# Installing AlmaLinux on Raspberry Pi (CentOS Alternative)

DevFeed: [Installing AlmaLinux on Raspberry Pi (CentOS Alternative)](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/installing-almalinux-on-raspberry-pi-centos-alternative-10784.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://raspberrytips.com/alma-linux-on-raspberry-pi/>)

Author: Dhairya Parikh

Published: 2026-07-30T02:29:13Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [RaspberryTips](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/raspberrytips.md>)

Topics: [Linux](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/linux.md>), [Hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/hardware.md>), [ssh](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ssh.md>), [GitHub](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github.md>), [Software](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software.md>), [monitor](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/monitor.md>)

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## AI overview

A tutorial for installing AlmaLinux on supported Raspberry Pi models as a CentOS alternative. It covers hardware and software requirements, downloading and flashing the image, basic commands, SSH access, and adding a desktop environment.

## Source excerpt

I've tested quite a few Linux distributions on Raspberry Pi, and CentOS used to be an easy recommendation for anyone who wanted a stable, enterprise-style system. But now that CentOS has been discontinued, we've got to find an alternative. AlmaLinux is the one I'd seriously consider. AlmaLinux has been tested for the most recent Raspberry...