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Elastic Compute Service:AlmaLinux

Last Updated:Feb 11, 2026

AlmaLinux is a free, open source, and community-driven enterprise-grade Linux distribution that is fully compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux and offers long-term support. Alibaba Cloud regularly releases updated AlmaLinux image versions with the latest features, security patches, and performance optimizations. This topic provides the release notes for each image version.

Note

For more information about AlmaLinux, see the official AlmaLinux website.

2025

Version

Image ID

Release date

Publish Content

AlmaLinux 10.1

almalinux_10_1_x64_20G_alibase_20260119.vhd

2026-01-19

  • Kernel version: 6.12.0-124.27.1.el10_1.x86_64.

  • Updates: Updated the built-in software packages to the latest versions. Cleaned up residual journal logs. Updated the cloud.cfg configuration.

AlmaLinux 10.1 (ARM)

almalinux_10_1_arm64_20G_alibase_20260119.vhd

2026-01-19

  • Kernel version: 6.12.0-124.27.1.el10_1.aarch64.

  • Updates: Updated the built-in software packages to the latest versions. Cleaned up residual journal logs. Updated the cloud.cfg configuration.

AlmaLinux 9.7

almalinux_9_7_x64_20G_alibase_20260119.vhd

2026-01-19

  • Kernel version: 5.14.0-611.20.1.el9_7.x86_64.

  • Updates: Updated the built-in software packages to the latest versions. Cleaned up residual journal logs.

AlmaLinux 9.7 (ARM)

almalinux_9_7_arm64_20G_alibase_20260119.vhd

2026-01-19

  • Kernel version: 5.14.0-611.20.1.el9_7.aarch64.

  • Updates: Updated the built-in software packages to the latest versions. Cleaned up residual journal logs.

AlmaLinux 8.10

almalinux_8_10_x64_20G_alibase_20260120.vhd

2026-01-20

  • Kernel version: 4.18.0-553.92.1.el8_10.x86_64.

  • Updates: Updated the built-in software packages to the latest versions. Cleaned up residual journal logs.

AlmaLinux 8.10 (ARM)

almalinux_8_10_arm64_20G_alibase_20260120.vhd

2026-01-20

  • Kernel version: 4.18.0-553.92.1.el8_10.aarch64.

  • Updates: Updated the built-in software packages to the latest versions. Cleaned up residual journal logs.

AlmaLinux 10.1

almalinux_10_1_x64_20G_alibase_20251226.vhd

2025-12-26

  • Kernel version: 6.12.0-124.21.1.el10_1.x86_64.

  • Updates: 1. Updated the software packages to the latest versions. 2. Modified the `crashkernel` parameter to: 0 M-2 G:0 M, 2 G-4 G:160 M, 4 G-8 G:192 M, 8 G-128 G:256 M, 128 G-512 G:512 M, 512 G-:1 G. 3. Disabled the pstore feature.

AlmaLinux 10.1 (ARM)

almalinux_10_1_arm64_20G_alibase_20251226.vhd

2025-12-26

  • Kernel version: 6.12.0-124.21.1.el10_1.aarch64.

  • Updates: 1. Updated the software packages to the latest versions. 2. Modified the `crashkernel` parameter to: 0 M-2 G:0 M, 2 G-4 G:160 M, 4 G-8 G:192 M, 8 G-128 G:256 M, 128 G-512 G:512 M, 512 G-:1 G. 3. Disabled the pstore feature.

AlmaLinux 9.7

almalinux_9_7_x64_20G_alibase_20251226.vhd

2025-12-26

  • Kernel version: 5.14.0-611.16.1.el9_7.x86_64.

  • Updates: 1. Updated the software packages to the latest versions. 2. Modified the `crashkernel` parameter to: 0 M-2 G:0 M, 2 G-4 G:160 M, 4 G-8 G:192 M, 8 G-128 G:256 M, 128 G-512 G:512 M, 512 G-:1 G. 3. Disabled the pstore feature.

AlmaLinux 9.7 (ARM)

almalinux_9_7_arm64_20G_alibase_20251226.vhd

2025-12-26

  • Kernel version: 5.14.0-611.16.1.el9_7.aarch64.

  • Updates: 1. Updated the software packages to the latest versions. 2. Modified the `crashkernel` parameter to: 0 M-2 G:0 M, 2 G-4 G:160 M, 4 G-8 G:192 M, 8 G-128 G:256 M, 128 G-512 G:512 M, 512 G-:1 G. 3. Disabled the pstore feature.

AlmaLinux 8.10

almalinux_8_10_x64_20G_alibase_20251226.vhd

2025-12-26

  • Kernel version: 4.18.0-553.89.1.el8_10.x86_64.

  • Updates: 1. Updated the software packages. 2. Changed the `crashkernel` parameter to: 0 M-2 G:0 M, 2 G-4 G:160 M, 4 G-8 G:192 M, 8 G-128 G:256 M, 128 G-512 G:512 M, 512 G-:1 G. 3. Disabled the pstore feature.

AlmaLinux 8.10 (ARM)

almalinux_8_10_arm64_20G_alibase_20251226.vhd

2025-12-26

  • Kernel version: 4.18.0-553.89.1.el8_10.aarch64.

  • Updates: 1. Updated the software packages to their latest versions. 2. Changed the `crashkernel` parameter to: 0 M-2 G:0 M, 2 G-4 G:160 M, 4 G-8 G:192 M, 8 G-128 G:256 M, 128 G-512 G:512 M, 512 G-:1 G. 3. Disabled the pstore feature.

AlmaLinux 9.7

almalinux_9_7_x64_20G_alibase_20251120.vhd

2025-11-20

  • Kernel version: 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7.x86_64.

  • Updates: Initial release.

AlmaLinux 10.0

almalinux_10_0_x64_20G_alibase_20251120.vhd

2025-11-20

  • Kernel version: 6.12.0-55.43.1.el10_0.x86_64.

  • Updates: Optimized the sysctl configuration. Added the default configurations net.ipv4.conf.*.rp_filter = 0 and net.ipv4.conf.*.arp_announce = 2. Updated the built-in software packages to the latest versions.

AlmaLinux 8.10

almalinux_8_10_x64_20G_alibase_20251120.vhd

2025-11-20

  • Kernel version: 4.18.0-553.84.1.el8_10.x86_64.

  • Updates: Updated the built-in software packages to the latest versions.

AlmaLinux 9.7 (ARM)

almalinux_9_7_arm64_20G_alibase_20251120.vhd

2025-11-20

  • Kernel version: 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7.aarch64.

  • Updates: Initial release.

AlmaLinux 8.10 (ARM)

almalinux_8_10_arm64_20G_alibase_20251120.vhd

2025-11-20

  • Kernel version: 4.18.0-553.84.1.el8_10.aarch64.

  • Updates: Updated the built-in software packages to the latest versions.

AlmaLinux 10.0 (ARM)

almalinux_10_0_arm64_20G_alibase_20251120.vhd

2025-11-20

  • Kernel version: 6.12.0-55.43.1.el10_0.aarch64.

  • Updates: Optimized the sysctl configuration. Added the default configurations net.ipv4.conf.*.rp_filter = 0 and net.ipv4.conf.*.arp_announce = 2. Updated the built-in software packages to the latest versions.

AlmaLinux 10.0

almalinux_10_0_x64_20G_alibase_20251031.vhd

2025-10-31

  • Kernel version: 6.12.0-55.40.1.el10_0.x86_64.

  • Updates: Updated the built-in software packages to the latest versions.

AlmaLinux 10.0 (ARM)

almalinux_10_0_arm64_20G_alibase_20251031.vhd

2025-10-31

  • Kernel version: 6.12.0-55.40.1.el10_0.aarch64.

  • Updates: Updated the built-in software packages to the latest versions.

AlmaLinux 9.6 (ARM)

almalinux_9_6_arm64_20G_alibase_20251030.vhd

2025-10-30

  • Kernel version: 5.14.0-570.55.1.el9_6.aarch64.

  • Updates: Updated the built-in software packages to the latest versions.

AlmaLinux 9.6

almalinux_9_6_x64_20G_alibase_20251030.vhd

2025-10-30

  • Kernel version: 5.14.0-570.55.1.el9_6.x86_64.

  • Updates: Updated the built-in software packages to the latest versions.

AlmaLinux 8.10

almalinux_8_10_x64_20G_alibase_20251030.vhd

2025-10-30

  • Kernel version: 4.18.0-553.81.1.el8_10.x86_64.

  • Updates: Updated the built-in software packages to the latest versions.

AlmaLinux 8.10 (ARM)

almalinux_8_10_arm64_20G_alibase_20251030.vhd

2025-10-30

  • Kernel version: 4.18.0-553.81.1.el8_10.aarch64.

  • Updates: Updated the built-in software packages to the latest versions.

AlmaLinux 10.0 (ARM)

almalinux_10_0_arm64_20G_alibase_20250915.vhd

2025-09-15

  • Kernel version: 6.12.0-55.30.1.el10_0.aarch64.

  • Updates: Updated the built-in software packages to the latest versions.

AlmaLinux 10.0

almalinux_10_0_x64_20G_alibase_20250916.vhd

2025-09-16

  • Kernel version: 6.12.0-55.31.1.el10_0.x86_64.

  • Updates: Updated the built-in software packages to the latest versions.

AlmaLinux 9.6 (ARM)

almalinux_9_6_arm64_20G_alibase_20250915.vhd

2025-09-15

  • Kernel version: 5.14.0-570.41.1.el9_6.aarch64.

  • Updates: Updated the built-in software packages to the latest versions.

AlmaLinux 9.6

almalinux_9_6_x64_20G_alibase_20250915.vhd

2025-09-15

  • Kernel version: 5.14.0-570.41.1.el9_6.x86_64.

  • Updates: Updated the built-in software packages to the latest versions.

AlmaLinux 8.10 (ARM)

almalinux_8_10_arm64_20G_alibase_20250915.vhd

2025-09-15

  • Kernel version: 4.18.0-553.74.1.el8_10.aarch64.

  • Updates: Updated the built-in software packages to the latest versions.

AlmaLinux 8.10

almalinux_8_10_x64_20G_alibase_20250915.vhd

2025-09-15

  • Kernel version: 4.18.0-553.74.1.el8_10.x86_64.

  • Updates: Updated the built-in software packages to the latest versions.

AlmaLinux 10.0 (ARM)

almalinux_10_0_arm64_20G_alibase_20250730.vhd

2025-07-30

  • The 64-bit public image for AlmaLinux 10.0 (ARM) is released for the first time.

  • Kernel version: 6.12.0-55.21.1.el10_0.aarch64.

AlmaLinux 10.0

almalinux_10_0_x64_20G_alibase_20250730.vhd

2025-07-30

  • The first 64-bit x86 public image for AlmaLinux 10.0 is now available.

  • Kernel version: 6.12.0-55.21.1.el10_0.x86_64.

AlmaLinux 8.10

almalinux_8_10_x64_20G_alibase_20250722.vhd

2025-07-22

  • Kernel version: 4.18.0-553.62.1.el8_10.x86_64.

  • Updates:

    • Updated the built-in software packages to the latest versions.

    • Upgraded ecs_mq to version 2.0.7. For more information, see Multi-queue for NICs.

AlmaLinux 8.10 (ARM)

almalinux_8_10_arm64_20G_alibase_20250722.vhd

2025-07-22

  • Kernel version: 4.18.0-553.62.1.el8_10.aarch64.

  • Updates:

    • Updated the built-in software packages to the latest versions.

    • Upgraded ecs_mq to version 2.0.7. For more information, see Multi-queue for NICs.

AlmaLinux 9.6

almalinux_9_6_x64_20G_alibase_20250722.vhd

2025-07-22

  • Kernel version: 5.14.0-570.26.1.el9_6.x86_64.

  • Updates:

    • Updated the built-in software packages to the latest versions.

    • Upgraded ecs_mq to version 2.0.7. For more information, see Multi-queue for NICs.

AlmaLinux 9.6 (ARM)

almalinux_9_6_arm64_20G_alibase_20250722.vhd

2025-07-22

  • Kernel version: 5.14.0-570.26.1.el9_6.aarch64.

  • Updates:

    • Updated the built-in software packages to the latest versions.

    • Upgraded ecs_mq to version 2.0.7. For more information, see Multi-queue for NICs.

AlmaLinux 8.10

almalinux_8_10_x64_20G_alibase_20250701.vhd

2025-07-01

  • Kernel version: 4.18.0-553.58.1.el8_10.x86_64.

  • Updates:

    • Updated the built-in software packages to the latest versions.

    • Upgraded ecs_mq to version 2.0.6. For more information, see Multi-queue for NICs.

    • Changed the EFI partition size to 200 MB.

    • Upgraded cloud-init to version 23.2.2-8.

      • Enhanced the robustness of the cloud-init init --local command in interactive runtime.

      • Added support for fetching all metadata at once to accelerate startup.

      • No longer generates SSH host keys that use the DSA algorithm.

AlmaLinux 9.6 (ARM)

almalinux_9_6_arm64_20G_alibase_20250630.vhd

2025-06-30

  • Kernel version: 5.14.0-570.23.1.el9_6.aarch64.

  • Updates:

    • Updated the built-in software packages to the latest versions.

    • Upgraded ecs_mq to version 2.0.6. For more information, see Multi-queue for NICs.

AlmaLinux 9.6

almalinux_9_6_x64_20G_alibase_20250630.vhd

2025-06-30

  • Kernel version: 5.14.0-570.23.1.el9_6.x86_64.

  • Updates:

    • Updated the built-in software packages to the latest versions.

    • Upgraded ecs_mq to version 2.0.6. For more information, see Multi-queue for NICs.

    • Changed the EFI partition size to 200 MB.

AlmaLinux 8.10 (ARM)

almalinux_8_10_arm64_20G_alibase_20250630.vhd

2025-06-30

  • Kernel version: 4.18.0-553.58.1.el8_10.aarch64.

  • Updates:

    • Updated the built-in software packages to the latest versions.

    • Upgraded ecs_mq to version 2.0.6. For more information, see Multi-queue for NICs.

    • Changed the EFI partition size to 200 MB.

    • Upgraded cloud-init to version 23.2.2-8.

      • Enhanced the robustness of the cloud-init init --local command in interactive runtime.

      • Added support for fetching all metadata at once to accelerate startup.

      • No longer generates SSH host keys that use the DSA algorithm.

AlmaLinux 9.6 (ARM)

almalinux_9_6_arm64_20G_alibase_20250605.vhd

2025-06-05

  • Kernel version: 5.14.0-570.18.1.el9_6.aarch64.

  • Updates:

    • Updated the built-in software packages to the latest versions.

    • Modified the kernel boot parameter: crashkernel=0M-2G:0M,2G-4G:160M,4G-8G:192M,8G-128G:256M,128G-:512M.

    • Upgraded cloud-init to version 23.2.2-8.

      • Enhanced the robustness of the cloud-init init --local command in interactive runtime.

      • Added support for fetching all metadata at once to accelerate startup.

      • No longer generates SSH host keys that use the DSA algorithm.

AlmaLinux 9.6

almalinux_9_6_x64_20G_alibase_20250605.vhd

2025-06-05

  • Kernel version: 5.14.0-570.18.1.el9_6.x86_64.

  • Updates:

    • Updated the built-in software packages to the latest versions.

    • Modified the kernel boot parameter: crashkernel=0M-2G:0M,2G-4G:160M,4G-8G:192M,8G-128G:256M,128G-:512M.

    • Upgraded cloud-init to version 23.2.2-8.

      • Enhanced the robustness of the cloud-init init --local command in interactive runtime.

      • Added support for fetching all metadata at once to accelerate startup.

      • No longer generates SSH host keys that use the DSA algorithm.

AlmaLinux 8.10 (ARM)

almalinux_8_10_arm64_20G_alibase_20250605.vhd

2025-06-05

  • Kernel version: 4.18.0-553.54.1.el8_10.aarch64.

  • Updates:

    • Updated the built-in software packages to the latest versions.

    • Modified the kernel boot parameter: crashkernel=0M-2G:0M,2G-4G:160M,4G-8G:192M,8G-128G:256M,128G-:512M.

AlmaLinux 8.10 (ARM)

almalinux_8_10_arm64_20G_alibase_20250527.vhd

2025-05-27

  • Kernel version: 4.18.0-553.53.1.el8_10.aarch64.

  • Updates:

    • Updated the built-in software packages to the latest versions.

    • Modified the kernel boot parameter: crashkernel=0M-2G:0M,2G-4G:160M,4G-8G:192M,8G-128G:256M,128G-:512M.

  • Applicable regions: China (Hangzhou), China (Qingdao), China (Ulanqab), China (Chengdu), China (Hong Kong), and Singapore.

AlmaLinux 8.10

almalinux_8_10_x64_20G_alibase_20250527.vhd

2025-05-27

  • Kernel version: 4.18.0-553.53.1.el8_10.x86_64.

  • Updates:

    • Updated the built-in software packages to the latest versions.

    • Modified the kernel boot parameter: crashkernel=0M-2G:0M,2G-4G:160M,4G-8G:192M,8G-128G:256M,128G-:512M.

AlmaLinux 9.5 (ARM)

almalinux_9_5_arm64_20G_alibase_20250415.vhd

2025-04-15

  • Kernel version: 5.14.0-503.35.1.el9_5.aarch64.

  • Updates:

    • Updated the built-in software packages to the latest versions.

    • By default, nvme-tcp and related modules are no longer installed in initramfs to optimize the image size and startup speed.

AlmaLinux 9.5

almalinux_9_5_x64_20G_alibase_20250415.vhd

2025-04-15

  • Kernel version: 5.14.0-503.35.1.el9_5.x86_64.

  • Updates:

    • Updated the built-in software packages to the latest versions.

    • By default, nvme-tcp and related modules are no longer installed in initramfs to optimize the image size and startup speed.

AlmaLinux 8.10 (ARM)

almalinux_8_10_arm64_20G_alibase_20250415.vhd

2025-04-15

  • Kernel version: 4.18.0-553.47.1.el8_10.aarch64.

  • Updates:

    • Updated the built-in software packages to the latest versions.

    • By default, nvme-tcp and related modules are no longer installed in initramfs to optimize the image size and startup speed.

AlmaLinux 8.10

almalinux_8_10_x64_20G_alibase_20250415.vhd

2025-04-15

  • Kernel version: 4.18.0-553.47.1.el8_10.x86_64.

  • Updates:

    • Updated the built-in software packages to the latest versions.

    • By default, nvme-tcp and related modules are no longer installed in initramfs to optimize the image size and startup speed.

AlmaLinux 9.5 (ARM)

almalinux_9_5_arm64_20G_alibase_20250317.vhd

2025-03-17

  • Kernel version: 5.14.0-503.31.1.el9_5.aarch64.

  • Updates: Updated the built-in software packages to the latest versions.

AlmaLinux 9.5

almalinux_9_5_x64_20G_alibase_20250317.vhd

2025-03-17

  • Kernel version: 5.14.0-503.31.1.el9_5.x86_64.

  • Updates: Updated the built-in software packages to the latest versions.

AlmaLinux 8.10 (ARM)

almalinux_8_10_arm64_20G_alibase_20250317.vhd

2025-03-17

  • Kernel version: 4.18.0-553.44.1.el8_10.aarch64.

  • Updates: Updated the built-in software packages to the latest versions.

AlmaLinux 8.10

almalinux_8_10_x64_20G_alibase_20250317.vhd

2025-03-17

  • Kernel version: 4.18.0-553.44.1.el8_10.x86_64.

  • Updates: Updated the built-in software packages to the latest versions.

AlmaLinux 9.5 (ARM)

almalinux_9_5_arm64_20G_alibase_20250219.vhd

2025-02-19

  • Kernel version: 5.14.0-503.23.2.el9_5.aarch64.

  • Updates: Updated the built-in software packages to the latest versions.

AlmaLinux 8.10 (ARM)

almalinux_8_10_arm64_20G_alibase_20250218.vhd

2025-02-18

  • Kernel version: 4.18.0-553.40.1.el8_10.aarch64.

  • Updates: Updated the built-in software packages to the latest versions.

AlmaLinux 9.5

almalinux_9_5_x64_20G_alibase_20250217.vhd

2025-02-17

  • Kernel version: 5.14.0-503.23.2.el9_5.x86_64.

  • Updates: Updated the built-in software packages to the latest versions.

AlmaLinux 8.10

almalinux_8_10_x64_20G_alibase_20250217.vhd

2025-02-17

  • Kernel version: 4.18.0-553.40.1.el8_10.x86_64.

  • Updates: Updated the built-in software packages to the latest versions.

AlmaLinux 9.5

almalinux_9_5_x64_20G_alibase_20250113.vhd

2025-01-13

  • Kernel version: 5.14.0-503.19.1.el9_5.x86_64.

  • Updates: Updated the built-in software packages to the latest versions.

AlmaLinux 8.10

almalinux_8_10_x64_20G_alibase_20250113.vhd

2025-01-13

  • Kernel version: 4.18.0-553.34.1.el8_10.x86_64.

  • Updates: Updated the built-in software packages to the latest versions.

2024

Version

Image ID

Release date

Published Content

AlmaLinux 9.5

almalinux_9_5_x64_20G_alibase_20241223.vhd

2024-12-23

  • The 64-bit public image for AlmaLinux 9.5 (x86) is released for the first time.

  • Kernel version: 5.14.0-503.16.1.el9_5.x86_64.

  • Updates: Updated the built-in software packages to the latest versions.

AlmaLinux 8.10

almalinux_8_10_x64_20G_alibase_20241216.vhd

2024-12-16

  • Kernel version: 4.18.0-553.30.1.el8_10.x86_64.

  • Updates: Updated the built-in software packages to the latest versions.

AlmaLinux 9.4

almalinux_9_4_x64_20G_alibase_20241115.vhd

2024-11-15

  • Kernel version: 4.18.0-553.27.1.el8_10.x86_64.

  • Updates: Updated the built-in software packages to the latest versions.

AlmaLinux 8.10

almalinux_8_10_x64_20G_alibase_20241115.vhd

2024-11-15

  • Kernel version: 5.14.0-427.42.1.el9_4.x86_64.

  • Updates: Updated the built-in software packages to the latest versions.

AlmaLinux 9.4

almalinux_9_4_x64_20G_alibase_20241016.vhd

2024-10-16

  • Kernel version: 5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.x86_64.

  • Updates: Updated the built-in software packages to the latest versions.

AlmaLinux 8.10

almalinux_8_10_x64_20G_alibase_20241016.vhd

2024-10-16

  • Kernel version: 4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10.x86_64.

  • Updates: Updated the built-in software packages to the latest versions.

AlmaLinux 9.4 (ARM)

almalinux_9_4_arm64_20G_alibase_20241016.vhd

2024-10-16

  • The 64-bit public image for AlmaLinux 9.4 (ARM) is released for the first time.

  • Kernel version: 5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4.aarch64

AlmaLinux 8.10 (ARM)

almalinux_8_10_arm64_20G_alibase_20241016.vhd

2024-10-16

  • The 64-bit public image for AlmaLinux 8.10 (ARM) is released for the first time.

  • Kernel version: 4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10.aarch64

AlmaLinux 9.4

almalinux_9_4_x64_20G_alibase_20240923.vhd

2024-09-23

  • Kernel version: 5.14.0-427.35.1.el9_4.x86_64.

  • Updates:

    • Enabled the Kdump service by default.

    • Added the crash_kexec_post_notifiers kernel parameter.

AlmaLinux 9.4

almalinux_9_4_x64_20G_alibase_20240710.vhd

2024-07-10

  • Kernel version: 5.14.0-427.22.1.el9_4.x86_64.

  • Updates:

    • Updated the built-in software packages to the latest versions.

    • Fixed the CVE-2024-6387 vulnerability.

AlmaLinux 8.10

almalinux_8_10_x64_20G_alibase_20240628.vhd

2024-06-28

  • The 64-bit public image for AlmaLinux 8.10 (x86) is released for the first time.

  • Kernel version: 4.18.0-553.5.1.el8_10.x86_64.

AlmaLinux 9.4

almalinux_9_4_x64_20G_alibase_20240628.vhd

2024-06-28

  • Kernel version: 5.14.0-427.22.1.el9_4.x86_64.

  • Updates:

    • Updated the built-in software packages to the latest versions.

    • Added support for the UEFI-Preferred boot mode. For more information, see Instance boot modes.

AlmaLinux 9.4

almalinux_9_4_x64_20G_alibase_20240531.vhd

2024-05-31

  • The 64-bit public image for AlmaLinux 9.4 (x86) is released for the first time.

  • Kernel version: 5.14.0-427.18.1.el9_4.x86_64.

  • Updates: Upgraded cloud-init to version 23.2.2-5. For more information, see Install cloud-init.

AlmaLinux 9.3

almalinux_9_3_x64_20G_alibase_20240419.vhd

2024-04-19

  • Kernel version: 5.14.0-362.24.2.el9_3.x86_64.

  • Updates: Updated the built-in software packages to the latest versions.

AlmaLinux 8.9

almalinux_8_9_x64_20G_alibase_20240329.vhd

2024-03-29

  • Kernel version: 4.18.0-513.18.1.el8_9.x86_64.

  • Updates:

    • Updated the built-in software packages to the latest versions.

    • Added support for the UEFI-Preferred boot mode. For more information, see Instance boot modes.

AlmaLinux 9.3

almalinux_9_3_x64_20G_alibase_20240228.vhd

2024-02-28

  • Kernel version: 5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3.x86_64.

  • Updates:

    • Updated the built-in software packages to the latest versions.

    • Upgraded ecs_mq to version 2.0. For more information, see Multi-queue for NICs.

AlmaLinux 8.9

almalinux_8_9_x64_20G_alibase_20240228.vhd

2024-02-28

  • Kernel version: 4.18.0-513.18.1.el8_9.x86_64.

  • Updates:

    • Updated the built-in software packages to the latest versions.

    • Upgraded ecs_mq to version 2.0. For more information, see Multi-queue for NICs.

AlmaLinux 9.3

almalinux_9_3_x64_20G_alibase_20240125.vhd

2024-01-25

  • Kernel version: 5.14.0-362.13.1.el9_3.x86_64.

  • Updates:

    • Updated the built-in software packages to the latest versions.

    • Optimized the chrony and NTP configurations. Deleted the server addresses for the classic network.

AlmaLinux 8.9

almalinux_8_9_x64_20G_alibase_20240125.vhd

2024-01-25

  • Kernel version: 4.18.0-513.11.1.el8_9.x86_64.

  • Updates:

    • Updated the built-in software packages to the latest versions.

    • Optimized the chrony and NTP configurations. Deleted the server addresses for the classic network.

2023

Version

Image ID

Release date

Published content

AlmaLinux 9.3

almalinux_9_3_x64_20G_alibase_20231221.vhd

2023-12-21

  • The 64-bit public image for AlmaLinux 9.3 is released for the first time.

  • Kernel version: 5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3.x86_64

  • Updates:

    • Uses cloud-init version 23.2.2. For more information, see Install cloud-init.

    • Added the kernel boot parameter: iommu=pt

AlmaLinux 8.9

almalinux_8_9_x64_20G_alibase_20231221.vhd

2023-12-21

  • The 64-bit public image for AlmaLinux 8.9 is released for the first time.

  • Kernel version: 4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.x86_64

  • Updates:

    • Uses cloud-init version 23.2.2. For more information, see Install cloud-init.

    • Added the kernel boot parameter: iommu=pt

AlmaLinux 8.8

almalinux_8_8_x64_20G_alibase_20231114.vhd

2023-11-14

  • Kernel version: 4.18.0-477.27.2.el8_8.x86_64

  • Updates:

    • Updated to the latest software packages.

    • The content of /etc/machine-id is cleared by default.

      Note

      The content of this file is generated by the systemd component when an instance is created for the first time. The content identifies the first startup of the image. For more information, see /etc/machine-id.

AlmaLinux 8.6

almalinux_8_6_x64_20G_alibase_20231010.vhd

2023-10-10

  • Kernel version: 4.18.0-372.32.1.el8_6.x86_64

  • Updates:

    • The system disk uses the GUID Partition Table (GPT) format.

    • Pre-installed the efibootmgr package.

    • Upgraded some software packages to the latest versions in the AlmaLinux 8.6 repository.

AlmaLinux 8.8 (UEFI)

almalinux_8_8_uefi_x64_20G_alibase_20230907.vhd

2023-09-07

  • The 64-bit public image for AlmaLinux 8.8 (UEFI) is released for the first time.

  • Kernel version: 4.18.0-477.21.1.el8_8.x86_64

AlmaLinux 8.7 (UEFI)

almalinux_8_7_uefi_x64_20G_alibase_20230907.vhd

2023-09-07

  • Kernel version: 4.18.0-425.19.2.el8_7.x86_64

  • Updates:

    • Updated to the latest software packages.

    • The system disk uses the GPT format.

AlmaLinux 8.8

almalinux_8_8_x64_20G_alibase_20230907.vhd

2023-09-07

  • Kernel version: 4.18.0-477.21.1.el8_8.x86_64

  • Updates:

    • Updated to the latest software packages.

    • The system disk uses the GPT format.

AlmaLinux 8.7

almalinux_8_7_x64_20G_alibase_20230907.vhd

2023-09-07

  • Kernel version: 4.18.0-425.19.2.el8_7.x86_64

  • Updates:

    • Updated to the latest software packages.

    • The system disk uses the GPT format.

AlmaLinux 9.2

almalinux_9_2_x64_20G_alibase_20230613.vhd

2023-06-13

  • Kernel version: 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.x86_64

  • Updates: Updated to the latest software packages.

AlmaLinux 8.8

almalinux_8_8_x64_20G_alibase_20230613.vhd

2023-06-13

  • The 64-bit public image for AlmaLinux 8.8 is released for the first time.

  • Kernel version: 4.18.0-477.13.1.el8_8.x86_64

AlmaLinux 9.2 (UEFI)

almalinux_9_2_uefi_x64_20G_alibase_20230605.vhd

2023-06-05

  • The 64-bit public image for AlmaLinux 9.2 (UEFI) is released for the first time.

  • Kernel version: 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.x86_64

AlmaLinux 8.7 (UEFI)

almalinux_8_7_uefi_x64_20G_alibase_20230605.vhd

2023-06-05

  • The 64-bit public image for AlmaLinux 8.7 (UEFI) is released for the first time.

  • Kernel version: 4.18.0-425.19.2.el8_7.x86_64

AlmaLinux 9.2

almalinux_9_2_x64_20G_alibase_20230518.vhd

2023-05-18

  • The 64-bit public image for AlmaLinux 9.2 is released for the first time.

  • Kernel version: 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.x86_64

AlmaLinux 8.7

almalinux_8_7_x64_20G_alibase_20230516.vhd

2023-05-16

  • Kernel version: 4.18.0-425.19.2.el8_7.x86_64

  • Updates: Updated to the latest software packages.

AlmaLinux 9.1

almalinux_9_1_x64_20G_alibase_20230418.vhd

2023-04-18

  • Kernel version: 5.14.0-162.23.1.el9_1.x86_64

  • Updates: Updated to the latest software packages.

AlmaLinux 8.7

almalinux_8_7_x64_20G_alibase_20230418.vhd

2023-04-18

  • Kernel version: 4.18.0-425.19.2.el8_7.x86_64

  • Updates: Updated to the latest software packages.

AlmaLinux 8.5

almalinux_8_5_x64_20G_alibase_20230329.vhd

2023-03-29

  • Kernel version: 4.18.0-348.20.1.el8_5.x86_64

  • Updates: Upgraded cloud-init to version 19.1.21.

AlmaLinux 9.0

almalinux_9_0_x64_20G_alibase_20230323.vhd

2023-03-23

  • Kernel version: 5.14.0-70.26.1.el9_0.x86_64

  • Updates: Upgraded cloud-init to version 19.1.21.

AlmaLinux 8.6

almalinux_8_6_x64_20G_alibase_20230323.vhd

2023-03-23

  • Kernel version: 4.18.0-372.32.1.el8_6.x86_64

  • Updates: Upgraded cloud-init to version 19.1.21.

AlmaLinux 9.1

almalinux_9_1_x64_20G_alibase_20230321.vhd

2023-03-21

  • Kernel version: 5.14.0-162.18.1.el9_1.x86_64

  • Updates:

    • Updated to the latest software packages.

    • Upgraded cloud-init to version 19.1.21.

AlmaLinux 8.7

almalinux_8_7_x64_20G_alibase_20230321.vhd

2023-03-21

  • Kernel version: 4.18.0-425.13.1.el8_7.x86_64

  • Updates:

    • Updated to the latest software packages.

    • Upgraded cloud-init to version 19.1.21.

AlmaLinux 9.1

almalinux_9_1_x64_20G_alibase_20230208.vhd

2023-02-08

  • Kernel version: 5.14.0-162.12.1.el9_1.x86_64

  • Updated to the latest patch package.

AlmaLinux 8.7

almalinux_8_7_x64_20G_alibase_20230208.vhd

2023-02-08

  • Kernel version: 4.18.0-425.10.1.el8_7.x86_64

  • Updated to the latest patch package.

AlmaLinux 8.6

almalinux_8_6_x64_20G_alibase_20230110.vhd

2023-01-10

  • Kernel version: 4.18.0-372.32.1.el8_6.x86_64

  • Updates: Optimized the grubenv configuration.

AlmaLinux 9.1

almalinux_9_1_x64_20G_alibase_20230109.vhd

2023-01-09

  • Kernel version: 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1.x86_64

  • Updated to the latest patch package.

AlmaLinux 8.7

almalinux_8_7_x64_20G_alibase_20230109.vhd

2023-01-09

  • Kernel version: 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8.x86_64

  • Updated to the latest patch package.

2022

Version

Image ID

Release date

Published content

AlmaLinux 8.7

almalinux_8_7_x64_20G_alibase_20221130.vhd

2022-11-30

  • The 64-bit public image for AlmaLinux 8.7 is released for the first time.

  • Kernel version: 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8.x86_64

AlmaLinux 9.1

almalinux_9_1_x64_20G_alibase_20221121.vhd

2022-11-21

  • The 64-bit public image for AlmaLinux 9.1 is released for the first time.

  • Kernel version: 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1.x86_64

AlmaLinux 9.0

almalinux_9_0_x64_20G_alibase_20221121.vhd

2022-11-21

  • Kernel version: 5.14.0-70.26.1.el9_0.x86_64

  • Updates:

    • Updated to the latest patch package.

    • Fixed the CVE-2022-3602 and CVE-2022-3786 vulnerabilities.

AlmaLinux 8.6

almalinux_8_6_x64_20G_alibase_20221028.vhd

2022-10-28

  • Kernel version: 4.18.0-372.32.1.el8_6.x86_64

  • Updates:

    • Updated to the latest patch package.

    • Supports both Legacy and UEFI boot modes.

AlmaLinux 9.0

almalinux_9_0_x64_20G_alibase_20220831.vhd

2022-08-31

  • Kernel version: 5.14.0-70.22.1.el9_0.x86_64

  • Updates: Updated to the latest patch package.

AlmaLinux 8.6

almalinux_8_6_x64_20G_alibase_20220831.vhd

2022-08-31

  • Kernel version: 4.18.0-372.19.1.el8_6.x86_64

  • Updates: Updated to the latest patch package.

AlmaLinux 9.0

almalinux_9_0_x64_20G_alibase_20220727.vhd

2022-07-27

  • Kernel version: 5.14.0-70.17.1.el9_0.x86_64

  • Updates: Updated to the latest patch package.

AlmaLinux 8.6

almalinux_8_6_x64_20G_alibase_20220727.vhd

2022-07-27

  • Kernel version: 4.18.0-372.16.1.el8_6.x86_64

  • Updates: Updated to the latest patch package.

AlmaLinux 8.6

almalinux_8_6_x64_20G_alibase_20220629.vhd

2022-06-29

  • Kernel version: 4.18.0-372.9.1.el8.x86_64

  • Updates:

    • Updated to the latest patch package.

    • The Real Time Clock (RTC) uses the UTC time standard. For more information, see Linux time and time zones.

    • Supports logging on to instances as a non-root user.

AlmaLinux 9.0

almalinux_9_0_x64_20G_alibase_20220628.vhd

2022-06-28

  • The 64-bit public image for AlmaLinux 9.0 is released for the first time.

  • Kernel version: 5.14.0-70.13.1.el9_0.x86_64

  • Updates:

    • The RTC uses the UTC time standard. For more information, see Linux time and time zones.

    • Supports logging on to instances as a non-root user.

    • Enabling the Kdump service

AlmaLinux 8.6

almalinux_8_6_x64_20G_alibase_20220524.vhd

2022-05-24

  • The 64-bit public image for AlmaLinux 8.6 is released for the first time.

  • Kernel version: 4.18.0-372.9.1.el8.x86_64

AlmaLinux 8.5

almalinux_8_5_x64_20G_alibase_20220426.vhd

2022-04-26

  • Kernel version: 4.18.0-348.20.1.el8_5.x86_64

  • Updates: Updated to the latest patch package.

AlmaLinux 8.5

almalinux_8_5_x64_20G_alibase_20220322.vhd

2022-03-22

  • Kernel version: 4.18.0-348.20.1.el8_5.x86_64

  • Updates:

    • Updated to the latest software packages.

    • Fixed the CVE-2022-0847 and CVE-2022-0492 vulnerabilities.

AlmaLinux 8.5

almalinux_8_5_x64_20G_alibase_20220208.vhd

2022-02-08

  • Kernel version: 4.18.0-348.12.2.el8_5.x86_64

  • Updates:

    • Updated to the latest software packages.

    • Fixed the CVE-2021-4034 vulnerability.

AlmaLinux 8.5

almalinux_8_5_x64_20G_alibase_20220110.vhd

2022-01-10

  • Kernel version: 4.18.0-348.7.1.el8_5.x86_64

  • Updates:

    • Updated to the latest software packages.

    • Fixed the CVE-2021-43527 vulnerability.

2021

Version

Image ID

Release date

Description

AlmaLinux 8.5

almalinux_8_5_x64_20G_alibase_20211126.vhd

2021-11-26

  • The 64-bit public image for AlmaLinux 8.5 is released for the first time.

  • Kernel version: 4.18.0-348.2.1.el8_5.x86_64