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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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pearOS

pearOS is an Arch-based desktop Linux distribution which features a macOS-like theme and icons on top of the KDE Plasma desktop. Some of the distribution's features include a custom system installer called pearOS Installer, a pearOS welcome application, and the GNOME Files file manager.

Technical Specs Comparison
CentOSpearOS
Fedora, Red HatBaseArch
dnf / flatpak, rpmPackage Managerpacman / pkg
systemdInit Systemsystemd
Semi-RollingRelease ModelRolling Release
10 StreamLatest Version
IntermediateDifficultyIntermediate
December 13, 2024Release DateApril 8, 2026
ARM64ppc64elx86_64x86-64-v2
Architecture
ARM64ppc64elx86_64x86-64-v2
GNOMEKDE Plasma
Desktops
GNOMEKDE Plasma