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It targets users who want a reliable, user-friendly, and powerful operating system for their laptop or desktop computer. It comes with [[GNOME]] by default but other desktops can be installed.

==== or can be directly installed as [[#Spins and Remixes|Spins]]. ====

[[File:Fedora Linux 41, with KDE Plasma 6.png|thumb|290x290px|Fedora KDE Plasma Desktop, one of the several official Fedora Spins]]

The Fedora project officially distributes different variations called "Fedora Spins"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://spins.fedoraproject.org/index.html.en|title=Fedora Spins|website=spins.fedoraproject.org|access-date=9 December 2019|archive-date=18 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200318234404/https://spins.fedoraproject.org/index.html.en|url-status=live}}</ref> which are Fedora Linux with different desktop environments (GNOME is the default desktop environment). The current official spins, as of Fedora 40, are [[KDE Plasma 6|KDE Plasma]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fedora KDE Plasma Desktop |url=https://www.fedoraproject.org/spins/kde/ |access-date=2023-06-19 |website=www.fedoraproject.org}}</ref> [[Xfce]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fedora XFCE |url=https://www.fedoraproject.org/spins/xfce/ |access-date=2023-06-19 |website=www.fedoraproject.org}}</ref> [[LXQt]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fedora LXQt Spin |url=https://fedoraproject.org/spins/lxqt/ |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=fedoraproject.org |archive-date=19 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240719135723/https://fedoraproject.org/spins/lxqt/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[MATE (software)|MATE]] (with [[Compiz]]),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fedora MATE+Compiz Spin |url=https://fedoraproject.org/spins/mate/ |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=fedoraproject.org |archive-date=19 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240719135729/https://fedoraproject.org/spins/mate/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Cinnamon (desktop environment)|Cinnamon]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fedora Cinnamon Spin |url=https://fedoraproject.org/spins/cinnamon/ |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=fedoraproject.org |archive-date=19 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240719135738/https://fedoraproject.org/spins/cinnamon/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[LXDE]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fedora LXDE Spin |url=https://fedoraproject.org/spins/lxde/ |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=fedoraproject.org}}</ref> [[Sugar (software)|SoaS]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fedora Sugar on a Stick Spin |url=https://fedoraproject.org/spins/soas/ |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=fedoraproject.org}}</ref> [[i3 (window manager)|i3]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fedora i3 Spin |url=https://fedoraproject.org/spins/i3/ |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=fedoraproject.org}}</ref> [[Phosh]] (for use on [[PinePhone]]),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fedora Phosh |url=https://www.fedoraproject.org/spins/phosh/ |access-date=2023-06-19 |website=www.fedoraproject.org }}{{Dead link|date=July 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> [[Budgie (desktop environment)|Budgie]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fedora Budgie Spin |url=https://www.fedoraproject.org/spins/budgie/ |access-date=2023-06-19 |website=www.fedoraproject.org}}</ref> and [[Sway (window manager)|Sway]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fedora Sway Spin |url=https://www.fedoraproject.org/spins/sway/ |access-date=2023-06-19 |website=www.fedoraproject.org}}</ref> In addition, the KDE, Sway, and Budgie spins are provided as OSTree-backed immutable spins named Kinoite,<ref>{{Cite web |title=The KDE Plasma desktop, in an atomic fashion |url=https://www.fedoraproject.org/atomic-desktops/kinoite/ |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=www.fedoraproject.org |archive-date=19 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240719141057/https://fedoraproject.org/atomic-desktops/kinoite/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Sway Atomic,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fedora Sway Atomic |url=https://www.fedoraproject.org/atomic-desktops/sway/ |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=www.fedoraproject.org}}</ref> and Budgie Atomic<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fedora Budgie Atomic |url=https://www.fedoraproject.org/atomic-desktops/budgie/ |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=www.fedoraproject.org |archive-date=19 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240719141108/https://fedoraproject.org/atomic-desktops/budgie/ |url-status=live }}</ref> respectively. The KDE spin will be promoted to a regular edition, same level as Fedora + GNOME, starting with Fedora 42.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pagure.io/Fedora-Council/tickets/issue/504 |title=Issue #504: Request to upgrade Fedora KDE Desktop Spin to Edition status under the Personal Systems WG - tickets - Pagure.io |access-date=2024-12-30}}</ref>

In addition to Spins, which are official variants of the Fedora system, the project allows unofficial variants to use the term "Fedora Remix" without asking for further permission, although a different logo (provided) is required.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Remix|title=Remix - Fedora Project Wiki|website=fedoraproject.org|access-date=28 September 2019|archive-date=4 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904111541/https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Remix|url-status=live}}</ref>

====Atomic desktops====

Fedora offers immutable workstation editions known as "Atomic Desktops".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Getting Started # Fedora Variants and how to install |url=https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fedora/latest/getting-started/#_fedora_variants_and_how_to_install |access-date=2023-02-18 |website=Fedora Docs |language=en |quote="An immutable desktop variant of Fedora Workstation Edition" |archive-date=19 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240719135128/https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fedora/latest/getting-started/#_fedora_variants_and_how_to_install |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Silverblue docs">{{Cite web |title=Fedora Silverblue User Guide |url=https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fedora-silverblue/ |access-date=2023-02-18 |website=Fedora Docs |language=en |quote="Fedora Silverblue is a variant of Fedora Workstation." |archive-date=11 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211011040633/https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fedora-silverblue/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Seperate editions are offered per desktop environment, currently there are editions for [[Budgie (desktop environment)|Budgie]], [[GNOME]] (Silverblue), [[KDE Plasma]] (Kinoite) and [[Sway (window manager)|Sway]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Atomic Desktops for Fedora |url=https://fedoraproject.org/atomic-desktops/ |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=fedoraproject.org |language=en |archive-date=2025-01-12 |archive-url=https://archive.today/7uLL8 |url-status=live}}</ref> Every atomic desktop installation is identical to every other installation of the same version, and it never changes as it is used. The immutable design is intended to make the operating system more stable, less prone to [[Software bug|bugs]], easier to test and develop, and create a platform for containerized applications as well as container-based software development. Applications and containers are kept separate from the host system. OS updates are fast and there is no installation stage. It is possible to roll back to the previous version of the operating system, if something goes wrong.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fedora Silverblue User Guide :: Fedora Docs|url=https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fedora-silverblue/|access-date=11 October 2021|website=docs.fedoraproject.org|archive-date=11 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211011040633/https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fedora-silverblue/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The long-term goal for this effort is to transform Fedora Workstation into an image-based system where applications are separate from the OS, and updates are atomic. Red Hat engineers, along with independent [[free software]] contributors have built most of the pieces for this new desktop over the last few years: [[OSTree]], [[Flatpak]], [[Flathub]], [[rpm-ostree]], and [[GNOME Software]].

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The Fedora AOS (Appliance Operating System) was a specialized spin of Fedora Linux with reduced memory footprint for use in [[software appliance]]s. Appliances are pre-installed, pre-configured, system images. This spin was intended to make it easier for anyone (developers, [[independent software vendor]]s (ISV), [[original equipment manufacturer]]s (OEM), etc.) to create and deploy [[virtual appliance]]s.

=== Spins and Remixes ===

[[File:Fedora Linux 41, with KDE Plasma 6.png|thumb|290x290px|Fedora KDE Plasma Desktop, one of the several official Fedora Spins]]

The Fedora project officially distributes different variations called "Fedora Spins"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://spins.fedoraproject.org/index.html.en|title=Fedora Spins|website=spins.fedoraproject.org|access-date=9 December 2019|archive-date=18 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200318234404/https://spins.fedoraproject.org/index.html.en|url-status=live}}</ref> which are Fedora Linux with different desktop environments (GNOME is the default desktop environment). The current official spins, as of Fedora 40, are [[KDE Plasma 6|KDE Plasma]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fedora KDE Plasma Desktop |url=https://www.fedoraproject.org/spins/kde/ |access-date=2023-06-19 |website=www.fedoraproject.org}}</ref> [[Xfce]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fedora XFCE |url=https://www.fedoraproject.org/spins/xfce/ |access-date=2023-06-19 |website=www.fedoraproject.org}}</ref> [[LXQt]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fedora LXQt Spin |url=https://fedoraproject.org/spins/lxqt/ |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=fedoraproject.org |archive-date=19 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240719135723/https://fedoraproject.org/spins/lxqt/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[MATE (software)|MATE]] (with [[Compiz]]),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fedora MATE+Compiz Spin |url=https://fedoraproject.org/spins/mate/ |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=fedoraproject.org |archive-date=19 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240719135729/https://fedoraproject.org/spins/mate/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Cinnamon (desktop environment)|Cinnamon]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fedora Cinnamon Spin |url=https://fedoraproject.org/spins/cinnamon/ |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=fedoraproject.org |archive-date=19 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240719135738/https://fedoraproject.org/spins/cinnamon/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[LXDE]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fedora LXDE Spin |url=https://fedoraproject.org/spins/lxde/ |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=fedoraproject.org}}</ref> [[Sugar (software)|SoaS]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fedora Sugar on a Stick Spin |url=https://fedoraproject.org/spins/soas/ |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=fedoraproject.org}}</ref> [[i3 (window manager)|i3]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fedora i3 Spin |url=https://fedoraproject.org/spins/i3/ |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=fedoraproject.org}}</ref> [[Phosh]] (for use on [[PinePhone]]),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fedora Phosh |url=https://www.fedoraproject.org/spins/phosh/ |access-date=2023-06-19 |website=www.fedoraproject.org }}{{Dead link|date=July 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> [[Budgie (desktop environment)|Budgie]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fedora Budgie Spin |url=https://www.fedoraproject.org/spins/budgie/ |access-date=2023-06-19 |website=www.fedoraproject.org}}</ref> and [[Sway (window manager)|Sway]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fedora Sway Spin |url=https://www.fedoraproject.org/spins/sway/ |access-date=2023-06-19 |website=www.fedoraproject.org}}</ref> In addition, the KDE, Sway, and Budgie spins are provided as OSTree-backed immutable spins named Kinoite,<ref>{{Cite web |title=The KDE Plasma desktop, in an atomic fashion |url=https://www.fedoraproject.org/atomic-desktops/kinoite/ |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=www.fedoraproject.org |archive-date=19 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240719141057/https://fedoraproject.org/atomic-desktops/kinoite/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Sway Atomic,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fedora Sway Atomic |url=https://www.fedoraproject.org/atomic-desktops/sway/ |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=www.fedoraproject.org}}</ref> and Budgie Atomic<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fedora Budgie Atomic |url=https://www.fedoraproject.org/atomic-desktops/budgie/ |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=www.fedoraproject.org |archive-date=19 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240719141108/https://fedoraproject.org/atomic-desktops/budgie/ |url-status=live }}</ref> respectively. The KDE spin will be promoted to a regular edition, same level as Fedora + GNOME, starting with Fedora 42.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pagure.io/Fedora-Council/tickets/issue/504 |title=Issue #504: Request to upgrade Fedora KDE Desktop Spin to Edition status under the Personal Systems WG - tickets - Pagure.io |access-date=2024-12-30}}</ref>

In addition to Spins, which are official variants of the Fedora system, the project allows unofficial variants to use the term "Fedora Remix" without asking for further permission, although a different logo (provided) is required.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Remix|title=Remix - Fedora Project Wiki|website=fedoraproject.org|access-date=28 September 2019|archive-date=4 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904111541/https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Remix|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Architectures ===