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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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CachyOS

CachyOS is a Linux distribution based on Arch Linux. It focuses on speed and security optimisations - the default Linux kernel is heavily optimised using the BORE (Burst-Oriented Response Enhancer) scheduler, while the desktop packages are compiled with LTO, x86-64-v3 and x86-64-v4, Zen 4 optimization, security flags and performance improvements.

Technical Specs Comparison
CentOSCachyOS
Fedora, Red HatBaseArch
dnf / flatpak, rpmPackage Managerpacman / pkg
systemdInit Systemsystemd
Semi-RollingRelease ModelRolling Release
10 StreamLatest Version260426
IntermediateDifficultyIntermediate
December 13, 2024Release DateApril 26, 2026
ARM64ppc64elx86_64x86-64-v2x86-64-v3
Architecture
ARM64ppc64elx86_64x86-64-v2x86-64-v3
GNOMEbspwmBudgieCinnamonCOSMICHyprlandi3KDE PlasmaLXDELXQtMATEniriOpenboxQtileSwayUKUIWayfireXfce
Desktops
GNOMEbspwmBudgieCinnamonCOSMICHyprlandi3KDE PlasmaLXDELXQtMATEniriOpenboxQtileSwayUKUIWayfireXfce