Rocky Linux
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 GNOME Shell desktop on Rocky Linux 8.3 RC1 | |
| Developer | The Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation |
|---|---|
| Written in | C (kernel) |
| OS family | Linux/Unix-like |
| Working state | In development |
| Source model | Open source |
| Latest preview | 8.3 RC 1 / 30 April 2021 |
| Repository | git |
| Marketing target | Servers, desktop computers, workstations, supercomputers |
| Update method | DNF |
| Package manager | RPM |
| Kernel type | Monolithic |
| Userland | GNU |
| Default user interface | GNOME Shell |
| License | BSD and others |
| Preceded by | CentOS |
| Official website | rockylinux |
Rocky Linux is an upcoming Linux distribution that is currently in development. It is intended to be a downstream, complete binary-compatible release using the Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) operating system source code.[1] The project's aim is to provide a community-supported, production-grade enterprise operating system. A release candidate version of Rocky Linux was released on April 30, 2021.
History
On December 8, 2020, Red Hat announced that they would discontinue development of CentOS, which had been a production-ready downstream version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, in favor of a newer upstream development variant of that operating system known as "CentOS Stream".[2] In response, original founder of CentOS, Gregory Kurtzer, announced that he would again start a project to achieve the original goals of CentOS.[3][4][5] Its name was chosen as a tribute to early CentOS co-founder Rocky McGaugh.[1] By December 12, the code repository[6] of Rocky Linux had become the top-trending repository on GitHub.[7]
On December 22, 2020, Rocky Linux community manager Jordan Pisaniello announced that the target for an initial release was anywhere between March and May of 2021.[8] On January 20, 2021, it was announced that a test repository would be made available to the public by the end of February, and a release candidate was on target for the end of March 2021.[9] However, that date was slightly pushed back,[10] and on April 30, 2021, the first release candidate was officially released.[11]
References
- ^ a b Tim Anderson. "Rocky Linux is go: CentOS founder's new project aims to be 100% compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux". www.theregister.com. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
- ^ Vaughan-Nichols, Steven J. (December 9, 2020). "Red Hat resets CentOS Linux and users are angry". ZDNet. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
- ^ Vaughan-Nichols, Steven J. (December 11, 2020). "Goodbye CentOS, hello Rocky Linux". ZDNet. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
- ^ Salter, Jim (December 10, 2020). "CentOS Linux is dead—and Red Hat says Stream is "not a replacement"". Ars Technica. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
- ^ Kumar, Sarvottam (December 11, 2020). "With CentOS 8 About To Die, Its Creator Gives Birth To Rocky Linux". Fossbytes. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
- ^ "GitHub - Rocky Linux". GitHub. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
- ^ "GitHub: Trending". GitHub. December 12, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
- ^ Tung, Liam (December 24, 2020). "Rocky Linux: First release is coming in Q2 2021 say developers". ZDNet. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
- ^ Larabel, Michael (January 20, 2021). "Rocky Linux Making Progress Towards Their First Release In Q2 As A Free RHEL Alternative". Phoronix. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
- ^ "Community Update - March 2021". Rocky Linux Discourse. 2021-03-31. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
- ^ "Rocky Linux 8.3 RC1 Available Now". Rocky Linux. 2021-04-30. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
