From 52fbdf3dee5cefc25c3858c5b9f74ca43a9d14b0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Philip Taron <philip.taron@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2026 10:32:30 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] vmTools: drop CentOS Stream

As @uninsane points out, these are designed to rot rapidly.
---
 doc/build-helpers/special/vm-tools.section.md |  3 -
 pkgs/build-support/vm/default.nix             | 62 +------------------
 pkgs/build-support/vm/test.nix                |  2 -
 3 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 66 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/build-helpers/special/vm-tools.section.md b/doc/build-helpers/special/vm-tools.section.md
index 4e4de3e85b54..47988eb3f4a1 100644
--- a/doc/build-helpers/special/vm-tools.section.md
+++ b/doc/build-helpers/special/vm-tools.section.md
@@ -111,9 +111,6 @@ A set of functions that build a predefined set of minimal Linux distributions im
 * Fedora
   * `fedora42x86_64`
   * `fedora43x86_64`
-* CentOS Stream
-  * `centosStream9x86_64`
-  * `centosStream10x86_64`
 * Rocky Linux
   * `rocky9x86_64`
   * `rocky10x86_64`
diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/vm/default.nix b/pkgs/build-support/vm/default.nix
index 805ac8afb950..ca5719ba6c31 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/vm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/vm/default.nix
@@ -1052,60 +1052,6 @@ let
       unifiedSystemDir = true;
     };
 
-    centosStream9x86_64 = {
-      name = "centos-stream-9-x86_64";
-      fullName = "CentOS Stream 9 (x86_64)";
-      packagesLists = [
-        (fetchurl {
-          url = "https://mirror.stream.centos.org/9-stream/BaseOS/x86_64/os/repodata/737e7bb91d5464e0cc258ff5ae5070a00d682c39fc2de0b9b55df671022ba732-primary.xml.gz";
-          hash = "sha256-c357uR1UZODMJY/1rlBwoA1oLDn8LeC5tV32cQIrpzI=";
-        })
-        (fetchurl {
-          url = "https://mirror.stream.centos.org/9-stream/AppStream/x86_64/os/repodata/9f0c1578e5df33e6479a1d3e5397b87ecaa1b5bac7fd34de6c837bddb3949fde-primary.xml.gz";
-          hash = "sha256-nwwVeOXfM+ZHmh0+U5e4fsqhtbrH/TTebIN73bOUn94=";
-        })
-      ];
-      urlPrefixes = [
-        "https://mirror.stream.centos.org/9-stream/BaseOS/x86_64/os"
-        "https://mirror.stream.centos.org/9-stream/AppStream/x86_64/os"
-      ];
-      archs = [
-        "noarch"
-        "x86_64"
-      ];
-      packages = commonCentOSStreamPackages ++ [
-        "annobin"
-      ];
-      unifiedSystemDir = true;
-    };
-
-    centosStream10x86_64 = {
-      name = "centos-stream-10-x86_64";
-      fullName = "CentOS Stream 10 (x86_64)";
-      packagesLists = [
-        (fetchurl {
-          url = "https://mirror.stream.centos.org/10-stream/BaseOS/x86_64/os/repodata/b3bb8f59e9c3dfedf3439c8357dc6fb727dc3e6fd2e351ab5e1fb0cfbbf07381-primary.xml.gz";
-          hash = "sha256-s7uPWenD3+3zQ5yDV9xvtyfcPm/S41GrXh+wz7vwc4E=";
-        })
-        (fetchurl {
-          url = "https://mirror.stream.centos.org/10-stream/AppStream/x86_64/os/repodata/962343afafa14dcc36a6c054608ae9bbf700c8ead08d1ca8898b5b1a192e3106-primary.xml.gz";
-          hash = "sha256-liNDr6+hTcw2psBUYIrpu/cAyOrQjRyoiYtbGhkuMQY=";
-        })
-      ];
-      urlPrefixes = [
-        "https://mirror.stream.centos.org/10-stream/BaseOS/x86_64/os"
-        "https://mirror.stream.centos.org/10-stream/AppStream/x86_64/os"
-      ];
-      archs = [
-        "noarch"
-        "x86_64"
-      ];
-      packages = commonCentOSStreamPackages ++ [
-        "annobin-plugin-gcc"
-      ];
-      unifiedSystemDir = true;
-    };
-
     # Rocky Linux's /pub/rocky/9/ URL is rolling and changes with each minor release. We use the
     # vault instead, which provides stable URLs for specific minor versions.
     rocky9x86_64 = {
@@ -1482,7 +1428,7 @@ let
     };
   };
 
-  # Base packages for all RHEL-family distros (Fedora, CentOS Stream, Rocky, Alma, etc.)
+  # Base packages for all RHEL-family distros (Fedora, Rocky, Alma, etc.)
   baseRHELFamilyPackages = [
     "autoconf"
     "automake"
@@ -1511,12 +1457,6 @@ let
     "pkgconf-pkg-config"
   ];
 
-  commonCentOSStreamPackages = baseRHELFamilyPackages ++ [
-    "centos-stream-release"
-    "gcc-plugin-annobin"
-    "pkgconf"
-  ];
-
   commonRockyPackages = baseRHELFamilyPackages ++ [
     "gcc-plugin-annobin"
     "pkgconf"
diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/vm/test.nix b/pkgs/build-support/vm/test.nix
index 7472e0f73226..3a7adcbd216e 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/vm/test.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/vm/test.nix
@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@ in
   # RPM-based distros
   testFedora42Image = makeImageTestScript diskImages.fedora42x86_64;
   testFedora43Image = makeImageTestScript diskImages.fedora43x86_64;
-  testCentOSStream9Image = makeImageTestScript diskImages.centosStream9x86_64;
-  testCentOSStream10Image = makeImageTestScript diskImages.centosStream10x86_64;
   testRocky9Image = makeImageTestScript diskImages.rocky9x86_64;
   testRocky10Image = makeImageTestScript diskImages.rocky10x86_64;
   testAlma9Image = makeImageTestScript diskImages.alma9x86_64;