Fedora

Fedora is an independently developed Linux distribution. It uses GNOME as desktop environment by default. Several official spins exist, including one using KDE as desktop environment, one using Xfce and another one using LXDE. For further information visit wikipedia including the version history.

Software

Software that works with Fedora Linux can be found here - some packages are available in the Fedora repository:

	program	type	package
cGPSmapper	creating / modifying Garmin vectors map.	command line	-
geotag	geolocation of photos with google maps display	Java	geotag
Gosmore	openstreetmap.org viewer and wayfinder	GTK	gosmore
GPSBabel	converting various data formats to GPX format	command line	gpsbabel
GpsDrive	navigation system	GTK	gpsdrive
GPSMan	graphical manager of GPS data	Tcl/Tk	gpsman
GpsPrune	viewing and editing gps tracks with OSM overlays	Java	gpsprune
JOSM (install notes)	Java OpenStreetMap Editor	Java	josm
KDE Marble	globe program	KDE/Qt	marble
Merkaartor	OpenStreetMap editor	Qt	merkaartor
mkgmap	converter OSM data into Garmin img	command line	mkgmap
mtkbabel	GPS devices based on the MediaTek MTK chipset	command line	mtkbabel
NaviPOWM	display vector maps at your GPS position, produce tracklogs in NMEA	Qt	-
Navit	car navigation system with routing engine	GTK	navit
OSM2Go	OpenStreetMap editor	GTK	-
osm2pgsql	converts OSM data to PostgreSQL	command line	osm2pgsql
QLandkarte	map viewer	Qt	qlandkarte
RouteConverter	conversion of gps tracks and display them	Java	routeconverter
Show Your Places	CMS for managing geolocated photos	web	syp
Viking	manage GPS data	GTK	viking

For all these programs with an Fedora package name given, you can install them very simply using the PackageKit, just search for the name and click to install. Or from the command line just install them directly:

dnf install <packagename>

Links

• How to configure tile rendering chain on a Fedora VM
• Official website (Fedora)
• (KDE, XFCE and LXDE spins)
• Fedora Forum
• Official german Fedora Forum - Planet, Forum and Wiki