The main problem with Stream is that it is a rolling release and once you are in the stream, you have to stick with it -- no outs, no migration opportunity. You're married to it, for better or worse! I know the delayed repositories help to iron out the bleeding edge feel, but still it runs against my more conservative leanings. CWP devs probably pushed it initially due to it being the "official" replacement for CentOS, but really it's not adequate for conservative enterprise-grade server installs with long term support. It's more of a testbed for future RHEL releases, so it feels perpetually in beta. That's what gave rise to the Rocky and AlmaLinux distributions -- a viable, stable alternative for those wanting more of a "spiritual successor" to CentOS 7's LTS-class stability and support. For me, knowing there is a migration path with Rock or AlmaLinux is really what seals the deal. I am much more secure with that over running a rolling release like Stream. (And you can be sure I am not running Arch on the desktop either!) So for me, it's AlmaLinux in 2024 -- hopefully 9 if CWP is up for the challenging timeline!
Topic: New installation of CWP on Alma Linux 9. Will it work? (Read 2245 times)
