14 DAY TRIAL // After it has been delayed over and over again, the final release of the Fedora 26 Linux operating system is now officially available, and you can download and install it on your personal computer.
Development on Fedora 26 Linux started earlier this year, in January, during which it received an Alpha milestone on April 4 and a Beta build on June 13, 2017. The Fedora Workstation edition, which is the main one based on the GNOME desktop environment, was built on top of the current stable GNOME 3.24 Stack, while other official spins were rebased on recent versions of the desktop environments used.
"We have thousands improvements from the various upstream software we integrate, including new development tools like GCC 7, Golang 1.8, and Python 3.6. We’ve added a new partitioning tool to Anaconda (the Fedora installer) — the existing workflow is great for non-experts, but this option will be appreciated by enthusiasts and sysadmins who like to build up their storage scheme from basic building blocks," reads today's announcement.
Here's what's new in Fedora 26
Prominent new features of the Fedora 26 operating system include the GNOME 3.24.2 desktop environment for Fedora Workstation edition, Linux kernel 4.11.8, DNF 2.0 as default package manager, GCC 7 as default compiler, systemd-coredump by default, SSSD fast cache for local users, pkgconf as default system pkg-config implementation, and 48bit VA on AArch64 (ARM64) architectures.
Fedora 26 is the first to deprecate the xorg-x11-drv-synaptics driver and to introduce a new Fedora Labs Spin called Python Classroom Lab edition, which is designed for Python teachers and workshop instructors. Fedora 26 also ships with up-to-date components, including but not limited to Python 3.6, OpenSSL 1.1.0, Boost 1.63, Ruby 2.4, GHC 8.0, and Golang 1.8.
Fedora 26 Linux is the last to offer an Alpha development release, as starting with Fedora 27 only a Beta milestone will be published during the entire development cycle. You can download Fedora 26 Workstation, Fedora 26 KDE, Fedora 26 Xfce, Fedora 26 LXDE, Fedora 26 MATE, Fedora 26 Security, Fedora 26 Server, Fedora 26 SoaS, and Fedora 26 Robotics, Fedora 26 Design Suite, and Fedora 26 Games right now through out website or the official homepage.
