AlmaLinux 10.0 Beta offers plenty of changes for development, security, and performance workflows. You'll find updated programming languages, toolchains, and compilers, as well as control systems, servers, and databases.

One of the more fascinating additions is support for post-quantum cryptography, which helps to secure AlmaLinux against cryptanalytic attacks by a quantum computer. As well, SELinux and OpenSSH have both been updated, and a new sudo system role makes configuration management across multiple systems easier. Finally, Sequoia PGP has been added for expanded encryption options.

Not to be mistaken for AlmaLinux Kitten (which is based on CentOS Stream and ships with even newer versions of software), AlmaLinux 10.0 Beta is based on RHEL 10.0.

According to the AlmaLinux press release, "Beta releases continue to provide our community with early access to new features and enhancements, allowing test[ing] and encouraging our community to provide valuable feedback before the stable launch."

It's important to remember that this is a beta release candidate, which means it should not be used for production machines or workflows.

AlmaLinux 10.0 Beta is available for the following architectures: Intel/AMD (x86_64), Intel/AMD (x86_64_v2), ARM64 (aarch64), IBM PowerPC (ppc64le), and IBM Z (s390x).

If you're interested in testing this beta release of AlmaLinux 10.0, you can download an ISO from the official repo.
 
 
 
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