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Rocky Linux

Rocky Linux is a community enterprise operating system designed to be 100% bug-for-bug compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux. It is available for the x86_64 and AArch64 processor architectures.

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Garuda Linux screenshot

Garuda Linux

Garuda Linux is a rolling distribution based on the Arch Linux operating system. Unlike Arch Linux, Garuda Linux comes with a graphical installer (Calamares) for easy installation, and other advanced graphical tools for managing your system.

Technical Specs Comparison
Rocky LinuxGaruda Linux
Fedora, Red HatBaseArch
flatpak, rpm (dnf)Package Managerpacman / pkg
systemdInit Systemsystemd
Fixed ReleaseRelease ModelRolling Release
9.8Latest Version
IntermediateDifficultyIntermediate
May 28, 2026Release DateMarch 9, 2026
ARM64ppc64elRISC-Vs390xx86_64
Architecture
ARM64ppc64elRISC-Vs390xx86_64
GNOMECinnamonHyprlandi3KDE PlasmaMokkaSwayXfce
Desktops
GNOMECinnamonHyprlandi3KDE PlasmaMokkaSwayXfce