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Ernesto Paiser via Tech-talk <tech-talk at aps.anl.gov> · Mon, 6 Dec 2021 11:05:49 -0800

Not only for x86_64 but also for Raspberry Pi.

On 12/6/2021 11:04 AM, Ernesto Paiser wrote:

I'm fully going to RockyLinux 8.5 now.

On 12/5/2021 1:00 AM, montis via Tech-talk wrote:

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Hi Abdalla,

during Icalepcs 2021 there was a workshop about Linux Distribution and

Ecosystem Evolution in Control Systems and an interesting study about

CentOS 8 EoL presented by Ben Morrice.

I'll share the workshop link so you can find the presentation:

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Hope this helps

Maurizio

Il 2021-12-05 09:32 Abdalla Ahmad via Tech-talk ha scritto:

Hello

Well this is not directly about EPICS but it does affect control and

IT infrastructure in general. As you know, CentOS 8 will reach

end-of-life by the end of 2021 and CentOS 7 in 2024 following the

decision that CentOS will become a rolling-release instead of a

stable, RHEL downstream release. We are now investigating the

possible alternatives on what to have instead of CentOS, whether

purchasing a RedHat license (very much expensive), going with a

RHEL-compatible CentOS alternative (Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux, Alma

Linux) or continuing with CentOS stream and work on periodic update

policy.

I know that Rocky Linux released its first stable release on June,

but the project is still new and it is still unclear how much further

it will become a CentOS replacement. I would like to have feedback

from the community what they are using now and if they are using

RedHat or CentOS, what are their plans for the future.

Best Regards,

Abdalla.

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Experimental Physics and Industrial Control System

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