You now have two ways to consume the CentOS platform, CentOS Linux and CentOS Stream. CentOS Linux is a rebuild of the freely available sources for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). CentOS Stream is a midstream distribution that provides a cleared-path for participation in creating the next version of RHEL. Read more in the CentOS Stream release notes .
As you download and use CentOS Linux, the CentOS Project invites you to be a part of the community as a contributor. There are many ways to contribute to the project, from documentation, QA, and testing to coding changes for SIGs, providing mirroring or hosting, and helping other users.
ISOs are also available via Torrent.
CentOS is an open source, community-supported and enterprise-ready distribution of Linux based on the publicly available sources of the commercial and highly acclaimed RHEL (Red Hat Enterprise Linux) operating system.
How to verify your iso
If you plan to create USB boot media, please read this first to avoid damage to your system.
- Download Mac-On-Linux for free. Mac-on-Linux is a Linux/PPC program that virtualizes MacOS or MacOSX in Linux.
- There are CentOS-6 VMware images readily available for download, but they have a lot of bloat that is not needed in a server environment. There is a minimal distribution of CentOS-6 that has no GUI, it boots directly into a shell console.
Download Centos 6 Virtual Machine
If the above is not for you, alternative downloads might be.
The CentOS Linux 8 release notes and CentOS Stream release notes are continuously updated to include issues and incorporate feedback from users.
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Centos 5 Download
Scientific Linux 6
To check the status of a mirror, please visit mirror-status.centos.org