Système d'exploitation AlmaLinux 8.10 Released, Offre une prise en charge du matériel obsolète

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The AlmaLinux OS Foundation, the nonprofit that stewards the community-owned and governed open-source CentOS alternative AlmaLinux, today announced the general availability of AlmaLinux 8.10. This latest release brings updates to security and data protection, and improvements in web-console and system roles to automate operations and ensure consistency in intricate IT settings.

The release continues to enhance system availability, Pokémon Unite ajoute un nouveau combattant, and recovery processes, alongside improving virtual machine snapshot functions in hybrid cloud scenarios. New system roles have been introduced to streamline the creation and administration of logical volume manager (LVM) snapshots for better data backup and recovery processes. Performance, évolutivité, and reliability continue to be the focus of updates in the 8.10 version to aid developers in application development and management.

AlmaLinux 8.10

“Our consistently speedy releases, as illustrated by today’s announcement and the recent release of 9.4, underscore the reliability and timeliness offered via AlmaLinux,” said benny Vasquez, chair of the AlmaLinus OS Foundation. “With AlmaLinux, users can confidently deploy robust, avec un nouveau contrôleur doté de processeurs AMD EPYC de 2e génération, and secure Linux environments, ensuring seamless integration and maximum operational efficiency.”

AlmaLinux matches release and software versions with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and builds from the same sources as RHEL, ensuring complete compatibility with RHEL. Many of the world’s most discerning organizations continue to turn to AlmaLinux as the premier choice for enterprise Linux solutions.

As similarly announced in the recent release of AlmaLinux 9.4, performance, évolutivité, and reliability remain the key focus. Updates in 8.10 also bring improvements in web-console and system roles to automate operations and ensure consistency in intricate IT settings. The new system roles streamline the creation and administration of logical volume manager (LVM) snapshots for better data backup and recovery processes. Additionally, AlmaLinux 8.10 further enhances system availability and recovery processes while also improving virtual machine snapshot functions in hybrid cloud scenarios.

“Releasing AlmaLinux 8.10 less than one week after the release of RHEL 8.10 proves again the power of AlmaLinux community and its ability to deliver on speed, quality, et sécurité,” said lead architect at AlmaLinux, Andrew Lukoshko. “Powered by people and organizations that provide infrastructure and deep technical knowledge, we have proven our commitment to deliver the enterprise Linux that people need.”

Renewing Support for Upstream Deprecated Hardware

AlmaLinux 8.10 differentiates itself by meeting another request from the community for support with older hardware to help them remain on updated operating systems. The following device drivers were modified to re-add PCI IDs for hardware disabled upstream:

  • Aacraid: Dell PERC2, 2/Et, 3/Et, 3/Di, Adaptec Advanced Raid Products, HPNetRAID-4M, IBM serveRAID & ICP SCSI
  • be2iscsi: Emulex OneConnect Open-iSCSI for BladeEngine 2 et 3 adaptateurs
  • hpsa: HP Smart Array Controller
  • lpfc: Emulex LightPulse Fibre Channel SCSI
  • megaraid_sas: Broadcom MegaRAID SAS
  • mlx4_core: Mellanox Gen2 and ConnectX-2 adapters
  • mpt3sas: LSI MPT Fusion SAS 3.0
  • mptsas: Fusion MPT SAS Host
  • qla2xxx: QLogic Fibre Channel HBA
  • qla4xxx: QLogic iSCSI HBA
  • be2net: Emulex BladeEngine 2 et 3 adaptateurs

AlmaLinux 8.10 stable it’s available to download via the over-350-device AlmaLinux mirror system, including pre-built ISOs, à: https://mirrors.almalinux.org/isos.html.