Koichiro Iwao announced that AlmaLinux has now support for the Raspberry Pi 5. The project began with a significant interest in Raspberry Pi images, which are popular among DIY enthusiasts and widely used to teach computing and programming.
The release of Raspberry Pi 5 in October 2023 has boosted interest in AlmaLinux for Raspberry Pi. The author, who had previously contributed to AlmaLinux Raspberry Pi images, learned about the Raspberry Pi boot procedure and the differences between Pi 4 and Pi 5. They rebase the kernel on Raspberry Pi OS sources and update the firmware package, guaranteeing that the build scripts are ready to generate Raspberry Pi 5 images.
AlmaLinux version 9.4 has been released. AlmaLinux 9.4 includes enhancements to machine security, data protection, web-console and system roles, system availability, dependability, recovery, and virtual machine snapshot functionality. It also enhances performance, scalability, and dependability for developers while creating and administering applications.
