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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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ALT Linux

ALT Linux was founded in 2001 by a merge of two large Russian free software projects. By the year 2008 it became a large organization developing and deploying free software, writing documentation and technical literature, supporting users, and developing custom products.

Technical Specs Comparison
CentOSALT Linux
Fedora, Red HatBaseIndependent (forked from Mandrake)
dnf / flatpak, rpmPackage Managerrpm (APT)
systemdInit Systemsystemd, SysV
Semi-RollingRelease ModelRolling Release
10 StreamLatest Version11.0
IntermediateDifficultyIntermediate
December 13, 2024Release DateMay 1, 2025
ARM64ppc64elx86_64x86-64-v2ARMhfi586mipselRISC-V
Architecture
ARM64ppc64elx86_64x86-64-v2ARMhfi586mipselRISC-V
GNOMEAfterStepBlackboxCinnamonEnlightenmentFVWMIceWMKDElabwcLXDEMATEOpenboxLXQtWMakerWayfireXfce
Desktops
GNOMEAfterStepBlackboxCinnamonEnlightenmentFVWMIceWMKDElabwcLXDEMATEOpenboxLXQtWMakerWayfireXfce