centos2ol VS infrastructure

Oracle has a conversion script/tool to switch a CentOS machine to Oracle Linux. In the FAQ they're at least self-aware of their reputation:

turn CentOS 8 into Oracle Linux 8: https://github.com/oracle/centos2ol

But reading the docs and the claims that the site has https://linux.oracle.com/switch/centos/ it's a real option for mission-critical/production systems.

Actually Oracle Linux already fills that gap as a RHEL clone. Don't kill me, I know Oracle Linux is literally the only free product at that company. It even says so on their website:

Rocky Linux is a fine successor to CentOS and was created by the original founder of CentOS, Gregory Kurtzer.

https://rockylinux.org/

https://rockylinux.org/about/

If you need enterprise support RHEL tends to be a default choice.

If you cannot afford RHEL or do not need enterprise support, Rocky Linux fills the role that CentOS once did.

Also you can use Rocky Linux, it's very close! https://rockylinux.org/

Arch Linux is pretty solid on my end, gnome is a little buggy, nothing like fedora but if you're like my mother and don't want to set anything up I get it. There is Rocky linux if you want a RHEL experience and don't need the latest packages. I don't like Ubuntu but you could go that route.

If you run into anny problems ask chat gpt. https://rockylinux.org/

If If you feel more comfortable on a RHEL based distro, there a good alternatives to CentOS such as AlmaLinux or Rocky Linux.

This situation still exists and Gregory Kurtzer's RockyLinux (Greg started CentOS originally), CloudLinux's AlmaLinux, and others exist to fill the need for a freely installable RHEL clone.

https://rockylinux.org/ :

Rocky Linux is an open-source enterprise operating system designed to be 100% bug-for-bug compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux®. It is under intensive development by the community.