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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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Parrot

Parrot (formerly Parrot Security OS) is a Debian-based, security-oriented distribution featuring a collection of utilities designed for penetration testing, computer forensics, reverse engineering, hacking, privacy, anonymity and cryptography. The product, developed by Frozenbox, comes with MATE as the default desktop environment.

Technical Specs Comparison
Rocky LinuxParrot
Fedora, Red HatBaseDebian (Stable)
flatpak, rpm (dnf)Package Managerapt / deb, flatpak
systemdInit Systemsystemd
Fixed ReleaseRelease ModelFixed Release
9.8Latest Version7.2
IntermediateDifficultyIntermediate
May 28, 2026Release DateMay 9, 2026
ARM64ppc64elRISC-Vs390xx86_64ARMhf
Architecture
ARM64ppc64elRISC-Vs390xx86_64ARMhf
GNOMEEnlightenmentKDE PlasmaLXQtMATE
Desktops
GNOMEEnlightenmentKDE PlasmaLXQtMATE