AlmaLinux is an initiative by the company CloudLinux, which already has a distribution for hosting providers in its program, including CloudLinux OS. In terms of features and commands, there is no difference between AlmaLinux and its counterpart such as CentOS and others that are based on RHEL. Here you will find all the tutorials, steps to install various software, and other simple commands to use on it
After the RedHat announcement of closing Long term supported version of CentOS, CloudLinux came forward to provide LTS versions of CentOS in the form of AlmaLinux. It is a completely free 1: 1 binary compatible fork of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL).
Initially, this CentOS alternative developed under a Project called Lenix, that later renamed and now called AlmaLinux.
CentOS was started in 2004 as a community project for an RHEL-compatible Linux distribution. Red Hat provides the RHEL source packages free of charge under the GPL. In 2014, CentOS and Red Hat merged. Since then, every new RHEL version has been followed by a CentOS version without trademarked content and certified security policies from Red Hat.
In addition to Project Lenix alias AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux also succeeds CentOS. Rocky Linux comes from Gregory Kurtzer, the founder of the CentOS project.
The team of this distro provides the necessary infrastructure so that the community can take over. The source code of the project is published publicly on Github. A wiki is supposed to help build the documentation. Errors can be reported in the AlmaLinux Bug Tracker.
AlmaLinux 9 is another major release to cater to the users who are missing the Long term support in CentOS. This is the new major version derived from Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) but with some bold steps to make it more popular among Desktop …
Learn the commands to install .Net Framework and runtime on AlmaLinux 8 using terminal and DNF package manager. .NET is a free, cross-platform, open-source developer platform from Microsoft that can be used to create and run programs for Windows. The software is pronounced “dot-net framework”. …
Let’s learn the simple and quick steps to install the Lighttpd web server on AlmaLinux 8 using the command terminal. The long-established Apache is one of the most popular web servers in the world. But there are now several web servers that can hold a …
Tutorial to learn the steps for installing Skype on AlmaLinux 8 using command terminal for Instant messaging. Skype is Microsoft’s voice-over-IP messenger which can be used for internet voice call free of charge and instant messaging functions and data transfer. Video call is also possible. …
Tutorial to learn the steps for installing the Ecommerce Prestashop store on Almalinux 8 server to start selling your products online. What is PrestaShop? As an open-source shopping cart, PrestaShop is completely free to download and use. However, this does not mean that PrestaShop is …
Learn the steps and commands to install AnyDesk to install on Almalinux 8 to establish a connection to access the remote desktop. AnyDesk is a Teamviewer alternative that we can install on Linux, FreeBSD, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, ChromeOS, and Raspberry Pi. It helps us …
Secure your privacy while surfing online by installing Tor browser on Almalinux 8 RPM-based Linux using command terminal. When it comes to accessing the notorious dark web standard browsers are not safe without any third-party technology. Well, in such situations the Tor browser is required …
Do you want to install the Cinnamon Desktop environment on AlmaLinux 8 CLI server or desktop? Then here are the commands to follow. Cinnamon Desktop environment is one of the popular UIs because of its mid-weight and familiar Windows-like User Interface. Cinnamon is visually more …
Learn the steps to install the Budgie Desktop environment on Almalinux 8 and Rocky Linux 8 using the command terminal. One of the greatest benefits of using Linux OS is we can use multiple Desktop User Interface of choice. This allows users to modify and …
Learn the commands to convert Almalinux into Rocky Linux server or desktop using the terminal with the help of an official script. With the announcement of RedHat that it is dropping the long-term support in CentOS 8, other developers came with their own similar Linux …