rockylinux.md

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Rocky Linux	os	linux-distribution	rockylinux	/rocky-linux	/rocky /rockylinux	cat /etc/os-release	https://wiki.rockylinux.org/rocky/version/	https://rockylinux.org/news/rocky-linux-{{'__LATEST__'|replace:'.','-'}}-ga-release/	true	true	cpe cpe:/o:rocky:rocky cpe cpe:2.3:o:rocky:rocky	methods custom rockylinux release_table selector fields https://wiki.rockylinux.org/rocky/version/ table releaseCycle releaseDate eoas eol column regex Release ^Rocky Linux (?P<value>\d+)$ Release Date Active Support Ends End of Life	releaseCycle releaseDate eoas eol latest latestReleaseDate 9 2022-07-14 2027-05-31 2032-05-31 9.4 2024-05-09 releaseCycle releaseDate eoas eol latest latestReleaseDate 8 2021-05-01 2024-05-31 2029-05-31 8.10 2024-05-31

Rocky Linux is a Linux distribution that is intended to be a downstream, complete binary-compatible release using the Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) operating system source code. The project is led by Gregory Kurtzer, founder of the CentOS project.

Differences with Upstream RHEL:

• Unlike RHEL, Rocky Linux does not support point releases once a newer one is available. Once a new minor point release is available, the older one is immediately considered end of life and users must upgrade to continue receiving security updates. For example once 8.5 gets a general release, 8.4 is immediately end of life. Whereas on RHEL this is not the case.
• Rocky Linux doesn't support live kernel patching, instead users who need this depend on third party paid services.
• Rocky Linux doesn't support Extended Life Cycle, resulting in a shorter support cycle compared to upstream RHEL.

Extended support for Rocky Linux is available from a variety of commercial support providers.