Rocky Linux 9 no longer uses SHA-1 message digest as it is considered unsecure, while the remote root login via SSH has also been disabled by default. DAX, combined with NFS, reduces latency compared to traditional block I/O conventions. The base of the OS is the XFS file system which now supports Direct Access operations (DAX), allowing direct access to byte-addressable persistent memory. SELinux performance, memory overhead, load times, and other features are substantially improved. This version has better overall performance and updated debugging tool versions, including GDB 10.2, Valgrind 3.18.1, SystemTap 4.6, etc. The updates come with improvements in terms of performance, bug fixes, and language functionality. The OS also features the latest coding software packages, such as Python 3.9, Node.JS 16, Ruby 3.0.3, PHP 8.0, and Perl 5.32. Rocky Linux 9 comes with the latest language runtimes and compilers, including GCC 11.2.1, Go (1.17.1), Rust (1.58.1), and LLVM LLVM (13.0.1).

The OS features fractional scaling and support for larger displays with greater screen resolutions.Īdditionally, the OS allows each screen to have a specific refresh rate, independent from others. The default desktop environment in Rocky Linux 9 is Gnome 40, the latest GNOME release featuring a redesigned UI and better user experience. Other prominent features of the latest Rocky Linux version are: The aim is to facilitate the creation of new RHEL forks in case Rocky Linux is ever discontinued in the future and to allow the Rocky Linux project to create new releases faster. Note: Install Rocky Linux in RAM on our Bare Metal Cloud and experience blazing-fast speeds and performance.

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