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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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SparkyLinux

SparkyLinux is a set of Debian-based desktop Linux distributions. The project provides separate editions with KDE Plasma, LXQt, MATE and Xfce desktops, as well as a lightweight flavour featuring the Openbox window manager.

Technical Specs Comparison
CentOSSparkyLinux
Fedora, Red HatBaseDebian (Stable), Debian (Testing)
dnf / flatpak, rpmPackage Managerapt / deb
systemdInit Systemsystemd
Semi-RollingRelease ModelSemi-Rolling
10 StreamLatest Version2026.03
IntermediateDifficultyIntermediate
December 13, 2024Release DateMarch 15, 2026
ARM64ppc64elx86_64x86-64-v2
Architecture
ARM64ppc64elx86_64x86-64-v2
GNOMEKDE PlasmaLXQtMATEOpenboxXfce
Desktops
GNOMEKDE PlasmaLXQtMATEOpenboxXfce