AlmaLinux 9.6 Beta released: Here’s what Linux users need to know

AlmaLinux 9.6 Beta has officially been released (download here), giving Linux fans and enterprise users an early peek at what’s coming next from this Red Hat-compatible distribution. The new beta is codenamed “Sage Margay” and is available right now for x86_64, aarch64, ppc64le, and s390x systems. Keep in mind, this is a pre-release build, so don’t go installing it on anything mission-critical unless you’re ready for things to break. Under the hood, this release runs a 5.14-based kernel and includes several fresh compiler toolsets. Developers will find updated versions of LLVM, Rust, and Go, plus newer streams of popular server… [Continue Reading]