# AlmaLinux OS 10.2 "Lavender Lion" Is Now Available

- **Published on:** 2026-05-26
- **Category:** Releases
- **Original page:** https://linuxgratis.com/en/articles/almalinux-10-2

AlmaLinux 10.2 ships with kernel 6.12, GNOME 49, PHP 8.4, PostgreSQL 18 and i686 support. Discover everything new in this stable release.

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The AlmaLinux OS Foundation announced the general availability of **AlmaLinux OS 10.2** on May 26, 2026, codenamed "Lavender Lion". The day stood out for the project, because for the first time it shipped two stable releases at once: the 10.2 branch alongside 9.8 "Olive Jaguar".

AlmaLinux 10.2 is built on **kernel 6.12.0-211.7.3.el10_2** and brings both the desktop and the developer and sysadmin toolset up to date.

## Key highlights

- **GNOME 49 desktop**, which refreshes the system's graphical experience.
- **New packages and languages**: Python 3.14, Ruby 4.0, PHP 8.4, PostgreSQL 18, MariaDB 11.8 and SDL3, plus tooling such as libkrun, trustee and FIDO Device Onboard.
- **i686 userspace packages**, which let you run legacy 32-bit software, CI pipelines and containerized workloads on AlmaLinux 10.
- **Btrfs support with bootable volumes**, one of the things that sets it apart from the RHEL base.
- **Parallel x86-64-v2 build** so older hardware doesn't get left behind.
- **Frame pointers re-enabled** by default for system-wide performance profiling, **SPICE support restored** for virtualization, and the **CRB repository enabled** out of the box.

On the container and virtualization side, the release includes Podman 5.8.0, libvirt 11.10.0 and QEMU-KVM 10.1.0, along with debugging tools such as Valgrind 3.26.0, SystemTap 5.4 and GDB 16.3.

## What AlmaLinux is

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AlmaLinux is a free, open-source enterprise Linux distribution that is 1:1 binary compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). Created as a CentOS replacement and run by a non-profit foundation, it makes a solid choice for servers, critical infrastructure, cloud environments and any organization that wants enterprise-grade stability without paying for licenses.

You can find downloads, support timelines and full details on its [complete page at LinuxGratis](/en/almalinux).

## Source

- [General Availability of AlmaLinux OS 9.8 and 10.2 Stable! — AlmaLinux OS](https://almalinux.org/blog/2026-05-26-almalinux_98_and_102_stable/)
- [Official AlmaLinux 10.2 Release Notes](https://wiki.almalinux.org/release-notes/10.2.html)