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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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Lubuntu

Lubuntu is a variant of Ubuntu that uses the LXQt desktop environment. (Versions prior to 18.10 shipped with the LXDE desktop.) It includes essential applications and services for daily use, including office suite, PDF reader, image editor and multimedia players.

Technical Specs Comparison
CentOSLubuntu
Fedora, Red HatBaseDebian, Ubuntu
dnf / flatpak, rpmPackage Managerapt / deb, snap
systemdInit Systemsystemd
Semi-RollingRelease ModelFixed Release
10 StreamLatest Version26.04
IntermediateDifficultyIntermediate
December 13, 2024Release DateApril 23, 2026
ARM64ppc64elx86_64x86-64-v2
Architecture
ARM64ppc64elx86_64x86-64-v2
GNOMELXQt
Desktops
GNOMELXQt