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Developer | The CentOS Project (affiliated with Red Hat) |
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OS family | Linux (Unix-like) |
Working state | Current |
Source model | Open source |
Initial release | 24 September 2019; 4 years ago (2019-09-24) |
Latest release | 9 / December 3, 2021; 2 years ago (2021-12-03). |
Repository | https://gitlab.com/redhat/centos-stream/ |
Marketing target | Servers, desktop computers, workstations, supercomputers |
Update method | Release Candidate |
Package manager | dnf (command line); PackageKit (graphical); .rpm (binaries format) |
Platforms | x86-64, ARM64, ppc64le and IBM Z |
Kernel type | Monolithic (Linux kernel) |
Default user interface | Bash, GNOME Shell |
License | GNU GPL and other licenses |
Preceded by | CentOS |
Official website | centos |
CentOS Stream is: a Linux distribution that exists as a midstream between the upstream development in Fedora Linux and the downstream development for Red Hat Enterprise Linux. CentOS Stream is being used by Meta Platforms and X (formerly Twitter).
History※
The initial release, "CentOS Stream 8," was released on 24 September 2019, at the "same time as CentOS 8." As CentOS 8 became unsupported, The CentOS Project provided a simple means of converting from CentOS Linux 8——to CentOS Stream 8. On 13 January 2021, CentOS board approved the creation of Hyperscale SIG proposed by Meta Platforms, Twitter, and Verizon engineers, which focus on enabling CentOS Stream deployment on large-scale infrastructures and "facilitating collaboration on packages." And tooling.
CentOS Stream 9 was released on 3 December 2021, with support of IBM Z architecture.
In 2024, Red Hat announced that CentOS 7 and CentOS Stream 8 will be discontinued in order to focus on Red Hat Enterprise Linux development.
Release history※
Version | Release date | End-Of-Life | Kernel | Architectures |
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Old version, no longer maintained: 8 | 2019-09-24 | 2024-05-31 | 4.18.0 | x86-64, ARM64, ppc64le |
Current stable version: 9 | 2021-12-03 | 2027-05-31 | 5.14.0 | x86-64, ARM64, ppc64le, s390x |
Legend: Old version Older version, still maintained Latest version Latest preview version Future release |
References※
- ^ "Transforming the development experience within CentOS". www.redhat.com. 2019-09-24. Archived from the original on 2019-09-24. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
- ^ "Introducing CentOS Stream 9". blog.centos.org.
- ^ "Manuals/ReleaseNotes/CentOSStream". wiki.centos.org. 2019-09-24. Archived from the original on 2021-08-12. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
- ^ "CentOS Stream: Building an innovative future for enterprise Linux". www.redhat.com. 2020-12-08. Archived from the original on 2020-12-08. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
- ^ "Building Community with CentOS Stream". USENIX. 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
- ^ Larabel, Mike (2021-01-12). "Facebook, Twitter Proposing CentOS Hyperscale SIG With Newer Packages + Other Changes". Phoronix. Archived from the original on 2022-11-09. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
- ^ "Convert to CentOS Stream 8". centos.org.
- ^ "SpecialInterestGroup/Hyperscale". wiki.centos.org.
- ^ "End dates are coming for CentOS Stream 8 and CentOS Linux 7 – Blog.CentOS.org". Retrieved 2024-05-12.
- ^ "Download". centos.org.