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| caption = Fedora Workstation 42 with the [[GNOME]] [[Desktop Environment]]
| developer = [[Fedora Project]]
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| working state = Current
| source model = [[Open source]]
| released = {{Start date and age|2003|11|04}}<ref>{{cite mailing list | url=https://archive.fedoraproject.org/pub/archive/fedora/linux/core/1/i386/iso/ | title=Archived Fedora Core 1 ISO first release | date=4 November 2003 | access-date=21 May 2024 | archive-date=19 July 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240719135108/https://archive.fedoraproject.org/pub/archive/fedora/linux/core/1/i386/iso/ | url-status=live }}</ref>
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| marketing target = [[Desktop computer]]s, [[server (computing)|server]]s, [[supercomputer]]s
| package manager = [[RPM Package Manager|RPM]] ([[DNF (software)|DNF]]), [[Flatpak]], [[OSTree]]
| supported platforms = {{Plainlist|
* Alternative: [[mips64el]], [[mipsel]], [[ppc64le]], [[RISC-V]], [[s390x]]<ref name="Architectures">{{cite web | url=http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Architectures | title=Architectures | publisher=Fedora Project | access-date=22 March 2018 | archive-date=14 July 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714195006/http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Architectures | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | access-date=22 March 2018 | url=https://alt.fedoraproject.org/alt/ | title=alt architectures | archive-date=14 December 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171214083748/https://alt.fedoraproject.org/alt/ | url-status=live }}</ref>
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| kernel_type = [[monolithic kernel|Monolithic]] ([[Linux kernel]])
| userland = [[GNU Core Utilities|GNU]]
| ui = {{Plainlist|
* [[GNOME Shell]] * [[KDE Plasma|KDE Plasma 6]]
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| license = [[GNU GPL|GPL]] and various free software licenses, plus proprietary firmware files<ref name="licensing">{{cite web | url=https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing:FAQ#Does_Fedora_permit_anything_under_.22Non-Free.22_licensing.3F | title=Frequently Asked Questions about Fedora Licensing | publisher=Fedora Project | access-date=27 March 2014 | archive-date=6 September 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906122645/https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing:FAQ#Does_Fedora_permit_anything_under_.22Non-Free.22_licensing.3F | url-status=live }}</ref>
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'''Fedora Linux'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Changes/Fedora Linux in os-release - Fedora Project Wiki|url=https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/Fedora_Linux_in_os-release|access-date=28 September 2021|website=fedoraproject.org|quote=When used by itself, the term "Fedora" refers to the Fedora Project. When referring to our work, please use either a specific name like Fedora Workstation, Fedora CoreOS, or Fedora KDE Plasma Desktop; or use Fedora Linux to refer to the OS distribution as a whole.|archive-date=28 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928175208/https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/Fedora_Linux_in_os-release|url-status=live}}</ref> is a [[Linux distribution]] developed by the [[Fedora Project]]. It was originally developed in 2003 as a continuation of the [[Red Hat Linux]] project. It contains software distributed under various [[free and open-source]] licenses and aims to be on the leading edge of open-source technologies.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.slashdot.org/story/06/08/17/177220/fedora-project-leader-max-spevack-responds | title=Fedora Project Leader Max Spevack Responds | last1=Spevack | first1=Max | date=18 August 2006 | website=Slashdot | access-date=17 December 2006 | archive-date=9 February 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209221539/http://slashdot.org/story/06/08/17/177220/fedora-project-leader-max-spevack-responds | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/objectives/ | title=Objectives | publisher=Fedora Project | access-date=12 February 2007 | archive-date=16 December 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181216031747/https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/objectives/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/3143141/linux/fedora-25-stakes-out-leading-edge-not-bleeding-edge.html |title=Fedora 25 stakes out leading edge, not bleeding edge |date=22 November 2016 |last=Yegulalp |first=Serdar |work=InfoWorld |access-date=23 July 2017 |archive-date=28 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728202511/http://www.infoworld.com/article/3143141/linux/fedora-25-stakes-out-leading-edge-not-bleeding-edge.html |url-status=live }}</ref> It is now the [[upstream (software development)|upstream]] source for [[CentOS Stream]] and [[Red Hat Enterprise Linux]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux :: Fedora Docs|url=https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/quick-docs/fedora-and-red-hat-enterprise-linux/|access-date=26 December 2021|website=docs.fedoraproject.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=CentOS Stream |url=https://www.centos.org/centos-stream/ |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=www.centos.org |archive-date=19 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240719135104/https://www.centos.org/centos-stream/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
Since the release of Fedora 21 in December 2014, three editions have been made available: [[personal computer]], [[server (computing)|server]] and [[cloud computing]]. This was expanded to five editions for [[Containerization (computing)|containerization]] and [[Internet of Things]] (IoT) as of the release of Fedora 37 in November 2022.<ref name="arstechnica fedora21">{{cite web |url=https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/01/fedora-21-review-linuxs-sprawliest-distro-finds-a-new-focus/ |title=Fedora 21 review: Linux's sprawliest distro finds a new focus |last=Gilbertson |first=Scott |date=16 January 2015 |publisher=ArsTechnica.com |access-date=15 July 2017 |archive-date=30 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181130114711/https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/01/fedora-21-review-linuxs-sprawliest-distro-finds-a-new-focus/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="official website">{{cite web|url=https://getfedora.org/|title=Fedora|access-date=18 February 2023|archive-date=6 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160106140006/https://getfedora.org/|url-status=live}}</ref> A new version of Fedora Linux is released every six months.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fedora Linux Releases|url=https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/releases/|url-status=live|publisher=Fedora Project |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230831003744/https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/releases/ |archive-date=Aug 31, 2023 }}</ref>
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{{As of|2016|February}}, Fedora Linux has an estimated 1.2 million users,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/3038353/linux/fedora-project-leader-matthew-miller-reveals-whats-in-store-for-fedora-in-2016.html | title=Fedora project leader Matthew Miller reveals what's in store for Fedora in 2016 | date=26 February 2016 | last1=Hoffman | first1=Chris | website=PC World | publisher=International Data Group | access-date=1 March 2016 | archive-date=1 March 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160301073628/http://www.pcworld.com/article/3038353/linux/fedora-project-leader-matthew-miller-reveals-whats-in-store-for-fedora-in-2016.html | url-status=live }}</ref> and is also the distribution used by [[Linus Torvalds]], creator of the [[Linux kernel]] ({{As of|2020|May|lc=yes}}).<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tuxradar.com/content/interview-linus-torvalds-linux-format-163 | title=Interview with Linus Torvalds from Linux Format 163 | date=29 November 2012 | website=TuxRadar | publisher=Linux Format | access-date=4 August 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140119045740/http://www.tuxradar.com/content/interview-linus-torvalds-linux-format-163 | archive-date=19 January 2014 | url-status=dead | df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://plus.google.com/+LinusTorvalds/posts/Wh3qTjMMbLC | title=The merge window being over, and things being calm made me think I should try upgrading to F21 | date=30 December 2014 | website=[[Google+]] | last=Torvalds | first=Linus | author-link=Linus Torvalds | access-date=3 May 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150809144221/https://plus.google.com/+LinusTorvalds/posts/Wh3qTjMMbLC | archive-date=9 August 2015 | url-status=dead | df=dmy-all
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Additionally, extra repositories can be added to the system, so that software not available in Fedora Linux can be installed easily.<ref name="Fedora 26 System Administrators Guide">{{cite web | url= https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/26/html/System_Administrators_Guide/sec-Managing_DNF_Repositories.html | title= Adding, Enabling, and Disabling a DNF Repository | publisher= [[Fedora Project]] | access-date= 29 July 2017 | archive-date= 29 July 2017 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170729095056/https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/26/html/System_Administrators_Guide/sec-Managing_DNF_Repositories.html | url-status= live }}</ref> Software that is not available via official Fedora repositories, either because it does not meet Fedora's definition of [[free software]] or because its distribution may violate [[Law of the United States|US law]], can be installed using third-party repositories. Popular third-party repositories include [[RPM Fusion]] free and non-free repositories. Fedora also provides users with an easy-to-use build system for creating their own repositories called Copr.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/ | title=Fedora Copr | publisher=Fedora Project | access-date=26 June 2017 | archive-date=22 June 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170622085411/https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/ | url-status=live }}</ref>
Since the release of Fedora 25, the operating system defaults to the [[Wayland (display server protocol)|Wayland]] display server protocol, which replaced the [[X Window System]].<ref>{{Cite web| last = Staff| first = Ars| title = Fedora 25: With Wayland, Linux has never been easier (or more handsome)| work = Ars Technica| access-date = 22 December 2017| date = 16 December 2016| url = https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/12/fedora-25-review-the-best-linux-distro-of-2016-arrived-at-the-last-moment/| archive-date = 3 December 2017| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171203125152/https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/12/fedora-25-review-the-best-linux-distro-of-2016-arrived-at-the-last-moment/| url-status = live}}</ref> As of Fedora 41, both the GNOME and KDE editions do not ship with [[X.Org Server]] session support by default.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Fedora 41's GNOME to go Wayland-only |url=https://www.theregister.com/2024/03/13/fedora_41_drops_x_gnome/ |archive-url=
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