Fedora 36 - Simply the BEST Linux Distro

hello everybody this is techa what we're hello everybody this is techa what we're going to be doing in this video is going to be doing in this video is going to be doing in this video is talking about the new release of fedora talking about the new release of fedora talking about the new release of fedora 36. the release is a little bit later 36. the release is a little bit later 36. the release is a little bit later than we expected but you can go to the than we expected but you can go to the than we expected but you can go to the fedora website download it and try it fedora website download it and try it fedora website download it and try it out for yourself or if you're currently out for yourself or if you're currently out for yourself or if you're currently running fedora 35 you can go ahead and running fedora 35 you can go ahead and running fedora 35 you can go ahead and upgrade to the latest version what we're upgrade to the latest version what we're upgrade to the latest version what we're going to be doing in this video is going to be doing in this video is going to be doing in this video is covering some of the primary changes covering some of the primary changes covering some of the primary changes from 35 to 36 from 35 to 36 from 35 to 36 but most important i'm going to be but most important i'm going to be but most important i'm going to be giving you my full in-depth review of giving you my full in-depth review of giving you my full in-depth review of fedora 36. i've been using the beta fedora 36. i've been using the beta fedora 36. i've been using the beta version on this computer since its version on this computer since its version on this computer since its release and i've been using fedora as a release and i've been using fedora as a release and i've been using fedora as a whole as my main linux distribution for whole as my main linux distribution for whole as my main linux distribution for i think around 10 months or so i have i think around 10 months or so i have i think around 10 months or so i have the main gnome version installed on my the main gnome version installed on my the main gnome version installed on my desktop computer and i have a dual boot desktop computer and i have a dual boot desktop computer and i have a dual boot on my laptop running the fedora kde spin on my laptop running the fedora kde spin on my laptop running the fedora kde spin and overall the experience has been and overall the experience has been and overall the experience has been remarkable but that does not necessarily remarkable but that does not necessarily remarkable but that does not necessarily mean that it has been absolutely perfect mean that it has been absolutely perfect mean that it has been absolutely perfect there are definitely some cons and we there are definitely some cons and we there are definitely some cons and we will be diving into the pros and cons of will be diving into the pros and cons of will be diving into the pros and cons of fedora as a whole in this video but fedora as a whole in this video but fedora as a whole in this video but first before we get into the changes and first before we get into the changes and first before we get into the changes and my review we're gonna need to thank the my review we're gonna need to thank the my review we're gonna need to thank the sponsor of today's video lenode so sponsor of today's video lenode so sponsor of today's video lenode so you've probably heard me talk about you've probably heard me talk about you've probably heard me talk about lenovo it is a fantastic service to go lenovo it is a fantastic service to go lenovo it is a fantastic service to go ahead and spin up your very own linux ahead and spin up your very own linux ahead and spin up your very own linux servers to basically do anything you'd servers to basically do anything you'd servers to basically do anything you'd want to do on a linux server from want to do on a linux server from want to do on a linux server from hosting websites game servers just about hosting websites game servers just about hosting websites game servers just about anything i'm using it for tech dot tv anything i'm using it for tech dot tv anything i'm using it for tech dot tv and my very own next cloud instance and and my very own next cloud instance and and my very own next cloud instance and i've installed both of those using their i've installed both of those using their i've installed both of those using their one-click installers and if you don't one-click installers and if you don't one-click installers and if you don't want to use their one-click installers want to use their one-click installers want to use their one-click installers they have a whole bunch of linux

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at version 42 so it has been updated so at version 42 so it has been updated so that is awesome and of course being that that is awesome and of course being that that is awesome and of course being that this is a distribution release well this is a distribution release well this is a distribution release well basically all of the packages are going basically all of the packages are going basically all of the packages are going to have new versions including some of to have new versions including some of to have new versions including some of the other spins so if you're on a kde the other spins so if you're on a kde the other spins so if you're on a kde plasma you're going to get all of those plasma you're going to get all of those plasma you're going to get all of those new updates if you're on lxde you're new updates if you're on lxde you're new updates if you're on lxde you're gonna get those new updates etc and i'm gonna get those new updates etc and i'm gonna get those new updates etc and i'm gonna be linking down below to some of gonna be linking down below to some of gonna be linking down below to some of the official release notes so you can the official release notes so you can the official release notes so you can check out some more of these updates and check out some more of these updates and check out some more of these updates and with that i want to get into my review with that i want to get into my review with that i want to get into my review of fedora what makes it great and some of fedora what makes it great and some of fedora what makes it great and some of the things that they could probably of the things that they could probably of the things that they could probably improve upon so first i'm going to start improve upon so first i'm going to start improve upon so first i'm going to start with some of the pros of fedora and that with some of the pros of fedora and that with some of the pros of fedora and that is the packages fedora always tends to is the packages fedora always tends to is the packages fedora always tends to ship with the latest and greatest ship with the latest and greatest ship with the latest and greatest packages even known for example fedora packages even known for example fedora packages even known for example fedora got a whole release with the latest got a whole release with the latest got a whole release with the latest version of gnome uh before even arch version of gnome uh before even arch version of gnome uh before even arch linux did and arch is supposed to be the linux did and arch is supposed to be the linux did and arch is supposed to be the rolling release distribution infider rolling release distribution infider rolling release distribution infider does all this while maintaining does all this while maintaining does all this while maintaining impressive stability they have a whole impressive stability they have a whole impressive stability they have a whole system that they use to actually go system that they use to actually go system that they use to actually go ahead and test various packages just to ahead and test various packages just to ahead and test various packages just to make sure there are no major issues make sure there are no major issues make sure there are no major issues before actually pushing out these before actually pushing out these before actually pushing out these updates and the primary benefit for updates and the primary benefit for updates and the primary benefit for actually being a fixed release system actually being a fixed release system actually being a fixed release system even though it's a very frequent fixed even though it's a very frequent fixed even though it's a very frequent fixed release system is the fact that they're release system is the fact that they're release system is the fact that they're able to actually hold back updates to able to actually hold back updates to able to actually hold back updates to some of the core components preventing some of the core components preventing some of the core components preventing the need to fix things while your system the need to fix things while your system the need to fix things while your system is still going and because of these is still going and because of these is still going and because of these frequent fixed releases fedora is still frequent fixed releases fedora is still frequent fixed releases fedora is still on the bleeding edge of things when it on the bleeding edge of things when it on the bleeding edge of things when it comes to various packages and updates comes to various packages and updates comes to various packages and updates and this is historically true as fedora and this is historically true as fedora and this is historically true as fedora was the first distribution to ship

was the first distribution to ship was the first distribution to ship systemd and many other popular linux systemd and many other popular linux systemd and many other popular linux packages such as weyland which are now packages such as weyland which are now packages such as weyland which are now seeing in this release for nvidia users seeing in this release for nvidia users seeing in this release for nvidia users pipe wire and better fs pipe wire and better fs pipe wire and better fs so in general fedora is the distribution so in general fedora is the distribution so in general fedora is the distribution that tends to fully adopt and support that tends to fully adopt and support that tends to fully adopt and support new technologies and probably my new technologies and probably my new technologies and probably my favorite thing about fedora is just how favorite thing about fedora is just how favorite thing about fedora is just how plain and vanilla it is this is a good plain and vanilla it is this is a good plain and vanilla it is this is a good thing because you get what you're thing because you get what you're thing because you get what you're supposed to get with the ecosystems that supposed to get with the ecosystems that supposed to get with the ecosystems that you choose for example the gnome desktop you choose for example the gnome desktop you choose for example the gnome desktop which is their primary desktop it ships which is their primary desktop it ships which is their primary desktop it ships with one extension for branding there's with one extension for branding there's with one extension for branding there's no custom theming or anything you get no custom theming or anything you get no custom theming or anything you get what you are supposed to get with what you are supposed to get with what you are supposed to get with whatever desktop environment that you whatever desktop environment that you whatever desktop environment that you choose so whatever spin or flavor of choose so whatever spin or flavor of choose so whatever spin or flavor of fedora you install you'll notice some fedora you install you'll notice some fedora you install you'll notice some slight branding changes maybe a slight branding changes maybe a slight branding changes maybe a different icon on the taskbar for the different icon on the taskbar for the different icon on the taskbar for the start button start button start button and maybe a different wallpaper but and maybe a different wallpaper but and maybe a different wallpaper but that's really about it and this is a that's really about it and this is a that's really about it and this is a really nice break from almost every really nice break from almost every really nice break from almost every other distribution which is just arch or other distribution which is just arch or other distribution which is just arch or ubuntu with a bunch of themes and ubuntu with a bunch of themes and ubuntu with a bunch of themes and extensions added to it which ends up extensions added to it which ends up extensions added to it which ends up kind of bloating the system and slowing kind of bloating the system and slowing kind of bloating the system and slowing it down additionally fedora has copper it down additionally fedora has copper it down additionally fedora has copper which is very similar to ppas or the aur which is very similar to ppas or the aur which is very similar to ppas or the aur where anyone can get or build their own where anyone can get or build their own where anyone can get or build their own repo and make their own packages for repo and make their own packages for repo and make their own packages for fedora and you will find quite a few fedora and you will find quite a few fedora and you will find quite a few popular packages on copper primarily popular packages on copper primarily popular packages on copper primarily because of how easy it is to package for because of how easy it is to package for because of how easy it is to package for it now if you've been following this it now if you've been following this it now if you've been following this channel for some time you probably know channel for some time you probably know channel for some time you probably know i got this laptop which is not friendly i got this laptop which is not friendly i got this laptop which is not friendly for linux at all it's an intel laptop for linux at all it's an intel laptop for linux at all it's an intel laptop with nvidia 3070 and even installing

with nvidia 3070 and even installing with nvidia 3070 and even installing windows on it kind of sucks because you windows on it kind of sucks because you windows on it kind of sucks because you have to like load drivers to get to have to like load drivers to get to have to like load drivers to get to recognize the ssd it's it's just not a recognize the ssd it's it's just not a recognize the ssd it's it's just not a fun thing to deal with and out of any of fun thing to deal with and out of any of fun thing to deal with and out of any of the linux distributions that i tried to the linux distributions that i tried to the linux distributions that i tried to put on that thing fedora was the only put on that thing fedora was the only put on that thing fedora was the only one that just one that just one that just worked i i say that just worked lightly worked i i say that just worked lightly worked i i say that just worked lightly there's still quite a few things that i there's still quite a few things that i there's still quite a few things that i had to do to tweak and fix it to make it had to do to tweak and fix it to make it had to do to tweak and fix it to make it work properly but it was the one that i work properly but it was the one that i work properly but it was the one that i was just able to install then the video was just able to install then the video was just able to install then the video drivers worked completely fine and after drivers worked completely fine and after drivers worked completely fine and after a little bit of tweaking and some minor a little bit of tweaking and some minor a little bit of tweaking and some minor configurations it was an absolute configurations it was an absolute configurations it was an absolute pleasure to use with that laptop that's pleasure to use with that laptop that's pleasure to use with that laptop that's the one i have the fedora kde spin on the one i have the fedora kde spin on the one i have the fedora kde spin on which kde plasma does a really good job which kde plasma does a really good job which kde plasma does a really good job with high resolution displays and with high resolution displays and with high resolution displays and scaling in general so that is why i'm scaling in general so that is why i'm scaling in general so that is why i'm using that and like i said earlier it's using that and like i said earlier it's using that and like i said earlier it's just vanilla kde so it doesn't have a just vanilla kde so it doesn't have a just vanilla kde so it doesn't have a bunch of different tweaks changes themes bunch of different tweaks changes themes bunch of different tweaks changes themes or anything like that i could just or anything like that i could just or anything like that i could just install it it's pure vanilla and that's install it it's pure vanilla and that's install it it's pure vanilla and that's honestly how i like my kde plasma so honestly how i like my kde plasma so honestly how i like my kde plasma so i've said a lot of good things about i've said a lot of good things about i've said a lot of good things about fedora and with that there are fedora and with that there are fedora and with that there are definitely some cons and some things definitely some cons and some things definitely some cons and some things holding it back from truly being the holding it back from truly being the holding it back from truly being the clear winner when it comes to the best clear winner when it comes to the best clear winner when it comes to the best linux distribution in my personal linux distribution in my personal linux distribution in my personal opinion it's the best but with these opinion it's the best but with these opinion it's the best but with these changes or these fixes i think that it changes or these fixes i think that it changes or these fixes i think that it would turn from opinion to fact first would turn from opinion to fact first would turn from opinion to fact first things first dnf their package manager things first dnf their package manager things first dnf their package manager the package management system in fedora the package management system in fedora the package management system in fedora is is is painstakingly slow and generally the painstakingly slow and generally the painstakingly slow and generally the fedora community seems to shrug off that

fedora community seems to shrug off that fedora community seems to shrug off that fact but it is really one of the big fact but it is really one of the big fact but it is really one of the big things holding it back and yes there are things holding it back and yes there are things holding it back and yes there are some things that you can do to improve some things that you can do to improve some things that you can do to improve the performance you could go into the the performance you could go into the the performance you could go into the dnf configuration and enable caching for dnf configuration and enable caching for dnf configuration and enable caching for what repositories it uses enable the what repositories it uses enable the what repositories it uses enable the fastest repository enable parallel fastest repository enable parallel fastest repository enable parallel downloads there's a lot of things that downloads there's a lot of things that downloads there's a lot of things that you could do but even with that if you you could do but even with that if you you could do but even with that if you compare it to something like installing compare it to something like installing compare it to something like installing something through pac-man you are going something through pac-man you are going something through pac-man you are going to notice a huge difference in speed for to notice a huge difference in speed for to notice a huge difference in speed for me personally it's not that big of a me personally it's not that big of a me personally it's not that big of a deal i tend to be doing so much on a deal i tend to be doing so much on a deal i tend to be doing so much on a computer once that i don't notice computer once that i don't notice computer once that i don't notice but when i am like installing something but when i am like installing something but when i am like installing something and i'm trying to get it quick and and i'm trying to get it quick and and i'm trying to get it quick and you're sitting there waiting for it you're sitting there waiting for it you're sitting there waiting for it to go through all the repositories real to go through all the repositories real to go through all the repositories real quick and try to find that initial quick and try to find that initial quick and try to find that initial download download download it's it's a little bit annoying it's it's it's a little bit annoying it's it's it's a little bit annoying it's kind of annoying and that alone just kind of annoying and that alone just kind of annoying and that alone just gives just another talking point for gives just another talking point for gives just another talking point for people to kind of talk crap about the people to kind of talk crap about the people to kind of talk crap about the distribution now there is something that distribution now there is something that distribution now there is something that might help this in the future i think might help this in the future i think might help this in the future i think that it might come with fedora 38 or a that it might come with fedora 38 or a that it might come with fedora 38 or a later version and that is something later version and that is something later version and that is something called micro dnf what is said to called micro dnf what is said to called micro dnf what is said to increase performance and give it a increase performance and give it a increase performance and give it a better feel better feel better feel and a better interface within the and a better interface within the and a better interface within the terminal how it's kind of described i terminal how it's kind of described i terminal how it's kind of described i have an article linked down below if have an article linked down below if have an article linked down below if you're interested in reading about this you're interested in reading about this you're interested in reading about this it might be similar to the nala it might be similar to the nala it might be similar to the nala application which is a apt replacement application which is a apt replacement application which is a apt replacement that i covered earlier on the channel that i covered earlier on the channel that i covered earlier on the channel which just looks remarkable when you're which just looks remarkable when you're which just looks remarkable when you're actually using it and it's very quick actually using it and it's very quick actually using it and it's very quick but again it the micro dnf thing might but again it the micro dnf thing might but again it the micro dnf thing might not be coming for a good while but i'm not be coming for a good while but i'm not be coming for a good while but i'm excited to see

excited to see excited to see if that's developed further and what it if that's developed further and what it if that's developed further and what it eventually becomes now the final issue eventually becomes now the final issue eventually becomes now the final issue for me and probably a lot of new users for me and probably a lot of new users for me and probably a lot of new users is non-foss packages and for a lot of is non-foss packages and for a lot of is non-foss packages and for a lot of people this could be a good thing you people this could be a good thing you people this could be a good thing you might have to get this little section of might have to get this little section of might have to get this little section of this review and move it up into the pros this review and move it up into the pros this review and move it up into the pros depending on who you are fedora in depending on who you are fedora in depending on who you are fedora in general has very strict guidelines when general has very strict guidelines when general has very strict guidelines when it comes to shipping non-free software it comes to shipping non-free software it comes to shipping non-free software in their repositories packages like in their repositories packages like in their repositories packages like nvidia drivers media codecs common nvidia drivers media codecs common nvidia drivers media codecs common applications like steam discord are not applications like steam discord are not applications like steam discord are not going to be in those nvidia repositories going to be in those nvidia repositories going to be in those nvidia repositories granted a lot of these especially the granted a lot of these especially the granted a lot of these especially the applications you could just get with applications you could just get with applications you could just get with flat pack but if you're installing linux flat pack but if you're installing linux flat pack but if you're installing linux for the first time it happens to be for the first time it happens to be for the first time it happens to be fedora and if the first thing you do is fedora and if the first thing you do is fedora and if the first thing you do is open up the web browser go to youtube open up the web browser go to youtube open up the web browser go to youtube and you think your sound card doesn't and you think your sound card doesn't and you think your sound card doesn't work that's really not a good look what work that's really not a good look what work that's really not a good look what you actually have to do from there is go you actually have to do from there is go you actually have to do from there is go to rpm fusion to rpm fusion to rpm fusion copy paste a couple commands you can use copy paste a couple commands you can use copy paste a couple commands you can use the little click installers to do it as the little click installers to do it as the little click installers to do it as well to make sure everything's up and well to make sure everything's up and well to make sure everything's up and working but there should be some sort of working but there should be some sort of working but there should be some sort of button button button within like the welcome screen for fedor within like the welcome screen for fedor within like the welcome screen for fedor that allows you to enable rpm fusion that allows you to enable rpm fusion that allows you to enable rpm fusion there's an option to enable third-party there's an option to enable third-party there's an option to enable third-party repositories but that doesn't really add repositories but that doesn't really add repositories but that doesn't really add any of this uh non-free and open source any of this uh non-free and open source any of this uh non-free and open source components so it would just be nice if components so it would just be nice if components so it would just be nice if there was a much easier option to go there was a much easier option to go there was a much easier option to go ahead and enable the rpm fusion ahead and enable the rpm fusion ahead and enable the rpm fusion repositories on your fedora system so repositories on your fedora system so repositories on your fedora system so overall fedora is my favorite overall fedora is my favorite overall fedora is my favorite distribution it's a very good distribution it's a very good distribution it's a very good distribution and it's the one that i distribution and it's the one that i distribution and it's the one that i would recommend to just about anybody

would recommend to just about anybody would recommend to just about anybody it's the perfect combination of it's the perfect combination of it's the perfect combination of stability and bleeding edge stability and bleeding edge stability and bleeding edge while maintaining the vanilla experience while maintaining the vanilla experience while maintaining the vanilla experience that you're supposed to with whatever that you're supposed to with whatever that you're supposed to with whatever desktop environment that you go with it desktop environment that you go with it desktop environment that you go with it does have its faults but they're not does have its faults but they're not does have its faults but they're not that big of a deal but they are faults that big of a deal but they are faults that big of a deal but they are faults nonetheless if again you're interested nonetheless if again you're interested nonetheless if again you're interested in checking out the specific change log in checking out the specific change log in checking out the specific change log for fedora 36 i'll be linking to that for fedora 36 i'll be linking to that for fedora 36 i'll be linking to that down below and i'll be linking to the down below and i'll be linking to the down below and i'll be linking to the main fedora website so you can go ahead main fedora website so you can go ahead main fedora website so you can go ahead and grab the disk image install it on and grab the disk image install it on and grab the disk image install it on your system throw it in the vm whatever your system throw it in the vm whatever your system throw it in the vm whatever you want play around with it you want play around with it you want play around with it you're bound to have a little bit of fun you're bound to have a little bit of fun you're bound to have a little bit of fun so with all that a big thank you to our so with all that a big thank you to our so with all that a big thank you to our youtube members and patreon supporters youtube members and patreon supporters youtube members and patreon supporters you guys are fantastic um yeah have a you guys are fantastic um yeah have a you guys are fantastic um yeah have a beautiful day and good bye