CERN Shifts Accelerator Controls Infrastructure to Debian from RHEL

CERN has decided to transition its accelerator controls infrastructure, comprising 2,200 machines, from Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) to Debian. This strategic move aims to maintain baseline x86-64 (v1) architecture support, leverage Debian's extensive package repository, and align with broader industrial hardware tooling, ensuring long-term stability and efficient use of research funds for critical embedded systems.