Rocky Linux 9.0 distribution release, developed by founder of Centos

took place the release of the distribution Rocky Linux 9.0 , aimed at creating a free assembly RHEL, capable of taking a place of classic centos. The release is noted as ready for working implementations. The distribution is completely binaro compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux and can be used as a replacement for RHEL 9 and Centos 9 Stream. Rocky Linux 9 branch will be supported until May 31, 2032. Installation ISO-images of Rocky Linux prepared for architectures X86_64, AARCH64, PPC64le (Power9) and S390X (IBM Z). Additionally proposed live-assembly with the desktop GNOME, KDE and XFCE, published for the Architecture X86_64.

As in the classic CentOS, included in Rocky Linux Pluse Openldap-Servers-2.4.59. In the repository nfv a set of packages for virtualization of networks developed, developed
SIG-group nfv (Network Functions Virtualization).

Rocky Linux 9 also was the first release formed using the new assembly system peridot created by the developers of the project and supporting repeated assemblies allowing any user to independently reproduce the packages provided in Rocky Linux and make sure that they do not contain hidden changes. Peridot can also be used as a tool for maintaining and assembling individual distributions or to maintain synchronized forks.

The project is developing under the leadership of Gregory Kurtzer, the founder of Centos. In parallel for the development of expanded products based on Rocky Linux and supporting the developers of this distribution, a commercial company CTRL IQ was created, which received $ 26 million. The Rocky Linux distribution itself promises to develop, regardless of CTRL IQ under the control of the community. Companies such as Google, Amazon Web Services, Gitlab, Montavista, 45Drives, Opendrives and Naver Cloud.

also joined the development and financing of the project.

In addition to Rocky Linux, Almalinux (develops by Cloudlinux, together with the Community), VZLINUX (prepared by Virtuozzo), Oracle Linux, Suse Linux and EULOLINUX are also positioned as alternatives to classical centos. In addition, Red Hat has provided the possibility of free use of RHEL in organizations developing open software, and in the environment of individual developers, numbering up to 16 virtual or physical systems.