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= Fedora Downloads
.Fedora Editions
Fedora provides three primary Editions tailored for some specific use cases. link:++https://getfedora.org++[] offers Fedora Cloud for scalable infrastructure, Fedora Server for organizational infrastructure, and Fedora Workstation for the developer and desktop user.
Fedora provides three primary Editions tailored for some specific use cases. link:++https://getfedora.org++[] offers ++https://getfedora.org/en/iot/++[Fedora IoT] as a trusted open source platform for IoT ecosystems, ++https://getfedora.org/en/server/++[Fedora Server] for organizational infrastructure, and ++https://getfedora.org/en/workstation/++[Fedora Workstation] for the developer and desktop user. Further, there are three emerging editions: Fedora CoreOS is an automatically updating, minimal, container-focused operating system, and ++https://silverblue.fedoraproject.org/++[Fedora Silverblue] (GNOME desktop) and ++https://kinoite.fedoraproject.org++[Fedora Kinoite] (KDE desktop) are for desktop use cases with container-focused workflows.
For alternative desktop environments or media built for more niche purposes, check out link:++https://spins.fedoraproject.org++[Fedora Spins].
For default desktop use cases comparable to Fedora Workstation but with alternative desktop environments (e.g., KDE), check out link:++https://spins.fedoraproject.org++[Fedora Spins].
Each of these downloads provides a different set of default packages, but you can add to your system after the initial installation to customize it for your needs. The installation process is the same for all spins and Editions, so you can use this guide for any choice you make.
Additionally, there are ++https://labs.fedoraproject.org/++[Fedora Labs] for special use cases (Labs should be used only for their respective use case!). Further, there are ++https://alt.fedoraproject.org/++[alternative downloads], which are intended for experts: you should only use the alternative downloads if you are sure.
Each of these downloads provides a different set of default packages, but you can add more packages to your system after the installation to customize it for your needs. Also, you can remove unneeded packages later cleanly: `dnf` removes packages without leftovers.
.Which Architecture Is My Computer?
Most modern systems are 64{nbsp}bit x86 architecture. If your computer was manufactured after 2007, or you aren't sure, you probably have a `x86_64` system.
If you are not sure about your architecture, you should have a look on the table below: this could help you to indicate what you have.
Changing a Fedora installation from one architecture to another is not supported. Use the following table to determine the architecture of your computer according to the type of processor. Consult your manufacturer's documentation for details on your processor, or resources such as link:++https://ark.intel.com/++[] or link:++https://products.amd.com/++[], if necessary.
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|Processor manufacturer and types of computer|Architecture type for Fedora
|Most Intel and AMD processors; Mac computers before Apple M1; most server, workstation, desktop and laptop type computers; some netbooks and tablets|`x86_64`
|Most computers with Intel and AMD processors; Mac computers before Apple M1; most server, workstation, desktop and laptop type computers; some netbooks and tablets|`x86_64`
|Most processors other than Intel and AMD; Mac computers beginning with Apple M1; Raspberry Pi and most comparable devices; most tablets; some netbooks|`ARM® aarch64`
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ARM devices often require special setup procedures that aren't covered in this guide. Start learning about Fedora ARM at link:++https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Architectures/ARM++[]
Additionally, there is an `armhfp` architecture image for Fedora IoT available: if you are not sure, it is unlikely that you have `armhfp` because this is a specialized architecture that is not in common use by average people.
If you already use a Linux distribution on the respective computer, you can enter `uname -m` within a terminal to identify your architecture. If you use another operating system, use your preferred search engine to find out how to identify the architecture on the respective computer. Alternatively, you can search for your hardware (e.g., processor/cpu model, vendor product number of the computer): the processor/cpu determines the architecture.
.Media Types
Several media types are available. Choose the one that best suits your requirements.
Fedora Workstation, the Fedora Spins and the Fedora Labs are provided as live images.
Live Image:: Live images allow you to preview Fedora before installing it. Instead of booting directly into the installer, a live image loads the same environment you'll get after installation. Fedora Workstation and Fedora Spins are live images.
Live Images:: Live images ("Live ISO") allow you to preview Fedora before installing it. Instead of booting directly into the installer, a live image loads the same environment you'll get after installation. Live images provide an offline installation source.
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Use a live image to install your favorite system, test Fedora 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. In Fedora 21, the DVD option is only available in the *Fedora Server* Edition.
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Use the Fedora Server DVD image when you want customized Fedora Server installations using an offline installation source.
Fedora Server, Fedora IoT, Fedora CoreOS, but also Fedora Silverblue and Fedora Kinoite are available as standard images.
netinstall Image:: The netinstall image boots directly into the installation environment, and uses the online Fedora package repositories as the installation source. With a netinstall image, you can install any Fedora Edition or select a wide variety of packages to create a customized installation of Fedora.
Standard Images:: Standard images ("Standard ISO") boot directly into the installation environment, and allow you to choose from a variety of packages that are provided with it.
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Compared to Fedora Workstation DVD image with Fedora Workstation installation: the netinstall images do not hide the GRUB2 menu.
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The link:++https://alt.fedoraproject.org++[netinstall images] have different default settings:
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* Fedora Server:
** presets Fedora Server Edition
** LVM with XFS file system configuration
** server firewall configuration
** 15 GiB hard disk space assigned to /; remaining free space left as unpartitioned LVM space
* Everything:
** presets Fedora Custom Operating System
** BTRFS file system configuration
** client firewall configuration
** hard disk space assignment does not leave unpartitioned free space
The standard images allow more customizations in Fedora installations and provide an offline installation source. However, they do not provide an live environment.
ARM images:: For many ARM systems, Fedora provides preconfigured filesystem images. Write the image to removable media and boot directly into a Fedora installation that's ready to use.
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ARM devices often require special setup procedures that aren't covered in this guide. Start learning about Fedora ARM at link:++https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Architectures/ARM++[]
Additionally, Fedora Server is also provided with netinstall images.
Cloud Images:: Fedora 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.
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Fedora Cloud comes in several varieties. The Fedora Cloud Base image is a minimal base for cloud deployments. The Fedora Cloud Atomic image is a Docker container host that uses link:++https://www.projectatomic.io/++[Project Atomic] technology for updates. A Docker base image for Fedora is also available.
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Cloud images are preconfigured and do not require installation as described in this guide. Get started using Fedora Cloud at link:++https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Cloud++[]
Boot Images:: The tiny images at link:++https://boot.fedoraproject.org/++[] are written to 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.
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BFO images work like PXE deployments, without having to set up a server.
Netinstall Images:: Netinstall images ("Netinstall ISO") boot directly into the installation environment, and use the online Fedora package repositories as the installation source. This means that the system needs to be online throughout the installation. However, once installed, the packages are immediately up to date (with other images, after installing, you should run an update as soon as an installation is online). Officially, Netinstall images are currently intended only for Fedora Server installations. You should only use these images to install other editions if you are sure about what you are doing!