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CentOS
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Reader supplied reviews for CentOS
Average rating
4.8 from 19 review(s)
Version: 9-20240506.0
Rating: 5
Date: 2024-07-31
Votes: 3
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I like CentOS Stream 9; I find it very stable. I have both a server and a laptop running this system, and it seems rock solid. I arrived here after 20 years of using Debian.
I don't like that the ISO is 12 GB to download. The GNOME version is 40.4.0 at this time, and the kernel is 5.14.0-480.el9.x86_64.
There is detailed information available on more complex configurations. It's a pity that the community has fragmented, but I don’t believe migrating to Rocky Linux or AlmaLinux is necessary.
The experience is absolutely interesting; it handles a Zabbix server, Nagios, a few ticketing systems, and a website without any issues. I haven’t encountered any problems so far after a month of use.
I’m not a fan of frequent updates, so I plan to perform them every 2-3 months, as uptime is very important to me. That’s about it for a month; I have no complaints.
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Version: 9-20240401.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-05-05
Votes: 13
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A beautiful OS that can be anything the user wants it to be. It can be a server with or without GUI, it can be a workstation with amazing gnome desktop environment. Additionally, the user can follow the tutorials on Linux capable and easily enable epel 9 and epel next repositories for more software such as mpv player. VirtualBox also runs fine after adding the repository. KDE and Xfce can also be installed.
The installer itself provides a lot of options for basic but useful software such as office software, security (can manage selinux alerts with gui app , etc.), ssh server, network packages, etc. A well-organized graphical installer.
Cent OS uses kernel 5.14 so it works great on thinkpads, unlike distros that use 5.15, 6th version kernels can also be installed with some tweaks.
Generally, this is a distro for people that know what they are doing in Linux, however with some basic tutorials any linux/bsd user can be at home with this OS, just don't expect ubuntu or linux mint. This is for a bit more experienced people.
For me Cent OS is 10/10, stable, secure, easy to configure, flexible and just my type of distro. If I could marry it, I would :)
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Version: 9
Rating: 5
Date: 2023-08-31
Votes: 22
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Beware that starting from 9, this is "Stream", a preview of RHEL.
While it might be perfectly useful if you want to preview RHEL, this is no substitute for the old CentOS Linux that was discontinued. For starters, Stream's support appears to be 5 years, instead of the 10 years we had with CentOS Linux. Also: there are no minor releases so the disk images are continuously rebuild. Finally, Red Hat advises to NOT use this in production.
If you want a good substitute for what CentOS Linux was, I'd rather recommend Alma Linux or Rocky Linux.
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Version: 9
Rating: 8
Date: 2023-08-28
Votes: 2
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Although Centos 9 Stream is upstream of RHEL, I found it to be every stable. Installation (GUI) was straightforward. Interestingly, it offered a number of security options at install (under "security profile"). I chose one of the simpler ones. This gave me the impression that security is a high priority for CentosStream.
Software choice can be easily increased with EPEL & RPM Fusion. It's a feasible option as a daily driver workstation distro.
Pros: Easy installation, very stable, security-focused, reasonably quick with XFCE, provides, in some cases, a preview of RHEL
Cons: Older software, uses gnome as default desktop environment, systemd, limited software choice out of the box
I prefer a linux distro with more up-to-date packages, so I'm now using Fedora. However, Centos 9 Stream is a very stable enterprise-class linux distro which can be suitable for a home PC with a few tweaks. In addition, it is quite focused on security, which may appal to some users.
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Version: 9
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-06-13
Votes: 9
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Great distro if you want something between Rhel and Fedora. I personally use all 3 for my home lap setup, laptops, and desktops. The installer is flexible and allows you to install a lean minimal server or full desktop, your choice. Have been using stream since it came out and can't remember ever having a problem, no hangup, no nothing, can honestly say it is as reliable as Rhel. All the 1 star reviews are obviously from windows users who don't know much about Linux and my advice to them is go with Ubuntu and spend a couple of years learning Linux then come back and then you will be able to appreciate what Centos has to offer.
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Version: 9
Rating: 1
Date: 2022-05-27
Votes: 5
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This review is about Centos 9 Stream.
downloading 8GB ISO Image went useless as it cannot go past select installation source option.
isn't it supposed to get selected by default as its a 8GB ISO as a source.
cannot believe what has happened to this Once Legendary Linux.
really disappointed with its usability.
if its purpose was to create a test bed for RedHat, why take so much effort to release it to public.
CentOS 8 stream was stable but takes a lot of space and installs bloatware apps which make the system very sluggish.
maybe this OS works well for a install via LAN like in a company or more of a Admin Friendly.
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Version: 9
Rating: 1
Date: 2022-05-23
Votes: 2
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My first time with Centos Stream 9 and the installation image of Centos Stream 9 is simply not usable (ISO installer). KERNEL PANIC at boot time. I wil never forget such first experience with RedHat Centos Stream 9 linux distribution. So now,. I'm not interested by AlmaLinux or RockyLinux and I do not want to lose my time to compare them and the Devs EGo ... Time to find another distro team, can not be very difficult to find better than RedHat Centos Stream 9. Adios RedHat Centos Stream 9 ....
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Version: 8.5.2111
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-04-08
Votes: 0
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CentOS 8 Stream is a great distro and slighty ahead of RHEL.
Everything works absolute amazing and is stable. You get a ton of documentation and of course you can always use other repos if you want...same as in RHEL. Each package is well known and maintained also security fixes are always backported.
I use it for many Servers for many years. Each CentOS server is regulary audited with any complains.
Don't get fooled by people who misuse this platform to push RockyLinux, just beacuse they can't read the real news.
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Version: 9
Rating: 1
Date: 2022-01-16
Votes: 28
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This is definitely an awful distro now tbh, it’s basically a beta test for Red Hat and has a lot of bugs, problems and other errors standard and is defientely not a community based enterprise distro anymore. I have moved onto Rocky Linux and wish the misleading name of CentOS (Community Enterprise Operating System) would be retired and called something else, or just absorbed into Red Hat completely, there’s not really much use or need of this distro anymore.
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Version: 9
Rating: 1
Date: 2021-12-13
Votes: 15
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The installation image of centos stream 9 is simply not usable, no mouse arrow is visible during installation on qemu-kvm and virtualbox. centos stream 9 is simply an experimental system. I will gradually migrate my machines from centos 8 to almalinux or rockylinux.
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Version: 8.5.2111
Rating: 1
Date: 2021-11-27
Votes: 16
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This release is insult onto injury. It will be supported for a whole month and a week, then its gone. This was a disappointing goodbye to the CentOS we all know and love.
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Version: 8.5.2111
Rating: 1
Date: 2021-11-19
Votes: 12
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This is one hell of a resource hog and prone to so many bugs and crashes. I’m glad there are CentOS-based distros out there because this project has been going down the drain ever since Red Hat took over and threw out the founder of CentOS, who now is with the Rocky Linux project that is a worthy successor to this and works a lot better.
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Version: 8.4.2105
Rating: 1
Date: 2021-11-14
Votes: 13
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I agree with other reviewers here who’ve said it better, but I’ll put my words in here too.
CentOS used to be good, until Red Hat bought it, beefed up the system resources for no reason- basically my laptop runs very hot and the fans stay on the whole time running CentOS- I thought it was just my laptop, so I installed it on my desktop too and the same thing happened there, my fans never turned off while it was running. Also, Red Hat promised to support CentOS 8 until the end of 2029, but honestly saying, they made a quick and abrupt turn with making the support end in the end of 2021, so that’s why there were other distros based off of Red Hat created lately and the only one that works great and has transferred all of my programs, data, settings, etc. is Rocky Linux.
I’d give CentOS a 0 out of 10 if I could, but I can only give it a 1 here.
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Version: 8.4.2105
Rating: 1
Date: 2021-09-03
Votes: 12
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outdated Software , old Kernel, not installable on Dell Poweredge R720 Server and much more
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Version: 7.8.2003
Rating: 1
Date: 2021-06-14
Votes: 11
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Obsolete software... 10 years of support without software upgrades are a dissaster, for example, CentOS 7 released on 2014 with support till 2024 with php 5.5, php 5.5 end of life and security patches was on 2018.... and still, 3 years out of security support it ships php 5.5, the only option is to use an external repo, CentOS 8 promise 10 years of support.... Red Hat change it, end of support is on 2021... so the fork run started... fragmentatin the comunity... please don't use it
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Version: 8.2.2004
Rating: 5
Date: 2021-06-11
Votes: 2
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It used to be a rock stable bistro, but dropping support from 10 years to 1 year for CentOS-8 killed this enterprise grade bistro.
Stream is not suited for enterprise production systems.
I switched to AlmaLinux which intend to do what CentOS was intended to do: Enterprise grade distort with 10 years support and binary compatible to RHEL-8.
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Version: 8.2.2004
Rating: 9
Date: 2021-04-16
Votes: 0
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It is stable enough and what I need to say: "it works for me!!!!!" and I like it.
Vladimir Kaploun
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Version: 8.2.2004
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-03-20
Votes: 0
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IMHO it is simply the best Enterpise OS out there aside from RHEL-8
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Version: 8.2.2004
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-03-14
Votes: 0
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In first sight I was a little bit disappointed that IBM will stop Centos Linux. I am a scientific user interested in an OS with a reasonable mix of software range, performance and stability without investing thousands fo $ in hardware every two years.
So I gave Centos Stream a trial. I did not have any issues in comparison to the original Centos Linux version so far. I assume the development team forces a conservative approach for the rolling release updates similiar to Microsoft 10 but with less system requirements and less painful private data protection issues. Hopefully this approach will remain for many years. And it would make much sense. For more bleeding edge software with the cost of more unreliability there is Federa in the market which is the way to go for all software enthusiasts.
Many experts predict a decline in market share of Centos. I am not sure. Centos Stream will loose some friends of stable server OS but win some users because of the stable rolling release model. But there is a way to deal with both clients in the update policy of packages.
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Latest Reviews
Project: CentOS
Version: 9-20240506.0
Rating: 5
Date: 2024-07-31
Votes: 3
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I like CentOS Stream 9; I find it very stable. I have both a server and a laptop running this system, and it seems rock solid. I arrived here after 20 years of using Debian.
I don't like that the ISO is 12 GB to download. The GNOME version is 40.4.0 at this time, and the kernel is 5.14.0-480.el9.x86_64.
There is detailed information available on more complex configurations. It's a pity that the community has fragmented, but I don’t believe migrating to Rocky Linux or AlmaLinux is necessary.
The experience is absolutely interesting; it handles a Zabbix server, Nagios, a few ticketing systems, and a website without any issues. I haven’t encountered any problems so far after a month of use.
I’m not a fan of frequent updates, so I plan to perform them every 2-3 months, as uptime is very important to me. That’s about it for a month; I have no complaints.
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Project: CentOS
Version: 9-20240401.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-05-05
Votes: 13
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A beautiful OS that can be anything the user wants it to be. It can be a server with or without GUI, it can be a workstation with amazing gnome desktop environment. Additionally, the user can follow the tutorials on Linux capable and easily enable epel 9 and epel next repositories for more software such as mpv player. VirtualBox also runs fine after adding the repository. KDE and Xfce can also be installed.
The installer itself provides a lot of options for basic but useful software such as office software, security (can manage selinux alerts with gui app , etc.), ssh server, network packages, etc. A well-organized graphical installer.
Cent OS uses kernel 5.14 so it works great on thinkpads, unlike distros that use 5.15, 6th version kernels can also be installed with some tweaks.
Generally, this is a distro for people that know what they are doing in Linux, however with some basic tutorials any linux/bsd user can be at home with this OS, just don't expect ubuntu or linux mint. This is for a bit more experienced people.
For me Cent OS is 10/10, stable, secure, easy to configure, flexible and just my type of distro. If I could marry it, I would :)
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Project: CentOS
Version: 9
Rating: 5
Date: 2023-08-31
Votes: 22
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Beware that starting from 9, this is "Stream", a preview of RHEL.
While it might be perfectly useful if you want to preview RHEL, this is no substitute for the old CentOS Linux that was discontinued. For starters, Stream's support appears to be 5 years, instead of the 10 years we had with CentOS Linux. Also: there are no minor releases so the disk images are continuously rebuild. Finally, Red Hat advises to NOT use this in production.
If you want a good substitute for what CentOS Linux was, I'd rather recommend Alma Linux or Rocky Linux.
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Project: CentOS
Version: 9
Rating: 8
Date: 2023-08-28
Votes: 2
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Although Centos 9 Stream is upstream of RHEL, I found it to be every stable. Installation (GUI) was straightforward. Interestingly, it offered a number of security options at install (under "security profile"). I chose one of the simpler ones. This gave me the impression that security is a high priority for CentosStream.
Software choice can be easily increased with EPEL & RPM Fusion. It's a feasible option as a daily driver workstation distro.
Pros: Easy installation, very stable, security-focused, reasonably quick with XFCE, provides, in some cases, a preview of RHEL
Cons: Older software, uses gnome as default desktop environment, systemd, limited software choice out of the box
I prefer a linux distro with more up-to-date packages, so I'm now using Fedora. However, Centos 9 Stream is a very stable enterprise-class linux distro which can be suitable for a home PC with a few tweaks. In addition, it is quite focused on security, which may appal to some users.
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Project: CentOS
Version: 9
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-06-13
Votes: 9
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Great distro if you want something between Rhel and Fedora. I personally use all 3 for my home lap setup, laptops, and desktops. The installer is flexible and allows you to install a lean minimal server or full desktop, your choice. Have been using stream since it came out and can't remember ever having a problem, no hangup, no nothing, can honestly say it is as reliable as Rhel. All the 1 star reviews are obviously from windows users who don't know much about Linux and my advice to them is go with Ubuntu and spend a couple of years learning Linux then come back and then you will be able to appreciate what Centos has to offer.
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Project: CentOS
Version: 9
Rating: 1
Date: 2022-05-27
Votes: 5
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This review is about Centos 9 Stream.
downloading 8GB ISO Image went useless as it cannot go past select installation source option.
isn't it supposed to get selected by default as its a 8GB ISO as a source.
cannot believe what has happened to this Once Legendary Linux.
really disappointed with its usability.
if its purpose was to create a test bed for RedHat, why take so much effort to release it to public.
CentOS 8 stream was stable but takes a lot of space and installs bloatware apps which make the system very sluggish.
maybe this OS works well for a install via LAN like in a company or more of a Admin Friendly.
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Project: CentOS
Version: 9
Rating: 1
Date: 2022-05-23
Votes: 2
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My first time with Centos Stream 9 and the installation image of Centos Stream 9 is simply not usable (ISO installer). KERNEL PANIC at boot time. I wil never forget such first experience with RedHat Centos Stream 9 linux distribution. So now,. I'm not interested by AlmaLinux or RockyLinux and I do not want to lose my time to compare them and the Devs EGo ... Time to find another distro team, can not be very difficult to find better than RedHat Centos Stream 9. Adios RedHat Centos Stream 9 ....
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Project: CentOS
Version: 8.5.2111
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-04-08
Votes: 0
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CentOS 8 Stream is a great distro and slighty ahead of RHEL.
Everything works absolute amazing and is stable. You get a ton of documentation and of course you can always use other repos if you want...same as in RHEL. Each package is well known and maintained also security fixes are always backported.
I use it for many Servers for many years. Each CentOS server is regulary audited with any complains.
Don't get fooled by people who misuse this platform to push RockyLinux, just beacuse they can't read the real news.
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Project: CentOS
Version: 9
Rating: 1
Date: 2022-01-16
Votes: 28
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This is definitely an awful distro now tbh, it’s basically a beta test for Red Hat and has a lot of bugs, problems and other errors standard and is defientely not a community based enterprise distro anymore. I have moved onto Rocky Linux and wish the misleading name of CentOS (Community Enterprise Operating System) would be retired and called something else, or just absorbed into Red Hat completely, there’s not really much use or need of this distro anymore.
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Project: CentOS
Version: 9
Rating: 1
Date: 2021-12-13
Votes: 15
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The installation image of centos stream 9 is simply not usable, no mouse arrow is visible during installation on qemu-kvm and virtualbox. centos stream 9 is simply an experimental system. I will gradually migrate my machines from centos 8 to almalinux or rockylinux.
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Project: CentOS
Version: 8.5.2111
Rating: 1
Date: 2021-11-27
Votes: 16
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This release is insult onto injury. It will be supported for a whole month and a week, then its gone. This was a disappointing goodbye to the CentOS we all know and love.
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Project: CentOS
Version: 8.5.2111
Rating: 1
Date: 2021-11-19
Votes: 12
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This is one hell of a resource hog and prone to so many bugs and crashes. I’m glad there are CentOS-based distros out there because this project has been going down the drain ever since Red Hat took over and threw out the founder of CentOS, who now is with the Rocky Linux project that is a worthy successor to this and works a lot better.
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Project: CentOS
Version: 8.4.2105
Rating: 1
Date: 2021-11-14
Votes: 13
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I agree with other reviewers here who’ve said it better, but I’ll put my words in here too.
CentOS used to be good, until Red Hat bought it, beefed up the system resources for no reason- basically my laptop runs very hot and the fans stay on the whole time running CentOS- I thought it was just my laptop, so I installed it on my desktop too and the same thing happened there, my fans never turned off while it was running. Also, Red Hat promised to support CentOS 8 until the end of 2029, but honestly saying, they made a quick and abrupt turn with making the support end in the end of 2021, so that’s why there were other distros based off of Red Hat created lately and the only one that works great and has transferred all of my programs, data, settings, etc. is Rocky Linux.
I’d give CentOS a 0 out of 10 if I could, but I can only give it a 1 here.
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Project: CentOS
Version: 8.4.2105
Rating: 1
Date: 2021-09-03
Votes: 12
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outdated Software , old Kernel, not installable on Dell Poweredge R720 Server and much more
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Project: CentOS
Version: 7.8.2003
Rating: 1
Date: 2021-06-14
Votes: 11
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Obsolete software... 10 years of support without software upgrades are a dissaster, for example, CentOS 7 released on 2014 with support till 2024 with php 5.5, php 5.5 end of life and security patches was on 2018.... and still, 3 years out of security support it ships php 5.5, the only option is to use an external repo, CentOS 8 promise 10 years of support.... Red Hat change it, end of support is on 2021... so the fork run started... fragmentatin the comunity... please don't use it
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Project: CentOS
Version: 8.2.2004
Rating: 5
Date: 2021-06-11
Votes: 2
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It used to be a rock stable bistro, but dropping support from 10 years to 1 year for CentOS-8 killed this enterprise grade bistro.
Stream is not suited for enterprise production systems.
I switched to AlmaLinux which intend to do what CentOS was intended to do: Enterprise grade distort with 10 years support and binary compatible to RHEL-8.
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Project: CentOS
Version: 8.2.2004
Rating: 9
Date: 2021-04-16
Votes: 0
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It is stable enough and what I need to say: "it works for me!!!!!" and I like it.
Vladimir Kaploun
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Project: CentOS
Version: 8.2.2004
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-03-20
Votes: 0
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IMHO it is simply the best Enterpise OS out there aside from RHEL-8
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Project: CentOS
Version: 8.2.2004
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-03-14
Votes: 0
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In first sight I was a little bit disappointed that IBM will stop Centos Linux. I am a scientific user interested in an OS with a reasonable mix of software range, performance and stability without investing thousands fo $ in hardware every two years.
So I gave Centos Stream a trial. I did not have any issues in comparison to the original Centos Linux version so far. I assume the development team forces a conservative approach for the rolling release updates similiar to Microsoft 10 but with less system requirements and less painful private data protection issues. Hopefully this approach will remain for many years. And it would make much sense. For more bleeding edge software with the cost of more unreliability there is Federa in the market which is the way to go for all software enthusiasts.
Many experts predict a decline in market share of Centos. I am not sure. Centos Stream will loose some friends of stable server OS but win some users because of the stable rolling release model. But there is a way to deal with both clients in the update policy of packages.
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