Perubahan dalam Fedora 41 Untuk Administrator Sistem
DNF 5
Manajer paket baku di Fedora 41 adalah DNF 5. Ini adalah peningkatan besar yang membawa banyak perbaikan, terutama:
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Footprint yang lebih sedikit : Paket dnf5 adalah manajer paket dengan fitur lengkap yang tidak memerlukan dependensi Python. Ini juga mengurangi banyaknya alat manajemen perangkat lunak di Fedora dengan menggantikan paket dnf dan microdnf. Ukuran instalasi tumpukan
dnf5
dalam sebuah kontainer kosong kira-kira 60% lebih kecil daripada instalasi dnf.Additionally, in previous Fedora releases,
dnf
,microdnf
, andPackageKit
used their own caches, leading to significant metadata redundancy. Withdnf5
anddnf5daemon
, which share metadata, this redundancy will be eliminated. -
Faster query processing: The processing of package metadata is now significantly faster. Executing commands such as
repoquery
to list packages available in repositories is now twice as fast compared todnf
. Similarly, operations like listing dependencies or parsing numerous command-line arguments are notably expedited, potentially saving users seconds to tens of seconds in waiting time for the results. -
Lowered maintenance costs: Many functional duplicates in dnf were eliminated during the development of the new
dnf5
package manager. This was partly because the integration of the originalPackageKit
anddnf
libraries into the originallibdnf
library was never completed. Plugins are now included in the same package as the core functionality. -
Consolidated and streamlined API: The API for managing packages, working with repositories, and solving package dependencies is now consolidated into a single component, providing a unified solution. The original dnf API underwent a review process, during which unused workflows and obsolete methods were removed, while improving usability for users.
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Enhanced command-line outputs: Transaction tables now offer more detailed information, verbose scriptlet outputs are redirected and organized by package name into log files, individual commands come with their own man pages, bash completion has been enhanced, and numerous other improvements have been made.
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Unified user experience: Consistent user experience is now offered to users across servers, workstations, and containers, as
dnf5
is the sole package manager deployed there. Existingdnf
,yum
, andmicrodnf
commands are linked todnf5
, while compatibility aliases for essential use cases will be provided to facilitate migration. Configuration files are now shared amongdnf5
components. API users will encounter unified code style and naming conventions. Various scripting language interfaces are now provided from a single source using SWIG bindings (formerly CPython and SWIG).
For information about this release, see the upstream DNF5 documentation, particularly the list of changes between DNF and DNF5. Developers should also check the DBus API bindings for dnfdaemon.
RPM 4.20
RPM in Fedora 41 has been updated to version 4.20, which provides a number of improvements, such as:
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Hands-free packaging
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Declarative build system
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Dynamic spec generation extended
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File trigger scriptlet arguments
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Support for spec local dependency generators
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Support for sysusers 'm' directive
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Guaranteed per-build directory
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Public plugin API
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Increased install scriptlet isolation
See the upstream release notes for details.
DNF and bootc in Image Mode Fedora variants
Starting with Fedora 41, the Fedora Atomic Desktops, Fedora CoreOS and Fedora IOT will ship bootc
and DNF5 as part of the image. Now you can use dnf
commands as part of container builds that use these Fedora variants as the base image. While rpm-ostree
is still available, you can now use bootc
to manage your image mode deployments and updates.
When running dnf on a booted image mode system, DNF will give a better error message pointing to the available tools on your booted system to accomplish your task. This is the start of a process to enable DNF with rpm-ostree
features and the re-focus on bootc
to manage image mode deployments.
SPDX Migration
RPM packages use SPDX identifiers as a standard for licenses. 90 % of the packages have been migrated to SPDX identifiers. The remaining packages are estimated to be migrated to SPDX in Fedora 42. A list of all licenses allowed (and used) in Fedora Linux can be found at Fedora Legal page. Out of 90%, nine percent of the packages have a temporary license LicenseRef-Callaway-*
that conforms to SPDX, but needs to be assigned the correct license ID from the SPDX organization.
Remove ifcfg support in NetworkManager
NetworkManager removes support for connection profiles stored in ifcfg format. It is deprecated upstream and the native Keyfile format is valid and a better replacement. The following packages are being dropped. NetworkManager-initscripts-ifcfg-rh
, NetworkManager-dispatcher-routing-rules
and NetworkManager-initscripts-updown
.
Running SSSD with reduced privileges
To support general system hardening (running software with least privileges possible), the SSSD service is now configured to run under sssd
or root
user using the systemd
service configuration files. This service user now defaults to sssd
and irrespective of what service user is configured, root
or sssd
, all root capabilities are dropped with the exception of a few privileged helper processes.
Removal of the sss_ssh_knownhostsproxy
tool
The sss_ssh_knownhostsproxy
tool was deprecated in the previous release and has now been removed. It is replaced by the sss_ssh_knownhosts
tool. See man sss_ssh_knownhosts(1)
to learn how to use it.
Consistent device naming in Fedora Cloud
Previously, the Fedora Cloud edition used to set the net.ifnames=0
kernel command-line parameter during the kickstart process. This would disable the consistent naming for networking devices and ensured that Ethernet devices kept their traditional names such as eth0
, eth1
, and so on. With this update, net.ifnames=0
has been removed from the Fedora Cloud kickstart file to ensure consistency in the network device naming and to align with the other Fedora editions.
Remove network-scripts
With this update, the long-deprecated package network-scripts
will be removed. The package provided the legacy utilities ifup
and ifdown
, as well as the network.service
. Network scripts heavily depend on the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) client, and without active development, there is no chance of updating them to use an alternative client.
Packages that depend to some extent on network-scripts
:
Note that this change also affects all users with local custom network-scripts that require functionality from the network-scripts
package.
Access to all versions of Kubernetes and its related components
Starting with Fedora 41, all supported versions of Kubernetes, CRI-O and CRI-Tools will be available concurrently. As an example, Fedora 41 has the following Kubernetes RPMs at release:
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kubernetes1.29
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kubernetes1.30
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kubernetes1.31
This is a significant change from the past Fedora releases, which only had a single version of Kubernetes available in Fedora repositories. CRI-O and CRI-Tools RPMs also share this change with versions available to complement Kubernetes. For more information, see this Fedora Quick Doc.
TuneD is the default power profile management modules/release-notes/pages
TuneD replaced power-profiles-daemon
as a default power profile management daemon for the following Fedora workstation spins:
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KDE Plasma
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GNOME
The server users can customize the desktop-exposed power profiles by editing the /etc/tuned/ppd.conf
file in the command-line. The workstation users can set the power profile through the GUI control center.
The tuned-ppd
package provides a drop-in replacement for the power-profiles-daemon
, which allows it to be used with the current desktops.
Those applications that already use power-profiles-daemon
can access TuneD without modifying the code.
Netavark uses nftables
by default
Netavark is a container networking tool used by Podman. Netavark manages interfaces and firewall rules and with this Fedora update, it will use nftables
by default to create firewall rules for containers.
Unprivileged updates for Fedora Atomic Desktops
On Atomic Desktops, the policy controlling access to the rpm-ostree
daemon has been updated to:
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Enable users to update the system without having elevated privileges or typing a password. Note that this change only applies to system updates and repository meta updates; not to other operations.
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Reduce access to the most privileged operations (such as changing the kernel arguments, or rebasing to another image) of
rpm-ostree
for administrators to avoid mistakes. Only the following operations will remain password-less to match the behavior of the package mode Fedora with thednf
command:-
install and uninstall packages
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upgrade the image
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rollback the image
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cancel transactions
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cleanup deployment
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ComposeFS enabled by default for Fedora CoreOS and IoT editions
On Fedora CoreOS and Fedora IoT systems, the root mount of the system (/
) is now mounted using composefs
, which makes it a truly read only filesystem, increasing the system integrity and robustness. This is the first step toward a full at runtime verification of filesystem integrity.
Enable bootupd on Fedora Silverblue and Kinoite editions
On Atomic Desktops, the bootloader is now automatically updated using bootupd
. New systems are now installed with a static GRUB configuration which relies only on the Boot Loader Specification configuration files and is not regenerated for each update.
Multiple versioned Kubernetes packages
The upstream Kubernetes project maintains 3 concurrent versions with a new release every 4 months. Previously, in Fedora, only one of these versions was always provided, and matched with a specific release. Starting with Fedora 41, all currently supported Kubernetes versions are provided, using separate packages named after each major version. Using the kubernetes-client
rpm as an example, instead of kubernetes-client-1.29.2-1.fc41
, Fedora now offers kubernetes1.29-client-1.29.2-1.fc41
, kubernetes1.28-client-1.28.5-1.fc41
, and kubernetes1.27-client-1.27.8-1.fc41
.
Upgrading to Fedora 41 on a machine with Fedora 40 or Fedora 39 requires a manual step by the user to select the appropriate versioned Kubernetes package.
For more information, see the Fedora Quick Docs.
dm-vdo and vdo-8.3
Fedora 41 is the first Fedora release that provides the dm-vdo
(virtual data optimizer) device mapper target, along with the vdo
user tools package.
The dm-vdo
target provides inline deduplication, compression, and thin provisioning. These features can be added to the storage stack, compatible with any file system. A dm-vdo
target can be backed by up to 256TB of storage, and can present a logical size of up to 4PB. This target was originally developed starting in 2009. It was first released in 2013, and has been used in production environments ever since. It was made open-source in 2017, and merged into the upstream Linux kernel in 2024.
To support dm-vdo
targets, the vdo
user tool package provides the following tools:
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vdoformat
, which is required to create and format vdo volumes. -
vdostats
, which displays useful configuration and statistics information for vdo volumes. -
vdoforcerebuild
, which is used in bringing a vdo out of read-only mode following an unrecoverable error.
Additional diagnostic tools are also included in the vdo
package. However, they are rarely needed for normal operation.
Although not required, it is strongly recommended that lvm2
be used to manage vdo volumes. See the lvm2
documentation for more information.
If you have a vdo volume created with the kvdo module, be sure to refer to the kvdo documentation for important considerations prior to attempting to upgrade to a dm-vdo
target.
Stratis 3.7: stratisd 3.7.3 and stratis-cli 3.7.0
This update includes releases of stratisd
3.7.3 and stratis-cli
3.7.0. It includes one significant enhancement, several minor enhancements, and a number of small improvements.
Most significantly, Stratis 3.7.3 extends its functionality to allow a user to revert a snapshot, i.e., to overwrite a Stratis filesystem with a previously taken snapshot of that filesystem. The process of reverting requires two steps. First, a snapshot must be scheduled for revert. However, the revert can only take place when a pool is started. This can be done while stratisd
is running, by stopping and then restarting the pool. A revert may also be occasioned by a reboot of the system stratisd is running on. Restarting stratisd will also cause a scheduled revert to occur, so long as the pool containing the filesystem to be reverted has already been stopped. To support this functionality, stratis-cli
includes two new filesystem subcommands, schedule-revert
and cancel-revert
.
Some additional functionality has been added to support this revert functionality. First, a filesystem’s origin field is now included among its D-Bus properties and updated as appropriate. stratis-cli
displays an origin value in its newly introduced filesystem detail view. stratisd
also support a new filesystem D-Bus method which returns the filesystem metadata. The filesystem debug commands in stratis-cli
now include a get-metadata option which will display the filesystem metadata for a given pool or filesystem. Equivalent functionality has been introduced for the pool metadata as well.
stratisd
also includes a considerable number of dependency version bumps, minor fixes and additional testing, while stratis-cli
includes improvements to its command-line parsing implementation.
Please consult the stratisd and stratis-cli changelogs for additional information about the release.
Fedora repoquery tool
Fedora 41 provides a new tool for querying repositories, fedora-repoquery
, a small commandline tool for doing repoqueries of Fedora, EPEL, eln, and Centos Stream package repositories. It wraps dnf repoquery separating cached repo data under separate repo names for faster cached querying.
See the upstream readme for usage examples, or use fedora-repoquery --help
after installing.
OpenSSL now distrusts SHA-1 signatures by default
OpenSSL in Fedora 41 no longer trusts SHA-1 signatures by default and blocks their creation as well. This change was implemented because chosen-prefix collision attacks on SHA-1 are becoming increasingly feasible. This brings Fedora’s security defaults closer to what is considered secure in modern day cryptographic landscape.
You can revert to previous default behavior either system-wide by using update-crypto-policies --set FEDORA40
, or per process with runcp FEDORA40 command args
, using the crypto-policies-extra
tool available Copr. These old policies will be maintained in Fedora for several future releases. However, their use is generally not recommended.
Reproducible Package Builds
Fedora package builds are now more deterministic, bringing the distribution closer to the goal of achieving fully reproducible builds for all of its packages.
For more information, see Fedora’s Reproducible Builds documentation.
Libvirt Virtual Network NFTables
The libvirt virtual network has been changed to prefer use of the nftables
firewall backend instead of iptables
.
This change has some potential compatibility impact; see the Change page for details and workarounds.
Redis has been replaced with Valkey
Redis has been replaced with Valkey in Fedora 41 due to Redis' license change to RASLv2/SSPL which rendered it incompatible with Free and Open Source principles. Valkey is a full replacement of Redis which preserves the original BSD licensing.
When upgrading to Fedora Linux 41, systems with redis
installed will be switched to valkey
via the valkey-compat
package. The change should be mostly transparent to users as the valkey-compat
package provides config and data migration for most common configurations. The valkey
systemd units will have aliases for redis
to ease the migration for users.
OpenSSL engine support deprecated
Support for OpenSSL engines is deprecated in Fedora 41. Engines are not FIPS compatible and corresponding API is deprecated since OpenSSL 3.0. Those currently using OpenSSL engines should switch to using providers.
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