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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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Synex

Synex is a GNU/Linux distribution based on Debian's "Stable" branch, developed with the official Debian Live Build tool. It offers four separate desktop options with GNOME, LXDE, KDE Plasma and Xfce, all of which are composed of a rather frugal set of applications in its default state, without any development tools or offices suites.

Technical Specs Comparison
CentOSSynex
Fedora, Red HatBaseDebian (Stable), Debian (Testing)
dnf / flatpak, rpmPackage Managerapt / deb, flatpak
systemdInit Systemsystemd
Semi-RollingRelease ModelFixed Release
10 StreamLatest Version13
IntermediateDifficultyIntermediate
December 13, 2024Release DateDecember 21, 2025
ARM64ppc64elx86_64x86-64-v2
Architecture
ARM64ppc64elx86_64x86-64-v2
GNOMEIceWMLXDEMATEKDE PlasmaXfce
Desktops
GNOMEIceWMLXDEMATEKDE PlasmaXfce