Fedora Linux 43 Beta Released (nerds.xyz) 3
BrianFagioli shares a report from NERDS.xyz: The Fedora Project has announced Fedora Linux 43 Beta, giving users and developers the opportunity to test the distribution ahead of its final release. This beta introduces improvements across installation, system tools, and programming languages while continuing Fedora's pattern of cleaning out older components. The beta can be downloaded in Workstation, KDE Plasma, Server, IoT, and Cloud editions. Spins and Labs are also available, though Mate and i3 are not provided in some builds. Existing systems can be upgraded with DNF system-upgrade. Fedora CoreOS will follow one week later through its "next" stream. The beta brings enhancements to its Anaconda WebUI, moves to Python 3.14, and supports Wayland-only GNOME, among many other changes. A full list of improvements and system enhancements can be found here.
The official release should be available in late October or early November.
The official release should be available in late October or early November.
Second Only to Arch (Score:4, Interesting)
I have used Fedora on my work machine for three years, having chosen it because my organization deploys our web application to dnf/yum servers: I figured it might be nice to explore a new distro, while simultaneously learning package-management skills that could come in handy for our project.
The latter did end up proving valuable. I even upgraded our method for installing out-of-band software to better fit first-party tooling and infrastructure. I am grateful for those skills. However, the joy of exploring a new distro, on the other hand, immediately butted heads with...
Waking up to a notification that software you use on a daily basis is no longer available due to invalid rationale like some perceived bitrot is infuriating. Stability is an even bigger issue on Fedora; I am currently unable to run Blender, for example, because Fedora has shipped what amounts a buggy version. My illuminated keyboard is also permanently dark, wget2 fails to replace wget, etc. I have a running list of a couple dozen more issues.
Fedora users are beta testers who work for free for Red Hat. Do not put yourself in that situation.