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Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is a Linux distribution developed by Red Hat and targeted toward the commercial market. Red Hat Enterprise Linux is released in server editions for x86, x86_64, Itanium, PowerPC and IBM System z architectures, and desktop editions for x86 and x86_64 processors.

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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.

Technical Specs Comparison
Red Hat Enterprise LinuxCentOS
FedoraBaseFedora, Red Hat
dnf, yum / flatpak, rpmPackage Managerdnf / flatpak, rpm
systemdInit Systemsystemd
Fixed ReleaseRelease ModelSemi-Rolling
10.2Latest Version10 Stream
IntermediateDifficultyIntermediate
May 20, 2026Release DateDecember 13, 2024
ARM64ppc64els390xx86_64x86-64-v2
Architecture
ARM64ppc64els390xx86_64x86-64-v2
GNOME
Desktops
GNOME