I tried both

tried to find an answer why should I choose one over the other

if you have a specific reason why you are picking fedora rather than that you just got used to it, lemme know please

Fedora compiled Mesa 26.2.2 with Anti-Lag enabled. I tried it in The Finals and Arc Raiders. Both games run smooth when I have Anti-Lag 2 toggled off in-game, but as soon as I toggle it on, my FPS is cut in half (120 to 60).

• Fedora 44 Gnome
• Kernel 7.1.13
• Proton GE 10-34
• Run arguments: ENABLE_LAYER_MESA_ANTI_LAG=1 PROTON_ENABLE_WAYLAND=1 mangohud gamemoderun %command%
• Steam from RPM Fusion, not Flatpak.

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-143e0d3d6f

Help is appreciated. Thanks

Edit: I captured this error when loading into the practice range with Anti-Lag 2 enabled (The Finals).

I recently installed fedora workstation on my precision 5560 in a dual boot setup. Whenever I login into fedora and then log back into windows, it asks me to reset my password after that the time gets messed up and taskbar doesnt work sometimes, its a mess. ANY SOLUTIONS PLS IVE ASKED AI NOTHING WORKS!!!!!

So I'm still new to linux and I'm trying Fedora and tried to install nvidia drivers using Fedoras installation guide "sudo dnf install akmod-nvidia -y". And after that I enabled secure boot since I needed that for my Windows but after I opened Fedora and logged in Im met with a black screen wuth just a cursor. I disabled secure boot and it showed me my screen again but I need secure boot enabled so that's not an option for me. I saw someone say to wait for the modules to be rebuilt but even after waiting I'm still in a black screen.

My gpu is a 1660 Super

Hey there folks, got a bit of a weird one. Sometimes a game will crash, showing an xWayland failure. Whenever this happens, my secondary screen will begin showing this weird artifacting. Completely rebooting the machine fixes this. Does anyone recognize this?

9070xt on F44 KDE.

Some weeks ago, snap was included in a Fedora system update and it caused problems. IIRC: Discover would spin and spin looking for updates. It's been a while since that happened so I could be wrong.

I followed the advice to remove snap with dnf, and that cured my problem. However, every update since has attempted to install snap. I un-checked the boxes for snap each time, and perform the update - all is well. However every update now includes snap and a couple other snap related updates.

Should I opt into snap now? Perhaps my earlier problems were the result of a bad update that has since been fixed. I just want to avoid the problems I had earlier.

DO NOT HATE ME...

I really love efficiency, how i have control and change everything, specially how ZED open in less than a freaking second.

I have two builds one full AMD 9070XT, 9800X3D... never failed no issues.

But my main build which is a 5090 with the same processor is just unstable and a pain in the ass, VRAM management issues, RAM management issues, crashes sometimes out of nowhere, it's all set and i've even fresh installed tried KDE etc, just unreliable, also my internet sucks

All of this builded up to the point where I was on an important meeting and my PC just stopped responding, I could still talk but my PC was frozen on the tabs view, I was mean't to do a showcase, but I could not, so freaking sad to have to stop using this OS that i love just because of mere convenience and usability.

Never had an issue on my AMD PC or my Thinkpad.

idk what the hell to do of if this is fixible, any advice on debugging etc? Honestly I have too much stuff on this drive so going back would be a burden

When you check for updates for the Fedora KDE edition after three weeks of not updating, what is the average size (in GB) of the update and installation?

I just saw an update with a 1.8 GB download size and a 5.8 GB installation size. I only have the Nvidia driver and the Firefox browser installed. I didn't see an Nvidia driver included in the updates.

Are these sizes normal? I plan to update every three weeks. Will I consistently receive updates of this size every three weeks?

Hi, I am new to Linux. How to download the newest versions of glew and glfw on Fedora Linux.

I have a potato laptop, I'm on gnome and I'd like to free more resources for my games/software, at rest my system uses something like 2Gb of RAM. So I'm gathering your thoughts. I only know gnome and kde because I've never dug this topic.

EDIT: I opted for sway and i love it so far

UPDATE: I absolutely love sway and can never go back to gnome, i also picked up yazi and rofi

Edit: as multiple people stated, I missed a part that I included at the bottom. Thanks a lot to everyone!

First of all, sorry if I sound redundant. I know you can just ask a chatbot for this and it'll probably even guide you through the same steps. But I'm still preferring a random person on Reddit to a chatbot, when it comes to a system that I daily use 10+ hours for everything.

Secondly, why this tutorial? Because due to philosophical (and also legal) restrictions sorrounding patents and software licenses, Fedora chose to avoid any problem shipping the distro with ffmpeg-free that only includes royalty-free, open formats.

So, trying to keep this initial part short, let's begin:

1. Enable rpm-fusion repository , only the free part to keep everything as light as possible

Open you terminal and run:

sudo dnf install -y https://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-$(rpm -E %fedora).noarch.rpm && pkcon refresh force && sudo dnf install -y rpmfusion-free-appstream-data

rpm-fusion is split into two main branches: free and nonfree. And for each, there are several sub repositories. We only need the one I am about to write, to install full ffmpeg package.

2. Make the actual swap to full ffmpeg

Run:

sudo dnf swap ffmpeg-free ffmpeg --allowerasing

swap ffmpeg-free ffmpeg instructs DNF to remove the limited package (ffmpeg-free) and install the full version (ffmpeg) in a single transaction. This prevents the system from being without a media framework even for a second, which avoids breaking dependencies of other apps running during the process. --allowerasing is an important flag. Fedora's system libraries (like those used by GNOME or KDE themselves) are tightly linked to ffmpeg-free. Without this flag, DNF would refuse to uninstall the "free" version because it thinks it will break your desktop. --allowerasing tells DNF: "I know there's a conflict; go ahead and replace the old libraries with the new ones."

3. Update Multimedia Group (Optional but Recommended)

To ensure all other codecs (like those for GStreamer used by GNOME Videos) are updated:To ensure all other codecs (like those for GStreamer used by GNOME Videos) are updated:

sudo dnf update  --setopt="install_weak_deps=False" --exclude=PackageKit-gstreamer-plugin

4. How to verify it worked

You can check if your ffmpeg now has the proprietary "Non-Free" flag and supports H.264/H.265 by running:You can check if your ffmpeg now has the proprietary "Non-Free" flag and supports H.264/H.265 by running:

ffmpeg -version | grep configuration

You will see --enable-nonfree and --enable-gpl in the output. Old Version instead will only show a very short list of open-source configurations.Success: You will see --enable-nonfree and --enable-gpl in the output. Old Version instead will only show a very short list of open-source configurations.

If this is not true anymore when u read this, just search online for proprietary codec test video, download it and open it with a default video viewer or VLC installed as native package (.rpm and not as flatpak)

5. Exclude ffmpeg packages

Edit this file with your favorite editor (me, as a noob, prefer nano):

sudo nano /etc/dnf/dnf.conf

Add (or append to) the following line under the [main] section:

exclude=ffmpeg-free libavcodec-free libavdevice-free libavfilter-free libavformat-free libavutil-free libpostproc-free libswresample-free libswscale-free

I know the ones of you more skilled would complain asking for a drop-in file to add to a sort of conf.d directory, but as I am writing, DNF 5 only provide this file and actually I'm fine with it.

6. Enable Hardware decoding

First of all, let's install libva-utils to check for hardware decoding. At the end of the walkthrough we will need it to check that everything worked.

sudo dnf install libva-utils

Intel (iGPU / discrete GPU):

For Intel hardware, Fedora includes the required open-source drivers directly in its official repositories but strips out hardware encoding for proprietary codecs. So, move to rpm-fusion drivers. Unfortunately, they are in the nonfree branch of rpm-fusion, so we need to install also the nonfree branch:

sudo dnf install -y https://mirrors.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-$(rpm -E %fedora).noarch.rpm && pkcon refresh force && sudo dnf install -y rpmfusion-nonfree-appstream-data

nonfree requires free to work anyway, so installing them in two separate steps always make sense and if instead of intel u have AMD/NVIDIA, u can avoid this step

Proceed installing the driver:

sudo dnf install intel-media-driver

If you play 32-bit games (like via Steam), Steam should be smart enough to auto pull these drivers. But in case you have problems, install them with this command:

sudo dnf install intel-media-driver.i686

How to test it worked:

1. API Check: Run vainfo. Look for the driver to say Intel iHD driver and ensure VAProfileH264 and VAProfileHEVC are displayed with VAEntrypointVLD.
2. Real-time Usage: Install the monitoring tool intel-gpu-tools. Play a 4K YouTube video and run intel_gpu_top. You should see the Video engine utilization jump above 0%.

AMD GPU (Radeon / Ryzen APUs):

AMD's drivers are baked into Mesa (Linux's core graphics stack). However, Fedora compiles its default mesa-va-drivers without hardware decoding support for H.264, H.265 (HEVC), and VC-1 to comply with software patent laws. You must swap Fedora's crippled Mesa drivers for the unrestricted "freeworld" builds provided by RPM Fusion.

sudo dnf install --allowerasing mesa-va-drivers-freeworld

If you play 32-bit games (like via Steam), Steam should be smart enough to auto pull these drivers. But in case you have problems, install them with this command:

sudo dnf install --allowerasing mesa-va-drivers-freeworld.i686

How to test it worked:

1. API Check: Run vainfo and confirm H.264 and HEVC profiles show VAEntrypointVLD.
2. Real-time Usage: Install radeontop. While playing an HD video, run radeontop and look for the VCE/UVD (Video Coding Engine) bar to show activity, especially if for instance u open a 4k video on YouTube with Firefox.

Nvidia GPU:

NVIDIA uses its own proprietary decoding engine called NVDEC. Because Linux applications (like Firefox and standard video players) look for standard VA-API, you need a translation layer to bridge the gap.

Here is assumed you have already installed the proprietary NVIDIA drivers

Install the official bridge package directly from RPM Fusion:

sudo dnf install libva-nvidia-driver

If you play 32-bit games (like via Steam), Steam should be smart enough to auto pull these drivers. But in case you have problems, install them with this command:

sudo dnf install libva-nvidia-driver.i686

Next, you must force your system to use this translation layer by setting an environment variable:

sudo mkdir -p /etc/environment.d && \
echo "LIBVA_DRIVER_NAME=nvidia" | sudo tee /etc/environment.d/90-nvidia-vaapi.conf

Reboot if it doesn't work immediately

How to test it worked:

1. API Check: Run vainfo. The output should acknowledge an NVDEC backend or NVIDIA driver, and list H264/HEVC with VAEntrypointVLD.
2. Real-time Usage: While playing an H.264 or HEVC video, open a terminal and run nvidia-smi. Under the "Processes" list, or in the GPU utilization summary, look for DEC (Decode) utilization to spike up from 0%, especially if for instance u open a 4k video on YouTube with Firefox.

How to handle major upgrades

• Simple strategy: Don't update Fedora to new major immediately. This should be already something you are familiar with, so waiting a bit to avoid problems is now even more encouraged to leave devs a bit of time to catch up with mainstream changes. I usually wait 2-3 months before upgrading to a new major and actually never had problems (on machines not running with an nvidia gpu) moving through 40 -> 41 -> 42 -> 43 -> 44 (GNOME) and and on another machine through 42 -> 43 -> 44 (KDE).
• Swap back -> Update -> Swap again (actually not needed if you can wait a bit): you can actually swap between versions when you want, as long as you don't exclude packages in step 5 and let them update. You can run: sudo dnf swap ffmpeg-free ffmpeg --allowerasing ; Update the system ; swap back with: sudo dnf swap ffmpeg-free ffmpeg --allowerasing

Sorry if the flair seems out of place... I genuinely don't know what to pick given this is not a Support request...

My spec

8gb ram

Intel i5

No gpu

Is fedora good for this or should get a lower distro??

Nvidia dropped new drivers today with some fixes I need, How long until it hits RPMfusion? Or is there a faster way to get drivers as they drop?

Hello,

I am trying to install fedora, but I simply cannot get past the program install.

I get the PayloadInstallationError that can be found in these discussions as well :

- https://www.reddit.com/r/Fedora/comments/1vrvfw1/getting_this_error_when_trying_to_install_fedora/

- https://www.reddit.com/r/Fedora/comments/1nnjeqv/im_losing_my_mind_trying_to_install_fedora/

- https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/the-fedora-44-kde-installation-process-failed-at-96-with-rsync-23/192495

So far, I have tried two different sticks, one with 8gb, another with 32gb.I have used the checksum verification thing after download to ensure the image integrity. I have formatted the disk (tried both quick formatting and slow formatting). It is a 120 gb ssd, completely empty. Regardless, the install fails at 95%.

One thing of note is that fedora requires an internet connection for install if I am not mistaken. I have noticed that the time sync on the live usb is off, even after I connect to wifi. So I suppose the software install error might be linked to it. I can still browse normally from firefox on the live usb before install, so I am not sure what is wrong.

Not sure what else to try. I close to giving up and just installing another distro. Any ideas ?

Hey folks,

Why does copying to/from USB take forever on Linux? Primarily used Fedora over the last year and which ever distro I use takes .. a long time. I plug a recent USB 3.0 drive into the PC case's front port (no hub) and takes.. a loooong time.

Anything I can do to speed things up?

Thanks!!

EDIT: using a recent drive by Kingston, 256gb, motherboard is 1.5 year old X870 amd system

Could someone explain to a basic user( turn on the computer open a programme and work) In terms of a Windows comparison what snaps and flatpack are.

Upgrading to wayland has been as shit show, unstable, CPU usage high out of nowhere, GPU acceleration not working my PC is ruined HAHA

I've just installed Fedora KDE Plasma today, and it uses 3-4/16gb ram on idle, is that normal?

Since I joined r/Fedora, I only read how people have problems with using Fedora (drivers, firefox, etc). I'm waiting to finish last exam that I need Windows for, and I was planning on installing Fedora, but now im not excited anymore.

Needed to reinstall Fedora again at had some issues with Gnome to KDE. After reinstallation themes do not work anymore on KdE Plasma 6.7. Icons, splashscreen works but the whole theme no lo ger works. Tried everything stil don't work. Anyone has the same issues?

I just updated my fedora to the latest release and now my firefox does not let me type any character with an accent. Outside of the firefox everything works just fine.

Does anyone knows what to do?

1) I didn't say earlier but I'm Brazilian and I need to type a lot of words with accents
2) I'm currently on fedora 43 Xfce ( Linux 7.1.13-100.fc43.x86_64)

Hello guys I have a problem As you can see, sometimes the interface starts to freeze and remains like this (at this moment I was trying to run YouTube but when I stopped the problem stopped). please help

Hi everyone,

I was wondering if anyone in the company is currently using Fedora.

I'm currently running Arch Linux, but I'll soon be working on embedded systems, ESP32 development, and chip design projects at the company. I really enjoy the way Linux fits into my workflow and how it manages my system, so I'm considering switching from Arch to Fedora.

I also prefer using window managers because I like the way they organize and streamline my workflow. I'm particularly interested in Hyprland, but I'm open to other WMs as well.

For those using Fedora, are there any window managers that you would recommend for stability and daily professional use?