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Developer | The Rocky Linux Foundation |
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Written in | C (kernel) |
OS family | Linux/Unix-like |
Working state | In development |
Source model | Open source |
Repository | github |
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.
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]
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/rocky: Rocky Linux is a community enterprise Operating System designed to be 100% bug-for-bug compatible with Enterprise Linux created in response to the effective discontinuation of CentOS". GitHub. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
- ^ "GitHub: Trending". GitHub. December 12, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2020.