# Fedora Magazine Guides, information, and news about the Fedora operating system for users, developers, system administrators, and community members. This is one page of public article previews, not the complete archive. Follow Next page to continue. Summaries are not the original full articles. ## CoreOS 45 Test Week DevFeed: [CoreOS 45 Test Week]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Lukáš Růžička Published: 2026-09-16T08:00:00Z Content type: news Language: en Sources: [Fedora Magazine]() Topics: [Fedora](), [Testing](), [Wiki]() Tags: [2026](), [bugs](), [community](), [contribution](), [coreos](), [download](), [event](), [fedora-linux-45](), [fedora-project-community](), [qa](), [release](), [test-week](), [testing]() ### AI overview Fedora CoreOS and QA teams are organizing a Test Week beginning September 21, 2026, to help the community test Fedora CoreOS based on Fedora 45 content before it reaches the testing and stable streams. ### Source excerpt The Fedora CoreOS and QA teams are gearing up for Fedora 45, and we need your help! We are organizing a Fedora CoreOS Test Week starting on September 21, 2026. This event is a great opportunity for the community to test Fedora CoreOS (FCOS) based on Fedora 45 content before it officially reaches the testing [...] ## Announcing Fedora Linux Asahi Remix 45 Beta DevFeed: [Announcing Fedora Linux Asahi Remix 45 Beta]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Davide Cavalca Published: 2026-09-15T14:05:00Z Content type: release Language: en Sources: [Fedora Magazine]() Topics: [Remix](), [Fedora](), [Linux](), [Hardware](), [GPU](), [dnf]() Tags: [announce](), [apple](), [bugs](), [dnf](), [features](), [fedora-project-community](), [gpu](), [h-264](), [hardware](), [installation](), [linux](), [pre-release](), [release](), [remix](), [report](), [update](), [vp9]() ### AI overview Fedora Asahi Remix 45 Beta is available for Apple Silicon Macs, bringing Fedora Linux 45 Beta and initial out-of-the-box support for Apple M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max systems. It also adds hardware-accelerated H.264 and VP9 decoding across Apple Silicon, with AV1 decoding on M3 systems. Performance-oriented 3D GPU drivers for M3 systems are deferred to a future Mesa update. ### Source excerpt We are happy to announce the availability of Fedora Linux Asahi Remix 45 Beta. This pre-release will bring the freshly announced Fedora Linux 45 Beta to Apple Silicon Macs. We expect to announce general availability of Fedora Linux Asahi Remix 45 in about a month. This will coincide with the overall Fedora Linux 45 release. [...] ## Announcing Fedora Linux 45 Beta DevFeed: [Announcing Fedora Linux 45 Beta]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Aoife Moloney Published: 2026-09-15T14:05:00Z Content type: release Language: en Sources: [Fedora Magazine]() Topics: [Fedora](), [Linux](), [dnf](), [podman](), [pandas](), [Python](), [gcc](), [Go Language](), [MariaDB](), [MySQL](), [Filesystems]() Tags: [2026](), [dnf](), [fedora-project-community](), [filesystems](), [gcc](), [go](), [linux](), [mysql](), [pandas](), [partitioning](), [podman](), [pre-release](), [python](), [release](), [toolchains]() ### AI overview Fedora Linux 45 Beta is available for download or upgrade on September 15, 2026. The release includes changes to the kernel console, package signature verification, desktop secret management, software versions, Atomic Desktop image builds, Fedora CoreOS swap support, Anaconda installation flows, and Stratis filesystem partitioning. ### Source excerpt Fedora Linux 45 Beta is here! On Tuesday, 15 September 2026 you can download or upgrade your systems from your usual spots to start enjoying what F45 has to offer early. How to get the beta release You can download F45 Beta, or our pre-release edition versions, from any of the following places: You can [...] ## From Livestream To Library: Publishing Flock To Fedora's Session Recordings DevFeed: [From Livestream To Library: Publishing Flock To Fedora's Session Recordings]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Akashdeep Dhar Published: 2026-09-09T08:00:00Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Fedora Magazine]() Topics: [Fedora](), [Tooling](), [DRIVE](), [Google](), [VLC](), [Quartz]() Tags: [2025](), [2026](), [article](), [community](), [drive](), [events](), [fedora-project-community](), [ffmpeg](), [flock-2026](), [google](), [livestream](), [livestreams](), [marketing](), [media](), [tooling](), [youtube]() ### AI overview This article documents the process of turning raw Flock To Fedora livestream footage from 2025 and 2026 into published session recordings. It covers vendor and platform use, footage organization, metadata and thumbnail preparation, timestamp annotation with VLC Media Player, and upload workflows for YouTube and PeerTube. ### Source excerpt Intro After months of good old fashioned struggle with Google Drive and YouTube Studio, we were finally able to prepare the video sessions from the 2025 and 2026 Flock To Fedora event livestreams. These are now released to our YouTube and PeerTube communities. This article describes the details of the entire process that got us from the raw footage to the [...] ## Framework Laptop 12 Arrives with Fedora Pre-installed DevFeed: [Framework Laptop 12 Arrives with Fedora Pre-installed]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Shaun McCance Published: 2026-09-07T08:00:00Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Fedora Magazine]() Topics: [Fedora](), [Linux](), [Hardware](), [Wayland](), [Wi-Fi 7](), [intel]() Tags: [desktop](), [driver](), [fedora-project-community](), [framework](), [kde-plasma-pre-installed](), [kernel](), [laptop-12](), [linux](), [modular-hardware](), [qa](), [testing](), [thunderbolt](), [touchscreen](), [user-interface](), [wi-fi-7]() ### AI overview The article describes Framework Laptop 12, a 12.2-inch convertible laptop that can ship with Fedora KDE pre-installed. It explains how Fedora KDE Plasma, Wayland support, touch and pen input, and hardware features such as Intel Core Series 3, Thunderbolt 4, Wi-Fi 7, and fingerprint-reader support were validated through collaboration between Framework, Fedora QA, SIG contributors, and KDE contributors. ### Source excerpt Recently, Framework announced their new Laptop 12, which optionally comes with the KDE Edition of Fedora Linux pre-installed. Framework's modular hardware has long captured the hearts of tinkerers, and many Framework users were already running Fedora Linux. Giving community members the option to unbox a hardware-validated, pre-installed Fedora KDE system is the culmination of months [...] ## BTRFS boot failure and easy GUI methods for system recovery DevFeed: [BTRFS boot failure and easy GUI methods for system recovery]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Alex Genovese Published: 2026-09-04T20:54:40Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Fedora Magazine]() Topics: [boot](), [Fedora](), [GUI](), [Linux](), [dnf](), [Software]() Tags: [backup](), [boot](), [btrfs](), [desktop](), [dnf](), [faqs-and-guides](), [fedora-project-community](), [for-system-administrators](), [gui](), [how-to](), [installation](), [iso](), [linux](), [recovery](), [snapshots](), [usb](), [using-hardware](), [using-software](), [workstation]() ### AI overview This how-to article explains GUI-based recovery options for Fedora Linux systems using BTRFS. It covers booting from a USB live ISO, checking whether the operating system uses BTRFS, and recovering earlier system states with snapshot tools such as btrfs-assistant and snapper. ### Source excerpt A few short how-to's with screenshots, showing easy ways to boot up off a USB live ISO and return back to previous points in time with BTRFS ## Fedora Badges Revamp Project: From The Ground Up DevFeed: [Fedora Badges Revamp Project: From The Ground Up]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Akashdeep Dhar Published: 2026-08-19T08:00:00Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Fedora Magazine]() Topics: [Fedora](), [App](), [Front end](), [User interface design](), [Dark Mode](), [Server]() Tags: [community](), [dark-mode](), [fedora-project-community](), [production](), [technical](), [user-interface]() ### AI overview The article describes a ground-up rebuild of the Fedora Badges application service, which is moving toward production. It highlights a modern responsive single-page interface, navigation updates, customizable color schemes with persistent dark and light modes, badge collection analytics, contribution history charts, friend comparisons, mentoring discovery, and badge rarity tiers. ### Source excerpt After years of technical research and foundational work, the Fedora Badges application service has been rebuilt from the ground up, and it is heading to production. Whether you have been collecting badges for years or you are brand new to the Fedora Project community, here is what is waiting for you there. Completely modernized user interface The archaic server rendered pages are now gone. The Fedora Badges application service [...] ## Test Days for Fedora 45: Help Us Test the Big Changes DevFeed: [Test Days for Fedora 45: Help Us Test the Big Changes]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Petr Sklenar Published: 2026-08-14T17:22:24Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Fedora Magazine]() Topics: [Fedora](), [boot](), [ci](), [virtualization](), [Internationalization (i18n)](), [Confidential Computing](), [dnf](), [TLS (Transport Layer Security)](), [Matrix]() Tags: [article](), [community](), [developers](), [dnf](), [events](), [fedora-project-community](), [graphics](), [kernel](), [new-in-fedora](), [python](), [qa](), [test-day](), [testing](), [tls](), [virtualization]() ### AI overview This article invites the Fedora community to test Fedora 45 system-level changes on real hardware and virtual machines. It highlights testing for GNOME 51, RPM 6.1, OpenSSL 4.0, rebuilt boot and live media, kmscon, Python 3.15, GRUB EFI for Confidential Computing, and internationalization changes. Community testing is intended to find regressions that automated tests may miss and to support reproducible bug reports. ### Source excerpt Fedora 45 has several system-level changes that need testing on real hardware. The first test day up is GNOME 51, starting on 17 August, with more events planned for RPM 6.1, installation media and others. You can participate with a VM for most tests; some hardware-specific testing is more useful on a real machine. Details [...] ## Monitor Your Drive Health with Performance Co-Pilot on Fedora DevFeed: [Monitor Your Drive Health with Performance Co-Pilot on Fedora]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Paul Evans Published: 2026-08-10T08:00:00Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Fedora Magazine]() Topics: [Fedora](), [Monitoring](), [Grafana](), [telemetry]() Tags: [data](), [diagnostics](), [drive](), [farm](), [fedora-project-community](), [grafana](), [hdd](), [health](), [home-server](), [metrics](), [monitor](), [monitoring](), [nvme](), [open-source](), [performance](), [performance-metrics](), [self-hosted](), [server](), [smart](), [ssd](), [telemetry](), [wwid]() ### AI overview This article explains how to monitor drive health on Fedora using Performance Co-Pilot (PCP). It covers SMART metric collection for HDDs, SSDs, and NVMe drives, NVMe error-log decoding, WWID-based tracking, Seagate FARM telemetry, continuous metric collection, and Grafana dashboards for viewing drive-health trends. ### Source excerpt You wake up one morning to find your home server unresponsive, after some investigation you discover a failed NVMe drive taking your self-hosted services and data with it. Perhaps you're a system administrator and a workstation's SSD has been silently accumulating errors for months, and now a user is reporting corrupted files. Drive failures are [...] ## Running Ollama Locally with Podman on Fedora Linux DevFeed: [Running Ollama Locally with Podman on Fedora Linux]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Yazan Monshed Published: 2026-08-05T08:00:00Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Fedora Magazine]() Topics: [Fedora](), [Large Language Model](), [Linux](), [Open Source Models & Datasets](), [API](), [cURL](), [GPU]() Tags: [ai-development](), [api](), [curl](), [fedora-project-community](), [gpu](), [large-language-models-llms](), [linux](), [llama](), [nvidia](), [offline](), [ollama](), [open-source](), [podman](), [privacy](), [python](), [terminal](), [using-software]() ### AI overview This article explains how to run Ollama locally in a Podman container on Fedora Linux. It covers installing or verifying Podman, creating persistent storage for model weights, running the Ollama container, downloading Llama 3, optionally enabling Nvidia GPU acceleration, and using Ollama's local REST API with curl. ### Source excerpt Running Large Language Models (LLMs) locally has become increasingly popular for development, privacy, and offline testing. Ollama makes this incredibly straightforward, allowing you to run models like Llama 3 or Mistral directly on your machine. By leveraging Podman on Fedora Linux, you can isolate Ollama inside a container. This approach keeps your host system clean [...] ## Developing with Fedora, first flock, and not the last! DevFeed: [Developing with Fedora, first flock, and not the last!]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Cornelius Emase Published: 2026-08-03T08:00:00Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [Fedora Magazine]() Topics: [Fedora](), [Linux]() Tags: [2026](), [community](), [conference](), [contributors](), [design](), [docs](), [event](), [events](), [flock](), [flock-2026](), [fosdem](), [gnu-linux](), [personal-reflection](), [podcast](), [recognition](), [support]() ### AI overview A personal reflection on attending Flock 2026, the author's first Fedora conference. It covers appreciation for organizers, sponsors, mentors, and local community supporters; participation in the Mentor Summit organizing team; Fedora's inclusive community; contributor recognition; and talks about design, documentation, FOSDEM, and SCaLE. ### Source excerpt Flock 2026 was my first Fedora conference, and it won't be my last. I came home with new ideas, new friendships, and even a new project to work on for next year. Appreciation I want to start by appreciating the Flock organizers and volunteers. Putting together an event like this takes a lot of quiet, [...] ## Announcing the next Fedora Community Architect DevFeed: [Announcing the next Fedora Community Architect]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Justin Wheeler Published: 2026-07-30T08:00:00Z Content type: news Language: en Sources: [Fedora Magazine]() Topics: [Fedora](), [ai alignment](), [Artificial Intelligence](), [Open Source](), [Linux]() Tags: [ai](), [ai-alignment](), [fedora-community-action-and-impact-coordinator-fcaic](), [fedora-council](), [fedora-project-community](), [fedora-project-leadership](), [leadership](), [linux](), [red-hat]() ### AI overview Fedora is restructuring its community leadership support by splitting the Fedora Community Architect responsibilities into two focused roles. Shaun McCance will lead community operations, council and committee responsibilities, event planning, and financial stewardship, while Justin Wheeler will become AI Alignment Community Architect, focusing on AI adoption, community AI services, contributor mentoring, and alignment with Fedora's values. ### Source excerpt Fedora is evolving its community leadership structure to better support its ongoing growth. The Red Hat Open Source & AI Program Office is splitting the current Fedora Community Architect role into two focused positions. Shaun McCance will step into the role of Fedora Community Architect, taking over key responsibilities like Fedora Council representation and financial stewardship, while Justin Wheeler transitions to a new focus on AI Alignment. ## Flock 2026 Afterburn: a retrospective DevFeed: [Flock 2026 Afterburn: a retrospective]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Ananya Nalavathu Published: 2026-07-28T08:00:00Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Fedora Magazine]() Topics: [Fedora](), [Matrix](), [Artificial Intelligence](), [Hardware](), [Arm](), [Amazon Web Services](), [Meta](), [Microsoft]() Tags: [2026](), [ai](), [arm](), [aws](), [azure](), [community](), [conference](), [contributors](), [czech-republic](), [design](), [engineering](), [enterprise](), [event](), [events](), [features](), [flock](), [flock-2026](), [infrastructure](), [linux](), [meta](), [post](), [retrospective]() ### AI overview A Fedora community intern recaps Flock 2026, a three-day contributor conference held in Prague. The article describes the event's planning, record sponsorship, four organizing themes, community-driven additions, and hybrid participation through Matrix. ### Source excerpt A Fedora community intern shares a firsthand look at Flock 2026 in Prague. The annual Fedora contributor conference broke sponsorship records and strengthened community bonds. Attendees praised the invaluable hallway conversations that unite the globally distributed project. Discover the behind-the-scenes planning, post-event survey results, and what makes this gathering feel like a family reunion for Fedora contributors.