CentOS Linux provides a free and open source computing platform for its clients as part of the Linux CentOS project. It is an open source platform meaning that it is basically a community-supported enterprise operating system, and compatible with its upstream source Red Hat Enterprise Linux, from the CentOS Project. The newest version, CentOS 8 was released on September 24th, 2019 and it has brought some new features and capabilities which we will analyze in this article.
- What’s new in Centos 8?
There are notable differences between CentOS-8 and 7 in Kernel, package repository format, and lots of new features that EL-7 do not have.
- The Cockpit is now available by default
- CentOS 8 comes with a new version of the YUM version which is based on DNF. This new version is compatible with YUM v3 (CentOS 7)
- RPM v4.14 is distributed in CentOS 8. RPM now validates the whole package contents before starting the installation
- CentOS 8 contents are available through the two main repositories: BaseOS and Application Stream (AppStream)
- It supports up to 4PB of physical memory
- Wayland is the default display server instead of the Xorg server in CentOS 8
- XFS now supports shared copy-on-write data extents
- nftables replaces iptables as the default network filtering framework
- Python 3.6 is the default Python version in CentOS 8
- PHP 7.2 comes with CentOS 8
- Nginx 1.14 is available in core repository in CentOS 8
- How to install centOS 8 Desktop?
- Requirements
- A system with a minimum 8 GB of Hard disk and 2 GB of RAM.
- Powerful internet connection.
Step 1: First, you will need to download CentOS 8 from their official websites.
Step 2: Start the system on which you want to install CentOS 8 and change the boot order as USDB or DVD from the BIOS settings.
Once the system boots up, you will get the following screen:
Step 3: Select “Install CentOS Linux 8.0” and hit Enter. You will be redirected to the following screen:
Select your desired language and click on the Continue button.
Step 4:. You should see the following screen; from here, you can set Keyboard, Installation Source, Software Selection, Time & Date, Kdump and Installation Destination. Click on the Installation Destination.
Step 5: A new screen is shown, Select Automatic and click on the Done button.
Step 6: Now, click on the Begin Installation button
Step 7: Click on the Root Password to set the root password. Provide your desired password and click on the “done” button.
Step 8: Click on the User Creation button, provide your desired username, password and click on the “done” button.
Step 9: Once the installation has been completed successfully, you see the following screen. Click on the Reboot button to restart the system and boot from the Hard disk.
Step 10: Once the system started, you should see the CentOS License information screen. Click on “License Information”, accept the License agreement and click on the “done” button.
Step 11: Click on the FINISH CONFIGURATION. You will be redirected to the CentOS 8 login screen;
Click on the username, provide your password and click on the Sign In button.
Step 12: On the CentOS 8 “Welcome screen”, select your desired language and typing method; then click on the “Next” button.
Step 13: Enable the location services and click on the “Next” button
You will see the following screen; press “skip”
Step 14: The screen below will appear. Click on the “Start Using CentOS Linux”.
You should see CentOS 8 desktop in the following screen: