Current Release 9.7

Release notes for Rocky Linux 9.7¶

You can find a complete list of most changes in the upstream release notes found here.

Upgrading¶

You can upgrade from Rocky Linux 9.x to Rocky Linux 9.7 by running sudo dnf -y upgrade.

Note

Rocky Linux does not offer an upgrade path from any version of Rocky Linux 8. We recommend that you perform a fresh OS installation to upgrade to Rocky Linux 9.7.

Images¶

Several images are available, in addition to the standard installation images, including those for cloud and container platforms.

You can find more information on the artifacts produced by the Cloud Special Interest Group, as well as details on how to get involved, on the SIG/Cloud Wiki page.

Installing¶

Before installing, ensure compatibility of your CPU with this procedure!

To install Rocky Linux 9.7, go to the download page and download the version corresponding to your architecture.

The Rocky team release highlights¶

New and notable¶

Major changes¶

For a complete list of major changes, see the upstream listing here.

The highlights and new features of this release are detailed below.

Security¶

Listed below are security-related highlights in the latest Rocky Linux 9.7 release. For a complete list of security-related changes, see the upstream link here:

system-wide cryptographic policies (crypto-policies): post-quantum cryptography (PQC) and contains many improvements for application PQC support.

Dynamic programming languages, web, and database servers¶

Node.js 24
Valkey 8

Compilers and development tools¶

System toolchain components¶

Glibc 2.34
Annobin 12.98

Performance tools and debuggers¶

GDB 16.3
Valgrind 3.25.1
SystemTap 5.3
Dyninst 13.0.0
elfutils 0.193
libabigail 2.8

Compiler toolsets¶

GCC Toolset 15 including:
- GCC 15.1
- Binutils 2.44
LLVM Toolset 20.1.8
Rust Toolset 1.88.0
Go Toolset 1.24
.NET 10.0

RL Web Console (Cockpit)¶

Cockpit is a web-based interface for managing and monitoring your local system.

This new release brings an improved UI style based on PatternFly 6.

Image Builder¶

Image Builder is now able to create WSL2 and Vagrant (libvirt) images.

Known issues¶

As with any release, there are many known issues. Review the upstream listing for the complete details on these issues.

Deprecated Software

Some Application Streams, which are part of the Rocky Linux 9.7 repositories, will not receive any further updates. This is a regular occurrence that happens with nearly every release. Please make sure that you are using the latest supported version of the software.

Reporting bugs¶

Please report any bugs you encounter to the Rocky Linux Bug Tracker. We also welcome you to join our community in any way you wish, be it on our Forums, Mattermost, IRC on Libera.Chat, Reddit, Mailing Lists, or any other way you wish to participate!