Red Hat and CentOS are popular choices for online production environment operating systems. Links to the official lifecycle information for both systems are provided, along with experience upgrading from CentOS 8 to CentOS 8 Stream.

Preface

In online production environments, Red Hat and CentOS are currently the mainstream choices in China. Following the retirement of Red Hat 6 in recent years, here are links to the official life cycle websites for both systems.

Main body

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and CentOS are popular choices for enterprise server operating systems. RHEL offers stable support and update cycles, suitable for enterprise applications. CentOS, as a community version of RHEL, provides similar functionality and stability but lacks official support.

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When publishing this article, I never thought I would update it again after two years. Just the other day, I upgraded my daily-use virtual machine from CentOS 8 to CentOS 8 Stream. I won’t elaborate on production choices, but I still prefer the latest versions for local environments.

CentOS 8 Stream is a rolling release offering faster updates and new features compared to traditional CentOS, making it suitable for development and testing environments