Rocky Linux’s first general release

[upnorth]

Rocky Linux—one of at least two new distributions created to fill the void left when CentOS Linux was discontinued by parent corporation Red Hat—announced general availability of Rocky Linux 8.4 today. Rocky Linux 8.4 is binary-compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4, making it possible to run apps designed and tested only for RHEL without RHEL itself.

Like any other Linux distro, you can simply download an ISO of Rocky Linux and install it from scratch. But since Rocky Linux is specifically intended to serve as an easy replacement for similar distributions, it comes with easy-to-use conversion scripts as well.

CentOS replacement distro Rocky Linux’s first general release is out

CentOS co-founder Greg Kurtzer's new distro hit general availability today.

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[Gandalf_The_Grey]

A review from Dedoimedo :

Conclusion
That's it. For now. I have to say, I'm quite happy with Rocky. All considering, it's doing pretty well. I was able to replicate my CentOS desktop experience almost fully. That's already a highly promising start. Some issues remain, but they could be entirely due to the pre-release nature of this project. But always remember, this is a server distro, it's never really meant for the common laptop, mind.

The emotional connection still isn't there - that will take a while - but Rocky Linux is definitely a good, solid choice for a decade-savvy desktop, if you care about stability more than the latest fads and colors. It will take me a bit more time to polish the edges off my Frankenstein, but even so, I've got 95% of the stuff already here. Browsers, music players, productivity tools. Looking good. Well, there you go. A sort of a teaser slash primer. I feel like some good things are about to come. If you want to reignite that CentOS spark, Rocky Linux is a very smart choice. Recommended. For those who're about to Rocky, we salute you. See you around.

Rocky Linux 8 - Phoenix Tux

Review of an early release of Rocky Linux 8, a RHEL-compatible distribution designed to be replacement for CentOS 8, tested in a multi-boot Windows and Linux setup on a laptop with UEFI and Intel graphics, covering installation and post-install usage, including look and feel, customization -...

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Tips and tricks:

Rocky Linux 8 & how to get better font clarity

Tutorial showing how to improve the clarity and legibility of fonts in Rocky Linux 8, including infinality mode change for the freetype font library, hinting and antialiasing tweaks, and a bit more

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How to turn Rocky Linux 8 into a perfect desktop

Tutorial showing how to transform the default Rocky Linux 8 system into a perfect desktop, including additional software repositories, new icons and fonts, additional software like Chrome, Edge, Vivaldi, Brave, Skype, VLC, GIMP, and LyX, NTFS utilities, Python and Java runtimes, HD display...

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