Each CapivaraOS series matches a Fedora release. Support for a series ends when its base Fedora reaches end of life (EOL). The dates below are approximate and follow the official Fedora calendar.
Series 1.x based on Fedora 44 · Series 2.x based on Fedora 45
Events that affect the life cycle of every version.
Herd 1.0 and Marsh 1.x become available for download. Pup and Snout follow in the months after.
Fedora 45 released. Series 2.x is built on that base.
Marsh, Pup, Snout and Herd 2.0 ship together — with in-place upgrades from this series onward.
Marsh, Pup and Snout 1 have reached end of support. The ISOs remain available for reference only; the recommended path is to install Series 2.
Fedora 44 reaches end of life. Herd 1 ends support; Herd 2 is already available.
Fedora 45 reaches end of life. Series 2.x ends support. Series 3.x (Fedora 46) should already be available.
Summary per version with estimated start and end-of-support dates.
| Version | Base | Environment | Approx. start | Approx. end of support | In-place upgrade | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herd 1 | Fedora 44 | Server (headless) | Apr 2026 | ~May 2027 | — | Stable |
| Marsh 1 | Fedora 44 | KDE Plasma | Apr 2026 | Nov 2026 | — | Ended |
| Pup 1 | Fedora 44 | Xfce | May 2026 | Nov 2026 | — | Ended |
| Snout 1 | Fedora 44 | GNOME | Jun 2026 | Nov 2026 | — | Ended |
| Marsh 2 | Fedora 45 | KDE Plasma | Nov 2026 | ~Nov 2027 | ✓ | Stable |
| Pup 2 | Fedora 45 | Xfce | Nov 2026 | ~Nov 2027 | ✓ | Stable |
| Snout 2 | Fedora 45 | GNOME | Nov 2026 | ~Nov 2027 | ✓ | Stable |
| Herd 2 | Fedora 45 | Server (headless) | Nov 2026 | ~Nov 2027 | ✓ | Stable |