Recent improvements to our build-to-staging pipeline has dramatically improved our compose time, saving hours of work and reducing errors. Check out how Jonathan Dieter, our engineering lead, did that here: rockylinux.org/news/2026-08...

went to the moon 🚀 yes, we remembered to bring a towel

As a result of recent improvements to our compose process, we've significantly reduced our build time. This allowed us to have a fix for CVE-2026-64531 less than 3 hours after the embargo was lifted. Thanks to Jonathan Dieter for his work and to CIQ who so quickly made this patch available to us! 🎊

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Weekend challenge: spin up a service you've never run before on Rocky Linux. Self-hosted password manager, monitoring stack, git server -- whatever's been on your list. What are you setting up? #RockyLinux #Linux #HomeLab #SysAdmin

SELF 2026 was a reminder of why community matters in open source. Great conversations, two Raspberry Pi giveaways with real purpose behind them, and talks from our team on TTRPGs, burnout, Kubernetes secrets, and GitOps. Full recap on the blog. rockylinux.org/news/2026-06... #Linux #OpenSource

#TechTipThursday: a few journalctl commands worth keeping handy on Rocky Linux. journalctl -b -- current boot only journalctl -f -- follow in real time journalctl -u sshd -- filter by service journalctl -p err -- errors and above #RockyLinux #Linux #SysAdmin #systemd

Rocky Linux needs testing and QA contributors. Hardware testing, Bash scripting, kickstarts, openQA, cloud infrastructure, and there's something here for a range of skill sets. Come introduce yourself: chat.rockylinux.org #RockyLinux #OpenSource #Testing #GetInvolved

The Rocky Linux Administration Guide covers everything from initial setup to security and networking. Community-written, freely available, worth bookmarking. Grab it here: rocky-linux.github.io/documentation/RockyLinuxAdminGuide.pdf #RockyLinux #Linux #SysAdmin

The Rocky team has been working on a number of efforts to change, update, or improve how we work technically, organizationally, and with the community! Read more in today's State of the Foundation letter: rockylinux.org/news/2026-06...

Day 2 of Fedora Flock 2026 is underway! Proud to be sponsoring this year's conference. If you're in Prague or joining online today, enjoy every bit of it. Follow along: fedoraproject.org/flock/2026/ #RockyLinux #Fedora #FlockConf

The Fedora Project Conference

June 14-16, 2026

fedoraproject.org

We are sponsoring Fedora Flock 2026! June 14-16 in Prague and online. Excited to be part of the Fedora community this year. What are you most looking forward to at Flock? fedoraproject.org/flock/2026/ #RockyLinux #Fedora #FlockConf #OpenSource

The Fedora Project Conference

June 14-16, 2026

fedoraproject.org

Day 2 of #SELinuxFest has kicked off: You should stop by our booth and grab a #RockyLinux tshirt! Interested in winning a #RaspberryPi ? Come by the booth at 4:45ET with a 60 second pitch of what you'd use Rocky #linux to build! #homelab #self #self2026

What's one thing you wish you'd known when you started with Linux? Drop it in the replies! Someone out there needs to hear exactly what you're about to say. #RockyLinux #Linux #LearnLinux

#TechTipThursday: before you disable SELinux on Rocky Linux, learn to read it. getenforce -- check current mode sudo ausearch -m avc -ts recent -- see recent denials sudo setenforce 0 -- permissive mode for troubleshooting #RockyLinux #Linux #SELinux #SysAdmin

What's the longest-running Rocky Linux system you have in production? Homelab, work server, that one box you forgot about, we want to hear it. Drop it in the replies. #RockyLinux #Linux #SysAdmin

Rocky Linux needs documentation contributors. No coding required: if you can explain how something works clearly, that skill is needed right now. Come introduce yourself: chat.rockylinux.org #RockyLinux #OpenSource #Documentation #GetInvolved

Your homelab deserves a solid foundation. Rocky Linux is stable, enterprise-grade, free, and backed by a community that actually helps. Ready to spin one up? rockylinux.org/download #RockyLinux #Linux #HomeLab #OpenSource

Patches for CVE-2026-46243 (CIFSwitch) are now available for Rocky Linux 8, 9, and 10. Our hot fix security repo is updated. What the fix? sudo dnf --enablerepo=security update #RockyLinux #LinuxSecurity #CVE

Rocky Linux 9.8 and 10.2 both dropped last week. Have you tried either one yet? What version are you running and what are you doing with it? Tell us in the replies. #RockyLinux #Linux #OpenSource

Meet Michael Young. Five-plus years of Rocky Linux contributions, upstream patches, and welcoming newcomers into the fold. Read his contributor spotlight: rockylinux.org/news/2026-06-03-contributor-spotlight-michael-young #RockyLinux #OpenSource #ContributorSpotlight

#TechTipThursday: pin packages to a specific version on Rocky Linux with dnf versionlock. sudo dnf versionlock add <package> -- lock it sudo dnf versionlock list -- see what's pinned sudo dnf versionlock delete <package> -- release it #RockyLinux #Linux #SysAdmin

Secure Boot is changing in 2026 and it affects every distro with a signed shim. Rocky Linux is ready, are you? rockylinux.org/news/2026-06... #RockyLinux #SecureBoot #Linux

Why did you choose Rocky Linux? Post-CentOS move? A specific workload? Someone pointed you here and it turned out to be the right call? We want to hear the real story. Drop your answer in the replies! #RockyLinux #Linux #OpenSource #EnterpriseLinux

Every Rocky Linux release is tested by community volunteers before it ships. The testing team is active, welcoming, and has room for more people, no prior experience required. Come introduce yourself: chat.rockylinux.org #RockyLinux #OpenSource #QA

Rocky Linux 9.8 is worth a closer look. OpenSSH 9.9, post-quantum crypto support, GCC 15, Rust 1.92, PostgreSQL 18, and automated LUKS encryption via Clevis. Already on 9.x? sudo dnf -y upgrade and you're done. docs.rockylinux.org/release_notes/9_8/ #RockyLinux #Linux

Rocky Linux 10.2 is here. Post-quantum crypto in OpenSSH and libssh, Firefox and Thunderbird now delivered as Flatpaks, plus GCC 15.2, Python 3.14, Ruby 4.0, and PostgreSQL 18. On 10.x already? sudo dnf -y upgrade. docs.rockylinux.org/release_notes/10_2/ #RockyLinux #Linux

Rocky Linux 10.2 is here! Our latest release is generally available right now, built by the community, tested by the community, and ready for whatever you're running in production. Download it now: rockylinux.org/download #RockyLinux #OpenSource #Linux #EnterpriseLinux #Rocky102

Rocky Linux 9.8 is here! The latest release is generally available right now, built by the community, tested by the community, and ready for whatever you're running in production. Download it now: rockylinux.org/download #RockyLinux #OpenSource #Linux #EnterpriseLinux #Rocky98

9.8/10.2 Update: 🚀 Thanks to our test day volunteers, we identified and fixed a Secure Boot signing issue affecting kdump. New composes are underway! Expect formal release by the end of next week. Want to help? Join us: chat.rockylinux.org