Setting up Rocky Linux (Rocky-9.2-x86_64-dvd.iso) for a virtual machine
Welcome to Rocky Linux 9.2

Setting up Rocky Linux (Rocky-9.2-x86_64-dvd.iso) for a virtual machine

Welcome back to another tutorial from our Linux tutorial series.

We are taking a break from Alpine Linux and exploring a new topic.

This time we are going to run Rocky Linux on a virtual machine for general-purpose computing.


We need to complete several steps to get it working correctly.

1. The very first step is to boot up the ISO image of Rocky-9.2-x86_64-dvd.iso

First screen
First screen

2. Here we have our Troubleshooting options.

Troubleshooting options
Troubleshooting options

3. It was a large download (9.234.624 KB). We need to make sure our installation media is free of corruption.?

Testing Installation Media
Testing Installation Media

4. Here we can see the main installation GUI loading into active memory.

Loading Installation GUI
Loading Installation GUI

5. Here we have the basic language selection.

Language options
Language options

6. Here we have the main installation GUI.

Main Installation GUI
Main Installation GUI

7. We need to manage our disk installation settings.

Storage configuration
Storage configuration

8. We need to manage our disk installation settings.

Storage configuration
Storage configuration

9. We need to manage our disk installation settings.

Storage configuration
Storage configuration

10. We need to manage our disk installation settings.

Storage configuration
Storage configuration

11. Here we have our software selection screen.

Software Selection
Software Selection

12. We need to configure our network and local host.

Network and Host Name
Network and Host Name

13. We shall go for a much more reduced minimalistic security profile. DO NO do this in a production environment.

Setting the security profile
Setting the security profile

14. We need to set up our root account.

Root account setup
Root account setup

15. We are now fully prepared to Begin the Installation process.

Ready to begin installation
Ready to begin the installation

16. Here we can see the setup process.

Installation Process
Installation Process

17. The Installation process has been completed.

Installation Complete
Installation Complete

18. Our first boot of the new system.

Booting new system
Booting new system

19. Once our Rocky Linux 9.2 virtual machine execution environment has fully booted we are ready to begin our productive work – system ready.

Login to new system
Login to the new system

20. Welcome to Rocky Linux 9.2

Welcome to Rocky Linux 9.2
Welcome to Rocky Linux 9.2

21. We use the command 'shutdown -h now' to power off our Rocky Linux 9.2 virtual machine execution environment.

To shutdown our new Rocky Linux 9.2 system we use the command 'shutdown -h now'
To shut down our new Rocky Linux 9.2 system we use the command 'shutdown -h now'

Well, that was exciting. See you in the next one! #linux


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