Fedora

Reader supplied reviews for Fedora Average rating 8.3 from 482 review(s) Please select a rating in the range of 1-10. Please write at least a few sentences about the distribution while limiting your review to 4080 characters. What are your thoughts on Fedora? Please include a few pros and a few cons, along with your overall impression of the operating system. Our FAQ page has tips on writing a good mini-review. Version: -- rawhide4443424140393837363534333231302928272625242322212019181716151413121110987654321 Rating:    -- 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 out of 10 Your review (minimum 250 words): Past reviews - sort by: DateVotes Version: 44 Rating: 10 Date: 2026-07-10 Country: India Votes: 0 Man...this version is a killer, I still love mx but after trying fedora was another level. it just works.Everything MX Linux is...is an absolute beast for stability and running fast on older hardware, but making the jump to Fedora hits entirely differently. It usually comes down to three big things that make it feel like "another level": The "Just Works" Hardware Support: Because Fedora uses a very recent Linux kernel, brand-new Wi-Fi chips, Bluetooth devices, and graphics drivers usually work right out of the box without you having to hunt down a backport or tweak a configuration file. Up-to-Date Software: MX is based on Debian Stable, which means its software packages can be quite old. Fedora gives you fresh, modern versions of your apps and desktop environments (like GNOME or KDE Plasma) every six months, but without the instability of a pure "rolling release" distro. Polished Defaults: Out of the box, Fedora doesn't come with much bloat, and its implementation of standard desktop environments is incredibly clean and snappy. Was this review helpful? Yes No Version: 44 Rating: 10 Date: 2026-07-05 Country: Ukraine Votes: 13 The best distro for people who want to have a stable OS and be at the bleeding edge. SELinux is sometimes annoying if you program on your machine, but you can set it to "permissive" if you need it (I suggest learning SELinux) instead of disabling it. I also like that it comes with Flatpak and Podman pre-installed and active. Initially, I wasn't a fan of firewalld and SELinux, but once you learn how those tools work, using Fedora becomes much more enjoyable. It works nicely with Wayland and GNOME, which is precisely what I need. Was this review helpful? Yes No Version: 44 Rating: 10 Date: 2026-07-04 Country: Russia Votes: 5 The Fedora 44 distro turns out to be the best distribution for my old Asus laptop, which is now around 10 years old. Before that, I tried Ubuntu, but I ran into a glitch with power suspend and a few other minor issues that made the overall experience less reliable than I expected. Once I installed Fedora, everything started working like a charm. All hardware was detected correctly without any need for manual configuration, and so far I haven’t encountered any noticeable software bugs. The system boots quite fast, and the CPU temperature remains relatively low even during moderate workloads, which suggests good power management and efficient resource usage. Another thing I appreciate about Fedora is its clean and modern design. The default GNOME environment feels smooth and responsive, even on older hardware. Based on this experience, I can confidently recommend it to anyone looking to revive older hardware with a modern Linux distribution. Was this review helpful? Yes No See all 482 reader reviews of Fedora...