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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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VailuxOS

VailuxOS is a German, desktop-oriented Linux distribution based on Ubuntu's long-term support (LTS) branch or Debian's "Stable" branch. The project's primary goal is to make the transition from Windows to Linux as seamless as possible by maintaining familiar ways of working and workflows.

Technical Specs Comparison
CentOSVailuxOS
Fedora, Red HatBaseDebian, Ubuntu (LTS)
dnf / flatpak, rpmPackage Managerapt / deb, flatpak, snap
systemdInit Systemsystemd
Semi-RollingRelease ModelFixed Release
10 StreamLatest Version1.6
IntermediateDifficultyIntermediate
December 13, 2024Release DateJanuary 5, 2026
ARM64ppc64elx86_64x86-64-v2
Architecture
ARM64ppc64elx86_64x86-64-v2
GNOMEKDE Plasma
Desktops
GNOMEKDE Plasma