Fedora Linux Distribution

Discussions center on Fedora's strengths and weaknesses as a bleeding-edge Linux distro, including comparisons to stable alternatives like Ubuntu and Debian, hardware support, and suitability for desktops or development.

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grumpyprole Jun 12, 2021 View on HN

Well Fedora is bleeding edge, RedHat's equivalent to Windows insider builds. Try Ubuntu LTS or Debian.

babo May 21, 2008 View on HN

With the latest Fedoras it is the same experience as Ubuntu or Debian.

tapoxi Dec 30, 2022 View on HN

Any specific notes for Fedora? I just bought one yesterday.

HKH2 Aug 7, 2024 View on HN

What makes Fedora better (apart from having more recent packages)?

afiori Jun 7, 2020 View on HN

Honest question: why not fedora?

zamalek Mar 7, 2024 View on HN

Fedora is a bleeding edge distro, it is definitely the wrong choice if you care about ongoing support for legacy software.

mixmastamyk Jan 30, 2021 View on HN

The point of fedora is to be on the bleeding edge and get things tested for blue hat. If this is a problem, choose another distro.

edgyquant Nov 17, 2021 View on HN

Well you are running Fedora which is a bleeding edge distro aimed at Linux devs and is a testing ground for red hat. You’d have a lot less problems on Ubuntu.

hactually May 6, 2024 View on HN

what would be the advantage over Fedora?

djbender Nov 29, 2012 View on HN

Looks great! Any chance this service will support Fedora relatively soon?