The Fedora project is incredibly delighted to announce the release of Fedora 18. What's new? The user interface for Fedora's installation software, Anaconda, has been completely re-written from the ground up. Making its debut in Fedora 18, the new UI introduces major improvements to the installation experience. It uses a hub-and-spoke model that makes installation easier for new users, offering them concise explanations about their choices. Advanced users and system administrators are of course still able to take advantage of more complex options. The general look and feel of the installation experience has been vastly upgraded, providing modern, clean, and comprehensible visuals during the process.

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Distribution Release: Fedora 32 Matthew Miller has announced the release of Fedora 32. The projects latest release upgrades development tools and compilers, removes most of the legacy Python 2 packages, and ships with the GNOME 3.36 desktop. The distribution now includes the EarlyOOM memory monitor which can remove processes which are consuming too much RAM. " No matter what variant of Fedora you use, you're getting the latest the open source world has to offer. Following our “First” foundation, we've updated key programming language and system library packages, including GCC 10, Ruby 2.7, and Python 3.8. Of course, with Python 2 past end-of-life, we've removed most Python 2 packages from Fedora. A legacy python27 package is provided for developers and users who still need it. In Fedora Workstation, we've enabled the EarlyOOM service by default to improve the user experience in low-memory situations. " Further details can be found in the distribution's release announcement. Download (pkglist): Fedora-Workstation-Live-x86_64-32-1.6.iso (1,875MB, SHA256, torrent), Fedora-Server-dvd-x86_64-32-1.6.iso (1,977MB, SHA256, torrent).

Development Release: Fedora 32 Beta Mohan Boddu has announced the release of a new development snapshot of Fedora. The project's new development release, Fedora 32 Beta, includes EarlyOOM to kill off memory hungry processes before they can cripple the operating system. The beta also includes GNOME 3.36 which offers a number of performance improvements. " New in Fedora 32 Workstation Beta is EarlyOOM enabled by default. EarlyOOM enables users to more quickly recover and regain control over their system in low-memory situations with heavy swap usage. Fedora 32 Workstation Beta also enables the fs.trim timer by default, which improves performance and wear leveling for solid state drives. Fedora 32 Workstation Beta includes GNOME 3.36, the newest release of the GNOME desktop environment. It is full of performance enhancements and improvements. GNOME 3.36 adds a Do Not Disturb button in the notifications, improved setup for parental controls and virtualization, and tweaks to Settings. For a full list of GNOME 3.36 highlights, see the release notes release announcement. Download (pkglist): Fedora-Workstation-Live-x86_64-32_Beta-1.2.iso (1,859MB, SHA256, torrent), Fedora-Server-dvd-x86_64-32_Beta-1.2.iso (2,151MB, SHA256, torrent).

Distribution Release: Fedora 31 Matthew Miller has announced the release of Fedora 31. The new version includes a special isolated container feature called Fedora Toolbox. " If you haven't used the Fedora Toolbox , this is a great time to try it out. This is a simple tool for launching and managing personal workspace containers, so you can do development or experiment in an isolated experience. It's as simple as running 'toolbox Enter' from the command line. This containerized workflow is vital for users of the ostree-based Fedora variants like CoreOS, IoT, and Silverblue, but is also extremely useful on any workstation or even server system. Look for many more enhancements to this tool and the user experience around it in the next few months - your feedback is very welcome. Fedora Editions are targeted outputs geared toward specific 'showcase' uses. Fedora Workstation focuses on the desktop, and particular software developers who want a 'just works' Linux operating system experience. This release features GNOME 3.34, which brings significant performance enhancements which will be especially noticeable on lower-powered hardware. release announcement offers further details. The Fedora distribution is available in Workstation and Server editions as well as various other community spins. Download (pkglist): Fedora-Workstation-Live-x86_64-31-1.9.iso (1,840MB, SHA256, torrent), Fedora-Server-dvd-x86_64-31-1.9.iso (2,039MB, SHA256, torrent).

Development Release: Fedora 31 Beta Matthew Miller has announced the release of Fedora 31 Beta. The new development snapshot includes a preview of GNOME 3.34, several package updates, and builds for multiple architectures. For this beta the i686 (x86) installation media has been dropped. This beta also introduces a new Internet of Things (IoT) build. " The newest release of the GNOME desktop environment is full of performance enhancements and improvements. The beta ships with a prerelease, and the full 3.34 release will be available as an update. For a full list of GNOME 3.34 highlights, see the release notes . Fedora IoT Edition: Fedora Editions address specific use-cases the Fedora Council has identified as significant in growing our userbase and community. We have Workstation, Server, and CoreOS - and now we're adding Fedora IoT. This will be available from the main Get Fedora site when the final release of F31 is ready, but for now, get it from iot.fedoraproject.org. Read more about Fedora IoT in our Getting Started docs. release announcement has further details. Download (pkglist): Fedora-Workstation-Live-x86_64-31_Beta-1.1.iso (1,952MB, SHA256, torrent), Fedora-Server-dvd-x86_64-31_Beta-1.1.iso (2,028MB, SHA256, torrent).

Distribution Release: Fedora 30 Matthew Miller has announced the release of Fedora 30. The new version of the Red Hat-sponsored distribution ships with GNOME 3.32, PHP 7.3 and version 9 of the GNU Compiler Collection. There is also a new feature called Linux System Roles to help administrators set up modules through Ansible: " Fedora Workstation features GNOME 3.32 - the latest release of this popular desktop environment. GNOME 3.32 features an updated visual style, including the user interface, the icons, and the desktop itself. New to Fedora Server are Linux System Roles - a collection of roles and modules executed by Ansible to assist Linux admins in the configuration of common GNU/Linux subsystems. No matter what variant of Fedora you use, you're getting the latest the open source world has to offer. GCC 9, Bash 5.0, and PHP 7.3 are among the many updated packages in Fedora 30. We're excited for you to try it out. " Further details can be found in the project's release announcement. Download (pkglist): Fedora-Workstation-Live-x86_64-30-1.2.iso (1,845MB, SHA256, torrent), Fedora-Server-dvd-x86_64-30-1.2.iso (3,030MB, SHA256, torrent), Fedora-Silverblue-ostree-x86_64-30-1.2.iso (2,083MB, SHA256, torrent).

Development Release: Fedora 30 Beta The Fedora team has published a new beta release, Fedora 30 Beta. The new development snapshot features GNOME 3.32 and provides packages for the Deepin and Pantheon desktop environments. Performance improvements are also coming to the distribution's DNF package manager: " Fedora 30 Beta includes two new options for desktop environment. DeepinDE and Pantheon Desktop join GNOME, KDE Plasma, Xfce, and others as options for users to customize their Fedora experience. All DNF repository metadata for Fedora 30 Beta is compressed with the zchunk format in addition to xz or gzip. zchunk is a new compression format designed to allow for highly efficient deltas. When Fedora's metadata is compressed using zchunk, DNF will download only the differences between any earlier copies of the metadata and the current version. Fedora 30 Workstation Beta includes GNOME 3.32, the latest version of the popular desktop environment. GNOME 3.32 features updated visual style, including the user interface, the icons, and the desktop itself. For a full list of GNOME 3.32 highlights, see the [GNOME] release notes release announcement. Download (pkglist): Fedora-Workstation-Live-x86_64-30_Beta-1.8.iso (1,856MB, SHA256), Fedora-Server-dvd-x86_64-30_Beta-1.8.iso (3,043MB, SHA256), Fedora-Silverblue-ostree-x86_64-30_Beta-1.8.iso (2,093MB).

Distribution Release: Fedora 29 Matthew Miller has announced the release of Fedora 29. The project's latest version is being published almost exactly 15 years after Fedora Core 1 was released and is available in many editions and spins for multiple architectures. " This release is particularly exciting because it’s the first to include the Fedora Modularity feature across all our different variants. Modularity lets us ship different versions of packages on the same Fedora base. This means you no longer need to make your whole OS upgrade decisions based on individual package versions. For example, you can choose Node.js version 8 or version 10, on either Fedora 28 or Fedora 29. Or you can choose between a version of Kubernetes which matches OpenShift Origin, and a module stream which follows the upstream. Other big changes include GNOME 3.30 on the desktop, ZRAM for our ARM images, and a Vagrant image for Fedora Scientific. " Further details can be found in the project's release announcement. Download (pkglist): Fedora-Workstation-Live-x86_64-29-1.2.iso (1,842MB, SHA256, torrent), Fedora-Server-dvd-x86_64-29-1.2.iso (2,978MB, SHA256, torrent). A new "Silverblue" edition of Fedora (formerly known as "Fedora Atomic Workstation"), with support for container-focused workflows, is also available: Fedora-Silverblue-ostree-x86_64-29-1.2.iso (2,015MB, SHA256).