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Fedora 42 Available with Two New Spins
If you're a fan of Fedora, today's your lucky day, because the development team has released version 42 of the well-loved Linux distribution. The latest version not only includes the usual upgrades but also comes with the announcement that the official KDE Plasma spin is now available, as well as a brand new spin with System76's COSMIC desktop.
As far as upgrades are concerned, there's an improved Anaconda installer that is now Wayland native. You'll also find DNF5, Linux kernel 6.14, and upgrades for all of the available desktops, such as Gnome 48, KDE Plasma 6.3.4 (with KDE Frameworks 6.12.0), LXQt 2.1.0, and Xfce 4.20.
Of course, the biggest news is the update of the KDE Plasma spin to "Edition" status and the availability of the new COSMIC spin. It's important to note that the COSMIC desktop is still in alpha, so only use this spin for testing purposes.
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