Rocky Linux8.4 ; OS Installation
Rocky LinuxCentOS, which was positioned as a downstream of RHEL (Red Hat Enterprise Linux), will no longer be supported for CentOS 8 on December 31, 2021.There are three distributions (AlmaLinux, RockyLinux, and CentOS Stream 8) that are attracting attention as a destination for migrating from CentOS, but this time we will build a server using the latest version of RockyLinux 8.4 for the following reasons.CentOS Stream 8Stability concerns with RHEL upstreamSupport period until May 31, 2024AlmaLinuxAlmaLinux is a free RHEL clone that is being developed by CloudLinux, the developer of CloudLinux OS, a commercial Linux distribution, with the goal of binary compatibility with the current version of RHEL.Support period until 2029Rocky LinuxIt is a free RHEL clone by the project started by Gregory Kurtzer, the founder of CentOS, and is being developed by the community as a "production downstream version of RHEL".The company is also eager to acquire sponsors, including Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google Cloud.Support period until 2029
2021.11.01
Rocky Linux 8.4 Building a server