Rocky Linux 9.4 Released as Another Free Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Distro
Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4, Rocky Linux 9.4 introduces new image builder features like the ability to specify arbitrary custom mount points except for specific paths that are reserved for the operating system, create different partitioning modes, and customize tailor options for profiles and add them to your blueprint customizations by using selected and unselected options to add and remove rules.
Rocky Linux 9.4 also adds openSUSE‘s KIWI next-generation appliance builder as a new image build workflow and process for building images that are feature complete with the old images. However, Image Factory is still being used for building Vagrant-VBox, Vagrant-VMware, and OCP-Base (Oracle Cloud Platform) images.
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Rocky Linux 9.4 Released, Here’s What’s New
Rocky 9.4 introduces a significant update in image building. Most images now use KIWI, a new image builder from openSUSE designed to replace the older ImageFactory system. However, a few, like Vagrant-VBox and OCP-Base, still utilize the old system.
What is the idea of all this? In short, the new KIWI tool aims to streamline the building process, making updates more frequent and consistent across all cloud providers.
And speaking of cloud providers, there’s an important update for users deploying Rocky on Microsoft Azure. The publisher account has changed, rendering previous images deprecated. Users are encouraged to switch to the new account by following the guidelines provided on the Rocky Linux forums.
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Rocky Linux 9.4 Available Now
We are excited to announce the general availability of Rocky Linux 9.4. This release is now available for the x86_64, aarch64, ppc64le, and s390x architectures. Please consult the release notes on the Rocky Linux Documentation for important information, including known issues and detailed changes in this version.
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