CentOS Stream
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[1] |
Latest release | 9 / December 3, 2021[2] | .
Repository | gitlab |
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 community enterprise Linux distribution that exists as a midstream between the upstream development in Fedora Linux and the downstream development for Red Hat Enterprise Linux.[3] CentOS Stream is being used by Meta Platforms (known for Facebook and WhatsApp)[4][5] and Twitter.[6]
History
[edit]The initial release, CentOS Stream 8, was released on 24 September 2019, at the same time as CentOS 8.[3] As CentOS 8 became unsupported, the CentOS Project provided a simple means of converting from CentOS Linux 8 to CentOS Stream 8.[7] On 13 January 2021, CentOS board approved the creation of Hyperscale SIG proposed by Meta Platforms, Twitter, and Verizon engineers,[6][8] 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,[2] with support of IBM Z architecture.
In 2023, Red Hat announced that CentOS 7 and CentOS Stream 8 will be discontinued in 2024 in order to focus on Red Hat Enterprise Linux development. CentOS Stream 9 was given as one possible migration path.[9]
Release history
[edit]Version | Release date | End-Of-Life | Kernel | Architectures |
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8 | 2019-09-24 | May 31, 2024 | 4.18.0 | x86-64, ARM64, ppc64le |
9 | 2021-12-03 | May 31, 2027[10] | 5.14.0 | x86-64, ARM64, ppc64le, s390x |
Old version, not maintained Old version, still maintained Latest version |
References
[edit]- ^ "Transforming the development experience within CentOS". www.redhat.com. 2019-09-24. Archived from the original on 2019-09-24. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
- ^ a b "Introducing CentOS Stream 9". blog.centos.org.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b 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". 2023-04-11. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
- ^ "Download". centos.org.