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=327&rev1=326 The comment on the change is: drop old changes and add some additional notes ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ More custom spins are available at http://spins.fedoraproject.org . These Live images can be used on USB media via the {{{livecd-iso-to-disk}}} utility available in the `livecd-tools` package. ==== Jigdo ==== + Fedora releases are also available via Jigdo. This distribution method can improve the speed of obtaining the installation ISO images. Instead of waiting for torrent downloads to complete, Jigdo seeks the fastest mirrors it can find via the Fedora Project Mirror Manager infrastructure, and downloads the bits it needs from these mirrors. To optimize seeking these bits, you can tell Jigdo to scan a DVD or CD you already have, and cut down on redundant downloads. This feature becomes particularly useful if you: 1. Download all the test releases and then get the final release, in which case you have 90% of the data already with each subsequent download. 1. Download both the DVD and the CD set, in which case the DVD holds 95% of the data needed for the CD sets. @@ -30, +31 @@ * This release features [http://www.gnome.org/start/2.22/notes/C/ GNOME 2.22]. GNOME now includes a webcam photo and video creation utility called '''Cheese''', improved network filesystem support, a new international clock applet, Google Calendar support and custom email labels in '''Evolution''', a new Remote Desktop Viewer, improved accessibility features, and PolicyKit integration. - * Online Desktop provides a desktop experience designed around online services. A preview of Online Desktop is provided via '''BigBoard''', which is an optional sidebar in GNOME. - * KDE [[GetVal(DocsDict,KDEVer)]] is available in the KDE Live image as well as the regular DVD. * Xfce [[GetVal(DocsDict,XfceVer)]] is available as part of this release. * NetworkManager 0.7 provides improved mobile broadband support, including GSM and CDMA devices, and now supports multiple devices and ad-hoc networking for sharing connections. - * [http://www.pulseaudio.org/ PulseAudio] is now installed and enabled by default. Pulse''''''Audio is an advanced sound server compatible with nearly all existing Linux sound systems. Pulse''''''Audio allows for hot-switching audio outputs, individual volume controls for each audio stream, networked audio, and more. + * The Fedora installer, '''Anaconda''', now supports partition resizing, encrypted filesystems, independent locations for the second stage installer and the software packages. A redesigned, larger `netboot.iso` image now features a second stage installer partly for this reason. + * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ext4 Ext4], the next version of the mature and stable ext3 filesystem is available as a option in this release. Ext4 features better performance, higher storage capacity and several other new features. - * '''Compiz''', the compositing window manager that brings eye candy and usability improvements to the desktop, is installed by default, and is easily enabled by both GNOME and KDE users via the ''Preferences > Desktop Effects'' tool from the Fedora team. While '''Compiz''' is not yet robust or mature enough to be enabled by default, ongoing, long term [http://www.x.org/wiki/Events/XDS2007/Notes Xorg work] by Fedora developers continues. The expectation is that Fedora is going to enable [http://hoegsberg.blogspot.com/2007/08/compiz-and-fedora.html Compiz] by default in the next release. - - * [http://www.opencompositing.org/ Compiz Fusion], which re-merges '''Compiz''' and '''Beryl''', is also available in the Fedora software repository. Users can easily install '''Compiz Fusion''' via ''Applications > Add/Remove Programs'' tool or with {{{yum}}}. - - * The Fedora installer, '''Anaconda''', now supports independent lcoations for the second stage installer and the software packages. A redesigned, larger `boot.iso` image now features a second stage installer partly for this reason. * The completely free and open source Java environment OpenJDK 6 is installed by default. IcedTea 7, derived from OpenJDK 1.7, is no longer the default. IcedTea 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. * '''OpenOffice.org''' 2.4, with many [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/New_Features_2.4 new features], is available as part of Fedora [[GetVal(DocsDict,BeatsVer)]]. - - * 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. * The `swfdec` package, which decodes and renders Flash animations and videos, is now installed by default. However, many videos require additional codec support. Refer to [http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/AdditionalCodecs] for more information. @@ -62, +53 @@ * [http://www.packagekit.org/ PackageKit], a new set of graphical and console tools for cross-distribution software management, is installed by default in this release of Fedora. The Package``Kit graphical updater is also installed by default, instead of '''Pup'''. Behind Package``Kit, the performance of `yum` has been significantly improved. '''Pup''' and '''Pirut''' are still available in the software repositories for users that prefer them. - * [https://hosted.fedoraproject.org/projects/transifex/ 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 directly to any upstream project. - - * 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. - - * The `pam_console` module usage has been removed in favor of access control via HAL, which modernizes the desktop. - - * Input methods can now be started and stopped dynamically in the GNOME desktop. - - * This release of Fedora uses [http://upstart.ubuntu.com/ Upstart], an event-based replacement for the `/sbin/init` daemon. + * This release of Fedora uses ["Upstart"], an event-based replacement for the `/sbin/init` daemon. * Fedora now includes [http://www.tug.org/texlive/ TeXLive] to replace the older, unmaintained TeX distribution. -- Fedora-relnotes-content mailing list Fedora-relnotes-content@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-relnotes-content
