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This product has charges associated with it for compatibility engineering, supply chain validation, and seller support provided by CIQ which are not available from the community. Rocky Linux from CIQ, optimized for use with NVIDIA GPUs to enable you to get started right out of the box with GPU drivers and the CUDA Toolkit preinstalled.
Overview
This is a repackaged open source software product wherein additional charges apply for compatibility engineering, pre-installed configuration, software supply chain validation, and open-source indemnification provided by CIQ which are not provided with the Community Edition.
Rocky Linux from CIQ (RLC) is an enterprise-grade Linux distribution built for stability, security, and performance on AWS offering enhanced assurances provided by CIQ which are not available with the Community version. RLC offers seamless compatibility with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), ensuring an easy migration away from RHEL for organizations looking to run a performant, cost-optimized, and secure Linux open-source solution. This listing tracks Rocky Linux Latest Release and updates minor versions approximately every 6 months following upstream releases.
This listing is optimized for use with NVIDIA GPU instances, including signed drivers (kernel modules) to enable you to leverage Secure Boot along with a matched version of the CUDA Toolkit to enable you to begin building and deploying GPU-enabled workloads right out of the box saving considerable time and effort installing drivers and fulfilling dependencies.
We offer multiple AMIs in this listing with different versions of the drivers and libraries pre-installed, allowing you to select exactly the combination which best suits your needs. Please be sure to review the Version Notes to make sure you deploy the version with the desired NVIDIA GPU driver and CUDA Toolkit. If you are looking for a combination which is not available built into the AMI, you may easily install alternative versions provided by CIQ using the dnf command once you launch your instance. The number of images will grow over time, and new versions of drivers and libraries will be available within 30 days of release upstream.
This offer includes Basic Support from CIQ. See the Support Details for information on the available scope of support and how to access our support team, and review the CIQ Support Overview under Learning Resources for more information on the scope of this included support product.
Highlights
- Compatibility: This AMI is optimized for use with NVIDIA GPUs out of the box with built-in signed GPU drivers and the CUDA Toolkit to enable you to immediately get started building and deploying GPU-enabled applications without the hassle of driver setup and configuration.
- Fully compatible with Enterprise Linux.
- Security updates guaranteed: Rocky Linux from CIQ delivers timely security updates and a commercially backed SLO to ensure that even if the community is running behind, or upstream projects decide not to fix a critical security issue, CIQ will ensure you are compliant and up to date.
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64-bit (Arm) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
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OtherLinux Rocky Linux 9.6
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g5g.xlarge Recommended | $0.03 |
i4g.4xlarge | $0.03 |
m6g.medium | $0.03 |
m8g.4xlarge | $0.03 |
i8g.large | $0.03 |
c8gn.4xlarge | $0.03 |
m6g.2xlarge | $0.03 |
x8g.metal-48xl | $0.03 |
i8g.8xlarge | $0.03 |
c7gd.16xlarge | $0.03 |
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No refunds are available, but you may cancel your subscription at any time.
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Delivery details
64-bit (Arm) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
An AMI is a virtual image that provides the information required to launch an instance. Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) instances are virtual servers on which you can run your applications and workloads, offering varying combinations of CPU, memory, storage, and networking resources. You can launch as many instances from as many different AMIs as you need.
Version release notes
Rocky Linux 9.6 with the latest patches and updates as of 8/27/2025. NVIDIA GPU Driver 570 + CUDA Toolkit 12.8
Additional details
Usage instructions
*Please note that if you launch this AMI on an instance which does not have an NVIDIA GPU, you may experience a delay during boot of up to 2 additional minutes before SSH connection as the instance waits for the hardware timeout. This is expected behavior.
After purchasing and deploying this AMI via the Marketplace listing, connect to the instance over SSH using the instance public IP, with username "rocky" and the private key generated when you launched the instance.
Example command: $ ssh -i ./ssh-private-key.pem rocky@PublicIPAddress
When you are logged in as "rocky", you can use the sudo command to run administrative tasks. Note that the specific command you use to connect to the instance may vary depending on the operating system and ssh client you are using on your end. The firewall is enabled by default with only port 22 open.
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Support
Vendor support
This Rocky Linux AMI provided by CIQ includes access to repositories for dnf/rpm updates and is regularly refreshed. This offer includes Basic Support from CIQ, which offers ticket and email-based support covering user accounts, product inquiries, bug reports, onboarding, and basic installation and configuration assistance. More comprehensive SLA-backed Enterprise Support plans at the Standard or Premium level are available from CIQ for additional charges. See the CIQ Support Overview under Learning Resources for full details, or contact us for further information. Contact support@ciq.com to get started after purchase.
CIQ is committed to providing a working image which meets the highest quality standards. If you have a question or encounter a problem related to deploying the software in this listing into your cloud environment, a question regarding the EULA, or if you are in interested in adding an enterprise support agreement via private offer for help managing your Rocky Linux operating system, contact CIQ Cloud Marketplace Support at cloudmarketplace@ciq.com
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