CentOS 8 has been officially released. CentOS fully adheres to Red Hat’s redistribution policy and strives for complete functional compatibility with upstream products. The modifications made to components in CentOS primarily involve the removal of Red Hat’s branding and artwork.
This release also includes the brand-new CentOS Stream, a rolling-release Linux distribution that sits between the upstream development of Fedora Linux and the downstream development of RHEL. You can think of CentOS Stream as a version for experiencing the latest Red Hat family Linux features without having to wait too long.
The main changes in CentOS 8 are consistent with those in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, based on Fedora 28 and kernel version 4.18, providing users with a stable, secure, and consistent foundation across hybrid cloud deployments, supporting the tools needed for both traditional and emerging workloads.