Difference between Cent OS and LINUX

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Hi All,

What are the difference between Cent OS and LINUX operating systems. And which one is better??
 

CentOS is a free operating system distribution based upon the Linux kernel. It is derived entirely from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) distribution.
 

Linux operating systems (plz. don't use all caps!) are a large -and varied- group of operating systems that use the Linux kernel. CentOS is one of those many flavors. See DistroWatch for more.

From what I know it's basically a free version (as in: no paid support) of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, that is: built using the same sources, with mostly the same patches applied (but without the Red Hat branding). Which would make CentOS a good choice for running software that says it requires RHEL.

navenmou said:
And which one is better??
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There is no such thing as "better" in general. Only things that suit your needs (and other things that don't ).
 

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