The Fedora QA team invites you to participate in the Anaconda F45 features Test Week, which is running now through October 2, 2026. There is still time to jump in this week and help us shape the Fedora 45 installer before it ships.

What’s New in the Anaconda F45 Installer

Fedora 45 brings three significant changes to how you install the system. Each one is ready for real-world testing – and better testing means a better installer.

• WebUI for Atomic Desktops – The modern web-based installer now covers the Atomic Desktops (Silverblue, Kinoite, and the Cosmic/Sway/Budgie Atomic variants). See the Change page.
• Remote WebUI – You can now drive an installation from another device entirely, straight from a browser. See the Change page.
• Stratis support – The WebUI can now configure Stratis storage. See the Change page and the introduction on Fedora Magazine.

How to Participate

Requirements

• A virtual machine or a spare bare-metal box – not a production machine and not one with data you care about.
• The latest Fedora 45 nightly image (nightly images or the development mirror).
• A little time between now and October 2.

Start here

The Anaconda Test Week is running now through October 2, 2026. We have prepared easy-to-follow steps for you here: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Test_Day:2026-09-28_Anaconda_F45_features

If you need any help, community contacts are listed on that page too.

Learn more:

• Anaconda F45 features Test Day wiki
• Test cases and results
• WebUI for Atomic Desktops Change
• Remote WebUI Change
• Stratis support Change