Rocky Linux 8

[VAXman65]

With Rocky Linux (https://rockylinux.org/) arriving as the heir to the CentOS mantle (downstream community edition), will eFa be supporting this distribution?

[driesp]

I've been able to install it on Rocky Linux 8.

You need to modify the file /etc/redhat-release,
change the word 'Rocky' with 'CentOS' before running the installer.

The install works fine on my Rocky.

[shawniverson]

Guess you are the guinnea pig

Let me know how it goes and I can modify eFa to detect Rocky.

[banym]

Would love to see the installer working with Rocky Linux aswell.

[hunter-nl]

Guess you are the guinnea pig

Let me know how it goes and I can modify eFa to detect Rocky.

I've upgraded from CentOS 8 to Rocky 8.4 and 8.5. eFa4 works great. No issues. This is much easier upgrade/migration path then moving to debian. And Rocky 8 is with support until "Planned EOL: 31st May 2029".
The eFa installer script needs an addition to detect Rocky as OS and update eFa4 repo url to update CentOS in Rocky.

[shawniverson]

Coming right up, I'll make the necessary changes.

[jheffez]

Hi,
Any idea when we'll be able to use the new OS?

[shawniverson]

eFa4 has been updated to detect and install on Rocky 8.

https://efa-project.org/download/

[dangsite]

Has anyone tried Rocky 9?

I was planning to my efa server over to Rocky during the Thanksgiving Break (US).

[shawniverson]

eFa is not ready for v9 OSes yet. I have to do some work there.

[dangsite]

Thank you for a reply on version 9.