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Fedora Workstation ISOs for aarch64 and ppc64le architectures #500

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opened 2026-01-21 16:11:09 +00:00 by catanzaro · 9 comments
catanzaro commented 2026-01-21 16:11:09 +00:00
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The Working Group has a longstanding policy of supporting Fedora Workstation only for x86_64. But the new Workstation download page offers images for aarch64 and ppc64le as well.

@jspaleta requests that we either officially support these images, or ask for the Workstation branding to be removed.

aarch64 has become much more popular, and I think it makes sense to start supporting it. I don't think we're quite ready for Workstation on ppc64le. Of course it's nice for Fedora to work on this architecture, but calling it "Fedora Workstation" seems like quite a stretch. Jef is particularly concerned because we want to enable Flathub, but ppc64le won't have apps available on Flathub.

The Working Group has a longstanding policy of supporting Fedora Workstation only for x86_64. But the new [Workstation download page](https://fedoraproject.org/workstation/download) offers images for aarch64 and ppc64le as well. @jspaleta requests that we either officially support these images, or ask for the Workstation branding to be removed. aarch64 has become much more popular, and I think it makes sense to start supporting it. I don't think we're quite ready for Workstation on ppc64le. Of course it's nice for Fedora to work on this architecture, but calling it "Fedora Workstation" seems like quite a stretch. Jef is particularly concerned because we want to enable Flathub, but ppc64le won't have apps available on Flathub.
catanzaro commented 2026-01-27 15:39:59 +00:00
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Agreed: stop building Fedora Workstation live ISO for ppc64le, and remove it from the Fedora Workstation download page. There are likely almost no users on this architecture. To install Workstation unofficially on ppc64le, please use an Everything installer rather than a Workstation installer.

We will retain the aarch64 installers.

Agreed: stop building Fedora Workstation live ISO for ppc64le, and remove it from the [Fedora Workstation download page](https://fedoraproject.org/workstation/download). There are likely almost no users on this architecture. To install Workstation unofficially on ppc64le, please use an Everything installer rather than a Workstation installer. We will retain the aarch64 installers.
catanzaro commented 2026-01-27 15:39:59 +00:00
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catanzaro commented 2026-01-27 15:46:45 +00:00
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@ngompa are you OK with this?

@ngompa are you OK with this?
mattdm commented 2026-01-27 15:52:57 +00:00
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petersen commented 2026-01-28 13:56:46 +00:00
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cc @sharkcz FYI

cc @sharkcz FYI
sharkcz commented 2026-01-28 14:12:19 +00:00
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I might not like it, but it's a reasonable decision.

I might not like it, but it's a reasonable decision.
catanzaro commented 2026-02-03 14:52:27 +00:00
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Metadata Update from @catanzaro:

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catanzaro commented 2026-02-03 22:54:55 +00:00
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* https://forge.fedoraproject.org/releng/tickets/issues/13207 * https://gitlab.com/fedora/websites-apps/fedora-websites/fedora-websites-3.0/-/merge_requests/1163
catanzaro commented 2026-02-16 18:01:48 +00:00
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