rocky-wsl

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• Rocky Linux setup for WSL
• Use WSL2 or higher

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• Run the script in PowerShell:

PS C:\workspace\wsl\rocky> .\Install-RockyWSL.ps1

• Adjust the following fields before execution:

[CmdletBinding()]
param(
  # RockeyLinux version "9" or "8" → latest pub path
  # RockeyLinux version "9.6", "9.4", "8.10" → fixed vault path
  [string]$RockyVersion = "9",

  [ValidateSet("Base","Minimal","UBI")]
  [string]$Variant = "Base",

  [string]$DistroName = "Rocky9",

  [string]$InstallPath = "C:\WSL\Rocky9",

  [string]$Username = "rocky",

  [bool]$EnableSystemd = $true,

  [bool]$SkipUpdate = $false
)

• UBI: Universal Base Image compatible with Red Hat (RHEL). Intended for container environments (Docker, Podman, etc.).

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Major version comparison table (Rocky vs RHEL)

Rocky Version	Release Date	Corresponding RHEL Version / Release Date	Main Kernel / Features	End of Support / EOL (Rocky)	Notes
Rocky 8.4 (“Green Obsidian”)	2021-06-21	RHEL 8.4 (2021-05-18)	Kernel 4.18	Security support until May 2029	Release delayed by about 34 days
Rocky 8.5	2021-11-15	RHEL 8.5 (2021-11-09)	—	Same	Delay about 6 days
Rocky 8.6	2022-05-16	RHEL 8.6 (2022-05-10)	—	Same	Delay about 6 days
Rocky 8.7	2022-11-14	RHEL 8.7 (2022-11-09)	—	Same	Delay about 5 days
Rocky 8.8	2023-05-20	RHEL 8.8 (2023-05-16)	—	Same	Delay about 4 days
Rocky 8.9	2023-11-22	RHEL 8.9 (2023-11-14)	—	Same	Delay about 8 days
Rocky 8.10	2024-05-30	RHEL 8.10 (2024-05-23)	—	Security support until 2029	Last minor release of 8 series
Rocky 9.0 (“Blue Onyx”)	2022-07-14	RHEL 9.0 (2022-05-17)	Kernel 5.14	Support planned until May 2032	Delay about 58 days
Rocky 9.x	Ongoing	Corresponding RHEL minor releases	—	Same	Example: RHEL 9.3 (2023-11-07), Rocky 9.3 (2023-11-20)
Rocky 10.0 (“Red Quartz”)	2025-06-11	RHEL 10 (Kernel 6.12)	—	Support planned until ~2035	—

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Default account settings

# Create home directory (-m) and default shell (/bin/bash)
useradd -m -s /bin/bash j2

# Set password
passwd j2

# Grant sudo privileges
usermod -aG wheel j2

# Change default WSL user
vim /etc/wsl.conf

# Add this:
[user]
default=j2

# Restart WSL from PowerShell:
wsl --shutdown
wsl -d RockyLinux

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Install development tools

# Update system
sudo dnf update -y

# Install Development Tools group
sudo dnf groupinstall -y "Development Tools"

# Additional packages for C++17+
sudo dnf install -y gcc-c++ cmake ninja-build git