CentOS Stream

Not to be confused with the now-discontinued original CentOS.

CentOS Stream
CentOS Stream 10 showing its desktop environment, GNOME 47.
Developer	The CentOS Project (affiliated with Red Hat)
OS family	Linux (Unix-like)
Working state	Current
Source model	Open source
Initial release	24 September 2019;5 years ago (2019-09-24) [1]
Latest release	10 / December 12, 2024;6 months ago (2024-12-12). [2]
Repository	gitlab.com/redhat/centos-stream/
Marketing target	Servers, desktop computers, workstations, supercomputers
Update method	Release Candidate
Package manager	dnf (command line); PackageKit (graphical); .rpm (binaries format)
Platforms	x86-64, ARM64, ppc64le and IBM Z
Kernel type	Monolithic (Linux kernel)
Default user interface	Bash, GNOME Shell
License	GNU GPL and other licenses
Preceded by	CentOS
Official website	centos.org

CentOS Stream is a community enterprise Linux distribution that exists as a midstream between the upstream development in Fedora Linux and the downstream development for Red Hat Enterprise Linux. ^[3] CentOS Stream is being used by Meta Platforms (known for Facebook and WhatsApp) ^{[4] [5]} and Twitter. ^[6]

History

The initial release, CentOS Stream 8, was released on 24 September 2019, at the same time as CentOS 8. ^[3] As CentOS 8 became unsupported, the CentOS Project provided a simple means of converting from CentOS Linux 8 to CentOS Stream 8. ^[7] On 13 January 2021, CentOS board approved the creation of Hyperscale SIG proposed by Meta Platforms, Twitter, and Verizon engineers, ^{[6] [8]} which focus on enabling CentOS Stream deployment on large-scale infrastructures and facilitating collaboration on packages and tooling.

CentOS Stream 9 was released on 3 December 2021, ^[9] with support of IBM Z architecture.

In 2023, Red Hat announced that CentOS 7 and CentOS Stream 8 will be discontinued in 2024 in order to focus on Red Hat Enterprise Linux development. CentOS Stream 9 was given as one possible migration path. ^[10]

CentOS Stream 10 was released on 12 December 2024. ^[2]

Release history

Releases of CentOS Stream

Version	Release date	End-Of-Life	Kernel	Architectures
Unsupported: 8	2019-09-24	May 31, 2024;13 months ago (2024-05-31)	4.18.0	x86-64, ARM64, ppc64le
Supported: 9	2021-12-03	May 31, 2027;22 months' time (2027-05-31) [11]	5.14.0	x86-64, ARM64, ppc64le, s390x
Latest version:10	2024-12-12	May 31, 2030;4 years' time (2030-05-31) [12]	6.12.0	x86-64, ARM64, ppc64le, s390x
Legend: Unsupported Supported Latest version Preview version Future version

References

1. "Transforming the development experience within CentOS". www.redhat.com. 2019-09-24. Archived from the original on 2019-09-24. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
2. "Introducing CentOS Stream 10". blog.centos.org.
3. "Manuals/ReleaseNotes/CentOSStream". wiki.centos.org. 2019-09-24. Archived from the original on 2021-08-12. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
4. "CentOS Stream: Building an innovative future for enterprise Linux". www.redhat.com. 2020-12-08. Archived from the original on 2020-12-08. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
5. "Building Community with CentOS Stream". USENIX . 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
6. Larabel, Mike (2021-01-12). "Facebook, Twitter Proposing CentOS Hyperscale SIG With Newer Packages + Other Changes". Phoronix . Archived from the original on 2022-11-09. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
7. "Convert to CentOS Stream 8". centos.org.
8. "SpecialInterestGroup/Hyperscale". wiki.centos.org.
9. "Introducing CentOS Stream 9". blog.centos.org.
10. "End dates are coming for CentOS Stream 8 and CentOS Linux 7 – Blog.CentOS.org". 2023-04-11. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
11. "Download". centos.org.
12. "Download". centos.org.