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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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Synex

Synex is a GNU/Linux distribution based on Debian's "Stable" branch, developed with the official Debian Live Build tool. It offers four separate desktop options with GNOME, LXDE, KDE Plasma and Xfce, all of which are composed of a rather frugal set of applications in its default state, without any development tools or offices suites.

Technical Specs Comparison
Rocky LinuxSynex
Fedora, Red HatBaseDebian (Stable), Debian (Testing)
flatpak, rpm (dnf)Package Managerapt / deb, flatpak
systemdInit Systemsystemd
Fixed ReleaseRelease ModelFixed Release
9.8Latest Version13
IntermediateDifficultyIntermediate
May 28, 2026Release DateDecember 21, 2025
ARM64ppc64elRISC-Vs390xx86_64
Architecture
ARM64ppc64elRISC-Vs390xx86_64
GNOMEIceWMLXDEMATEKDE PlasmaXfce
Desktops
GNOMEIceWMLXDEMATEKDE PlasmaXfce