Since I installed the CentOS on a KVM virtual machine, I had downloaded an installation ISO image from one of the official mirrors ( ) in advance and mounted it to install the OS on a virtual server. How to Install CentOS 8 from an ISO Image

A new version of TCP/IP 4.16 stack has appeared to provide higher performance and BBR & NV control algorithm support.

Podman (instead of docker or mobdy) is used to manage containers.

By default, the cockpit server management web interface is installed (convenient for newbies).

Network Manager should be used to manage a network

Network-scripts are not used by default to configure the network settings.

Iptables have been replaced with nftables.

Now you can install php 7.2 from the basic repository (Finally!)

All software has been updated, including the kernel.

It has been done in order a user can install different package versions.

The main repository has been divided into 2 ones - BaseOS and AppStream.

Currently yum exists as a symlink to dnf

Transition from yum package manager to dnf.

Let’s see the main changes in the CentOS 8 release: CentOS is a Linux distribution based on the commercial Red Hat Enterprise distro by Red Hat and compatible with it. The 8th version of CentOS was released on September 24, 2019.

Cockpit: Server Management Web Interface on CentOS 8.

Configuring CentOS 8 Basic Settings after Installation.

How to Install CentOS 8 from an ISO Image.

Installing Rocky from the DVD ISO is the easiest and most common method of performing a standard Rocky 8 installation.

DVDĪ full installation that contains the BaseOS and AppStream repositories and allows you to complete the installation without additional repositories. Used to install the operating system from another source (such as a HTTP repository of the binary files). Which image you need to download depends on your installation environment and use-case. Various installation images are available for installing Rocky. There are many ways to contribute to the project, from documentation, QA, and testing to coding changes for SIGs, providing mirroring or hosting, and helping other users. As you download and use Rocky, the Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation invites you to be a part of the community as a contributor.

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