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CentOS

CentOS as a group is a community of open source contributors and users which started in 2003 and has been sponsored by Red Hat since 2014. CentOS Linux versions up to CentOS Linux 8 are 100% compatible rebuilds of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, in full compliance with Red Hat's redistribution requirements.

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Alpine Linux

Alpine Linux is a community developed operating system designed for routers, firewalls, VPNs, VoIP boxes, containers, and servers. It was designed with security in mind; it has proactive security features like PaX and SSP that prevent security holes in the software to be exploited.

Technical Specs Comparison
CentOSAlpine Linux
Fedora, Red HatBaseIndependent
dnf / flatpak, rpmPackage Managerapk
systemdInit SystemBusybox, OpenRC
Semi-RollingRelease ModelFixed Release
10 StreamLatest Version3.24.0
IntermediateDifficultyIntermediate
December 13, 2024Release DateJune 10, 2026
ARM64ppc64elx86_64x86-64-v2ARMv7i486LoongArch64RISC-Vs390x
Architecture
ARM64ppc64elx86_64x86-64-v2ARMv7i486LoongArch64RISC-Vs390x
GNOMEKDE PlasmaLXQtMATESwayXfce
Desktops
GNOMEKDE PlasmaLXQtMATESwayXfce