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Release cycle of Linux Fedora

The Fedora Project releases a new version of Fedora Linux approximately every six months and provides updated ( maintenance) packages for those versions for approximately 13 months. Version N-2 ends 4 weeks after the release of version N of Fedora Linux.

Versions

• Fedora Core 1 - Yarrow Released on November 6, 2003, “Yarrow” was the first version of Fedora Core. It was built on the 2.4.19 kernel and was the latest version of Red Hat with a 2.4 kernel.
• Fedora Core 2 - Tettnang Released on May 18, 2004, “Tettnang” was released. It was the first GNU/Linux distribution to include a 2.6 branch kernel. Fedora Core 2 is prone to a number of problems: firstly, it is difficult to install proprietary drivers, such as those of Nvidia, since the 4KSTACK option
• Fedora Core 3 - Heidelberg The release of “Heidelberg” on 8 November 2004 confirmed the popularity of distribution among users. It runs in kernel 2.6.9 and GNOME 2.8, and also features Firefox, allowing a name transition from Mozilla. This release marks the first step backwards for the Bluecurve visual environment, which is a composite between two major desktops: GNOME and KDE. Fedora Core 3 is the basis for RHEL 4.
• Fedora Core 4 - Stentz Released on June 13, 2005 “Stentz” was the first distribution compiled with a new version of GCC, which significantly improved its performance. The disadvantage of this update is that all packages must be rebuilt. Trust in the “Extras” repository is clearly demonstrated.
• Fedora Core 5 - Bordeaux The March 20, 2006 release, “Bordeaux”, was the first release to feature mono and mono-based features, such as Beagle, F-Spot and Tomboy. The recent protection of Mono technology by ISO boosted this inclusion. In addition to these new features, we also noticed the availability of a graphical interface for the Yum package manager.
• Fedora Core 6 - Zod Released on October 24, 2006, “Zod” was the first release for new Apple computers with Intel processors. ISO image is smaller thanks to the use of SquashFS file system.
• Fedora 7 - Moonshine “Moonshine” was released on May 31, 2007. In addition to traditional component updates, new features have emerged. The default kernel is 2.6.21, which includes a new FireWire stack, a new power management system, a new P-Ata unit management and a new Wi-Fi stack.
• Fedora 8 - “Werewolf” Published on November 8, 2007. During the distribution development cycle, an updated version of Fedora 7 was considered. However, the new features it offers remain important: in fact, it is the first version of Fedora to offer a different ISO image.
• Fedora 9 - Sulfur “Sulphur” was published on 13 May 2008. It offers a Linux 2.6.25 kernel with remarkably experimental support for the ext4 filesystem.
• Fedora 10 - Cambridge Fedora 10 “Cambridge” was released on November 25, 2008. Includes a Linux 2.6.27 kernel for better Wi-Fi and webcam management, KDE 4.1 and GNOME 2.24, OpenOffice.org 3.0 and Xfce 4.6. Getting started is now faster and completely graphic thanks to the replacement of RHGB with Plymouth.
• Fedora 11 - Fedora 11 “Leonidas” was released on June 9, 2009. Includes Linux kernel 2.6.29, KDE 4.2 and GNOME 2.26, Xfce 4.6.1, OpenOffice.org 3.1.0, Mozilla Firefox 3.5, Mozilla Thunderbird 3 (beta 2), RPM 4.7 and GCC 4.4.
• Fedora 12 - Constantine Fedora 12 was released on November 17, 2009. Includes Linux kernel 2.6.31.5, GNOME 2.28.0, KDE 4.3.2, Xfce 4.6.1, OpenOffice.org 3.1.1, Firefox 3.5.5 and PHP 5.3.0… Empathy is the default instant messenger for GNOME Software GNOME replacing Pidgin.
• Fedora 13 - Goddard Fedora 13 was released on May 25, 2010. Includes Linux kernel 2.6.33, GNOME 2.30, KDE 4.4, Python 3.
• Fedora 14 - Laughlin Published November 2, 2010. This includes Linux kernel 2.6.35, GNOME 2.32, KDE 4.5 in this new version, as well as Perl 5.12, Python 2.7, Boost 1.44 and the Sugar environment in version 0.90.
• Fedora 15 - Lovelock Released May 24, 2011. Includes Linux kernel 2.6.38, GNOME 3.0, KDE 4.6, Python 2.7. It brings an important change in the handling of startup scripts, eliminating SysVinit in favor of systemd.
• Fedora 16 - Verne Published on November 8, 2011. These include Linux kernel 3.1.0, GNOME 3.2, KDE 4.7, Perl 5.14 and a new version of the D programming language, D2.
• Fedora 17 - The fleshy wonder Fedora 17 was released on May 29, 2012. These are the main new features of Fedora 17: GNOME 3.4 and KDE 4.8. OpenStack
• Fedora 18 - Vaca Bola Published on January 15, 2013. Here are the main new features of Fedora 18: New integrated installer: Anaconda GNOME Shell 3.6, KDE 4.9 and Xfce 4.10 Linux kernel 3.6.10 samba 4 Perl 5.16, Python 3.3, Rails 3.2 UEFI
• Fedora 19 - - Schrödinger’s Cat Released July 2, 2013 These are the main new features of Fedora 19: GNOME 3.8, Xfce 4.10, KDE 4.10, MATE 1.6 Libertad Oficina 4.1 MySQL is replaced by MariaDB Copa 1.6 PHP 5.5, Rubí 2.0, Erlang R16 GCC 4.8, Sound 3.3 Linux kernel version 3.9.5 Speed 4.11
• Fedora 20 - Heisenberg Released December 17, 2013 These are the main new features of Fedora 20: GNOME 3.10.2
• Fedora 21 was released on December 9, 2014. This release marks the end of the release names. Development of this version took a year. More specific versions have appeared: Workstation , Server and Cloud. These are the main new features of Fedora 21: GNOME 3.14 Linux kernel in version 3.16.3 KDE 4.14 Fedora 22
• Fedora 22 was released on May 26, 2015. These are the main new features of Fedora 22: GNOME 3.16 Linux Kernel in version 4.0 Plasma of KDE 5.3 Replaced the default Yum manager package with DNF .
• Fedora 23 was released on November 3, 2015.These are the main new features of Fedora 23: GNOME 3.18 Linux kernel in version 4.2 LibreOffice 5.0 Python 3 has become the default version Unicode 8.
• Fedora 24 was released on June 21, 2016.Here are the main new features of Fedora 24: GNOME 3.20; Linux kernel in version 4.5; Network Manager 1.2; GCC is updated to version 6.1; The GNU C library is updated to version 2.23; Python is updated to version 3.5; Node.js 4.2.
• Fedora 25 was released on November 22, 2016.The main new features are: GNOME 3.22; Linux kernel in version 4.8; Wayland default only for GNOME Workstation ; Rust compiler added. The main new features of
• Fedora 26 are: GNOME 3.24; Linux kernel in version 4.11; GCC is updated to version 7.0; DNF 2.5; Python 3.6. Python 3.6.
• Fedora 27 released on November 14, 2017. Not maintained since November 30, 2018. The main new features: GNOME 3.26; Linux kernel in version 4.13; LibreOffice 5.4 Fedora 28 released on May 1, 2018. Main new features : GNOME 3.28; Linux kernel in version 4.16; GCC is updated to version 8.0; Library
• Fedora 29 released on October 30, 2018, The main novelties are: GNOME 3.32; Linux kernel in version 5.0; GCC 9.0; Bash 5.0; fish 3.0; Ruby 2.6.2.
• Fedora 30 released on April 30, 2019,The main novelties are: GNOME 3.32; Linux kernel in version 5.0; GCC 9.0; Bash 5.0; fish 3.0; Ruby 2.6.2.
• Fedora 31 released on October 29, 2019.The main new features are: GNOME 3.34; Linux kernel version 5.3; Cgroups v2 activation by default; GNU C library is updated to version 2.30; Nodejs version 12.x LTS; PHP 7.3; Apache 2.4; MariaDB 10,3; PostgreSQL 11.5.
• Fedora 32 released on April 28, 2020, whose main novelties are: GNOME 3.36; Linux kernel in version 5.6; GCC and LLVM v10; Python 3.8; Django 3; Ruby 2.7; PHP 7.4.
• Fedora 33 released on October 27, 2020, the main novelties are: GNOME 3.38; Linux kernel in version 5.8; Btrfs becomes the default filesystem in the Workstation variant; nano becomes the default text editor; Python 3.9; Ruby on Rails 6.0; Node.js in version 14.x.
• Fedora 34 released on April 20, 2021 with these major new features: Linux kernel version 5.11; Default systemd -oomd activation; Routing all audio through PipeWire; GNOME 40.0; Default Wayland activation with KDE Plasma ; Plasma 5.21.
• Fedora 35 Was scheduled for October 18, 2021. The main innovations will be: Linux kernel in version 5.12; GNOME 42.0; OpenSSL 3.0; Python 3.10; PHP 8.0.

Next versions

The Fedora Project recently announced the beta version of its upcoming release “Fedora Linux 37”, which is expected to be available by the end of 2022, with some of the latest GNU/Linux technologies. Fedora Linux 37 is expected to provide official support for Raspberry Pi 4, including accelerated graphics and other enhancements, support for the upcoming Workstation version of the GNOME 43 desktop environment and the upcoming Linux 6.0 kernel. Meanwhile, the release of Fedora Linux 37 Spins is expected to be released along with the KDE Plasma 5.26, Xfce 4.16, LXQt 1.1.0, MATE 1.26 and Cinnamon 5.4 desktop environments.