Rocky Linux 8.3 RC Installation & how it came to be
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- Опубліковано 16 тра 2024
- The replacement for CentOS is here, and its name is Rocky Linux! The founder is also the co-founder of CentOS, Gregory Kurtzer. In this video, I'll cover what happened with CentOS and why Rocky Linux needed to be created, as well as the installation and migration to Rocky. Rocky is a community-based complete rebuild of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) that gives users a free option for running enterprise-level server software. How it came to be is a story of what should have never happened. 8.3 RC is currently available for download at the link below.
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00:00 Intro
00:30 Why Rocky is replacing CentOS
04:12 Installation
05:10 First boot & overview
06:07 Flatpak support
06:43 What works in CentOS works in Rocky
07:15 Security
07:43 Download
07:56 Concluding thoughts on Rocky
09:00 Migration tool
10:27 The most important part
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Wow! that was quick. I wasn’t expecting it to be released this year.
Yes they've done a fantastic job getting this out quickly! And it's really needed to. CentOS users are going to need this.
Though I have never used any of the mentioned distros in this video, I must say this story is a pretty darn good example of the reasons I love Linux - it's all about the community. If there's a will, there is a way, and then there's a community, right? :)
And there's Dorian to tell us all about it. I really appreciate your work! Great content!
Well said, and thank you!
That's the true spririt of open source projects! Keep it going! Never surrender to those big and greedy companies, which you know what I refer to.
Didn't know who Rocky was, good info. I was confused thinking maybe they meant like "Rock Solid" stability, but "rocky" can have a different connotation like a "rocky start" not being stable. Excellent video, thanks.
I don't need it now, I may never need it, but I'm really glad Rocky Linux exists, and it's impressive and such a joy to see how quickly it's gotten up and running after the CentOS debacle. It's very FOSS-affirming and I appreciate everyone involved and everyone supporting it with content like this getting the word out.
It is all a big monopoly now - any open source projects are all 'bought out' and taken over all about the bottomline.
So CentOS has been dropped? I wonder why nobody talk about CentOS
Dorian, with your voice and breakdowns/reviews of all things linux, you could have the biggest linux based podcast! Appreciate you man.
Thanks! Not sure I want to get into podcasting on top of UA-cam though. Not enough time in the day between family and having a silly job lol
I'm so excited about this I joined the community right after watching. Thanks for sharing.
Awesome! Thank you!
Oh, i can't wait to see a release. Good to know that its possible to start testing!
Yes it's available now :)
Look forward to future review of this OS
Check back tomorrow for an update 😉
Thanks for the information, it helped me to make a decision about the right OS, I should be installing
Thanks for the video! Is it possible to upgrade to Gnome 40 on Rocky 8?
Appreciate it, thx alot for your info
Rock on Rocky;)
Great video… Thanks 😊
What is the keyboard shortcut to open terminal in Red Hat / Alma Linux / Rocky Linux??
Ctrl+Alt+T only work in Ubuntu-based distros.
Nice video you put up Dorian. Have you tried install MairaDB on Rocky?
Thank you! No I have not. I tend to avoid using server services in Linux because my day job is using Windows servers.
dnf install mariadb-server
Rocky Linux Rocks
Great video, thanks!
Glad you liked it!
Thanks. Good to understand for non english native speakers 😎
Glad to hear that!
Where have you been the last year my dude come back and make some more videos we miss you!
Just needed a break! I'm not gone for good, just got really busy with real life things :)
Great video, thanks for the crispy clear history lession! How about getting more modern packages without using any of the appimage, flatpak, or snap systems?
G'day Dorian, there's also AlmaLinux, I've downloaded that a few weeks ago, I think the boot iso was the first one I tried had no luck with that, the other download was somewhere in the size of 11GB :O lol My workplace IT asked if I knew of a replacement for Centos I told him I'd look around, he's looking to plan a future replacement, He occasionally watches my videos, I told him I know nothing about the server side of things, however he may find the installation options interesting, didn't know about Rocky, except for the boxer Hahahaha!! I might check that out! thanks for the vid mate. .
Hey Colin! Yes AlmaLinux is an option as well, and already has a stable release out. But I'm not exactly sure how it fits in with their package streams. I'm also not 100% sure on the involvement of the company that founded it, CloudLinux. But I do know that Rocky is intended to be what CentOS was originally before Red Hat bought it. Their migration tool will also mean you don't need to reinstall from scratch and set everything up again. It should just swap out CentOS for Rocky, leaving all your server-based services in place. Cheers!
I don't see Cloud pulling the plug on Alma unless all interest in Alma dries up. That said, you can "upgrade" from CentOS to Alma and (probably) from there to Rocky if Cloud proves to be unreliable.
Do you know if 3rd party repos like epel and scl will work on rocky? Thanks for the video.
I believe it should because that’s how neofetch was installed. Basically anything that works in RHEL or CentOS will work in Rocky.
Could u plz make a video about containerlabs and docker also install nokia sr linux
Awesome video, thanks
Glad you liked it!
Thank you : ) !.
Is it CentOS 8 new version which is replaced by name "rocky linux" ?
Is a pleasure to listen this kind of information behind the facts, but is maybe IBM will earn a little bit with the products, Fedora like a test station RHEL like end product, thanks a lot for share you knowledge and information
Awesome information
Thanks!
Looking forward to this more than Windows 11.
Redhats decision sparked two new forks. Alma and Rocky. Maybe the two of them, should join forces?
There is a reason that the two distributions will likely remain separate. Rocky Linux has been founded as a purely community driven project. Alma has corporate sponsorship from CloudLinux (and others) and commercial support for it offered by CloudLinux. That's not to say Rocky couldn't get corporate support, but in theory, they will remain more independent of a single company's interests.
bad experience with rocky linux. there is problem in root and user password as they automatically changed after a day. so difficult to login.
good video! :)
can i use redlinux as daily driver.
Prob not. Idrk
You used 24gb ram? How much ram is required?
That's just my test machine which I also run Gentoo on, which compiles faster with lots of ram. The minimum is 1GB and recommended is 2GB. Of course it entirely depends on what you're doing with it and if you're running a desktop environment or not. If you're running a server with it, you'll want to look up how much ram is required for the services you're running.
Rhel is now free for up to 16 or 18 servers, just need to sign up for a developer account. Also fedora logo changed
Yes but the subscription is for 12 months, then you have to renew. And you have no guarantee that they won’t change their licensing rules or requirements the next time you need to renew. You’ll also need to ensure your use falls under their allowed terms and conditions. With Rocky there’s nothing like this to worry about.
@@Doriandotslash I thought the licensing it's per account based and works forever... Umm, yeah, Rocky in this sounds more stable than the redhat one. I think IBM really screws the pooch here with centos.
Rocky Linux should be supported by cloud services providers
Financially and technically
They've received funding already before they even launched. It can only get better :)
AlmaLinux is being supported by cPanel, and will probably more web/cloud services oriented; RockyLinux's backers are from HPC and also several system integrators that were having to use closed source binary hardware drivers for very specific stuff that were only compatible with RedHat and in some cases are IBM competitors themselves, which wasn't a problem before IBM bought RedHat.
You will find that many if not the majority of hosting companies use CloudLinux. CloudLinux is based on RHEL. CloudLinux is behind AlmaLinux though again community driven, it is based on their years of experience. The larger cloud companies tend to use their own versions of Linux to operate in the cloud. Where these companies are hosting customers own Linux installations I think you will find that they will want to test first as they will not want it affecting their own systems. This is likely to be sooner with AlmaLinux as it is past the RC stage and is an actual version, but the history of CloudLinux will also help. CloudLinux offer a paid subscription for CentOS 7 to extend it's life past the EOL with new updates. Some companies may decided to keep their CentOS 7 running this way.
@@Doriandotslash i hope so.
After all it's an investment
And i believe that CentOs users
Will migrate to "Rocky Linux" as it stands as the successor of "CentOs"
What's the difference with Alma Linux???
Not a whole lot on the technical side. I haven't really looked into Almalinux a whole lot, but I see they're founded by CloudLinux and I haven't looked much into all the associations there to be honest. But Rocky Linux is founded by the same co-founder of CentOS, and it's really going to be a rebirth of what CentOS was originally meant to be before Red Hat acquired them.
@Andrey Kucherov The comparison would really only come down to the teams behind it since the distros are extremely similar.
Never get it:
Why CentOS / Rocky over Debian?
I don't think it's specifically red hat who made the call but rather IBM, IBM has a reputation for giving its subsidiaries impossible targets/Gola's and it would not be surprising if this was the result of a suits pressuring who doesn't understand the Linux market. Red hat is composed primarily of Linux vets, who understand the open source ecosystem, who absolutely knew that a centos successor would arise, the pulling of centos 8's support to only a year imply this was not planned in advance either,
If there is a patch to resolve a CVE that is part of a security embargo, fedora will not receive these packages first. Source: CentOS blog 7/21, also it makes logical sense.
How can cent os had money problems, but rocky linux which is basically the same thing doesn't?
AlmaLinux 😎
great video...I thought it was funny that the likes were 386 until I upvoted....
Next up, 486!
issues we had is that Centos stream you cant run in a production environment you need to use RHEL.
Red Hat knew nobody would use Centos and have to switch. None of these forks are suitable for enterprise either since we don't know what the long term looks like for support.
How easy we forget the CentOS Update issue years ago when the administrator of then CentOS distro dissapeared and no one get the updated version..... Lets wait what will happen before making a fuss.
Same problems, using old Kernel🤦🤦🤦🤦
Oracle Linux has a migration tool as well (all free) - if you need support you can buy it which is nice for production work place.
I just uploaded a new video demonstrating the Rocky conversion script to go from CentOS to Rocky while keeping services intact. It worked well, even though it's still in the works.
Oracle Linux is a good option as all updates available via 'dnf' and you can use the 'native' kernel or the oracle kernel your choice.
esti roman?
Nope :)
I'm really disappointed with Red Hat killing Cent.
First
so far so good... but 'Rocky'??? ugh. horrible name.
Well it was named as a tribute to one of the cofounders of CentOS Rocky McGaugh, who has since passed away.