AlmaLinux
AlmaLinux OS is a free, community-owned, open-source enterprise Linux distribution that fills the gap left by the end of CentOS Linux. It is binary compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), so applications and kernel modules built for RHEL run on AlmaLinux without modification. The project is governed by the non-profit AlmaLinux OS Foundation, with a 10-year security update commitment for each major version and an easy path to migrate from CentOS or other RHEL derivatives.
Key Features
- Binary compatible with RHEL — software, drivers and kernel modules built for RHEL run unchanged on AlmaLinux
- 10-year lifecycle — long-term security and bug-fix support for every major version
- Community-owned — governed by the not-for-profit AlmaLinux OS Foundation; free forever with no fees or licence costs
- Easy migration — AlmaLinux-deploy and ELevate make moving from CentOS 7/8 or other RHEL derivatives straightforward
- Enterprise tooling — Errata, OVAL streams, OpenSCAP, SBOM and Secure Boot support baked into the pipeline
- Broad architecture support — runs on x86_64, aarch64, ppc64le and s390x
- EPEL ecosystem — full access to the Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux repository
Why Use AlmaLinux?
AlmaLinux delivers the stability and enterprise-grade support businesses relied on from CentOS — without the uncertainty. It is free and community-driven, yet backed by a formal foundation and a decade of updates, making it a dependable base for servers, data centres and production workloads.
Use Cases
- Production servers and data centres needing long-term stability
- Teams migrating from CentOS Linux or other RHEL-based distributions
- Enterprise workloads requiring RHEL compatibility without a subscription
Platform
Linux · x86-64 · aarch64 · ppc64le · s390x
Licence
Free and open source. The distribution and its bundled software are released under the GPL and other OSI-approved licences.