Fedora what's new
Fedora! Here are some of the latest updates and changes in the Fedora world:
Fedora 34
- Released on March 16, 2021
- Features:
- GNOME 3.38
- KDE Plasma 5.20
- XFCE 4.16
- LibreOffice 7.1
- Python 3.9
- GCC 10.2
- OpenSSL 1.1.1k
Fedora 35
- Released on November 9, 2021
- Features:
- GNOME 40
- KDE Plasma 5.22
- XFCE 4.17
- LibreOffice 7.3
- Python 3.10
- GCC 11.2
- OpenSSL 1.1.1l
Fedora 36
- Released on May 17, 2022
- Features:
- GNOME 42
- KDE Plasma 5.24
- XFCE 4.18
- LibreOffice 7.5
- Python 3.11
- GCC 12.1
- OpenSSL 1.1.1m
Fedora 37
- Released on November 15, 2022
- Features:
- GNOME 43
- KDE Plasma 5.26
- XFCE 4.19
- LibreOffice 7.7
- Python 3.12
- GCC 12.4
- OpenSSL 1.1.1n
Other updates
- Fedora has dropped support for 32-bit architectures (x86) in Fedora 34.
- Fedora has introduced a new package manager,
dnf
, which replacesyum
. - Fedora has improved support for ARM and AArch64 architectures.
- Fedora has updated its default desktop environment to GNOME 3.38 in Fedora 34, and to GNOME 42 in Fedora 36.
Upcoming changes
- Fedora 38 is expected to be released in May 2023, with GNOME 44 and KDE Plasma 5.28.
- Fedora is planning to drop support for i686 (32-bit) architectures in Fedora 38.
These are just some of the highlights, but I hope this gives you a good idea of what's new and changed in Fedora!