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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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Gentoo Linux

Gentoo Linux is a versatile and fast, completely free Linux distribution geared towards developers and network professionals. Unlike other distros, Gentoo Linux has an advanced package management system called Portage.

Technical Specs Comparison
CentOSGentoo Linux
Fedora, Red HatBaseIndependent
dnf / flatpak, rpmPackage Managerportage / src
systemdInit SystemOpenRC
Semi-RollingRelease ModelRolling Release
10 StreamLatest Version12.1
IntermediateDifficultyAdvanced
December 13, 2024Release DateMay 28, 2016
ARM64ppc64elx86_64x86-64-v2alphaarmhppai686MIPSPowerPCppc64sparc64x86-64-v3
Architecture
ARM64ppc64elx86_64x86-64-v2alphaarmhppai686MIPSPowerPCppc64sparc64x86-64-v3
GNOMEAwesomeBlackboxEnlightenmentFluxboxIceWMKDE PlasmaLXDEMATESwayOpenboxWMakerXfce
Desktops
GNOMEAwesomeBlackboxEnlightenmentFluxboxIceWMKDE PlasmaLXDEMATESwayOpenboxWMakerXfce