The Fedora 29 beta release is ready for downloading and testing, including new support for containers and better performance on Arm machines. Credit: RedHat The Fedora Project says the Fedora 29 beta is now availalbe — the latest version of the free and open-source Fedora OS. The major additions to this release include: Modularity support across all editions, allowing multiple versions of the same software (e.g., node.js) to be selected on a per-system basis and then deployed through containers Better performance and reliability for ARM single boards (such as Pi) given enhanced ZRAM support for swap on ARMv7 and aarch64 The “freeze” (moving Fedora 29 out of the “beta” stage) is expected on October 9. As with all releases, Fedora 29 includes some bug fixes and tweaks. It also includes enhancements to base packages — Python 3.7, Perl 5.28. glibc 2.28, Gloang 1.11, and MySQL 8. Ready to try the Fedora 29 beta? Those willing to help testing the new release can visit getfedora. Note that RedHat seeks volunteers to report bugs and in many other aspects of working with this important and popular Linux distro — translating, testing, creating content, marketing, and more. See what they need at What’s your area of interest? page. Related content how-to How to examine files on Linux Linux provides very useful options for viewing file attributes, such as owners and permissions, as well as file content. By Sandra Henry Stocker Oct 24, 2024 6 mins Linux how-to 8 easy ways to reuse commands on Linux Typing the same command again and again can become tiresome. Here are a number of ways you can make repeating commands – or repeating commands but with some changes – a lot easier than you might expect. By Sandra Henry-Stocker Oct 15, 2024 5 mins Linux news SUSE Edge upgrade targets Kubernetes and Linux at the edge SUSE Edge 3.1 includes a new stack validation framework and an image builder tool that are aimed at improving the scalability and manageability of complex Kubernetes and Linux edge-computing deployments. By Sean Michael Kerner Oct 15, 2024 6 mins Edge Computing Linux Network Management Software how-to Lesser-known xargs command is a versatile time saver Boost your Linux command line options and simplify your work with xargs, a handy tool for a number of data manipulation tasks. By Sandra Henry Stocker Oct 11, 2024 6 mins Linux PODCASTS VIDEOS RESOURCES EVENTS NEWSLETTERS Newsletter Promo Module Test Description for newsletter promo module. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe