Rocky Linux 8.6
On May 16, 2022, Rocky Linux 8.6 was released. Rocky Linux 8.6 has brought significant changes to security, identity management, and infrastructure services. Specific updates include:
- Offers tighter security
- Users can utilize /rules.d and /trust.d directories
- Drop-in configurations are now supported by the OpenSSH server
- The pcsc-lite has been rebased to the 1.9.5 version
- Modules are available for PHP 8.0 and Perl 5.32
- In-place upgrades from RHEL 7 to RHEL 8
- The roles and modules associated with ansible-freeipa are available in the Ansible Automation Hub
- Ansible-core can be installed from the Rocky Linux Appstream repository
- Bind9.16 used as an alternative to regular bind packages with enhances feature set
- New system roles include HA cluster system role, enhanced network system role, and WebConsole role
- Fastest mirrors DNF plugin - repository URL is no longer required when using Boot-only media
| Notable Features | Description |
| RHEL Compatibility | 100% compatibility |
| Architectures available for | x86_64 and aarch64 architectures |
| Security | Fapolicyd (1.1), OpenSSH, pcsc-lite, SELinux, SCAP Security Guide |
| Compiler toolset versions | GCC Toolset 11, LLVM Toolset 13.0.1, Rust Toolset 1.58.1, Go Toolset 1.17.7 |
| Module stream versions | PHP 8.0, Perl 5.32, container-tools:4.0, eclipse:rhel8, log4j:2 |