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Fedora Linux has a relatively short life cycle: Each version is usually supported for at least 13 months, where version {{var|X}} is supported only until 1 month after version {{var|X}}+2 is released and with approximately 6 months between most versions.<ref name="Fedora Release Life Cycle">{{cite web | url=https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_Release_Life_Cycle | title=Fedora Release Life Cycle | publisher=Fedora Project | access-date=25 March 2014 | archive-date=14 July 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150714051350/https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_Release_Life_Cycle | url-status=live }}</ref> Fedora users can upgrade from version to version without reinstalling.<ref name="FedUp">{{cite web | url=http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FedUp | title=FedUp | publisher=Fedora Project | access-date=25 March 2014 | archive-date=25 March 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140325165842/http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FedUp | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Fedora Project">{{cite web | url=https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/23/html/Release_Notes/sect-Release_Notes-Changes_for_Sysadmin.html | title=Fedora 23 Release Notes: 3.2.4. System Upgrades with DNF | publisher=Fedora Project | access-date=1 October 2015 | archive-date=2 October 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002160157/https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/23/html/Release_Notes/sect-Release_Notes-Changes_for_Sysadmin.html | url-status=live }}</ref>

The default [[desktop environment]] is [[GNOME]], and the default user interface is the [[GNOME Shell]]. Other desktop environments are available, including [[KDE Plasma 6|KDE Plasma]], [[COSMIC (desktop environment)|COSMIC]], [[Xfce]], [[LXQt]], [[LXDE]], [[MATE (desktop environment)|MATE]], [[Cinnamon (user interface)|Cinnamon]], and [[Budgie (desktop environment)|Budgie]] as well as window managers including [[i3 (window manager)|i3]], and [[Sway (window manager)|Sway]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/01/installing-the-mate-and-cinnamon-desktops-on-fedora-18/ | title=How to install the MATE and Cinnamon desktops on Fedora 18 | last=Brodkin | first=Jon | publisher=Ars Technica | date=15 January 2013 | access-date=15 January 2013 | archive-date=17 January 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117223625/http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/01/installing-the-mate-and-cinnamon-desktops-on-fedora-18/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="deepin">{{cite web |last1=Mutai |first1=Josphat |title=Install Deepin Desktop Environment on Fedora 30 |url=https://computingforgeeks.com/how-to-install-deepin-desktop-environment-on-fedora/ |website=Computing for Geeks |access-date=25 June 2019 |date=2 May 2019 |archive-date=25 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190625021431/https://computingforgeeks.com/how-to-install-deepin-desktop-environment-on-fedora/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

A [[Live USB|live media]] drive can be created using [[Fedora Media Writer]] or the [[Dd (Unix)|dd]] command,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/26/html/Installation_Guide/sect-preparing-boot-media.html | title=Preparing Boot Media | publisher=[[Red Hat]] | access-date=30 July 2017 | archive-date=30 July 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730110255/https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/26/html/Installation_Guide/sect-preparing-boot-media.html | url-status=live }}</ref> allowing users to try Fedora Linux without writing any changes to their hard drives.