CentOS

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Linux distribution free and open-source software operating system

CentOS is a free, community-supported Linux distribution that provides a stable, enterprise-class operating system largely compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
CentOS canonical	15
CentOS Project	2
CentOS 6	1
CentOS Board of Directors	1
CentOS Linux (as RHEL-compatible community rebuild)	1
CentOS Stream	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T286853 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: CentOS
Context triple: [Linux, hasDistributions, CentOS]

A. Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux is a commercially supported, enterprise-grade Linux distribution widely used for servers, cloud deployments, and mission-critical applications.
B. Fedora Linux
Fedora Linux is a community-driven, cutting-edge Linux distribution sponsored by Red Hat, known for integrating the latest open-source technologies and serving as a foundation for other projects and operating systems.
C. Red Hat
Red Hat is a leading American open-source software company best known for its enterprise Linux distribution and related cloud and middleware solutions.
D. Oracle Linux
Oracle Linux is an enterprise-focused Linux distribution developed and maintained by Oracle, optimized for running Oracle software and cloud workloads.
E. Red Hat Satellite
Red Hat Satellite is a systems management platform that helps organizations deploy, configure, and maintain Red Hat Enterprise Linux environments at scale.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: CentOS
Target entity description: CentOS is a free, community-supported Linux distribution that provides a stable, enterprise-class operating system largely compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

A. Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux is a commercially supported, enterprise-grade Linux distribution widely used for servers, cloud deployments, and mission-critical applications.
B. Fedora Linux
Fedora Linux is a community-driven, cutting-edge Linux distribution sponsored by Red Hat, known for integrating the latest open-source technologies and serving as a foundation for other projects and operating systems.
C. Red Hat
Red Hat is a leading American open-source software company best known for its enterprise Linux distribution and related cloud and middleware solutions.
D. Oracle Linux
Oracle Linux is an enterprise-focused Linux distribution developed and maintained by Oracle, optimized for running Oracle software and cloud workloads.
E. Red Hat Satellite
Red Hat Satellite is a systems management platform that helps organizations deploy, configure, and maintain Red Hat Enterprise Linux environments at scale.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Linux distribution ⓘ free and open-source software ⓘ operating system ⓘ
aim	provide a free enterprise-class computing platform ⓘ
architectureSupport	ARM64 ⓘ PowerPC ⓘ surface form: PowerPC (ppc64le) x86_64 ⓘ
basedOn	Red Hat Enterprise Linux ⓘ
bugTracker	https://bugs.centos.org/ ⓘ
communicationChannel	IRC channels ⓘ forums ⓘ mailing lists ⓘ
compatibility	binary compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux ⓘ
defaultFileSystem	XFS (in later releases) ⓘ
defaultInitSystem	systemd ⓘ
desktopEnvironmentOptions	GNOME desktop environment ⓘ surface form: GNOME KDE Plasma desktop environment ⓘ surface form: KDE Plasma
developer	CentOS self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: CentOS Project
discontinuationAnnounced	2020-12 ⓘ
discontinuationReason	shift of focus to CentOS Stream ⓘ
discontinued	true ⓘ
documentation	https://docs.centos.org/ ⓘ
firstReleaseDate	2004-05-14 ⓘ
forkedInto	AlmaLinux ⓘ Rocky Linux ⓘ
governanceChange	joined Red Hat as a sponsored project in 2014 ⓘ
kernelType	monolithic Linux kernel ⓘ
lastMajorVersion	8 ⓘ
license	GNU General Public License ⓘ
longTermSupport	yes ⓘ
packageManager	DNF ⓘ YUM ⓘ
previousDefaultFileSystem	ext3 ⓘ
relationship	downstream rebuild of Red Hat Enterprise Linux ⓘ
securityUpdates	provided for each supported major release ⓘ
sourceCodeFrom	Red Hat Enterprise Linux source packages ⓘ
sourceModel	open source ⓘ
spinOff	CentOS Stream ⓘ
stabilityFocus	high stability and long-term support ⓘ
supportedBy	community ⓘ
targetAudience	developers ⓘ enterprise environments ⓘ servers ⓘ web hosting providers ⓘ
updateModel	rolling release of point updates within major versions ⓘ
useCase	database servers ⓘ development and testing for RHEL deployments ⓘ virtualization hosts ⓘ web servers ⓘ
website	https://www.centos.org/ ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Linux → hasDistributions → CentOS ⓘ

Red Hat Enterprise Linux → relatedProduct → CentOS ⓘ

this entity surface form: CentOS Stream

SELinux → usedIn → CentOS ⓘ

CentOS → developer → CentOS self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: CentOS Project

YUM → usedBy → CentOS ⓘ

DNF → usedOn → CentOS ⓘ

systemd → usedByDistribution → CentOS ⓘ

Rocky Linux → isSuccessorTo → CentOS ⓘ

this entity surface form: CentOS Linux (as RHEL-compatible community rebuild)

OpenStack → supportsDistribution → CentOS ⓘ

Foreman → supportsOperatingSystem → CentOS ⓘ

Katello → supportsOperatingSystem → CentOS ⓘ

Build Service → supports → CentOS ⓘ

CentOS Stream → developer → CentOS ⓘ

this entity surface form: CentOS Project

CentOS Stream → governance → CentOS ⓘ

this entity surface form: CentOS Board of Directors

Distrobox → supportsDistribution → CentOS ⓘ

Upstart → usedIn → CentOS ⓘ

this entity surface form: CentOS 6

RPM → usedBy → CentOS ⓘ

podman → distribution → CentOS ⓘ

subject surface form: Podman

GNU/Linux → hasVariant → CentOS ⓘ

SystemTap → supportsDistribution → CentOS ⓘ

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