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Rocky Linux 8.4 Minimal

Rocky Linux 8.4 Minimal is the most popular Linux operating system (OS) for enterprise, cloud, and high performance computing (HPC). Stability and reliability are guaranteed by regular long-term support (LTS) updates. Rocky Linux 8.4 Minimal leads industry standards for maximum security best practices. CIS hardening, secure boot, and a vulnerability scanner enhance GPG encryption. Rocky Linux simplifies migration from all other RHEL distributions. It is a community-developed, stable, bug compatible RHEL replacement for the CentOS operating system. It is backed by Amazon Web Services (AWS), VMWare, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure, while free from sole proprietorship.  

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The massive Rocky Linux 8.4 Minimal global community and developer base takes the place of discontinued CentOS support. Rocky Linux is cloud ready for virtual machine (VM) and server hosting operations. It hosts dynamic programming languages, including Node.js, Ruby, Nginx, and PHP. Its upstream RHEL is compatible with your choice of web server and database server tools. The Linux Kernel optimizes GNU user space to use Unix commands including rm and ls. The distro is available for 64 bit x86 and ARM64 architectures. 

The package manager oversees program installing by featuring an RPM with dandified YUM (DNF) and GNOME as frontend UI. GNOME and Bash incorporate a straightforward user interface (UI). Systemd service manager suite delivers core functionality. Core software comes preinstalled, while RPM packages customize to the user’s advantage. GnuPG keys authenticate RPM packages to prevent compromised software, prior to installation.  

Migrate from any other downstream Red Hat Linux distribution thanks to perfect compatibility on Rocky Linux. A migration script helps facilitate the move from CentOS. Rocky Linux compatibility with Ansible provisioning takes advantage of playbooks and SSH to configure remote systems. Installation, repository updates, and a package swap make for speedy provisioning. 

Ntegral certified images are always up-to-date, secure, and built to work right out of the box. 

Ntegral packages applications following industry standards, and continuously monitors all components and libraries for vulnerabilities and application updates. When any security threat or update is identified, Ntegral automatically repackages the applications and pushes the latest versions to the cloud marketplaces.