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Fedora

Fedora Linux (formerly Fedora, formerly Fedora Core) is a Linux distribution developed by the community-supported Fedora Project and owned by Red Hat. Fedora Linux contains software distributed under a free and open-source license and aims to be on the leading edge of such technologies.

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Vanilla OS

Vanilla OS, a fixed-release distribution based on Debian (formerly Ubuntu, prior to version 2) with the GNOME desktop, is an immutable operating system. The core parts of the system are locked down to prevent unwanted changes and corruption from third-party applications or a faulty update.

Technical Specs Comparison
FedoraVanilla OS
IndependentBaseDebian
dnf / flatpak, rpmPackage Managerdeb (APT)
systemdInit Systemsystemd
Fixed ReleaseRelease ModelFixed Release
44Latest Version22.10
IntermediateDifficultyIntermediate
April 28, 2026Release DateJuly 28, 2024
ARM64armppc64els390xx86_64
Architecture
ARM64armppc64els390xx86_64
AwesomeBudgieCinnamonEnlightenmenti3GNOMEKDE PlasmalabwcLXDELXQtMATEOpenboxRatpoisonWayfireXfce
Desktops
AwesomeBudgieCinnamonEnlightenmenti3GNOMEKDE PlasmalabwcLXDELXQtMATEOpenboxRatpoisonWayfireXfce