Welcome to this month’s AlmaLinux newsletter! The fun never stops when you get to make something as cool and impactful as AlmaLinux has proven itself to be.
Quick Notes
- AlmaLinux 9.6 Beta and AlmaLinux 10 Beta are both available — anticipated to hit stable in May, so help us test them!
- Board elections are planned for August; read more below and join the Q&A meetup on May 14th
- ELevate got updates, new Raspberry Pi images include AlmaLinux 10 Beta support, and AlmaLinux is now available via the WSL CLI
Ways to Get Involved
Watch the Q&A video with benny Vasquez and Jonathan Wright, who walk through the many ways community members can get more involved in the AlmaLinux project.
Latest from the AlmaLinux Blog
Announcing: AlmaLinux OS Foundation Elections
Board elections are happening later this year! Watch the FAQ video for more information and read the blog post for details. A Q&A session is scheduled for May 14th. To be eligible to run in this year’s election, membership applications must be submitted before the end of May.
AlmaLinux OS Now Available via WSL CLI
Windows users can now install AlmaLinux OS images directly via the WSL CLI tool — no extra configuration and without navigating the Microsoft Store.
2024 AlmaLinux Recap
The 2024 recap blog post is now live. A big thank you from benny to everyone in the AlmaLinux community for making 2024 another amazing year.
Spring 2025 Raspberry Pi Updates
A number of updates have been made to Raspberry Pi images since the last update. AlmaLinux OS Kitten 10 beta support is now included — both console and GNOME images.
AlmaLinux 9.6 Beta Now Available
AlmaLinux 9.6 Beta “Sage Margay” is available for all supported architectures (Intel/AMD (x86_64), ARM64 (aarch64), IBM PowerPC (ppc64le), IBM Z (s390x)).
ELevate Testing Now Ready for AlmaLinux 10
ELevate NG and Testing now include new upgrade paths: AlmaLinux 9 to 10.0 beta, CentOS Stream 9 to CentOS Stream 10, and AlmaLinux OS Kitten 10. Read the details on the blog, try them out, and share your feedback.
Upcoming Events (2025)
- May 7-9: HPC AdminTech
- June 5-8: Flock to Fedora
- June 12-14: DevConf
- June 13-15: Southeast Linux Fest
- June 23-27: Internet Governance Forum
- August 10-14: Academy Open Source days and SIGGRAPH
- September 23-27: nerdearla: Buenos Aires
- October 12-14: All Things Open
- November 7-8: SFSCon
- November 16-21: SC25
Volunteers are welcome to help staff booths at events. Fill out the Google form and AlmaLinux will cover travel and hotel.
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