# Social & Community **URL:** https://forums.rockylinux.org/c/community/7.md [Latest](https://forums.rockylinux.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.rockylinux.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forums.rockylinux.org/tags.md) --- ## [Organizational Structure](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/organizational-structure/1932)
**Author:** [@jorp](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/jorp)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2021, 11:28pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/organizational-structure/1932 "2021-02-21T23:28:52Z")
Organizational Structure The Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation Organization Preamble The purpose of this document is to articulate the motivation behind the organizational structure of the Rocky Enterprise Software F… --- ## [Community Charter](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/community-charter/1933)
**Author:** [@jorp](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/jorp)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2021, 11:30pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/community-charter/1933 "2021-02-21T23:30:35Z")
Community Charter The Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation Preamble Enterprise organizations are becoming concerned with using open source software due to recent events where projects have changed licensing or pivoted t… --- ## [All Rocky Linux Links](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/all-rocky-linux-links/833)
**Author:** [@jorp](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/jorp)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2021, 4:28am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/all-rocky-linux-links/833 "2021-01-24T04:28:47Z")
Hey everyone, Below are a list of links out to all officially sanctioned Rocky Linux accounts. If there’s something missing, or if you spot anything else out in the wild, reply below or email: outreach@rockylinux.org W… --- ## [About the Social & Community category](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/about-the-social-community-category/110)
**Author:** [@system](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/system)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2020, 1:32am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/about-the-social-community-category/110 "2020-12-23T01:32:40Z")
Discussion of events, outreach efforts, and social media accounts of the Rocky Linux project. Rocky Linux specific questions goes to Rocky Linux Tech Help --- ## [Today i installed Rocky Linux for the first time](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/today-i-installed-rocky-linux-for-the-first-time/20855)
**Author:** [@chrisfromgreece](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/chrisfromgreece)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 9:53am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/today-i-installed-rocky-linux-for-the-first-time/20855 "2026-10-21T09:53:05Z")
I’m very happy with it it has Very good performance but two of the things i didn’t liked was the limited package collection and the fact that i needed to install the amdgpu driver from amd com to enable amdgpu for my o… --- ## [Contribution requirements](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/contribution-requirements/20832)
**Author:** [@BHR](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/BHR)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 6:20pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/contribution-requirements/20832 "2026-10-08T18:20:43Z")
What does it look like to be a Member of RESF/Rocky as far as required time commitments? I’m not sure exactly where it would make sense yet, but I have significant professional experience in linux security and software d… --- ## [Using rocky linux as my primary Desktop OS in laptop and mac mini](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/using-rocky-linux-as-my-primary-desktop-os-in-laptop-and-mac-mini/20806)
**Author:** [@Limegini](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/Limegini)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 6:38am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/using-rocky-linux-as-my-primary-desktop-os-in-laptop-and-mac-mini/20806 "2026-10-08T06:38:08Z")
Hello everyone, I was inspired by rocky linux because of it’s stability and ease of use, I used to have fedora and windows 11 dual booted in my MSI Modern Laptop, then one day I got bloated with virus in my windows 11 O… --- ## [You can help Rocky Linux and the Linux Hardware Project!](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/you-can-help-rocky-linux-and-the-linux-hardware-project/20824)
**Author:** [@stack](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/stack)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2026, 3:09pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/you-can-help-rocky-linux-and-the-linux-hardware-project/20824 "2026-10-02T15:09:03Z")
The Rocky Linux Testing team has been utilizing the Linux Hardware Project for hardware validation and testing for a few years now, though the most growth has been in the last year. Testing Team would like to see a wider… --- ## [What was your first Linux distro?](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/what-was-your-first-linux-distro/8258)
**Author:** [@iwalker](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/iwalker)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 7:56am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/what-was-your-first-linux-distro/8258 "2026-09-21T07:56:06Z")
So I figured I’d start this topic just for a bit of fun, get to know where we all came from kind of thing :slight\_smile: So, as the topic question goes, my first Linux distro was way back in about 1999 or so, Mandrake 7… --- ## [Does Rocky Linux have a mascot?](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/does-rocky-linux-have-a-mascot/20731)
**Author:** [@highball326](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/highball326)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2026, 7:04am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/does-rocky-linux-have-a-mascot/20731 "2026-08-15T07:04:37Z")
I’m late to the party, but the rocky linux logo is so boring! :wink: I’ve been using this avatar for a while but it dawned on me that it could be a great addition to the branding? ladies and gents! i present to you: “Ro… --- ## [Survey for my Master's thesis](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/survey-for-my-masters-thesis/20560)
**Author:** [@mikemarkkay](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/mikemarkkay)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2026, 6:01am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/survey-for-my-masters-thesis/20560 "2026-06-03T06:01:04Z")
Hi everyone, I’m conducting a short survey for my Master’s thesis in Business Informatics. I’m evaluating home server operating systems based on the ISO/IEC 25010 quality standard. You simply rate your primary system on… --- ## [Helo to you all!](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/helo-to-you-all/20531)
**Author:** [@Matthias45](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/Matthias45)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2026, 12:10pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/helo-to-you-all/20531 "2026-05-27T12:10:45Z")
I heard of Rocky linux before, and never tought that this distro is actually very well made. From my first installation, basic nvidia drivers were there, installation went smoothly. You can tell it is a polished distro a… --- ## [Introduction Thread: 2026-Q2](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/introduction-thread-2026-q2/20376)
**Author:** [@itguyeric](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/itguyeric)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2026, 5:21pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/introduction-thread-2026-q2/20376 "2026-04-30T17:21:00Z")
How about we start a thread for all of us newer folks on the forums? Drop a reply and introduce yourself. Tell us what brought you to Rocky Linux, what you do for work, and what you get up to when you’re not staring at … --- ## [Deploying vsftpd server on Rocky10 operating system](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/deploying-vsftpd-server-on-rocky10-operating-system/20369)
**Author:** [@Pawn](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/Pawn)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2026, 12:34am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/deploying-vsftpd-server-on-rocky10-operating-system/20369 "2026-04-26T00:34:06Z")
There is now such an environment. Deploy a vsftpd server on a Rocky 10.0 or Rocky 10.1 operating system. Create a user named ftpuser, which cannot be used for local login. Create two virtual users, ftp1 and ftp2, and ma… --- ## [RESF Community Survey](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/resf-community-survey/20347)
**Author:** [@leigh](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/leigh)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2026, 8:49pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/resf-community-survey/20347 "2026-04-14T20:49:29Z")
The RESF Community team has put together a brief survey to get a better understanding of our community–where you’re from, how you receive your Rocky updates, how you’d like to contribute and in what capacity, etc.–and we… --- ## [Contributing to Rocky as a Systems Engineer?](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/contributing-to-rocky-as-a-systems-engineer/19903)
**Author:** [@djkemmet](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/djkemmet)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2025, 6:18pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/contributing-to-rocky-as-a-systems-engineer/19903 "2025-11-17T18:18:06Z")
Hi all, My name is DJ, I’m an out of work systems engineer with 11 years experience in the field. I’m pretty handy with Linux, python, powershell, Dart/Flutter as well as automation and integration work in general. In m… --- ## [Mac boot up speed](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/mac-boot-up-speed/19744)
**Author:** [@chlowden](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/chlowden)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2025, 8:27pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/mac-boot-up-speed/19744 "2025-10-15T20:27:44Z")
I am more and more astonished at the boot up speed of recent macs in comparison to similar Linux setups. Mac has a massive os but within a matter of a few seconds, the os is operational. Is anyone else noticing this and … --- ## [Lukas the Wizard! Hellos and stuff!](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/lukas-the-wizard-hellos-and-stuff/19565)
**Author:** [@lukas](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/lukas)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2025, 1:49pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/lukas-the-wizard-hellos-and-stuff/19565 "2025-09-07T13:49:13Z")
Typing from Hannover, Germany at the age of 26, Have used almost all distros over a time of 18 years. Very Queer and Neurodivergent :3 I used Debian and I wanted something like that, but Easy to use! So it was Rocky in… --- ## [Open Letter : Stop Promoting Wayland](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/open-letter-stop-promoting-wayland/19403)
**Author:** [@microlinux](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/microlinux)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2025, 6:42am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/open-letter-stop-promoting-wayland/19403 "2025-08-23T06:42:04Z")
Maybe some folks at Red Hat should read this : --- ## [RESF.org has an old copyright notice](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/resf-org-has-an-old-copyright-notice/19444)
**Author:** [@charles9](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/charles9)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2025, 10:32pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/resf-org-has-an-old-copyright-notice/19444 "2025-08-19T22:32:47Z")
I noticed that resf.org contains an outdated copyright notice from 2024…you may want to update it. You can also consider having it automatically update in some way. --- ## [Rocky9.4-x86 引导加载问题](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky9-4-x86/19446)
**Author:** [@wusss](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/wusss)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2025, 8:35am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky9-4-x86/19446 "2025-08-18T08:35:39Z")
请教下, 当我以UEFI/legacy启动rocky9.4-x86 的时候, 都会依赖到/boot/loader/entries/下面的a4c5e1aef6544bac85eb5c9e104aa18c-4.18.0-553.el8\_10.x86\_64.conf和a4c5e1aef6544bac85eb5c9e104aa18c-0-rescue.conf 文件, 怎么避开这种模式呢 , 有技术文档? --- ## [I just want to say thanks, Rocky](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/i-just-want-to-say-thanks-rocky/19242)
**Author:** [@theorionarm](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/theorionarm)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2025, 12:39pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/i-just-want-to-say-thanks-rocky/19242 "2025-07-31T12:39:13Z")
For letting me use for years now the great security features for free that certain parties have decided should cost money. :face\_with\_raised\_eyebrow: --- ## [Running rocky linux 9 on the Hyper-v platform with the "Processor compatibility" option enabled](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/running-rocky-linux-9-on-the-hyper-v-platform-with-the-processor-compatibility-option-enabled/18078)
**Author:** [@Dino](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/Dino)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2025, 11:14am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/running-rocky-linux-9-on-the-hyper-v-platform-with-the-processor-compatibility-option-enabled/18078 "2025-03-31T11:14:18Z")
when the “processor compatibility” option is enabled, I get the following error: CPU does not support the x86-64-v2. This option is necessary because without it, there is no way to migrate a VM when it is enabled. Has … --- ## [Custom Rocky ISO for Post Production](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/custom-rocky-iso-for-post-production/17863)
**Author:** [@rgandhi](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/rgandhi)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2025, 3:46am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/custom-rocky-iso-for-post-production/17863 "2025-03-12T03:46:04Z")
Hey everyone. I work in post production as a colorist and I use Da Vinci Resolve studio primarily on Mac. I’m currently experimenting with Rocky linux and working to get it up and running on a test system before I commit… --- ## [This discussion is about addressing CPU vulnerabilities related to Spectre and RETBleed as indicated by the system logs](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/this-discussion-is-about-addressing-cpu-vulnerabilities-related-to-spectre-and-retbleed-as-indicated-by-the-system-logs/17718)
**Author:** [@RRTATIKONDA23](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/RRTATIKONDA23)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2025, 1:41pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/this-discussion-is-about-addressing-cpu-vulnerabilities-related-to-spectre-and-retbleed-as-indicated-by-the-system-logs/17718 "2025-02-27T13:41:16Z")
This discussion focuses on addressing various CPU vulnerabilities including Spectre and RETBleed, as identified in the system logs on a machine running OS Version 8.7 and Kernel Version 4.18.0-477.13.1.el88.x8664. The l… --- ## [Rocky on FLOSS Weekly this week](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-on-floss-weekly-this-week/17527)
**Author:** [@bittin](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/bittin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2025, 7:04pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-on-floss-weekly-this-week/17527 "2025-02-12T19:04:53Z")
--- ## [Why Learning Enterprise Linux Can Be a Game-Changer](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/why-learning-enterprise-linux-can-be-a-game-changer/17453)
**Author:** [@choco4321](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/choco4321)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2025, 8:45am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/why-learning-enterprise-linux-can-be-a-game-changer/17453 "2025-02-06T08:45:52Z")
I’ve been using Linux for a while now, and one thing I’ve noticed is how different the experience can be depending on whether you’re using it for personal projects, development, or managing servers in a business environm… --- ## [Rocky Holiday Playlists!](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-holiday-playlists/16973)
**Author:** [@xoxdjess](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/xoxdjess)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2024, 12:26am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-holiday-playlists/16973 "2024-12-23T00:26:36Z")
Hey Everyone, We’re pulling together a Rocky Linux holiday playlist and need your input! What are you listening to? What are the daily jams, cheerful vibes and general soundscapes of the Rocky Linux user community? S… --- ## [Some playing around with RH10 Beta](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/some-playing-around-with-rh10-beta/16882)
**Author:** [@scottro](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/scottro)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2024, 5:43pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/some-playing-around-with-rh10-beta/16882 "2024-12-18T17:43:10Z")
I installed RHEL10 Beta in VirtualBox. I don’t think I’m that unusual, as someone who uses RH/Rocky/Alma at work, so wants something at home to get familiar with it, but doesn’t want a full blown desktop. Therefore, I i… --- ## [Custom pam\_ module that does not return Exit(N) like pam\_exec](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/custom-pam-module-that-does-not-return-exit-n-like-pam-exec/16830)
**Author:** [@Idriel](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/Idriel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2024, 9:13am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/custom-pam-module-that-does-not-return-exit-n-like-pam-exec/16830 "2024-12-12T09:13:53Z")
Hi, I have wrote small binary that should be executed during “sudo” request. What I dont like is that pam\_exec will write in /var/log/secure something like: pam\_exec(sudo:auth): /…/binary.so failed: exit code 1 I woul… [Next page](https://forums.rockylinux.org/c/community/7.md?page=1)