Rocky Linux 9.1
On November 26, 2022, just days after Rocky Linux 8.7 was released, Rocky Linux 9.1 launched. There was no upgrade path from Rocky Linux 8 to 9, so it is recommended that users move to a new OS install to successfully migrate to Rocky Linux 9.1.
- Specific workflows in dnf and creatorepo_c can be replaced by modulesync
- Crypto-policies now enforce 2048-bit RSA key length minimum by default
- Keylime a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) is now available, allowing for users to verify and continuously monitor remote systems
- Chrony was rebased to version 4.2, and now uses DHCPv6 NTP servers as well as DHCPv4
- More DHCP and IPv6 auto-configuration attributes have been added to the nmstate API
- IdM now supports Random Serial Numbers, configuring an AD Trust with Windows Server 2022, and now allows limits on the number of LDAP binds allowed after a user password has expired
- New module stream versions are available
- New compiler toolset versions are available
- Container images are now available
| Feature | Description |
| RHEL Compatibility | 100% compatibility |
| Architecture availability | x86-64, AArch64, ppc64le, s390x |
| SELinux | Policy confines additional services, supports self keyword in type transitions, automatic relabeling is now parallel by default, and user-space packages updated |
| Compiler toolset versions | GCC 12, LLVM 14.0.6, Rust 1.62 and Go 1.18 |
| Module stream versions | Node.js 18, PHP 8.1, Maven 3.8 and Ruby 3.1 |
| SSSD | Now supports direct integration with Windows Server 2022, offers memory caching for SID requests, and anonymous PKINIT for FAST |
| Where are container images available? | x86-64, aarch64, ppc64le and s390x |
| Where are vagrant images available? | x86-64 and AArch64 |