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Almalinux Playground

AlmaLinux OS is a community-driven, open-source Linux distro, designed to replace the discontinued CentOS.

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Welcome to the AlmaLinux Playground!

AlmaLinux — the community-driven, binary-compatible replacement for CentOS. Enterprise-grade RHEL stability, free forever, community-governed.

Tip: Enable EPEL for a much wider software selection: dnf install -y epel-release — then install thousands of extra packages.

What’s Pre-installed

Shell: Bash, GNU coreutils
Package manager: dnf / yum (compatible)
RHEL-compatible: RPM package format, identical binary ABI to RHEL

Quick Start

uname -a
cat /etc/os-release
dnf install -y epel-release
dnf install -y vim curl wget git

Common Workflows

# Enable EPEL and install packages
dnf install -y epel-release
dnf install -y htop ncdu bpftrace

# RPM management
dnf search <name>
dnf info <package>
rpm -qa | grep <name>
rpm -qi <package>

# Module streams (RHEL 8+ feature)
dnf module list
dnf module install nodejs:20

Advanced Tips

# Install a specific version
dnf install -y <package>-<version>

# List repos
dnf repolist
dnf config-manager --add-repo <url>

# Show package changelog
dnf changelog <package>

Session Notes

Session lasts 1 hour.
100% binary compatible with RHEL 9 — any RHEL tutorial applies here.