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Last Update: 2025-03-06 14:25 UTC


CentOS as a group is a community of open source contributors and users which started in 2003 and has been sponsored by Red Hat since 2014. CentOS Linux versions up to CentOS Linux 8 are 100% compatible rebuilds of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, in full compliance with Red Hat's redistribution requirements. In 2020 it was announced CentOS Linux is being discontinued and replaced with CentOS Stream, a developer-focused distribution which acts as a middle-stream between Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

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 • 2024-12-13: Distribution Release: CentOS 10 Stream
 • 2021-12-03: Distribution Release: CentOS 9
 • 2021-11-16: Distribution Release: CentOS 8.5.2111
 • 2021-06-04: Distribution Release: CentOS 8.4.2105
 • 2020-11-13: Distribution Release: CentOS 7.9.2009
 • 2020-06-16: Distribution Release: CentOS 8.2.2004
 • 2020-04-28: Distribution Release: CentOS 7.8.2003
 • 2020-01-16: Distribution Release: CentOS 8.1.1911
 • 2019-09-24: Distribution Release: CentOS 8.0.1905
 • 2019-09-17: Distribution Release: CentOS 7.7.1908
 • 2018-12-04: Distribution Release: CentOS 7-1810
 • 2018-07-03: Distribution Release: CentOS 6.10
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 • 2020-12-08 CentOS Linux being phased out in favour of Stream
 • 2020-11-03 CentOS 6 nears end of life
 • 2020-08-05 CentOS discusses user survey results
 • 2020-07-07 CentOS to gain optional real-time packages
 • 2020-06-04 CentOS team answers questions from the public
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Free Download ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO Free Download
Installation Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Installation
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abiword (3.0.6) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- abiword (3.0.6)
alsa-lib (1.2.13) 1.2.13 1.2.13 1.2.5.1 1.2.5 1.1.8 1.1.0 1.0.17 1.0.6 -- alsa-lib (1.2.13)
amdgpu (23.0.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- amdgpu (23.0.0)
bash (5.2.37) 5.2.26 5.1.8 5.1 4.4 4.2 4.1 3.2 3.0 2.05b bash (5.2.37)
bind (9.20.7) 9.18.33 9.18.29 9.16.20 9.11.26 9.11.4-P2 9.8.2 9.3.4-P1 9.2.4 9.2.4 bind (9.20.7)
chromium (134.0.6998.165) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- chromium (134.0.6998.165)
cups (2.4.11) 2.4.10 2.3.3 2.3.3 2.2.6 1.6.3 1.4.2 1.3.7 1.1.22rc1 1.1.17 cups (2.4.11)
dhcp (4.4.3-P1) -- 4.4.2 4.4.2 4.3.6 4.2.5 4.1.1 3.0.5 3.0.1 3.0.1 dhcp (4.4.3-P1)
e2fsprogs (1.47.2) 1.47.1 1.46.5 1.46.2 1.45.6 1.42.9 1.41.12 1.39 1.35 1.32 e2fsprogs (1.47.2)
firefox (136.0.3) 128.7.0 128.7.0 78.14.0 91.3.0 68.5.0 52.8.0 24.7.0 3.0.7 -- firefox (136.0.3)
freetype (2.13.3) 2.13.2 2.10.4 2.10.4 2.9.1 2.8 2.3.11 2.2.1 2.1.9 2.1.4 freetype (2.13.3)
gcc (14.2.0) 14.2.1 11.5.0 11.2.1 8.5.0 4.8.5 4.4.7 4.1.2 3.4.6 3.2.3 gcc (14.2.0)
gimp (3.0.2) -- 2.99.8 -- 2.8.22 2.8.22 2.6.9 2.2.13 2.0.5 1.2.3 gimp (3.0.2)
glibc (2.41) 2.39 2.34 2.34 2.28 2.17 2.12 2.5 2.3.4 2.3.2 glibc (2.41)
gnome-shell (48.0) 47.4 40.10 40.4 3.32.2 3.28.3 -- -- -- -- gnome-shell (48.0)
gnucash (5.10) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnucash (5.10)
gnumeric (1.12.59) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnumeric (1.12.59)
grub (2.12) 2.12 2.06 2.06 2.02 2.02 0.97 0.97 0.95 0.93 grub (2.12)
gtk (4.18.2) 4.16.7 4.12.3 4.2.1 3.22.30 3.22.30 2.24.23 2.10.4 2.4.13 2.2.4 gtk (4.18.2)
httpd (2.4.63) 2.4.63 2.4.62 2.4.48 2.4.37 2.4.6 2.2.15 2.2.3 2.0.52 2.0.46 httpd (2.4.63)
inkscape (1.4) -- 1.1.1 1.1 0.92.3 0.92.2 0.47 -- -- -- inkscape (1.4)
k3b (24.12.3) -- -- -- -- 2.0.2 1.0.5 0.12.17 0.11.14 -- k3b (24.12.3)
kmod (34.1) 31 28 28 25 20 -- -- -- -- kmod (34.1)
krita (5.2.9) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- krita (5.2.9)
LibreOffice (25.2.2) -- 7.1.8 7.1.5 6.4.7 5.3.6 4.3.7 3.1.1* 1.1.5* 1.1.0* LibreOffice (25.2.2)
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lxpanel (0.10.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- lxpanel (0.10.1)
mariadb (11.6.2) 10.11.11 10.11.10 10.5.12 10.3.28 5.5.65 -- -- -- -- mariadb (11.6.2)
mate-desktop (1.28.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mate-desktop (1.28.2)
mesa (25.0.2) 24.2.8 24.2.8 21.1.5 21.1.5 18.3.4 11.0.7 6.5.1 6.8.2 4.3.0 mesa (25.0.2)
mysql (9.2.0) 8.4.4 8.4.4 8.0.22 8.0.26 -- 5.1.73 5.0.95 4.1.22 3.23.58 mysql (9.2.0)
nautilus (48.0) 47.1 40.2 40.1 3.28.1 3.26.3.1 2.28.4 2.16.2 2.8.1 2.2.4 nautilus (48.0)
NVIDIA (570.133.07) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- NVIDIA (570.133.07)
openbox (3.6.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- openbox (3.6.1)
openjdk (24) 21.0.6.0.7 21.0.6.0.7 17.0.0 11.0.13.0.8 11.0.6 8u121 1.7.0 -- -- openjdk (24)
openssh (9.9p2) 9.9p1 8.7p1 8.6p1 8.0p1 7.4p1 5.3p1 4.3p2 3.9p1 3.6.1p2 openssh (9.9p2)
openssl (3.4.1) 3.2.2 3.2.2 3.0.0 1.1.1k 1.0.2k 1.0.1e 0.9.8e 0.9.7a 0.9.7a openssl (3.4.1)
perl (5.40.1) 5.40.1 5.32.1 5.32.1 5.30.1 5.16.3 5.10.1 5.8.8 5.8.5 5.8.0 perl (5.40.1)
php (8.4.5) 8.3.15 8.3.15 8.0.12 7.4.19 5.4.16 5.3.3 5.1.6 4.3.9 4.3.2 php (8.4.5)
plasma-desktop (6.3.3) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- plasma-desktop (6.3.3)
postfix (3.10.1) 3.8.5 3.5.25 3.5.9 3.5.8 2.10.1 2.6.6 2.3.3 2.2.10 2.0.16 postfix (3.10.1)
postgresql (17.4) 16.8 16.6 13.3 13.3 9.2.24 8.4.20 8.1.23 7.4.19 7.3.19 postgresql (17.4)
Python (3.13.2) 3.12.9 3.12.9 3.9.9 3.9.6 2.7.5 2.6.6 2.4.3 2.3.4 2.2.3 Python (3.13.2)
qt (6.8.3) 6.8.1 5.15.9 5.15.2 5.15.2 5.9.7 4.6.2 3.3.6 3.3.3 3.1.2 qt (6.8.3)
samba (4.22.0) 4.21.3 4.21.3 4.14.5 4.14.5 4.10.4 3.6.23 3.0.33 3.0.33 3.0.9 samba (4.22.0)
systemd (257.4) 257 252 249 239 219 -- -- -- -- systemd (257.4)
thunderbird (136.0.1) 128.6.0 128.7.0 78.14.0 91.3.0 -- 52.7.0 24.7.0 1.5.0.12 -- thunderbird (136.0.1)
vim (9.1) 9.1 8.2 8.2 8.0 7.4 7.4 7.0 6.3 6.3 vim (9.1)
vlc (3.0.21) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- vlc (3.0.21)
wayland (1.23.1) 1.23.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- wayland (1.23.1)
xfdesktop (4.20.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- xfdesktop (4.20.1)
xorg-server (21.1.16) 24.1.1 1.20.11 1.20.11 1.20.11 1.20.4 1.17.4 1.1.1 (6.8.2) -- xorg-server (21.1.16)

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Version: 10-20250303.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-03-26
Votes: 0


Everything works, perfect compatibility with thinkpads, hp, acer. Solid OS with new kernel where everything works, supported until 2030.... No complains here, ssd encryption works, no ram spikes, no issues, updates run smoothly. RPM distribution between redhat and fedora that allows you to add all repos you need unlike alma or red hat, so I can only say give Cent OS Stream 10 a try, customize it if you want, it will be easy, selinux is a bit of an annoyance but it can be adjusted from terminal.


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Version: 10-20250113.0
Rating: 9
Date: 2025-01-20
Votes: 3


Running it with Docker, Portainer as a Plex Media Server works well I must say. Very stable ! CentOs is great for my custom setup. Must say this is not a beginners distro. Set it up to what you need be it a web server media server file server. I have done the same with Rockey 9 also rock solid ! There is alot of learning to do if you want to use this OS. I'm happy with it so far as I'm also using Unbuntu Server for the same reasons.... REDHAT at it's best ! please use 500 characters come one dude what else can I say to make you happy....




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Version: 9-20240506.0
Rating: 5
Date: 2024-07-31
Votes: 3


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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