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AlmaLinux 9.2 and blendOS
AlmaLinux 9.2
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AlmaLinux is one of the leading replacements for CentOS, which Red Hat stopped developing in 2020. Like Centos, it is a drop-in replacement for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), and its release numbers continue the CentOS and RHEL numbering systems. In fact, the 9.2 release, codenamed Turquoise Kodkod, was released on the same day as RHEL's 9.2 release.
Although AlmaLinux is only a couple of years old, as a successor to Fedora and CentOS, AlmaLinux is a mature distribution, and the 9.2 release in no exception. Like earlier releases, the 9.2 release consists of packages taken from the repositories of packages included in RHEL and tested and digitally signed by AlmaLinux. The most recent release consists chiefly of security updates and package upgrades, as well as AlmaLinux branding and the removal of RHEL branding.
AlmaLinux's target audience is corporate. However, users might also download it to get a general sense of RHEL without having to register. Also, existing users of AlmaLinux should install 9.2 as a security update.
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