it for any general purpose computing need, in bare-metal installations, in virtual machines, in containers, on cloud providers." Further information on the release, along with migration tips can be found in the release announcement. Download (SHA256, pkglist): AlmaLinux-8.3-x86_64-dvd.iso (8,797MB), AlmaLinux-8.3-x86_64-boot.iso (638MB), AlmaLinux-8.3-x86_64-minimal.iso (1,767MB). |
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