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Introducing CloudLinux 10.2 Stable Release

Written by Akos Vajda | May 26, 2026 1:57:01 PM

CloudLinux 10.2 is now generally available. It tracks AlmaLinux OS 10.2 (“Lavender Lion”) with the upstream 6.12 kernel, refreshed compiler toolchains, and new Python 3.14, MariaDB 11.8, and PostgreSQL 18 versions. The CloudLinux LVE stack, mod_lsapi, and PHP/Python/Node.js Selector packages have been rebuilt against the new kernel.

How to Install CloudLinux 10.2

Starting with CloudLinux 10, ISO images are no longer provided. To deploy a fresh server, install AlmaLinux OS 10.2 first and then install CloudLinux 10.2 using the cldeploy script. Step-by-step instructions are available in the official documentation.

How to Upgrade from CloudLinux 10.1

Existing CloudLinux 10.1 servers will pick up 10.2 through the standard update workflow:

dnf clean all && dnf update

As always, we recommend staging the upgrade on a test machine before applying it across your fleet.

Architectural and Delivery Updates

The same conventions introduced with CloudLinux 10 continue in 10.2:

Deployment on a base AlmaLinux system. No ISO images are shipped; install AlmaLinux 10.2, then deploy CloudLinux 10.2 on top via cldeploy.

Synchronized minor versions. CloudLinux minor releases now line up directly with AlmaLinux releases: 10.2 ships alongside AlmaLinux 10.2.

System identification. /etc/os-release continues to identify the system as AlmaLinux after deploying CloudLinux. Use the cldetect and cldiag scripts to verify CloudLinux-specific components.

MySQL / MariaDB separation. Upstream MariaDB / MySQL packages and CloudLinux-provided database packages remain delivered as distinct components.

What’s New in CloudLinux 10.2

CloudLinux 10.2 inherits the full set of AlmaLinux 10.2 improvements, layered with the CloudLinux LVE stack, PHP/Python/Node.js Selector, and the same package set you already rely on. Highlights below are grouped by area.

Kernel and Kernel Modules

  • Upstream AlmaLinux kernel 6.12.0-211.7.3.el10_2 — CloudLinux 10.2 ships the AlmaLinux kernel as-is (no CloudLinux rebuild).
  • kmod-lve-2.1-63.el10 — LVE kernel module rebuilt against the 10.2 kernel ABI, with Secure Boot support.

Compiler Toolchains

  • GCC Toolset 15 (GCC 15.2.1, Binutils 2.44)
  • LLVM Toolset 21.1.8
  • Rust Toolset 1.92.0
  • Go Toolset 1.24

Programming Languages and Runtimes

  • Python 3.14 — available alongside Python 3.12.
  • Node.js 24
  • Ruby 4.0
  • glibc 2.39 with the latest security and locale updates.

Databases

  • MariaDB 11.8
  • PostgreSQL 18

Web Stack

  • httpd 2.4.63 (with CloudLinux mod_lsapi and ruid2 integration)
  • All PHP module streams (8.1 / 8.2 / 8.3 / 8.4) refreshed; alt-php Selector packages updated to track upstream point releases.

Containers and Virtualization

  • Podman 5.8.0
  • Buildah 1.43.0
  • libvirt 11.10.0
  • QEMU-KVM 10.1.0

Performance, Debugging and Observability

  • GDB 16.3, Valgrind 3.26.0, SystemTap 5.4, Bpftrace 0.24.2
  • elfutils 0.194, rsyslog 8.2510.0
  • PCP and Grafana refreshed to the latest releases shipped with RHEL 10.2.

Networking

  • NetworkManager 1.56.0
  • iproute 6.17.0
  • Ethtool, tcpdump, and Wireshark refreshed to the latest releases shipped with 10.2.

Security

  • OpenSSL 3.5.5 — continued post-quantum cryptography support (ML-KEM, ML-DSA, SLH-DSA) via the PQ crypto subpolicy.
  • OpenSSH 9.9p1-20
  • crypto-policies 20260216
  • SSSD 2.12.0
  • SELinux-policy 42.1.18

Productivity, Desktop, and Miscellaneous

  • Git 2.52.0 with Git-LFS 3.7.1
  • Samba 4.23.5
  • Mesa 25.2.7, GNOME 49

For the complete list of changes inherited from upstream, see the AlmaLinux 10.2 release notes and the CloudLinux changelog.

Hardware and Architecture Support

CloudLinux 10.2 is available for x86_64 (Intel/AMD). The same minimum hardware requirements as previous CloudLinux 10 releases apply.

Lifecycle

CloudLinux 10 follows the standard RHEL 10 lifecycle, with full support through 2035. Existing CloudLinux 10.x customers can move to 10.2 at no additional cost as part of their active subscription.

Get Started

  • New install? Follow the CloudLinux installation guide. It walks through installing AlmaLinux 10.2 and deploying CloudLinux 10.2 with cldeploy.
  • Existing AlmaLinux 10.2 server? Install CloudLinux 10.2 with cldeploy.
  • Already on CloudLinux 10.1? Run dnf clean all && dnf update to pick up 10.2.

As always, our team is here to help. Please reach out via our support portal if you hit any issues, and we look forward to your feedback on 10.2.
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