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 RahulSundaram: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Beats/OverView?action=diff&rev2=264&rev1=263 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ === Desktop === - * This test release features the GNOME 2.20 Release Candidate. + * This release features the GNOME 2.20 + + * KDE 3.5.7 is available in the KDE Live image as well as the regular DVD. The KDE 4 (Beta) Development Environment is available in the repository. + + * Online Desktop provides a desktop experience designed around online services. A preview of Online Desktop is provided via BigBoard, which is a optional sidebar in GNOME. + + * Live installations are faster and require a smaller root filesystem. The file system layout has also changed somewhat. System files for the Live images are now under `LiveOS/`, and a new `README` file has been provided as a short introduction to the live image. + + * Package management now features much better performance via `yum` and friends. + + * The completely free and open source Java environment called IcedTea is installed by default. IcedTea is derived from OpenJDK, includes a browser plugin based on GCJ, and is available for both x86 and x86_64 architectures. GCJ is still the default on PPC architecture. + + * CodecBuddy is now included, and promotes free, superior quality, open formats to end users trying to play multimedia content under patent encumbered or proprietary formats. + + * Bluetooth devices and tools now have better graphical and system integration. + + * Laptop users benefit from the "quirks" features in HAL, including better suspend/resume and multimedia keyboard support. + + * There is now improved power management thanks to both a tickless kernel in `x86` and `x86_64` architectures, and a reduction in unnecessary processor wakeups via `powertop`. + + * Eclipse 3.3 (Europa), a new release of the great IDE and development platform, is available as part of this release. + + * The `pam_console` module has been removed in favor of access control via HAL, which modernizes the desktop. + + * NetworkManager 0.7 provides improved wireless network management support. It includes support for multiple devices and provides the capability of system-wide configuration, among many other enhancements. This transition may induce some regressions temporarily, and more testing and feedback is appreciated. + + * Secure remote management capability is now provided for Xen, KVM, and QEMU virtualization. + + * Transifex provides a web-based translation interface to allow users to contribute translation work for Fedora hosted projects as well as being able to provide translations to upstream directly to any upstream project. + + * Integration of unique build IDs into Fedora's software building infrastructure now provide enhanced debugging capabilities and core dumps. + + * Fedora now offers easier rebranding of Fedora derivatives via a `generic-logos` software package. Changes in Fedora's mirror structure also make creation of derivatives easier. - * KDE 3.5.7 is included in this release. + * Fedora now includes support for Nepali Language, extending its reach to many more users. * A brand new graphical firewall configuration tool, ''system-config-firewall'', replaces ''system-config-securitylevel''. - * This release includes [http://icedtea.classpath.org/wiki/Main_Page IcedTea], a free and open source Java environment derived from OpenJDK. A browser plugin based on GCJ that takes advantage of IcedTea is available and installed by default. - - * A preview of [http://www.opencompositing.org/ Compiz Fusion], the compositing window manager that re-merges Compiz and Beryl, is installed by default. To enable Compiz Fusion in GNOME, use the ''System'' > ''Preferences'' > ''Desktop Effects'' tool. Ongoing, long term [http://www.x.org/wiki/Events/XDS2007/Notes Xorg work] continues to enable [http://hoegsberg.blogspot.com/2007/08/compiz-and-fedora.html Compiz] by default. + * [http://www.opencompositing.org/ Compiz Fusion], the compositing window manager that re-merges Compiz and Beryl, is installed by default. To enable Compiz Fusion in GNOME, use the ''System'' > ''Preferences'' > ''Desktop Effects'' tool. Ongoing, long term [http://www.x.org/wiki/Events/XDS2007/Notes Xorg work] continues to enable [http://hoegsberg.blogspot.com/2007/08/compiz-and-fedora.html Compiz] by default. * This release of Fedora has a new look and feel, called [http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Artwork/F8Themes/Infinity/Round3Final Infinity], from the Fedora Art team. -- Fedora-relnotes-content mailing list Fedora-relnotes-content@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-relnotes-content
