Download Older Versions of Fedora
A frequently asked question is: Where can I find a specific older version of Fedora? The correct answer is: If you CANNOT find it on the official Fedora Mirror List, then chances are it is too old and not supported.
Unless you need an older version for some very specific task, I strongly recommend that you use a recent version of Fedora.
To find an older version, start by going through the mirrors to see if you can find a site that is physically closer to you (for faster downloads). If you cannot find the version on a mirror, try downloading from Redhat’s site (below).
Some things to note:
- If a DVD image is not available try to generate your own DVD from CD’s.
- The
SRPMISO images are for source code and not useful for running and/or installing. - The follow links could be removed at any point in the future.
- The rescue-CD is not needed for installing/running but maybe helpful to boot or fix an existing installation.
- Since you need to download each ISO individually, make sure to verify the
MD5SUMorSHA1SUM.
Download Links:
| Fedora Version | Architecture | Install CD’s | Rescue-CD | DVD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fedora Core 1 | i386 | 3 | ||
| x86_64 | 3 | |||
| Fedora Core 2 | i386 | 4 | yes | yes |
| x86_64 | 4 | yes | ||
| Fedora Core 3 | i386 | 4 | yes | yes |
| x86_64 | 4 | yes | ||
| Fedora Core 4 | i386 | 4 | yes | yes |
| x86_64 | 5 | yes | yes | |
| ppc | 5 | yes | ||
| Fedora Core 5 | i386 | 5 | yes | yes |
| x86_64 | 5 | yes | yes | |
| ppc | 5 | yes | yes | |
| Fedora Core 6 | i386 | 5 | yes | yes |
| x86_64 | 6 | yes | yes | |
| ppc | 6 | yes | yes |
Fedora 7 and newer no longer use “Core” as part of the release name.
| Fedora Version | Architecture | Media Type |
|---|---|---|
| Fedora 7 | i386 | DVD + Rescue CD |
| i386 | Live CD | |
| x86_64 | DVD + Rescue CD | |
| x86_64 | Live DVD | |
| ppc | DVD + Rescue CD | |
| Fedora 8 | i386 | DVD + Rescue CD |
| i686 | Live CD | |
| x86_64 | DVD + Rescue CD | |
| x86_64 | Live DVD | |
| ppc | DVD + Rescue CD | |
| ppc | Live CD | |
| Fedora 9 | i386 | DVD, 6-CD Set |
| i686 | Live CDs (Gnome, KDE) | |
| x86_64 | DVD, 7-CD Set | |
| x86_64 | Live CDs (Gnome, KDE) | |
| ppc | DVD, 7-CD Set | |
| Fedora 10 | i386 | DVD, 6-CD Set |
| i686 | Live CDs (Gnome, KDE) | |
| x86_64 | DVD, 6-CD Set | |
| x86_64 | Live CDs (Gnome, KDE) | |
| ppc | DVD, 7-CD Set | |
| Fedora 11 | i386 | DVD, 6-CD Set |
| i686 | Live CDs (Gnome, KDE) | |
| x86_64 | DVD, 6-CD Set | |
| x86_64 | Live CDs (Gnome, KDE) | |
| ppc | DVD, 7-CD Set | |
| Fedora 12 | i386 | DVD, 5-CD Set |
| i686 | Live CDs (Gnome, KDE) | |
| x86_64 | DVD, 5-CD Set | |
| x86_64 | Live CDs (Gnome, KDE) | |
| ppc | DVD, 6-CD Set | |
| Fedora 13 | i386 | DVD, 5-CD Set |
| i686 | Live CDs (Gnome, KDE) | |
| x86_64 | DVD, 5-CD Set | |
| x86_64 | Live CDs (Gnome, KDE) | |
| Fedora 14 | i386 | DVD, 5-CD Set |
| i686 | Live CDs (Gnome, KDE) | |
| x86_64 | DVD, 5-CD Set | |
| x86_64 | Live CDs (Gnome, KDE) |
Related: Fedora Public Mirror List How to download Fedora
Older versions of CentOS can be found here: https://vault.centos.org/
UPDATE: 10/04/2008 - Updated all links to archives.fedoraproject.org
UPDATE: 03/31/2009 - Updated for Fedora 7 and later. No installation CD sets are available.
UPDATE: 02/22/2010 - Added Fedora 9 and 10.
UPDATE: 03/23/2012 - Added Fedora 11-14.
Posted in: Distributions, F10, F7, F8, F9, FC4, FC5, FC6, Fedora,
6 Comments:
Mikey Fr33 on October 6, 2008 - 09:09 AM
I finally found it. I’ve been looking for a list of Fedora 3 ISO’s for about 2 hours now. i finally found them here… Thanks, for having older versions of Linux.
Xenofex on February 28, 2009 - 10:22 PM
Wish there were torrents, though. My connection is slow and a torrent would improve stability.
nekcab on March 31, 2009 - 06:06 AM
Thank you for taking so many troubles. I need “Core 5 version” and, there is it.
You’re fantastic.Vinai on October 29, 2010 - 11:11 AM
Thank you for listing older releases.
Vaibhav on February 4, 2011 - 01:01 AM
Thank you for older versions
Cris de Lara on July 28, 2011 - 06:06 AM
Thanks this page is a big help, older fedora versions are hard to find, im glad that, there is page hosting it. Thank you again very much…….