Rocky Linux 10

Rocky Linux 10 (code name “Red Quartz”) is an open-source enterprise Linux distribution and a free drop-in replacement for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). The 10.x series provides a modern foundation platform for enterprise and production environments, with a long-term support lifecycle.

Key Features and Capabilities:

Supported architectures: x86_64-v3, aarch64, ppc64le, s390x, riscv64. Rocky Linux 10 sets x86-64-v3 as the minimum microarchitecture baseline; support for x86-64-v2 and earlier generations has been removed, and 32-bit compatibility for x86_64 is no longer available.

Security: Post-quantum cryptography is prioritized over classical algorithms in OpenSSL and is enabled across GnuTLS and additional system libraries and policies. The root account is disabled by default; system administration is performed through a user with full sudo privileges.

Systemd Soft Reboot: Userspace-only reboots are supported, enabling rapid patching with minimal downtime — without a full kernel reboot.

XFS Filesystem: Live integrity checking of mounted XFS filesystems via xfs_scrub, and filesystem shrinking via xfs_growfs in certain scenarios, providing flexible storage management.

Developer Toolchains:

• Languages and runtimes: .NET 10, Node.js 24, OpenJDK 25, Valkey 8
• Compilers and toolchains: GCC 15, Go 1.24, LLVM 20, Rust 1.88

Networking: Network configuration is exclusively handled via NetworkManager; configuration files reside in /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/. Legacy ifcfg-rh scripts are no longer available.

Installer (Anaconda): Remote graphical access during installation uses RDP instead of VNC.

Support Lifecycle:

• General support: through May 31, 2030
• Extended security support: through May 31, 2035

Upgrades: Minor version upgrades within the 10.x series (e.g., 10.0 → 10.1) are performed with sudo dnf -y upgrade. Upgrades from versions 8.x or 9.x to 10.x are not supported — a fresh installation with data restoration from backup is required.

1. Find the Rocky Linux 10.1 product in Marketplace and click Install;
2. In the Virtual machine configuration section, set the VM parameters:
   • In the Name field, enter a name for the virtual machine;
   • In the Availability zone field, select a zone;
   • In the Platform and resources field, select the platform type and the number of vCPUs and RAM (minimum: 2 vCPUs, 2 GB RAM);
3. In the Disks section, set the boot disk size (minimum 20 GB);
4. In the Network section, select a subnet with internet access configured;
5. In the Access section, specify a login and public SSH key for connecting to the VM;
6. Click Create virtual machine and wait for it to start;
7. Connect to the VM via SSH:
   • ssh <login>@<public VM IP address>;
8. After connecting, update the system:
   • sudo dnf -y upgrade;
9. To install required packages, use the DNF package manager:
   • sudo dnf install <package name>;
10. For remote administration, ensure that the security group allows inbound traffic on port 22 (SSH).

Scenario 1. Web Server Deployment

A DevOps team deploys a LAMP stack for a new web application:

• An engineer creates a virtual machine based on Rocky Linux 10.1 in Yandex Cloud;
• Installs Apache, MariaDB, and PHP from standard repositories: sudo dnf install httpd mariadb-server php;
• Full RHEL compatibility means all enterprise RPM packages install without modification;
• Enables services at boot: sudo systemctl enable --now httpd mariadb;
• The application is up and running in production within minutes.

Scenario 2. Developer Environment with Modern Toolchains

A developer sets up a local environment with the latest tooling:

• Creates a VM on Rocky Linux 10.1 and connects via SSH;
• Installs Go 1.24 and Rust 1.88 from system repositories: sudo dnf install golang rust;
• Clones the project repository: git clone https://git.example.com/myproject;
• Builds the project: go build ./… — GCC 15 and LLVM 20 deliver top compilation performance;
• The development environment is fully reproducible and mirrors production.

Scenario 3. High-Load Database Server with XFS

A DBA configures a PostgreSQL server with optimized storage:

• Deploys a VM on Rocky Linux 10.1 with an additional disk volume;
• Formats the volume as XFS: mkfs.xfs /dev/vdb;
• Mounts the volume and configures PostgreSQL to store data on the XFS partition;
• Uses xfs_scrub for regular live integrity checks without stopping the service;
• Scales or adjusts the filesystem size as needed using xfs_growfs.

Scenario 4. Secure Enterprise Infrastructure

A security team migrates to post-quantum cryptography:

• Deploys Rocky Linux 10.1, where post-quantum algorithms are prioritized in OpenSSL and GnuTLS by default;
• Configures TLS connections between services — encryption meets modern security standards with no extra configuration;
• Integrates with corporate PKI; post-quantum protection is active out of the box;
• Security compliance requirements are met without additional hardening steps.

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