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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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PCLinuxOS

PCLinuxOS is a user-friendly Linux distribution with out-of-the-box support for many popular graphics and sound cards, as well as other peripheral devices. The bootable live DVD provides an easy-to-use graphical installer and the distribution sports a wide range of popular applications for the typical desktop user, including browser plugins and full multimedia playback.

Technical Specs Comparison
Rocky LinuxPCLinuxOS
Fedora, Red HatBaseIndependent
flatpak, rpm (dnf)Package Managerdnf / flatpak, rpm
systemdInit SystemSysV
Fixed ReleaseRelease ModelRolling Release
9.8Latest Version2023.07
IntermediateDifficultyBeginner
May 28, 2026Release DateJuly 30, 2023
ARM64ppc64elRISC-Vs390xx86_64
Architecture
ARM64ppc64elRISC-Vs390xx86_64
GNOMEJWMKDE PlasmalabwcLXDELXQtMATEXfce
Desktops
GNOMEJWMKDE PlasmalabwcLXDELXQtMATEXfce