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title: CentOS Stream
title_lead: |
  Continuously delivered distro that tracks just ahead of Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  (RHEL) development, positioned as a midstream between Fedora Linux and RHEL.
  For anyone interested in participating and collaborating in the RHEL
  ecosystem, CentOS Stream is your reliable platform for innovation.
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## Downloading CentOS Stream
{% include centos-stream-download.html %}


## Converting from CentOS Linux to CentOS Stream

```console
root@centos-linux# dnf install centos-release-stream

root@centos-linux# dnf swap centos-{linux,stream}-repos

root@centos-linux# dnf distro-sync

root@centos-stream# cat /etc/centos-release
CentOS Stream release 8
```