AlmaLinux 10.2 Released For Latest Community-Driven RHEL 10.2 Experience
AlmaLinux has released versions 9.8 and 10.2, following the recent update of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.2. The new AlmaLinux 10.2 includes various enhancements such as Btrfs file-system support and improved hardware compatibility. Additionally, it reintroduces several older drivers and applications like Firefox and Thunderbird in the system repositories.
- ▪AlmaLinux 10.2 is now available as a community-driven downstream of RHEL 10.2.
- ▪The release includes support for Btrfs file-system and x86_64-v2 builds for older hardware.
- ▪New features in AlmaLinux 10.2 include fully enabled KVM for IBM POWER and re-enabled frame pointers for system-wide profiling.
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AlmaLinux 10.2 Released For Latest Community-Driven RHEL 10.2 Experience Written by Michael Larabel in Operating Systems on 26 May 2026 at 09:58 AM EDT. Add A Comment The AlmaLinux project announced the releases today of both AlmaLinux OS 9.8 and AlmaLinux OS 10.2. Following the recent release of the upstream Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.2 that brought new AI command line assistance and other package upgrade options, AlmaLinux 10.2 is now available as this RHEL-derived, community-driven downstream. Beyond incorporating the updates of RHEL 10.2, AlmaLinux 10 continues to differ from upstream RHEL 10 by offering Btrfs file-system support, x86_64-v2 builds for older hardware, and i686 user-space packages for supporting legacy 32-bit user-space software.
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