Rocky Linux is the community project that took over after Red Hat announced CentOS was shifting to Stream. Its goal is 100% Bug-for-Bug compatibility with RHEL, delivering enterprise-grade stability. The latest stable release is Rocky Linux 9.6 (corresponding to RHEL 9.6).
Official Download Page
Rocky Linux 9.6 ISO List
Official image directory: https://download.rockylinux.org/pub/rocky/9/isos/x86_64/
| File Name | Type | Size |
|---|---|---|
| Rocky-9-latest-x86_64-boot.iso | Boot image (network install) | ~1.4 GB |
| Rocky-9-latest-x86_64-minimal.iso | Minimal image | ~2.6 GB |
| Rocky-9-latest-x86_64-dvd.iso | DVD full image | ~14.2 GB |
China Mirrors
USTC: https://mirrors.ustc.edu.cn/rocky/9/isos/x86_64/
Tsinghua University (TUNA): https://mirrors.tuna.tsinghua.edu.cn/rocky/9/isos/x86_64/
Tencent Cloud: https://mirrors.cloud.tencent.com/rocky/9/isos/x86_64/
Alibaba Cloud: https://mirrors.aliyun.com/rocky/9/isos/x86_64/
Verify ISO Integrity
wget -O CHECKSUM https://download.rockylinux.org/pub/rocky/9/isos/x86_64/CHECKSUM
sha256sum -c CHECKSUM --ignore-missingBoot ISO vs Minimal vs DVD
| Image Type | When to Use |
|---|---|
| boot.iso | Network install, minimal USB footprint, installer only |
| minimal.iso | Minimal system, pulls packages over network, suitable for most scenarios |
| dvd.iso | Fully offline, enterprise intranet, datacenter provisioning |
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