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CentOS Alternative Rocky Linux 8.5 Is Out Now with Secure Boot Support

Derived from Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.5 as a CentOS Linux alternative, Rocky Linux 8.5 is here to introduce new features like Secure Boot support.

This is the first release of Rocky Linux to include the official Rocky Linux signed Secure Boot shim, but users need to validate it to ensure that it’s properly activated. As such, the developers ask users to run a few commands after installing Rocky Linux 8.5. Learn more about the new release and how to install and use it here.

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