Dear Wiki user, You have subscribed to a wiki page or wiki category on "Fedora Project Wiki" for change notification. The following page has been changed by BobJensen: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Beats/OverView The comment on the change is: Marking FC5 Content ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ == What Is New In Fedora Core 5 == + {{{ Fedora Core 5 Release notes Content is marked like this. }}} + - This release is the culmination of nine months of development, and includes significant new versions of many key products and technologies. The following sections provide a brief overview of major changes from the last release of Fedora Core. + {{{ This release is the culmination of nine months of development, and includes significant new versions of many key products and technologies. The following sections provide a brief overview of major changes from the last release of Fedora Core.}}} === Desktop === Some of the highlights of this release include: - * There is a completely revamped appearance with a bubbly new theme and the first use of the new Fedora logo. + {{{ * There is a completely revamped appearance with a bubbly new theme and the first use of the new Fedora logo. * Early work from the Fedora Rendering Project is integrated into the desktop. This new project (http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/RenderingProject) is going to provide the technical foundations for advanced desktop interfaces based on OpenGL. @@ -50, +52 @@ * Fedora Core [[GetVal(DocsDict,BeatsVer)]] now uses `gnome-mount`, a more efficient mechanism that replaces `fstab-sync`, and uses HAL to handle mounting. - * Printing support is improved in this release with the inclusion of the {{{hplip}}} utility, which replaces {{{hpijs}}}. + * Printing support is improved in this release with the inclusion of the {{{hplip}}} utility, which replaces {{{hpijs}}}. }}} === System Administration === Improvements for administrators and developers include: - * The '''Xen''' virtualization system has enhanced support. The tools to configure '''Xen''' virtual machines on your Fedora Core [[GetVal(DocsDict,BeatsVer)]] system now use the standard graphical installation process, run as a window on your desktop. Fedora developers have also created `gnome-applet-vm`, which provides a simple virtual domains monitor applet, and `libvirt` (http://libvirt.org/), a library providing an API to use Xen virtualization capabilities. + {{{ * The '''Xen''' virtualization system has enhanced support. The tools to configure '''Xen''' virtual machines on your Fedora Core [[GetVal(DocsDict,BeatsVer)]] system now use the standard graphical installation process, run as a window on your desktop. Fedora developers have also created `gnome-applet-vm`, which provides a simple virtual domains monitor applet, and `libvirt` (http://libvirt.org/), a library providing an API to use Xen virtualization capabilities. * The industry-leading `anaconda` installation system continues to evolve. New features for this release include remote logging and improved support for tracebacks. Package management in the installation system is now provided by {{{yum}}}. This enhancement is the first step in enabling access to Fedora Extras from within the installation process. @@ -76, +78 @@ * `fedora-release` now includes the software repositories for debuginfo packages and source `rpm` packages. - * `fedora-release` now includes the software repositories for Fedora Legacy community maintenance project. (disabled by default) + * `fedora-release` now includes the software repositories for Fedora Legacy community maintenance project. (disabled by default) }}} === System Level Changes === - * X.org X11``R7.0 is included in this release. The new modular architecture of R7.0 enables easier driver upgrades and simplifies development, opening the way for rapid improvement in Linux graphics. + {{{ * X.org X11``R7.0 is included in this release. The new modular architecture of R7.0 enables easier driver upgrades and simplifies development, opening the way for rapid improvement in Linux graphics. * The GCC 4.1 compiler (http://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-4.1/changes.html) is included, and the entire set of Fedora packages is built with this technology. This provides security and performance enhancements throughout the system. @@ -93, +95 @@ [[Anchor(udev)]] * `udev` provides a new linking for device names that includes the physical name of the device. For example, if your CD-ROM is `/dev/hdc`, it gets symlinked to the friendly name `/dev/cdrom-hdc`. If you have additional matching devices, the same rule applies, so `/dev/hdd` is symlinked to `/dev/cdrom-hdd`. This is true for `/dev/scanner`, `/dev/floppy`, `/dev/changer`, and so forth. - The typical name `/dev/cdrom` is also created, and {{{udev}}} assigns it randomly to one of the `/dev/cdrom-hdX` devices. This random assignment usually sticks, but in some configurations the symlink may change on boot to a different device. This does not affect CD burning applications, but some CD player applications such as {{{kscd}}} may be affected. If you wish, you can set your CD player application to point at a specific CD-ROM device, such as `/dev/cdrom-hdc`. This situation only occurs if you have more than one of a type of device. + The typical name `/dev/cdrom` is also created, and {{{udev}}} assigns it randomly to one of the `/dev/cdrom-hdX` devices. This random assignment usually sticks, but in some configurations the symlink may change on boot to a different device. This does not affect CD burning applications, but some CD player applications such as {{{kscd}}} may be affected. If you wish, you can set your CD player application to point at a specific CD-ROM device, such as `/dev/cdrom-hdc`. This situation only occurs if you have more than one of a type of device. }}} == Road Map == - The proposed plans for the next release of Fedora are available at http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/RoadMap. + {{{ The proposed plans for the next release of Fedora are available at http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/RoadMap. }}}
