Fedora
| Distribution of Linux | |
 | |
 Fedora 36 desktop | |
| Architecture | i386, x86_64 |
|---|---|
| Latest version | Fedora 38 |
| Initial release | 6 November 2003 |
| User interface | GNOME, Xfce, KDE Plasma, Cinnamon, MATE, LXDE, LXQt, i3 |
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 (2003-2006) | ||||
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| 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 versions (2007-present) | ||||
| Fedora 7 | Moonshine | 31 May 2007 | 2.6.21 | 2.18 |
| 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 | 3.0 |
| 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 | 9 December 2014 | 3.17 | 3.14 | |
| Fedora 22 | 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 | 40.0 | |
| Fedora 35 | 2 November 2021 | 5.14 | 41.0 | |
| Fedora 36 | 19 April 2022 | 5.17 | 42 | |
| Fedora 37 | 18 October 2022 | 5.19 | 43 | |
| Fedora 38 | 19 April 2023 | 6.2 | 44 | |