Hello Community!
The AlmaLinux OS Foundation is announcing the availability of AlmaLinux 9.8 Beta “Olive Jaguar” for all supported architectures:
- Intel/AMD (x86_64)
- ARM64 (aarch64)
- IBM PowerPC (ppc64le)
- IBM Z (s390x)
Beta ISOs are available at repo.almalinux.org.
A usual reminder: this is a BETA release. It should not be used for production installations. The provided upgrade instructions should not be used on production machines unless you don’t mind if something breaks. If you are looking to see how things are going to work in stable, you are on the right track.
Release Notes and More Information
AlmaLinux 9.8 Beta introduces new compiler toolsets, updated module streams, and improved security. This release adds Python 3.14 as a new package and brings new streams for MariaDB, PostgreSQL, and Ruby. Container and virtualization support is updated with the latest versions of Podman, Buildah, libvirt, QEMU-KVM, and skopeo. Security is improved with updates to OpenSSL, OpenSSH, GnuTLS, SELinux policies, and crypto-policies, keeping your system safe and reliable.
You can read the full release notes for this version on the wiki: AlmaLinux OS 9.8 Beta Release Notes.
What can you do to help?
Your input into testing and feedback is crucial and essential for successful production releases.
Please, report any bugs you may see on the Bug Tracker. Also, join us in the AlmaLinux Community Chat and ~testing Channel, post a question on our 9.8 Beta Forum, on our AlmaLinux Community on Reddit or catch us on X.
Enjoy this Beta release, let us know what you think and stay tuned.
Happy Testing!
