CentOS Free Download

CentOS is an open-source RHEL (Red Hat Enterprise Linux) based Operating System with community support and an enterprise-ready environment. This free download is a standalone offline installer of CentOS.

CentOS Overview

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is further enhanced into different other versions, CentOS is one of the releases which is based on RHEL. This powerful OS is best for commercial use with complete community support. It is also completely compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux which is an award Winning flavor of Linux. CentOS is famous as because of its active development, community infrastructure, open management & business along with many other factors. You can easily maintain this version of Linux and deploy it as a server as well.

In terms of stability, it is also the most stable release as it can provide long-running production for your server. Package maintenance is extremely easy with a friendly environment along with additional core and commercial support. Moreover, it is powered by GNOME project so that its users can get easily understandable environment. Default applications in this package include a productive suite as LibreOffice, Firefox browser, GIMP, Inkspace, k3B burning tool, Vim editor, Thunderbird. In addition to all these utilities, CentOS also provides Apache server, MySQL & PostgreSQL, OpenSSH & SSL, Samba Network Sharing, Postfix server, and Programming languages support.

Features of CentOS 7.0.1511

Some of the features of CentOS are:

Easy to use and easy to maintain
Reliable and stable release
Based on RHEL
Best for Commercial use
Active Development
Open Management and Open Business model
Community infrastructure
Long running production for servers
GNOME based
Basic utilities include
- LibreOffice
- Firefox
- Thunderbird
- GIMP
- Inkspace
- K3B CD/DVD burning
- Vim Editor
Advanced server utilities
- Apache server
- MySQL and PostgreSQL
- OpenSSH and SSL
- Samba Network Sharing
- Postfix server
- Programming languages support including python, PHP, and Pearl
EXT3 and EXT4
Open-source
Multilingual
Enhanced support and more