AlmaLinux 10.2 Beta Released With Legacy 32-bit Software Support
AlmaLinux has released the 10.2 Beta version, derived from Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.2, with additional custom features. Notably, it includes i686 user-space package support for running legacy 32-bit software on 64-bit systems, despite RHEL 10 not supporting such packages. The release also introduces updated software versions and patches for the recent Copy Fail vulnerability.
- ▪AlmaLinux 10.2 Beta is based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.2.
- ▪It adds support for i686 user-space packages to run 32-bit legacy software on x86_64 systems.
- ▪The release includes updates like Python 3.14, PostgreSQL, Ruby 4.0, and PHP 8.4.
- ▪It is patched against the recent Copy Fail vulnerability.
- ▪There are no i686 ISOs provided, as full 32-bit system support remains discontinued.
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AlmaLinux 10.2 Beta Released With Legacy 32-bit Software Support Written by Michael Larabel in Operating Systems on 4 May 2026 at 08:24 PM EDT. Add A Comment AlmaLinux 10.2 Beta released today as their next AlmaLinux 10 release coming down the pipe and derived from the upstream Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.2 state. Plus this AlmaLinux release continues adding more changes on their own. Most notable on the AlmaLinux side with the 10.2 release is bringing i686 user-space packages support. This i686 user-space package support comes even with upstream RHEL 10 not supporting said 32-bit packages. AlmaLinux is providing these 32-bit packages to assist those in needing to still run 32-bit legacy software atop their x86_64 hosts.
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