Rocky Linux 9.3 Brings Back Cloud and Container Images for PowerPC 64-Bit
Rocky Linux 9.3 is here six months after Rocky Linux 9.2 and brings back both the Cloud and Container images for the PowerPC 64-bit Little Endian (ppc64le) architecture, which were missing from Rockly Linux 9.2 due to issues with QEMU. However, the devs say that these images may be missing some features compared to the images available for other supported architectures.
This release also introduces a new kernel-uki package to provide users with a Unified Kernel Image (UKI) variant for booting Rocky Linux. This feature is considered experimental in this release and the UKI image is signed with its own SecureBoot key.
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By Borisov:
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Rocky GNU/Linux 9.3 Released, Here’s What’s New
Rocky GNU/Linux 9.3 is here with highlights on enhanced security and refreshed development and system tools. Read on for further details!
The Register:
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Rocky Linux and Oracle Unbreakable Linux also hit 9.3
The main players among the RHEL rebuilders have caught up… but it's possibly too soon to tell if this market is going to survive Red Hat's moves.
Even in the fast-moving world of online journalism, deadlines still bite, and the very day that we brought you the news of RHEL 9.3 and AlmaLinux 9.3, Oracle also put out its corresponding version: Oracle Unbreakable Linux 9 update 3. Yesterday, the Rocky Linux project followed suit with its version 9.3.
FOSS Force:
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Two Weeks After RHEL 9.3’s Release, CIQ Delivers Rocky GNU/Linux 9.3
Rocky GNU/Linux becomes the last of the major RHEL clones to catch up with Red Hat's latest and greatest. Here's what you should know.
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Rocky Linux 9.3 Available Now
We are pleased to announce the general availability of Rocky Linux 9.3. This release is currently available for the x86-64, aarch64, ppc64le, and s390x architectures. Please review the release notes in the Rocky Linux Documentation - These notes contain important information including known bugs and more comprehensive details about changes in this version.
Linux Magazine:
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Rocky Linux 9.3 is Available for Download
Rocky Linux 9.3 is ready to download and install. This latest release includes enhancements to the AWS EC2 AMD and Intel architecture AMI image to support UEFI boot, as well as the legacy BIOS option.
There have been plenty of security improvements, including a Keylime rebase to version 7.3.0; OpenSSH was migrated from the less secure SHA-1 message digest; improvements to support the Extended Master Secret (EMS) extension that is required by the FIPS-140-3 standard for TLS 1.2 connections; SELinux tools were rebased to version 4.4.2; OpenSCAP rebased to 1.3.8; and the SCAP Security Guide rebased to version 0.1.69.