The Fedora Project has officially launched Fedora Linux 43, the latest stable version of this popular Red Hat-sponsored distribution. This release showcases cutting-edge technologies, being powered by the Linux 6.17 kernel, and features significant updates such as GNOME 49 for the Workstation edition, which has transitioned to a Wayland-only setup, and KDE Plasma 6.4 for the KDE Plasma Desktop edition.
Key highlights of Fedora Linux 43 include:
- The integration of the Anaconda WebUI installer, which is now available by default for more Fedora Spins.
- Support for COLRv1 format in Noto Color Emoji fonts and enhanced compatibility for the Hare programming language.
- Improved package management with DNF 5 being the default for the Anaconda installer.
- New system changes such as a mandatory 2GB boot partition and the enforcement of GPT partition tables for all UEFI-based Fedora installations on 64-bit systems.
Additional updates include:
- The toolchain has been updated, featuring GCC 15.2, GNU Binutils 2.45, and other essential components like GDB 17.1 and Python 3.14.
- Automated onboarding to Packit release automation for new packages, zstd-compressed initrd by default, and a complete rewrite of Greenboot in Rust.
Users can download Fedora Linux 43 for both 64-bit and ARM 64-bit architectures from the official website. Existing users of Fedora 42 can easily upgrade using the GNOME Software app or by following the upgrade instructions.
For more details, the official announcement can be found here.