Fedora

Fedora
Distribution of Linux
Fedora logo 2021.svg
Fedora-40-Desktop.png
Fedora 40 desktop
Architecturei386, x86_64, aarch64
Release type
Initial version
Latest versionFedora 40
Initial release6 November 2003
User interfaceGNOME, Xfce, KDE Plasma, Cinnamon, MATE, LXDE, LXQt, i3, Miracle
Package manager
Terminal shell
SKUs
Workstation, Server, CoreOS, Silverblue, IoT
Based on
Red Hat Linux
Status
Active

Fedora (previously known as Fedora Core) is a Linux distribution based on the now discontinued Red Hat Linux and is created by the Fedora Community. It aims to be on the leading edge of free technologies.

Timeline[edit | edit source]

Fedora Core versions (2003–2007)

Version Codename Release date Kernel GNOME
Fedora Core 1 Yarrow 6 November 2003 2.4.22 2.4
Fedora Core 2 Tettnang 18 May 2004 2.6.5 2.6
Fedora Core 3 Heidelberg 8 November 2004 2.6.9 2.8
Fedora Core 4 Stentz 13 June 2005 2.6.11 2.10
Fedora Core 5 Bordeaux 20 March 2006 2.6.15 2.14
Fedora Core 6 Zod 24 October 2006 2.6.18 2.16
Fedora Core 7 Moonshine 31 May 2007 2.6.21 2.18

Fedora versions (2007–present)

Fedora 8 Werewolf 8 November 2007 2.6.23 2.20
Fedora 9 Sulphur 13 May 2008 2.6.25 2.22
Fedora 10 Cambridge 25 November 2008 2.6.27 2.24
Fedora 11 Leonidas 9 June 2009 2.6.29 2.26
Fedora 12 Constantine 17 November 2009 2.6.31 2.28
Fedora 13 Goddard 25 May 2010 2.6.33 2.30
Fedora 14 Laughlin 2 November 2010 2.6.35 2.32
Fedora 15 Lovelock 24 May 2011 2.6.38 3
Fedora 16 Verne 8 November 2011 3.1 3.2
Fedora 17 Beefy Miracle 29 May 2012 3.3 3.4
Fedora 18 Spherical Cow 15 January 2013 3.6 3.6
Fedora 19 Schrödinger's Cat 2 July 2013 3.9 3.8
Fedora 20 Heisenbug 17 December 2013 3.11 3.10
Fedora 21 Sorquat 9 December 2014 3.17 3.14
Fedora 22 Meamile 26 May 2015 4.0 3.16
Fedora 23 3 November 2015 4.2 3.18
Fedora 24 21 June 2016 4.5 3.20
Fedora 25 22 November 2016 4.8 3.22
Fedora 26 11 July 2017 4.11 3.24
Fedora 27 14 November 2017 4.13 3.26
Fedora 28 1 May 2018 4.16 3.28
Fedora 29 30 October 2018 4.18 3.30
Fedora 30 30 April 2019 5.0 3.32
Fedora 31 29 October 2019 5.3 3.34
Fedora 32 28 April 2020 5.6 3.36
Fedora 33 27 October 2020 5.8 3.38
Fedora 34 27 April 2021 5.12 40
Fedora 35 2 November 2021 5.14 41
Fedora 36 19 April 2022 5.17 42
Fedora 37 15 November 2022 5.19 43
Fedora 38 19 April 2023 6.2 44
Fedora 39 7 November 2023 6.5 45
Fedora 40 23 April 2024 6.8 46
Fedora 41 29 October 2024 6.11 47