# Rocky Linux 8.4 Available Now **URL:** \ **Category:** Announcements\ **Created:** [June 21, 2021, 1:00pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-linux-8-4-available-now/3015 "2021-06-21T13:00:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![vds](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e68b1a/32.png) [@vds](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/vds)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2021, 6:00pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-linux-8-4-available-now/3015/27 "2021-06-24T18:00:17Z")
(for others - here is the stanza from the download page…) _or (c) for use in connection with the design, development or production of nuclear, chemical or biological weapons, or rocket systems, space launch vehicles, or sounding rockets, or unmanned air vehicle systems._ > [@leigh](#): > > If you’re not planning on making nuclear missiles or ICMBs, I think you’re probably fine. I know it sounds rather facetious but it’s kinda a real question. The way it’s worded places like Boeing or SpaceX or NASA or many universities wouldn’t be able to download/use the software as they are either big and far-reaching enough, or focussed enough, to do some or all of the items in ‘c’. So would a hobbyist rocket club in a high school or the like. And yes I did notice the CentOS wording is identical, but I see Oracle words their export compliance more along the lines of just the ‘a’ and ‘b’ part which is pretty typical Export Compliance and doesn’t seem to have the section ‘c’ limitations in a casual reading. I guess I’m not understanding section ‘c’ at all. It doesn’t seem to be remotely related to Export Compliance at all. Seems like it’s trying to enforce some political constraints for some reason. ---
**Author:** ![brian](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/brian/32/5777_2.png) [@brian](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/brian)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2021, 2:22pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-linux-8-4-available-now/3015/28 "2021-06-25T14:22:54Z")
If you’re interested in more details about what you can and cannot lawfully do with Rocky Linux regarding section C, review 15 CFR § 744.3 and it’s definitions for the listed items. The text on the download page is what our legal counsel has advised we put there. ---
**Author:** ![vds](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e68b1a/32.png) [@vds](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/vds)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2021, 4:29pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-linux-8-4-available-now/3015/29 "2021-06-25T16:29:35Z")
Really interesting stuff. Thanks for the precise reference and best of luck with Rocky !! ---
**Author:** ![happytroyboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ecccb3/32.png) [@happytroyboy](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/happytroyboy)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2021, 11:59am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-linux-8-4-available-now/3015/30 "2021-06-28T11:59:01Z")
Just deployed Rocky Linux 8.4 on virtual machine.🙂 I will testing deploy the Zabbix on Rocky Linux. ---
**Author:** ![Iainwhite](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/iainwhite/32/494_2.png) [@Iainwhite](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/Iainwhite)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2021, 6:36pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-linux-8-4-available-now/3015/31 "2021-06-30T18:36:15Z")
Rocky 8.4 is running great on my old Centos home hobby server. Thanks for the great work! ---
**Author:** ![h-vetinari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ebca7d/32.png) [@h-vetinari](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/h-vetinari)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2021, 12:29pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-linux-8-4-available-now/3015/32 "2021-07-03T12:29:35Z")
Hey all, congratulations to the release! 🥳 I was wondering about the state of PPC support? I cannot find anything about it on bugzilla. Is this planned at all? ---
**Author:** ![brian](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/brian/32/5777_2.png) [@brian](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/brian)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2021, 1:49pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-linux-8-4-available-now/3015/33 "2021-07-04T13:49:26Z")
A PowerPC build is currently underway. Expect an official release soon! ---
**Author:** ![h-vetinari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ebca7d/32.png) [@h-vetinari](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/h-vetinari)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2021, 10:31pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-linux-8-4-available-now/3015/34 "2021-07-04T22:31:30Z")
Great news, thanks! 🙃 ---
**Author:** ![thachln](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@thachln](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/thachln)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2021, 6:30pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-linux-8-4-available-now/3015/35 "2021-07-06T18:30:49Z")
Hi, Can I build my own distribution of Rocky Linux? Please help where is the source code and give some guidelines if any. Thanks, Rocky ---
**Author:** ![brian](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/brian/32/5777_2.png) [@brian](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/brian)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2021, 12:38pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-linux-8-4-available-now/3015/36 "2021-07-07T12:38:53Z")
Of course! The Rocky Linux project / organization has been designed specifically for transparency and to make forking easy. Package sources are on [https://git.rockylinux.org](https://git.rockylinux.org), and much of the the supporting tooling is on [https://github.com/rocky-linux](https://github.com/rocky-linux). The build process and infrastructure is documented at [https://wiki.rockylinux.org](https://wiki.rockylinux.org). The only stipulations are that you cannot use the Rocky Linux name or branding in your distribution, and that you respect the relevant licenses. ---
**Author:** ![msz1959](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee59a6/32.png) [@msz1959](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/msz1959)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2021, 1:17pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-linux-8-4-available-now/3015/37 "2021-07-09T13:17:41Z")
How can one tell whether the installation is a RC or “final”? I have installed a VirtualBox machine RL 8.3 (which AFAIR was RC only, wasn’t it?) and after several upgrades I ended up with RL 8.4 according to /etc/rocky-release. Now I am not quite sure which release I have. ---
**Author:** ![tcooper](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/tcooper/32/905_2.png) [@tcooper](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/tcooper)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2021, 5:34am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-linux-8-4-available-now/3015/38 "2021-07-12T05:34:12Z")
The current rocky-release RPM package is… [rocky-release-8.4-30.el8.noarch.rpm](https://download.rockylinux.org/pub/rocky/8/BaseOS/x86_64/os/Packages/rocky-release-8.4-30.el8.noarch.rpm) If you run `dnf update` and nothing updates, you have the above package installed and you are running the latest installed kernel you are running the GA release of Rocky Linux. ---
**Author:** ![msz1959](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee59a6/32.png) [@msz1959](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/msz1959)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2021, 8:32am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-linux-8-4-available-now/3015/39 "2021-07-12T08:32:07Z")
Thanx for replay. I do have rocky-release-8.4-30.el8.noarch, there were three rpms with that version (gpg-keys and repos) as the solely update today. Yet I am still confused. I installed RL 8.3 which, if I am right, was a RC. Now the Release Notes of RL 8.4 [RelNotes](https://docs.rockylinux.org/release_notes/8.4) say > Migration to Rocky Linux 8.4 is **not** supported from Rocky Linux 8.3 RC1, Rocky Linux 8.4 RC1, or any other release candidates. So I wonder how was that possible. Does “not supported” mean that still one can try and maybe succeed? Should I reinstall from scratch just in case? ---
**Author:** ![tcooper](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/tcooper/32/905_2.png) [@tcooper](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/tcooper)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2021, 4:32pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-linux-8-4-available-now/3015/40 "2021-07-12T16:32:52Z")
That statement is in the Release Notes because the RC’s were not GA releases and prior to GA we could not be sure there would not be issues with upgrades. Rocky Linux is “community supported” through the forums and chat. You will not be turned away because you upgraded from an RC. However, if there are unanticipated problems because you upgraded we might not be able to solve them and will recommend you reinstall. We would like to know about such issues even if we can’t solve them. It’s your choice whether you’d prefer to start off with a fresh GA install or continue on with your upgraded system. It sounds like you’re prepared to do that so maybe that is the best choice? ---
**Author:** ![JeffreyDoujon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/65b543/32.png) [@JeffreyDoujon](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/JeffreyDoujon)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2021, 10:31pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-linux-8-4-available-now/3015/41 "2021-07-19T22:31:10Z")
I have used Rocky on ESXi 6.7 all works fine so far, Just remeber to turn Secure Boot off. ---
**Author:** ![akosprime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@akosprime](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/akosprime)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2021, 2:21pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-linux-8-4-available-now/3015/42 "2021-07-29T14:21:05Z")
Perhaps I’m missing it in the announcements, though I’ve double-checked, but is there any ETA on when the other critical repositories like PowerTools, AppStream, and HighAvailability will be available/released? Is there a tracking page for these? Having the BaseOS is nice (and critical of course,) but without these other repos it’s impossible to convert many, if not most, systems over to Rocky. For example on one of our high availability nodes running CentOS-8 currently there are 1044 rpms installed, 160 come from AppStream, 30 come from HighAvailability, and 16 come from PowerTools, almost 20% of installed packages come from repos not currently available from Rocky. Can someone point me to documentation on this subject, e.g. announcement, wiki, official forum post, etc.? Thanks in advance. ---
**Author:** ![iwalker](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/iwalker/32/2599_2.png) [@iwalker](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/iwalker)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2021, 5:13pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-linux-8-4-available-now/3015/43 "2021-07-29T17:13:19Z")
Look in /etc/yum.repos.d since repo files for appstream and powertools already exist. Not sure about HA since not by my server right now to check it. EDIT: Rocky-HighAvailability.repo also exists, so there is everything you needed. ---
**Author:** ![dexter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dc4da7/32.png) [@dexter](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/dexter)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2021, 2:25pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-linux-8-4-available-now/3015/44 "2021-08-02T14:25:19Z")
I’m using `powertools` by default, also third party repositories `epel` and `remi` without issues so far. After migration from my previous CentOS 8.4 configuration, this is my full repo list with Rocky: ```auto [root@rocky ~]# dnf repolist --all repo id repo name status appstream Rocky Linux 8 - AppStream enabled appstream-debug Rocky Linux 8 - AppStream - Source disabled appstream-source Rocky Linux 8 - AppStream - Source disabled baseos Rocky Linux 8 - BaseOS enabled baseos-debug Rocky Linux 8 - BaseOS - Source disabled baseos-source Rocky Linux 8 - BaseOS - Source disabled devel Rocky Linux 8 - Devel WARNING! FOR BUILDROOT AND KOJI USE disabled epel Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64 enabled epel-debuginfo Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64 - Debug disabled epel-modular Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64 enabled epel-modular-debuginfo Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64 - Debug disabled epel-modular-source Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64 - Source disabled epel-playground Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - Playground - x86_64 disabled epel-playground-debuginfo Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - Playground - x86_64 - Debug disabled epel-playground-source Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - Playground - x86_64 - Source disabled epel-source Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64 - Source disabled epel-testing Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - Testing - x86_64 disabled epel-testing-debuginfo Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - Testing - x86_64 - Debug disabled epel-testing-modular Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - Testing - x86_64 disabled epel-testing-modular-debuginfo Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - Testing - x86_64 - Debug disabled epel-testing-modular-source Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - Testing - x86_64 - Sourc disabled epel-testing-source Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - Testing - x86_64 - Source disabled extras Rocky Linux 8 - Extras enabled ha Rocky Linux 8 - HighAvailability disabled ha-debug Rocky Linux 8 - High Availability - Source disabled ha-source Rocky Linux 8 - High Availability - Source disabled media-appstream Rocky Linux 8 - Media - AppStream disabled media-baseos Rocky Linux 8 - Media - BaseOS disabled nfv Rocky Linux 8 - NFV disabled plus Rocky Linux 8 - Plus disabled powertools Rocky Linux 8 - PowerTools enabled powertools-debug Rocky Linux 8 - PowerTools - Source disabled powertools-source Rocky Linux 8 - PowerTools - Source disabled remi Remi's RPM repository for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64 disabled remi-debuginfo Remi's RPM repository for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64 - debuginfo disabled remi-modular Remi's Modular repository for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64 enabled remi-modular-test Remi's Modular testing repository for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64 disabled remi-safe Safe Remi's RPM repository for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64 enabled remi-safe-debuginfo Remi's RPM repository for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64 - debuginfo disabled remi-test Remi's test RPM repository for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64 disabled remi-test-debuginfo Remi's test RPM repository for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64 - debuginfo disabled resilient-storage Rocky Linux 8 - ResilientStorage disabled resilient-storage-debug Rocky Linux 8 - Resilient Storage - Source disabled resilient-storage-source Rocky Linux 8 - Resilient Storage - Source disabled rt Rocky Linux 8 - Realtime disabled ``` ---
**Author:** ![h-vetinari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ebca7d/32.png) [@h-vetinari](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/h-vetinari)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2021, 2:03am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-linux-8-4-available-now/3015/45 "2021-11-09T02:03:22Z")
> [@brian](#): > > A PowerPC build is currently underway. Expect an official release soon! Hey @brian, just wanted to check in on the current status around efforts for Rocky on PPC? ---
**Author:** ![ressonix](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/ressonix/32/705_2.png) [@ressonix](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/ressonix)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2021, 11:07pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-linux-8-4-available-now/3015/46 "2021-11-15T23:07:03Z")
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