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AlmaLinux

Alma Linux is a free and open source Linux distribution, developed by the AlmaLinux OS Foundation, a 501(c) organization, to provide a community-supported, production-grade enterprise operating system that is binary-compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). The name of the distribution comes from the word "alma", meaning "soul" in Spanish and other Latin languages. It was chosen to be a homage to the Linux community.

The first stable release of AlmaLinux was published on March 30, 2021, and will be supported until March 1, 2029. AlmaLinux is built using publicly-viewable and reproducible methods using the AlmaLinux Build System (ALBS), which is a customized build system whose source code, like the distribution itself, is publicly distributed and licensed under open-source licenses.

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Alma Linux Comparison Table

Feature 10.1 9.7 8.10
Release Date 2025-11-24 2025-11-17 2024-05-28
End Of Life 2032 2032 2029
Price (US$) Free Free Free
Image Size (MB) 800-8600 1000-13000 800-11000
Download ISO ISO ISO
Installation Anaconda Anaconda Anaconda
Default Desktop GNOME GNOME GNOME
Default Browser - - -
Package Management Flatpak, RPM Flatpak, RPM Flatpak, RPM
Release Model Fixed Fixed Fixed
Office Suite - LibreOffice LibreOffice
Processor Architecture aarch64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64 aarch64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64 aarch64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64
Init Software systemd systemd systemd
Journaled File Systems ext4, XFS ext4, XFS ext4, XFS
Multilingual Yes Yes Yes
Asian Language Support - - -
Full Package List 10.1 9.7 8.10

Buy or Download Alma Linux 10.1

RELEASE DATE: 2026-01-11

For Intel and AMD x86_64 systems

Alma Linux alma-linux-10.1-* ISOiso2.2 GiB

We take security seriously

Once you have downloaded an image, be sure to verify it for both security and integrity.

By calculating the image’s checksum on your own computer and comparing it to the original checksum, you can verify the image has not been tampered with or corrupted. Images are also gpg signed with Fedora keys to demonstrate their integrity.

  • Click the verify button to download the checksum file for your downloaded image.

  • Import Linuxrpms's GPG key(s)

                    curl -O https://linuxrpms.com/linuxrpms-gpg.pub

    You can verify the details of the GPG key(s) here.

  • Verify the checksum file is valid

                    gpgv --keyring ./linuxrpms-gpg.pub alma-linux-10.1-*-CHECKSUM

  • Verify the checksum matches

                    sha256sum -c alma-linux-10.1-*-CHECKSUM

If the output states that the file is valid, then it's ready to use!

AlmaLinux repository configuration

# almalinux.linuxrpms.com.repo
#
# The mirrorlist system uses the connecting IP address of the client and the
# update status of each mirror to pick current mirrors that are geographically
# close to the client.  You should use this for Alma Linux updates unless you are
# manually picking other mirrors.
#
# If the mirrorlist does not work for you, you can try the commented out
# baseurl line instead.

[baseos]
name=Alma Linux $releasever - BaseOS
mirrorlist=https://almalinux.linuxrpms.com/mirrorlist?arch=$basearch&repo=BaseOS-$releasever
#baseurl=http://almalinux.linuxrpms.com/$contentdir/$releasever/BaseOS/$basearch/os/
gpgcheck=1
enabled=1
countme=1
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-almalinux-linuxrpms-official

[appstream]
name=Alma Linux $releasever - AppStream
mirrorlist=https://almalinux.linuxrpms.com/mirrorlist?arch=$basearch&repo=AppStream-$releasever
#baseurl=http://almalinux.linuxrpms.com/$contentdir/$releasever/AppStream/$basearch/os/
gpgcheck=1
enabled=1
countme=1
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-almalinux-linuxrpms-official

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