The article guides newcomers through selecting a Linux distribution by matching use cases—desktop work, Windows migration, development, server stability, learning the internals, or reviving old hardware—to the strengths of Ubuntu, Mint, Pop!_OS, Rocky/AlmaLinux, Arch, Manjaro, and lightweight variants.
This article reviews seven viable replacements for the discontinued CentOS 8, comparing AlmaLinux, Ubuntu/Debian, Oracle Linux, OpenSUSE, Rocky Linux, VzLinux, and Springdale Linux, and offers guidance on selecting the most suitable server operating system for 2025.
With CentOS 8 reaching end‑of‑life, this guide reviews seven viable server‑grade Linux replacements for 2025—including AlmaLinux, Ubuntu/Debian, Oracle Linux, OpenSUSE, Rocky Linux, VzLinux, and Springdale—detailing their compatibility, support cycles, package managers, and migration considerations.
This article reviews why CentOS has been the default server OS, explains its end‑of‑life, and introduces four robust Linux distributions—Rocky Linux, Ubuntu, Debian, and AlmaLinux—as reliable, community‑supported replacements for production environments.
With CentOS reaching end‑of‑life, this guide compares four stable, community‑backed Linux distributions—Rocky Linux, Ubuntu, Debian, and AlmaLinux—highlighting their origins, compatibility with RHEL, key features, and suitability as reliable replacements for production servers.
With the discontinuation of CentOS Linux, this article evaluates four leading replacement operating systems—AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, Ubuntu, and Debian—based on stability, long‑term support, and compatibility for enterprise environments.
After CentOS reaches end‑of‑life, this article reviews several alternative Linux distributions—Debian, Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux, and AlmaLinux—detailing their origins, key features, compatibility, support timelines, and official resources to help you select the right OS for servers or desktops.
With the end of CentOS Linux, this article reviews four widely‑used, enterprise‑grade Linux distributions—Ubuntu, AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, and Debian—detailing their origins, features, compatibility with CentOS, and suitability for production environments.
This tutorial walks through installing TigerVNC on a Rocky Linux 8.9 server, creating VNC users, configuring systemd services, opening firewall ports, and connecting from a Windows 10 client with UltraVNC Viewer, providing all necessary commands and screenshots for a fully functional remote desktop setup.
This guide walks through installing, configuring, and verifying Chrony on two Rocky Linux 8.9 servers, showing how to sync with public NTP sources and between servers, including firewall settings and detailed output interpretation.
This tutorial walks through installing NFS utilities, configuring the server and client, setting export permissions, enabling required services and firewall rules, and mounting the shared directory permanently on Rocky Linux 8.9 systems.
This guide explains what NFS is, walks through setting up a Rocky Linux NFS server and client, covers installing packages, configuring export directories, adjusting permissions, editing /etc/exports, enabling rpcbind and NFS services, opening firewall ports, and mounting the share on the client.
The article compares AlmaLinux and Rocky Linux—both RHEL‑based, CentOS‑compatible distributions—detailing their origins, feature parity, security tools, community activity, enterprise sponsorship, and concluding that while functionality is similar, differences in support and funding drive long‑term sustainability decisions.
Rakuten Mobile’s CEO Tareq Amin announced the removal of Red Hat Enterprise Linux from its Japanese network, citing subscription‑per‑CPU costs and a desire for a truly open‑source OS, and detailed a partnership with Rocky Linux to power its Open RAN deployments, including extensive OS customizations and a 12‑month migration plan.
Rocky Linux 9 builds on RHEL 9 with the open‑source Peridot build system and introduces major security upgrades, modern networking tools, GNOME 40 desktop improvements, and filesystem enhancements like XFS DAX support, positioning it as a compelling RHEL‑compatible enterprise OS.
Recent Fedora EPEL statistics show Rocky Linux's rapid rise, overtaking AlmaLinux, CentOS Stream and even RHEL within months, highlighting its growing popularity among enterprise Linux users despite the data’s limited scope.
This article explains why CentOS 8 reached end‑of‑life, introduces CentOS Stream, and reviews seven server‑grade Linux distributions—including Ubuntu, Oracle Linux, openSUSE, AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, VzLinux, and Springdale Linux—as viable replacements for CentOS 8 in 2022.
The article reviews the end of CentOS, introduces the newly released RHEL 8.6, AlmaLinux 8.6 and Rocky Linux 8.6, compares their components, platform support, and community backing, helping readers decide which RHEL‑compatible distribution fits their needs.
The article explains how Red Hat's strategic move to replace CentOS Linux with the rolling‑release CentOS Stream has upset the community, outlines the background of RHEL, Fedora and CentOS, and introduces Rocky Linux as a community‑driven alternative for stable server deployments.
The article explains Red Hat’s decision to replace traditional CentOS Linux with the rolling‑release CentOS Stream, outlines the impact on stability and support timelines, examines community backlash, and introduces Rocky Linux as a potential community‑driven alternative for enterprise servers.
