CentOS Stream

{{distinguish|text=the now-discontinued original CentOS}}

{{Short description|Linux distribution by The CentOS Project}}

{{Infobox OS

| name = CentOS Stream

| logo = Centos-logo-2022.svg

| logo size = 300px

| screenshot = File:CentOS Stream 10 screenshot, with GNOME 47.png

| caption = CentOS Stream 10 showing its desktop environment, GNOME 47.

| developer = The CentOS Project
(affiliated with Red Hat)

| family = Linux (Unix-like)

| working state = Current

| source model = Open source

| released = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2019|09|24}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/transforming-development-experience-within-centos |title=Transforming the development experience within CentOS |date=2019-09-24 |access-date=2023-06-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190924154612/https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/transforming-development-experience-within-centos |archive-date=2019-09-24 |website=www.redhat.com |url-status=live}}

| repo = {{URL|gitlab.com/redhat/centos-stream/}}

| marketing target = Servers, desktop computers, workstations, supercomputers

| language =

| update model = Release Candidate

| latest release version = 10

| latest release date = {{Start date and age|2024|12|12}}.{{Cite web|url=https://blog.centos.org/2024/12/introducing-centos-stream-10/|title=Introducing CentOS Stream 10|website=blog.centos.org }}

| package manager = dnf (command line); PackageKit (graphical); .rpm (binaries format)

| supported platforms = x86-64, ARM64, ppc64le and IBM Z

| kernel type = Monolithic (Linux kernel)

| preceded by = CentOS

| ui = Bash, GNOME Shell

| license = GNU GPL and other licenses

| website = {{URL|centos.org}}

}}

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.{{Cite web |url=https://wiki.centos.org/Manuals/ReleaseNotes/CentOSStream |title=Manuals/ReleaseNotes/CentOSStream |date=2019-09-24 |access-date=2023-06-26 |website=wiki.centos.org |archive-date=2021-08-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210812025242/https://wiki.centos.org/Manuals/ReleaseNotes/CentOSStream |url-status=dead }} CentOS Stream is being used by Meta Platforms (known for Facebook and WhatsApp){{Cite web |url=https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/centos-stream-building-innovative-future-enterprise-linux |title=CentOS Stream: Building an innovative future for enterprise Linux |date=2020-12-08 |access-date=2023-06-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201208140210/https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/centos-stream-building-innovative-future-enterprise-linux |archive-date=2020-12-08 |website=www.redhat.com |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.usenix.org/conference/lisa21/presentation/cavalca |title=Building Community with CentOS Stream |date=2021-06-02 |access-date=2023-06-26 |website=USENIX}} and Twitter.{{Cite web |url=https://www.phoronix.com/news/CentOS-Hyperscale-SIG |title=Facebook, Twitter Proposing CentOS Hyperscale SIG With Newer Packages + Other Changes |date=2021-01-12 |access-date=2023-06-26 |website=Phoronix |last=Larabel |first=Mike |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221109144258/https://www.phoronix.com/news/CentOS-Hyperscale-SIG |archive-date=2022-11-09 |url-status=live}}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://centos.org/news-and-events/convert-to-stream-8/|title=Convert to CentOS Stream 8|website=centos.org}} On 13 January 2021, CentOS board approved the creation of Hyperscale SIG proposed by Meta Platforms, Twitter, and Verizon engineers,{{Cite web |url=https://wiki.centos.org/SpecialInterestGroup/Hyperscale |title=SpecialInterestGroup/Hyperscale |website=wiki.centos.org}} 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,{{Cite web|url=https://blog.centos.org/2021/12/introducing-centos-stream-9/|title=Introducing CentOS Stream 9|website=blog.centos.org }} 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.{{Cite web |title=End dates are coming for CentOS Stream 8 and CentOS Linux 7 – Blog.CentOS.org |url=https://blog.centos.org/2023/04/end-dates-are-coming-for-centos-stream-8-and-centos-linux-7/ |access-date=2024-08-13 |date=2023-04-11|language=en-US}}

CentOS Stream 10 was released on 12 December 2024.

Release history

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|+ Releases of CentOS Stream

VersionRelease dateEnd-Of-LifeKernelArchitectures
{{Version|o|8}}2019-09-24{{End date and age|2024|05|31}}4.18.0x86-64, ARM64, ppc64le
{{Version|co|9}}2021-12-03{{End date and age|2027|05|31}}{{Cite web |url=https://centos.org/download/ |title=Download |website=centos.org}}5.14.0x86-64, ARM64, ppc64le, s390x
{{Version|c|10}}2024-12-12{{End date and age|2030|01|01}}{{Cite web |url=https://centos.org/download/ |title=Download |website=centos.org}}6.12.0x86-64, ARM64, ppc64le, s390x
colspan="5" | {{Version |l |show=011100}}

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