Now that (hopefully?) the CentOS Stream debacle and the subsequent rise of Alma and Rocky Linux is behind us, there’s news from RedHat that RHEL 9 has gone beta. Is this the love child that will finally heal the warring RPM tribes? No, but what you’re looking at here is the future Alma and Rocky […]
RHEL 9 Goes Beta
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November 6, 2021 @ 4:46 pm, by raindog308Community News: Rocky Linux OS Now Available on RackNerd’s Platform!
Rocky Linux offered their first official release (8.4) on June 21st and now providers are adding it as an option to their hosting platforms. If you’re not familiar, Rocky Linux is CentOS Reborn. You can read up on our previous posts about CentOS developments that necessitated remaking it. Rocky Linux is led by Gregory Kurtzer, […]
Meme Monday: We’re IBM
alma, alma linux, centos, ibm, meme monday, rhel, rocky, rocky linux May 17, 2021 @ 12:00 am, by raindog308We covered the recent jarring changes with the CentOS Project. You might also enjoy Our article on rpm-land alternatives A poll we did on your CentOS plans (results) Our interview with Igor Seletskiy, whose company CloudLinux has released Alma Linux
LowEndBoxTV: CentOS…What Happened?!?
alma, alma linux, centos, centos stream, ibm, linux, red hat, rhel, rocky, rocky linux May 4, 2021 @ 12:00 pm, by raindog308CentOS, RIP…long live CentOS Stream?!? What hath IBM wrought? In this video, we break down the CentOS drama. As you can tell from the thumbnail…it isn’t pretty! You could answer the question in one word: IBM. But the roots of what happened pre-date IBM’s involvement. We also mention Alma Linux and Rocky Linux. Related LowEndBox […]
Poll: What are Your CentOS Plans?
As we reported last December, CentOS is changing. Instead of being downstream of RHEL (and seeking to be a free RHEL clone), it is now moving upstream of RHEL and will be a development playground for RHEL. That radically changes its nature. So what are your plans regarding CentOS? Please let us know in the poll […]
