From 979ac6c2d11578aca2407cfe690bef99b4af3dc9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Petr Bokoc Date: Nov 01 2018 16:11:31 +0000 Subject: 194 - Modules for everyone --- diff --git a/modules/release-notes/pages/sysadmin/Modularity.adoc b/modules/release-notes/pages/sysadmin/Modularity.adoc index 51293f9..7807065 100644 --- a/modules/release-notes/pages/sysadmin/Modularity.adoc +++ b/modules/release-notes/pages/sysadmin/Modularity.adoc @@ -6,6 +6,16 @@ include::{partialsdir}/entities.adoc[] == Modules for everyone +Fedora 28 was the first release to enable modular repositories. +However, it was only provided in the Server edition. +In Fedora 29, all Fedora installations now have access to modules. + +Modules allow you to access alternative versions of popular software, giving you a wider range of software choices. +Fedora packagers are able to use modules and module defaults to build each stream once and have it available for any Fedora release they wish. +This means they no longer need to duplicate that work for both the modular and non-modular repositories. + +See xref:fedora:modularity:index[Modularity docs] for information about modules in Fedora. + == DNF 4 Fedora 29 provides the *DNF 4* package manager, which provides some changes to how modularity is implemented.