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====Atomic desktops====

[[File:Fedora SilverBlue 41 desktop.png|thumb|290x290px|A fresh install of Silverblue 41]]

Fedora offers immutable 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. Fedora developers, Red Hat engineers, along with independent [[free software]] contributors have builtbeen mostdeveloping ofand/or thecontributing piecesto forsoftware thisused newin desktopthe overatomic the lastdesktops. fewSuch yearsas: [[OSTree]], [[FlatpakWayland]], [[FlathubFlatpak]], and [[rpm-ostree]], andsupport in [[GNOME Software]], etc. Project Atomic added new features like package layering to rpm-ostree and added rpm-ostree support to [[Anaconda (installer)|Anaconda]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=Team Silverblue - The Origins|publisher=docs.fedoraproject.org|url=https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fedora-silverblue/_attachments/team-silverblue-origins.pdf|language=English|access-date=7 January 2022|archive-date=19 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240719135018/https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fedora-silverblue/_attachments/team-silverblue-origins.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

'''Fedora Silverblue'''

[[File:Fedora SilverBlue 41 desktop.png|thumb|290x290px|A fresh install of Silverblue 41]]

[[File:Fedora Silverblue logo (2018).svg|frameless|right|100px]]

Fedora Silverblue was previously known as Fedora Atomic Workstation. The descriptive name for this product is image-mode container-based Fedora Workstation based on rpm-ostree, which is clear but unsuitable for branding. The team preferred the project name Silverleaf, but could not secure that name for various reasons. Therefore, it was named Silverblue, though the logo still retains the impression of a leaf.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fedora-silverblue/faq/|title=Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) :: Fedora Docs|website=docs.fedoraproject.org|access-date=7 December 2022|archive-date=19 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240719135138/https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fedora-silverblue/faq/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The ultimate goal of this effort always was to create an image-based variant of the Workstation that is at feature-parity and better suited for certain use cases than the traditional variant. Until the end of 2017, the Silverblue team slowly completed the necessary pieces for the vision of an immutable image-based OS with independent applications: Wayland, flatpak, and rpm-ostree support in GNOME Software, etc. During the same time, Project Atomic has added new features like package layering to rpm-ostree and added rpm-ostree support to [[Anaconda (installer)|Anaconda]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=Team Silverblue - The Origins|publisher=docs.fedoraproject.org|url=https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fedora-silverblue/_attachments/team-silverblue-origins.pdf|language=English|access-date=7 January 2022|archive-date=19 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240719135018/https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fedora-silverblue/_attachments/team-silverblue-origins.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Server===