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New features in Fedora 28 beta
So, what do you have to look forward to in this beta release or the planned May release?
- Inclusion of the Modularity initiative for Fedora 28 Server, which allows systems administrators to run multiple versions of the same software on a single stack without compromising system stability.
- Support for AArch64 (ARM) as a primary architecture for Fedora 28 Server, making it easier to run Fedora on alternative hardware architectures.
- GNOME 3.28 for Fedora 28 Workstation, bringing a host of quality-of-life improvements to desktop users and developers, including Thunderbolt 3 support, new power-saving features, and the ability to favorite files, folders, and contacts.
We’ve also got promise of:
- An extended battery life — maybe as much as 30 percent on laptop batteries
- Fewer questions to answer at setup time
- A user password that will be sufficient for working as root
- Less redundancy between the Anaconda installer and the GNOME initial setup
- Improved VirtualBox support with new guest drivers in the kernel package and VirtualBox Guest Additions
- The latest GNOME desktop environment
- Some snazzy new wallpapers
Other notable changes include:
- Secure Thunderbolt 3 support
- Users can type either emoji annotation or Unicode names on the same dialog
- Ruby 2.5
- GCC 8
- Django 2.0
- Erlang 20
- GHC 8.2
- Golang 1.10
You can download the Fedora 28 beta release today — use Fedora Media Writer to put it on a USB drive and test it on your system in live mode. More information and instructions are available for Fedora 28 workstation here.
Just remember to use a spare USB stick and expect that its prior contents are going to go bye-bye.
To learn how you can get involved, check out the Fedora Project page.
