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What do you like best about AlmaLinux OS?

RHELbinary compatibility, getting regular updates, ease of use OS, enterprise grade server OS with a stable Linux distribution. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AlmaLinux OS?

Fairly new compared to other OS, a graphical interface is similar like cloud Linux (very plain interface) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is AlmaLinux OS solving and how is that benefiting you?

Eliminating System Crashes and Incompatibilities, Enhancing Security and Protecting Your Data, Reducing Excessive Software Licensing Fees, Unleashing Superior Performance and Speed Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

AlmaLinux OS Overview

What is AlmaLinux OS?

AlmaLinux OS is an enterprise Linux operating system used across the globe by enterprises, supercomputers, and hobbyists alike, but it’s guided and built by the community. We were the first downstream RHEL clone to be released after the announcement by Red Hat that support for CentOS Linux was ending, and we shifted to maintaining RHEL compatibility in the wake of Red Hat’s announcement in June that they would no longer be releasing their SRPMs. Our goal is to provide a stable, long-term option for folks who have historically used CentOS Linux, and for whom CentOS Stream is not an option. The AlmaLinux OS Foundation is a 501(c)(6) non-profit created to own everything to do with AlmaLinux, and for the benefit of the AlmaLinux OS community.

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AlmaLinux 8.3 a stable Linux distribution with regular releases that come with long support windows.


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Year Founded
2021
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Cognosys is a Global ISV,System Integrator and Integrated Service Provider Company with a strong emphasis in Cloud Computing, Financial Services,Enterprise Distributed application and Creative Embedded Deployments. We are capable and inspired to exceed your expectations by the quality of service we provide.


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Saray V.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
4.5 out of 5
"Operating system dedicated to high-security companies."
Compatible with RHEL to share APIs, configurations and files between PCs and servers. Easy to configure and develop programs. Security with const...
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Marlon V.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
4.5 out of 5
"Easy RedHat and CentOS Replacement"
The company I work for currently has CentOS 7 for our advertising system. We are now upgrading these servers and are using AlmaLinux to do so. Al...
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Peyton S.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Best OS to work on server side"
I used approx very version oflinux and their varient but alma linux was my favorite because of their unbeliveble speed.
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What do you like best about AlmaLinux OS?

Compatible with RHEL to share APIs, configurations and files between PCs and servers.

Easy to configure and develop programs.

Security with constant updates, use in conjunction with Fedora. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AlmaLinux OS?

There are unknown programs for a 100% migration, combined use with Fedora is required. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is AlmaLinux OS solving and how is that benefiting you?

Install on PC for high security work, avoid malware and code modification for hackers.

Broad security community for companies.

Constant development of variants and combination with Fedora to compile and avoid system crashes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about AlmaLinux OS?

When centOS went EOL it was seamless to transition to AlmaLinux. The community has even created a tool to make that migration simple. There is both a server and a desktop version that you can use and Alma is alread being used heavily as a replacement for CentOS so it is pretty dependable and only gets updates when stable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AlmaLinux OS?

Being downstream for updates makes this distribution stable but not cutting edge. Similar to CentOS there are some hurdles when updating to new software versions because of this. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is AlmaLinux OS solving and how is that benefiting you?

AlmaLinux is our choice to replace CentOS which has gone EOL. We use it to power our Cloud servers as well as dedicated server environments. It is stable, easy to transition to, and works great as a low overhead server environment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about AlmaLinux OS?

The company I work for currently has CentOS 7 for our advertising system. We are now upgrading these servers and are using AlmaLinux to do so. AlmaLinux is very similar to CentOS and RedHat, so it is easy to start working on it quickly. Also, it is supported by the AlmaLinux community. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AlmaLinux OS?

We have not used it enough for me to see what I dislike about it thus far. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is AlmaLinux OS solving and how is that benefiting you?

It is very similar to CentOS so if you are accustomed to that environment you will have no problems using AlmaLinux. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about AlmaLinux OS?

I used approx very version oflinux and their varient but alma linux was my favorite because of their unbeliveble speed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AlmaLinux OS?

No, I don't think any bad on this oprating system because it is ease to use and best in support. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is AlmaLinux OS solving and how is that benefiting you?

They have variety offunctions and numberof featurestowork with very secure and fast server side technology. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about AlmaLinux OS?

Since, Its a downstream version of CentOs , Feels secure on support from Redhat.Transition is easy bcoz developers with strong skills of CentOs can transit easily to almalinux. No hurdles. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AlmaLinux OS?

Nothing dislikes as such , but UI may not be as Voluminous compare to other distributions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is AlmaLinux OS solving and how is that benefiting you?

We used the write shell script during the development of my personal project. We were using Almalinux os as a master machine which handles other hypervisors. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about AlmaLinux OS?

The features and the user friendliness is most awesome Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AlmaLinux OS?

More features can be incorporated which makes text based file handling easier Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is AlmaLinux OS solving and how is that benefiting you?

It's very efficient to use. Plus the features it provides solves a lot of os issues that businesses usually faces. It is secure, fast, reliable Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about AlmaLinux OS?

I have been using almalinux recently in my current company and it priortize security by providing timely security updates and patches. It also maintain compatibility with cent os. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AlmaLinux OS?

Resource consumption is high as compare to other Linux os. The community is less responsive or provide timely resolution for specific problems in compare to Ubuntu and CentOS community. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is AlmaLinux OS solving and how is that benefiting you?

It resolved the problem for uncertainty and instability without compromisation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Kanishk B.
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What do you like best about AlmaLinux OS?

I personally love the Graphic UI and the environment because of the ease of usability and the ability of the user to control the system, as well as the ease of integration with other systems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AlmaLinux OS?

NTFS is supported but should be there as a preset mode or a default option, cost of Maintainance is high if we do not subscribe to the premium support, also there are patent related issue because of which users might not be able to take full advantage. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering AlmaLinux OS:

Buy premium support to actually avoid high maintenance costs and Install NTFS format Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is AlmaLinux OS solving and how is that benefiting you?

I basically use python, SQL AND APACHE in the OS - it makes me easier to get into debugging.. also because of anaconda - I am able to access in one place ! Which is really nice . Mostly all data crunching needs and data visualization needs can get solved quickly Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about AlmaLinux OS?

The operating system is decentralised and free. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AlmaLinux OS?

The operating system is a little basic as conpared to peers Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering AlmaLinux OS:

It is easy to switch from other OS to almalinux Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is AlmaLinux OS solving and how is that benefiting you?

We are using this sytem as replacement to traditional ones to reduce overall cost Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about AlmaLinux OS?

Robust and stable Linux Operating system Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AlmaLinux OS?

Installation of the operating system could be easier. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is AlmaLinux OS solving and how is that benefiting you?

All linux based capabilities. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.