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®. It 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.
Latest News
We regularly share updates with the community about what's happening. Here's the latest.
Hacktoberfest Participation Invited
October 7, 2024
Rocky Linux is Optimized for Hacktoberfest It’s October, which means we are in the season of Hacktoberfest! Hosted by Digital Ocean, this month-long event supports open source community health by enc...
Rocky Linux 9 - CVE-2024-6387: regreSSHion
July 1, 2024
Update - 2024-07-03 17:00 UTC Today, RHSA-2024:4312 was released, addressing CVE-2024-6387. The update has been rebuilt for Rocky Linux and is available as openssh-8.7p1-38.el9_4.1 on dl.rockylinux.or...
Rocky Linux Recognized as a Digital Public Good
June 5, 2024
We are honored to announce that Rocky Linux has been recognized by the Digital Public Goods Alliance (DPGA) as a Digital Public Good. This recognition reflects our community's commitment to open sour...
Rocky Linux 8.10 Available Now
May 30, 2024
We are excited to announce the general availability of Rocky Linux 8.10. This release is now available for the x86_64 and aarch64 architectures. Please consult the release notes on the Rocky Linux Doc...
Rocky Linux 9.4 Available Now
May 9, 2024
We are excited to announce the general availability of Rocky Linux 9.4. This release is now available for the x86_64, aarch64, ppc64le, and s390x architectures. Please consult the release notes on the...
Rocky Linux included in new Azure Community Galleries Feature
April 23, 2024
Rocky Linux included in new Azure Community Galleries Feature Downloading Rocky Linux from Azure community galleries has been more accessible since November 2023, with prebuilt images for x86_64 and a...
