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AlmaLinux OS is binary compatible with RHEL®.</p><div class="d-grid gap-3 d-md-flex justify-content-md-start pt-3"><a href=/contribute class="btn btn-lg px-4 me-md-2 al-cta-blue"><i class="bi bi-people pe-1"></i> Contribute </a><a href=/get-almalinux class="btn btn-lg px-4 al-cta-green"><i class="bi bi-download pe-1"></i> Download </a><a href=https://wiki.almalinux.org/documentation/migration-guide class="btn btn-lg px-4 al-cta-yellow"><img src=/images/icon-almalinux-black.svg alt=Icon class=pe-1> Migrate</a></div></div></div></div></div><div class=al-index-community-container style=background:#0f4266!important><div class="container al-py-md"><div class="row row-cols-1 row-cols-sm-2 row-cols-md-4 row-cols-lg-4 g-4 py-2 py-md-5"><div class="col d-flex align-items-stretch"><i class="bi bi-github al-index-community-icon"></i><div class=al-index-community-content-wrap><h4 class="fw-bold mb-0 pb-2">GitHub</h4><p>Our GitHub organization contains source code and tools used to build AlmaLinux OS and related infrastructure.</p><div class=pt-1><a href=https://github.com/AlmaLinux/ class="btn btn-primary al-community-cta">Explore</a></div></div></div><div class="col d-flex align-items-stretch"><img loading=lazy class="al-index-community-icon img" src=/images/icon-reddit.svg alt=Reddit><div class=al-index-community-content-wrap><h4 class="fw-bold mb-0 pb-2">Reddit</h4><p>Join our vibrant Reddit community, interact with other AlmaLinux OS users, receive updates, find and provide help.</p><div class=pt-1><a href=https://www.reddit.com/r/almalinux class="btn btn-primary al-community-cta reddit">Join</a></div></div></div><div class="col d-flex align-items-stretch"><i class="bi bi-chat-dots al-index-community-icon"></i><div class=al-index-community-content-wrap><h4 class="fw-bold mb-0 pb-2">Community chat</h4><p>Join a real time discussion with other AlmaLinux OS community members, governance team and AlmaLinux OS developers.</p><div class=pt-1><a href=https://chat.almalinux.org class="btn btn-primary al-community-cta">Engage</a></div></div></div><div class="col d-flex align-items-stretch"><i class="bi bi-journals al-index-community-icon"></i><div class=al-index-community-content-wrap><h4 class="fw-bold mb-0 pb-2">Community forums</h4><p>Ask questions, get answers and contribute community support to others in AlmaLinux OS community and developers alike.</p><div class=pt-1><a href=https://forums.almalinux.org class="btn btn-primary al-community-cta">Discover</a></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class=al-index-about style=background:#0e3b5c!important><div class="container al-py-md"><div class="row d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center py-2 py-md-5"><div class="col-12 col-md-12"><h2 class=pb-3>About AlmaLinux OS</h2><p>AlmaLinux OS is an open-source, community-driven Linux operating system that fills the gap left by the discontinuation of the CentOS Linux stable release. AlmaLinux OS is an Enterprise Linux distro, binary compatible with RHEL®, and guided and built by the community.</p><p>As a standalone, completely free OS, AlmaLinux OS enjoys $1M in annual sponsorship from CloudLinux Inc. and support from more than 25 other sponsors. Ongoing development efforts are governed by the members of the community.</p><p>The AlmaLinux OS Foundation is a 501(c)(6) non-profit created for the benefit of the AlmaLinux OS community.</p></div></div></div></div><div id=downloads class=al-index-community-container style=background:#0f4266!important><div class="container al-py-lg"><h2 class="pb-2 text-center border-bottom">Get AlmaLinux OS</h2><div class="row row-cols-1 row-cols-sm-2 row-cols-md-3 row-cols-lg-4 g-4 py-2 py-md-5"><div class="col d-flex align-items-stretch"><img loading=lazy class="al-index-community-icon img" src=/images/iso-icon-F.svg alt="ISO Image"><div class=al-index-community-content-wrap><h4 class="fw-bold mb-0 pb-2">ISO Images</h4><p>AlmaLinux supports 4 architectures:<ul><li>x86_64</li><li>aarch64</li><li>ppc64le</li><li>s390x</li></ul><a href=https://mirrors.almalinux.org/isos.html>Download ISO from mirrors</a></p></div></div><div class="col d-flex align-items-stretch"><img loading=lazy class="al-index-community-icon img" src=/images/cloud-icon-F.svg alt="Cloud Image"><div class=al-index-community-content-wrap><h4 class="fw-bold mb-0 pb-2">Cloud Images</h4><p>AlmaLinux provides official images for cloud providers:<br><br><a href=https://wiki.almalinux.org/cloud/AWS.html>Amazon AWS</a><br><a href=https://wiki.almalinux.org/cloud/Generic-cloud.html>Generic Cloud</a><br><a href=https://wiki.almalinux.org/cloud/Google.html>Google Cloud</a><br><a href=https://wiki.almalinux.org/cloud/Azure.html>Microsoft Azure</a><br><a href=https://wiki.almalinux.org/cloud/OpenNebula.html>OpenNebula</a><br><a href=https://wiki.almalinux.org/cloud/OCI.html>Oracle Cloud Infrastructure</a><br></p></div></div><div class="col d-flex align-items-stretch"><img loading=lazy class="al-index-community-icon img" src=/images/container-icon-F.svg alt="Container Image"><div class=al-index-community-content-wrap><h4 class="fw-bold mb-0 pb-2">Container Images</h4><p>AlmaLinux provides official OCI, Docker and UBI compatible images.<br><br><a href=https://hub.docker.com/_/almalinux>Get Docker Image</a><br><a href=https://quay.io/organization/almalinuxorg>Get OCI Image from Quay.io</a><br><a href=https://github.com/orgs/AlmaLinux/packages>Get OCI Image from GitHub</a></p></div></div><div class="col d-flex align-items-stretch"><img loading=lazy class="al-index-community-icon img" src=/images/live-icon-F.svg alt="Live Media Image"><div class=al-index-community-content-wrap><h4 class="fw-bold mb-0 pb-2">Live Media</h4><p>AlmaLinux builds Live Media images for GNOME, GNOME Mini, KDE, XFCE and MATE options.<br><br><a href=https://wiki.almalinux.org/LiveMedia.html>Get Live Media Image</a></p></div></div></div><div class="row row-cols-1 row-cols-sm-2 row-cols-md-3 row-cols-lg-4 g-4 py-2 py-md-5"><div class="col d-flex align-items-stretch"><img loading=lazy class="al-index-community-icon img" src=/images/vagrant-icon-F1.svg alt="Vagrant Box Image"><div class=al-index-community-content-wrap><h4 class="fw-bold mb-0 pb-2">Vagrant Boxes</h4><p>AlmaLinux provides official images for Vagrant:<ul><li>Libvirt</li><li>VirtualBox</li><li>Hyper-V</li><li>VMWare</li><li>Parallels</li></ul><a href=https://portal.cloud.hashicorp.com/vagrant/discover/almalinux>Get AlmaLinux on HCP Vagrant Registry</a></p></div></div><div class="col d-flex align-items-stretch"><img loading=lazy class="al-index-community-icon img" src=/images/Incus-and-LXC-icon-F.svg alt="Incus and LXC Image"><div class=al-index-community-content-wrap><h4 class="fw-bold mb-0 pb-2">Incus and LXC</h4><p>AlmaLinux images are available for Incus and LXC.<br><br><a href=https://images.linuxcontainers.org>Get Incus and LXC Images</a></p></div></div><div class="col d-flex align-items-stretch"><img loading=lazy class="al-index-community-icon img" src=/images/raspberry-pi-icon-F.svg alt="Raspberry Pi Image"><div class=al-index-community-content-wrap><h4 class="fw-bold mb-0 pb-2">Raspberry Pi</h4><p>AlmaLinux builds Raspberry Pi images, and also with GNOME desktop environment.<br><br><a href=https://wiki.almalinux.org/documentation/raspberry-pi.html>Get Raspberry Pi Image</a></p></div></div><div class="col d-flex align-items-stretch"><img loading=lazy class="al-index-community-icon img" src=/images/wsl-icon-F.svg alt="WSL Image"><div class=al-index-community-content-wrap><h4 class="fw-bold mb-0 pb-2">WSL</h4><p>Run the AlmaLinux terminal environment on Windows.<br><br><a href=https://wiki.almalinux.org/documentation/wsl.html>Get AlmaLinux for WSL</a></p></div></div></div></div></div><div class=al-index-security-container style=background:#0e3b5c!important><div class="container al-py-lg" style="padding:48px 15px"><h2 class="pb-2 text-center border-bottom" style=border-bottom-color:#14598a!important>Security</h2><div class="container al-py-md" style="padding:48px 0 0!important"><div class=container-security style=display:flex;justify-content:space-between><div 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al-backer-logo-container"><img loading=lazy src=/brands/sie_logo.svg alt="SIE LADÓN" class=al-backer-logo></div></a><a href=https://www.litmusit.com><div class="col d-flex flex-fill align-items-center justify-content-center al-backer-logo-container"><img loading=lazy src=/brands/litmusinformationsystems.svg alt="Litmus information Systems LLP" class=al-backer-logo style=max-height:100px></div></a></div></div></div><div class=al-index-feature-container><div class="container al-py-md"><div class="row row-cols-1 row-cols-md-3"><div class="col d-flex align-items-start"><i class="bi bi-battery-charging al-index-feature-icon"></i><div><h4 class="fw-bold mb-0 pb-2">Production-ready</h4><p>AlmaLinux OS is an enterprise-grade server OS and a stable Linux distribution with regular releases that come with a long support windows. You can rely on AlmaLinux OS to run any and every critical workloads.</p></div></div><div class="col d-flex align-items-start"><i class="bi bi-people al-index-feature-icon"></i><div><h4 class="fw-bold mb-0 pb-2">Fully supported, always free</h4><p>AlmaLinux OS Foundation members, sponsors and partners back the AlmaLinux OS with investments and long support commitments to ensure the distribution is free of limitations, fees and charges.</p></div></div><div class="col d-flex align-items-start"><i class="bi bi-emoji-smile al-index-feature-icon"></i><div><h4 class="fw-bold mb-0 pb-2">Effortless to switch to</h4><p>Switching distributions is usually costly and time-consuming, but that's not the case when switching from CentOS and other RHEL® derivatives to AlmaLinux OS. Switching is easy - <a href=https://github.com/AlmaLinux/almalinux-deploy>read how.</a></p></div></div></div></div></div><div class="al-index-commercial-support al-py-lg"><div class=container><h2 class=text-center>Commercial Support</h2><p class="text-center pb-2 mb-5">Minimize your risk while getting the most out of your AlmaLinux systems</p><div class="container_support row"><div class="row_support col-lg-6 pl-1"><div class="col-image my-0" style=height:25%;padding:0;background:#082336><div class="p-3 al-commercial-supporter-logo-container rounded-top"><a href=https://www.cybertrust.co.jp/almalinux/><img loading=lazy src=/brands/cybertrust-japan.svg alt="CyberTrust Japan" style=max-height:70px!important></a></div></div><div class="col-text my-0" style=height:40%;padding:0><div class="p-3 al-commercial-supporter-list"><p class=platinum_sponsor>Platinum Sponsor</p><p>Cybertrust Japan is a provider of a comprehensive security certification services to various public and private entities globally, and offers comprehensive support for AlmaLinux users. Have also produced MIRACLE LINUX for nearly 20 years.</p></div></div><div class="col-button my-0" style=height:35%;padding:0><div class="p-3 al-commercial-supporter-list rounded-bottom"><p><br><a class="btn btn-primary btn-block p-2 rounded text-decoration-none" href=https://www.cybertrust.co.jp/almalinux/>Get support</a></p></div></div></div><div class="row_support col-lg-6 pl-1"><div class="col-image my-0" style=height:25%;padding:0;background:#082336><div class="p-3 al-commercial-supporter-logo-container rounded-top"><a href=https://tuxcare.com/almalinux-enterprise-support/><img loading=lazy src=/brands/tuxcare_withtagline.svg alt=Tuxcare class=al-commercial-supporter-logo style=max-height:70px!important></a></div></div><div class="col-text my-0" style=height:40%;padding:0><div class="p-3 al-commercial-supporter-list"><p class=platinum_sponsor>Platinum Sponsor, <em>Founder</em></p><p>TuxCare, a division of CloudLinux Inc., the founding sponsor of the AlmaLinux OS Project, provides tailored support for projects of any complexity. Enhance the performance, security, and reliability of your workloads with extended updates, seamless FIPS compliance, and flexible pay-as-you-go technical support bundles.</p></div></div><div class="col-button my-0" style=height:35%;padding:0><div class="p-3 al-commercial-supporter-list rounded-bottom"><p><br><a class="btn btn-primary btn-block p-2 rounded text-decoration-none" href=https://tuxcare.com/almalinux-enterprise-support/>Get support</a></p><p><a class="btn btn-primary btn-block p-2 rounded text-decoration-none" href=https://tuxcare.com/fips-for-almalinux/>Get FIPS</a></p></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class=al-index-faq><div class="container al-py-lg"><h2 class=mb-5>Answers to Key Questions</h2><div class="accordion accordion-flush" id=accordionFAQ><div class="accordion-item mb-3"><h2 class=accordion-header id=flush-heading-1><button class=accordion-button type=button data-toggle=collapse data-target=#flush-collapse-1 aria-expanded=true aria-controls=flush-collapse-1> Who is AlmaLinux OS for?</button></h2><div id=flush-collapse-1 class="accordion-collapse collapse show" aria-labelledby=flush-heading-1 data-parent=#accordionFAQ><div class=accordion-body>Anyone that requires an enterprise-grade linux distribution, without the need for a commercial license agreement. AlmaLinux OS is also a perfect replacement for anyone who has historically relied on the CentOS Linux releases to achieve computing objectives, and for whom CentOS Stream is not the right solution.</div></div></div><div class="accordion-item mb-3"><h2 class=accordion-header id=flush-heading-2><button class="accordion-button collapsed" type=button data-toggle=collapse data-target=#flush-collapse-2 aria-expanded=true aria-controls=flush-collapse-3> What does binary compatible with RHEL mean?</button></h2><div id=flush-collapse-2 class="accordion-collapse collapse" aria-labelledby=flush-heading-2 data-parent=#accordionFAQ><div class=accordion-body>In July of 2023, <a href=/blog/future-of-almalinux/>we shifted</a> our goal from being a downstream rebuild of RHEL to maintaining compatibility with RHEL. That means everything from software applications to kernel modules that work on RHEL will work on AlmaLinux. If not, we consider that a bug.</div></div></div><div class="accordion-item mb-3"><h2 class=accordion-header id=flush-heading-3><button class="accordion-button collapsed" type=button data-toggle=collapse data-target=#flush-collapse-3 aria-expanded=true aria-controls=flush-collapse-3> Is AlmaLinux OS FIPS-140 compliant?</button></h2><div id=flush-collapse-3 class="accordion-collapse collapse" aria-labelledby=flush-heading-3 data-parent=#accordionFAQ><div class=accordion-body>AlmaLinux OS 9.2 is FIPS 140-3 validated and on the NIST Active list. Read more in this blog post: <a href=/blog/2024-10-07-fips-validation-for-almalinux-update/>AlmaLinux 9.2 FIPS Validation Update</a></div></div></div><div class="accordion-item mb-3"><h2 class=accordion-header id=flush-heading-4><button class="accordion-button collapsed" type=button data-toggle=collapse data-target=#flush-collapse-4 aria-expanded=true aria-controls=flush-collapse-4> Why did we call it AlmaLinux OS?</button></h2><div id=flush-collapse-4 class="accordion-collapse collapse" aria-labelledby=flush-heading-4 data-parent=#accordionFAQ><div class=accordion-body>Alma means soul in Spanish and other Latin languages. Looking back, it is easy to see that Linux is as popular and pervasive as it is thanks to the efforts of a passionate, diverse developer community. That community is the soul of Linux, and everyone that relies on a Linux distribution is indebted to the efforts of the Linux community. That is why we called our distribution AlmaLinux OS.</div></div></div><div class="accordion-item mb-3"><h2 class=accordion-header id=flush-heading-5><button class="accordion-button collapsed" type=button data-toggle=collapse data-target=#flush-collapse-5 aria-expanded=true aria-controls=flush-collapse-5> What motivated us?</button></h2><div id=flush-collapse-5 class="accordion-collapse collapse" aria-labelledby=flush-heading-5 data-parent=#accordionFAQ><div class=accordion-body>The initial backers and supporters for AlmaLinux OS were already extremely active in the enterprise Linux ecosystem, and had significant experience with RHEL forks. They knew the impact that the loss of CentOS Linux would have across all industries, and had the means and knowledge and need to help the community move forward.</div></div></div><div class="accordion-item mb-3"><h2 class=accordion-header id=flush-heading-6><button class="accordion-button collapsed" type=button data-toggle=collapse data-target=#flush-collapse-6 aria-expanded=true aria-controls=flush-collapse-6> How is the community protected from future course changes for AlmaLinux OS?</button></h2><div id=flush-collapse-6 class="accordion-collapse collapse" aria-labelledby=flush-heading-6 data-parent=#accordionFAQ><div class=accordion-body>The AlmaLinux OS Foundation is a 501(c)(6) that was founded in March of 2021 to own and manage the AlmaLinux OS project. We have been involving the community since the beginning, and the governing board is chosen by members of the foundation. For as long as our community needs a free operating system in the RHEL ecosystem, AlmaLinux OS will be free and open.</div></div></div><div class="accordion-item mb-3"><h2 class=accordion-header id=flush-heading-7><button class="accordion-button collapsed" type=button data-toggle=collapse data-target=#flush-collapse-7 aria-expanded=true aria-controls=flush-collapse-7> I want to convert from CentOS to AlmaLinux OS. How do I do it?</button></h2><div id=flush-collapse-7 class="accordion-collapse collapse" aria-labelledby=flush-heading-7 data-parent=#accordionFAQ><div class=accordion-body>Switching Linux distros can be a headache, but that is not the case when switching from CentOS 8 to AlmaLinux OS. Using <a href=https://github.com/AlmaLinux/almalinux-deploy>AlmaLinux-deploy<a> you can migrate to AlmaLinux in-place. If you are coming from CentOS 7, or need to upgrade between major versions, <a href=/elevate>ELevate</a> (developed and maintained by the AlmaLinux Community) allows you to migrate to, and upgrade AlmaLinux in-place.</div></div></div><div class="accordion-item mb-3"><h2 class=accordion-header id=flush-heading-8><button class="accordion-button collapsed" type=button data-toggle=collapse data-target=#flush-collapse-8 aria-expanded=true aria-controls=flush-collapse-8> Can I really port an entire fleet of servers from CentOS to AlmaLinux OS with a single command?</button></h2><div id=flush-collapse-8 class="accordion-collapse collapse" aria-labelledby=flush-heading-8 data-parent=#accordionFAQ><div class=accordion-body>Since AlmaLinux is binary compatible with RHEL®, your applications and services should be completely interoperable. You can rapidly migrate any number of servers using <a href=https://github.com/AlmaLinux/almalinux-deploy>AlmaLinux-deploy.<a> If you are using CentOS 7 or 8 and need help upgrading and migrating, check out <a href=/elevate>ELevate.</a></div></div></div><div class="accordion-item mb-3"><h2 class=accordion-header id=flush-heading-9><button class="accordion-button collapsed" type=button data-toggle=collapse data-target=#flush-collapse-9 aria-expanded=true aria-controls=flush-collapse-9> When will support for AlmaLinux OS 8 and 9 reach end of life?</button></h2><div id=flush-collapse-9 class="accordion-collapse collapse" aria-labelledby=flush-heading-9 data-parent=#accordionFAQ><div class=accordion-body>Each minor version of AlmaLinux reaches end of life when the following minor version is released, but stable and thoroughly tested updates and security patches will be shipped for AlmaLinux OS 8.x until 2029, and AlmaLinux 9.x until 2032.</div></div></div><div class="accordion-item mb-3"><h2 class=accordion-header id=flush-heading-10><button class=accordion-button type=button data-toggle=collapse data-target=#flush-collapse-10 aria-expanded=true aria-controls=flush-collapse-10> What is AlmaLinux OS Kitten?</button></h2><div id=flush-collapse-10 class="accordion-collapse collapse" aria-labelledby=flush-heading-10 data-parent=#accordionFAQ><div class=accordion-body>It is the direct upstream for AlmaLinux OS 10 and is the primary point for the AlmaLinux community to engage and influence the future of AlmaLinux OS. Fixes and features land here first and trickle down into AlmaLinux OS as appropriate. It is the integration and collaboration point for AlmaLinux to its upstreams as well, such as CentOS Stream and Fedora. You can read more about it: <a href=https://wiki.almalinux.org/development/almalinux-os-kitten-10/>AlmaLinux Kitten OS.</a></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="al-index-press al-py-lg"><div class=container><h2 class="pb-2 mb-3">AlmaLinux OS in the Press</h2><div class=row><div class=al-index-press-item><figure><blockquote class=blockquote>One of the most significant features of AlmaLinux is its binary compatibility with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). This compatibility ensures that software developed and tested on RHEL can be easily deployed on AlmaLinux without modifications, making it an attractive choice for businesses seeking a seamless migration path.</blockquote><figcaption class=blockquote-footer><a href=https://filmdaily.co/tech/almalinux/><cite title="AlmaLinux: A Robust and Secure Alternative to CentOS">Frankie Stein @ FILM DAILY - AlmaLinux: A Robust and Secure Alternative to CentOS</cite></a></figcaption></figure></div><div class=al-index-press-item><figure><blockquote class=blockquote>Despite Red Hat’s actions, it appears at least one of the RHEL clones is thriving and showing how open source can deal with similar threats.</blockquote><figcaption class=blockquote-footer><a href=https://www.webpronews.com/almalinux-maintain-rhel-compatibility-as-promised/><cite title="AlmaLinux Maintain RHEL Compatibility As Promised">Matt Milano @ WebPros News - AlmaLinux Maintain RHEL Compatibility As Promised</cite></a></figcaption></figure></div><div class=al-index-press-item><figure><blockquote class=blockquote>Joe Brockmeier, an open-source community expert, and former Red Hatter, appreciates what AlmaLinux is doing. 'The AlmaLinux community has chosen to be the friendly fork.'</blockquote><figcaption class=blockquote-footer><a href=https://www.zdnet.com/article/almalinux-is-dropping-out-of-the-rhel-clone-wars/><cite title="Make Linux, not war? AlmaLinux opts for kinder, gentler course in RHEL clone conflict">Steven Vaughan Nichols @ ZDNet - Make Linux, not war? AlmaLinux opts for kinder, gentler course in RHEL clone conflict</cite></a></figcaption></figure></div><div class=al-index-press-item><figure><blockquote class=blockquote>AlmaLinux announced that the distro’s latest and greatest, AlmaLinux 9.2, now has FIPS 140-3 certification, which means it has passed the Federal Information Processing Standard’s latest benchmark for validating the effectiveness of cryptographic hardware.</blockquote><figcaption class=blockquote-footer><a href=https://fossforce.com/2023/09/almalinux-is-now-fips-certified/><cite title="AlmaLinux Is Now FIPS Certified">Christine Hall @ FossForce - AlmaLinux Is Now FIPS Certified</cite></a></figcaption></figure></div><div class=al-index-press-item><figure><blockquote class=blockquote>AlmaLinux was one of the first such alternatives, and it has quickly risen to the top of the heap.</blockquote><figcaption class=blockquote-footer><a href=https://thenewstack.io/linux-and-cloud-native-security-almalinux/><cite title="The New Stack - Linux and Cloud Native Security: AlmaLinux">Jack Wallen @ The New Stack - Linux and Cloud Native Security: AlmaLinux</cite></a></figcaption></figure></div><div class=al-index-press-item><figure><blockquote class=blockquote>AlmaLinux very quickly became the CentOS replacement to beat. 48 hours after Red Hat released version 8.5 of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), the developers released version 8.5 of AlmaLinux.</blockquote><figcaption class=blockquote-footer><a href=https://thenewstack.io/linux-distros-year-in-review/><cite title="The New Stack - Linux Distros: Year in Review">Jack Wallen @ The New Stack - Linux Distros: Year in Review</cite></a></figcaption></figure></div></div></div></div></section></div><div class="container al-py-lg" style=max-width:90%><div class=row><div class=col-lg-6><img class=newsletter-img src=/images/newslettersignup.png alt="The migration paths when using ELevate"></div><div class=col-lg-6><h2 class=mb-2>Stay updated!</h2><h6 class=mb-4><p class=newsletter-div>Subscribe to our newsletter mailing list and never miss out on the latest in AlmaLinux OS news, and sign up for any other updates on lists.almalinux.org!</p></h6><div class=pt-1><a href=https://lists.almalinux.org/mailman3/lists/newsletters.lists.almalinux.org/ class="btn btn-primary al-community-cta">AlmaLinux Newsletter Signup</a></div></div></div></div><footer class=al-primary-footer><div class=container><div class=row><div class="col-12 col-md"><img src=/images/icon.svg alt="AlmaLinux OS icon" class=mb-3 height=64><div class="d-block mb-3">AlmaLinux OS Foundation</div><div>20791 Three Oaks Pkwy, #980<br>Estero, FL 33929</div><div><a href=mailto:hello@almalinux.org>hello@almalinux.org</a></div></div><div class="col-6 col-md"><h5>Resources</h5><ul class=list-unstyled><li><a href=https://wiki.almalinux.org>Wiki</a></li><li><a href=/certification>Certification</a></li><li><a href=/alesco>ALESCo</a></li><li><a href=https://github.com/AlmaLinux/>GitHub</a></li><li><a href=https://bugs.almalinux.org/>Bugs</a></li><li><a href=https://repo.almalinux.org/>Repository</a></li><li><a href=/get-almalinux>Downloads</a></li><li><a href=/members>Membership</a></li><li><a href=/elevate>ELevate</a></li><li><a href=/.well-known/security.txt>security.txt</a></li><li><a href=https://lists.almalinux.org/>Mailing Lists</a></li><li><a href=https://status.almalinux.org/>Status Page</a></li><li><a href=https://openqa.almalinux.org/>openQA</a></li><li><a href=https://build.almalinux.org/>Build System</a></li><li><a href=/security>Security</a></li></ul></div><div class="col-6 col-md"><h5>Community</h5><ul class=list-unstyled><li><a href=/support>Get Support</a></li><li><a href=https://chat.almalinux.org></a></li><li><a href=https://forums.almalinux.org/>Forums</a></li><li><a href=https://events.almalinux.org>SIG and ALESCo meetings</a></li><li><a href=https://www.reddit.com/r/AlmaLinux/>Reddit</a></li><li><a href=https://twitter.com/AlmaLinux>Twitter</a></li><li><a href=https://fosstodon.org/@almalinux rel=me>Mastodon</a></li><li><a href=https://www.facebook.com/AlmaLinux/>Facebook</a></li><li><a href=https://www.linkedin.com/company/almalinuxos/>LinkedIn</a></li><li><a href=ircs://irc.libera.chat:6697/almalinux>#almalinux IRC</a></li></ul></div><div class="col-6 col-md"><h5>Legal</h5><ul class=list-unstyled><li><a href=/p/legal-notice/>Legal Notice</a></li><li><a href=/p/privacy-policy/>Privacy Policy</a></li><li><a href=/p/terms-of-service/>Terms of Service</a></li><li><a href=/p/the-almalinux-os-licensing-policy/>Licensing Policy</a></li><li><a href=/p/the-almalinux-os-trademark-usage-policy/>Trademark Usage Policy</a></li><li><a href=/p/foundation-bylaws/>Foundation Bylaws</a></li><li><a href=/p/foundation-board-operations-and-ethics/>Board Operations and Code of Ethics</a></li><li><a href=/p/membership-committee/>Membership Committee</a></li></ul></div></div><div><p class=footer_tax_note>The AlmaLinux OS Foundation is a registered 501(c)(6) organization under US law <a href=https://apps.irs.gov/app/eos/>(Tax ID 86-2791864)</a>.<br><br>Contributions to the foundation are typically not considered charitable contributions, and would not be tax deductible as such. 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