Fedora 42's big upgrade delivers new spins for COSMIC and KDE Plasma - and much more

Jack Wallen / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Fedora 42 has arrived, and this time it offers an array of significant updates and improvements. Right out of the gate, the Anaconda Web UI installer is now a native Wayland application, with X11 support removed. The new installer UI simplifies the installation in every area, including guided partitioning, improved keyboard control, enhanced dual-boot support, and even a new "Reinstall Fedora" option for easy recovery if something goes wrong. Also: The 6 Linux distros I recommend most for gaming in 2025 - including my favorite Next up, Fedora benefits from all the updates to the GNOME 48 desktop environment, which includes the new Wellbeing panel, triple buffering, notification stacking, enhanced accessibility, updated default fonts, and more. The big news on the desktop environment front is the newly minted official KDE Plasma spin and a new COSMIC spin. The official KDE Plasma spin uses the most recent stable version of the DE, whereas ... Read full article.