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Rocky Linux tutorials

Rocky Linux how-to guides — dnf, SELinux, systemd services, and RHEL-compatible administration.

Rocky Linux is a downstream rebuild of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, popular for servers that need RHEL-compatible packages and long-term stability.

Tutorials here cover dnf repositories, SELinux contexts, firewalld rules, and enterprise services you would run on production Rocky 8 or 9 hosts.

Follow these guides for step-by-step administration, from initial package installs to storage, networking, and hardening tasks.

For AlmaLinux-specific notes or distro comparisons, see AlmaLinux and AlmaLinux vs Rocky Linux.

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Rocky Linux tutorials illustration with dnf, firewalld, and RHEL-compatible server guides
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Install Rancher on Rocky Linux 9 [Step-by-Step]

Step by step instructions to install rancher on Rocky Linux 9 with screenshots.

Omer Cakmak6 min read
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Install R on Rocky Linux 8 & 9

Step by Step instructions to install R Programming Language in Rocky Linux. Download and Install specific version of R language

Omer Cakmak5 min read
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How to install certbot [Let's Encrypt] on Rocky Linux 9

Step by Step instructions to install and generate certs using Let's Encrypt (certbot) on Rocky Linux 9. Generate and deploy certs for Nginx and Apache server.

Omer Cakmak7 min read
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How to disable firewall in Rocky Linux? [SOLVED]

A firewall is a must for every server system but there are times when for debugging purpose we would like to stop and disable the firewalld service. In this

Omer Cakmak5 min read
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Install Visual Studio Code Rocky Linux 9

Step by step instructions to install Visual Studio Code on Rocky Linux 9. 4 different methods to install and setup Visual Studio Code

Omer Cakmak4 min read
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Install WordPress on Rocky Linux 9 [Step-by-Step]

Step by Step instructions to install wordpress on Rocky Linux 9

Omer Cakmak4 min read
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Install FFmpeg in Rocky Linux 9

Step by step instructions to install ffmpeg in Rocky Linux 9

Omer Cakmak4 min read
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Install Memcached on Rocky Linux 9 [Step-by-Step]

Step by Step instructions to install Memcached on Rocky Linux 9. 2 different methods to install using default package manager and downloading from official source.

Omer Cakmak4 min read
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Install Redis Server on Rocky Linux 9 [Step-by-Step]

Step by step instructions to install redis on Rocky Linux 9

Omer Cakmak5 min read
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Install PgAdmin4 on Rocky Linux 9 [Step-by-Step]

Step by step instructions to install pgadmin4 on Rocky Linux 9 with screenshots

Omer Cakmak3 min read
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How to Install Apr And Apr-Util in Linux

Step by Step instructions to install apr and apr-util in Linux. 2 different ways to install apr and apr-util. Install from github page on ubuntu, debian, centos, redhat, rocky linux, alma linux etc

Omer Cakmak5 min read
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Steps to install gcloud on Linux [100% Working]

Step by step instructions to install gcloud cli on Ubuntu (Debian based) and Rocky Linux (Red Hat based).

Omer Cakmak8 min read
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Setup local YUM/DNF repo server Rocky Linux 8 [Step-by-Step]

Step by Step instructions to configure local and offline yum or dnf repository server using Nginx on Rocky Linux 8

Deepak Prasad7 min read
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Install GCC on Rocky Linux PROPERLY

step-by-step guide to install GCC on Rocky Linux. We also went further and wrote a C program to add two numbers, and further looked at how GCC carries out compilation

Deepak Prasad5 min read
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Install iRedMail on Rocky Linux 8 [Step-by-Step]

Step by Step instructions to install iredmail on rocky linux 8 with screenshots. Install and Configure iredmail server GUI

Deepak Prasad7 min read
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Install WireGuard VPN Rocky Linux 8

Step by step instructions to install wireguard VPN on Rocky Linux. Configure network, firewall and test the VPN

Deepak Prasad8 min read
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Install Graylog on Rocky Linux 8

Step by step instructions to install graylog on rocky Linux 8. Install and configure elasticsearch, mariadb, java and graylog server

Deepak Prasad8 min read
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Install MariaDB on Rocky Linux 8.4

In this tutorial, we will learn how to install MariaDB on Rocky Linux 8.4. You may also check the mariadb page link for the official instructions to install

Deepak Prasad5 min read