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AlmaLinux News for January ‘24
by benny Vasquez 02 Feb '24

02 Feb '24

Hello everyone! Welcome to this month’s AlmaLinux newsletter, where we share the latest AlmaLinux happenings, upcoming events, and more! A lot is happening already, so make sure you take a look below. *Quick notes!*- If you’re at CentOS Connect, don’t miss Elkhan Mammadli’s ta <http://connect.centos.org/#almalinux>lk today <http://connect.centos.org/#almalinux>! - Attending FOSDEM? Catch me at this panel session on Saturday <https://fosdem.org/2024/schedule/event/fosdem-2024-3113-rhel-and-centos-and…>, and Andrew Lukoshko’s talk on Sunday <https://fosdem.org/2024/schedule/event/fosdem-2024-3161-almalinux-how-to-ma…> ! - We’re hosting a CloudFest Hackathon <https://hackathon.cloudfest.com/project/securing-more-infrastructure-by-eas…> project to make OS upgrades easier! - We’ve made some updates to our ELevate project! You'll see it in the blog highlights below, or you can read the full blog post <https://almalinux.org/blog/2024-01-31-elevate-updates/>. - The session recordings for AlmaLinux Day: Tokyo <https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqKzWfm6zylsIzLbFht2GpY50L7rqjAQ6> are now available! - We’ve also announced AlmaLinux Day: Germany <https://almalinux.org/almalinux-day-germany-2024/> (adjacent to CloudFest), and we hope to see you there on March 18th! *Latest from the AlmaLinux Blog*AlmaLinux Day: Tokyo recap, announcing AlmaLinux Day: Germany, and more! <https://almalinux.org/blog/2024-02-01-aldt-recap/> Last December we hosted the very first AlmaLinux Day in Tokyo <https://almalinux.org/aldt-2023/>, and the session replays are now available! You can check them out in this blog post or on our YouTube channel <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hxwhw6Q6ITc&list=PLqKzWfm6zylsIzLbFht2GpY50…>. We’re also planning and attending a number of other events this year, including AlmaLinux Day: Germany <https://almalinux.org/almalinux-day-germany-2024/> (if you want to see the current list, it’s in this blog post). ELevate Project Updates <https://almalinux.org/blog/2024-01-31-elevate-updates/> We’ve made a number of updates to our ELevate project recently. In addition to RHEL and EPEL, ELevate now offers 3rd party repository support. We also launched a new version of ELevate, ELevate Next Generation (NG). Read more in this blog post! Q&A Videos + How to Get Involved <https://almalinux.org/blog/2024-01-16-video-contributions/> To address some of the common community questions that we are getting, we are excited to share that we will be creating short Q&A videos that will be shared on some of our most common outreach platforms. Want to get involved? This blog post explains how you can! AlmaLinux Cloud, Container and Live Media Images Updates <https://almalinux.org/blog/2023-12-26-almalinux-container-cloud-live-media-…> AlmaLinux OS provides a variety of cloud images, so we’ve been updating them to 9.3 and 8.9 versions. All Live Media images were also updated to versions AlmaLinux 9.3 and AlmaLinux 8.9. Learn more in this blog post! *Stay up to date and join us!* If you want to make sure you catch every update from us, sign up for the Newsletters mailing list <https://lists.almalinux.org/mailman3/lists/newsletters.lists.almalinux.org/> or subscribe on LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/almalinux-news-7123058222835376128/>! You can also join the AlmaLinux OS Foundation <https://almalinux.org/members/#apply> here if you haven’t already. Thank you for such a great start to the year! benny Vasquez Chair, Board of Directors @AlmaLinux OS Foundation *I am sending this message now because it suits me, but I don’t expect that you will read, respond to, or act on it outside of comfortable hours for your time zone.*

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AlmaLinux news for Dec '23!
by benny Vasquez 27 Dec '23

27 Dec '23

Hello everyone! Welcome to this month’s AlmaLinux newsletter, where we share the latest AlmaLinux happenings, upcoming events, and more! Quick notes! - AlmaLinux 8 GPG Key updates - January 12th - Welcome to our new board members - Check out the 2023 recap - We’ve added EPEL support to ELevate - Our Cloud and Live Media images have been updated! - Join us in Brussels Feb 3&4 for FOSDEM Latest from the AlmaLinux BlogAction required: Getting ready for AlmaLinux 8 GPG key change <https://almalinux.org/blog/2023-12-20-almalinux-8-key-update/> Due to a problem with the storage for the original master key for AlmaLinux 8, we are updating the AlmaLinux 8 key. Take a look at the blog post for more information about steps you can take ahead of January 12th. Welcome to Jun and Alex! <https://almalinux.org/blog/2023-12-19-jun-and-alex-join-board/> We’ve expanded the AlmaLinux OS Foundation’s board by two seats, adding Alex Iribarren from CERN, and Jun Yoshida from Cybertrust. Learn a little more about them on the blog <https://almalinux.org/blog/2023-12-19-jun-and-alex-join-board/>! Bringing EPEL support to the ELevate project <https://almalinux.org/blog/2023-12-05-announcing-epel-support-in-elevate/> We are thrilled to announce that the first step in EPEL support is now included in the ELevate project, enabling smooth migrations between CentOS7 and AlmaLinux 8. At present, the EPEL support does not include migrating to non-AlmaLinux OSes, or between EL8 and EL9 derivatives! Learn more about helping us with testing, contributing, and more <https://almalinux.org/blog/2023-12-05-announcing-epel-support-in-elevate/> ! AlmaLinux Cloud, Container and Live Media Images Updates <https://almalinux.org/blog/2023-12-26-almalinux-container-cloud-live-media-…> Our images have been updated for 8.9 and 9.3, including the much-asked-for UEFI boot support. See the blog post <https://almalinux.org/blog/2023-12-26-almalinux-container-cloud-live-media-…> for more details, and check out almalinux.org/get-almalinux for the full list of images that we provide. Join us in the Distributions Dev Room for FOSDEM 2024! <https://almalinux.org/blog/2023-11-29-distros-devroom/> We’ll be returning to FOSDEM in 2024 with a stand <https://fosstodon.org/@almalinux/109806681564344149> and a bunch of friends <https://social.linux.pizza/@benny/111468054707170805>, and this time we get to help host the Distros Dev Room! The schedule is now live <https://fosdem.org/2024/schedule/track/distributions/>, and it is full of incredible topics. If you are interested in helping staff this event (or any of the events we’re attending next year), reach out to the Marketing SIG <https://wiki.almalinux.org/sigs/Marketing.html>, or email benny <benny(a)almalinux.org>! Stay up to date and join us! If you want to make sure you catch every update from us sign up for the Newsletters mailing list <https://lists.almalinux.org/mailman3/lists/newsletters.lists.almalinux.org/> or subscribe on LinkedIn! You can also join the AlmaLinux Foundation here <https://almalinux.org/members/#apply> if you haven’t already. Thanks! benny Vasquez Chair, Board of Directors @AlmaLinux OS Foundation *I am sending this message now because it suits me, but I don’t expect that you will read, respond to, or act on it outside of comfortable hours for your time zone.*

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AlmaLinux News for November ‘23
by benny Vasquez 29 Nov '23

29 Nov '23

Hello everyone! Welcome to this month’s AlmaLinux newsletter, where we share the latest AlmaLinux happenings, upcoming events, and more! Quick notes! - AlmaLinux OS 9.3 <https://almalinux.org/blog/2023-11-13-announcing-93-stable/> and AlmaLinux OS 8.9 <https://almalinux.org/blog/2023-11-21-announcing-89-stable/> are now available! More on these releases in the section below with the latest from the AlmaLinux Blog. - CIS Benchmarks for AlmaLinux <https://almalinux.org/blog/2023-11-28-cis-benchmarks-update> 8 have been updated, and an update for AlmaLinux 9 is coming soon! - We will be back at FOSDEM in 2024, and we’re helping with the Distributions Dev Room this year. Want to join us at this or another event? Read how on the blog post <https://almalinux.org/blog/2023-11-29-distros-devroom/>! - We have added a brand new guide to help folks moving from CentOS 7 to AlmaLinux 9 using ELevate <https://wiki.almalinux.org/elevate/ELevating-CentOS7-to-AlmaLinux-9.html> . - The 2023 election is starting December 1st! Members will get an email, but more info is available on the wiki <https://wiki.almalinux.org/election2023.html>. - We’ve made some recent improvements to the mirror system (blog post coming soon!). If you run one of our mirrors, take a look at your traffic, and then reach out if you have any questions <https://chat.almalinux.org/almalinux/channels/mirrors>! Latest from the AlmaLinux BlogAnnouncing AlmaLinux Day Tokyo! <https://almalinux.org/blog/2023-11-13-announcing-aldt/> In case you missed it, earlier this month we announced AlmaLinux Day Tokyo! This event will take place on December 9th, just a few days after Open Source Summit Japan <https://events.linuxfoundation.org/open-source-summit-japan/>. Reserve your spot at AlmaLinux Day Tokyo now <https://almalinux.org/aldt-2023/>, or you can catch the recordings on our YouTube channel <https://www.youtube.com/@almalinux6891> after the event. CIS Benchmarks Update <https://almalinux.org/blog/2023-11-28-cis-benchmarks-update/> We last posted about the AlmaLinux OS 8 CIS benchmark <https://almalinux.org/blog/official-cis-benchmark-for-almalinux-and-opensca…> almost two years ago. We’ve recently released the second update to that - v3.0.0 <https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/15287> which was tested on AlmaLinux 8.8 and are about to start working on the first update to the AlmaLinux OS 9 CIS benchmark <https://www.cisecurity.org/benchmark/almalinuxos_linux> for 9.2. Check out this new blog post <https://almalinux.org/blog/2023-11-28-cis-benchmarks-update/> to learn more about what this means, and how you can help! Join us in the Distributions Dev Room for FOSDEM 2024! <https://almalinux.org/blog/2023-11-29-distros-devroom/> In just over two months we’ll be returning to FOSDEM again with a stand <https://fosstodon.org/@almalinux/109806681564344149>, a bunch of friends <https://social.linux.pizza/@benny/111468054707170805>, and this time we get to help host the Distros Dev Room! Read more about how to attend, plus how you can join AlmaLinux at more events next year! <https://almalinux.org/blog/2023-11-29-distros-devroom/> Announcing AlmaLinux 9.3 and 8.9! This month we released both AlmaLinux OS 9.3 <https://almalinux.org/blog/2023-11-13-announcing-93-stable/> “Shamrock Pampas Cat” and AlmaLinux OS 8.9 <https://almalinux.org/blog/2023-11-21-announcing-89-stable/> “Midnight Oncilla”. These two builds are the first minor releases that we have done since we shifted to using CentOS Stream <https://almalinux.org/blog/future-of-almalinux/> for our enterprise linux builds in July. Both were ready within a week of RHEL’s release, and we are extremely happy with our new build pipeline. Check the link to the blog above for ISOs, torrents, release notes, and more, or watch this 2 minute Q&A <https://youtu.be/DNMnajmyLaA> with benny (our foundation Chair) and Andrew (our lead architect). AlmaLinux Live The year is almost over, but we have one more destination to go! We can’t wait to see everyone in Tokyo for Open Source Summit Japan and AlmaLinux Day Tokyo. - Open Source Summit <https://events.linuxfoundation.org/open-source-summit-japan/> - December 3rd and 4th in Tokyo, Japan - AlmaLinux Day Tokyo <https://almalinux.org/aldt-2023/> - December 9th in Tokyo, Japan What events would you like to see us at next year? Drop into the ~marketing room <https://chat.almalinux.org/almalinux/channels/marketing> on our chat and say hi, or just email benny <benny(a)almalinux.rog>. Stay up to date and join us! If you want to make sure you catch every update from us, sign up for the Newsletters mailing list <https://lists.almalinux.org/mailman3/lists/newsletters.lists.almalinux.org/>, or subscribe on LinkedIn! You can also join the AlmaLinux Foundation here <https://almalinux.org/members/#apply> if you haven’t already. Thanks for everything you do to support open source. benny Vasquez Chair, Board of Directors @AlmaLinux OS Foundation *I am sending this message now because it suits me, but I don’t expect that you will read, respond to, or act on it outside of comfortable hours for your time zone.*

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