Recently Fedora 29 came to light, loaded with some novelties that although not too many are important as Fedora Modularity.

With this in mind, many users plan to download it but do not always have the solid knowledge to do so. Or they just need a little help. That’s why this article will teach you how to install Fedora 29.

Preparing the installation

If you are not sure whether to install Fedora 29 on your main computer or just want to try it out, you can install it on a virtual machine. To do this you must have modern hardware that can withstand the load.

However, to install Fedora 29 in its main 64-bit Workstation version, you need at least 2Gb of Ram, a Dual Core processor that supports 64 bits and 20Gb of hard disk space. Come on, modern hardware can do it.

Let’s install Fedora 29

After downloading it from its official site, it prepares a pen drive with the system and starts booting. You will find this first screen:

In it, you must select the first option to start the Live session.

Then, the installer will give you two options. There is an option to try Fedora from an uninstalled Live session. And the other one where you can start the installation. Choose the second one to continue.

The next step is to choose the language of the installation. This is up to you. However, I believe that although it is in English, the steps are clear.

As you continue, it will give you a summary of the installation. Where you will have to partition the disk and keyboard layout.

On the partitioning screen, if you choose automatic, the process is simpler, but I’m going to show you how to partition manually so that you can do it yourself.

In this screen, you have to do the partitioning. Simply add a partition by clicking on the + button at the bottom left. Then, choose the partition type, size, and mounting point, in this case “/”. Don’t forget to define it as a standard partition.

Now, create the Swap partition. Likewise, click on the + button and then on Mount point choose swap and define the size.

When you have finished defining the partitions, click on done and you will be warned of the changes.

Next, select your timezone.

Now, you can start to install Fedora 29.

At the end of the installation, close the installer and restart the system, just like you would on any GNOME system.

Complete the installation

When you start the system, you will see this welcome screen.

Then, on the next screen, you can set two privacy options. In the first, if you want to use localization service for applications that require it. The second one, asks you about the possibility of automatically sending bug reports. Choose the way you want.

Fedora and GNOME allow you to synchronize data with cloud services, such as contacts, calendar and more. That’s why this screen gives you a choice. At the moment I won’t synchronize anything.

Then, add information about your user.

Now, create your password. I recommend that you be strong to improve the privacy and security of your data.

Finally, you have completed the installation of Fedora 29.

Click on Start Using Fedora button and that’s it.

Conclusion

As you can see, installing Fedora 29 is not such a complex matter. So I invite you to give this great version of the community distribution sponsored by Red Hat a try.

By the way, speaking of Red Hat, did you know it was acquired by IBM? We’ll tell you about it here.

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Let’s see why this distribution is so special.

Fedora has the Red Hat power

Fedora is a Linux distribution that uses RPM packages. It is sponsored by Red Hat and provides an updated, innovative and stable system. As expected it is available for free and although its default desktop environment is GNOME, it is also possible to download different Spin with other desktop environments such as KDE, XFCE or Mate.

One issue to which Fedora pays a lot of attention is that of containers, servers, and virtualization. Something that is very much happening these days. Proof of this is that it has three main versions. In the first place is the Workstation version, focused on home computers and everyday work. It is the most used and popular version. Then, it is Server oriented to servers using the best and latest tools of DataCenter. Finally, Atomic is specialized in Docker and Kubernetes technologies.

If a distribution is sponsored by an open source giant like Red Hat, it’s because it’s good and its latest version even better.

Fedora 29 Available

A new version was released recently, and in Matthew Miller’s words is the best yet. This is partly due to the updated package and the fact that this version is the first to be modular.

Fedora Modularity is a technology that has been tested for some time by Fedora that allows you to install several versions of the same package without modifying the basic libraries of the system. As you can notice, it is an innovation within Linux. And this is perhaps the most important novelty of this version.

Another thing to keep in mind is that this new version comes with Linux Kernel 4.18 and GNOME 3.30 as the desktop environment, thus ensuring compatibility with most recent hardware.

How to Upgrade from Fedora 28

It is possible to upgrade from Fedora 28 if you prefer. First, you must update all system packages. Open a terminal and run:

:~$ sudo dnf upgrade --refresh

It is then necessary to install the DNF plugin to update the system version. To do this, type.

:~$ sudo dnf install dnf-plugin-system-upgrade

Once you have finished, you can start the system update.

:~$ sudo dnf system-upgrade download --releasever=29

The above command will download all the new packages needed for the upgrade. In case you have problems with the update, you can add the –allowerasing option to enable the system to make the changes for the update.

Finally, reboot and complete the upgrade:

:~$ sudo dnf system-upgrade reboot

The update will take a while. When you reboot the system. You will have Fedora 29

Conclusion

Fedora is a great Linux distribution and this new version is even more innovative and promises to be the best that has been taken so far.

Do you want to download it? you are already using it? let us know what you think.

Please make your comment and participate.

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In the birthday of Fedora, the greatest present is Fedora itself with the latest release – Fedora 29. This one, in particular, is of great excitement as a number of new features come up in this release.

Fedora is the testing lab of RHEL as Red Hat brings the latest and newest features to Fedora first, then integrates into their industry-leading RHEL.

New features

Here is a short of all the new features that are coming to Fedora 29.

• GNOME 3.30 – Fedora 29 comes up with the latest version of GNOME (v3.30). It offers its own set of changes and features.

• Fedora Modularity – This is the most exciting feature of the latest Fedora release. It allows shipping various packages over the same base of Fedora. Now, users don’t have to upgrade the entire OS. For example, users can now select Node.js v8 or v10 or, choose between the versions of Kubernetes matching OopenShift Origin etc.

• Silverblue variant – Fedora 29 is the first release of Silverblue variant. This is now the new face of Fedora Atomic Workstation from Project Atomic. It focuses on the container-based workflows and targets the devs explicitly.

Get Fedora

Fedora 29 is the latest stable version of Fedora. Get Fedora 29 now!

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