Software:CentOS Stream
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 CentOS Stream 9 in the Workstation configuration, showing its desktop environment, GNOME 40. | |
| Developer | The CentOS Project (affiliated with Red Hat) |
|---|---|
| OS family | Linux (Unix-like) |
| Working state | Current |
| Source model | Open source |
| Initial release | 24 September 2019[1] |
| |Final release|Latest release}} | 9 / December 3, 2021.[2] |
| 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.[3] CentOS Stream is being used by Meta Platforms[4][5] and Twitter.[6]
History
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] In 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.
Release history
| Version | Release date | End-Of-Life | Kernel | Architectures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 2019-09-24 | 2024-05-31 | 4.18.0 | x86-64, ARM64, ppc64le |
| 9 | 2021-12-03 | 2027 (estimated)[9] | 5.14.0 | x86-64, ARM64, ppc64le, s390x |
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References
- ↑ "Transforming the development experience within CentOS". 2019-09-24. https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/transforming-development-experience-within-centos.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Introducing CentOS Stream 9". https://blog.centos.org/2021/12/introducing-centos-stream-9/.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Manuals/ReleaseNotes/CentOSStream". 2019-09-24. https://wiki.centos.org/Manuals/ReleaseNotes/CentOSStream.
- ↑ "CentOS Stream: Building an innovative future for enterprise Linux". 2020-12-08. https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/centos-stream-building-innovative-future-enterprise-linux.
- ↑ "Building Community with CentOS Stream". 2021-06-02. https://www.usenix.org/conference/lisa21/presentation/cavalca.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Larabel, Mike (2021-01-12). "Facebook, Twitter Proposing CentOS Hyperscale SIG With Newer Packages + Other Changes". https://www.phoronix.com/news/CentOS-Hyperscale-SIG.
- ↑ "Convert to CentOS Stream 8". https://centos.org/news-and-events/convert-to-stream-8/.
- ↑ "SpecialInterestGroup/Hyperscale". https://wiki.centos.org/SpecialInterestGroup/Hyperscale.
- ↑ "CentOS Stream 9". https://centos.org/stream9/.
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