With the help of this PPT, anyone can install the Rocky Linux version 9 successfully. A screenshot has been included in each slide to make sure everything is explained clearly. Visit our website for more articles on Linux Commands and Advanced Services : https://www.linuxteck.com/

1. HOWTO INSTALLROCKYLINUX9
STEPBYSTEP
WITH SCREENSHOTS

2. Table of Contents
 What is Rocky Linux 9 & its features?
 Step-1: Download the latest Rocky Linux 9.1
 Step-2: Bootable DVD/USB
 Step-3: Let's start the Rocky Linux 9.1 Installation
 Step-4: Language selection screen
 Step-5: Configure Installation Summary
 Step-6: Click "Begin Installation"
 Step-7: Fresh Rocky Linux 9.1 box and Post Installation

3. What is Rocky Linux 9 & its features?
AreyoulookingforanewLinuxdistribution toinstall? Rocky
Linux isan excellentchoice,offeringarobustandreliableoperating
systemthatis compatiblewithRedHatEnterprise Linux(RHEL)
anditis considered asthereplacementofCentOSLinux.Asof
November262022,RockyEnterprises SoftwareFoundationhas
releasedRockLinux9.1,itsmostlatestversion ofoperatingsystem
withsupportforx86-64,aarch64,ppc64le,ands390xprocessors.

4. What is Rocky Linux 9 & its features?
Thereissomeexciting newsaboutRockyLinux9.0,namelythe
introduction ofanewreproduciblebuild systemcalledPeridot.
Peridotisdesigned toallowteams,communities,andindividuals to
customizeRockyLinuxbuildsaccording totheiruniqueneeds.
Asusual,thesupportlifecycleforRockyLInux istenyears.Sincethe
RockyLinux9wasreleasedonJuly142022andtheend oflifedateis
May312032.In version 9.1therearequiteafewupdatesand changes
thathavebeenadded.

5. What is Rocky Linux 9 & its features?
InthissectionIwillbelisting outonlythemainfeaturesofthelatest
RockyLinuxversions. However,youcanreadthefullreleasenotes
fromhere.

6. Main features:
•GNOME 40hasbeenadopted asthedefaultdesktopenvironment.
•ThebaseOSXFSfilesystemnowsupportsDirectAccessOperations
(DAX).
•RuntimeandTools -Thisversion oftheproductincludesthelatest
languageruntimesandcompilers,including GCC11.2.1,Go(1.17.1),
Rust(1.58.1),andLLVM(13.0.1).Inaddition, itcomeswiththelatest
Python3.9,Node.JS16,Ruby3.0.3,PHP8.0,andPerl5.32.

7. Main features:
•Remoterootuserauthenticationisdisabled bydefault,soSHA-1is
nolongerusedforsecurity.Therehavebeenanumberof
improvementsmadetothesecurityofOpenSSLv3.0.1withthenew
version.Inaddition, theSCP/RCPprotocolwasreplacedwithSFTP.
•TheCockpitWebConsolenowoffersimprovedperformanceand
featuresforsystemmonitoring

8. What is Rocky Linux 9 & its features?
•Withthisguide,youwillbeabletoinstallRockyLinux9.1injust
seveneasysteps.Byfollowingthesesimple linuxinstallationsteps,
youwillhaveRockyLinux9.1upandrunningonyourcomputerin
notime.Let'sgetstarted andlearnhowtoinstallRockyLinux9.1.
Nevertheless, RockyLinux8willcontinuetobesupporteduntilMay
312029.

9. PREREQUISITES :
HDD minimum : 20 GB
RAM minimum : 2 GB (Recommended 4 GB)
System Type : 64-bit x86 System
Installation kit : Bootable DVD/USB/.iso
Prerequisites :

10. NOTE :
Avirtualenvironment (VMwareWorkstation 17pro) willbeusedforthedemonstration. Weassumethatyouhaveyour
ownvirtualorstandardmachinethatisreadytoinstallRocky Linux9.1.

11. STEP-1:DOWNLOADTHELATESTROCKYLINUX9.1
RockyLinux'sofficialsiteprovidesadirectdownloadlinkfortheisofile.
https://rockylinux.org/download/

12. STEP-2:BOOTABLEDVD/USB
Note:
Ifyouplanto installthe OSonavirtualmachine,usethe ISOimageinsteadofthebootable DVDorUSBdrive.Forour
environment, wechoseavirtualizedenvironment. Installingthebaremetalserverrequires abootableDVDorUSB
drive.Incaseofdifficulty,refertothis step-by-step guideoncreatingabootableUSB.

13. STEP-3:LET'SSTARTTHEROCKYLINUX 9.1INSTALLATION
Note:
Upon bootingRocky Linux9.1fromthe ".ISOorbootable mediakit",youwillbepresented withthe followingscreen:
InordertoinstallRocky Linux9,simplyselect "InstallRocky Linux9.1"or"Testthismedia&InstallRocky Linux9.1"
andhitenter.Asafirst-time downloader,youshouldpickthe secondoption.

14. Rocky Linux 9-boot-screen

15. STEP-4:LANGUAGE SELECTIONSCREEN
Note:
Thisscreenallowsyoutochoose yourpreferredlanguage.Inorderto proceed, let'schoose the EnglishUnitedStates
fromthelistandclick"Continue".

16. Rocky Linux 9- Welcome-Screen

17. STEP-5:CONFIGURE INSTALLATIONSUMMARY
Note:
Hereyouareabletocustomize the installationaccordingtoyourneeds.

18. Rocky Linux 9-Installation-summary

19. Rocky Linux 9-Installation-summary
• System (Installation Destination)
• Activate Root Password
• Create a local user
• Date & Time
• Software Selection
• Kdump
• Network & Host Name
• Security Policy
 Note :
Itcanbeseeninthescreenabovethatsomeoptions have
alreadybeen selected orfilledbydefault.Theremaining
options abovewillbe manuallyconfiguredaccordingto
ourneeds.Here,Iwillcustomize thepartition
(InstallationDestination).

20. Rocky Linux 9-Installation-destination

21. NOTE :
Asseenintheabovewindow,RockyLinux9.1willbeinstalledona20GBvirtualdisk.Thediskpartition canbecreated
intwoways(Automatic andCustom). IntheAutomatic option, allpartitions willbe configuredautomatically.Ifyou
selectthe "Custom option", youwillbe abletoconfigurepartitions manually.Ihavedecided tocreate acustom
partition basedonmy needs.Click"Done" tocontinue.

22. Rocky Linux 9-manual-partition

23. NOTE :
Onthescreenabove,youcanselectbetween Standard,LVM,andLVMThinProvisioningpartitioning schemes. LVM
isenabledbydefault.Tochangethescheme, select anoption fromthe drop-down list.Asyoucansee,Iused standard
partitioning here.

24. Rocky Linux 9-standard-partition

25. NOTE :
It is essential for every Linux administrator to understand how to partition the disk. For the server to function properly,
we must create a partition very carefully. Partition schemes are often chosen incorrectly by newbies and experienced
Windows users migrating to Linux. They typically create boot, swap, and root (/) partitions. Maybe this combination
would work well for a desktop or home computer. Production servers should not be able to use it due to performance
andother issues.Ratherthan usingtheprevious partitioning scheme, use thefollowingone:
•/boot –1GBwithxfs filesystem
•/ –8GBwithxfsfilesystem
•/home –7GBwithxfsfilesystem
•/var –2GBwithxfsfilesystem
•Swap –4GBwithswap filesystem

26. NOTE :
Inmyboot partition, Ihavemade1GB.Theboot partition canbecustomized toanysizeyoulike.Usually,1to2GBis
sufficient.Thefinalstepisto click"Addmount points".

27. Rocky Linux 9-boot-partition

28. NOTE :
Inthenextstep, createapartitioncalled"/" (parent), alsoknownas"root". I'mgoingto usean8GBpartition forthis
labexercise.Continuebyclicking"Addmount point".

29. Rocky Linux 9-root-partition

30. NOTE :
Asimilarprocess canbeused tocreate other partitions(/home, /var,andswap).

31. Rocky Linux 9- home- partition

32. Rocky Linux 9-var-partition

33. Rocky Linux 9-swap-partition

34. NOTE :
Click"Done" afteryou'vefinishedpartitioning thediskasshownbelow:

35. Rocky Linux 9-config-partition

36. NOTE :
Inordertofulfillthesummarychangesmadetothe disk,click"Accept Changes",whichwillwritethe following
partitions:

37. Rocky Linux 9-config-partition

38. NOTE :
Then,underUserSettings, youneed toenableboth Root andUsercreation. Toenabletheroot account, simplyclick
thisoption, enterthe root password,andclick"Done". Asyoumove forwardwiththe nextstep, youwillseetwo
checkboxes whereyoucanmarkwhat'simportant toyouandclick"Done".

39. Rocky Linux 9-set-root-password

40. NOTE :
Onceyou'veentered yourroot password,click"Done".

41. Rocky Linux 9-config-partition

42. NOTE :
Youcancreate anewuserbyclicking"UserCreation"onthe InstallationSummarypage.

43. Rocky Linux 9-local-user

44. Rocky Linux 9-set-local-user & password

45. NOTE :
ToadjusttheDateandTimesettings foryourzone,clickonthe respective iconandselectthe regionandcitydisplayed
asshownbelow:

46. Rocky Linux 9-date-time

47. NOTE :
Thenextstepistoreviewtheserversoftwarepackages.Duringtheinstallationprocess, Rocky Linuxisautomatically
selected asa"ServerwithGUI"package,butyoucanchangethis selectionbyclickingthe"SoftwareSelection"option.
Therearesixoptions forserversoftwareyourcanchoose from.Youcanchoose basedonyourrequirements. Currently,
Iwillusethedefault.Onceyouhaveselected yourmethod, click"Done.".

48. Rocky Linux 9-software-selection

49. NOTE :
Next,let'slookat Kdump.Bydefault,Kdump isenabled,anditisagood ideatoleaveitenabledfordebuggingkernel-
levelcrashes.Youcandisableitbyclickingthe option andremovingthe tickmark.You canlearnmore aboutthe
kdumpbyclickinghere.

50. Rocky Linux 9-kdump

51. NOTE :
Duringthe installationprocess, youcanenabletheEthernet connection "On"andconfigure"Network &HostName".
AdynamicIPaddress(DHCP)isassignedautomatically,andthehostname canalsobeadded.Onceyou'vefinished,
click"Done":

52. Rocky Linux 9- Network-Hostname

53. STEP-6:CLICK"BEGININSTALLATION"
Followingourcustomization ofalltherelevantoptions, youcanclickonthe "BeginInstallation"tabtobeginthe
installation:

54. Rocky Linux 9-Installation-Summary-Final

55. NOTE :
Inthebelowscreenshot, youcanseethatthe installationhasbegun,aswellasthelevelofprogress oftheinstallation.

56. Rocky Linux 9-installation-process-started

57. Rocky Linux 9-installation-process-started

58. Rocky Linux 9-installation-process-started

59. NOTE :
Reboot thecomputer andchoose theboot option fromthediskafterremovingtheinstallationmediakit.

60. STEP-7:FRESHROCKYLINUX 9.1BOXANDPOST
INSTALLATION
StartRockyLinux9.1 byselecting thefirstoption fromthegrubmenu,asshownbelow.

61. Rocky Linux 9 -After-Reboot

62. NOTE :
Afterclickingonthe usernametab,enter thepasswordandclick"ENTER"tologin.

63. Rocky Linux 9-First-Login-Screen

64. NOTE :
ThisdisplaystheRocky Linux9GNOMEdesktop withatour guidetohelpyoulearnhowto useit.Tourscanbetaken
ordeclined.Youarecompletely freetochoose.

65. Rocky Linux 9-Welcome-Screen

66. NOTE :
Finally,hereisascreenshot ofRocky Linux9.1's GNOMEenvironmentdesktop. Themenubarislocated inthebottom
corner ofyourscreen.

67. Rocky Linux 9-GNOME-environment

68. CONCLUSION
We have successfully installed Rocky Linux 9.1! Thank you for taking the time to read! We hope this article has helped
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