Rocky Linux

Rocky Linux
Rocky Linux
	Rocky Linux 10.0, showing its desktop environment GNOME 47.
Developer	Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation
OS family	Linux (Unix-like)
Working state	Current
Source model	Open source
Initial release	1 May 2021
Latest release
10:	10.0 / June 11, 2025
9:	9.6 / June 4, 2025
8:	8.10 / May 30, 2024
Repository	git.rockylinux.org
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
Preceded by	CentOS
Official website	rockylinux.org

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".^[2] It is intended to be a downstream, complete binary-compatible release using the Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) operating system source code.^[3] 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.^[4]^[5]

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,^[6] Rocky Linux 9 through May 2032,^[7] and Rocky Linux 10 through May 2035.

^ Cite error: The named reference x86-64-v2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "RESF Foundation Charter & Bylaws | Rocky Linux". Archived from the original on 2024-05-24. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
^ Tim Anderson. "Rocky Linux is go: CentOS founder's new project aims to be 100% compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux". www.theregister.com. Archived from the original on 2020-12-10. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
^ Tung, Liam. "CentOS replacement Rocky Linux 8.4 arrives, and proves instantly popular". ZDNet. Archived from the original on 2021-11-29. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
^ Tim Anderson. "Rocky Linux release attracts 80,000 downloads as ex-CentOS users mull choices". www.theregister.com. Archived from the original on 2022-01-20. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
^ ""What is EOL of RL8"". Brian Clemens. June 30, 2021. Archived from the original on October 25, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
^ "Download Rocky | Rocky Linux". Archived from the original on 2023-07-05. Retrieved 2023-06-02.

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[2] "RESF Foundation Charter & Bylaws | Rocky Linux". Archived from the original on 2024-05-24. Retrieved 2024-05-24.

[anderson-3] Tim Anderson. "Rocky Linux is go: CentOS founder's new project aims to be 100% compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux". www.theregister.com. Archived from the original on 2020-12-10. Retrieved 2020-12-17.

[4] Tung, Liam. "CentOS replacement Rocky Linux 8.4 arrives, and proves instantly popular". ZDNet. Archived from the original on 2021-11-29. Retrieved 2022-01-20.

[5] Tim Anderson. "Rocky Linux release attracts 80,000 downloads as ex-CentOS users mull choices". www.theregister.com. Archived from the original on 2022-01-20. Retrieved 2022-01-20.

[6] ""What is EOL of RL8"". Brian Clemens. June 30, 2021. Archived from the original on October 25, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2021.

[7] "Download Rocky | Rocky Linux". Archived from the original on 2023-07-05. Retrieved 2023-06-02.

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