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Deviations
This page documents where Fedora Asahi Remix deviates from Fedora Linux and the reasoning behind.
We are using a https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Remix[Remix] as opposed to delivering Apple Silicon support in Fedora Linux proper because this ecosystem is still very fast moving and we believe a Remix will offer the best user experience for the time being.
Building a Remix allow us to integrate hardware support as it becomes available and bring it to users as quickly as possible. Nonetheless, as much of this work as possible is being conducted upstream, with most components being developed, maintained and packaged in Fedora Linux proper. Ultimately, we expect Apple Silicon support to be integrated in Fedora Workstation and Fedora Server in a future release, and are working towards this goal. This approach is in line with the overarching goal of the Asahi project itself to integrate support for these systems in the relevant upstream projects.
Edition mapping
We provide Fedora Asahi Remix in four editions, which map to the stock Fedora Linux deliverables as follows:
Fedora Linux with KDE Plasma -> Fedora KDE Plasma Desktop
Fedora Linux with GNOME -> Fedora Workstation
Fedora Server -> Fedora Server
Fedora Minimal -> Fedora Everything
The flagship edition for Fedora Asahi Remix is Fedora Linux with KDE Plasma.
Installation does not use Anaconda
Apple Silicon Macs have a bespoke https://github.com/AsahiLinux/docs/wiki/Introduction-to-Apple-Silicon[boot process] that requires special considerations to support https://github.com/AsahiLinux/docs/wiki/Open-OS-Ecosystem-on-Apple-Silicon-Macs[alternative operating systems]. Currently, Fedora Asahi Remix is installed from macOS via the https://github.com/AsahiLinux/asahi-installer[Asahi Installer], which takes care of preparing the system for the installation, downloading an image for Fedora Asahi Remix and laying it on disk.
The Asahi Installer has also the ability to prepare the system and install the supporting components for a barebone UEFI-enabled system. This could potentially be used in the future to support Anaconda-based installation using regular Fedora Linux install media, but it is not currently supported. The work required is tracked in our issue tracker (https://pagure.io/fedora-asahi/project/issue/9[Anaconda], https://pagure.io/fedora-asahi/project/issue/10[disk management tools]).
No official support for full disk encryption
The Asahi Installer does not currently support installing systems using full disk encryption. There is no technical limitation preventing the use of encryption, but it not currently a supported configuration, and the installer does not provide any facility to set it up. A number of approaches to resolve this (including https://github.com/AsahiLinux/asahi-installer/pull/240[implementing installer suppport]) are currently being discussed upstream in the Asahi Linux project.
Installation images are built with Kiwi
Fedora Asahi Remix installation images are built using https://osinside.github.io/kiwi/[Kiwi] from the published https://pagure.io/fedora-asahi/kiwi-descriptions[Kiwi descriptions].
Installation images are built and hosted outside of Fedora infrastructure
Because the installation images include additional components that are not part of stock Fedora Linux, they cannot currently be built or hosted on Fedora Infrastructure. We are instead leveraging AWS for this, and more details on the infrastructure deployment are available on our https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fedora-asahi-remix/how-its-made/#_installation_images[how it's made page].
Since Fedora Linux 40 it is possible to https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/KiwiBuiltCloudImages[build Kiwi images in Koji]; this will enable the future efforts to build stock Fedora Linux images with Apple Silicon support.
No support for legacy X11 desktops
Fedora Asahi Remix comes out of the box with a 100% https://wayland.freedesktop.org/[Wayland] environment. Wayland is required to provide a good experience on this platform, and the legacy Xorg server is not supported. Existing X11 applications are fully supported out of the box thanks to XWayland.
Downstream packages required for platform enablement are included
Fedora Asahi Remix includes a number of components that are not part of stock Fedora Linux; these are preinstalled and delivered via our https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/groups/g/asahi/coprs/[copr repositories].

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