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| kernel_type = [[monolithic kernel|Monolithic]] ([[Linux kernel]])
| userland = [[GNU Core Utilities|GNU]]
| ui = * [[GNOME Shell
* [[KDE Plasma|KDE Plasma 6]] (as of Fedora 42)
* [[Bash (Unix shell)|Bash]]
| 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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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=http://web.archive.org/web/20241007052458/https://www.theregister.com/2024/03/13/fedora_41_drops_x_gnome/ |archive-date=2024-10-07 |access-date=2025-01-30 |language=en}}</ref>
=== System installer ===
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===Workstation===
[[File:Fedora Workstation 41 — default applications (1).png|thumb|290x290px|Fedora Workstation 41 with its default applications]]
==== Spins and remixes ====
[[File:Fedora Linux 41, with KDE Plasma 6.png|thumb|290x290px|Fedora with the KDE Plasma Desktop, one of the several official Fedora Spins. As of Fedora 42, it will become an official Fedora edition alongside Fedora Workstation with GNOME.]]
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. The current official spins, as of Fedora
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>
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In April 2020, project leader Matthew Miller announced that Fedora Workstation would be shipping on select new [[ThinkPad]] laptops, thanks to a new partnership with [[Lenovo]].<ref name="Miller 2020">{{cite web | last=Miller | first=Matthew | title=Coming soon: Fedora on Lenovo laptops! | website=Fedora Magazine | date=24 April 2020 | url=https://fedoramagazine.org/coming-soon-fedora-on-lenovo-laptops/ | access-date=7 May 2020 | archive-date=7 May 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200507134802/https://fedoramagazine.org/coming-soon-fedora-on-lenovo-laptops/ | url-status=live }}</ref>
[[Framework Computer|Framework]] officially supports Fedora Workstation on their laptops.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fix Consumer Electronics |url=https://frame.work/linux |access-date=2025-01-30 |website=Framework |language=en}}</ref>
== Development and community ==
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