This release switches the distro from a fixed Fedora 43 base to Fedora Rawhide's rolling repository, eliminating the need for manual version bumps. The first-run experience and build pipeline have been reworked to match Fedora's official WSL packaging patterns.
- Switched from Fedora 43 to Fedora Rawhide -- no more version bumps
- First-run user creation with cloud-init awareness
- NOPASSWD sudo via dedicated sudoers file (password optional)
- Grants the created user sudo access through the wheel group
- Adopted the official wsl-setup config: X11/Wayland/PulseAudio tmpfiles, systemd-firstboot override, and improved OOBE script
- Pre-imports the Rawhide signing key from distribution-gpg-keys -- avoids stale-key failures when Rawhide bumps releases
- Removed the custom oobe.sh password prompt in favor of NOPASSWD sudo with documented opt-in password setup
- Renamed the distro default name to fedora-rawhide
- Renamed the build directory and output filename for consistency
- Updated the build script to use distribution-gpg-keys for GPG key handling, matching the approach used by Fedora's KIWI and image-builder tools
Fedora Rawhide for WSL is now here, tracking the latest Rawhide development snapshot with every build. On first launch, you create your own Linux user with passwordless sudo access -- no more waiting for a Fedora release bump to get the latest packages.