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Rocky Linux

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Rocky Linux is a free and open source 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”.1 It is intended to be a downstream, complete binary-compatible release using the Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) operating system source code.2 The project’s aim is to provide a community-supported, production-grade enterprise operating system. Rocky Linux, along with RHEL, has become popular for enterprise operating system use.34

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 2029,5 Rocky Linux 9 through May 2032,6 and Rocky Linux 10 through May 2035.

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Footnotes

  1. “RESF Foundation Charter & Bylaws | Rocky Linux”. Archived from the original on 2024-05-24. Retrieved 2024-05-24. ↩

  2. 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. ↩

  3. 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. ↩

  4. 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. ↩

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

  6. “Download Rocky | Rocky Linux”. Archived from the original on 2023-07-05. Retrieved 2023-06-02. ↩