Fedora 45 Final Freeze: October 20 Release Date Set as Trackers Clear
Fedora 45 entered its Final Freeze on October 6, 2026, setting a primary release target of October 20, with fallback dates of October 27 and November 3. The blocker list is small and manageable, with two accepted blockers, an oversized aarch64 Server image and an oo7 secure, WiFi auth failure, plus a handful of freeze exceptions, signaling the release is tracking well. Headline changes include kmscon replacing the ~14-year-old in-kernel fbcon console, RPM package signing enforced by default, repo configs relocated from /etc to /usr, and ptrace restricted by default. Fedora 45 ships GNOME 51, KDE Plasma 6.7, and Linux 7.2, while Fedora 43 reaches end of life in early December 2026, creating an upgrade deadline for users.
Fedora 45 Final Freeze: October 20 Release Date Set as Trackers Clear @ Linux Compatible
Fedora 45 Final Freeze: October 20 Release Date Set as Trackers Clear
Fedora 45 has entered its Final Freeze phase, with a primary release date set for October 20, 2026, and backup dates of October 27 and November 3. The release is on track due to a small and manageable blocker list, with two accepted blockers and several freeze exceptions indicating a smooth process. Key updates in Fedora 45 include the replacement of the long-standing fbcon console with kmscon, enforced RPM package signing by default, and relocations of repository configurations from /etc to /usr. Users of Fedora 43 should note that it will reach its end of life in early December 2026, creating an urgent upgrade deadline
