Fedora 25 Now Generally Available
Latest version of the free and open source operating system delivers
the Wayland display server support and a new container-specific platform
for cloud environments
RALEIGH, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
The Fedora Project, a Red Hat, Inc., sponsored and community-driven open
source collaboration, today announced the general availability of Fedora
25, the newest release of the fully-open Fedora operating system. As
with previous releases, Fedora 25 comprises a set of base packages that
form the foundation of Fedora’s three distinct editions: Fedora 25
Workstation, Fedora 25 Server and, replacing Fedora Cloud, Fedora 25
Atomic Host.
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The base Fedora 25 packages feature many minor bug fixes and performance
tweaks, as well as new and enhanced components, including:
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Docker 1.12 for building and running containerized applications
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Node.js 6.5, the latest version of the popular server-side JavaScript
engine
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Multiple Python versions (2.6, 2.7, 3.3, 3.4 and 3.5) to help test
across multiple Python configurations
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Support for Rust, a programming language that aims to make development
faster and more stable
Fedora 25 Workstation
Providing many of the latest open source developer and desktop tools,
Fedora 25 Workstation delivers a host of new features, including the
long-awaited official debut of the Wayland display server. Replacing the
legacy X11 system, Wayland has been under development for several years
and seeks to provide a smoother, richer experience for graphical
environments and better capabilities for modern graphics hardware. To
further enhance ease-of-use, Fedora 25 Workstation also features GNOME
3.22, which offers multiple file renaming, a redesigned keyboard
settings tool and additional user interface improvements. Workstation
users will also be pleased with the inclusion of decoding support for
the MP3 media format.
Fedora 25 Workstation now makes it easier to for Windows and OS X users
to get started, with Fedora Media Writer serving as the default download
for those operating systems. This tool helps users find and download the
current Fedora release and write it to removable media, like a USB
stick, allowing potential Fedora users to “test drive” the operating
system from that media environment. Fedora can then be installed to
their systems with the same process.
For current Fedora users, the upgrade path from Fedora 24 to Fedora 25
has been simplified and streamlined, with typical upgrades taking less
than 30 minutes, depending on system configuration and network speed.
Upgrades can be started from the command line or from the GNOME Software
tool, just like regular security and bugfix updates.
For developers, beyond the new docker engine and language support
included in the base Fedora 25 packages, Fedora 25 Workstation
introduces improved Flatpak support. This tweak makes it easier to
install, update and remove Flatpak software and enables this application
packaging standard to be more user friendly at the workstation level.
GNOME Shell extensions are also no longer checked for compatibility with
the current version of the Shell. This was originally required because
the GNOME interfaces were changing rapidly during the early days of
GNOME 3. Now these interfaces have stabilized, and extensions can
generally be expected to work with new releases.
Fedora 25 Server
Beyond the flexible multi-role functionality provided by rolekit, Fedora
25 Server now delivers a new SELinux Troubleshooter module for Cockpit.
Similar to what is available on Fedora Workstation, the module helps
provide suggestions for a user when an SELinux denial is encountered,
which otherwise requires log checking and manual workarounds.
Fedora 25 Server also will now display SSH keys in the system dashboard
to make it easier for administrators to see what keys are connecting to
a given machine. Additionally, support is now included for multi-step
(including two-factor) authentication services.
The FreeIPA identity management system has also been upgraded to 4.4
series, which offers a set of new features for servers deployed in an
identity management role. Some of these enhancements include:
- Topology management: FreeIPA web UI can now be used to visually
manage topology graph for large deployments.
- DNS sites: DNS management in FreeIPA now supports
location-specific placement of services.
- Subordinate Certificate Authorities: FreeIPA Certificate
Authority now is able to create subordinate CAs to issue certificates
with a specific scope.
- Kerberos Authentication Indicators: Kerberos KDC now takes
Authentication Indicators into account when issuing service tickets.
For example, two-factor authenticated Kerberos credentials can now be
required prior to obtaining tickets to a VPN service (supported by
OpenConnect Server).
Fedora 25 Atomic Host
New in Fedora 25 is the addition of Fedora 25 Atomic Host as one of
Fedora’s three editions, replacing Fedora Cloud. While a Fedora Cloud
Base image will continue to be available for users seeking to run
workloads on a general purpose host, Fedora Atomic Host provides an
optimized host designed to create and deploy container-based workloads.
Fedora 25 Atomic Host is shipped in several formats, to allow users to
spin up virtual machines or install Atomic Host on bare metal. To keep
pace with innovations in the world of Linux containers, Fedora Atomic
Host is expected to be refreshed on a two-week release cycle (with major
releases coinciding with new Fedora versions) and provides an easy
upgrade path to accommodate rapid application development.
Fedora will also offer a docker-formatted base image, to be updated
monthly along with critical security updates, for use in building Linux
containers.
Supporting Quote
Matthew Miller, Fedora Project Leader
“The
Fedora operating system seeks to deliver the latest innovations in the
world of free and open source software to our users, from
next-generation display servers to powerful application development
tools. Fedora 25 helps to achieve this goal with the long-awaited debut
of Wayland, the addition of a streamlined upgrade path and a new edition
designed to take advantage of Linux containers.”
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