CloudLinux readies CentOS Linux replacement: AlmaLinux
CloudLinux has named the free CentOS replacement AlmaLinux , previously code-named Project Lenix. Following Red Hat’s December 2020 announcement that the CentOS stable release is no longer under development, CloudLinux launched a project to deliver a drop-in replacement. The project was code-named Project Lenix. Project Lenix has now crystallized into AlmaLinux, a 1:1 binary compatible fork of RHEL 8, with a migration path from CentOS to AlmaLinux. Future RHEL releases will also be forked into a new AlmaLinux release. CloudLinux backs AlmaLinux with $1 million annual investment in development, and a commitment to supporting AlmaLinux through 2029. “The demise of the CentOS stable release left a very large gap in the Linux community which [...]