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CERN transitioning to Debian after longtime RHEL and CentOS history, having co-maintained Scientific Linux
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CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research known for the Large Hadron Collider and as a longtime RHEL/CentOS site, is transitioning to Debian.
CERN previously co-maintained Scientific Linux, a RHEL derivative, with other research institutions, making this a notable infrastructure shift for a major scientific computing environment. However, only one source reports this and no article body is available, so scope, timeline, and rationale are unknown.
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CERN is transitioning its Linux infrastructure from RHEL and CentOS to Debian.
CERN previously co-maintained Scientific Linux, a RHEL derivative, with other educational and research institutions.
Only one feed reports this transition and no article body is available for further detail.
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