Fedora

Reader supplied reviews for Fedora Average rating 8.3 from 471 review(s) Version: 43 Rating: 10 Date: 2026-03-28 Country: United States Votes: 8 Review of Fedora 43 with KDE I tried out Fedora several months ago when I was trying to decide between Ubuntu and Fedora. I installed both with GNOME and experimented. I found that every time I was in Fedora, I wanted it to look and feel like Ubuntu. So, I thought that was a good sign that I should just go with Ubuntu. After several months and some life changes, cyber security became more important to me. I previously read that Fedora's SELinux is a little bit better than Ubuntu's AppArmor. As much as I like the concept of an immutable OS, I had a bad experience with Fedora's immutable system some years ago, and I learned that the immutable system would not add much meaningful security for my particular threat model. So, I decided to give Fedora 43 with KDE a shot. I expected it to be difficult to set up, but it turned out to be surprisingly straightforward -- even easier than Ubuntu’s configuration process. After enabling third-party repositories, I quickly found all the applications I needed (except Spotify). Additionally, AppImage files ran far more smoothly on Fedora than they did on Ubuntu. One of the biggest advantages for me was that Fedora’s default permissions are less restrictive than Ubuntu’s sandboxing requirements. While Ubuntu forces users to launch many AppImages with --no-sandbox (which removes security protections), Fedora allows them to run natively, making it a safer choice for my workflow. I've been using Windows for most of my life, so coming back to a more traditional DE with KDE has been good. I've been impressed with KDE Plasma 6.6 so far, and the Fedora engine under the hood has been easier to work with than I thought it would be. My biggest challenges thus far: 1. The media codecs. These took me over 24 hours to hunt down and get installed. I didn't realize they're called RPM Fusion. But eventually I found them on the RPMfusion.org website. This is most definitely the least user friendly thing about Fedora. It might be helpful to mention RPM Fusion in the Welcome Center. 2. Occasionally, my Trash bin loses ownership permissions, preventing me from deleting files. This problem resolves itself after a reboot, but it remains an annoyance. 3. I wish there was an "Accent Color" picker like in GNOME. New global themes and icon packs can be downloaded and installed (at the user's risk), but the default Dolphin blue folders are offputting to me in color and appearance. I much prefer the appearance of the file manager in GNOME. But this is a KDE Plasma issue and has nothing to do with Fedora itself. 4. Fedora wants to restart after every tiny update, which is annoying. That can be changed by going to Settings > Software Updates > Apply System Updates > selecting "Immediately" Final Verdict: Overall, I'm happy I made the switch to Fedora from Ubuntu. I'll keep Ubuntu running on my gaming desktop with a NVIDIA GPU just so I don't have to worry about an update breaking that system at some point. But Fedora has been ideal for my home office workstation with standard productivity applications. Version: 43 Rating: 10 Date: 2026-03-20 Country: Italy Votes: 15 Uso Fedora 43 Kinoite da qualche mese e posso ritenermi molto soddisfatto. KDE plasma si integra alla perfezione, il mio modo di lavorare giornaliero si svolge in maniera semplice e funzionale. La distribuzione atomica usa aggiornamenti con file immagine, di conseguenza tutto viene ricompilato, la cosa bella è che nulla si rompe, nessun bug, tutto rimane funzionale. Un grandissimo passo avanti rispetto a distribuzioni basate su Ubuntu\Debian che mi hanno sempre dato noia con l'istallazione di nuovi aggiornamenti. Version: 43 Rating: 10 Date: 2026-03-13 Country: Bulgaria Votes: 61 Fedora KDE v43 has proven to be the best distribution for a few of my family home laptops. The main reason is simple: every piece of hardware works flawlessly right after installation. For years I struggled with either one of my Wi-Fi adapters on Debian and even at some extent on Ubuntu, but on Fedora it functions perfectly with no manual fixes or extra configuration. Occasionally I do some testing of new Ubuntu, Debian, Linux Mint distros but very quickly I always return to Fedora. From my perspective, Fedora is currently one of the most refined and thoughtfully engineered Linux distributions. It manages to combine modern technology, reliability, and day-to-day usability in a very balanced way. See all 471 reader reviews of Fedora...