DL-FEDORA(1)

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version 2.2 · 3 versions
, in epel 10, fedora 43, fedora 44

💖 DL-FEDORA 💖

okay bestie, so this is the manual page for dl-fedora version 2.2, and it lives in the User Commands section. she's a little downloader with main character energy. let's get into it 🫶

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

dl-fedora [--version] [-g|--gpg-keys] [--no-checksum | --checksum]

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

Fedora iso downloader — literally what it says on the tin, bestie.

here's the full invocation shape, so take a sec and breathe:

[--debug] [-T|--no-http-timeout] [(-c|--check) | (-l|--local) |
--list | (-R|--replace)] [-d|--dir DIRECTORY] [-n|--dry-run]
[-r|--run] [-q|--qemu QEMU] [(-L|--latest) | --dl | (-k|--koji) |
(-m|--mirror URL)] [--dvd] [--cs-devel | --cs-test |
--cs-production] [--alt-cs-extra-edition ('MAX'|'MIN')]
[-a|--arch ARCH] RELEASE [--all-desktops | --all-spins |
--all-editions |

--all-variants | [-x|--exclude] [EDITION...]]

so what does it actually do? it's a Tool for downloading Fedora iso file images. that's the whole vibe. 💅

and now, the values you can pass in, copy-pasted with love:

EDITION = {cloud,container,everything,kde,server,workstation,budgie,cinnamon,

cosmic,i3,kdemobile,lxde,lxqt,mate,miracle,soas,sway,xfce, silverblue,kinoite,cosmic-atomic,onyx,sericea, iot} [default: workstation]

RELEASE = release number, respin, rawhide, test (Beta), stage (RC), eln, c9s, c10s, c9s-live. See <https://github.com/juhp/dl-fedora/#readme>

ngl, that link is where the real tea is. go look. iykyk 🔥

🎀 Available options 🎀

the moment you've all been waiting for. every single flag, no skips, no gatekeeping:

  • -h, --help — Show this help text. she's helpful like that 💁
  • --version — Show version
  • -g, --gpg-keys — Import Fedora GPG keys for verifying checksum file 🔐
  • --no-checksum — Do not check checksum
  • --checksum — Do checksum even if already downloaded
  • --debug — Debug output. for when you need to see everything 👀
  • -T, --no-http-timeout — Do not timeout for http response
  • -c, --check — Check if newer image available
  • -l, --local — Show current local image
  • --list — List spins and editions 📋
  • -R, --replace — Delete previous snapshot image after downloading latest one
  • -d, --dir DIRECTORY — Download directory [default: ~/.]
  • -n, --dry-run — Don't actually download anything. all vibes, zero consequences ✨
  • -r, --run — Boot image in QEMU
  • -q, --qemu QEMU — specify QEMU command for --run (overrides $DLFEDORA_QEMU, defaults to qemu-kvm)
  • -L, --latest — Get latest image either from mirror or dl.fp.o if newer
  • --dl — Use dl.fedoraproject.org (dl.fp.o)
  • -k, --koji — Use koji.fedoraproject.org
  • -m, --mirror URL — Mirror url for /pub [default https://download.fedoraproject.org/pub]
  • --dvd — Download dvd iso instead of boot netinst (for Server, eln, centos)
  • --cs-devel — Use centos-stream development compose
  • --cs-test — Use centos-stream test compose
  • --cs-production — Use centos-stream production compose (default is mirror.stream.centos.org)
  • --alt-cs-extra-edition ('MAX'|'MIN') — Centos Stream Alternative Live Spin editions (MAX,MIN)
  • -a, --arch ARCH — Specify arch [default: x86_64]
  • --all-desktops — Get all Fedora desktops
  • --all-spins — Get all Fedora Spins
  • --all-editions — Get all Fedora editions
  • --all-variants — Get all Fedora variants
  • -x, --exclude — Exclude specified editions
heads up bestie: those square-bracket groups in the synopsis mean pick one, like a choose-your-own-adventure but for flags. the | is the "or". don't go mashing them all together, okay? 😭

and that's the whole page!! you ate that. go download an iso, you deserve it 👑

sign-off szn: this little beauty is dl-fedora 2.2, dated January 2026, and the manpage itself is titled DL-FEDORA(1). mwah 💋 🦋 🌈 ⭐

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