[16] Some of the new features in Fedora Core 3 included:[17] This release deprecated the LILO boot loader in favor of GNU GRUB.
[19] It also shipped with the OpenOffice.org 2.0 office suite, as well as Xen, a high performance and secure open source virtualization framework.
[19] It also introduced support for the PowerPC CPU architecture, and over 80 new policies for Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux).
[20] It was the first Fedora release to include Mono and tools built with it such as Beagle, F-Spot and Tomboy.
[20] It also introduced new package management tools such as pup and pirut (see Yellowdog Updater, Modified).
It also was the first Fedora release not to include the long deprecated (but kept for compatibility) LinuxThreads, replaced by the Native POSIX Thread Library.
[23] The codename is derived from the villain, General Zod, from the Superman DC Comic Books.
[24] This version introduced support for the Compiz compositing window manager and AIGLX (a technology that enables GL-accelerated effects on a standard desktop).
[23] It shipped with Firefox 1.5 as the default web browser, and Smolt, a tool that allows users to inform developers about the hardware they use.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and other derivatives are based on Fedora Core 6.
This release used entirely new build and compose tools that enabled the user to create fully customized Fedora distributions via a package named Revisor that could also include packages from any third-party provider.
A unique feature of Infinity was that the wallpaper could change to reflect the time of day.
[29] This Live CD version uses the Xfce desktop environment, which aims to be fast and lightweight, while still being visually appealing and easy to use.
[45] During early development, Fedora project leader Paul Frields anticipated "looking at the fit and finish issues.
We have tended to build a really tight ship with Fedora, but now we want to make the décor in the cabins a little more sumptuous and to polish the deck chairs and railings.
Fedora 16 was also dedicated to the memory of Dennis Ritchie, who died about a month before the release.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 and other derivatives are based on Fedora 19.
[73] Some notable system wide changes[74] include: Fedora 25 was released on November 22, 2016.
[75] Some notable changes (see [76] for more) are the use of the Wayland display system, Unicode 9, PHP 7.0, Node.js 6 and IBus Emoji typing.
GNU nano became the default text editor for the command-line interface in place of vi.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and other derivatives are based on Fedora 34.
This version saw the KDE Plasma Spin promoted to an edition on the same level as Fedora Workstation with GNOME.