Fedora 41 Earlybird FAQ
Can I update the Fedora 41 Alpha/Beta/Snap#/Preview release to the final Fedora 41 release?
Yes. Shortly before F41 is finally released, at 10am EST, there will be an updated fedora-release package which will change your release name from Rawhide to the final Fedora 41, and more importantly, change your package repositories from rawhide to stable. A layman's version of the specific details is available.
While upgrading from rawhide to final will work OK most of the time, there may be some corner case issues with bad interim rawhide updates leaving the system in a different state than a final clean install, or even a regular F40 to F41 upgrade (or preupgrade).
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fedora-release changes back to Rawhide a few weeks after releaseIf you delay updating too long after F41 is released, you may miss the final F41
fedora-release transition package, and instead of going from Rawhide to Fedora 41, you will remain on Rawhide.I found a Fedora 41 ISO leak before release day! Is it legit or is it exploited?
The only way to know for sure is to verify the leaked SHA1SUM's GPG signature (if available) with the official Fedora GPG key. If you can't, or won't do this, it's safer to just be patient and wait for release day. Also note that even if the early leak does check out, it might not be the FINAL release. Fedora has in the past had to re-push last-minute changes to the official releases.
If I report my problem to fedora-test list or post in fedora forum, will my issues reach the developers?
You can use such avenues for discussions however for maximum efficiency, we always recommend that all actual bugs be reported to the Fedora bug tracker (Bugzilla) against the appropriate package in rawhide. This is the only assured way of reaching the right developers.
When is Fedora 41 going to be released?
An up-to-date release schedule is always maintained at Releases/41/Schedule.
What are the new features in Fedora 41?
The Fedora 41 feature list has more details.
Should I upgrade to Fedora 41?
We offer you the choice of the greatest and latest release. Per the Fedora lifecyle policy, each release of Fedora is maintained until a month after the second following release. For example, Fedora 39 will stop getting updates a month after Fedora 41 release. We highly recommend that users of unmaintained, "end-of-life" (EOL) releases upgrade to a newer release to continue getting critical security fixes.
How can I upgrade?
Refer to Upgrading.
Where can I get support for 41 before it's released
For IRC Support, please use the #fedora-qa channel instead of the main #fedora channel.
FedoraForum has a section for ALPHA/BETA/PR releases, please use that instead of the main forum.
For mailing lists, please use the fedora-test-list@redhat.com.