Almalinux Adds Btrfs Support, a Viable Alternative to Debian
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AlmaLinux has added BTRFS support, providing a new option for Linux workstations and servers, which is welcomed by the community as it fills a gap in the RHEL/CentOS ecosystem.
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2 months ago
For a long time, there were no RHEL/CentOS ecosystem distributions with BTRFS support. Now there is a 10 year supported stable distribution which does. More options for linux workstations/servers.
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