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Rocky Linux is a Linux distribution that is intended to be a downstream, complete binary-compatible release using the Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) operating system source code. The project is led by Gregory Kurtzer, founder of the CentOS project.

Release Schedule Image Gantt Chart for Rocky Linux
Release Released Active Support Security Support Latest
9 5 months and 2 weeks ago
(14 Jul 2022)
Ends in 2 years and 5 months
(31 May 2025)
Ends in 9 years
(31 May 2032)
9.1
(28 Nov 2022)
8 1 year and 6 months ago
(21 Jun 2021)
Ends in 1 year and 5 months
(31 May 2024)
Ends in 6 years
(31 May 2029)
8.7
(16 Nov 2022)

Differences with Upstream RHEL:

Extended support for Rocky Linux is available from a variety of commercial support providers.

More information is available on the Rocky Linux website.

You should be running one of the supported release numbers listed above in the rightmost column.

You can check the version that you are currently using by running:
cat /etc/os-release

You can submit an improvement to this page on GitHub :octocat: . This page has a corresponding Talk Page.

A JSON version of this page is available at /api/rocky-linux.json. See the API Documentation for more.

This page was last updated on 20 December 2022. Latest releases are automatically updated.