Turquoise Kodkod is the codename of the new version of AlmaLinux 9.2
Following the official launch of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2, the release of the new version of the linux distribution was announced, «Alma Linux 9.2", with the code name "Turquoise Kodkod", arrives synchronized with the new version of RHEL and containing all proposed changes for this version.
For those who are unaware of the distribution, they should know that AlmaLinux was founded by CloudLinux in response to the premature end of support for CentOS 8 by Red Hat (updates for CentOS 8 were discontinued at the end of 2021, and not in 2029, as users expected).
The project is overseen by an independent non-profit organization, the AlmaLinux OS Foundation, which was created to develop in a neutral, community-driven environment using a governance model similar to that of the Fedora Project.
Main new features of AlmaLinux 9.2
As mentioned above, AlmaLinux fully binary compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux and can be used as a replacement for RHEL 9.2 and CentOS 9 Stream. Changes boil down to rebranding, removing RHEL-specific packages.
Of the changes that stand out in this new release of AlmaLinux 9.2, the Linux Kernel 5.14 included which provides improved performance, stability, and support for modern hardware, as well as introduces enhancements and features to the hybrid cloud foundation and helps deliver workloads, applications, and services for multiple environments faster and with less effort.
In addition to this, it is noted that AlmaLinux 9.2 includes security updates, as the function of realmd system, a SCAP profile and Ansible content for enhanced system checks to simplify security and compliance management.
It is also noted that developers continue to work on improving performance, security and ease of use, since in this release added support for 64k page sizes for ARM architecture, that enables deployment of the operating system on more hardware and maximizes performance of large data set workloads, expanded system role capabilities to let you automate even more management tasks.
On the other hand, highlights improvements to application flows provide compilers, runtime languages, databases, and web server updates.
Improvements have also been made to the web console, since they are implemented New system roles make it easy to automate and standardize systems. In terms of containers, the new capabilities make it easier to develop and manage containerized deployments.
Of the other updates and changes highlights of this new release:
- Python 3.11
- nginx 1.22
- PostgreSQL 15
Updated components: - Go to 2.39.1
- Git LFS 3.2.0
- GCC 11.3.1
- glibc 2.34
- binutils 2.35.2
Performance tools and debuggers updates: - GDB 10.2
- Valgrind 3.19
- System Tap 4.8
- Dyninst 12.1.0
- elfutils 0.188
Updated performance monitoring tools: - PCP 6.0.1
- Graphana 9.0.9
Compiler updates: - GCC Toolset 12
- LLVM Toolset 15.0.7
- Rust Toolset 1.66
- GoToolset 1.19.6
Security updates: - The OpenSSL Secure Communications Library has been updated to version 3.0.7.
- SELinux userland packages have been updated to version 3.5.
- Keylime was updated to version 6.5.2
- OpenSCAP was modified to version 1.3.7.
- The SCAP Security Guide has been updated to version 0.1.66.
- Added a new rule for terminating idle sessions to SCAP.
- Clevis now accepts external tokens.
- Rsyslog TLS-encrypted logging now supports multiple CA files.
- Rsyslog privileges are limited to minimize security exposure.
- The fapolicyd framework now provides RPM database filtering.
- The system now uses the updated AlmaLinux EV Code Sign Secure Boot certificate.
Finally If you are interested in knowing more about it, you can check the details In the following link.
Download and get AlmaLinux 9
installation pictures they are ready for x86_64, ARM64, ppc64le and s390x architectures in bootable (804 MB), minimal (1,7 GB) and full image (8,8 GB) forms. Live builds with GNOME, KDE, MATE, and Xfce will be formed later, as well as images for Raspberry Pi boards, containers, and cloud platforms.