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Revise Linux support details in FAQ (#45760)

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Updated Linux support section with relevant notes and removed redundant
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@@ -84,17 +84,15 @@ Fleet supports the following operating system versions on hosts.
While Fleet may still function partially or fully with OS versions older than those above, Fleet does not actively test against unsupported versions and does not pursue bugs on them.
### Linux support
### Note
Fleet Desktop is supported on the GNOME and KDE Plasma desktop environments. Fedora requires a [GNOME extension](https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/615/appindicator-support/) to enable system tray support. Other distributions like Ubuntu include this by default.
> - Not all osquery tables are available for every OS. Please check out the [osquery schema](https://fleetdm.com/tables) for detailed information.
> - If a table is not available for your host, Fleet will generally handle things behind the scenes for you.
> - On Linux, Fleet Desktop is supported on the GNOME and KDE Plasma desktop environments.
> - Fedora requires a [GNOME extension](https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/615/appindicator-support/) to enable system tray support. Other distributions like Ubuntu include this by default.
> - On Linux, enforcing [disk encryption](https://fleetdm.com/guides/enforce-disk-encryption#enforce-disk-encryption-on-linux) is only supported on Ubuntu Linux, Kubuntu Linux, and Fedora Linux hosts.
> - Fleet's default (un)install scripts use `apt-get` for Debian-based distributions, and `dnf` for Red Hat-based distributions. To install packages on CentOS versions prior to 8, either add `dnf` or edit install and uninstall scripts to use the `yum` or `rpm` command.
> - The `fleetctl package` command is not supported on DISA-STIG distribution.
Enforcing [disk encryption](https://fleetdm.com/guides/enforce-disk-encryption#enforce-disk-encryption-on-linux) is only supported on Ubuntu Linux, Kubuntu Linux, and Fedora Linux hosts.
Fleet's default install/uninstall scripts use `apt-get` for Debian-based distributions, and `dnf` for Red Hat-based distributions. To install packages on CentOS versions prior to 8, either add `dnf` or edit install and uninstall scripts to use the `yum` or `rpm` command.
The `fleetctl package` command is not supported on DISA-STIG distribution.
## Is Fleet MIT licensed?