Fedora 40 is a fast, stable, and powerful Linux-based operating system for everyday use. It’s completely free to use, study, and share. It is built and used by people across the globe who work together as a community: the Fedora Project.
This OS provides software to suit a wide variety of applications. The storage, memory, and processing requirements vary depending on usage.
Hence, it is a collection of software that makes your computer run. Fedora uses the RPM package management system. The default desktop is the GNOME desktop environment. The default interface is the GNOME Shell. Other desktop environments, including KDE Plasma, Xfce, LXDE, MATE, and Cinnamon, are available and you can install them.
Software
This Operating System comes installed with a wide range of software such as LibreOffice and Firefox. Additional software is available from the software repositories. You can install them using the DNF package manager or GNOME Software.
Architectures
Fedora supports primary architectures such as Intel i686, AMD x86-64 and ARM-hfp. Pidora is a specialized distribution for the Raspberry Pi. It also supports ARM AArch64, IBM Power64, IBM Power64le, IBM Z, MIPS-64el, and MIPS-el as secondary architectures.
Fedora has a reputation for focusing on innovation, integrating new technologies early on, and working closely with upstream Linux communities.
This operating system is sponsored by Red Hat, the world’s most trusted provider of open-source technology. As always, it continues to develop (Red Hat contributions) and integrate the latest free and open-source software.
Workstation Edition
A polished, easy-to-use operating system for laptop and desktop computers, with a complete set of tools and helpers for developers and makers of all kinds.
Server Edition
A powerful, flexible operating system that includes the best and latest data center technologies. It puts you in control of all your infrastructure and services.
Atomic Edition
Provides the best platform for your Linux-Docker-Kubernetes (LDK) application stack. It is a lightweight, immutable platform, designed with the sole purpose of running containerized applications. Atomic Host uses the same package repositories as Server Edition and provides the latest versions of the Atomic.
Live Image
Live images allow you to preview the OS before installing it. Instead of booting directly into the installer, a live image loads the same environment you’ll get after installation. Workstation and Spins are live images. Use a live image to install your favorite system, test on new hardware, troubleshoot, or share with friends.
DVD Image
DVD images boot directly into the installation environment and allow you to choose from a variety of packages that are provided with it. The DVD option is only available in the Server Edition. Use the Server DVD image when you want customized Fedora Server installations using an offline installation source.
netinstall Image
The netinstall image boots directly into the installation environment, and uses the online package repositories as the installation source. With a netinstall image, you can select a wide variety of packages to create a customized installation. The Server netinstall image is a universal one and can be used to install any Edition or your own set of favorite packages.
ARM images
For many ARM systems, Fedora provides preconfigured filesystem images. Write the image to removable media and boot directly into an installation that’s ready to use. ARM devices often require special setup procedures that aren’t covered in this guide.
Cloud Images
Cloud images are preconfigured filesystem images with very few packages installed by default. They include special tools for interacting with cloud platforms and are not intended to be used outside of cloud environments. Fedora Cloud comes in several varieties. The Cloud Base image is a minimal base for cloud deployments. The Cloud Atomic image is a Docker container host that uses Project Atomic technology for updates. A Docker base image is also available.
Boot Images
The tiny images at https://boot.fedoraproject.org/ are written on CDs, USB drives, or even floppy disks. The BFO image loads installation media from Fedora’s servers and directly loads an installation environment, like the netinstall ISO. BFO images work like PXE deployments, without having to set up a server.
