Fedora 8 Test 3 Spins
Fedora includes several different spins, which are variations of Fedora built from a specific set of software packages. Each spin has a combination of software to meet the requirements of a specific kind of end user. In addition to a very small boot.iso image for network installation, users have the following spin choices:
Fedora 8 DVD
The Fedora 8 install DVD is an installable DVD suited to installing any of the desktop environments included within Fedora (GNOME, KDE or XFCE) as well as a full set of servers. It is available for the x86, x86_64, ppc and ppc64 architectures.
The Fedora 8 DVD is available for download both via FTP/HTTP at sites listed at http://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/publiclist/Fedora/7.92/ as well as via bittorrent from http://torrent.fedoraproject.org.
Fedora 8 Live
The Fedora 8 Live image is an installable GNOME desktop image and is available for x86, x86_64 and ppc32 systems. The x86 image is sized to fit on a CD while the other images are larger and suited for a DVD, larger format CDs or a USB stick. A full set of productivity applications is available for use on the live image. This is a great image to choose for users new to Fedora or Linux in general.
The Fedora 8 Live images are available for download both via FTP/HTTP at sites listed at http://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/publiclist/Fedora/7.92/ as well as via bittorrent from http://torrent.fedoraproject.org.
Fedora 8 KDE Live
The Fedora 8 KDE Live image is an installable KDE desktop image available for x86 and x86_64 systems. The x86 image is sized to fit on a CD while the other images are larger and suited for a DVD, larger format CDs or a USB stick. It is intended to provide an experience similar to that of the Fedora 8 Live images but using the KDE Desktop Environment as opposed to GNOME.
The Fedora 8 KDE Live images are available for download via bittorrent from http://torrent.fedoraproject.org.
Fedora 8 Developer Live
The Fedora 8 Developer Live image is an installable GNOME desktop image including a full development environment including all of the tools needed to develop software under Linux including the Eclipse IDE framework. This image is sized to fit on either a DVD or a USB stick. Open source developers may find this image more suitable than the main Fedora 8 Live image due to the out-of-the-box inclusion of development tools and libraries. a The Fedora 8 Developer Live images are available for download via bittorrent from http://torrent.fedoraproject.org.
Fedora 8 Electronic Lab (FEL)
The Fedora Electronic Lab Live image is intended to provide a full set of tools suitable for users who are involved in the Micro-Nano Electronic Engineering field. It is an installable image available for x86 systems and is very suitable for students and hobbyists. More information on this spin can be found at http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/FedoraElectronicLab
The Fedora 8 FEL Live images are available for download via bittorrent from http://torrent.fedoraproject.org.