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CentOS

Desktop · Linux, Unix-like · Red Hat

CentOS

2004 GNU GPL Active

Operating system entry sourced from Wikipedia: CentOS.

Key specifications

Family
Linux, Unix-like
Type
Desktop
Kernel
Monolithic, Linux kernel
License
GNU GPL
Released
2004

general

6.0[95] IA-32, x86-64
6.10[118] IA-32, x86-64
6.3[102] IA-32, x86-64
7.0-1406[122] x86-64[d]
7.0-1406[186] Minimal
7.1-1503[188] Minimal
7.2-1511[189] Minimal
7.3-1611[190] Minimal
7.4-1708[191] Minimal
7.5-1804[192] Minimal
7.6-1810[193] Minimal
7.7-1908[194] Minimal
Defaultuser interface GNOME Shell, Bash
Developer Red Hat
Developer Toolset 2.0 IA-32, x86-64
Developer Toolset 2.0[167] IA-32, x86-64
Final release [±]
Initial release 14 May 2004; 22 years ago (2004-05-14)
Kernel type Monolithic, Linux kernel
License GNU GPL
Marketing target Servers, desktop computers, workstations
Official website centos.org
OS family Linux, Unix-like
Package manager RPM
Software Collections (SCL) 1.0 x86-64
Software Collections (SCL) 1.0[165] x86-64
Source model Open source
Succeeded by CentOS Stream, AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux
Supported platforms x86-64, ARM64, ppc64le
Update method DNF
Working state Discontinued

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Performance profile

Catalog-derived scores for comparison — not benchmark results.

Security 86
Performance 42
Compatibility 52
Ecosystem 80
Modern support 78
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