Rocky Linux

Rocky Linux
	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; 3 years ago
Latest release	8.10 / 30 May 2024; 19 November 2024; Error: first parameter cannot be parsed as a date or time.
Repository	git.rockylinux.org ;
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.org

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

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.

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References

↑ "Rocky Linux 8.10 Available Now". 30 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
↑ "[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.

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[wikidata-2c20d5321589ccb69243da81ca3e00415aa47fb7-v10-1] "Rocky Linux 8.10 Available Now". 30 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.

[2] "[CentOS-announce] CentOS Project joins forces with Red Hat". 7 January 2014.

[3] ttps://blog.centos.org/2020/12/future-is-centos-stream/

[4] "CentOS Stream: Building an innovative future for enterprise Linux".

[5] "About/Product - CentOS Wiki". Archived from the original on 2020-12-15. Retrieved 2020-12-10.

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