AlmaLinux Rolls Out New Software/Hardware Certification Portal, Self-Certify App
AlmaLinux has expanded its certification program to include third-party software alongside its existing hardware validation efforts. The organization launched a new self-certification application that users can install to run tests on their systems in under ten minutes. Additionally, a new portal was released to catalog validated hardware and software, distinguishing between AlmaLinux-verified and community-verified items.
- ▪AlmaLinux extended its certification program to cover third-party software in addition to hardware.
- ▪A new application named alma-certify allows users to self-certify their systems via a simple installation command.
- ▪The certification process is designed to complete in less than ten minutes.
- ▪The new catalog at catalog.almalinux.org lists validated hardware and software with synthetic benchmark data.
- ▪The portal differentiates between hardware validated by AlmaLinux and those validated by the community or vendors.
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AlmaLinux Rolls Out New Software/Hardware Certification Portal, Self-Certify App Written by Michael Larabel in Operating Systems on 24 September 2026 at 09:02 AM EDT. Add A Comment Two years ago RHEL-derived AlmaLinux announced a hardware certification program as part of their Certification Special Interest Group (SIG). They have now expanded their hardware certification program to include third-party software certification on AlmaLinux too plus a new app that users can install for self-certifying their system. AlmaLinux has rolled out their new, rewritten app that can be installed via sudo dnf install alma-certify for running their certification tests on your system. The certification program aims to finish in under ten minutes.
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