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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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Ultimate Edition

Ultimate Edition, first released in December 2006, was a fork of Ubuntu and Linux Mint though recent versions (starting in 2024) have been based on Arch Linux. The goal of the project is to create a complete, seamlessly integrated, visually stimulating, and easy-to-install operating system.

Technical Specs Comparison
CentOSUltimate Edition
Fedora, Red HatBaseArch
dnf / flatpak, rpmPackage Managerpacman / flatpak, pkg
systemdInit Systemsystemd
Semi-RollingRelease ModelFixed Release
10 StreamLatest Version5.5
IntermediateDifficultyIntermediate
December 13, 2024Release DateJune 25, 2017
ARM64ppc64elx86_64x86-64-v2
Architecture
ARM64ppc64elx86_64x86-64-v2
GNOMECinnamonKDE PlasmaMATEXfce
Desktops
GNOMECinnamonKDE PlasmaMATEXfce