# Fedora 45 beta drags the Linux console into the 21st century (Register)

DevFeed: [Fedora 45 beta drags the Linux console into the 21st century (Register)](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/fedora-45-beta-drags-the-linux-console-into-the-21st-century-register-31516.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://lwn.net/Articles/1094762/>)

Author: corbet

Published: 2026-09-16T16:24:46Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [LWN.net](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/lwn-net.md>)

Topics: [Fedora](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/fedora.md>), [Linux](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/linux.md>), [console](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/console.md>), [legacy](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/legacy.md>), [Terminal](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/terminal.md>), [Software](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software.md>)

Tags: [beta](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/beta.md>), [console](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/console.md>), [development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/development.md>), [legacy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/legacy.md>), [linux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux.md>), [replacement](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/replacement.md>), [software](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software.md>), [terminal](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/terminal.md>)

## AI overview

The article reports that Fedora 45 beta replaces Linux's legacy in-kernel console with kmscon, a software-controlled userspace terminal emulator that has been in development for more than a decade.

## Source excerpt

The Register looks forward to the upcoming Fedora 45 release. The biggest surprise is that Linux's legacy in-kernel console - the text-mode interface normally hidden beneath the GUI - has been replaced with a software-controlled alternative. The replacement is kmscon, a userspace terminal emulator that has been in development for more than a decade.