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AlmaLinux OS

AlmaLinux OS is an open-source, community-driven project that is built from the source code of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). AlmaLinux is a completely binary compatible fork of RHEL and it is maintained by AlmaLinux OS Foundation which is a register non-profit.

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Mageia

Mageia is a fork of Mandriva Linux formed in September 2010 by former employees and contributors to the popular French Linux distribution. Unlike Mandriva, which is a commercial entity, Mageia is a community project and a non-profit organisation whose goal is to develop a free Linux-based operating system.

Technical Specs Comparison
AlmaLinux OSMageia
Fedora, Red HatBaseIndependent
dnf / flatpak, rpmPackage Managerdnf, urpmi
systemdInit Systemsystemd
Fixed ReleaseRelease ModelFixed Release
10.1Latest Version9
IntermediateDifficultyIntermediate
November 24, 2025Release DateAugust 27, 2023
ARM64ppc64els390xx86_64ARMv7i686
Architecture
ARM64ppc64els390xx86_64ARMv7i686
GNOMEKDE PlasmaMATEAwesomeCinnamonHyprlandi3IceWMKDElabwcLXDELXQtOpenboxSwayWMakerXfce
Desktops
GNOMEKDE PlasmaMATEAwesomeCinnamonHyprlandi3IceWMKDElabwcLXDELXQtOpenboxSwayWMakerXfce