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'''Enterprise Linux''', or simply '''EL''', describes any [[Linux]] distribution based on [[Red Hat]]'s "Enterprise Linux", itself referred to as [[RHEL]]. It is common to see the acronym '''ELx''' where '''x''' is a version number., ie: '''EL4''', '''EL5''' and '''EL6'''. Perhaps the most popular, free '''EL''' distribution is [[CentOS]].
'''Enterprise Linux''', or simply '''EL''', describes any [[Linux]] distribution based on [[Red Hat]]'s "Enterprise Linux", itself referred to as [[RHEL]]. It is common to see the acronym '''ELx''' where '''x''' is a version number., ie: '''EL6''', '''EL7''', '''EL8''' or '''EL9'''. Perhaps the most popular, free '''EL''' distribution was [[CentOS]], until [[Red Hat]] took over the project and eventually cancelled it. To replace it, [[AlmaLinux]] and [[Rocky Linux]] were created.  


[[Red Hat]], under the terms of the [[GPL]] and similar licenses, makes available all of the source code for it's commercial "Enterprise Linux" distributions. This forms the foundation for freely available, community driven distributions like [[CentOS]] who aim to provide [[binary]]-compatible versions available. Of course, these "down stream providers" must remove [[Red Hat]]'s trademarked branding when doing so.
Red Hat created the [[CentOS Stream]] project, which no longer tracks RHEL exactly, but leads it with updates before RHEL, and has a shorter supported life space.  


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Latest revision as of 17:19, 15 December 2023

 Alteeve Wiki :: Enterprise Linux

Enterprise Linux, or simply EL, describes any Linux distribution based on Red Hat's "Enterprise Linux", itself referred to as RHEL. It is common to see the acronym ELx where x is a version number., ie: EL6, EL7, EL8 or EL9. Perhaps the most popular, free EL distribution was CentOS, until Red Hat took over the project and eventually cancelled it. To replace it, AlmaLinux and Rocky Linux were created.

Red Hat created the CentOS Stream project, which no longer tracks RHEL exactly, but leads it with updates before RHEL, and has a shorter supported life space.

 

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