Fedora Media Writer
{{short description|Live media creator for Fedora Linux}}
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| name = Fedora Media Writer
| logo = Fedora Media Writer 2021 logo.svg
| logo size = 100px
| screenshot = Fedora Media Writer v5.0.6.png
| caption = Fedora Media Writer v5.0.6
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| developer = Fedora Project
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| programming language = C++, QML
| operating system = Linux, macOS, Windows
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| genre = Live media creator
| license = GNU GPL
| website = [https://fedoraproject.org/ fedoraproject.org]
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Fedora Media Writer is a free software tool designed to create live media for Fedora Linux. 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, macOS, and Windows){{Cite web|url=https://fedoramagazine.org/make-fedora-usb-stick/|title=How to make a Fedora USB stick|date=2017-05-22|website=Fedora Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-02}}
- 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"{{Cite web|url=https://github.com/FedoraQt/MediaWriter/blob/main/README.md|title=FedoraQt/MediaWriter README.md|date=2021-04-27|access-date=2022-04-17|via=GitHub}}
- Supports various Fedora Linux releases
- Automatically detects all removable devices
- Persistent storage creation, to save all documents created and modifications made to the system
- SHA-1 checksum verification of known releases, to ensure there is no corruption when downloading
- Not limited to Fedora Linux releases, supports custom images
See also
References
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External links
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- {{Official site|https://github.com/FedoraQt/MediaWriter}}
- [https://fedoralinux.org fedoralinux.org] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080907113411/http://www.fedoralinux.org/ |date=2008-09-07 }}
- [https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/quick-docs/creating-and-using-a-live-installation-image/index.html Creating and using a live installation image]