Fedora Media Writer is a
free software
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tool designed to create
live media
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for
Fedora Linux
Fedora Linux is a Linux distribution developed by the Fedora Project. It was originally developed in 2003 as a continuation of the Red Hat Linux project. It contains software distributed under various free and open-source licenses and aims to b ...
. It provides a simple and user-friendly interface, allowing users to download the latest Fedora images directly within the application. The tool verifies the integrity of the downloaded images to ensure a reliable installation process and supports writing both Workstation and Server editions of Fedora.
Features
*Cross-platform (available for
Linux
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,
macOS
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, and
Windows
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)
*Destructive installer - "overwrites the drive's partition layout though so it also provides a way to restore a single-partition layout with a FAT32 partition"
*Supports various
Fedora Linux
Fedora Linux is a Linux distribution developed by the Fedora Project. It was originally developed in 2003 as a continuation of the Red Hat Linux project. It contains software distributed under various free and open-source licenses and aims to b ...
releases
*Automatically detects all removable devices
*Persistent storage creation, to save all documents created and modifications made to the system
*
SHA-1
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checksum
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verification of known releases, to ensure there is no corruption when downloading
*Not limited to Fedora Linux releases, supports custom images
See also
*
Fedora Project
The Fedora Project is an independent project to coordinate the development of Fedora Linux, a Linux-based operating system, operating with the mission of creating "''an innovative platform for hardware, clouds, and containers that enables softw ...
*
List of tools to create bootable USB
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Overview
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References
External links
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fedoralinux.org{{Webarchive, url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080907113411/http://www.fedoralinux.org/ , date=2008-09-07
Cross-platform software
Live USB
Fedora Project
Linux installation software