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July 24, 2020
In this article, our expert explains the impact of CentOS 6 EOL and RHEL 6 EOL, and the options teams have available now that these two Linux distributions are no longer supported by the community.
Keeping up with your operating system end-of-life is important for maintaining security compliance and upgrading to a new version brings many benefits. However, if you're not ready to migrate off CentOS 6 or RHEL 6, learn what you can do to keep your applications and systems secure.
Back to topWhen Is CentOS 6 EOL?
Back to topFor maintenance releases, CentOS 6 EOL was November 30, 2020. Full update EOL was May 10th, 2017.
When Is RHEL 6 EOL?
RHEL 6 EOL was November 30, 2020.
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What CentOS 6 EOL and RHEL 6 EOL Mean
Now that CentOS 6 and RHEL 6 are EOL, it means that they will no longer receive security updates or bug fixes. This poses a major problem for organizations leveraging CentOS or RHEL. For organizations using CentOS 6 or RHEL 6, there are two primary options:
- Migrate or upgrade from CentOS 6 or RHEL 6 to a supported version
- Explore another support option.
Should You Upgrade From CentOS 6?
Yes, CentOS 6 is no longer supported.
Back to topPlan For CentOS 6 EOL Today
Account for CentOS 6 EOL today with migration and support advice from the OpenLogic experts.
Our team consists of experienced architects with a minimum of 15 years of experience and expertise working on production applications. We believe in and support the open source community development model, and that is reflected in our contributions to CentOS.
Our team creates and manages the official CentOS images for Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure. In Azure’s case, OpenLogic creates and maintains Microsoft’s official CentOS image. OpenLogic also supports CentOS on Google Cloud.
With OpenLogic you can trust you'll be working with an experienced architect with a wealth of experience solving complex CentOS and many other open source challenges.
Back to topGet CentOS 6 Support
If you haven’t upgraded from RHEL or CentOS 6, OpenLogic can help protect your business against ongoing risks.
Connect with our CentOS experts, so we can help determine a course of action that matches your business.