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{{Short description|Fedora OS release dates}}
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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
==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 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 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 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220902185601/https://listman.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2004-November/msg00002.html |archive-date=September 2, 2022 |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"
[[
===Fedora Core 3===
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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"
===Fedora Core 4===
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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
Fedora
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 [[
===Fedora 8===
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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.
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 |
===Fedora 9===
Fedora 9, codenamed ''Sulphur'', was released on May 24, 2008.<ref name="F9Announce">{{cite news |
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 24, 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>
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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]]
*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 10===
Fedora 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]]
*Support for [[ext4]] filesystem
*[[Sugar (GUI)|Sugar]] Desktop Environment
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*[[Netbeans]] 6.5
*[[nVidia]] kernel modesetting through the open source [[nouveau (graphics)]] driver
*OpenOffice 3.1
*[[Python (programming language)|Python]] 2.6
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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
*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
*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
*2.6.31 [[Linux kernel]]
*X server 1.7 with Multi-Pointer X (MPX) support
*NetBeans 6.7
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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
*Automatic language pack installation
*Redesigned user
*Color management to calibrate monitors and scanners
*Experimental 3D support for [[NVIDIA]] video cards
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*Inclusion of virt-v2v tool
*Inclusion of Spice framework for VDI deployment
*Updates to [[Rakudo Star]] implementation of [[
*[[NetBeans]] IDE updated to the 6.9 release
*Inclusion of ipmiutil system management tool
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Fedora 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]]
*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]]
*
===Fedora 16===
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*Inclusion of GNOME 3.2.1 desktop
*Updated to latest [[KDE Software Compilation]] 4.7.2
*[[GRUB2]] became the default
*[[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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Some of the features of Fedora 17 include:
*Linux kernel 3.3.4
*Integrated UEFI support
*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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*[[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 21===
Fedora 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
===Fedora 22===
Fedora 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 23===
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===Fedora 25===
Fedora 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.
===Fedora 26===
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Fedora 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
===Fedora 29===
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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 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/
===Fedora 34===
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===Fedora 35===
Fedora 35 was released on November 2, 2021.<ref name="fm-35">{{cite web |
===Fedora 36===
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=== Fedora 41 ===
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
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 Workstation 40.png|Fedora 40
File:Fedora 41 With Gnome 47.png|Fedora 41
File:Fedora Workstation 42.png|Fedora 42
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