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Fedora Linux is a distribution (or distro) of Linux. It is developed by the community-supported Fedora Project and sponsored by Red Hat. Fedora's mission statement is: "Fedora is about the rapid progress of Free and Open Source software."[7]

Fedora Linux
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Fedora Linux 35 (Workstation).png
Fedora Linux 35 (Workstation) — default applications (1).png
Fedora Linux 35 (Workstation) — default applications (2).png
Fedora Workstation 35 — its default desktop environment (GNOME 41), background image, and applications
DeveloperFedora Project
OS familyLinux (Unix-like)
Working stateCurrent
Source modelOpen source
Initial release6 November 2003; 22 years ago (2003-11-06)[1]
Latest release42[2] / November 15, 2022; 3 years ago (2022-11-15)[2]
Repository
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Marketing targetDesktop, server, cloud
Package managerRPM (DNF), Flatpak, OSTree — graphical front-ends: GNOME Software, dnfdragora, KDE Discover
Platforms
Kernel typeMonolithic (Linux kernel)
UserlandGNU
Default
user interface		GNOME Shell on Wayland
LicenseGPL and various free software licenses, plus proprietary firmware files[6]
Official websitegetfedora.org

Linus Torvalds, author of the Linux kernel, says he uses Fedora because it had fairly good support for PowerPC when he used that processor architecture. He became used to the operating system and continues to use it.[8]

Releases

Fedora Core 1 - 4

Fedora Core 1
Fedora Core 4 using GNOME and the Bluecurve theme

Fedora Core 1, codenamed Yarrow, was the first version of Fedora. It was released on November 6, 2003.[9] Fedora Core 1 was based on Red Hat Linux 9 and shipped with version 2.4.19 of the Linux kernel, version 2.4 of the GNOME desktop environment, and version 3.1.4 of KDE (the K Desktop Environment).

Fedora Core 2, codenamed Tettnang, was released on May 18, 2004.[10] It shipped with Linux 2.6, GNOME 2.6, KDE 3.2.2, and SELinux[11] XFree86 was replaced by the newer X.org, a merger of the previous official X11R6 release, which additionally included a number of updates to Xrender, Xft, Xcursor, fontconfig libraries, and other significant improvements.

Fedora Core 3, codenamed Heidelberg, was released on November 8, 2004.[12] This was the first release of Fedora Core to include the Mozilla Firefox web browser, as well as support for the Indic languages.[12] This release also replaced the LILO bootloader with GRUB.[12] SELinux was also enabled by default, but with a new targeted policy, which was less strict than the policy used in Fedora Core 2.[12] Fedora Core 3 shipped with GNOME 2.8 and KDE 3.3.[12] It was the first release to include the new Fedora Extras repository.

Fedora Core 4, codenamed Stentz, was released on June 13, 2005.[13] It shipped with Linux 2.6.11,[13] KDE 3.4 and GNOME 2.10.[14] This version introduced the new Clearlooks theme, which was inspired by the Red Hat Bluecurve theme.[14] It also shipped with the OpenOffice.org 2.0 office suite, as well as Xen, a high performance and secure open source virtualization framework.[14] It also introduced support for the PowerPC CPU architecture, and over 80 new policies for SELinux.

Fedora Core 5 - 6

Fedora Core 6

The last two cores introduced specific artwork for that version. This is a trend that has continued in later Fedora versions.

Fedora Core 5, codenamed Bordeaux, was released on March 20, 2006. It introduced the Fedora Bubbles artwork.[15] It was the first Fedora release to include Mono and tools built with it such as Beagle, F-Spot and Tomboy.[15] It also introduced new package management tools such as pup and pirut (see Yellow dog Updater, Modified). This release replaced the old LinuxThreads, with the Native POSIX Thread Library.[16]

Fedora Core 6, codenamed Zod, was released on October 24, 2006.[17] This release introduced the Fedora DNA artwork, replacing the Fedora Bubbles artwork used in Fedora Core 5.[18] The codename is derived from the infamous villain, General Zod, from the Superman DC Comic Books.[19] This version introduced support for the Compiz compositing window manager and AIGLX (a technology that enables GL-accelerated effects on a standard desktop).[18] It shipped with Firefox 1.5 as the default web browser, and Smolt, a tool that allows users to inform developers about the hardware they use.

None of these distributions are maintained by the Fedora Project.[20]

Fedora 10

Fedora 10, codenamed Cambridge,[21] was released on November 25, 2008.[22]

Version history

Color Meaning
Red Release no longer supported[23]
Green Release still supported
Blue Future release
Project Name Version Code name Release date Kernel version
Fedora Core 1 Yarrow 2003–11–05 2.4.19
2 Tettnang 2004–05–18 2.6.5
3 Heidelberg 2004–11–08 2.6.9
4 Stentz 2005–06–13 2.6.11
5 Bordeaux 2006–03–20 2.6.15
6 Zod 2006–10–24 2.6.18
Fedora 7 Moonshine 2007–05–31 2.6.21
8 Werewolf 2007–11–08 2.6.23
9 Sulphur 2008–05–13 2.6.25
10 Cambridge 2008–11–25 2.6.27
11 Leonidas 2009–06–09[24] 2.6.29
12 Constantine 2009–11–17[25] 2.6.31
13 Goddard 2010–05–11[26] 2.6.33
14 Laughlin 2010-11-02[27] 2.6.35[28]
15 Lovelock 2011-05-24[29] 2.6.38[30]
16 Verne 2011-11-08[31] 3.1.0
17 Beefy Miracle 2012-05-29[32] 3.3.7
18 Spherical Cow Late 2012[33] 3.6
19 Schrödinger's Cat 2013-07-02 3.9
20 Heisenbug 2013-12-17 3.11
21 2014-12-09 3.17
22 2015-05-26 4.0
23 2015-11-03 4.2
24 2016-06-21 4.5
25 2016-11-22 4.8
26 2017-07-11 4.11
27 2017-11-14 4.13
28 2018-05-01 4.16
29 2018-10-30 4.18
30 2019-04-30 5.0
31 2019-10-22 5.3
32 2020-04-21

Fedora gallery

  • Fedora Core 1

  • Fedora Core 2

  • Fedora Core 3

  • Fedora Core 4

  • Fedora Core 5

  • Fedora Core 6

  • Fedora 7

  • Fedora 8

  • Fedora 9

  • Fedora 10

  • Fedora 11

  • Fedora 12

  • Fedora 14

Fedora (operating System) Media

  • Fedora Workstation 41 installation summary

  • Fedora Workstation 41 with its default applications

  • A fresh install of Silverblue 41

  • The core values of the Fedora community

  • Fedora 15 (Lovelock), the first release with GNOME 3 and GNOME Shell (May 2011)

  • Fedora 21, a version that brought experimental Wayland and HiDPI support (December 2014)

Related pages

References

  1. ↑ Nottingham, Bill (6 November 2003). "Announcing Fedora Core 1". https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2003-November/msg00000.html. Retrieved 18 May 2014. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Announcing Fedora Linux 37 (in en-US). Fedora Magazine (2022-11-15). Retrieved 2022-11-29.
  3. ↑ Announcing the release of Fedora 28. Fedora Magazine (1 May 2018). Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  4. ↑ ArchitecturesFedora Project. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  5. ↑ alt architectures. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  6. ↑ Frequently Asked Questions about Fedora LicensingFedora Project. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  7. ↑ Max Spevack. Fedora Project Leader Max Spevack Responds. Retrieved 2006-12-17.
  8. ↑ Nikesh Jauhari. Linus Torvalds uses Fedora 9 (2008-06-22). Retrieved 2008-09-10.
  9. ↑ Red Hat. Announcing Fedora Core 1 (2003-11-06). Retrieved 2007-10-18.
  10. ↑ Red Hat. Presenting Fedora Core 2 (2004-05-18). Retrieved 2007-10-18.
  11. ↑ SELinux was disabled by default due to concerns that it changed the way that Fedora Core ran.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 Red Hat. Announcing the release of Fedora Core 3 (2004-11-08). Retrieved 2007-10-18.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Fedora Project. The Amazing Fedora Core 4! (2005-06-13). Retrieved 2007-11-18.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Fedora Core 4 Release NotesFedora Project. Retrieved 2007-11-18.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Announcing the release of Fedora Core 5. 2006-03-20. http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-March/msg00027.html. Retrieved 2007-10-18. 
  16. ↑ Fedora Core 5 Release Notes. Retrieved 2007-10-18.
  17. ↑ Fedora Project (2006-10-24). Announcing Fedora Core 6 (Zod). http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-October/msg00008.html. Retrieved 2007-10-18. 
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Fedora Project. Fedora Core 6 Release Notes. Retrieved 2007-10-18.
  19. ↑ Red Hat. Fedora status report: Announcing Zod. Retrieved 2007-10-18.
  20. ↑ Fedora Project. Releases. Retrieved 2007-11-18.
  21. ↑ Releases/Names - FedoraProject (29 July 2008). Retrieved 29 July 2008.
  22. ↑ Releases/10/Schedule - FedoraProject (24 July 2008). Retrieved 29 July 2008.
  23. ↑ Fedora Project. Releases. Retrieved 2008-06-23.
  24. ↑ Fedora 11 Release Schedule (2009-05-31)Fedora Project. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
  25. ↑ Releases/12 - Fedora Project Wiki. fedoraproject.org.
  26. ↑ Releases/13/Schedule - Fedora Project Wiki. fedoraproject.org.
  27. ↑ Fedora 15 Schedule. Fedora Project Wiki (2010-09-16)Fedora Project. Retrieved 2011-07-21.
  28. ↑ Changes in Fedora for Developers. Fedora DocumentationFedora Project. Retrieved 2011-07-21.
  29. ↑ Fedora 15 Schedule. Fedora Project Wiki (2011-03-26)Fedora Project. Retrieved 2011-07-21.
  30. ↑ von Eitzen, Chris. Alpha version of Fedora 15 released. The H (2011-03-08). Retrieved 2011-07-21.
  31. ↑ Releases/16/Schedule - Fedora Project Wiki. fedoraproject.org.
  32. ↑ Releases/17/Schedule - Fedora Project Wiki. fedoraproject.org.
  33. ↑ Releases/18/Schedule - Fedora Project Wiki. fedoraproject.org.

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