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Fedora is an operating system based on Linux kernel and GNU programs, developed by the community-supported Fedora Project and sponsored by Red Hat.Fedora contains software distributed under a free and open-source license and aims to be on the leading edge of such technologies.Fedora Core 1 was the first version of Fedora and was released on November 6, 2003.If anyone has experience using other linux distributions like ubuntu then running Fedora shouldn't be a problem for them .
Fedora is an operating system based on Linux kernel and GNU programs, developed by the community-supported Fedora Project and sponsored by Red Hat.Fedora contains software distributed under a free and open-source license and aims to be on the leading edge of such technologies.Fedora Core 1 was the first version of Fedora and was released on November 6, 2003.If anyone has experience using other linux distributions like ubuntu then running Fedora shouldn't be a problem for them .
== Features ==
Fedora has a reputation for focusing on innovation, integrating new technologies early on and working closely with Linux communities.<ref>{{cite web | url=//fedoraproject.org/wiki/Staying_close_to_upstream_projects | title=Staying close to upstream projects | publisher=Fedora Project | accessdate=24 May 2015}}</ref> Making changes upstream instead of specifically in Fedora ensures that the changes are available to all Linux distributions.
Fedora has a relatively short life cycle: version is supported only until 1 month after new version  is released and with approximately 6 months between most versions, meaning a version of Fedora is usually supported for at least 13 months, possibly longer.<ref name="Fedora Release Life Cycle">{{cite web | url=//fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_Release_Life_Cycle | title=Fedora Release Life Cycle | publisher=Fedora Project | accessdate=25 March 2014}}</ref> Fedora users can upgrade from version to version without reinstalling.<ref name="FedUp">{{cite web | url=//fedoraproject.org/wiki/FedUp | title=FedUp | publisher=Fedora Project | accessdate=25 March 2014}}</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 | accessdate=1 October 2015}}</ref>
The default desktop environment in Fedora is GNOME and the default user interface is the GNOME Shell. Other desktop environments are available too and can be installed.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://liliputing.com/2012/05/fedora-17-now-available-for-download.html | title=Fedora 17 now available for download | last=Linder | first=Brad | publisher=Liliputing | date=29 May 2012 | accessdate=30 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://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 | accessdate=15 January 2013}}</ref>
=== Package management ===
Fedora uses the RPM Package Manager package management system. Flatpak is also supported by default, and support for Ubuntu's Snappy package manager format can also be added. Fedora uses Delta RPM when updating installed packages to provide Delta update. A Delta RPM contains the difference between an old and new version of a package. This means that only the changes between the installed package and the new one are downloaded reducing network traffic and bandwidth consumption.
=== Security ===
Security is very important in Fedora with one specific security feature being Security-Enhanced Linux, which implements a variety of security policies, including mandatory access controls, which Fedora adopted early on.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://w3.linux-magazine.com/issue/69/Access_Control_with_SELinux.pdf | title=Security Hardened - Mandatory Access Control with SELinux | last=Spenneberg | first=Ralf | publisher=Linux New Media USA | series=Linux Magazine, Issue 69 | date=August 2006 | accessdate=7 October 2007 | format=PDF}}</ref> Fedora provides [[hardening (computing)|hardening]] wrapper, and does hardening for all of its packages by using compiler features such as [[position-independent executable]] (PIE).<ref>{{cite web | url=http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/Harden_All_Packages | title=Harden All Packages | publisher=Fedora Project | accessdate=2017-03-28}}</ref>
=== Software ===
Fedora comes installed with a wide range of software such as LibreOffice and Firefox. Additional software is available from the Software repository and can be installed using the  package manager or GNOME Software.
Additionally, extra repositories can be added to the system, so that software not available in Fedora can be installed more readily.<ref name="f20instguide">{{cite web | url= https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/20/html/Installation_Guide/ | title= Fedora 20 Installation Guide | publisher= Fedora Project | accessdate= 19 May 2014}}</ref>{{rp|9.8.1.}} Software that is not available via official Fedora repositories, either because it doesn't meet Fedora's definition of [[free software]] or because its distribution may violate 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.fedoraproject.org | title=Fedora Copr | publisher=Fedora Project | accessdate=27 March 2014}}</ref>
=== Editions ===
Beginning with Fedora version 21,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/21/html/Release_Notes/sect-Products.html | title=Fedora 21 Release Notes: 2. Fedora Products | publisher=Fedora Project | accessdate=30 October 2015}}</ref> it is available as three distinct primary editions:
* Fedora Workstation – 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 [[Fedora (operating system)#Spins|Spins]].
* Fedora Server – Its target usage is for [[Server (computing)|servers]], and it includes the latest [[data center]] technologies. This edition doesn't come with a desktop environment, but one can be installed.
* Fedora Cloud – It provides a minimal image of Fedora which includes just the bare essentials. It is meant for deployment in [[cloud computing]]. It also provides Fedora Atomic Host images which are optimized minimal images for container uses.
A [[Live USB]] drive can be created using [[Fedora Live USB creator]] or the [[Dd (Unix)|dd]] command.<ref name="f20instguide"/>{{rp|3.2.}} It allows the users to try Fedora without making changes to the hard disk.
=== Spins ===
Similar to [[Debian#Blends|Debian blends]], the Fedora Project also distributes custom variations of Fedora called Fedora spins or editions.<ref name="spins">{{cite web | url=https://spins.fedoraproject.org | title=Fedora Spins | publisher=Fedora Project | accessdate=3 February 2014}}</ref> These are built with specific sets of software packages, offering alternative desktop environments or targeting specific interests such as gaming, security, design, education,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://spins.fedoraproject.org/soas/|title=Sugar-on-a-Stick Linux|publisher=Fedora Project}}</ref> robotics,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://spins.fedoraproject.org/robotics/|title=Fedora Robotics Edition|publisher=Fedora Project|accessdate=18 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=//fedoraproject.org/wiki/Robotics|title=Fedora Robotics Wiki|publisher=Fedora Project|accessdate=18 March 2015}}</ref> and scientific computing<ref>{{cite web|url=https://spins.fedoraproject.org/scientific-kde/|title=Fedora Scientific|publisher=Fedora Project|accessdate=18 March 2015}}</ref> (that includes [[SciPy]], [[GNU Octave|Octave]], [[Kile]], [[Xfig]] and [[Inkscape]]). Fedora spins are developed by several Fedora special interest groups.<ref name="spins"/> Fedora also provides a Fedora Atomic Host image for Project Atomic, which is Red Hat's solution for deploying [[Docker (software)|Docker-based]] containerized applications.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.projectatomic.io/ | title=Project Atomic: Create and Run Applications in Linux Containers | publisher=Project Atomic | accessdate=22 September 2015}}</ref>
=== Architectures ===
Intel [[IA-32|i686]], AMD [[x86-64]] and [[ARM architecture|ARM-hfp]] are the primary architectures supported by Fedora.<ref name="Architectures" /> Pidora<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pidora.ca/|title=Pidora - Raspberry Pi Fedora Remix|publisher=pidora.ca|accessdate=18 March 2015}}</ref> and FedBerry<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fedberry.org/|title=FedBerry | publisher=fedberry.org|accessdate=23 March 2017}}</ref> are specialized Fedora distributions for the [[Raspberry Pi]]. As of release 25, Fedora also supports [[AArch64|ARM AArch64]], [[Power Architecture|IBM Power64]], [[Power Architecture|IBM Power64le]], [[Z/Architecture|IBM Z]], [[MIPS architecture|MIPS-64el]], [[MIPS architecture|MIPS-el]] and [[RISC-V]] as secondary architectures.

Revision as of 19:24, 8 May 2017

Fedora OS

Fedora is an operating system based on Linux kernel and GNU programs, developed by the community-supported Fedora Project and sponsored by Red Hat.Fedora contains software distributed under a free and open-source license and aims to be on the leading edge of such technologies.Fedora Core 1 was the first version of Fedora and was released on November 6, 2003.If anyone has experience using other linux distributions like ubuntu then running Fedora shouldn't be a problem for them .


Features

Fedora has a reputation for focusing on innovation, integrating new technologies early on and working closely with Linux communities.[1] Making changes upstream instead of specifically in Fedora ensures that the changes are available to all Linux distributions.

Fedora has a relatively short life cycle: version is supported only until 1 month after new version is released and with approximately 6 months between most versions, meaning a version of Fedora is usually supported for at least 13 months, possibly longer.[2] Fedora users can upgrade from version to version without reinstalling.[3][4]

The default desktop environment in Fedora is GNOME and the default user interface is the GNOME Shell. Other desktop environments are available too and can be installed.[5][6]

Package management

Fedora uses the RPM Package Manager package management system. Flatpak is also supported by default, and support for Ubuntu's Snappy package manager format can also be added. Fedora uses Delta RPM when updating installed packages to provide Delta update. A Delta RPM contains the difference between an old and new version of a package. This means that only the changes between the installed package and the new one are downloaded reducing network traffic and bandwidth consumption.

Security

Security is very important in Fedora with one specific security feature being Security-Enhanced Linux, which implements a variety of security policies, including mandatory access controls, which Fedora adopted early on.[7] Fedora provides hardening wrapper, and does hardening for all of its packages by using compiler features such as position-independent executable (PIE).[8]

Software

Fedora comes installed with a wide range of software such as LibreOffice and Firefox. Additional software is available from the Software repository and can be installed using the package manager or GNOME Software.


Additionally, extra repositories can be added to the system, so that software not available in Fedora can be installed more readily.[9]Template:Rp Software that is not available via official Fedora repositories, either because it doesn't meet Fedora's definition of free software or because its distribution may violate 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.[10]

Editions

Beginning with Fedora version 21,[11] it is available as three distinct primary editions:

  • Fedora Workstation – 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.
  • Fedora Server – Its target usage is for servers, and it includes the latest data center technologies. This edition doesn't come with a desktop environment, but one can be installed.
  • Fedora Cloud – It provides a minimal image of Fedora which includes just the bare essentials. It is meant for deployment in cloud computing. It also provides Fedora Atomic Host images which are optimized minimal images for container uses.

A Live USB drive can be created using Fedora Live USB creator or the dd command.[9]Template:Rp It allows the users to try Fedora without making changes to the hard disk.

Spins

Similar to Debian blends, the Fedora Project also distributes custom variations of Fedora called Fedora spins or editions.[12] These are built with specific sets of software packages, offering alternative desktop environments or targeting specific interests such as gaming, security, design, education,[13] robotics,[14][15] and scientific computing[16] (that includes SciPy, Octave, Kile, Xfig and Inkscape). Fedora spins are developed by several Fedora special interest groups.[12] Fedora also provides a Fedora Atomic Host image for Project Atomic, which is Red Hat's solution for deploying Docker-based containerized applications.[17]

Architectures

Intel i686, AMD x86-64 and ARM-hfp are the primary architectures supported by Fedora.[18] Pidora[19] and FedBerry[20] are specialized Fedora distributions for the Raspberry Pi. As of release 25, Fedora also supports ARM AArch64, IBM Power64, IBM Power64le, IBM Z, MIPS-64el, MIPS-el and RISC-V as secondary architectures.

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