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If you know of a problem in a Fedora Linux release which affects a lot of people in a serious way, you’ve come to the right place! This category is where we collect and organize suggested Common Issues. When they’re in good shape, we publish them to the main Common Issues category.
Archived Common Issues
This is a collection of Common Issues from past Fedora Linux releases. This format started with Fedora Linux 36. For common bugs pages from earlier than that, see this list of links to pre-F35 Common Bugs pages.
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Common Issues
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11081
November 21, 2021
Fractional display scaling in Workstation makes some apps incorrectly sized, impacts games
Common Issues
fonts
zoom
gnome
workstation
f41
f42
f43
35325
October 29, 2024
Windows with encrypted disks (Bitlocker) can't be booted from the GRUB boot menu
Common Issues
dual-boot
boot
windows
grub
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f44
27080
April 14, 2025
Third-party modules (e.g. Nvidia) are not rebuilt during system upgrade
Common Issues
kde
gnome
virtualbox
nvidia
kernel
f39
3rd-party-software
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f41
f42
18289
November 10, 2023
Merely booting Fedora 42 Live media adds a "Fedora" entry to the UEFI boot menu
Common Issues
uefi
livecd
boot
f41
f42
11088
April 15, 2025
Systems with wine installed cannot be upgraded to Fedora 43
Common Issues
upgrades
packages
wine
f43
10809
October 29, 2025
Clipboard is not shared with KDE virtual machines
Common Issues
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kde
virtualization
desktop
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f41
f42
f43
f44
10408
April 14, 2025
Install media sometimes fail media check at 4.8%
Common Issues
installation
fedora-media-writer
usb
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f41
f42
f43
f44
8782
December 10, 2025
Fedora 43 KDE sometimes boots to a black screen
Common Issues
kde
amd
amdgpu
sddm
driver
gpu
framework
f43
8726
October 31, 2025
Dnf system-upgrade can fail on Raspberry Pi
Common Issues
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raspberry-pi
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f42
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f44
7290
October 11, 2023
VLC not exposing VA-API as a hardware acceleration option
Common Issues
graphics-acceleration
video
vlc
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f41
6836
March 18, 2025
It's difficult to reformat a btrfs partition/subvolume in the installer
Common Issues
installation
partitioning
btrfs
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f42
f43
f44
3833
September 4, 2023
Keyboard layout is always English when unlocking encrypted drives on Atomic desktops
Common Issues
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keyboard
encryption
boot
f39
kinoite
silverblue
f40
f41
atomic-desktops
3823
March 18, 2025
Root mount options are ignored in Fedora Atomic Desktops 42 and later
Common Issues
mount
kinoite
silverblue
f42
atomic-desktops
sway-atomic
budgie-atomic
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f44
3695
April 16, 2025
Kernel 6.16.3 causes intermittent network issues
Common Issues
networking
kernel
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f42
3581
September 5, 2025
Qt-based apps use low-quality black and white emoji
Common Issues
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f38
qt
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f40
f41
3054
March 18, 2025
GDM crashes after upgrade to Fedora 43 due to authselect migration
Common Issues
upgrades
gdm
crash
f43
2274
November 7, 2025
Systems with <=1 GB /boot partition may see "need more space" error during system update
Common Issues
dracut
updates
dnf
nvidia
kernel
f42
f43
f44
2247
October 29, 2025
GTK4 apps and Fedora installer render badly on VirtualBox with 3D acceleration enabled
Common Issues
gnome
virtualbox
workstation
f40
f41
f42
1975
April 12, 2024
GNOME login screen no longer supports X.org sessions
Common Issues
x11
gdm
desktop
f42
1951
April 16, 2025
Installer crashes when btrfs subvolume gets reformatted while having nested subvolumes
Common Issues
installation
partitioning
btrfs
f43
1614
January 6, 2026
Easy reinstall of Fedora (keeping home) isn't available with the default disk layout of Fedora 42 and older
Common Issues
installation
partitioning
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f44
1534
October 27, 2025
Fedora 42 Workstation installer only supports BIOS-style bootloader on the first disk
Common Issues
installation
boot
grub
anaconda
f42
1289
April 15, 2025
The installer might crash with "Password Too Weak"
Common Issues
installation
crash
f43
1176
February 16, 2026
Can't log in to GNOME when mouse keys accessibility option is enabled
Common Issues
wayland
gnome
silverblue
workstation
f40
f41
1072
April 3, 2025
System is frozen after resume from suspend, when a virtual machine is running
Common Issues
suspend-resume
systemd
virtualization
desktop
f41
1041
November 20, 2024
Live install occasionally gets stuck during "Software installation" phase
Common Issues
installation
f42
1017
April 14, 2025
Fedora 42 Workstation installer doesn't support Fedora re-installation on MBR disks
Common Issues
installation
partitioning
f42
1010
April 14, 2025
Poweroff/reboot doesn't work in GNOME, when an inhibitor is held
Common Issues
systemd
shutdown
gnome
rebooting
f42
976
April 14, 2025
Skanpage crashes in Fedora 42 KDE because of a missing dependency
Common Issues
kde
scanning
selinux
f42
914
September 16, 2025
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