AlmaLinux OS 8.5 Released with New Repositories and SCAP Profiles, Updated Components | Linux Today

AlmaLinux OS 8.5 Released with New Repositories and SCAP Profiles, Updated Components

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Marius Nestor
Nov 12, 2021

AlmaLinux OS 8.5 builds on the changes that Red Hat implemented in their Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.5 release, and also adds two new repositories, including ResilientStorage and Plus, as well as new OpenSCAP Security Guide profiles, including a new profile aligned with the Australian Cyber Security Centre Information Security Manual (ACSC ISM), a new STIG profile compatible with server with GUI installations, and a new French National Security Agency (ANSSI) high-level profile.

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