CentOS Stream

CentOS Stream
CentOS Stream 10 showing its desktop environment, GNOME 47.
DeveloperThe CentOS Project
(affiliated with Red Hat)
OS familyLinux (Unix-like)
Working stateCurrent
Source modelOpen source
Initial release24 September 2019 (2019-09-24)
Latest release10 / 12 December 2024 (2024-12-12)
Repositorygitlab.com/redhat/centos-stream/
Marketing targetServers, desktop computers, workstations, supercomputers
Update methodDNF
Package managerRPM
Supported platformsx86-64-v2, ARM64, ppc64le and IBM Z
Kernel typeMonolithic (Linux kernel)
Default
user interface
Bash, GNOME Shell
LicenseGNU GPL and other licenses
Preceded byCentOS
Official websitecentos.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. CentOS Stream is being used by Meta Platforms (known for Facebook and WhatsApp) and Twitter.