# Fedora 45 Beta Released With KMSCON Console, GNOME 51 & Other Updates

DevFeed: [Fedora 45 Beta Released With KMSCON Console, GNOME 51 & Other Updates](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/fedora-45-beta-released-with-kmscon-console-gnome-51-other-updates-26759.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-45-Beta>)

Author: Michael Larabel

Published: 2026-09-15T14:30:08Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [Phoronix](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/phoronix.md>)

Topics: [Fedora](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/fedora.md>), [Linux](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/linux.md>)

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## AI overview

Fedora 45 Beta has been released with KMSCON replacing the in-kernel console, GNOME 51, Stratis Storage support in Anaconda, stricter security defaults, reproducible package builds, and updates to core development tools and libraries. A final release is planned for 20 October, with 27 October as a fallback date.

## Source excerpt

The beta release of Fedora 45 is out today and right on schedule for this wonderful Linux distribution...