Alma Linux 9 for Azure is Secured and Optimized for Azure by EBES. Alma Linux is the world’s most popular Linux for cloud environments and is suitable for small to large-scale Linux operations. For more information, see Alma Linux on Azure. Alma Linux, the leading Linux distribution extensively used across cloud platforms, is endorsed by Microsoft for Azure. It is functionally similar to Redhat and CentOS. These images are fine-tuned to enhance compatibility and performance on Azure, ensuring support for the latest cloud features as they are released. Known for its robust security and stability, Linux powers more mission-critical workloads than any other operating system. Alma Linux Minimal Linux Operating system, Lean, fast and powerful, Alma Linux Minimal delivers services reliably, predictably and economically. This is a repackaged open source operating system product with minimal set of Drivers and startup scripts so boot time and run time will be fast and reliable. Beneficial for all users and Applications.