Which CentOS ISO Should You Download Now That CentOS 8 Is EOL?
The article explains that CentOS 8 stopped receiving updates in December 2021, recommends using CentOS 7 (supported until June 2024), and details the various ISO variants and download sources for CentOS 7.
CentOS 8 reached end‑of‑maintenance in December 2021; the CentOS project now only maintains CentOS Stream, making the traditional CentOS 8 ISO unsuitable for new installations.
CentOS 7 will continue to receive updates until 30 June 2024, and the latest release is 7.9.2009 (published 30 September 2020).
Download the CentOS 7 ISO from the Alibaba Cloud mirror or the official site. The common ISO variants are:
DVD – full installation media with most common packages.
Everything – includes every package in the repository.
Minimal – a small core system (~600 MB).
NetInstall – network‑based installer.
Alibaba Cloud mirror: http://mirrors.aliyun.com/centos/7.9.2009/isos/x86_64/
Additional live images available for CentOS 7 include:
live GNOME – GNOME desktop environment.
live KDE – KDE desktop environment.
livecd – bootable system similar to Windows PE.
Atomic Host – lightweight container OS optimized for Docker in cloud environments.
Official download page: https://buildlogs.centos.org/centos/7/isos/x86_64/
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