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Fedora is one of the most dependable Linux distro choices. It is cutting edge, backed by Red Hat, features newer features and has a wide community support. <\/p>\n
If you have chosen to use it as your main desktop operating system, let me show you the steps for installing Fedora. <\/p>\n
With that warning in place, let’s see how you can install Fedora. The entire procedure is composed of three main steps:<\/p>\n
Let’s see these steps in detail.<\/p>\n
First, you download the ISO file of the latest Fedora workstation. You’ll see several options on the download page. If you don’t know any better, you should be using a regular computer, and you should go for the “Intel and AMD x86_64” option as indicated in the screenshot below.<\/p>\n This will download a single ISO file of around 2.2 GB in size. There are torrent downloads available for Fedora<\/a>. However, finding the correct file to download could be challenging for new users.<\/p>\n You will have to create a live USB of Fedora from the ISO you just downloaded.<\/p>\n Fedora provides an official media writer tool for creating live USB. It’s called Fedora Media Writer and it is available for Linux, Windows and macOS from the same download page where you download Fedora.<\/p>\n There are many other tools available for creating live USB<\/a>. I prefer Balena Etcher. It is available for Linux, Windows and macOS.<\/p>\n Using Etcher is simple. Plug in your USB, run Etcher and browse to the download ISO file. It should automatically show the plugged in USB but still make sure that it is the intended USB. Once you have done that, hit the If you need details, please follow our tutorial on how you can use Etcher to create a live USB<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p><\/a><\/figure>\n Alternatively, if you are on Linux, you can use the dd command to create a live USB<\/a>. Replace \/path\/to\/fedora.iso<\/em> with the path where you have downloaded the ISO file, and \/dev\/sdx<\/em> with your USB drive in the example below. You can get your drive information using lsblk<\/em><\/a> command.<\/p>\n Stick to Balena Etcher if you are comfortable with a GUI.<\/p>\n Plug the live Fedora live USB in the computer where you want to install it. Power on or restart the system. When the system is booting up, start pressing the F2\/F10\/F12 keys when you see the logo of your computer manufacturer on the screen. <\/p>\n This will take you to BIOS where you have to ensure that boot settings are set to allow booting from USB.<\/p>\n Save and exit the BIOS settings and when the system boots now, you should see the familiar grub screen. Sorry for the poor screenshot.<\/p>\n Once you are in the live session, you’ll see the option to install Fedora. Click on it.<\/p>\n When the installer starts, it lets you select the language and keyboard:<\/p>\n Next it asks you where to install Fedora. If you have multiple disks, internal or external, you may have to select the appropriate one.<\/p>\n It provides you with three options:<\/p>\n We will use the second option here and that is to ‘use entire disk’. This is the simples of the option. An absolute no-brainer.<\/p>\n If you want, you can opt for disk encryption. This is a double-edged sword. If you forgot the encryption password, you cannot retrieve your data and you’ll have to format the disk and reinstall an operating system.<\/p>\n It will show you the partitions it is going to delete and create. As you can see, it automatically created boot and root partitions.<\/p>\n Hit the “Erase data and install option” and the installation starts:<\/p>\n Once the installation starts, you don’t have to do anything except waiting. It should take less than five minutes to finish the installation. For me, it took almost four minutes from the previous step to this step:<\/p>\n Once the installation finishes, restart the system and take out the live USB. You don’t need it anymore and if you kept it plugged in, it might boot again from the live USB. This is why you should remove the live USB.<\/p>\n The installation is quick but there are still a few things left to deal with.<\/p>\n Did you notice that the entire installation didn’t ask anything about user account creation? That happens when you boot into Fedora for the first time post installation.<\/p>\n You’ll see the option to choose the language and keyboard once again.<\/p>\n Set Language and Keyboard<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n Choose the privacy settings. I suggest enabling location services to utilize features like Nightlight.<\/p>\n Provide your time zone.<\/p>\n You’ll see the option to enable third-party repositories to access software like Google Chrome and proprietary Nvidia drivers. I prefer enabling third-party repos in Fedora<\/a>.<\/p>\n And finally, you see the option to create user account.<\/p>\n Set username and password<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n And that’s about it.<\/p>\n You’ll see another welcome screen but this one is from GNOME and you only see it once after a fresh install. Go through ut if you want to just close it.<\/p>\n You are ready to explore this awesome distribution. If it helps, we have some recommendations on things to do after installing Fedora<\/a> and you should totally check it out.<\/p>\n We also have a collection of Fedora tutorials<\/a> to help you get started.<\/p>\n <\/p><\/a><\/figure>\n Enjoy Fedora \ud83e\udd20<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Fedora is one of the most dependable Linux distro choices. It is cutting edge, backed by Red Hat, features newer features and has a wide community support. 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<\/figure>\nDownload Fedora ISO<\/a><\/div>\nDownload Balena Etcher<\/a><\/div>\nFlash!<\/code> button. <\/p>\n![\"Installing](\"https:\/\/itsfoss.com\/content\/images\/2025\/08\/using-balena-etcher-first-page.png\")
\nInstall and Use Etcher on Linux for Making Live Linux USB<\/div>\nEtcher is a popular USB flasher app for creating bootable Linux USB drives. Let me show you how to install it and how to use it for making a live Linux disk.<\/div>\n![\"Installing](\"https:\/\/itsfoss.com\/content\/images\/icon\/android-chrome-192x192-622.png\")
It’s FOSS<\/span>Ankush Das<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n![\"Installing](\"https:\/\/itsfoss.com\/content\/images\/thumbnail\/balena-etcher-create-linux-live-usb.png\")
<\/div>\nAlternative command line option for terminal nerds<\/h3>\n
dd bs=4M if=\/path\/to\/fedora.iso of=\/dev\/sdx status=progress && sync<\/code><\/pre>\nStep 2: Boot from live USB<\/h2>\n
\n\ud83d\udea7<\/div>\nMake sure there is no important data on the computer where you are going to install Fedora. If there is, copy to an external disk. You have been notified for the second time.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n![\"Installing](\"https:\/\/itsfoss.com\/content\/images\/2025\/08\/set-boot-order-1.jpg\")
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\n\ud83d\udea7<\/div>\nPlease note that your disk will be formatted with this method and you’ll lose any existing data on it. Please make backups on external disk beforehand and save your important data. You have been warned for the third time now.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n![\"Installing](\"https:\/\/itsfoss.com\/content\/images\/2025\/08\/storage-configuration-1.png\")
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Step 4: Post install setup<\/h2>\n
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Keep on exploring Fedora<\/h2>\n
\nGetting Started With Fedora<\/div>\nCollection of useful tutorials for new Fedora users.<\/div>\n![\"Installing](\"https:\/\/itsfoss.com\/content\/images\/icon\/android-chrome-192x192-623.png\")
It’s FOSS<\/span>Abhishek Prakash<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n![\"Installing](\"https:\/\/itsfoss.com\/content\/images\/thumbnail\/fedora-tutorials.png\")
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