Enterprise Linux, the community way.
Rocky Linux is an open-source enterprise operating system designed to be 100% bug-for-bug compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux®. Rocky Linux is under intensive development by the community.
A Registered Digital Public Good
STABLE, PRODUCTION READY LINUX
Rock solid, no matter the use-case.
Rocky Linux rebuilds sources directly from RHEL®, so you can bet your best dollar that you'll have a super stable experience, no matter the use-case.
- Production Ready
Rocky Linux is enterprise-ready, providing solid stability with regular updates and a 10-year support lifecycle, all at no cost.
- Community Supported
The community, sponsors, and partners have invested with long-term commitments to ensure the project stays with the community.
- Easy Migration
Migrate from other Enterprise Linux distributions without sweating it. We provide an easy-to-use migration script, free of charge.
Releases
Track current and upcoming Rocky Linux releases.
Latest News
We regularly share updates with the community about what's happening. Here's the latest.
Rocky Linux Introduces a Security Repository and Why That Matters
May 14, 2026
Rocky Linux was built on a promise: stay in lockstep with upstream Enterprise Linux. No surprises, no forks, no going rogue. That stability is exactly...
Introducing the Rocky Linux security repository and a hotfix for Dirty Frag
May 12, 2026
Rocky Linux has always held stability and upstream compatibility as core commitments. That means following the Enterprise Linux release cadence, not g...
CopyFail (CVE-2026-31431): kernel patches now available for Rocky Linux
May 11, 2026
Patches are available now for Rocky Linux 8.10, 9.7, and 10.1 addressing a high-severity local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Linux kernel....
Rocky Linux community survey 2026 -- results and what comes next
May 11, 2026
A few weeks ago we put out a short survey asking contributors past and present to tell us where things stand. We kept it simple on purpose: fewer ques...
Rocky Linux and Age Verification
April 1, 2026
In recent months, open source projects have had to ask themselves what to do about the legislation requiring age verification, identity checks,...
Rocky Linux 9.7 Available Now
December 1, 2025
We are pleased to announce the general availability of Rocky Linux 9.7. Updated installation media, container images, cloud images, and live images ar...
