👕 If you've been patiently waiting to get your AlmaLinux t-shirt while you're here at #SC25, wait no longer! They have arrived to booth 300, so come by to get yours!

#SC25 has been fantastic so far! Swing by booth 300 to talk all things Linux, grab some swag, and meet the AlmaLinux community. See you soon! 🐧

📣 AlmaLinux OS 9.7, A.K.A. "Moss Jungle Cat" is now generally available! See highlights of what's new and click the link for all the details, release notes, how you can help make this a successful production release, and more. 🔗 almalinux.org/blog/2025-11...

Not super technical or a developer? Not a problem! 💁 You can still support AlmaLinux and open source. @bennyvasquez.bsky.social and Jonathan Wright explain how.

Meet us in St. Louis! We'll be there for #SC25. Swing by booth 300 and chat with us about AlmaLinux and all things open source. We will, of course, have swag. 😎 @bennyvasquez.bsky.social#SC25

We are excited to announce Btrfs support in AlmaLinux OS 10.1! Get modern Copy-on-Write filesystem features like snapshotting, compression, and built-in volume management. Get all the details here: almalinux.org/blog/2025-10...

👀 Red Hat 9.7 and 10.1 released today! Test AlmaLinux 10.1 Beta ➡️ https://almalinux.org/blog/2025-10-21-announcing-almalinux-10-1-beta/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky Test AlmaLinux 9.7 Beta ➡️ https://almalinux.org/blog/2025-10-07-announcing-97-beta/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

If CentOS EOL has you feeling like this, you need ELevate. Upgrade in-place from CentOS 6.x through 8.x of the RHEL derivative of your choice, and then upgrade from 8.x to 9.x and from 9.x to 10.x within the same derivative. 👉 https://almalinux.org/elevate/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

What's that? 👀 You want to contribute to AlmaLinux, but aren't sure where to start? 👀 👀 Well, pull up a chair, friend, because @bennyvasquez.bsky.social and Jonathan Wright have some ideas to get you going. ⤵️

What's that? 👀 You want to contribute to AlmaLinux, but aren't sure where to start? 👀 👀 Well, pull up a chair, friend, because benny Vasquez and Jonathan Wright have some ideas to get you going. ⤵️

Yes, Virginia, you can quickly migrate any number of servers using AlmaLinux-deploy. Running CentOS 7 or 8 and need help upgrading/migrating? Check out ELevate: https://almalinux.org/elevate/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

"Alexa, play 'Monster Mash'" Happy Halloween from all of us at AlmaLinux! 🎃

Forget things that go "bump" in the night; we've got some terrifying, true tales from our community members to send chills down your spine this Halloween. 😱 Watch the video to read them.... IF YOU DARE. 😈

In honor of tomorrow's holiday ... a frightful Linux haiku. fork the code at night 🌌 merge conflicts summon old ghosts 👻 rebase until death 🪦

Our October newsletter is now live! 👉 Subscribe to our LinkedIn newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7389409042579968000 👉 Subscribe to receive our email newsletter: https://lists.almalinux.org/postorius/lists/newsletters.lists.almalinux.org/

AlmaLinux 9.7 Beta "Moss Jungle Cat" is here! 🐅 Help us test before production release: 🔧 Updated compiler toolsets and module streams 🛠️ Improved debugging and networking tools 💻 All architectures supported Read the release notes and learn more about testing: almalinux.org/blog/2025-10...

Our Chair, @bennyvasquez.bsky.social, is speaking at CloudFest USA on November 5th alongside Robert Jacobi and Adam Weeks! She'll tackle the big questions about the future of community-driven open source. Can't wait to hear this discussion! 🐧 https://www.cloudfest.com/usa/agenda/ #CloudFestUSA

Btrfs support lands in AlmaLinux OS 10.1! 📦 Get snapshots, compression, checksumming, and all the modern filesystem goodness. We'd love your feedback as we expand support across the stack. 💬 almalinux.org/blog/2025-10...

🦁 AlmaLinux 10.1 Beta "Heliotrope Lion" is here! Now with ✅ Btrfs filesystem support ✅ Performance boosts ✅ Updated dev toolsets (GCC, LLVM, Rust) ✅ Enhanced security Available for x86_64, ARM64, PowerPC, and IBM Z. Help us test and shape the stable release! → almalinux.org/blog/2025-10...

There are many, many ways that you can contribute to AlmaLinux! → Help on keeping our Build System SIG documentation up to date → Help us in testing and improving our current Ansible roles to deploy the AlmaLinux Build System And much more! 🔗 wiki.almalinux.org/Contribute-t...

AlmaLinux 10.1 Beta “Heliotrope Lion” is now available for all supported architectures! 🟣 Intel/AMD (x86_64) 🟣 Intel/AMD (x86_64_v2) 🟣 ARM64 (aarch64) 🟣 IBM PowerPC (ppc64le) 🟣 IBM Z (s390x) 🔗 https://almalinux.org/blog/2025-10-21-announcing-almalinux-10-1-beta/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

📢 AlmaLinux OS 10.1 will support the Btrfs filesystem, which has already been available in AlmaLinux OS Kitten since early September! Learn more in our new blog post: https://almalinux.org/blog/2025-10-21-announcing-btrfs-support-in-almalinux-10-1/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social

📚 #ATO2025 was another one for the books! Thank you to everyone who came to see us at the booth and during @bennyvasquez.bsky.social and Jonathan Wright's sessions. And shout-out to @allthingsopen.bsky.social for a great event!

AlmaLinux 9.7 Beta "Moss Jungle Cat" is available for supported architectures! 9.7 Beta introduces performance enhancements, updated development tools, and improved security. 🔗 https://almalinux.org/blog/2025-10-07-announcing-97-beta/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_medium=social

Try before you install! 🐧 AlmaLinux Live Media lets you boot from USB/DVD with zero commitment. Multiple desktop environments, pre-loaded tools, works on Intel and ARM64. 👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VCIfcuTVxk

Good morning, #ATO2025! If you're here in Raleigh for @allthingsopen.bsky.social, here's where you can find us: 🔹 Swing by booth #86 to chat and grab some swag 🔹 Catch @bennyvasquez.bsky.social's session this afternoon in Room 306 C 🔹 Attend Jonathan Wright's session in Room 302 A tomorrow

Today is World Mental Health Day. Reminder to all open source maintainers: setting boundaries, saying no, and taking breaks aren't optional—they're essential. Your well-being matters just as much as your code. https://opensource.guide/maintaining-balance-for-open-source-maintainers/

Announcing AlmaLinux 9.7 Beta “Moss Jungle Cat” for all supported architectures: 🔹 Intel/AMD (x86_64) 🔹 ARM64 (aarch64) 🔹 IBM PowerPC (ppc64le) 🔹 IBM Z (s390x) More info here: https://almalinux.org/blog/2025-10-07-announcing-97-beta/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social

One project to rule them all: ELevate enables upgrades between major versions of RHEL® derivatives: https://almalinux.org/elevate/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social

Awesome to see @almalinux.org at Texas Linux Fest.

There are so many different ways to contribute to AlmaLinux! • Content creation • Improve/expand documentation on our wiki • Events staffing • Join the build team And much, MUCH more! Get started here. → https://wiki.almalinux.org/Contribute.html?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social

🤠 Good morning, #TXLF2025! Swing by the AlmaLinux booth to grab some swag, say hi, and chat all things AlmaLinux!

Welcome to our new weekly series, #ThursdayHaiku. We hope this doesn't happen to you tomorrow. 🫶 Memory leak found In production on Friday Weekend plans are dead

Our September newsletter is now live! 👉 Subscribe to our LinkedIn newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/almalinux-news-september-25-almalinuxos-jp4we 👉 Subscribe to receive our email newsletter: https://lists.almalinux.org/postorius/lists/newsletters.lists.almalinux.org/

Anyway, here's Wonderwall. Share your go-to workday playlist in honor of International Music Day! 🎶

📢 We are rescheduling the AlmaLinux OS Foundation Election to March 2026! Due to some inconsistencies that we have identified internally, we're rescheduling the current board member election. Transparency is to everything we do. Get all the details here on our blog: almalinux.org/blog/2025-09...

In honor of National Podcast Day, we're throwing it back to when @bennyvasquez.bsky.social joined @techlore.tech.bsky.social's podcast to explore AlmaLinux's rise as a community-driven enterprise Linux distribution. Tune in below! 🎙️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=7E4Z...

AlmaLinux OS 10 enables the CRB repository by default! No more EPEL dependency headaches or cryptic error messages. KDE Plasma and other popular packages work out of the box. https://almalinux.org/blog/2025-09-08-enabling-crb-by-default-for-almalinux10/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social

Finish the sentence. 👇 "AlmaLinux saved me from ________"

Headed to #TXLF2025? Stop by the AlmaLinux booth to chat with Jonathan Wright! See you in Austin! 👋

Three cheers for our Platinum-level sponsors! 👏 @cloudlinux.com Tuxcare Cybertrust Japan Co., Ltd. They help make it possible for us to keep on keepin' on here at AlmaLinux. 🫶

As of 9/9, AlmaLinux OS 10 enables the CRB repository by default! This means easier EPEL package installs and fewer dependency headaches. Learn more on our blog: https://almalinux.org/blog/2025-09-08-enabling-crb-by-default-for-almalinux10/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social

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Roses are red, violets are blue, unexpected '}' on line 42 💔 Happy International Programmer's Day to everyone who gets syntax error PTSD!

AlmaLinux sponsorship comes with a host of perks (voting, marketing, and more), but the real benefit is knowing you're contributing to open source in a meaningful way. Want in? Here's how to become a sponsor: https://almalinux.org/members/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social

As part of our efforts to continue improving the experience for AlmaLinux users, we are enabling the CRB repository by default. Our new blog post covers the what, why, how, and more: almalinux.org/blog/2025-09...

Today we celebrate Star Trek Day! Like the Federation, AlmaLinux believes in community-driven exploration and open collaboration. Our mission: to seek out stable, secure operating systems and boldly deploy where no distro has gone before. 🖖

⏰ Final week to vote in AlmaLinux board elections! Don't let future you regret missing this chance to shape our community's direction 🗳️ Check your email! #LastCall

Help keep AlmaLinux free and independent! Sponsor memberships give you voting rights, marketing benefits & direct access to our team. 💪 Every contribution matters for our community-driven future! Start here: https://almalinux.org/members/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social

Our August newsletter is now live! 👉 Subscribe to our LinkedIn newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/almalinux-news-august-25-almalinuxos-fyffe 👉 Subscribe to receive our email newsletter: https://lists.almalinux.org/postorius/lists/newsletters.lists.almalinux.org/