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The Fedora Project is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Fedora 26 Beta, the next big step on our journey to the exciting Fedora 26 release in June. | The Fedora Project is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Fedora 26 Beta, the next big step on our journey to the exciting Fedora 26 release in June. | ||
Revision as of 19:18, 12 June 2017
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The Fedora Project is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Fedora 26 Beta, the next big step on our journey to the exciting Fedora 26 release in June.
Official release here: [ADD LINK]
Download the prerelease from our Get Fedora site:
Looking for Cloud edition? Check out the section on Fedora Atomic below. Or, check out one of our popular variants:
Fedora’s journey is not simply about updating one operating system with the latest and greatest packages. It’s also about innovation for the many different platforms represented in the Fedora Project: Workstation, Server, Atomic, and the various Spins. Coordinating the efforts across the many working groups is no small task, and serves as a testament to the talent and professionalism found within the Fedora community.
As we move into this Beta phase of the Fedora 26 release cycle, what can users expect?
Fedora-Wide Changes
Fedora, in the path of innovation, will be shipped with the latest version of the GNU Compiler Collection, also known as GCC. This allow to have optimal packages with the latest changes included in the most used languages, included the one in the kernel, the C Language. Also the Go Language will come with the latest version, 1.8, that will include 32-bits MIPS support and speed improvements.
One of the most important changes is the blivet-gui that allow better and easy way to partition the disks during installation.
Also a lot of improvements in the security fields, improving user experience and reducing the risks of the digital life.
Fedora Main Version
The Workstation edition of Fedora 26 Beta features GNOME 3.24, that includes important changes like night light, that change the color temperature of the display based on time of day. It will also includes the latest update of LibreOffice, and a new version of the incredible Fedora Media Writer.
Our cloud/Atomic version also have a lot of improvements, including more options to run their containers, the latest version of the docker container platform, the latest version of the cockpit manager and the atomic CLI, improving the way of containers are managed, making being a sysadmin easier.
Spins and Labs
The Fedora Project is proud to announce 2 new versions: The LXQt Spin, a lightweight desktop supporting the latest version of the Qt libraries; and the Python Classroom Lab, a new version focused in the teaching and learning of the python programming language.
Desing Lab and Cinnamon Spin receives also a lots of improvements, including MP3 audio format support, updates to latest versions of the main apps, like Inkscape and the Cinnamon desktops itself.
What is the Beta Release?
A Beta release is code-complete and bears a very strong resemblance to the third and final release. The final release of Fedora 26 is expected in July. If you take the time to download and try out the Beta, you can check and make sure the things that are important to you are working. Every bug you find and report doesn’t just help you, it improves the experience of millions of Fedora users worldwide! Together, we can make Fedora rock-solid. We have a culture of coordinating new features and pushing fixes upstream as much as we can, and your feedback improves not only Fedora, but Linux and Free software as a whole.
Issues and Details
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 QA team via the mailing list or in #fedora-qa on Freenode. As testing progresses, common issues are tracked on the Common F26 Bugs page.
For tips on reporting a bug effectively, read how to file a bug report.
More information
For more detailed information about what's new on Fedora 26 Beta Release, you can consult our Talking Points and the F26 Change Set. They contain more technical information about the new packages and improvements shipped with this release.