Rocky Linux
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". It is intended to be a downstream, complete binary-compatible release using the Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) operating system source code. 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.
Rocky Linux 9.0, showing its desktop environment GNOME 40. | |||||
| Developer | Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation | ||||
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| OS family | Linux (Unix-like) | ||||
| Working state | Current | ||||
| Source model | Open source | ||||
| Initial release | 1 May 2021 | ||||
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| Repository | git | ||||
| Marketing target | Desktop computers, servers, supercomputers | ||||
| Package manager | RPM (DNF), Flatpak — graphical front-ends: GNOME Software, dnfdragora | ||||
| Platforms | x86-64-v2, ARM64, ppc64le, s390x | ||||
| Kernel type | Monolithic (Linux) | ||||
| Userland | GNU | ||||
| Default user interface | GNOME Shell, Bash | ||||
| License | 3-clause BSD and various free software licenses, plus proprietary firmware files | ||||
| Official website | rockylinux | ||||
The first release candidate version of Rocky Linux was released on April 30, 2021, and its first general availability version was released on June 21, 2021. Rocky Linux 8 will be supported through May 2029 and Rocky Linux 9 through May 2032.