29 September 2020
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CentOS vs Ubuntu
Today, In this article, we will be reviewing the key features and differences betweet CentOS vs Ubuntu Linux distributions.
Comparison
| Features | Ubuntu | CentOS |
| SYSTEM CORE | Based on Debian | Based on Redhat |
| UPDATE CYCLE | Often | Deliberately Infrequent |
| SECURITY | Good (but requires additional configuration) | Strong |
| SUPPORT CONSIDERATIONS | Excellent documentation and support community | Good documentation. Small but active user community. |
| PLATFORM FOCAL POINT | Geared more towards the desktop user | Geared towards the server market and preferred by larger corporations |
| MANAGEABILITY | Moderate | Challenging |
| FILE STRUCTURE | Both use the same basic file/folder structure but, system services will differ in location | Both use the same basic file/folder structure but, system services will differ in location |
| PACKAGE MANAGEMENT | apt-get, aptitude | YUM |
| CLOUD INTERFACE | OpenStack | OpenStack, OpenNebula, CloudStack |
| VIRTUALIZATION | KVM, Xen | Native KVM Support |
| EASE OF USE | Moderate | Difficult |
| SPEED CONSIDERATIONS | Excellent (depends on HW used) | Excellent (depends on HW used) |
| HOSTING MARKET SHARE | 37.8% (7/19) | 17.3% (7/19) |
| DEFAULT APPLICATIONS | Frequently Updated | Infrequent Updates (only as required) |
| STABILITY | Good | High |
Hosting
Ubuntu, Debian, and CentOS are the primary operating systems being utilized today in the hosting market
The Cloud
Ubuntu servers have excellent support for container virtualization as well as cloud deployment which shows its influence in the market compared to CentOS.