Fedora (Linux distribution)
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Fedora 25 Workstation with GNOME 3.22.2
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| Developer | Fedora Project (sponsored by Red Hat) |
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| OS family | Unix-like |
| Working state | Current |
| Source model | Open source |
| Initial release | 6 November 2003 |
| Latest release | 25 / 22 November 2016 |
| Marketing target | Desktop, Workstation, Server, Cloud |
| Update method | DNF (PackageKit) |
| Package manager | RPM |
| Platforms | i686, x86-64, ARM-hfp, ARM AArch64, PPC64, PPC64le, IBM Z, MIPS-64el, MIPS-el, RISC-V |
| Kernel type | Monolithic (Linux) |
| Userland | GNU |
| Default user interface | GNOME |
| License | Various free software licenses, plus proprietary firmware files |
| Preceded by | Red Hat Linux |
| Official website | getfedora |
Fedora /fᵻˈdɒr.ə/ (formerly Fedora Core) is an operating system based on Linux kernel and GNU programs, developed by the community-supported Fedora Project and sponsored by Red Hat. Fedora contains software distributed under a free and open-source license and aims to be on the leading edge of such technologies. Fedora is the upstream source of the commercial Red Hat Enterprise Linux distribution.
As of February 2016[update], Fedora has an estimated 1.2 million users, including Linus Torvalds, creator of the Linux kernel.
Fedora has a reputation for focusing on innovation, integrating new technologies early on and working closely with upstream Linux communities. Making changes upstream instead of specifically in Fedora ensures that the changes are available to all Linux distributions.
Fedora has a relatively short life cycle: version X is supported only until 1 month after version X+2 is released and with approximately 6 months between most versions, meaning a version of Fedora is usually supported for at least 13 months, possibly longer. Fedora users can upgrade from version to version without reinstalling.
The default desktop environment in Fedora is GNOME and the default user interface is the GNOME Shell. Other desktop environments, including KDE Plasma, Xfce, LXDE, MATE and Cinnamon, are available and can be installed.
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