# dnf A command-line package manager for RPM-based Linux distributions and a next-generation replacement for YUM. This is one page of public article previews, not the complete archive. Follow Next page to continue. Summaries are not the original full articles. ## 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 [...] ## 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 ## 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 [...] ## How to Identify the Package Manager of a Linux System DevFeed: [How to Identify the Package Manager of a Linux System]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Umara Mushtaq Published: 2025-07-14T02:13:11Z Content type: tutorial Language: en Sources: [Baeldung - Linux]() Topics: [Package Management](), [Linux](), [apt](), [Bash](), [Scripting, bash](), [Ubuntu](), [Automation](), [Debian](), [Arch Linux](), [dnf](), [Fedora](), [pacman]() Tags: [apt](), [automation](), [bash](), [debian](), [dependency](), [dnf](), [efficiency](), [errors](), [how-to](), [installation](), [linux](), [linux-how-to](), [package-management](), [package-management-scripting-apt-dnf-pacman-snap-yum](), [pacman](), [scripting](), [snap](), [ubuntu]() ### AI overview This tutorial explains how to identify the package manager used by a Linux system. It covers inferring the manager from the distribution, checking distribution metadata with /etc/os-release or lsb_release, verifying an installed manager with which, and using Bash scripts to detect package managers in automated or multi-distribution environments. ### Source excerpt Learn different ways to guess or identify the default package manager of a Linux system. The post How to Identify the Package Manager of a Linux System first appeared on Baeldung on Linux. Related Stories How to Check for Available Package Updates in Linux How to Properly Install Valgrind? Background Jobs in a Loop in Bash