Fedora Linux

Fedora Linux is ranked #6 of 45 in operating systems on Freedom251. It runs on Linux, Self-hosted. There is a free plan.

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Fedora Linux Free Most variants recommend 40GB disk space and 4GB RAM fedoraproject.org · 1 Oct 2026

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Device types: Desktop computers, laptops, servers, cloud virtual machines, IoT devices
CPU architectures: x86_64, aarch64; Fedora CoreOS also supports s390x
Support lifecycle: Fedora Workstation versions are updated for approximately 13 months; each release is maintained until one month after two subsequent releases.
Built-in management: DNF package management; PackageKit update notifications; automatic update capability
App compatibility: Install applications from Fedora repositories, Flathub, or other sources; RPM package management
Deployment models: Physical device installation, live USB testing, cloud images, and container base images

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Fedora Linux

What it is: Fedora Linux is an innovative platform for hardware, clouds, and containers and is 100% free and open source.
Workstation: Fedora Workstation is a polished desktop operating system featuring GNOME Desktop and tools for developers and makers.
Desktop support: Fedora Workstation versions are updated for approximately 13 months, with quick and easy upgrades between versions.
Developer tools: Fedora Workstation includes container tools from the Red Hat ecosystem and provides access to the Red Hat container registry without setup.
Server: Fedora Server includes libvirt and Podman for virtual machines and containers, plus the WildFly application runtime.
Server administration: Fedora Server includes Cockpit, a remote server administration tool ready to use on first boot.
Cloud: Fedora Cloud provides images for public and private cloud use and can launch instances on AWS and Azure.
Container workloads: Fedora CoreOS is an automatically updating, minimal operating system for running containerized workloads securely and at scale.
Software sources: Fedora users can install desktop applications from Fedora repositories, Flathub, or elsewhere.
Download integrity: Fedora images use checksums and Fedora Project OpenPGP signatures to verify security and integrity.
Package security: Fedora stable RPM packages are signed with Fedora OpenPGP keys, and dnf and graphical update tools verify signatures before installation.
Community support: Fedora provides documentation, a community Discussion forum, and Fedora Chat for users and developers.
Primary sponsor: Red Hat, Inc. is the primary sponsor and provides Fedora with employee support, infrastructure, hardware, bandwidth, event funding, and legal counsel.
Origin: Fedora Core 1 was released on November 5, 2003, marking the start of the Fedora Project.
Price from: Free

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