--- title: Blog posts tagged "centos" description: Canonical makes open source secure, reliable and easy to use, providing support for Ubuntu and a portfolio of enterprise-grade technologies. Founded in 2004, Canonical operates globally with team members in over 80 countries. url: https://canonical.com/blog/tag/centos?format=md --- # Blog posts tagged "centos" #### [6 facts for CentOS users who are holding on](https://canonical.com/blog/migrating-to-ubuntu-lts-six-facts-for-centos-users) Considering migrating to Ubuntu from other Linux platforms, such as CentOS? Find six useful facts to get started! --- Cloud and server #### [Why is Ubuntu Linux the leading choice to replace CentOS for financial services?](https://canonical.com/blog/why-is-ubuntu-linux-the-leading-choice-to-replace-centos-for-finserv-infrastructure) Financial services are powered by technology. The customer experience is increasingly driven by data, with tailoring of products and services to reflect individual behaviors and preferences. All of this rests on a foundation of secure, stable technology that can support agility and flexibility to adapt to customer needs, whilst at the sam --- Financial Services #### [Migrating from CentOS to Ubuntu: a guide for system administrators and DevOps](https://canonical.com/blog/migrating-from-centos-to-ubuntu-guide) CentOS 7 is on track to reach its end-of-life (EoL) on June 30, 2024. Post this date, the CentOS Project will cease to provide updates or support, including vital security patches. Moving away from the RHEL-based ecosystem might appear daunting, but if you’re considering Ubuntu the switch can be both straightforward and economically viabl --- Cloud and server #### [cPanel & WHM® expands collaboration with Ubuntu to bring full support for Ubuntu LTS in V102](https://canonical.com/blog/cpanel-whm-expands-collaboration-with-ubuntu-to-bring-full-support-for-ubuntu-lts-in-v102) 40% of the 2021 Open Stack Survey respondents indicated Ubuntu as their primary OS. Houston, TX – February 2022 – cPanel® L.L.C., the Hosting Platform of Choice, a WebPros® portfolio company, is expanding its collaboration with Ubuntu to provide full support for Ubuntu LTS 20.04 with cPanel & WHM version 102.  In the winter of 2020, CentO --- Canonical announcements #### [OpenStack CentOS alternatives: 7 reasons to migrate to Ubuntu](https://canonical.com/blog/openstack-centos) Looking for OpenStack CentOS alternatives after recent changes in the CentOS project? Think Ubuntu – the most popular Linux distribution for OpenStack deployments across development and production environments. Wondering what makes Ubuntu different? Here are seven reasons you should consider Ubuntu when planning your CentOS migration. Ubu --- Cloud and server #### [Open source enterprise support vs free open source use](https://canonical.com/blog/open-source-enterprise-support-vs-free-open-source-use) Ubuntu and CentOS are both popular examples of open source Linux operating systems adopted because of the breadth of community support, but also because of the availability of enterprise-grade support. However, since the announcement last December, the CentOS project as we knew it, will be discontinued. Many CentOS users are currently loo --- Cloud and server #### [Popular snaps per distro](https://canonical.com/blog/popular-snaps-per-distro) From a distance, Linux is one big, confusing ball of passionate users and hardcore technical jargon. But as you zoom in, you can start seeing patterns – and differences. Indeed, the individual and vastly varied choice of a favorite distribution has played a major part in shaping the community conversation in the Linux space. But --- Desktop #### [MAAS 2.3.0 (final) Released!](https://canonical.com/blog/maas-2-3-0-final-released) This article originally appeared on Andres Rodriguez’s blog I’m happy to announce that MAAS 2.3.0 (final) is now available! This new MAAS release introduces a set of exciting features and improvements to the overall user experience. It now becomes the focus of maintenance, as it fully replaces MAAS 2.2 In order to provide with sufficient --- Cloud and server #### [MAAS 2.3.0 beta 1 released](https://canonical.com/blog/maas-2-3-0-beta-1-released) MAAS 2.3.0 (beta1)New Features & ImprovementsHardware TestingMAAS 2.3 beta overhauls and improves the visibility of hardware test results and information. This includes various changes across MAAS:Machine Listing pageSurface progress and failures of hardware tests, actively showing when a test is pending, running, successful or failed.Mac --- Canonical announcements #### [MAAS 2.0: high availability API-driven bare metal provisioning](https://canonical.com/blog/maas-2-0-released) This week, the result of over a year of work by our engineering team is concluded: the final release of MAAS 2.0 is now available for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, and additionally from our stable release PPA. If you’ve never heard of MAAS before, here’s an introductory slide deck from a recent presentation at the OCP --- Cloud and server #### [MAAS 1.7: one MAAS, multiple operating systems](https://canonical.com/blog/maas-1-7-one-maas-multiple-operating-systems) A few weeks ago, we released Ubuntu 14.04 LTS for servers and cloud, which included a beta version of Metal-As-A-Service (MAAS) 1.7. Today, we are delighted to release this version for general availability. The flagship new feature is that MAAS is now able to provision all major server operating systems. Together with its support for --- Cloud and server