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This new version introduces significant changes, including support for the 64-bit RISC-V architecture and the deprecation of 32-bit applications.<\/p>\n<p>Key features of Rocky Linux 10 include the integration of a DHCP client within the NetworkManager, enabling administrative privileges by default for users, and allowing Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) for graphical remote access. Additionally, the support for x86-64-v2 architectures has been removed in this release, while Wayland replaces the Xorg Server as the default display server, using Xwayland to accommodate applications not yet adapted to Wayland.<\/p>\n<p>Under the hood, Rocky Linux 10 comes equipped with updated GNU\/Linux technologies such as Rust 1.84.1, LLVM 19.1.7, Go 1.23, Grafana 10.2.6, GDB 14.2, Python 3.12, and PostgreSQL 16.8, among others.<\/p>\n<p>For further details, you can review the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/rockylinux.org\/news\/rocky-linux-10-0-ga-release\">release announcement<\/a>. Rocky Linux 10 is available for download from the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/rockylinux.org\/download\">official website<\/a>, offering installable ISO images for multiple architectures including 64-bit AMD\/Intel x86-64-v3, 64-bit ARMv8.0-A, IBM POWER, IBM z, and the newly supported RISC-V. 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