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Linux distro Fedora 22 Beta now available http://betanews.com/2015/04/21/linux-fedora-22-beta/ Fedora is an awesome Linux distribution. Not only is this my distro of choice, and the favorite of many other users, but more importantly, it is the operating system that Linus Torvalds uses. Yes, the father of Linux and overall open source champion uses Fedora. The OS is notable for being the foundation and testing grounds of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) too. No matter how you slice it, Fedora is both important and popular. Today is finally the day, fellow Fedora lovers; after a long wait, the first beta of version 22 is here. Not only does this signal that the final release is getting closer, but it means we get to play with the latest beta too. So what are you waiting for? It's time to download! "We’re pleased to announce that Fedora 22, the latest version of the Fedora operating system, is now available in beta. A free, Linux-based operating system developed and maintained by the Fedora Project's global community, Fedora 22 continues to follow the path of the Fedora.next initiative delivering three distinct editions of Fedora 22: Fedora 22 Cloud Beta, Fedora 22 Server Beta and Fedora 22 Workstation Beta", says The Fedora Team. <snip> Softpedia Fedora 22 Beta Is Out with Better GNOME Notifications and Improved Wayland Support http://news.softpedia.com/news/Fedora-22-Beta-Is-Out-with-Better-GNOME-Notifications-and-Improved-Wayland-Support-Gallery-478996.shtml Red Hat announced just a few moments ago that Fedora 22 Beta is now available for download and testing, making this one of the fastest release cycles in the past few years. The previous Fedora 21 release was made in December, 2014, and now we're already testing Fedora 22 Beta. Just a couple of delays were registered by the project, which is a really good thing. The project was known for its numerous delays and for the weeks that were just added to the final release date. The team seems to have a much better grip on the situation and the devs are much more constant. The Fedora project was split into three different flavors that need to cater to the needs of different users, and those flavors are Cloud, Server, and Workstation. The third one would be for desktop users if you were wondering. As you can expect, this is still under development, but it has progressed very well in the last few weeks. <snip> MaximumPC Fedora 22 Hits the Ground Running in Beta Form http://www.maximumpc.com/fedora_22_hits_ground_running_beta_form_2015#null Much of what we cover on Maximum PC revolves around Microsoft's Windows operating system, though lest anyone forget, there's this alternative called Linux. And of course there are many varieties of Linux to choose from, including Fedora 22 beta, which is now available. According to the Fedora Project, desktop and workstation users may not notice huge changes, but will see better performance behind the scenes in managing updates. Furthermore, Fedora users who manage applications using the command line will note that the updated package manager for RPM-based Linux distributions called "DNF" is faster while still keeping CLI compatibility with Yum for most tasks. There are three distinct editions of Fedora 22, all in beta form. They include Fedora 22 Cloud, which includes a Vagrant image for Fedora 22 Atomic Host Beta along with the addition of the Atomic command to provide a single point for managing host updates and container; Fedora 22 Server, which adds the new Database Server role through Rolekit and updates to the Cockpit management application; and Fedora 22 Workstation, which offers a refined Fedora desktop experience with better GNOME alerts, expanded use of Wayland, and some other tweaks. You should always consider beta software carefully since it likely still contains bugs that need eradicated, though reports around the web is that Fedora 22 is pretty polished, as was the Alpha release. <snip> ITWorld Fedora 22 Beta Released http://www.itworld.com/article/2912447/linux/fedora-22-beta-released.html The Fedora developers have been busy working on their next release, and now you can download the beta version of Fedora 22 Workstation for testing purposes. The Fedora Project site has details in the beta announcement: "The Beta release contains all the exciting features of Fedora 22's editions in a form that anyone can help test. This testing, guided by the Fedora QA team, helps us target and identify bugs. When these bugs are fixed, we make a Beta release available. A Beta release is meant to be feature complete and bears a very strong resemblance to the third and final release. The final release of Fedora 22 is expected in May. Faster and better dependency management: Yum has been replaced with dnf as the default package manager. Dnf has very similar command line options and configuration files compared to yum but also has several major internal changes including using libsolv in coordination with friends from the openSUSE project for faster and better dependency management. dnf-yum provides automatic redirection from yum to dnf in the command line for compatibility. The classic yum command line tool renamed to yum-deprecated as a transitional step for tools still using it." <snip> LinuxVeda Beta of Fedora 22 is Here http://www.linuxveda.com/2015/04/21/beta-2-of-fedora-22-is-here/ The Fedora Project has announced the release of the beta of Fedora 22. The beta gives a nice glimpse of what to expect from Fedora 22 which is slated to be released next month. Fedora has split in different editions so users can get a lean and ‘crisp’ Fedora experience instead of a bloated system. There are three editions of Fedora each targeted at a particular segment: Fedora Cloud, Fedora Server and Fedora Workstation. Each edition comes with packages and tools needed for that segment. ... Fedora is among the greatest desktop distros and it does offer a nice Gnome experience. However there I one think that I miss in it. I think they can further improve the user experience if they pre-install the Gnome Tweak Tool. Tweak Tool is one of the most critical pieces of the Gnome jigsaw puzzle and without it you won’t enjoy the great Gnome experience. If you want to see what’s new in Fedora 22, download the latest betas from the Fedora download page and give it a try. I will be writing a ‘beta’ review of this beta soon. <snip> OSTATIC Fedora 22 Beta Arrives with Plasma 5 & GNOME 3.16 http://ostatic.com/blog/fedora-22-beta-arrives-with-plasma-5-gnome-3-16 Red Hat and The Fedora Project Team today announced the release of Fedora 22 Beta, the last developmental release before Final. The default Workstation ships with GNOME 3.16 but spins are available with KDE Plasma 5, Xfce, LXDE, MATE, and Sugar in 32-bit and 64-bit. There are even spins for gaming, robotics, security, media creation, ARM, Docker, and more not counting the Server and Cloud images. If you can't find a Fedora to fit, then you don't need Linux. Fedora 22 Beta replaces Yum with DNF that will provide higher performance and better dependency management. dnf-yum redirects users from Yum to DNF and classic Yum has been renamed to yum-deprecated. The Cloud image includes "the latest versions of rpm-ostree and rpm-ostree-toolbox, the latter of which can be used to generate Atomic hosts," Vagrant support, and Atomic command. The Server features a Database Server Role "that provides a stable D-Bus interface to manage the deployment of server roles" and an updated Cockpit management. <snip> LinuxGizmos Ubuntu 15.04 gets touchy and Snappy http://linuxgizmos.com/ubuntu-15-04-gets-touchy-and-snappy/ Fedora 22 goes beta Red Hat’s Fedora project also announced a major update today as it released the first Beta version of Fedora 22. Like Ubuntu, Fedora Linux is a favorite among Linux developers, especially those willing to try out the bleeding edge of new Linux developments. This upstream “sandbox” version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), the leading server-oriented Linux distribution, is available in server, cloud, and workstation versions. The Fedora 22 workstation version takes a further step toward replacing the X window system with Wayland. The login screen is now defined by Wayland, and the libinput library is now used for both X11 and Wayland for consistent input device handling, says the Fedora Project. While most of the Linux world is moving from X to Wayland, Ubuntu is moving from X to its own homegrown Mir, which will fully debut in Unity 8. Fedora 22 Beta also provides improved GNOME system event notifications. In addition, the Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) now features better notifications and gives users additional control over the information sent via the GNOME privacy control panel. <snip> -- John Terrill Corporate Communications Red Hat o: 1-571-421-8132 | c: 1-570-772-3286 Twitter @jterrill8 | Google Talk jterrill8 |
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