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[[Fedora Linux]] is a popular [[Linux distribution]] developed by the [[Fedora Project]]. Fedora attempts to maintain a six-month release schedule, offering new versions in Mayspring and Novemberfall, although some releases have experienced minor delays.

==Release history==

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===Fedora Core 1===

''Fedora Core 1'' was the first version of Fedora and was released on November 6, 2003.<ref name="fc1-release">{{cite news|url=http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2003-November/msg00000.html|title=Announcing Fedora Core 1|author=[[Red Hat]]|date=November 6, 2003|access-date=October 18, 2007 }}</ref> It was codenamed ''Yarrow.''. Fedora Core 1 was based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 was based on the space [[Red Hat Linux]] 9.

Some of the features in Fedora Core 1 included:<ref name="FC1 RN">{{cite web |title=Fedora Core 1 Release Notes |url=http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/fc1/x86/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031202145058/http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/release-notes/ |archive-date=December 2, 2003 |access-date=October 19, 2007 |df=mdy-all}}</ref>

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===Fedora Core 2===

''Fedora Core 2'' was released on May 18, 2004, codenamed ''Tettnang''.<ref name="FC2Rel">{{cite news |author=[[Red Hat]] |date=May 18, 2004 |title=Presenting Fedora Core 2 |url=http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2004-May/msg00010.html |titleurl-status=Presentingdead Fedora Core 2|authorarchive-url=[[Redhttps://web.archive.org/web/20220902185601/https://listman.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2004-November/msg00002.html Hat]]|archive-date=MaySeptember 182, 20042022 |access-date=October 18, 2007 }}</ref>

Some of the new features in Fedora Core 2 included:<ref name="FC2 RN" />

* Version 2.6 of the [[Linux kernel]];

* Version 2.6 of the [[GNOME|GNOME Desktop Environment]] (GNOME);

* Version 3.2 of the [[K Desktop Environment 3|K Desktop Environment]] (KDE);

* [[Security-Enhanced Linux]] (SELinux);<ref name="FC2Rel" />

* [[X.Org Server]] replaced [[XFree86]] due to license changes with the latter project. (X.Org Server is a merger of the previous official [[X11R6]] release, which additionally included a number of updates to [[X Rendering Extension|Xrender]], [[Xft]], Xcursor, [[fontconfig]] libraries, and other significant improvements, with XFree86 4.4 RC 2, the final version before the license change.)<ref name="FC2 RN"/>

* New X.org.

[[SELinux]] was disabled by default due to concerns that it radically altered the way that Fedora Core ran.<ref name="FC2 RN">{{cite web|url=http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/fc2/x86/|title=Fedora Core 2 Release Notes|access-date=October 19, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071025045323/http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/fc2/x86/|archive-date=October 25, 2007|df=mdy-all }}</ref> 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.<ref name="FC2 RN" />

===Fedora Core 3===

''Fedora Core 3'' was released on November 8, 2004, codenamed ''Heidelberg''.<ref name="FC3Rel">{{cite news|url=http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2004-November/msg00002.html|title=Announcing the release of Fedora Core 3|author=[[Red Hat]]|date=November 8, 2004|access-date=October 18, 2007 }}</ref>

Some of the new features in Fedora Core 3 included:<ref name="FC3 RN">{{cite web |title=Fedora Core 3 Release Notes |url=http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/fc3/x86/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071025045333/http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/fc3/x86/ |archive-date=October 25, 2007 |access-date=October 19, 2007 |df=mdy-all}}</ref>

* The [[Firefox|Mozilla Firefox web browser]];<ref name="FC3Rel" />

* Support for Indic scripts;<ref name="FC3Rel" />

* [[GNU GRUB]] boot loader;

* Version 2.8 of the [[GNOME|GNOME desktop environment]] (GNOME);

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* SELinux enabled by default.

This release deprecated the [[LILO (boot loader)|LILO boot loader]] in favor of [[GNU GRUB]].<ref name="FC3Rel" /> [[Security-Enhanced Linux]] (SELinux) now had a new targeted policy, which was less strict than the policy used in Fedora Core 2.<ref name="FC3Rel" />

===Fedora Core 4===

''Fedora Core 4'' was released on June 13, 2005, with the codename ''Stentz''.<ref name="FC4Rel">{{cite news|url=http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2005-June/msg00010.html|title=The Amazing Fedora Core 4!|author=[[Fedora Project]]|date=June 13, 2005|access-date=November 18, 2007 }}</ref> It shipped with Linux 2.6.11,<ref name="FC4Rel"/> KDE 3.4 and GNOME 2.10.<ref name="FC4 RN">{{cite web|url=http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/fc4/|title=Fedora Core 4 Release Notes|publisher=[[Fedora Project]]|access-date=November 18, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071028014017/http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/fc4/|archive-date=October 28, 2007|df=mdy-all }}</ref> This version introduced the new Clearlooks theme, which was inspired by the [[Red Hat]] [[Bluecurve]] theme.<ref name="FC4 RN"/> It also shipped with the [[OpenOffice.org]] 2.0 office suite, as well as [[Xen]], a high performance and secure open source virtualization framework.<ref name="FC4 RN"/> It also introduced support for the [[PowerPC]] CPU architecture, and over 80 new policies for [[Security-Enhanced Linux]] (SELinux).<ref name="FC4 RN"/>

===Fedora Core 5===

This ''Core'' release introduced specific artwork that defined it. This is a trend that has continued in later Fedora versions.

''Fedora Core 5'' was released on March 20, 2006, with the codename ''Bordeaux'', and introduced the Fedora Bubbles artwork.<ref name="FC5Rel">{{cite news|url=http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-March/msg00027.html|title=Announcing the release of Fedora Core 5|date=March 20, 2006|access-date=October 18, 2007 }}</ref> It was the first Fedora release to include [[Mono (software)|Mono]] and tools built with it such as [[Beagle (software)|Beagle]], [[F-Spot]] and [[Tomboy (software)|Tomboy]].<ref name="FC5Rel"/> It also introduced new package management tools such as pup and pirut (''see [[Yellowdog Updater, Modified]]''). It also was the first Fedora release not to include the long deprecated (but kept for compatibility) [[LinuxThreads]], replaced by the [[Native POSIX Thread Library]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/fc5/release-notes-ISO/#id3083554|title=Fedora Core 5 Release Notes|access-date=October 18, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011081054/http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/fc5/release-notes-ISO/#id3083554|archive-date=October 11, 2007|df=mdy-all }}</ref>

===Fedora Core 6===

''Fedora Core 6'' was released on October 24, 2006, codenamed ''Zod''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-October/msg00008.html|title=Announcing Fedora Core 6 (Zod)|author=[[Fedora Project]]|date=October 24, 2006|access-date=October 18, 2007 }}</ref> This release introduced the Fedora DNA artwork, replacing the Fedora Bubbles artwork used in Fedora Core 5.<ref name="FC6Rel">{{cite web|url=http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/fc6/en_US/sn-OverView.html#id2974245|title=Fedora Core 6 Release Notes|author=[[Fedora Project]]|access-date=October 18, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071020031113/http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/fc6/en_US/sn-OverView.html#id2974245|archive-date=October 20, 2007|df=mdy-all }}</ref> The codename is derived from the villain, [[General Zod]], from the Superman DC Comic Books.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.redhat.com/magazine/024oct06/features/fsr/|title=Fedora status report: Announcing Zod|author=[[Red Hat]]|access-date=October 18, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071120053530/http://www.redhat.com/magazine/024oct06/features/fsr/|archive-date=November 20, 2007|df=mdy }}</ref> This version introduced support for the [[Compiz]] [[compositing window manager]] and [[AIGLX]] (a technology that enables GL-accelerated effects on a standard desktop).<ref name="FC6Rel"/> It shipped with [[Mozilla Firefox|Firefox]] 1.5 as the default web browser, and [[Smolt (Linux)|Smolt]], a tool that allows users to inform developers about the hardware they use. [[Red Hat Enterprise Linux#RHEL 5|Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5]] and other derivatives are based on Fedora Core 6.

===Fedora Core 7===

Fedora Core 7, codenamed ''Moonshine'', was released on May 31, 2007.<ref name="F7Announce">{{cite news|url=http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2007-May/msg00009.html|title=Announcing Fedora 7 (Moonshine)|author=[[Fedora Project]]|date=May 31, 2007|access-date=November 7, 2007 }}</ref> The biggest difference between Fedora Core 6 and Fedora 7 was the merging of the Red Hat "Core" and Community "Extras" repositories,<ref name="F7Announce"/> dropping "Core" from the name "Fedora Core," and the new build system put in place to manage those packages. This release used entirely new build and compose tools that enabled the user to create fully customized Fedora distributions via a package named ''Revisor'' that could also include packages from any third-party provider.<ref name="F7Announce"/>

There were three official ''spins'' available for Fedora 7:<ref name="F7 RN">{{cite web|url=http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/f7/en_US/sn-OverView.html|author=[[Fedora Project]]|title=Fedora 7 Release Highlights|access-date=November 18, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071030033928/http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/f7/en_US/sn-OverView.html|archive-date=October 30, 2007|df=mdy-all }}</ref>

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*Everything – simply an installation tree for use by yum and Internet installations.

Fedora 7 featured GNOME 2.18 and KDE 3.5, a new theme entitled ''Flying High'', [[OpenOffice.org]] 2.2 and [[Mozilla Firefox|Firefox]] 2.0.<ref name="F7 RN"/> This theme included a complete refresh of the various icons and symbols. [[Fast user switching]] was fully integrated and enabled by default.<ref name="F7 RN"/> Also, there were a number of updates to [[Security-Enhanced Linux|SELinux]], including a new ''setroubleshoot'' tool for debugging SELinux security notifications, and a new, comprehensive ''system-config-selinux'' tool for fine-tuning the SELinux setup.<ref name="F7 RN"/>

===Fedora Linux 8===

Fedora Linux 8, codenamed ''Werewolf'', was released on November 8, 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/Schedule|title=Fedora Project Release Schedule|access-date=October 7, 2007}}</ref>

Some of the new features and updates in Fedora 8 included:<ref name="F8RelSummary">{{cite web|url=http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/8/ReleaseSummary|title=Fedora 8 Release Summary|date=November 7, 2007|access-date=November 7, 2007 }}</ref>

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*''Better laptop support'' – enhancements to the kernel to reduce battery load, disabling of background [[Crontab|cron]] jobs when running on the battery, and additional wireless drivers.

Due to criticism regarding inconsistent UI in Fedora 7 and its previous versions, Fedora 8 also included a new desktop artwork entitled ''Infinity'' and a new desktop theme named ''Nodoka,'' replacing the ''Flying High'' theme in the predecessor. AInfinity uniquewas featurethe offirst Infinityto wasprovide that thea wallpaper that could change to reflect the time of day.,<ref name="F8RelSummary"/> a feature that remained with later editions and spilled over to other Linux 'flavors' and even other operating systems.

In February 2008, a new [[Xfce]] Live CD "spin" was announced for the [[x86]] and [[x86-64]] architectures.<ref name="f8-xfce">{{cite news |last=Sundaram |first=Rahul |date=February 13, 2008 |title=Announcing Fedora 8 Xfce Spin |url=http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2008-February/msg00005.html |titleaccess-date=AnnouncingMay Fedora17, 82008 Xfce Spin|author=Rahul Sundaram|publisher=[[Fedora Project]]|date=February 13, 2008|access-date=May 17, 2008 }}</ref> This [[Live CD]] version uses the Xfce desktop environment, which aims to be fast and lightweight, while still being visually appealing and easy to use. Like the GNOME and KDE spins, the Xfce spin can be installed to the hard disk.<ref name="f8-xfce"/>

===Fedora Linux 9===

Fedora Linux 9, codenamed ''Sulphur'', was released on May 1324, 2008.<ref name="F9Announce">{{cite news |urllast=Keating |first=Jesse |date=http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2008-May/msg00007.html 24, 2008 |title=The Prophecy of the 9 comes true (Fedora 9 walks the earth!)|author=Jesse Keating|publisher=[[Fedora Project]]|dateurl=http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2008-May/msg00007.html 13, 2008|access-date=May 1324, 2008 |publisher=[[Fedora Project]]}}</ref>

Some of the new features of Fedora 9 included:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/f9preview/en_US/sn-OverView.html|title=Fedora 9 Release Notes|publisher=[[Fedora Project]]|access-date=May 1324, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090115092057/http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/f9preview/en_US/sn-OverView.html|archive-date=January 15, 2009|df=mdy-all }}</ref>

*''[[GNOME|GNOME 2.22]]''.

*''[[KDE Plasma 4|KDE Plasma 4.0]]'', which is the default interface as part of the KDE spin.

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*''[[PackageKit]]'' is included as a front-end to yum, and as the default package manager.

*''One Second X'' allows the [[X Window System]] to perform a cold start from the command line in nearly one second; similarly, shutdown of X should be as quick.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/OneSecondX|title=One Second X|publisher=[[Fedora Project]]|access-date=May 9, 2008 }}</ref>

*Introduction of [[Upstart (software)|Upstart]] introduced

*Many improvements to the [[Anaconda (installer)|Anaconda]] installer;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/9/Beta/ReleaseNotes#head-eaadbfea30e5d3ca0b72a51953519d6f8fd53d3c|title=Fedora 9 (Beta) Release Notes|publisher=[[Fedora Project]]|access-date=January 4, 2008 }}</ref> among these features, it now supports resizing ext2, ext3 and NTFS file systems, and can create and install Fedora to encrypted file systems.

*[[Mozilla Firefox|Firefox]] 3.0 beta 5 is included in this release, and the 3.0 package was released as an update the same day as the general release.

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Fedora 9 featured a new artwork entitled ''Waves'' which, like ''Infinity'' in Fedora 8, changes the wallpaper to reflect the time of day.

===Fedora Linux 10===

Fedora Linux 10, codenamed ''Cambridge'', was released on November 25, 2008.<ref name="F10-ReleaseSchedule">{{cite web|url=http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/10/Schedule?oldid=50362|title=Fedora 10 Release Schedule|publisher=[[The Fedora Project]]|date=September 24, 2008|access-date=September 25, 2008 }}</ref> It flaunts the new ''Solar'' artwork. Its features include:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/10/FeatureList|title=Fedora 10 Feature List|work=[[The Fedora Project]]|access-date=November 30, 2008}}</ref>

*Faster startup using one [[Plymouth (software)|Plymouth]] [[splash screen]] for all future releases (instead of the version-specific Red Hat Graphical Boot specificthat forwas each versionpreviously used, including [[Red Hat Enterprise Linux#RHEL 6|Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6]] and other derivatives that are based on Fedora 10 inand previoushigher. versions)

*Support for [[ext4]] filesystem

*[[Sugar (GUI)|Sugar]] Desktop Environment

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*[[OpenOffice.org]] 3.0

===Fedora Linux 11===

Fedora Linux 11, codenamed ''Leonidas'', was released on June 9, 2009.<ref name="Fedora11internetnews">{{cite news|url=http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/3817686/Red+Hat+Fedora+11+Focuses+on+the+Linux+Desktop.htm|title=Red Hat Fedora 11 Focuses on the Linux Desktop|last=Kerner|first=Sean Michael|date=April 28, 2009|publisher=internetnews.com|access-date=April 30, 2009}}</ref> This was the first release whose artwork is determined by the name instead of by users voting on themes.

Some of the features in Fedora 11 are:

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*[[Netbeans]] 6.5

*[[nVidia]] kernel modesetting through the open source [[nouveau (graphics)]] driver.<ref name="F11Accepted">{{cite web|url=http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/11/FeatureList|title=Fedora 11 Accepted Features|publisher=Fedora Project|access-date=May 18, 2009}}</ref>

*OpenOffice 3.1

*[[Python (programming language)|Python]] 2.6

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*[[fprint]] – support for systems with [[fingerprint reader]]s

===Fedora Linux 12===

Fedora Linux 12, codenamed ''Constantine'', was released on November 17, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2009-November/msg00006.html|title=Announcing Fedora 12|publisher=Redhat.com|access-date=April 30, 2013}}</ref> [[Red Hat Enterprise Linux#RHEL 6|Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6]] and other derivatives are based on Fedora 12.

Some of the features in Fedora 12 are:

*Optimized performance. All software packages on 32-bit (x86_32) architecture have been compiled for i686 systems

*Improved Webcamwebcam support ([[Cheese (software)|Cheese]])

*Better [[video codec]] with a newer version of [[Ogg]] [[Theora]]

*Audio improvements

*Automatic bug reporting tool (abrt)

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*Moblin interface

*Yum-presto plugin providing Delta RPMs for updates by default

*New compression algorithm ([[XZ Utils|XZ]], the new LZMA format) in [[RPM packagePackage managerManager|RPM]] packages for smaller and faster updates

*Experimental 3D support for ATI [[Radeon R600|R600]]/[[Radeon R700|R700]] cards

*GCC 4.4

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*GNOME 2.28

*GNOME Shell preview

*KDE Plasma 4.3,. Plasma 4.4 was pushed to the updates repository on February 27, 2010<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web|url=http://download.fedora.redhat.com:80/pub/fedora/linux/updates/12/SRPMS/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091121005806/http://download.fedora.redhat.com:80/pub/fedora/linux/updates/12/SRPMS/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2009-11-21|title=Fedora Project|access-date=2011-04-25|df=mdy }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/kdebase-4.4.0-5.fc13|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121220205253/https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/kdebase-4.4.0-5.fc13|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 20, 2012|title=kdebase-4.4.0-5.fc13 bugfix update|author=kkofler|date=February 27, 2010|publisher=Red Hat, Inc.|access-date=May 31, 2010 }}</ref> (KDE Spin)

*2.6.31 [[Linux kernel]],; Kernelkernel version 2.6.32 was pushed to the updates repository on February 27, 2010<ref name="ReferenceA"/>

*X server 1.7 with Multi-Pointer X (MPX) support

*NetBeans 6.7

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*[[Rakudo Perl 6]] compiler

===Fedora Linux 13===

Fedora Linux 13, codenamed ''"Goddard"'', was released on May 25, 2010.<ref>[https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=ODI4MQ Fedora 13 Is Set To Premiere Today] [[Phoronix]], May 25, 2010</ref> During early development, Fedora project leader Paul Frields anticipated "looking at the fit and finish issues. We have tended to build a really tight ship with Fedora, but now we want to make the décor in the cabins a little more sumptuous and to polish the deck chairs and railings."<ref>[https://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/17/fedora_12_launch/ Fedora 12 debuts after Halloween slippage] The Register, November 17, 2009</ref>

Features of Fedora 13 include:<ref>[http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/13/html/Release_Notes/index.html Fedora 13 Release Notes] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110501131218/http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/13/html/Release_Notes/index.html|date=May 1, 2011 }} Fedora Project, May 25, 2010</ref><ref>[http://www.skuggen.com/?p=2203 Fedora 13 – See What’s New!] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100420160049/http://www.skuggen.com/?p=2203 |date=April 20, 2010 }} April 6, 2010</ref>

*Automatic printer- driver installation

*Automatic language pack installation

*Redesigned user- account tool

*Color management to calibrate monitors and scanners

*Experimental 3D support for [[NVIDIA]] video cards

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*New command-line interface for [[NetworkManager]]

===Fedora Linux 14===

Fedora Linux 14, codenamed ''Laughlin'', was released on NovemberOctober 229, 2010.<ref>[https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=ODc0Nw Fedora 14 Officially Released With New Features] [[Phoronix]], NovemberOctober 229, 2010</ref> It was the last to use the [[GNOME 2]] desktop environment (now forked as [[MATE (software)|MATE]]). GNOME 2 had been the desktop environment of the operating system since its inception in 2003.

Features of Fedora 14 included:<ref>[https://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/11/02/redhat_fedora_14_rhel_6/ Fedora gets nips and tucks with 14 release] The Register, November 2, 2010 (Article by Timothy Prickett Morgan)</ref><ref>[http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/14/FeatureList?anF14 Fedora 14 FeatureList] Fedora Project, NovemberOctober 229, 2010</ref>

*Updated [[Boost C++ Libraries|Boost]] to the upstream 1.44 release

*Addition of the [[D (programming language)|D compiler]] (LDC) and [[D (programming language)|D standard runtime library]] (Tango)

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*Inclusion of virt-v2v tool

*Inclusion of Spice framework for VDI deployment

*Updates to [[Rakudo Star]] implementation of [[Raku (programming language)|Perl 6]]

*[[NetBeans]] IDE updated to the 6.9 release

*Inclusion of ipmiutil system management tool

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*[[Python (programming language)|Python]] 2.7

===Fedora Linux 15===

Fedora Linux 15, codenamed ''Lovelock'', was released on May 24, 2011. Features of Fedora 15 include:<ref name="the H">{{cite web|url=http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Alpha-version-of-Fedora-15-released-1203900.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120918115650/http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Alpha-version-of-Fedora-15-released-1203900.html|archive-date=September 18, 2012|title=Alpha version of Fedora 15 released - The H Open: News and Features|publisher=H-online.com|date=March 8, 2011|access-date=April 30, 2013}}</ref><ref name="digitizor">{{cite web|url=http://digitizor.com/2011/05/24/fedora-15-released-includes-dynamic-firewall-gnome-3-among-others/|title=Fedora 15 Released – Includes Dynamic Firewall, GNOME 3 Among Other Features|publisher=Digitizor.com|date=May 24, 2011|access-date=April 30, 2013}}</ref><ref>[https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=OTE5Ng LLVMpipe Gallium3D Is Used In Fedora 15] [[Phoronix]], March 10, 2011 (Article by [[Michael Larabel]])</ref><ref name="esecurityplanet">{{cite web|url=http://www.esecurityplanet.com/news/article.php/3934151/Fedora-15-Boosts-Linux-Security.html/|title=Fedora 15 Boosts Linux Security|publisher=eSecurity Planet|date=May 20, 2011|access-date=April 30, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130122231054/http://www.esecurityplanet.com/news/article.php/3934151/Fedora-15-Boosts-Linux-Security.html/|archive-date=January 22, 2013|df=mdy-all }}</ref>

*Inclusion of [[GNOME 3]] desktop

*[[LibreOffice]] replacedas a replacement of [[OpenOffice.org]]

*Inclusion of [[GNU Compiler Collection]] 4.6

*Responsibility for booting is taken up by [[Systemd]]

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*Inclusion of [[PowerTOP]] 2.x

*Adoption of [[Consistent Network Device Naming]]

*BetterImproved support for encrypted Homehome directories

===Fedora Linux 16===

Fedora Linux 16, codenamed "Verne", was released on November 8, 2011. Fedora 16 was also dedicated to the memory of [[Dennis Ritchie]], who died about a month before the release.<ref name="F16Phoronix">{{cite web|url=https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTAxMjg|title=Red Hat Releases Fedora 16 "Verne"|author=[[Phoronix]]|access-date=November 8, 2011 }}</ref>

Some of the features of Fedora 16 included:

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*Inclusion of GNOME 3.2.1 desktop

*Updated to latest [[KDE Software Compilation]] 4.7.2

*[[GRUB2]] became the default boot-loader[[bootloader]]

*[[Ext4]] driver used for [[Ext3]] and [[Ext2]] file systems

*[[HAL (software)|HAL daemon]] removed in favour of udisks, [[upower]], and libudev

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*Enhanced cloud support including [[HTCondor|Condor Cloud]], [[HekaFS]], and [[Pacemaker (software)|pacemaker]]-cloud

===Fedora Linux 17===

Fedora Linux 17, codenamed "Beefy Miracle", which was released on May 29, 2012.<ref name="F17Phoronix">{{cite web|url=https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTEwOTE|title=Fedora 17 Released With Its Quirky Announcement|author=[[Phoronix]]|access-date=May 29, 2012 }}</ref>

Some of the features of Fedora 17 include:

*Linux kernel 3.3.4

*Integrated UEFI support.<ref>{{cite web|title=Anatomy of a Fedora 17 ISO image|url=http://mjg59.dreamwidth.org/11285.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Fedora 17 on Macbook Air Native EFI Boot| website=[[YouTube]] | date=May 3, 2012 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEa7xI0tdcY}}</ref>

*Inclusion of GNOME 3.4 desktop, offering software rendering support for [[GNOME Shell]]

*Updated to latest [[KDE Software Compilation]] 4.8.3

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*Services now use private temp directories to improve security

===Fedora Linux 18===

Fedora Linux 18, codenamed "Spherical Cow", was released on January 15, 2013.

Some of the features of Fedora 18 include:

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===Fedora Linux 19===

Fedora Linux 19, codenamed "Schrödinger's Cat", was released on July 2, 2013. [[Red Hat Enterprise Linux#RHEL 7|Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7]] and other derivatives are based on Fedora 19.

Some of the features of Fedora 19 include:

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*Improved cloud support, including better compatibility with [[Amazon EC2]]

===Fedora Linux 20===

Fedora Linux 20, the last codenamed release named "Heisenbug",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/announce/2013-September/003181.html|title=Results of Fedora 20 Release Name Voting|publisher=FedoraProject|date=2013-09-03|access-date=2013-09-04}}</ref> was released on December 17, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/20/Schedule|title=Releases/20/Schedule - FedoraProject|publisher=FedoraProject|date=2013-11-12|access-date=2013-11-12}}</ref>

Some of the features of Fedora 20 include:<ref>{{cite web

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*[[GNOME]] 3.10

*[[ARM architecture family|ARM]] as primary architecture in addition to x86 and x86_64<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/ARM_as_Primary|title=Fedora 20 features: ARM as primary architecture|publisher=FedoraProject|access-date=2013-10-05}}</ref>

*Replacement of the gnome-packagekit frontends with a new application installer, tentatively named gnome-software<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/AppInstaller|title=Fedora 20 features: Application Installer|publisher=FedoraProject|access-date=2013-10-05}}</ref>

Shortly after the release of Fedora 20, the Fedora project team decided to abolish the codename system completely due to inconvenience, which meant that future Fedora releases would only be referred to by their version number.<ref name=":0"/>

===Fedora Linux 21===

Fedora Linux 21, the first version without a codename,<ref name=":0">{{cite mailing list|url=https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/advisory-board/2013-October/012209.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240530034505/https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/advisory-board/2013-October/012209.html|archive-date=2024-05-30|title=Release Name process ended|date=2 October 2013|access-date=11 May 2014|mailing-list=Fedora community advisory board|last=Boyer|first=Josh}}</ref> was released on December 9, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/21/Schedule|title=Releases/21/Schedule|publisher=Fedora Project|access-date=25 March 2014}}</ref>

*[[GNOME]] desktop 3.14 with several minor visual enhancements

*Due to concerns regarding lack of direction, Fedora introduced three flavors, each providing different specialized setsets of preinstalled packages depending on use purpose: Workstation, Server, and Cloud.

===Fedora Linux 22===

Fedora Linux 22 was released on May 26, 2015.<ref name="f22_released">{{cite web|title=Fedora 22 Released, See What's New [Workstation]|date=May 26, 2015 |url=http://www.webupd8.org/2015/05/fedora-22-released-see-whats-new.html|access-date=28 May 2015}}</ref>

Major features include:<ref name="f22_released"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Fedora 22 is here!|date=May 26, 2015 |url=https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/announce/2015-May/003265.html|access-date=28 May 2015}}</ref>

*[[GNOME]] 3.16 with a completely redesigned notification system and automatically hiding scrollbars

*[[DNF (software)|DNF]] replacing [[Yellowdog Updater, Modified|yum]] as the default package manager

*The default display server for the [[GNOME Display Manager]] being [[Wayland (display server protocol)|Wayland]] instead of [[X.Org Server|Xorg]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lerch |first=Ryan |date=2015-03-11 |title=Login screen in Fedora 22 Workstation uses Wayland |url=https://fedoramagazine.org/login-screen-in-fedora-22-workstation-uses-wayland/ |access-date=2025-05-12 |website=Fedora Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Fedora Linux 23===

Fedora Linux 23 was released on November 3, 2015.<ref name="f23_released">{{cite web|title=Fedora 23 Schedule|url=https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/23/Schedule|access-date=3 November 2015}}</ref>

*GNOME desktop 3.18

*Inclusion of the [[LibreOffice]] 5 update

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See also.<ref name="f23_changeset">{{cite web|title=Fedora 23 Change Set|url=https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/23/ChangeSet|access-date=26 December 2016}}</ref>

===Fedora Linux 24===

Fedora Linux 24 was released on June 21, 2016.<ref name="f24_released">{{cite web|title=Fedora 24 Schedule|url=https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/24/Schedule|access-date=25 December 2016}}</ref> Some notable system wide changes<ref name="f24_changeset">{{cite web|title=Fedora 24 Change Set|url=https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/24/ChangeSet|access-date=25 December 2016}}</ref> include:

* GNOME Desktop 3.20

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* New system-wide font used by default

===Fedora Linux 25===

Fedora Linux 25 was released on November 22, 2016.<ref name="f25_released">{{cite web|title=Fedora 25 Schedule|url=https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/25/Schedule|access-date=25 December 2016}}</ref> Some notable changes (see <ref name="f25_changeset">{{cite web|title=Fedora 25 Change Set|url=https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/25/ChangeSet|access-date=25 December 2016}}</ref> for more) are the use of the [[Wayland (display server protocol)|Wayland display system]], Unicode 9, PHP 7.0, Node.js 6 and IBus Emoji typing.

are the use of the [[Wayland (display server protocol)|Wayland display system]], Unicode 9, PHP 7.0, Node.js 6 and IBus Emoji typing.

===Fedora Linux 26===

Fedora Linux 26 was released on July 11, 2017.<ref name="f26_released">{{cite web|title=Fedora 26 Schedule|url=https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/26/Schedule|access-date=11 July 2017}}</ref>

===Fedora Linux 27===

Fedora Linux 27 was released on November 14, 2017.<ref name="f27_released">{{cite web|url=https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/27/Schedule|title=Fedora 27 Schedule|access-date=11 April 2018}}</ref>

The Workstation edition of Fedora 27 features GNOME 3.26. Both the Display and Network configuration panels have been updated, along with the overall Settings panel appearance improvement. The system search now shows more results at once, including the system actions. This release also features LibreOffice 5.4.

===Fedora Linux 28===

Fedora Linux 28 was released on May 1, 2018.<ref name="f28_released">{{cite web|url=https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/28/Schedule|title=Fedora 28 Schedule}}</ref> [[Red Hat Enterprise Linux#RHEL 8|Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8]] and other derivatives are based on Fedora 28.

Notable new features: a modular software repository, and curated third-party software repositories.<ref name="f28_announcment">{{cite web|url=https://fedoramagazine.org/announcing-fedora-28/|title=Announcing Fedora 28|date=May 2018 }}</ref>

===Fedora Linux 29===

Fedora Linux 29 was released on October 30, 2018.<ref name="f29_released">{{cite web|url=https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/29/Schedule|title=Fedora 29 Schedule}}</ref>

Notable new features: Fedora ''Modularity''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/modularity/ | title=Introduction :: Fedora Docs }}</ref> across all variants, a new optional package repository called Modular (also referred to as the "Application Stream" or AppStream), Gnome 3.30, ZRAM for ARM images, Fedora Scientific Vagrant images

===Fedora Linux 30===

Fedora Linux 30 was released on April 30, 2019.<ref name="f30_released">{{cite web|url=https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/30/Schedule|title=Fedora 30 Schedule}}</ref> Its change set is [https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/30/ChangeSet here].

===Fedora Linux 31===

Fedora Linux 31 was released October 29, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fedoramagazine.org/announcing-fedora-31/|title=Fedora 31 is officially here!|date=2019-10-29|website=Fedora Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-09}}</ref> Its change set is [[fedora:Releases/31/ChangeSet|here]].

===Fedora Linux 32===

Fedora Linux 32 was released April 28, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fedoramagazine.org/announcing-fedora-32/|title=Fedora 32 is officially here!|date=2020-04-28|website=Fedora Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-30}}</ref> Its change set is [[fedora:Releases/32/ChangeSet|here]].

===Fedora Linux 33===

Fedora 33 was released on October 27, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fedoramagazine.org/announcing-fedora-33/|title=Fedora 33 is officially here!|date=2020-10-27|website=Fedora Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=2020-10-27}}</ref> Its change set is [[fedora:Releases/33/ChangeSet|here]].

Fedora Linux 33 was released on October 27, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fedoramagazine.org/announcing-fedora-33/|title=Fedora 33 is officially here!|date=2020-10-27|website=Fedora Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=2020-10-27}}</ref> Its change set is [[fedora:Releases/33/ChangeSet|here]]. Fedora 33 Workstation Edition was the first version of the operating system to default to using [[Btrfs]] as its default [[file system]], and replacement of a [[swap partition]] with [[zram]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/honing-linuxs-cutting-edge-fedora-33|title=Fedora 33: Honing Linux's cutting edge|author=Vaughan-Nichols, Steven J.|publisher=[[ZDNet]]|date=October 28, 2020|access-date=January 8, 2020}}</ref> It featured version 3.38 of the [[GNOME]] [[desktop environment]], and Linux kernel 5.8.15. For the first time since version 7, Fedora defaulted to a slideshow background (four png images of the Earth, from space) that changes hue according to the time of day. [[GNU nano]] became the default [[text editor]] for the [[command-line interface]] in place of [[Vi (text editor)|vi]]. Fedora IoT, while previously available as a "Fedora Spin", was promoted to an official edition of the operating system.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Fedora-33-IoT-Official|title=Fedora IoT To Be Promoted To An Official Edition With Fedora 33|author=Larabel, Michael|publisher=[[Phoronix]]|date=August 20, 2020|access-date=January 8, 2021}}</ref>

Fedora Linux 33 was released on October 27, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fedoramagazine.org/announcing-fedora-33/|title=Fedora 33 is officially here!|date=2020-10-27|website=Fedora Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=2020-10-27}}</ref> Its change set is [[fedora:Releases/33/ChangeSet|here]]. Fedora 33 Workstation Edition was the first version of the operating system to default to using [[Btrfs]] as its default [[file system]], and replacement of a [[swap partition]] with [[zram]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Vaughan-Nichols |first=Steven J. |date=October 28, 2020 |title=Fedora 33: Honing Linux's cutting edge |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/honing-linuxs-cutting-edge-fedora-33/ |titleaccess-date=FedoraJanuary 33: Honing Linux's cutting edge|author=Vaughan-Nichols8, Steven2020 J.|publisher=[[ZDNet]]|date=October 28, 2020|access-date=January 8, 2020}}</ref> It featured version 3.38 of the [[GNOME]] [[desktop environment]], and Linux kernel 5.8.15. For the first time since version 7, Fedora defaulted to a slideshow background (four png images of the Earth, from space) that changes hue according to the time of day. [[GNU nano]] became the default [[text editor]] for the [[command-line interface]] in place of [[Vi (text editor)|vi]]. Fedora IoT, while previously available as a "Fedora Spin", was promoted to an official edition of the operating system.<ref>{{cite web |urllast=https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?pageLarabel |first=news_item&pxMichael |author-link=Fedora-33-IoT-OfficialPhoronix Test Suite |date=August 20, 2020 |title=Fedora IoT To Be Promoted To An Official Edition With Fedora 33|author=Larabel, Michael|publisherurl=[[Phoronix]]|datehttps://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=Augustnews_item&px=Fedora-33-IoT-Official 20, 2020|access-date=January 8, 2021 |publisher=[[Phoronix]]}}</ref>

===Fedora Linux 34===

Fedora Linux 34 was released April 27, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-27|title=Fedora Linux 34 is officially here!|url=https://fedoramagazine.org/announcing-fedora-34/|access-date=2021-04-28|website=Fedora Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref>[[Red Hat Enterprise Linux]] 9 and other derivatives are based on Fedora 34. Its change set includes GNOME 40, filesystem compression by default, exclusive use of Pipewire, and defaulting KDE Plasma to Wayland.

===Fedora Linux 3534===

Fedora Linux 3534 was released on NovemberApril 227, 2021.<ref name="fm-35">{{citeCite web|date=2021-04-27|title=Fedora Linux 34 is officially here!|url=https://fedoramagazine.org/announcing-fedora-3534/|titleaccess-date=Worth the wait: Fedora 35 is here!2021-04-28|publisherwebsite=Fedora Magazine|datelanguage=November 2, 2021|accessdate=November 2, 2021|author=Miller, Matthewen-US}}</ref> Its change set is [[fedora:Releases/34/ChangeSet|here]].

[[Red Hat Enterprise Linux]] 9 and other derivatives are based on Fedora 34. Its change set includes GNOME 40, filesystem compression by default, exclusive use of Pipewire, and defaulting KDE Plasma to Wayland.

===Fedora Linux 36===

Fedora Linux 36 was released on May 10, 2022.<ref name="fedora_release">{{Cite web|date=2022-05-10|title=Announcing Fedora Linux 36|url=https://fedoramagazine.org/announcing-fedora-36|access-date=2022-05-11|website=Fedora Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref>

===Fedora Linux 3735===

Fedora Linux 3735 was released on November 152, 20222021.<ref name="fm-35">{{Citecite web |last=Miller |first=Matthew |date=2022-11-15November 2, 2021 |title=AnnouncingWorth the wait: Fedora Linux35 is here! 37|url=https://fedoramagazine.org/announcing-fedora-3735/ |access-date=2022-11-15November 2, 2021 |websitepublisher=Fedora Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref> Its change set is [[fedora:Releases/35/ChangeSet|here]].

===Fedora Linux 3836===

Fedora Linux 3836 was released on AprilMay 1810, 20232022.<ref name="fedora_release">{{Cite web|date=20232022-0405-1710|title=Announcing Fedora Linux 3836|url=https://fedoramagazine.org/announcing-fedora-38/36|access-date=20232022-0405-2011|website=Fedora Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref> Its change set is [[fedora:Releases/36/ChangeSet|here]].

===Fedora Linux 3937===

Fedora Linux 3937 was released on November 715, 20232022.<ref>{{Cite web|date=20232022-11-0715|title=Announcing Fedora Linux 39 is officially here!37|url=https://fedoramagazine.org/announcing-fedora-linux-3937/|access-date=20232022-11-0815|website=Fedora Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref> Its change set is [[fedora:Releases/37/ChangeSet|here]].

===Fedora 38===

Fedora Linux 3638 was released on MayApril 1018, 20222023.<ref name="fedora_release">{{Cite web|date=20222023-0504-1017|title=Announcing Fedora Linux 3638|url=https://fedoramagazine.org/announcing-fedora-3638/|access-date=20222023-0504-1120|website=Fedora Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref> Its change set is [[fedora:Releases/38/ChangeSet|here]].

===Fedora 39===

Fedora Linux 3439 was released Aprilon November 277, 20212023.<ref>{{Cite web|date=20212023-0411-2707|title=Fedora Linux 3439 is officially here!|url=https://fedoramagazine.org/announcing-fedora-34linux-39/|access-date=20212023-0411-2808|website=Fedora Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref>[[Red Hat Enterprise Linux]] 9 and other derivatives are based on Fedora 34. Its change set includesis GNOME 40, filesystem compression by default, exclusive use of Pipewire, and defaulting KDE Plasma to Wayland[[fedora:Releases/39/ChangeSet|here]].

=== Fedora Linux40 34===

Fedora 40 was released on April 23, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2024-04-23|title=OMG! We're at forty! (Announcing the release of Fedora Linux 40)|url=https://fedoramagazine.org/announcing-fedora-linux-40/|access-date=2024-11-02|website=Fedora Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref> Its change set is [[fedora:Releases/40/ChangeSet|here]].

=== Fedora Linux41 36===

Fedora 41 was released on October 29, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2024-10-29|title=Fedora Linux 41 is here!|url=https://fedoramagazine.org/announcing-fedora-linux-41/|access-date=2024-11-02|website=Fedora Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref> Its change set is [[fedora:Releases/41/ChangeSet|here]].

=== Fedora 42 ===

Fedora 42 was released on April 15, 2025. <ref>{{Cite web|date=2025-04-15|title=Fedora Linux 42!|url=https://fedoramagazine.org/announcing-fedora-linux-42/|website=fedoraproject|language=en-US}}</ref> Its change set is [[fedora:Releases/42/ChangeSet|here]].

This version saw the [[KDE Plasma]] Spin promoted to an edition on the same level as Fedora Workstation with [[GNOME]] (which is now at version 48).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Issue #504: Request to upgrade Fedora KDE Desktop Spin to Edition status under the Personal Systems WG - tickets - Pagure.io |url=https://pagure.io/Fedora-Council/tickets/issue/504 |access-date=2025-01-30 |website=pagure.io}}</ref>

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File:Fedora 15 GNOME.png|Fedora Linux 15

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File:Fedora 19 with GNOME.png|Fedora Linux 19

File:Fedora 20 with GNOME.png|Fedora Linux 20

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File:Fedora 22 GNOME 3.16.png|Fedora Linux 22

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File:Fedora 32 GNOME desktop.png|Fedora Linux 32

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File:Fedora Workstation 35.png|Fedora Linux 35

File:Fedora 36 workstation default appearance.png|Fedora Linux 36

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