Hi all, > AlmaLinux just released a Beta of their RHEL8 clone: > > https://www.reddit.com/r/AlmaLinux/comments/la7zy8/almalinux_beta_version_released_release_notes_and/ > > I'm going to play around with it today. > > My first step will be to install a minimal AlmaLinux off their ISO and > then install BlueOnyx 5210R onto it via our manual installation guide > for CentOS 8: https://www.blueonyx.it/5210r-manual-install
Some running commentary on this while I'm at it: I've just downloaded the AlmaLinux-8.3-beta-1-x86_64-minimal.iso from https://repo.almalinux.org/almalinux/8.3-beta/isos/x86_64/ and installed a server with it. That worked out of the box in the same fashion as we're used to from the CentOS 8 ISO. No surprises. I then performed a manual 5210R install via YUM using our existing guide: https://www.blueonyx.it/5210r-manual-install That also worked out of the box with no surprises and results in a fully working BlueOnyx 5210R. AlmaLinux 8.3 is binary compatible to CentOS 8 and the only real difference is that the "centos-release" RPM has been replaced with a "almalinux-release" RPM that ties it into different upstream mirrors, gives it a different name and introduces rebranded artwork. [root@alma ~]# cat /etc/redhat-release AlmaLinux release 8.3 Beta (Purple Manul) Bottom line: This looks good and we have a new OS for 5210R that will serve us until the upstream RHEL8 goes into EOL in 2029. Next step? I'm now off trying to build a 5210R ISO based on the AlmaLinux ISO. -- With best regards Michael Stauber _______________________________________________ Blueonyx mailing list Blueonyx@mail.blueonyx.it http://mail.blueonyx.it/mailman/listinfo/blueonyx
