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What version of CentOS is end of life?
CentOS Linux 8 will reach End Of Life (EOL) on December 31st, 2021. Here’s what that means. In line with the EOL of previous releases, we will NOT be automatically migrating anyone to the next version (which is CentOS Stream 8 in this case).
Is CentOS 8 end of life?
In December 2020, Red Hat unexpectedly announced a change to CentOS 8 end of life (EOL). The change, which moved the support end of life to December, 2021, shortened the expected community support lifecycle by 8 years.
What is the difference between CentOS 7 and CentOS 8?
Let us unmask this bit of mystery and proceed to see if unleashing CentOS 8 was worth it. CentOS 7 as it can be remembered was the first RedHat’s distribution to come ship with “systemd“….The differences.
| Feature | CentOS 7 | CentOS 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Networking Framework | iptables | nftables which is used by firewalld as its default backend. |
When is the end of life for CentOS 7?
We expect to continue to support CentOS 7 through its life cycle, with the end-of-life expected on June 30, 2024. Additionally, we will support CloudLinux OS 8. This additional commercially-supported operating system provides an upgrade path for customers with CloudLinux 6 or 7 deployments.
Which is better CentOS 7 or CentOS 8?
Released back in 2014, RHEL 7/CentOS 7 has many features that has served well for the past 10 years so far. CentOS 8 came with other new features and the table below shows some of the differences that exist between the two.
When does Red Hat end support for CentOS 7?
That means if you’re using CentOS 7, you’ll see support through June 30, 2024. Red Hat may also offer extended life cycle support for RHEL and CentOS 7, but that hasn’t been decided yet. As for CentOS 8, that’s another story.
Which is the latest version of CentOS Linux?
CentOS Product Specifications CentOS-6 CentOS-7 CentOS-8 Latest Release 6.10 7 (2009) 8 (2105) Supports i386 Systems (32-bit Pentium, A Yes 3 Yes (1503) No Supports x86_64 systems (AMD64/EM64T) Yes Yes Yes