Fedora Linux

Spec sheet

Cloud

Fedora Cloud provides images for public and private cloud use and can launch instances on AWS and Azure.Read 1 Oct 2026 · fedoraproject.org

Community support

Fedora provides documentation, a community Discussion forum, and Fedora Chat for users and developers.Read 1 Oct 2026 · fedoraproject.org

Container workloads

Fedora CoreOS is an automatically updating, minimal operating system for running containerized workloads securely and at scale.Read 1 Oct 2026 · fedoraproject.org

Desktop support

Fedora Workstation versions are updated for approximately 13 months, with quick and easy upgrades between versions.Read 1 Oct 2026 · fedoraproject.org

Developer tools

Fedora Workstation includes container tools from the Red Hat ecosystem and provides access to the Red Hat container registry without setup.Read 1 Oct 2026 · fedoraproject.org

Download integrity

Fedora images use checksums and Fedora Project OpenPGP signatures to verify security and integrity.Read 1 Oct 2026 · fedoraproject.org

Origin

Fedora Core 1 was released on November 5, 2003, marking the start of the Fedora Project.Read 1 Oct 2026 · fedoraproject.org

Package security

Fedora stable RPM packages are signed with Fedora OpenPGP keys, and dnf and graphical update tools verify signatures before installation.Read 1 Oct 2026 · fedoraproject.org

Primary sponsor

Red Hat, Inc. is the primary sponsor and provides Fedora with employee support, infrastructure, hardware, bandwidth, event funding, and legal counsel.Read 1 Oct 2026 · fedoraproject.org

Server

Fedora Server includes libvirt and Podman for virtual machines and containers, plus the WildFly application runtime.Read 1 Oct 2026 · fedoraproject.org

Server administration

Fedora Server includes Cockpit, a remote server administration tool ready to use on first boot.Read 1 Oct 2026 · fedoraproject.org

Software sources

Fedora users can install desktop applications from Fedora repositories, Flathub, or elsewhere.Read 1 Oct 2026 · fedoraproject.org

What it is

Fedora Linux is an innovative platform for hardware, clouds, and containers and is 100% free and open source.Read 1 Oct 2026 · fedoraproject.org

Workstation

Fedora Workstation is a polished desktop operating system featuring GNOME Desktop and tools for developers and makers.Read 1 Oct 2026 · fedoraproject.org

Plans and prices

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