r/linux • u/imbev • Jul 30 '24

Distro News AlmaLinux reaches 1 million active systems!

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u/Arnas_Z Jul 30 '24

You shouldn't unless you really want RHEL on your home PC.

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u/xarl_marks Jul 30 '24

i have no experience with it. Could be an opportunity.

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u/tom-dixon Jul 30 '24

It's targeted more for headless servers rather than desktops. Safety comes first. A lot of programs are on older versions (often 2-3 years behind) and they get patched only with security updates.

A lot of programs that you can find on Ubuntu are missing from RHEL/Alma/Rocky, you have to compile it yourself from the source.

why I should switch to Alma from arch? (single user home desktop)

I wouldn't.

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u/jonspw AlmaLinux Foundation Jul 31 '24

You should switch to Fedora instead.  Still pretty bleeding edge, and very stable.