The CentOS Project

Community-driven free software effort focused around the goal of providing a rich base platform for open source communities to build upon.

We offer two Linux variants: (What's the difference?)

CentOS Linux

Consistent, manageable platform that suits a wide variety of deployments. For some open source communities, it is a solid, predictable base to build upon.

CentOS Stream

Continuously delivered distro that tracks just ahead of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) development, positioned as a midstream between Fedora Linux and RHEL. For anyone interested in participating and collaborating in the RHEL ecosystem, CentOS Stream is your reliable platform for innovation.

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Reminder: CentOS Linux 8 is EOL on December 31st

Dec 2, 2021 — CentOS Linux 8 will reach End Of Life (EOL) on December 31st, 2021. We recommend migrating to CentOS Stream 8 before that time. See this comparision of CentOS Linux and CentOS Stream for more information.

October CentOS Dojo Videos

Dec 2, 2021 — All video and slides from the October CentOS Dojo are now available on the event website.

Around CentOS

CentOS Blog: CentOS Community Newsletter: December 2021

Dec 7, 2021 — Dear CentOS enthusiast, As we approach the end of 2021, I wanted to thank all of you who have worked so hard this year towards the betterment of the p...

CentOS Blog: Introducing CentOS Stream 9

Dec 3, 2021 — The CentOS Project is delighted to announce the availability of CentOS Stream 9, the latest major release of the CentOS Stream distribution. What’s Gr...

CentOS Blog: Announcing the latest release of CentOS Linux 8 (2111)

Nov 16, 2021 — We are pleased to announce the general availability of the latest version of CentOS Linux 8. Effectively immediately, this is the current release for ...

CentOS Blog: Announcing availability of Gitlab for the CentOS project

Nov 10, 2021 — You may recall that CPE ran a requirements session to figure out a future home for storing our source code. Gitlab was chosen as the destination based...

CentOS Blog: CentOS Community Newsletter: November 2021

Nov 2, 2021 — Dear CentOS enthusiast, It’s been another busy month in the CentOS project. Here’s some of the highlights from around the community. Project News K...