# last updated: 2024-04-17
# AlmaLinux 8.10 Beta Release Notes
These are the release notes for AlmaLinux OS 8.10 Beta for all supported architectures:
- x86_64
- aarch64
- ppc64le
- s390x
Codename: Cerulean Leopard. Distributed kernel version: 4.18.0-544.el8
# Beta Release
WARNING
This is a BETA release and should not be used for production installations. The provided upgrade instructions should not be used on production machines unless you have backups and a recovery option. 😉
# Providing Feedback and Getting Help
Please report any issues you may encounter during tests on the AlmaLinux Bug Tracker (opens new window). Additionally, if you feel like providing feedback, talking about anything or asking any questions you might want to check out The AlmaLinux Community Chat (opens new window), The AlmaLinux Forums (opens new window) and The AlmaLinux Community on Reddit (opens new window).
# Changelog
Updated module streams:
- Python 3.12
- Ruby 3.3
- PHP 8.2
- nginx 1.24
- MariaDB 10.11
- PostgreSQL 16
Updated components:
- Git to version 2.43.0
- Git LFS to version 3.4.1
Security
- SCAP Security Guide 0.1.72 contains updated CIS profiles, a profile aligned with the PCI DSS policy version 4.0, and profiles for the latest DISA STIG policies.
- The Linux kernel cryptographic API (libkcapi) 1.4.0 introduces new tools and options. Notably, with the new
-Toption, you can specify target file names in hash-sum calculations. - The stunnel TLS/SSL tunneling service 5.71 changes the behavior of OpenSSL 1.1 and later versions in FIPS mode. Besides this change, version 5.71 provides many new features such as support for modern PostgreSQL clients.
- The OpenSSL TLS toolkit now contains API-level protections against Bleichenbacher-like attacks on the RSA PKCS #1 v1.5 decryption process.
The following device drivers were modified to re-add PCI IDs for hardware that was previously disabled in our upstream:
- aacraid - Dell PERC2, 2/Si, 3/Si, 3/Di, Adaptec Advanced Raid Products, HP NetRAID-4M, IBM ServeRAID & ICP SCSI
- be2iscsi - Emulex OneConnect Open-iSCSI for BladeEngine 2 and 3 adapters
- hpsa - HP Smart Array Controller
- lpfc - Emulex LightPulse Fibre Channel SCSI
- megaraid_sas - Broadcom MegaRAID SAS
- mlx4_core - Mellanox Gen2 and ConnectX-2 adapters
- mpt3sas - LSI MPT Fusion SAS 3.0
- mptsas - Fusion MPT SAS Host
- qla2xxx - QLogic Fibre Channel HBA
- qla4xxx - QLogic iSCSI HBA
As we aim to match release versions and cadences with Red Hat Enterprise Linux, you can reference the RHEL 8.10 Beta release notes (opens new window) for a full list of changes in this release.
# Upgrade Instructions
Please do not use these update instructions on production machines unless you don't mind if something breaks 😉
Upgrade the almalinux-release package to the 8.10-0.0.el8 version from the beta repositories:
$ dnf install -y https://repo.almalinux.org/vault/almalinux-release-latest-8-beta.x86_64.rpm
$ dnf clean all
the new package contains updated repository URLs so that you can just run:
$ dnf upgrade -y
to update the rest of the packages.
# Installation instructions
There are three installation ISO images available:
AlmaLinux-8.10-beta-1-x86_64-boot.iso - a single network installation CD image that downloads packages over the Internet.
AlmaLinux-8.10-beta-1-x86_64-minimal.iso - a minimal self-containing DVD image that makes possible offline installation.
AlmaLinux-8.10-beta-1-x86_64-dvd.iso - a full installation DVD image that contains mostly all AlmaLinux packages.
Download a suitable ISO image from the 8.10-beta/isos/$arch/ directory, for example:
$ wget https://repo.almalinux.org/almalinux/8.10-beta/isos/x86_64/AlmaLinux-8.10-beta-1-x86_64-boot.iso
Download and import the AlmaLinux public key:
$ wget https://repo.almalinux.org/almalinux/RPM-GPG-KEY-AlmaLinux
$ gpg --import RPM-GPG-KEY-AlmaLinux
Download and verify a checksums list:
$ wget https://repo.almalinux.org/almalinux/8.10-beta/isos/x86_64/CHECKSUM
# we are looking for “Good signature”
$ gpg --verify CHECKSUM
gpg: Signature made Tue 16 Apr 2024 10:38:48 AM EDT
gpg: using RSA key BC5EDDCADF502C077F1582882AE81E8ACED7258B
gpg: Good signature from "AlmaLinux OS 8 <packager@almalinux.org>" [unknown]
gpg: WARNING: This key is not certified with a trusted signature!
gpg: There is no indication that the signature belongs to the owner.
Primary key fingerprint: BC5E DDCA DF50 2C07 7F15 8288 2AE8 1E8A CED7 258B
Verify the downloaded ISO image checksum:
# calculate the downloaded ISO SHA256 checksum
$ sha256sum AlmaLinux-8.10-beta-1-x86_64-boot.iso
5a8ab1a680b7373993889e91e8402f28784e78087ef23f33cee282ab69a2fbf7 AlmaLinux-8.10-beta-1-x86_64-boot.iso
# compare it with expected checksum, it should be the same
$ cat CHECKSUM | grep -E 'SHA256.*AlmaLinux-8.10-beta-1-x86_64-boot.iso'
SHA256 (AlmaLinux-8.10-beta-1-x86_64-boot.iso) = 5a8ab1a680b7373993889e91e8402f28784e78087ef23f33cee282ab69a2fbf7
If you decide to use the AlmaLinux-8.10-beta-1-x86_64-boot.iso image, you may need to provide the https://repo.almalinux.org/vault/8.10-beta/BaseOS/x86_64/kickstart/ URL repository as the Installation Source in the event that the installer is not able to find it automatically for some reason.
There are no extra Installation Sources required if you decided to go with either the Minimal or DVD ISO images.
# Additional packages
Here is a list of packages that are AlmaLinux-specific, and will not be found in compatible versions of RHEL..
| Package | Description |
|---|---|
| almalinux-backgrounds | AlmaLinux background images. Replaces redhat-backgrounds |
| almalinux-indexhtml | AlmaLinux default browser page Replaces redhat-indexhtml |
| almalinux-logos | AlmaLinux graphics for OS Replaces redhat-logos |
| almalinux-logos-httpd | AlmaLinux graphics for HTTPD server Replaces redhat-logos-httpd |
| almalinux-logos-ipa | AlmaLinux graphics for IPA server Replaces redhat-logos-ipa |
| almalinux-release | AlmaLinux release package, repos, and EULA Replaces redhat-release and redhat-release-eula |
# Removed packages
Here is a list of packages you will not find in AlmaLinux when comparing with the compatible version of RHEL.
AlmaLinux OS is a community distribution so all changes are subject to discussion. If you would like to do so, please join AlmaLinux Chat (opens new window) as well as filing a bug report at AlmaLinux Bug Tracker (opens new window) to discuss if you think any of the packages below should be included into the repos.
| Package | Description |
|---|---|
| insights-client | RHEL specific package to connect to upstream vendor resources |
| kmod-redhat-* | RHEL specific modules from Driver Update Program |
| kpatch* | RHEL specific live patches for kernel |
| redhat-backgrounds | RHEL specific background images |
| redhat-indexhtml | RHEL specific default browser page |
| redhat-logos | RHEL specific graphics for OS |
| redhat-logos-httpd | RHEL specific graphics for HTTPD server |
| redhat-logos-ipa | RHEL specific graphics for IPA server |
| redhat-release | RHEL specific release package and repos |
| redhat-release-eula | RHEL specific EULA |
| redhat-support-lib-python | RHEL specific package to connect to upstream vendor resources |
| redhat-support-tool | RHEL specific package to connect to upstream vendor resources |
| rhc | RHEL specific package to connect to upstream vendor resources |
| rhc-worker-playbook | RHEL specific package to connect to upstream vendor resources |
| rhsm-gtk | RHEL specific GUI for Subscription Manager |
| rhsm-icons | RHEL specific GUI for Subscription Manager |
| spice-client-win-x64 | Contains binaries built by upstream vendor |
| spice-client-win-x86 | Contains binaries built by upstream vendor |
| spice-qxl-wddm-dod | Contains binaries built by upstream vendor |
| spice-vdagent-win-x64 | Contains binaries built by upstream vendor |
| spice-vdagent-win-x86 | Contains binaries built by upstream vendor |
| subscription-manager-cockpit | RHEL specific Cockpit module for Subscription Manager |
| subscription-manager-initial-setup-addon | RHEL specific initial setup addon for Subscription Manager |
| subscription-manager-plugin-container | RHEL specific Subscription Manager plugin for upstream vendor containers |
| virt-who | RHEL specific package to connect to upstream vendor resources |
| virtio-win | Contain binaries built by upstream vendor |
# Extended hardware support
The following devices support is added in this release, when compared with the RHEL 8.10 Beta:
| Device PCI ID | Device name | Driver name |
|---|---|---|
| 0x0E11::: *:01:04 | Compaq | hpsa |
| 0x1000:0x0050 | LSI SAS1064 | mptsas |
| 0x1000:0x0054 | LSI SAS1068 | mptsas |
| 0x1000:0x0056 | LSI SAS1064E | mptsas |
| 0x1000:0x0058 | LSI SAS1068E | mptsas |
| 0x1000:0x0059 | LSI SAS1068_820XELP | mptsas |
| 0x1000:0x0060 | LSI MegaRAID SAS1078R | megaraid_sas |
| 0x1000:0x0062 | LSI SAS1078 | mptsas |
| 0x1000:0x0064 | LSI SAS2116_1 | mpt3sas |
| 0x1000:0x0065 | LSI SAS2116_2 | mpt3sas |
| 0x1000:0x0070 | LSI SAS2004 | mpt3sas |
| 0x1000:0x0072 | LSI SAS2008 | mpt3sas |
| 0x1000:0x0074 | LSI SAS2108_1 | mpt3sas |
| 0x1000:0x0076 | LSI SAS2108_2 | mpt3sas |
| 0x1000:0x0077 | LSI SAS2108_3 | mpt3sas |
| 0x1000:0x0078 | LSI MegaRAID SAS1078 Gen2 | megaraid_sas |
| 0x1000:0x007C | LSI MegaRAID SAS1078DE | megaraid_sas |
| 0x1000:0x007E | LSI SSS6200 | mpt3sas |
| 0x1000:0x0411 | LSI MegaRAID SAS1064R | megaraid_sas |
| 0x1000:0x0413 | LSI MegaRAID SAS1068 Verde ZCR | megaraid_sas |
| 0x1011:0x0046:0x103C:0x10C2 | HP NetRAID-4M | aacraid |
| 0x1011:0x0046:0x9005:0x0364 | Adaptec 5400S (Mustang) | aacraid |
| 0x1011:0x0046:0x9005:0x0365 | Adaptec 5400S (Mustang) | aacraid |
| 0x1011:0x0046:0x9005:0x1364 | Dell PERC 2/QC | aacraid |
| 0x1028:0x0001:0x1028:0x0001 | DELL PERC 2/Si (Iguana) | aacraid |
| 0x1028:0x0002:0x1028:0x0002 | DELL PERC 3/Di (Opal) | aacraid |
| 0x1028:0x0002:0x1028:0x00D1 | DELL PERC 3/Di (Viper) | aacraid |
| 0x1028:0x0002:0x1028:0x00D9 | DELL PERC 3/Di (Lexus) | aacraid |
| 0x1028:0x0003:0x1028:0x0003 | DELL PERC 3/Si (SlimFast) | aacraid |
| 0x1028:0x0004:0x1028:0x00D0 | DELL PERC 3/Di (Iguana FlipChip) | aacraid |
| 0x1028:0x000A:0x1028:0x0106 | DELL PERC 3/Di (Jaguar) | aacraid |
| 0x1028:0x000A:0x1028:0x011B | DELL PERC 3/Di (Dagger) | aacraid |
| 0x1028:0x000A:0x1028:0x0121 | DELL PERC 3/Di (Boxster) | aacraid |
| 0x1028:0x0015 | Dell PERC5 | megaraid_sas |
| 0x103C::: *:01:04 | HP | hpsa |
| 0x1077:0x2100 | QLogic ISP2100 | qla2xxx |
| 0x1077:0x2200 | QLogic ISP2200 | qla2xxx |
| 0x1077:0x2300 | QLogic ISP2300 | qla2xxx |
| 0x1077:0x2312 | QLogic ISP2312 | qla2xxx |
| 0x1077:0x2322 | QLogic ISP2322 | qla2xxx |
| 0x1077:0x2422 | QLogic ISP2422 | qla2xxx |
| 0x1077:0x2432 | QLogic ISP2432 | qla2xxx |
| 0x1077:0x5422 | QLogic ISP5422 | qla2xxx |
| 0x1077:0x5432 | QLogic ISP5432 / QLE220 | qla2xxx |
| 0x1077:0x6312 | QLogic ISP6312 | qla2xxx |
| 0x1077:0x6322 | QLogic ISP6322 | qla2xxx |
| 0x1077:0x8001 | QLogic ISP8001 / QLE81xx | qla2xxx |
| 0x1077:0x8021 | QLogic ISP8021 / QLE82xx | qla2xxx |
| 0x1077:0x8022 | QLogic ISP8022 | qla4xxx |
| 0x1077:0x8032 | QLogic ISP8324 | qla4xxx |
| 0x1077:0x8042 | QLogic ISP8042 | qla4xxx |
| 0x1077:0x8044 | QLogic ISP8044 / QLE84xx | qla2xxx |
| 0x1077:0x8432 | QLogic ISP8432 / QLE8000 | qla2xxx |
| 0x1077:0xF001 | QLogic ISPF001 / QLE10000 | qla2xxx |
| 0x10DF:0x1AE5 | FIREFLY | lpfc |
| 0x10DF:0xE100 | PROTEUS VF | lpfc |
| 0x10DF:0xE131 | BALIUS | lpfc |
| 0x10DF:0xE180 | PROTEUS PF | lpfc |
| 0x10DF:0xE208 | LANCER_FC_VF | lpfc |
| 0x10DF:0xE260 | Emulex OneConnect OCe15102-FM/OCe15104-FM/OCm15108-F-P | lpfc |
| 0x10DF:0xE268 | LANCER_FCOE_VF | lpfc |
| 0x10DF:0xF095 | RFLY | lpfc |
| 0x10DF:0xF098 | PFLY | lpfc |
| 0x10DF:0xF0A1 | LP101 | lpfc |
| 0x10DF:0xF0A5 | TFLY | lpfc |
| 0x10DF:0xF0D1 | BSMB | lpfc |
| 0x10DF:0xF0F5 | NEPTUNE | lpfc |
| 0x10DF:0xF0F6 | NEPTUNE SCSP | lpfc |
| 0x10DF:0xF0F7 | NEPTUNE DCSP | lpfc |
| 0x10DF:0xF700 | SUPERFLY | lpfc |
| 0x10DF:0xF800 | DRAGONFLY | lpfc |
| 0x10DF:0xF900 | CENTAUR | lpfc |
| 0x10DF:0xF980 | PEGASUS | lpfc |
| 0x10DF:0xFA00 | THOR | lpfc |
| 0x10DF:0xFB00 | VIPER | lpfc |
| 0x10DF:0xFC00 | LP10000S | lpfc |
| 0x10DF:0xFC10 | LP11000S | lpfc |
| 0x10DF:0xFC20 | LPE11000S | lpfc |
| 0x10DF:0xFC50 | PROTEUS S | lpfc |
| 0x10DF:0xFD00 | HELIOS | lpfc |
| 0x10DF:0xFD11 | HELIOS SCSP | lpfc |
| 0x10DF:0xFD12 | HELIOS DCSP | lpfc |
| 0x10DF:0xFE05 | HORNET | lpfc |
| 0x15B3:0x1002 | Mellanox ConnectX-2 MT25400 | mlx4_core |
| 0x15B3:0x6340 | Mellanox Hermon SDR | mlx4_core |
| 0x15B3:0x634A | Mellanox Hermon DDR | mlx4_core |
| 0x15B3:0x6354 | Mellanox Hermon QDR | mlx4_core |
| 0x15B3:0x6368 | Mellanox Hermon EN 10GigE | mlx4_core |
| 0x15B3:0x6372 | Mellanox ConnectX EN 10GBASE-T | mlx4_core |
| 0x15B3:0x6732 | Mellanox Hermon DDR Gen2 | mlx4_core |
| 0x15B3:0x673C | Mellanox Hermon QDR Gen2 | mlx4_core |
| 0x15B3:0x6746 | Mellanox ConnectX EN 40GigE PCIe Gen2 5GT/s | mlx4_core |
| 0x15B3:0x6750 | Mellanox Hermon EN 10GigE Gen2 | mlx4_core |
| 0x15B3:0x675A | Mellanox ConnectX EN 10GBASE-T Gen2 | mlx4_core |
| 0x15B3:0x6764 | Mellanox ConnectX EN 10 GigE PCIe Gen2 | mlx4_core |
| 0x15B3:0x676E | Mellanox ConnectX-2 40GigE PCIe Gen2 | mlx4_core |
| 0x19A2:0x0212 | Emulex BladeEngine 2 10Gb iSCSI Initiator | be2iscsi |
| 0x19A2:0x0222 | Emulex BladeEngine 3 iSCSI | be2iscsi |
| 0x19A2:0x0702 | Emulex OneConnect OCe10101/OCm10101/OCe10102/OCm10102 | be2iscsi |
| 0x19A2:0x0703 | Emulex OneConnect OCe10100 | be2iscsi |
| 0x19A2:0x0704 | Emulex OneConnect Tigershark FCoE | lpfc |
| 0x19A2:0x0712 | Emulex OneConnect Tomcat iSCSI | be2iscsi |
| 0x19A2:0x0714 | Emulex OneConnect Tomcat FCoE | lpfc |
| 0x9005:0x0200:0x9005:0x0200 | Themisto Jupiter Platform | aacraid |
| 0x9005:0x0283:0x9005:0x0283 | Catapult | aacraid |
| 0x9005:0x0284:0x9005:0x0284 | Tomcat | aacraid |
| 0x9005:0x0285 | Adaptec Catch All | aacraid |
| 0x9005:0x0285:0x1014:0x02F2 | IBM 8i (AvonPark) | aacraid |
| 0x9005:0x0285:0x1014:0x0312 | IBM 8i (AvonPark Lite) | aacraid |
| 0x9005:0x0285:0x1028 | Dell Catchall | aacraid |
| 0x9005:0x0285:0x1028:0x0287 | Perc 320/DC | aacraid |
| 0x9005:0x0285:0x1028:0x0291 | CERC SATA RAID 2 PCI SATA 6ch (DellCorsair) | aacraid |
| 0x9005:0x0285:0x103C:0x3227 | AAR-2610SA PCI SATA 6ch | aacraid |
| 0x9005:0x0285:0x17AA | Legend Catchall | aacraid |
| 0x9005:0x0285:0x17AA:0x0286 | Legend S220 (Legend Crusader) | aacraid |
| 0x9005:0x0285:0x17AA:0x0287 | Legend S230 (Legend Vulcan) | aacraid |
| 0x9005:0x0285:0x9005:0x0285 | Adaptec 2200S (Vulcan) | aacraid |
| 0x9005:0x0285:0x9005:0x0286 | Adaptec 2120S (Crusader) | aacraid |
| 0x9005:0x0285:0x9005:0x0287 | Adaptec 2200S (Vulcan-2m) | aacraid |
| 0x9005:0x0285:0x9005:0x0288 | Adaptec 3230S (Harrier) | aacraid |
| 0x9005:0x0285:0x9005:0x0289 | Adaptec 3240S (Tornado) | aacraid |
| 0x9005:0x0285:0x9005:0x028A | ASR-2020ZCR SCSI PCI-X ZCR (Skyhawk) | aacraid |
| 0x9005:0x0285:0x9005:0x028B | ASR-2025ZCR SCSI SO-DIMM PCI-X ZCR (Terminator) | aacraid |
| 0x9005:0x0285:0x9005:0x028E | ASR-2020SA SATA PCI-X ZCR (Skyhawk) | aacraid |
| 0x9005:0x0285:0x9005:0x028F | ASR-2025SA SATA SO-DIMM PCI-X ZCR (Terminator) | aacraid |
| 0x9005:0x0285:0x9005:0x0290 | AAR-2410SA PCI SATA 4ch (Jaguar II) | aacraid |
| 0x9005:0x0285:0x9005:0x0292 | AAR-2810SA PCI SATA 8ch (Corsair-8) | aacraid |
| 0x9005:0x0285:0x9005:0x0293 | AAR-21610SA PCI SATA 16ch (Corsair-16) | aacraid |
| 0x9005:0x0285:0x9005:0x0294 | ESD SO-DIMM PCI-X SATA ZCR (Prowler) | aacraid |
| 0x9005:0x0285:0x9005:0x0296 | ASR-2240S (SabreExpress) | aacraid |
| 0x9005:0x0285:0x9005:0x0297 | ASR-4005 | aacraid |
| 0x9005:0x0285:0x9005:0x0298 | ASR-4000 (BlackBird) | aacraid |
| 0x9005:0x0285:0x9005:0x0299 | ASR-4800SAS (Marauder-X) | aacraid |
| 0x9005:0x0285:0x9005:0x029A | ASR-4805SAS (Marauder-E) | aacraid |
| 0x9005:0x0285:0x9005:0x02A4 | ICP9085LI (Marauder-X) | aacraid |
| 0x9005:0x0285:0x9005:0x02A5 | ICP5085BR (Marauder-E) | aacraid |
| 0x9005:0x0286 | Adaptec Rocket Catch All | aacraid |
| 0x9005:0x0286:0x1014:0x9540 | IBM 8k/8k-l4 (Aurora Lite) | aacraid |
| 0x9005:0x0286:0x1014:0x9580 | IBM 8k/8k-l8 (Aurora) | aacraid |
| 0x9005:0x0286:0x9005:0x028C | ASR-2230S/ASR-2230SLP PCI-X (Lancer) | aacraid |
| 0x9005:0x0286:0x9005:0x028D | ASR-2130S (Lancer) | aacraid |
| 0x9005:0x0286:0x9005:0x029B | AAR-2820SA (Intruder) | aacraid |
| 0x9005:0x0286:0x9005:0x029C | AAR-2620SA (Intruder) | aacraid |
| 0x9005:0x0286:0x9005:0x029D | AAR-2420SA (Intruder) | aacraid |
| 0x9005:0x0286:0x9005:0x029E | ICP9024RO (Lancer) | aacraid |
| 0x9005:0x0286:0x9005:0x029F | ICP9014RO (Lancer) | aacraid |
| 0x9005:0x0286:0x9005:0x02A0 | ICP9047MA (Lancer) | aacraid |
| 0x9005:0x0286:0x9005:0x02A1 | ICP9087MA (Lancer) | aacraid |
| 0x9005:0x0286:0x9005:0x02A2 | ASR-3800 (Hurricane44) | aacraid |
| 0x9005:0x0286:0x9005:0x02A3 | ICP5445AU (Hurricane44) | aacraid |
| 0x9005:0x0286:0x9005:0x02A6 | ICP9067MA (Intruder-6) | aacraid |
| 0x9005:0x0286:0x9005:0x0800 | Callisto Jupiter Platform | aacraid |
| 0x9005:0x0287:0x9005:0x0800 | Themisto Jupiter Platform | aacraid |
| 0x9005:0x0288 | Adaptec NEMER/ARK Catch All | aacraid |
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