This tutorial walks you through downloading the openEuler ISO, setting up a VMware Workstation virtual machine, performing a custom installation with manual partitioning, configuring network settings, installing essential tools, and verifying the system after migration from CentOS.
With CentOS reaching end‑of‑life, this guide compares Ubuntu 22.04 and Anolis 8.6 as replacements, detailing DNS configuration, time synchronization, security baselines, SELinux, firewall setup, kernel tweaks, and provides concrete commands and code snippets for a smooth migration.
With CentOS discontinued, this guide walks through the key considerations and step‑by‑step configurations for DNS, time synchronization, security baselines, SELinux, firewall, and kernel tuning on Ubuntu 22.04 and Anolis 8.6 as viable replacements.
The article explains why AlmaLinux, a free RHEL‑compatible distribution, is a stable, financially backed alternative to CentOS, detailing its binary compatibility, seamless migration tools, support for server and desktop editions, and suitability for large cloud infrastructures.
With CentOS reaching end‑of‑life in June 2024, this guide explains why AlmaLinux serves as a stable, binary‑compatible RHEL‑based replacement, outlines its financial and community backing, details migration using the AlmaLinux‑deploy tool, and compares other viable alternatives such as Rocky Linux and Oracle Linux.
