In the Almalinux 8.4 distribution, originally released for X86_64 systems, is implemented Support Arm / AARCH64 architecture . To download Available Three ISO images: bootable (650 MB), minimum (1.6 GB) and Full (7 GB).
Distribution fully binary compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 and can be used as a transparent replacement of CentOS 8. Changes are reduced to rebranding, removing RHEL packages specific, such as Redhat- *, Insights-Client and Subscription-Manager-Migration * , Create a “Devel” repository with additional packages and assembly dependencies. The composition includes new modules with Python 3.9, SWIG 4.0 Subversion 1.14, Redis 6, PostgreSQL 13 and MariaDB 10.5. Updated versions of GCC Toolset 10 sets, LLVM ToolSet 11.0.0, Rust Toolset 1.49.0 and Go Toolset 1.15.7.
Recall that the Almalinux distribution is based on Cloudlinux in response to premature collaboration of CENTOS support 8 Red Hat (updates for CENTOS 8, it is decided to stop at the end of 2021, and not in 2029, as users assumed). The project oversees a separate non-profit organization Almalinux OS Foundation, which was created to develop a community on a neutral platform with the use of a management model, similar to the organization of the Fedora project. Distribution is free for all categories of users. All Almalinux is published under free licenses.
In addition to Almalinux, VZLinux is also positioned as an alternative to VZLinux (prepared by Virtuozzo), Rocky Linux (develops by the Community under the CENTOS founder with the support of the specially created CTRL IQ) and Oracle Linux. In addition, Red Hat has provided the possibility of free use of RHEL in organizations developing open software, and in the environment of individual developers consisting of up to 16 virtual or physical systems.