

What's the difference between CentOS Linux and CentOS Stream? ¶Ĭurrently, CentOS is a rebuild of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). CentOS Linux 8 to CentOS Stream 8 migration.Note: Unless otherwise stated above, CentOS Stream 8 packages (rpms) are the very same packages released by the upstream CentOS team. The 'dnf-autoupdate' package is provided for automatic (distro-sync) updates (the same as CC7).The 'cern-dnf-tool' is a new package that can be used to easily switch between 'production', 'testing' or 'snapshot' repositories.Snapshots of CentOS repositories are performed daily and can be found at this URL.A 'testing' repository is also provided which is updated daily.A 'production' repository is provided, which most systems will use and is updated once per week (except for critical security vulnerability patches).How does CERN use CentOS Stream 8? ¶ System updates ¶ Please refer to Which distribution should I use if you are not sure We recommend all new installs to use either AlmaLinux or Red Hat Enterprise Linux. CentOS Stream 8 support at CERN is slated for decommission on.CentOS Stream 8 was made available at CERN on.Using AIMS (the Automated Installation Management ServerĬentOS Stream 8 is due to be deprecated within the CERN environment on, see OTG0074647 Release status ¶

Scientific Linux CERN (SLC6) (deprecated)

What's the difference between CentOS Linux and CentOS Stream?ĭoes this mean that CentOS Stream is RHEL's QA?ĭoes CentOS Stream have the same 10 years of support as previous CentOS releases?
