CentOS 8 Stream Minimal

CentOS Stream is not essentially a replacement for CentOS, but a step towards promoting corporate Linux. CentOS Stream may become an innovation from RHEL in the future.

With a rolling-release distribution, a major release becomes available, and updates are released as they become available. Thus, instead of minor releases, rolling releases simply update packages as soon as they are ready.

CentOS Stream exists in parallel with CentOS. What does this mean for the users of the system? No changes are planned. But still, if you are interested in this process, you can take part in promoting corporate Linux and switch to the CentOS Stream distribution.

• Allow layering projects (like Ansible, oVirt, and RDO) built on top of CentOS Stream.
• Have streams of development updates by changing a few packages at a time.
• Get user feedback and address any issues raised by the CentOS community.

CentOS 8 Stream Minimal is fully optimized for automated use at scale, with a tiny package set and minimal security cross-section. Speed, performance, and stability are primary concerns for cloud developers and ops.

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