Rocky Linux

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Rocky Linux
ppc64le, s390x
Kernel typeMonolithic (Linux)
UserlandGNU
Default
user interface		GNOME Shell, Bash
License3-clause BSD and various free software licenses, plus proprietary firmware files
Official websiterockylinux.org Edit this at Wikidata

Rocky Linux is a Linux distribution developed by Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation, which is a privately owned benefit corporation that describes itself as a "self-imposed not-for-profit".[3] It is intended to be a downstream, complete binary-compatible release using the Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) operating system source code.[4] The project's aim is to provide a community-supported, production-grade enterprise operating system. Rocky Linux, along with RHEL and SUSE Linux Enterprise (SLE), has become popular for enterprise operating system use.[5][6]

The first

general availability version was released on June 21, 2021. Rocky Linux 8 will be supported through May 2029[7] and Rocky Linux 9 through May 2032.[8]

History

On December 8, 2020, Red Hat announced that they would discontinue development of CentOS, which had been a production-ready downstream version of RHEL, in favor of a newer upstream development variant of that operating system known as CentOS Stream.[9] In response, Gregory Kurtzer, CEO of Rocky Linux support provider CIQ[10] and one of the original founders of CentOS, announced that he would start a new project to achieve the original goals of CentOS.[11][12][13] Its name was chosen as a tribute to early CentOS co-founder Rocky McGaugh.[4] By December 12, the code repository[14] of Rocky Linux had become the top-trending repository on GitHub.[15]

On December 22, 2020, Rocky Linux community manager Jordan Pisaniello announced that the target for an initial release was anywhere between March and May of 2021.[16] On January 20, 2021, it was announced that a test repository would be made available to the public by the end of February, and a release candidate was on target for the end of March 2021.[17] However, that date was slightly pushed back,[18] and on April 30, 2021, the first release candidate was officially released.[19] The second release candidate, of version 8.4, the last before the stable release, was released on June 4, 2021.[20] The high version number is based on the designation of RHEL. Rocky Linux is a clone of RHEL, which is also binary-compatible and is already supported by numerous large, financially strong sponsors.[21] On June 21, 2021, the stable release of Rocky Linux 8.4 was released,[22] with the code name "Green Obsidian".[23]

Rocky Linux 9.0 was released on July 14, 2022, alongside a new

little-endian PowerPC processors and IBM Z (s390x) mainframes.[2]

Releases

Some of the ISO images released by the Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation have no direct upstream equivalents. They are created for specific purposes, such as for providing a live bootable image, or for providing a reduced-size installation medium.[26]

Rocky Linux version Code Name Architectures RHEL base Kernel Rocky Linux release date RHEL release date Delay (days)
Old version, no longer maintained: 8.3 Green Obsidian[23] x86-64, ARM64 8.3 4.18.0-240 2021-05-01[27] 2020-11-03[28] 179[note 1]
Old version, no longer maintained: 8.4 8.4 4.18.0-305 2021-06-21[29] 2021-05-18[28] 34
Old version, no longer maintained: 8.5 8.5 4.18.0-348 2021-11-15[30] 2021-11-09[28] 6
Old version, no longer maintained: 8.6 8.6 4.18.0-372.9.1 2022-05-16[31] 2022-05-10[28] 6
Old version, no longer maintained: 8.7 8.7 4.18.0-425.3.1 2022-11-14[32] 2022-11-09[28] 5
Old version, no longer maintained: 8.8 8.8 4.18.0-477.10.1 2023-05-20[33] 2023-05-16[28] 4
Older version, yet still maintained: 8.9 8.9 4.18.0-513.5.1 2023-11-22[34] 2023-11-14[28] 8
Old version, no longer maintained: 9.0 Blue Onyx[23]
ppc64le
, s390x 		9.0 5.14.0-70.13.1 2022-07-14[35] 2022-05-17[28] 58
Old version, no longer maintained: 9.1 9.1 5.14.0-162.6.1 2022-11-26[36] 2022-11-15[28] 11
Old version, no longer maintained: 9.2 9.2 5.14.0-284.11.1 2023-05-16[37] 2023-05-10[28] 6
Current stable version: 9.3 9.3 5.14.0-362.8.1 2023-11-20[38] 2023-11-07[28] 13
Legend:
Old version
Older version, still maintained
Latest version
Latest preview version
Future release

See also

Notes and references

  1. ^ "Rocky Linux 9.3 Available Now | Rocky Linux". 20 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Current Release 9.0 - Documentation". docs.rockylinux.org. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
  3. ^ "RESF Foundation Charter & Bylaws | Rocky Linux".
  4. ^ a b Tim Anderson. "Rocky Linux is go: CentOS founder's new project aims to be 100% compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux". www.theregister.com. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
  5. ^ Tung, Liam. "CentOS replacement Rocky Linux 8.4 arrives, and proves instantly popular". ZDNet. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
  6. ^ Tim Anderson. "Rocky Linux release attracts 80,000 downloads as ex-CentOS users mull choices". www.theregister.com. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
  7. ^ ""What is EOL of RL8"". Brian Clemens. June 30, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  8. ^ "Download Rocky | Rocky Linux".
  9. ZDNet
    . Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  10. ^ "CIQ Rocky Linux". CIQ.co. 7 September 2022.
  11. ZDNet
    . Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  12. ^ Salter, Jim (December 10, 2020). "CentOS Linux is dead—and Red Hat says Stream is "not a replacement"". Ars Technica. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  13. ^ Kumar, Sarvottam (December 11, 2020). "With CentOS 8 About To Die, Its Creator Gives Birth To Rocky Linux". Fossbytes. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  14. ^ "GitHub - Rocky Linux". GitHub. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  15. ^ "GitHub: Trending". GitHub. December 12, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-12-12. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  16. ZDNet
    . Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  17. ^ Larabel, Michael (January 20, 2021). "Rocky Linux Making Progress Towards Their First Release In Q2 As A Free RHEL Alternative". Phoronix. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  18. ^ "Community Update - March 2021". Rocky Linux Discourse. 2021-03-31. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  19. ^ "Rocky Linux 8.3 RC1 Available Now". Rocky Linux. 2021-04-30. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  20. ^ "Rocky Linux 8.4 RC1 Available Now". Rocky Linux. 2021-06-04. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
  21. ^ "Sponsors". Rocky Linux. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
  22. ^ "Rocky Linux 8.4 Available Now". Rocky Linux. 2021-06-21. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  23. ^ a b c Abel, Louis (2021-05-24). "rocky-release code". Rocky Linux GitLab Server. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
  24. ^ Krill, Paul (2022-07-14). "Rocky Linux 9.0 rocks new build system". InfoWorld. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
  25. ^ "Rocky Linux 9 arrives with everything you need to replicate the distro on your own". ZDNet. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
  26. ^ John, Bangar. "installing rocky linux guide". London.
  27. ^ jorp (2021-05-01). "Rocky Linux 8.3 RC1 Available Now". forums.rockylinux.org. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  28. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Red Hat Enterprise Linux Release Dates". Red Hat. 17 May 2023.
  29. ^ jorp (2021-05-26). "Rocky Linux 8.4 Available Now". forums.rockylinux.org. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  30. ^ nazunalika (2021-11-15). "Rocky Linux 8.5 Available Now". forums.rockylinux.org. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  31. ^ nazunalika (2022-05-16). "Rocky Linux 8.6 Available Now". forums.rockylinux.org. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
  32. ^ "Rocky Linux 8.7 Available Now". 2022-11-14. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
  33. ^ "Rocky Linux 8.8 Available Now". 2023-05-20. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
  34. ^ "Rocky Linux 8.9 Available Now". 2023-11-22. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  35. ^ Rocky Linux team (2022-07-14). "Rocky Linux 9.0 Available Now". rockylinux.org. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
  36. ^ Rocky Linux team (2022-11-27). "Rocky Linux 9.1 Available Now". rockylinux.org. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
  37. ^ Rocky Linux team (2023-05-16). "Rocky Linux 9.2 Available Now". rockylinux.org. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
  38. ^ Rocky Linux team (2023-11-20). "Rocky Linux 9.3 Available Now". rockylinux.org. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  1. ^ Rocky Linux was announced 8 December 2020 (2020-12-08), first beta release was 143 days later.

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