CentOS
RPM family, based on Red Hat · first released 2004
RPM · based on Red Hat
- Popularity rank
- #52
- Index
- 272
- Released
- 2004
- Latest release
- 8 (2111)
- Support ended
- Dec 2021
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you like Red Hat but want a different take on it.
Rank over time
| Window | Rank | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Last month | #124 ▼ 72 | 233 | |
| 12 months | #52 | 272 |
Shorter windows react faster. A better rank there than over 12 months means interest is growing.
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Ranking from our composite index: English Wikipedia article views, DistroWatch page hits, GitHub stars and views on this site, built 2026-11-12. All of these measure interest, not installs. Release dates and support from endoflife.date (CC BY-SA 4.0). Ratings come from signed-in LinuxStatistics users.