Fedora Linux 43 Beta Released with Linux 6.17, GNOME 49

Fedora Linux 43 Beta Released with Linux 6.17, GNOME 49, and KDE Plasma 6.4

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Marius Nestor
Sep 16, 2025

Powered by the upcoming Linux 6.17 kernel series, the Fedora Linux 43 beta ships with the soon-to-be-released GNOME 49 desktop environment for the flagship Fedora Workstation edition, as well as the latest KDE Plasma 6.4 desktop environment on the Fedora KDE Plasma Desktop edition.

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Marius Nestor

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