Alternative Distributions for CentOS
Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2025 4:43 am
During the full upgrade phase, new hardware support will be provided at the discretion of RedHat and therefore CentOS. In addition, all available and qualified fixes will be provided via update kits (or individually and immediately for security fixes). Update kits are usually released 2 to 3 times a year, with new ISOs released as part of each update kit. In the numbering scheme x.y; y is the updated set number.
During the servicing phase, only security fixes and some critical bug fixes will be released. Multiple update kits will be released if any.
https://wiki.centos.org/About/Product
CloudLinux
Perhaps the most popular OS for job function email database cPanel clients is CloudLinux. CloudLinux is another option in the RHEL/CentOS lineup. According to a recent blog post, a new version of CloudLinux OS has been released, providing the means to convert CentOS 8.3 to CloudLinux 8.3. Using their own script, users can convert CentOS 8.3 to CloudLinux 8.3 using their cldeploy script when complete. The expected release date is set for December 21st. Users can convert CentOS 8.2 to CloudLinux 8.2 and then upgrade to CloudLinux 8.3 or wait until CloudLinux OS 8.3 is deployed to complete.
CloudLinux's Lenix recently announced that they plan to introduce an alternative product called "Project Lenix" as a replacement for CentOS. The expected release date is mid 2021. You can read more about this project at projectlenix.org.
During the servicing phase, only security fixes and some critical bug fixes will be released. Multiple update kits will be released if any.
https://wiki.centos.org/About/Product
CloudLinux
Perhaps the most popular OS for job function email database cPanel clients is CloudLinux. CloudLinux is another option in the RHEL/CentOS lineup. According to a recent blog post, a new version of CloudLinux OS has been released, providing the means to convert CentOS 8.3 to CloudLinux 8.3. Using their own script, users can convert CentOS 8.3 to CloudLinux 8.3 using their cldeploy script when complete. The expected release date is set for December 21st. Users can convert CentOS 8.2 to CloudLinux 8.2 and then upgrade to CloudLinux 8.3 or wait until CloudLinux OS 8.3 is deployed to complete.
CloudLinux's Lenix recently announced that they plan to introduce an alternative product called "Project Lenix" as a replacement for CentOS. The expected release date is mid 2021. You can read more about this project at projectlenix.org.