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Re: Fermilab/CERN recommendation for Linux distribution
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Jose Marques <[log in to unmask]>
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Jose Marques <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 26 Oct 2021 18:03:32 +0000
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We (small CS department) went with AlmaLinux. It too came out with 8.4 in a very short time frame. On Centos it usually took a few weeks, so I was unprepared for it to be so quick. I only noticed when our clients reported a different version. New installs are now AlmaLinux and existing Centos8 servers and VMs were re-installed in place using their excellent migration script[1]. Our existing kickstart files and puppet config only required very minor changes. It's so good I worry they'll be bought by some big tech company. :-)

I tried Stream shortly after the Centos8 announcement was made. My testing suggested it wasn't suitable for production. Stuff we used was broken and didn't get fixed for weeks. CERN have a bigger and more skilled IT team that allow them to manage this.

[1]: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__github.com_AlmaLinux_almalinux-2Ddeploy&d=DwIGaQ&c=gRgGjJ3BkIsb5y6s49QqsA&r=gd8BzeSQcySVxr0gDWSEbN-P-pgDXkdyCtaMqdCgPPdW1cyL5RIpaIYrCn8C5x2A&m=zqwrVpjrVs8gXzNgn6eyvhYUFuM6bT6v-N8WRajUjMZKLBq4cB_AZ_76z28Ah8lT&s=eUj3V2c_ysMkVwkE6LsbZ0gIIo-NDO6kYstpHsoexGw&e= 

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On 26/10/2021, 15:09, "Mailing list for Scientific Linux users worldwide on behalf of Vinícius Ferrão" <[log in to unmask] on behalf of [log in to unmask]> wrote:

    When RHEL 8.4 landed, the Oracle guys had OL 8.4 in a single day released.

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