AlmaLinux certification just got easier! 🙌

Software is now certifiable, and hardware certs take under 10 minutes: dnf install alma-certify, run it, done. No AlmaLinux install needed, live media works.

See the new catalog: https://almalinux.org/blog/2026-09-24-certification-in-minutes/

ICYMI: AlmaLinux 10.3 Beta "Mauve Lion" is ready for testing on all six architectures.

Do your ModSecurity rules survive CRS 4? How do Podman 6 upgrades go, rootless especially? Tell us on the 10 Beta Forum! 🗣️ https://almalinux.org/blog/2026-09-10-announcing-103-beta/

Catch @npub13pztz... at [@linuxplumbersconf](https://mastodon.social/@linuxplumbersconf ) next week in Prague if you want to chat all things AlmaLinux! https://lpc.events/ #LinuxPlumbers

👷 The Core SIG really is foundational to, well, the AlmaLinux OS Foundation!

@npub13pztz... and @benny Vasquez discuss what the Core SIG does, how the work they do impacts the community, and how new people can get involved: https://youtu.be/KyD8o59YsQ4

This is it! Last call to vote in the AlmaLinux Board election!

Voting closes October 2nd. If you haven't cast your ballot yet, now's the time. Check your email and make your voice heard!

Chartreuse Bobcat has entered the chat!

AlmaLinux 9.9 Beta is out on all four architectures, with GCC Toolset 16, Node.js 26, PHP 8.4, and fapolicyd jumping to 2.0.

Test it, file bugs, tell us what you find: https://almalinux.org/blog/2026-09-17-announcing-99-beta/

AlmaLinux is built by the community and sustained by the community!

Thank you to our Silver-level sponsors for backing that mission:

MEGWARE
HawkHost
[@cern](https://mastodon.social/@cern )
BlackHOST
Mattermost
Codenotary
StorPool Storage
[@devs](https://fastly.social/@devs )
AMD
Fsas Technologies Taiwan
SIE
Algolia
Arm

Headed to the Open Source Summit in Prague?

Come find benny Vasquez and Andrew Lukoshko and let's talk Linux! 🐧 https://events.linuxfoundation.org/open-source-summit-europe/register/

AlmaLinux is community-owned and community-governed, which means the Board is chosen by you!

Voting for this year's election closes October 2nd. If you're part of this community, your voice belongs in this decision. 🗳️

Software certification for AlmaLinux is now here, and hardware certification now takes under 10 minutes!

Shout-out to our amazing Certification SIG members for all their hard work on this. 🫶

https://youtu.be/oyEOzjOow44

AlmaLinux 10.3 Beta "Mauve Lion" is out for all 6 arches, and we need your hands on it. ModSecurity's return and the Podman 6 container overhaul are exactly what real-world testing is for.

Download and report back 🫡: https://almalinux.org/blog/2026-09-10-announcing-103-beta/

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