CentOS Lifecycle (EOL)

CentOS

Below you can find the life cycle for each version of operating system CentOS, like CentOS 8, including release dates and end of life (EOL) dates.

The CentOS Linux distribution is a stable, predictable, manageable and reproducible platform derived from the sources of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). We are now looking to expand on that by creating the resources needed by other communities to come together and be able to build on the CentOS Linux platform. And today we start the process by delivering a clear governance model, increased transparency and access. In the coming weeks we aim to publish our own roadmap that includes variants of the core CentOS Linux.

Product website: https://www.centos.org

References

  1. Centos Wiki

Facts for CentOS

Initial release
May 2004
Kernel type
Monolithic

Current releases

Release Release date End of life
CentOS 7July 7, 2014June 30, 2024

All releases

Release Release date End of life
CentOS 8September 24, 2019December 31, 2021
CentOS 7July 7, 2014June 30, 2024
CentOS 6July 10, 2011November 30, 2020
CentOS 5April 12, 2007March 31, 2017