Rocky Linux
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.
Developer | Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation |
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OS family | Linux (Unix-like) |
Source model | Open source |
Initial release | 21 June 2021 |
Latest release | 8.10[1] / 30 May 2024; 19 November 2024 |
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 |
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
changeCentOS 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
changeReferences
change- ↑ "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.