Fedora test days are events where anyone can help make certain that changes in Fedora work well in an upcoming release. Fedora community members often participate, and the public is welcome at these events. If you’ve never contributed to Fedora before, this is a perfect way to start.
There are two upcoming test periods in the next two weeks covering two topics:
- Tuesday 10 Sept through Monday 16 Sept , is to test i18n
- Monday 09 Sept through Friday 13 Sept, is to test the Tuned as Default Power Profile.
Come and test with us to make Fedora 41 even better. Read more below on how to do it.
i18n Test Days
The i18n team is testing changes for Fedora Linux 41 (IBus Chewing default for Traditional Chinese (Taiwan) and others). As a result, the i18n and QA teams organized a test week from Tuesday, September 10, 2024, through Monday, September 16, 2024. The wiki page contains links to the test images you’ll need to participate.
Tuned as default
We’re excited to invite testers to participate in the testing of the new Tuned Power Daemon in Fedora 41, which will soon become the default power profile daemon. This new feature aims to improve power management by offering more efficient power-saving profiles and enhanced customization options. Your feedback will be instrumental in ensuring a smooth transition from the previous power-profiles-daemon to Tuned.
Whether you’re a seasoned tester or new to Fedora, your contributions will help identify any bugs and refine this feature to offer the best experience for all Fedora users. Join us in shaping the future of power management in Fedora 41! Testing will occur Monday 09 Sept through Friday 13 Sept,The wiki page has more information about how to continue.
How do test days work?
A test day is an event where anyone can help make sure changes in Fedora Linux work well in an upcoming release. Fedora community members often participate, and the public is welcome at these events. This is a perfect way to start contributing.
To contribute, you only need to be able to download test materials (which include some large files) and then read and follow directions step by step.
Detailed information about all the test days is available on the wiki pages mentioned above. If you’re available on or around the days of the events, please do some testing and report your results. All the test day pages receive some final touches which complete about 24 hrs before the test day begins. We urge you to be patient about resources that are, in most cases, uploaded hours before the test day starts.
Come and test with us to make the upcoming Fedora Linux 41 even better.
Luna bittin Jernberg
Will try to have time to help up with the i18n/l10n test week
Grandpa Leslie
I have been testing Fedora41 since it was spun off from Rawhide.
For the most part, it is a well put together distribution. I did find some issues related to desktop users vis:
a) Some python based programs no longer execute (Meld, now fixed) and Aisleriot (not fixed).
b) A Bug fix for Fedora 40 has become a bug issue for Fedora 41. I experienced lockout if I let the user timeout, while logged in. The only way back is with a reboot as keyboard and display are locked. (Fixed in Fedora 40. Someone took the wrong library to use for Fedora 41.
I believe that the anaconda from Fedora 40 is better than the gui web based one setup for F41. For that reason, I test using the most recent “Everything.iso”.
Here is a logic shortcoming that is not a bug.
In Canada, as in many European countries, I can install two or more keyboard layouts, typically CF (Canadian French) and the North American(US) layout.
When there are two users for the desktop, one uses US layout, one CF. Without a reboot, the system defaults to what the last user’s keyboard layout was in use. I would say, “What is needed is for the system keyboard layout to be automatically setup based on the logon’s id entry. Example: based to CF, or US, based on the user logon id. That way the password, containing foreign characters can be recognized.
Currently the layout is not defaulted. If the last user had the US layout, the other language user cannot enter special characters for password, eg. É,àèìòùỳ to list a few.
Vivienne
Video playback has never worked for me after installing Fedora. Will this be fixed for upcoming release? I like Fedoras aesthetics coming from macOS so i try it time to time but its crazy to me that the most basic thing – video playback on websites just gives errors.
KC
Vivienne,
This is probably not the proper place to ask this question.
But the links I provided should help.
https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/c/ask/6/none
Take a look at the following links.
https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/quick-docs/rpmfusion-setup/
https://rpmfusion.org/
https://rpmfusion.org/Howto/Multimedia