Fedora Linux 44 Is Officially Here
Fedora Linux 44 officially lands today as a bit-for-bit copy of last week’s RC 1.7, so anyone who already grabbed that image can skip the download and jump straight to upgrading or installing. The desktop experience gets a solid bump with GNOME 50 on Workstation and KDE Plasma 6.6 featuring a cleaner first-boot setup that actually guides you through configuration instead of dumping you into a blank screen. Under the hood, the release swaps in faster OpenSSL certificate handling, makes MariaDB 11.8 the default database package, auto-enables NTSYNC kernel support for Wine and Steam, and shrinks cloud images by switching to Btrfs boot subvolumes. Moving from an older Fedora version just requires a standard dnf upgrade with a repo refresh and a quick config backup before rebooting into the new release.
Fedora Linux 44 Is Officially Here
Fedora Linux 44 has been officially released, mirroring the previous release candidate and offering enhanced desktop experiences with GNOME 50 and KDE Plasma 6.6. The new version features significant backend improvements, including faster OpenSSL handling, making MariaDB 11.8 the default database, and automatic NTSYNC kernel support for Wine and Steam. The installation process has also been refined to create cleaner network profiles, reducing post-installation network configuration issues. Users can upgrade from older versions using the standard dnf upgrade method, ensuring a smooth transition without the need for a complete reinstallation
