Improve instructions for Fedora 41

Update our changelog and release instructions, and add a note for
Fedora 41 users in our build instructions to install Python 3.12.

Fixes #947

BUILD.md

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Install dependencies:
   </br>
 
   The default Python version that ships with Ubuntu Focal (3.8) is not
-  compatible with PySide6, which requires Python 3.9 of greater.
+  compatible with PySide6, which requires Python 3.9 or greater.
 
   You can install Python 3.9 using the `python3.9` package.
 
@@ -125,6 +125,28 @@ sudo dnf install -y rpm-build podman python3 python3-devel python3-poetry-core \
     pipx qt6-qtbase-gui
 ```
 
+<table>
+  <tr>
+      <td>
+<details>
+  <summary><i>:memo: Expand this section if you are on Fedora 41.</i></summary>
+  </br>
+
+  The default Python version that ships with Fedora 41 (3.13) is not
+  compatible with PySide6, which requires Python 3.12 or earlier.
+
+  You can install Python 3.12 using the `python3.12` package.
+
+  ```bash
+  sudo dnf install -y python3.12
+  ```
+
+  Poetry will automatically pick up the correct version when running.
+</details>
+    </td>
+  </tr>
+</table>
+
 Install Poetry using `pipx`:
 
 ```sh

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ since 0.4.1, and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.or
 ### Added
 
 - Point to the installation instructions that the Tails team maintains for Dangerzone ([announcement](https://tails.net/news/dangerzone/index.en.html))
+- Platform support: Fedora 41 ([issue #947](https://github.com/freedomofpress/dangerzone/issues/947))
 
 ## [0.7.1](https://github.com/freedomofpress/dangerzone/compare/v0.7.1...v0.7.0)
 

INSTALL.md

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ Dangerzone is available for:
 - Debian 13 (trixie)
 - Debian 12 (bookworm)
 - Debian 11 (bullseye)
+- Fedora 41
 - Fedora 40
 - Fedora 39
 - Tails

RELEASE.md

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ as a special case of Fedora, release-wise). For each of these platforms, we need
 to check if a new version has been added, or if an existing one is now EOL
 (https://endoflife.date/ is handy for this purpose).
 
-In case of a new version:
+In case of a new version (beta, RC, or official release):
 
 1. Add it in our CI workflows, to test if that version works.
    * See `.circleci/config.yml` and `.github/workflows/ci.yml`, as well as
@@ -103,15 +103,15 @@ and newer platforms, we have to do the following:
   - [ ] Run the Dangerzone tests.
   - [ ] Create a .deb package and install it system-wide.
   - [ ] Test some QA scenarios (see [Scenarios](#Scenarios) below).
-- [ ] Create a test build in the most recent Fedora platform (Fedora 40 as of
+- [ ] Create a test build in the most recent Fedora platform (Fedora 41 as of
   writing this) and make sure it works:
   - [ ] Create a new development environment with Poetry.
   - [ ] Build the container image and ensure the development environment uses
     the new image.
   - [ ] Run the Dangerzone tests.
   - [ ] Create an .rpm package and install it system-wide.
   - [ ] Test some QA scenarios (see [Scenarios](#Scenarios) below).
-- [ ] Create a test build in the most recent Qubes Fedora template (Fedora 39 as
+- [ ] Create a test build in the most recent Qubes Fedora template (Fedora 40 as
   of writing this) and make sure it works:
   - [ ] Create a new development environment with Poetry.
   - [ ] Run the Dangerzone tests.
@@ -385,15 +385,15 @@ repo, by sending a PR. Follow the instructions in that repo on how to do so.
 
 > **NOTE**: This procedure will have to be done for every supported Fedora version.
 >
-> In this section, we'll use Fedora 39 as an example.
+> In this section, we'll use Fedora 41 as an example.
 
 Create a Fedora development environment. You can [follow the
 instructions in our build section](https://github.com/freedomofpress/dangerzone/blob/main/BUILD.md#fedora),
 or create your own locally with:
 
 ```sh
-./dev_scripts/env.py --distro fedora --version 39 build-dev
-./dev_scripts/env.py --distro fedora --version 39 run --dev bash
+./dev_scripts/env.py --distro fedora --version 41 build-dev
+./dev_scripts/env.py --distro fedora --version 41 run --dev bash
 cd dangerzone
 ```
 

dev_scripts/qa.py

@@ -52,15 +52,15 @@
   - [ ] Run the Dangerzone tests.
   - [ ] Create a .deb package and install it system-wide.
   - [ ] Test some QA scenarios (see [Scenarios](#Scenarios) below).
-- [ ] Create a test build in the most recent Fedora platform (Fedora 40 as of
+- [ ] Create a test build in the most recent Fedora platform (Fedora 41 as of
   writing this) and make sure it works:
   - [ ] Create a new development environment with Poetry.
   - [ ] Build the container image and ensure the development environment uses
     the new image.
   - [ ] Run the Dangerzone tests.
   - [ ] Create an .rpm package and install it system-wide.
   - [ ] Test some QA scenarios (see [Scenarios](#Scenarios) below).
-- [ ] Create a test build in the most recent Qubes Fedora template (Fedora 39 as
+- [ ] Create a test build in the most recent Qubes Fedora template (Fedora 40 as
   of writing this) and make sure it works:
   - [ ] Create a new development environment with Poetry.
   - [ ] Run the Dangerzone tests.
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@
   </br>
 
   The default Python version that ships with Ubuntu Focal (3.8) is not
-  compatible with PySide6, which requires Python 3.9 of greater.
+  compatible with PySide6, which requires Python 3.9 or greater.
 
   You can install Python 3.9 using the `python3.9` package.