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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] |
| 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]
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- ^ 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.