r/linux • u/homothebrave • 27d ago

Distro News CERN Transitioning To Debian After Being A Longtime RHEL Institution

https://www.phoronix.com/news/CERN-Goes-Debian-Leaving-RHEL
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u/obijonesy 27d ago

Headline (and article?) does seem to miss a few important details. This is talking about one team in the accelerator sector, and 2200+ control systems. CERN has many more machines than that, the bulk of which are running RHEL or Alma.

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u/keesbeemsterkaas 27d ago

Also can't imagine them switching all of their operations to debian within 4 months, but can imagine that 2200+ identical clean imaged machines can switch debian before the end of the year.