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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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Vanilla OS

Vanilla OS, a fixed-release distribution based on Debian (formerly Ubuntu, prior to version 2) with the GNOME desktop, is an immutable operating system. The core parts of the system are locked down to prevent unwanted changes and corruption from third-party applications or a faulty update.

Technical Specs Comparison
Rocky LinuxVanilla OS
Fedora, Red HatBaseDebian
flatpak, rpm (dnf)Package Managerdeb (APT)
systemdInit Systemsystemd
Fixed ReleaseRelease ModelFixed Release
9.8Latest Version22.10
IntermediateDifficultyIntermediate
May 28, 2026Release DateJuly 28, 2024
ARM64ppc64elRISC-Vs390xx86_64
Architecture
ARM64ppc64elRISC-Vs390xx86_64
GNOME
Desktops
GNOME