# Introductions **URL:** https://forums.rockylinux.org/c/community/introductions/15.md [Latest](https://forums.rockylinux.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.rockylinux.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forums.rockylinux.org/tags.md) --- ## [About the Introductions category](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/about-the-introductions-category/1489)
**Author:** [@jorp](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/jorp)\ **Replies:** 0
Welcome! This category was created for those who wish to introduce themselves to the community. Please share as much (or as little) as you’re comfortable sharing. --- ## [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:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2026, 7:57am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/using-rocky-linux-as-my-primary-desktop-os-in-laptop-and-mac-mini/20806 "2026-09-20T07:57:36Z")
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… --- ## [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… --- ## [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… --- ## [Is Rocky successor of CentOS?](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/is-rocky-successor-of-centos/16401)
**Author:** [@linspinho](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/linspinho)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2024, 9:33am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/is-rocky-successor-of-centos/16401 "2024-11-09T09:33:22Z")
Hi, I’m Ronaldo, from Brazil, has been a while I’m using Linux, I think started on 90’s, then I knew CentOS and It became my main distribution. As a DevOps I installed CentOS as server at work. Stable, safe and strong, b… --- ## [Introducing Myself, Hope I am Welcome](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/introducing-myself-hope-i-am-welcome/14941)
**Author:** [@limotux](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/limotux)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2024, 2:13am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/introducing-myself-hope-i-am-welcome/14941 "2024-08-18T02:13:54Z")
Hi everybody, Allow me to introduce myself. I am a bit old man (1961). I have been on Linux since 2000 when I started with Suse 7.3 that time. In like 2 years I was only Linux since then and never looked back. As a h… --- ## [Tutorials New User and Advanced User](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/tutorials-new-user-and-advanced-user/14661)
**Author:** [@TecWolf](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/TecWolf)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2024, 9:12pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/tutorials-new-user-and-advanced-user/14661 "2024-06-17T21:12:40Z")
Does anyone know where the Rocky New User Tutorial and Advanced User Tutorial are at? --- ## [Hello Rocky Linux Community](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/hello-rocky-linux-community/12186)
**Author:** [@TheLinuxITGuy](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/TheLinuxITGuy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2024, 8:47pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/hello-rocky-linux-community/12186 "2024-06-15T20:47:18Z")
Hello Rocky Linux Enthusiasts! I hope this message finds you well. My name is Chris, and I’m thrilled to be a part of the Rocky Linux community. I’m reaching out today to share some exciting news with all of you. Tomor… --- ## [Hi Rocky Linux community - Please let me introduce myself](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/hi-rocky-linux-community-please-let-me-introduce-myself/12169)
**Author:** [@markuseicher](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/markuseicher)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2023, 7:59pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/hi-rocky-linux-community-please-let-me-introduce-myself/12169 "2023-12-19T19:59:59Z")
Hello folks. I’m Markus and I’m new on the block. I’m currently rebuilding my development environment and I want to learn more about Rocky Linux as a true OPEN source distro for enterprise Linux. I’m evaluating an OpenSt… --- ## [I Started with Red Hat Linux 5 in 1998](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/i-started-with-red-hat-linux-5-in-1998/9157)
**Author:** [@DaveAtFraud](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/DaveAtFraud)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2023, 10:45pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/i-started-with-red-hat-linux-5-in-1998/9157 "2023-03-10T22:45:09Z")
Hi All! Retired now but still running some flavor of Red Hat on my home boxes. Just ran the converter on a CentOS 9 VMware VM and a CentOS 8 install on an old Athlon box. Both appear to have gone flawlessly. I will a… --- ## [National Bureau of Economic Research to upgrade to RL9 for compute servers](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/national-bureau-of-economic-research-to-upgrade-to-rl9-for-compute-servers/8454)
**Author:** [@aaminoff](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/aaminoff)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2023, 2:38pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/national-bureau-of-economic-research-to-upgrade-to-rl9-for-compute-servers/8454 "2023-01-06T14:38:07Z")
Greetings. I’m a sysadmin at NBER. We are a small non-government research institution, most famous for our Business Cycle Dating Committee which decides (6 months after the fact) officially when the US economy goes into … --- ## [KVM guest move from other machines to Rocky 9 network does not work](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/kvm-guest-move-from-other-machines-to-rocky-9-network-does-not-work/7005)
**Author:** [@Jack](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/Jack)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2022, 5:56am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/kvm-guest-move-from-other-machines-to-rocky-9-network-does-not-work/7005 "2022-08-22T05:56:13Z")
Recently I try to have Rocky 9 and load KVM to the server. I tried to move some DVM guest from other servers to this rocky 9 server but all experience problem with network. All guest has network unreachable. While newly … --- ## [New linux Admin - in need of assistance](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/new-linux-admin-in-need-of-assistance/6650)
**Author:** [@Zelphir](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/Zelphir)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2022, 7:41pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/new-linux-admin-in-need-of-assistance/6650 "2022-07-19T19:41:26Z")
Hello everyone, I’ve played around with linux, I can get around the commands, use a little bit of vi, edit some configs and most importantly of all read. However I have been a windows helpdesk tech and admin for 5 or 6 … --- ## [Mikko from Finland - hello! o/](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/mikko-from-finland-hello-o/5362)
**Author:** [@troposphere](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/troposphere)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2022, 7:30pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/mikko-from-finland-hello-o/5362 "2022-07-11T19:30:03Z")
I am intrested about IoT (Arduino, RPi) and trying to learn Linux and other IT skills as much I can. At the moment training for LFCS exam and I like to host different game servers for the players in internet. Also one my… --- ## [Dualboot on Debian](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/dualboot-on-debian/5048)
**Author:** [@rohitkav123](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/rohitkav123)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2022, 7:49am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/dualboot-on-debian/5048 "2022-01-13T07:49:37Z")
Hi. I have a Debian and Linux Mint installed. I would like to test, learn, install Rocky on my system as dual boot. Furthermore, I did try to install, but I couldn’t find the other distros which were installed before whe… --- ## [Buongiorno from Cataldo](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/buongiorno-from-cataldo/4838)
**Author:** [@Cataldo](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/Cataldo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2021, 11:47am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/buongiorno-from-cataldo/4838 "2021-12-09T11:47:40Z")
Ciao I am a Centos user from the start, many years ago, I was very worried in the last few months, for the development of the Centos saga, but now I finally see the light of rocky that illuminates the darkness, I want t… --- ## [Hello, my name is Matias :)](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/hello-my-name-is-matias/4509)
**Author:** [@c4oz](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/c4oz)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2021, 12:17am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/hello-my-name-is-matias/4509 "2021-11-11T00:17:56Z")
Hello, greetings to all. My name is Matias and I am from Argentina. I’ve been using Linux mint for 8 years, luckily all my needs are covered with that distribution, so I haven’t seen windows for many many years. This ye… --- ## [My Introduction](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/my-introduction/1472)
**Author:** [@dsc81](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/dsc81)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2021, 3:59am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/my-introduction/1472 "2021-01-20T03:59:49Z")
Hi my name is Dan, I’m big fan of Centos, and has been using Centos since 2004 I guess. So far so good. Too bad they the will change the Centos tradition. I really hope that Rocky Linux will be as good as Centos