Rocky Linux
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 Rocky Linux 8.4 "Green Obsidian" with GNOME Shell desktop | |
| Developer | Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation |
|---|---|
| OS family | Linux (Unix-like) |
| Source model | Open source |
| Initial release | 21 June 2021 |
| Latest release | 9.3[1]  / 20 November 2023; 22 November 2023 |
| Repository | |
| Marketing target | Desktop computers, servers, supercomputers |
| Package manager | RPM (DNF), Flatpak — graphical front-ends: GNOME Software, dnfdragora |
| Platforms | x86-64, ARM64 |
| Kernel type | Monolithic (Linux kernel) |
| Userland | GNU |
| Default user interface | GNOME Shell, Bash |
| License | GPL and various free software licenses, plus proprietary firmware files |
| Official website | rockylinux |
Rocky Linux is the idea of a Linux distribution to replace CentOS. The idea was born after Red Hat decided not to honor the decision to provide full updates for CentOS 8 until 2024 and maintainence updates until 2029 as initially announced.
Gregory Kurtzer, founder of the CentOS project made this announcement and the community is actively working on the project.
Change in End of life for CentOS 8[change | change source]
CentOS was acquired by Red Hat in 2014.[2] On December 8, 2020, it was announced that the CentOS project, previously a downstream branch of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, would be moving to CentOS Stream, an upstream development branch of RHEL.[3][4]
The maintenance schedule for CentOS 8 was also changed, ending full updates and maintenance updates on December 31, 2021.[5] As an aside, the maintenance schedule for CentOS 7 is unchanged, with maintenance updates ending on June 30, 2024.
Other websites[change | change source]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Rocky Linux 9.3 Available Now | Rocky Linux". 20 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ↑ "[CentOS-announce] CentOS Project joins forces with Red Hat". 7 January 2014.
- ↑ https://blog.centos.org/2020/12/future-is-centos-stream/
- ↑ "CentOS Stream: Building an innovative future for enterprise Linux".
- ↑ "About/Product - CentOS Wiki". Archived from the original on 2020-12-15. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
