Fedora 45 slips to October 27 as Atomic Initiative ends, RPM v6 and DNF4 removal planned for F46
Fedora 45 is delayed to October 27 with NO-GO status, while Fedora 46 planning brings major system-wide changes including RPM v6, DNF4 removal, and unprivileged eBPF access.
Summary
Fedora 45's final release has been pushed to October 27, 2026, remaining in NO-GO status as teams evaluate late-stage blocker bugs. The Atomic Initiative will formally shut down on October 31, transferring bootable image work to the CoreOS Working Group with a new minimal atomic-seed image. Looking ahead, Fedora 46 proposals include transitioning to RPM v6, completely removing the legacy DNF4 stack and modularity, and introducing unprivileged eBPF access via a new daemon.
What's changing in Fedora 45 and 46
- Fedora 45: Final release delayed to October 27; virtual console modernized with kmscon replacing fbcon
- Atomic Initiative ends October 31: Ownership transfers to CoreOS Working Group; new atomic-seed repository on Forgejo (MIT license) with minimal package set: kernel, systemd, SELinux policy, Podman, bootc
- Fedora 46 proposals: RPM v6 package format transition; complete DNF4 and modularity removal; unprivileged eBPF daemon
- Additional F46 changes: LMDB 1.0 transition, libvirt network filter migration to NFTables, libchewing 0.14 update, standardized Emacs packaging with new RPM macros
- Infrastructure: Active migration from GitLab to Fedora Forgejo; Konflux adoption for CI; documentation restructuring under unified root component
Why it matters
The DNF4 removal and RPM v6 transition represent the most significant package management changes in years for Fedora, affecting all users and derivative distributions. The atomic-seed image consolidation under CoreOS may simplify the fragmented Fedora immutable landscape but risks centralizing control.
Original reference: abompard.fedorapeople.org →