Fedora 45 delayed again to November over unresolved blocker bugs

Fedora 45 missed its second scheduled release window after failing to produce a release candidate in time for last week's Go/No-Go meeting. At this week's meeting, four accepted blockers remained unresolved, including an oversized AArch64 Server image, LVM auto-activation failures on LUKS setups, and KDE Plasma Discover pulling outdated Fedora 44 packages. Three additional issues are under consideration as proposed blockers. The Fedora project has reset its target date to November 3, contingent on clearing these bugs by next Thursday.

What is blocking Fedora 45

• eMudhra mitigation: Update needed for an unspecified issue with this component
• Fedora Server 45 AArch64 image: Exceeds maximum allowed size
• LVM on LUKS: Auto-activation fails after upgrade when using LUKS-backed physical volumes
• KDE Plasma Discover: Installing stale native RPM packages from Fedora 44 repositories instead of current ones
• Proposed blockers under review: Network interface configuration via ip= kernel parameter failing during install; two Stratis encrypted pool boot failures (one dropping to emergency mode after unanswered passphrase prompt)

Why it matters

Back-to-back delays for a major distribution release are unusual and signal persistent installer and storage stack issues that affect both server and desktop users. The slip into November compresses Fedora's typical release cadence and may pressure downstream rebuilds like AlmaLinux and Rocky Linux.