1Fedora 21 Linux Distro Tuned for Desktop, Server, Cloud
By Sean Michael Kerner
2Fedora 21 Has Three Products
Fedora 21 offers three distinct products: Fedora Workstation, Fedora Server and Fedora Cloud editions.
3GNOME Is a Fedora 21 Desktop Option
Within the Workstation release, users have the choice of either a regular GNOME 3 or a GNOME Classic desktop. The GNOME desktop provides an activities-focused approach.
4GNOME Classic
The GNOME Classic desktop interface provides users with a more traditional GNOME desktop that includes applications, places and files as top menu items.
5Developers Are a Primary Focus for Fedora Workstation
The new DevAssistant tool in Fedora 21 Workstation is intended to help developers get up and running with a development environment.
6LibreOffice and GNOME Documents Provide Office Functionality
Fedora 21 Workstation provides users with the LibreOffice Suite, which includes word processing, spreadsheet and presentation applications. The GNOME Documents application provides additional document management tools for users.
7Firefox Is the Default Browser
The Mozilla Firefox 34 browser is the default browser in Fedora 21 Workstation, but users can choose to install other browsers, as well.
8Users Can Easily Add More Software
The aptly named “Software” application enables Fedora 21 Workstation users to find and install applications.
9GNOME Boxes Provide Virtualization
The Box application in Fedora 21 Workstation enables users to run virtual operating system environments.
10Cockpit Provides Server Management
The Fedora 21 Server includes the Cockpit application for server monitoring and management.
11Fedora Cloud Has an Atomic Container Host
There are two variants of the Fedora Cloud image, including a base image that can run on any cloud and an Atomic Host image that also includes Docker container functionality.
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