CentOS Alternative AlmaLinux 8.7 Is Out with Security Improvements, New Packages
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CentOS Alternative AlmaLinux 8.7 Is Out with Security Improvements, New Packages
AlmaLinux 8.7 is here six months after the AlmaLinux 8.6 release based on the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.7 operating system, with which is 1:1 binary compatible. This release is powered by Linux kernel 4.18.0-423.el8 and it’s supported on 64-bit (x86_64), AArch64 (ARM64), PowerPC 64-bit Little Endian (ppc64le), and IBM System z (s390x) architectures.
Highlights include improved defense information system agency (DISA) technical guides, important security updates to the Network Security Services (NSS) libraries that change the minimum key size for all RSA operations from 128 to 1023 bits, as well as updates and improvements to infrastructure services and dynamic programming languages.
Update (by Roy)
Some original pages:
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AlmaLinux 8.7 Release Notes
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AlmaLinux 8.7 - Now Available - AlmaLinux OS Blog
Hello Community! The AlmaLinux OS Foundation is proud to announce general availability of AlmaLinux OS 8.7 codenamed "Stone Smilodon."
Today also from SJVN:
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.7 arrives | ZDNET
If you haven't switched over to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9 family, and your company lives and dies with RHEL, then chances are you're running RHEL 8.x. If that's you, pay attention because the latest version, RHEL 8.7, has just arrived at a download site near you.
Why make a move at all? It's not like RHEL 8.6 is going to fall apart on you. That's true, but the latest RHEL does come with bigger, better security features. And, unless you've been hiding your head in the sand for the last few years, you know security attacks are happening more than ever.
Belated coverage from Wallen:
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AlmaLinux 8.7 is Now Available - Linux Magazine
The developers of AlmaLinux have released the latest version of the OS, named Stone Smilodon, to the general public.
The newest release of AlmaLinux, version 8.7, is now available to the general public. This release is a 1:1 binary-compatible replacement for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.7 and features plenty of changes and updates.
One of the big changes comes in the ability to build custom images with custom /boot mount point partitions and sizes. As well, the latest release includes important security updates, such as all Network Security Service (NSS) libraries have increased the minimum key size for all RSA operations from 128 to 1023 bits. Other updates include, scap-security-guide is now better aligned with Defence Information Systems Agency technical guides content; a new package, xmlstarlet, which can parse, transform, query, validate, and edit XML files; Ruby 3.1, Mercurial 6.2, and Node.js 18.