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What will happen to CentOS 7?
CentOS/CentOS Stream If you’re using CentOS 7, you don’t have to move immediately. Red Hat will continue to support CentOS 7 and update it through the rest of the RHEL 7 life cycle. That means, if you’re using CentOS 7, you’ll see support through June 30, 2024.
What will replace CentOS 8?
Top possible Alternatives to CentOS 8 Linux
- Ubuntu / Debian. Of course, whenever we talk about server operating system alternatives to replace CentOS, Ubuntu LTS versions will be the first option.
- Oracle Linux.
- OpenSUSE.
- AlmaLinux – CloudLinux OS.
- Rocky Linux.
Is there a replacement for CentOS?
The Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation (RESF) is announcing the general availability of Rocky Linux, release 8.4, designed as a drop-in replacement for the soon-to-be discontinued CentOS.
Is there going to be CentOS Linux in 2022?
Enlarge / CentOS Linux will be sleeping with the fishes in 2022. On Tuesday, Red Hat CTO Chris Wright and CentOS Community Manager Rich Bowen each announced a massive change in the future and function of CentOS Linux. Moving forward, there will be no CentOS Linux—instead, there will (only) be CentOS Stream.
When does the support for CentOS 8 end?
One of the most popular Linux distributions, with a market share of 18.6% will no longer be supported for CentOS 8, starting 31 of December 2021, while the support for CentOS 7 will end on 30 of June 2024. What does the team of RHEL say about it?
Is there going to be a replacement for CentOS?
Red Hat’s own corporate announcement doesn’t share those negative comments, likely because it has no comment section in the first place. Red Hat CTO Chris Wright takes a more direct stab at what the company expects CentOS Stream to be—and explicitly declares that it will not be a replacement for CentOS Linux.
Is it possible to update to CentOS stream?
The CentOS team encourages the current CentOS 8 users to update to CentOS Stream, but this might not be accepted easily and many might migrate to another distro. What Chris Wright points out is that the world is changing and cloud-native services are getting more popular.