Fedora 37 officially released

The Fedora Project released today the final version of the Fedora Linux 37 distribution, a major update to the Red Hat-sponsored distribution that includes some of the latest and most powerful GNU/Linux technologies. Fedora Linux 37 is one of the most anticipated GNU/Linux distributions of the year, powered by the Linux 6.0 kernel and featuring the latest GNOME 43 desktop environment by default in its Fedora Workstation flagship.

The ISO image comes with Linux kernel 6.0.7 by default, but the latest Linux 6.0.8 kernel is already available as an update. Also includes the latest Mesa 22.2 graphics stack and PipeWire 0.3.60 multimedia backend. If GNOME isn't your thing, the official Fedora Linux Spins also include some of the latest versions of the default desktop environment, namely KDE Plasma 5.26, Xfce 4.16, LXQt 1.1.0 (LXQt 1.2.0 is available as an update), MATE 1.26, and Cinnamon 5.4. Of course, LXDE, SoaS, and i3 spins are also available for download.

Fedora 37 also brings good news for Raspberry Pi 4 users, with the release introducing official support for the popular single-board computer, including the 4B, 400, and CM4 models, thanks to the use of V3D GPU-accelerated graphics implementation, and some broader general improvements. However, hardware-based media decoding (such as H264/HVEC) is not supported.

Other important changes in Fedora Linux 37 are the official release of Fedora CoreOS and Fedora Cloud Base versions, the public release of the Anaconda Web UI preview image, SELinux auto-labeled and running as default, the latest OpenSSL security patch, and the removal of support for ARMv7 (ARM32 / ARMhfp ) framework support.

To keep up with the latest trends in cryptography, this release also introduces the TEST-FEDORA39 policy, a preview of the changes planned for the Fedora Linux 39 release in 2024. According to the Fedora Project, the new policy includes a transition from SHA-1 signatures to better security. Users can download the workstation, server, or IoT editions of Fedora Linux 37 from the official website, as well as the official Fedora Linux, Spins, and the Fedora Linux Labs edition from here. Download the official Fedora CoreOS version and the Fedora Silverblue version.