The Fedora Project is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Fedora Linux 39 Beta, the next step towards our planned Fedora Linux 39 release at the end of October.<\/p>\n
Get the the prerelease of any of our editions from our project website:<\/p>\n
Or, try one of our many different desktop variants (like KDE Plasma, Xfce, or Cinnamon) from Fedora Linux Spins<\/a>.<\/p>\n You can also update an existing system to the beta using DNF system-upgrade<\/a>.<\/p>\n In some ways, this release might seem notable largely for what isn\u2019t here. We\u2019d planned to update the DNF package manager to a new, speedier version. We also hoped to showcase a long-awaited refresh to the user interface for Anaconda, our installation program. However, we decided these things just weren\u2019t ready in time.<\/p>\n Don\u2019t let this get you down, though \u2014 this is a healthy process at work. Years ago, we didn\u2019t always have a good way to alter course once we\u2019d accepted a change proposal. We often found ourselves in a situation where the only reasonable way forward was to forge ahead, even if we weren\u2019t happy enough with the change for general users. Now, even though it\u2019s somewhat disappointing, we\u2019re recognizing that these big changes need more time to bake, and putting them back into the oven is a good thing.<\/p>\n I\u2019ve got a kid that always wants to get 100% (or higher!) in every class. I keep telling her, “Really, you learn best when you\u2019re right 80% of the time. Otherwise, you\u2019re not getting enough of a challenge.” To keep up with Fedora\u2019s commitment to innovation, we also need to take risks. If everything went according to plan, that would mean we’re not trying hard enough. At the same time, our process now allows us to take these risks while still making sure the Fedora Linux OS we ship for general use is<\/em> of A+ quality.<\/p>\n We still plan to bring you these features in the near future, and if they\u2019re of interest to you, please keep your eyes open for upcoming test announcements.<\/p>\n In the meantime, enjoy the many updates across all of Fedora Linux updates, ready for you to test in this new beta.<\/p>\n Fedora Workstation 39 Beta brings us GNOME 45 (itself also in beta). For everyone who needs a free and open source desktop suite, there\u2019s LibreOffice 7.6.<\/p>\n Fedora Cloud images for AWS now default to less-expensive gp3 storage volumes.<\/p>\n We also have an update to the GNU Toolchain (gcc 13.2, binutils 2.40, glibc 2.38, gdb 13.2). Of course, developers appreciate that we include the latest tools, but these updates also include improvements to security and performance that will benefit everyone who uses Fedora Linux.<\/p>\n Since this is a beta release, we expect that you may encounter bugs or missing features. To report issues encountered during testing, contact the Fedora Quality team via the test mailing list<\/a> or in the #quality channel on Fedora Chat<\/a>. As testing progresses, common issues are tracked in the \u201cCommon Issues\u201d category<\/a> on Ask Fedora.<\/p>\nBeta release highlights<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Testing needed<\/strong><\/h2>\n