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It aims to be extremely stable and reliable. It also aims to be an excellent platform for developers and for those using container-focused workflows.</p> </div> <div class="paragraph"> <p><a href="../fedora-kinoite/" class="xref page">Fedora Kinoite</a> Fedora Kinoite is an atomic desktop operating system featuring the <em>KDE</em> desktop. It aims to be extremely stable and reliable. It also aims to be an excellent platform for developers and for those using container-focused workflows.</p> </div> <div class="paragraph"> <p><a href="../fedora-sericea/" class="xref page">Fedora Sericea</a> Fedora Sericea is an atomic desktop operating system featuring the <em>SWAY</em> desktop. It aims to be extremely stable and reliable. It also aims to be an excellent platform for developers and for those using container-focused workflows.</p> </div> <div class="paragraph"> <p><a href="#fedora-onyx::index.adoc" class="xref unresolved">Fedora Onyx</a> Fedora Onyx is an atomic desktop operating system featuring the <em>Budgie</em> desktop. It aims to be extremely stable and reliable. 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