# AlmaLinux for new to linux users?

**URL:** https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/almalinux-for-new-to-linux-users/19728
**Category:** Questions
**Created:** 2024-07-29T00:01:07Z
**Posts:** 4

## Post 1 by @asanyan — 2024-07-29T00:01:08Z

Thoughts on recommending Alma Linux for new users?

Fedora is a “leading edge” distro and will commonly break people’s workflows with early adoption of newer tech which new users certainly don’t want. Alma seems to be a fine distro to recommend, as it is more traditional and appears to be well supported and funded.

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## Post 2 by @xe3 — 2024-07-29T00:40:23Z

Out of any of the RHEL-like distros, I think [CentOS stream](https://medium.com/@gordon.messmer/in-favor-of-centos-stream-e5a8a43bdcf8) would be my preference.

But there is another, possibly better solution, in the context of desktop. For those who don’t like the _leading-edge-ness_ or release cadence of Fedora (Personally, its my favorite part about Fedora) it is not uncommon to adopt a strategy of trailing Fedora by one release. E.g. when Fedora 40 is released, you upgrade from 38 to 39, when 41 is released you upgrade from 39 to 40.

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## Post 3 by @jonah — 2024-07-29T03:56:02Z

Please re-post in #Site Development > Tool Suggestions with the requested info :slight_smile:

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## Post 4 by @jonah — 2024-07-29T03:58:38Z

Distros like Alma Linux, Debian, etc. tend to have more broken software experiences on desktop and less support for modern hardware in new computers people buy.

> **[Linux Overview - Privacy Guides](https://www.privacyguides.org/en/os/linux-overview/#choosing-your-distribution)**
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> Linux is an open-source, privacy-focused desktop operating system alternative, but not all distribitions are created equal.