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AlmaLinux OS
AlmaLinux OS is an Open Source and forever-free enterprise Linux distribution, governed and driven by the community, focused on long-term stability and a robust production-grade platform. AlmaLinux OS is 1:1 binary compatible with RHEL® 8 and it was founded by the team behind the well-established CloudLinux OS.
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About this image
Platform image
The default (platform) image is a general-purpose image with a full DNF stack and basic tools like find, tar, vi, etc.
The %%IMAGE%%:latest tag will always point to the latest stable release of the default image. Major releases and minor releases are also tagged with their version (e.g. %%IMAGE%%:8 or %%IMAGE%%:8.4).
Minimal image
The minimal image is a stripped-down image that uses the microdnf package manager and contains a very limited package set. It is designed for applications that come with their own dependencies bundled (e.g. NodeJS, Python).
The %%IMAGE%%:minimal tag always points to the most recent version of the minimal image. Tags for major (e.g. %%IMAGE%%:8-minimal) and minor (e.g. %%IMAGE%%:8.4-minimal) releases are also available.
Upgrade policy
All images for supported releases will be updated monthly or as needed for security fixes.
How It's Made
The rootfs tarballs for this image are built using the livemedia-creator tool. The build script and kickstart files are available in the AlmaLinux/docker-images git repository.