Linux distributions: Difference between revisions

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===Fedora===
===Fedora===
This is the variant of RHEL with the latest features. Fedora releases every 6 months and has a support cycle of 13 months. 
There are no LTS releases. 


===CentOS===
===CentOS===
A very popular and lightweight OS great for server usage. 
A lot of VPS services offer CentOS as their default distro. 
Releases of CentOS have approximately 5 years of full updates followed by 5 years of maintenance updates.
===RHEL===
This is a paid linux distribution used by businesses and universities.  
If you're a consumer, just use CentOS which is also owned by Red Hat.