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The new CentOS Stream is a rolling-release distro that tracks just ahead of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) development, positioned as a midstream between Fedora Linux and RHEL. IMPORTANT: Both BaseOS and AppStream content repositories are required for a basic CentOS installation. AppStreamĬontent in the AppStream repository is available in two formats – the famous RPM format and an extension to the RPM format called modules, which comes with additional userspace apps, runtime languages, and databases in support of the diverse workloads and use cases. BaseOSĬontent in the BaseOS repository is available in the RPM format and it is intended to deliver the main set of the underlying OS functionality that gives the base for all installations.

Content is channeled through 2 main repos: BaseOS and Application Stream (AppStream).īaseOS and Application Stream (AppStream)ĬentOS 8 content is distributed via the 2 main repositories: BaseOS and AppStream.

A new version of YUM based on DNF which is compatible with YUM 3 (as is in CentOS 8).

RPM 4.14 (as distributed in RHEL 8) validates package content before installing.

XFS now has support for shared copy-on-write data extents.

nftables has replaced iptables to be the default network filtering framework.

Python 3.6 is the default Python version.

PHP version 7.2 is the default PHP version.

Nginx 1.14 is now available in the core repository.

Support for up to 4PB of physical memory.

Cockpit web console is available by default in CentOS 8.

CentOS 8 Desktop CentOS 8 Linux About CentOS 8 Linux What’s New in CentsOS 8?Īs you probably know, CentsOS 8 is a clone of RHEL 8 so it benefits from its latest features: Let’s take a quick look at the ones that stand out the most. The development team just announced its latest release in the form of CentOS Linux 8 and it packs a ton of major fixes, UI/UX improvements, and new features. It was designed to be consistent rolling-release distro joined with Red Hat but still independent from RHEL as it has its autonomous governing board. CentOS is a free and open-source, community-driven Linux distribution based on the popular security-focused Red Hat Enterprise Linux.