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Murray McAllister (mdious)
fedora-docs-commits at redhat.com
Mon Mar 17 21:16:08 UTC 2008
Author: mdious
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<?xml version="1.0"?>
+
<!DOCTYPE section PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.docbook.org/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd">
<section id="sn-ArchSpecific">
<title>Architecture Specific Notes</title>
+
<para>
This section provides notes that are specific to the supported
hardware architectures of Fedora.
</para>
+
<section id="sn-rpm-multiarch">
<title>RPM multiarch support on 64-bit platforms (x86_64, ppc64)</title>
+
<para>
<application>RPM</application> supports parallel installation of
multiple architectures of the same package. A default package
listing such as <command>rpm -qa</command> might appear to include
duplicate packages, since the architecture is not displayed.
Instead, use the <command>repoquery</command> command, part of the
- <package>yum-utils</package> package, which
- displays architecture by default. To install
- <package>yum-utils</package>, run the following command:
+ <package>yum-utils</package>
+ package, which displays architecture by default. To install
+ <package>yum-utils</package>
+ , run the following command:
</para>
- <screen><![CDATA[su -c 'yum install yum-utils']]></screen>
+<screen><![CDATA[su -c 'yum install yum-utils']]></screen>
<para>
To list all packages with their architecture using
<command>rpm</command>, run the following command:
</para>
- <screen><![CDATA[rpm -qa --queryformat "%{name}-%{version}-%{release}.%{arch}\n"]]></screen>
+<screen><![CDATA[rpm -qa --queryformat "%{name}-%{version}-%{release}.%{arch}\n"]]></screen>
<para>
You can add this to <filename>/etc/rpm/macros</filename> (for a
system wide setting) or <filename>~/.rpmmacros</filename> (for a
per-user setting). It changes the default query to list the
architecture:
</para>
+
<para/>
- <screen><![CDATA[%_query_all_fmt %%{name}-%%{version}-%%{release}.%%{arch}]]></screen>
+<screen><![CDATA[%_query_all_fmt %%{name}-%%{version}-%%{release}.%%{arch}]]></screen>
</section>
-
-
+
<section id="sn-ArchSpecific-PPC">
<title>PPC Specifics for Fedora</title>
+
<para>
This section covers specific information about Fedora and the PPC
hardware platform.
</para>
+
<section id="sn-ArchSpecific-ppc-hw">
<title>Hardware Requirements for PPC</title>
+
<para />
+
<section id="sn-ArchSpecific-ppc-hw-cpu">
- <title>Processor and memory</title>
- <para />
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Minimum CPU: PowerPC G3 / POWER3
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Fedora 9 supports only the "New World" generation of Apple
- Power Macintosh, shipped from circa 1999 onward.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Fedora 9 also supports IBM pSeries, IBM iSeries, IBM
- RS/6000, Genesi Pegasos II, and IBM Cell Broadband Engine
- machines.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Fedora 9 includes new hardware support for Genesi Efika,
- and for the Sony PlayStation 3.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Recommended for text-mode: 233 MHz G3 or better, 128MiB
- RAM.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>Recommended for graphical: 400 MHz G3 or better,
- 256MiB RAM.</para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
+ <title>Processor and memory</title>
+
+ <para />
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Minimum CPU: PowerPC G3 / POWER3
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Fedora 9 supports only the "New World" generation of Apple
+ Power Macintosh, shipped from circa 1999 onward.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Fedora 9 also supports IBM pSeries, IBM iSeries, IBM
+ RS/6000, Genesi Pegasos II, and IBM Cell Broadband Engine
+ machines.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Fedora 9 includes new hardware support for Genesi Efika,
+ and for the Sony PlayStation 3.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Recommended for text-mode: 233 MHz G3 or better, 128MiB
+ RAM.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Recommended for graphical: 400 MHz G3 or better, 256MiB
+ RAM.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
</section>
+
<section id="sn-ArchSpecific-ppc-hw-hdd">
- <title>Hard disk space</title>
- <para>
- The disk space requirements listed below represent the disk
- space taken up by Fedora 9 after installation is complete.
- However, additional disk space is required during installation
- to support the installation environment. This additional disk
- space corresponds to the size of
- <filename>/Fedora/base/stage2.img</filename> (on Installation
- Disc 1) plus the size of the files in <filename
- class="directory">/var/lib/rpm</filename> on the installed
- system.
- </para>
- <para>
- In practical terms, additional space requirements may range
- from as little as 90 MiB for a minimal installation to as much
- as an additional 175 MiB for an "everything" installation. The
- complete packages can occupy over 9 GB of disk space.
- </para>
- <para>
- Additional space is also required for any user data, and at
- least 5% free space should be maintained for proper system
- operation.
- </para>
+ <title>Hard disk space</title>
+
+ <para>
+ The disk space requirements listed below represent the disk
+ space taken up by Fedora 9 after installation is complete.
+ However, additional disk space is required during installation
+ to support the installation environment. This additional disk
+ space corresponds to the size of
+ <filename>/Fedora/base/stage2.img</filename> (on Installation
+ Disc 1) plus the size of the files in
+ <filename
+ class="directory">/var/lib/rpm</filename> on
+ the installed system.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ In practical terms, additional space requirements may range
+ from as little as 90 MiB for a minimal installation to as much
+ as an additional 175 MiB for an "everything" installation. The
+ complete packages can occupy over 9 GB of disk space.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ Additional space is also required for any user data, and at
+ least 5% free space should be maintained for proper system
+ operation.
+ </para>
</section>
</section>
+
<section id="sn-ArchSpecific-ppc-pages">
<title>4 KiB Pages on 64-bit machines</title>
+
<para>
- After a brief experiment with 64KiB pages in Fedora Core 6, the
- PowerPC64 kernel has now been switched back to 4KiB pages. The
- installer should reformat any swap partitions automatically
- during an upgrade.
+ After a brief experiment with 64KiB pages in Fedora Core 6, the
+ PowerPC64 kernel has now been switched back to 4KiB pages. The
+ installer should reformat any swap partitions automatically
+ during an upgrade.
</para>
</section>
+
<section id="sn-ArchSpecific-ppc-keyb">
<title>The Apple keyboard</title>
+
<para>
- The <keycap>Option</keycap> key on Apple systems is equivalent
- to the <keycap>Alt</keycap> key on the PC. Where documentation
- and the installer refer to the <keycap>Alt</keycap> key, use the
- <keycap>Option</keycap> key. For some key combinations you may
- need to use the <keycap>Option</keycap> key in conjunction with
- the <keycap>Fn</keycap> key, such as <keycombo>
- <keycap>Option</keycap>
- <keycap>Fn</keycap>
- <keycap>F3</keycap>
- </keycombo> to switch to virtual terminal tty3.
+ The <keycap>Option</keycap> key on Apple systems is equivalent
+ to the <keycap>Alt</keycap> key on the PC. Where documentation
+ and the installer refer to the <keycap>Alt</keycap> key, use the
+ <keycap>Option</keycap> key. For some key combinations you may
+ need to use the <keycap>Option</keycap> key in conjunction with
+ the <keycap>Fn</keycap> key, such as
+ <keycombo><keycap>Option</keycap><keycap>Fn</keycap><keycap>F3</keycap>
+ </keycombo>
+ to switch to virtual terminal tty3.
</para>
</section>
+
<section id="sn-ArchSpecific-ppc-install">
<title>PPC installation notes</title>
+
<para>
- Fedora Installation Disc 1 is bootable on supported hardware. In
- addition, a bootable CD image appears in the <filename
- class="directory">images/</filename> directory of this disc.
- These images behave differently according to your system
- hardware:
+ Fedora Installation Disc 1 is bootable on supported hardware. In
+ addition, a bootable CD image appears in the
+ <filename
+ class="directory">images/</filename> directory of
+ this disc. These images behave differently according to your
+ system hardware:
</para>
+
<itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- On most machines, the bootloader automatically boots the
- appropriate 32-bit or 64-bit installer from the install
- disc.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <formalpara>
- <title>64-bit IBM pSeries (POWER4/POWER5), current iSeries
- models</title>
- <para>After using OpenFirmware to boot the CD, the
- bootloader, <command>yaboot</command>, automatically boots
- the 64-bit installer.</para>
- </formalpara>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <formalpara>
- <title>IBM "Legacy" iSeries (POWER4)</title>
- <para>
- So-called "Legacy" iSeries models, which do not use
- OpenFirmware, require use of the boot image located in the
- <filename class="directory">images/iSeries</filename>
- directory of the installation tree.
- </para>
- </formalpara>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <formalpara>
- <title>32-bit CHRP (IBM RS/6000 and others)</title>
- <para>
- After using OpenFirmware to boot the CD, select the
- <filename>linux32</filename> boot image at the
- <prompt>boot:</prompt> prompt to start the 32-bit
- installer. Otherwise, the 64-bit installer starts and
- fails.
- </para>
- </formalpara>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <formalpara>
- <title>Genesi Pegasos II</title>
- <para>
- At the time of writing, firmware with full support for
- ISO9660 file systems has not yet been released for the
- Pegasos. You can use the network boot image, however. At
- the OpenFirmware prompt, enter the following command:
- </para>
- </formalpara>
- <screen><![CDATA[boot cd: /images/netboot/ppc32.img]]></screen>
- <para>
- You must also manually configure OpenFirmware on the Pegasos
- to make the installed Fedora system bootable. To do this,
- set the <envar>boot-device</envar> and
- <envar>boot-file</envar> environment variables
- appropriately.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <formalpara>
- <title>Genesi Efika 5200B</title>
- <para>
- To run Linux correctly on the Efika, download the "Device
- Tree Supplement" from <ulink
- url='http://www.powerdeveloper.org/platforms/efika/devicetree' />
- and install according to the documentation therein. At the
- time of writing, the firmware of the Efika has bugs which
- prevent correct operation of the
- <command>yaboot</command> bootloader. Genesi
- stated that a fixed firmware would be made available by
- April 2007. As of November 2007, it is not yet available.
- </para>
- </formalpara>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <formalpara>
- <title>Sony PlayStation 3</title>
- <para>For installation on PlayStation 3, first update to
- firmware 1.60 or later. The "Other OS" boot loader must be
- installed into the flash, following the instructions at
- <ulink
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ On most machines, the bootloader automatically boots the
+ appropriate 32-bit or 64-bit installer from the install
+ disc.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <formalpara>
+ <title>64-bit IBM pSeries (POWER4/POWER5), current iSeries models</title>
+ <para>
+ After using OpenFirmware to boot the CD, the bootloader,
+ <command>yaboot</command>, automatically boots the 64-bit
+ installer.
+ </para>
+ </formalpara>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <formalpara>
+ <title>IBM "Legacy" iSeries (POWER4)</title>
+ <para>
+ So-called "Legacy" iSeries models, which do not use
+ OpenFirmware, require use of the boot image located in the
+ <filename class="directory">images/iSeries</filename>
+ directory of the installation tree.
+ </para>
+ </formalpara>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <formalpara>
+ <title>32-bit CHRP (IBM RS/6000 and others)</title>
+ <para>
+ After using OpenFirmware to boot the CD, select the
+ <filename>linux32</filename> boot image at the
+ <prompt>boot:</prompt>
+ prompt to start the 32-bit installer. Otherwise, the
+ 64-bit installer starts and fails.
+ </para>
+ </formalpara>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <formalpara>
+ <title>Genesi Pegasos II</title>
+ <para>
+ At the time of writing, firmware with full support for
+ ISO9660 file systems has not yet been released for the
+ Pegasos. You can use the network boot image, however. At
+ the OpenFirmware prompt, enter the following command:
+ </para>
+ </formalpara>
+<screen><![CDATA[boot cd: /images/netboot/ppc32.img]]></screen>
+ <para>
+ You must also manually configure OpenFirmware on the Pegasos
+ to make the installed Fedora system bootable. To do this,
+ set the
+ <envar>boot-device</envar>
+ and
+ <envar>boot-file</envar>
+ environment variables appropriately.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <formalpara>
+ <title>Genesi Efika 5200B</title>
+ <para>
+ To run Linux correctly on the Efika, download the "Device
+ Tree Supplement" from
+ <ulink
+ url='http://www.powerdeveloper.org/platforms/efika/devicetree' />
+ and install according to the documentation therein. At the
+ time of writing, the firmware of the Efika has bugs which
+ prevent correct operation of the <command>yaboot</command>
+ bootloader. Genesi stated that a fixed firmware would be
+ made available by April 2007. As of November 2007, it is
+ not yet available.
+ </para>
+ </formalpara>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <formalpara>
+ <title>Sony PlayStation 3</title>
+ <para>
+ For installation on PlayStation 3, first update to
+ firmware 1.60 or later. The "Other OS" boot loader must be
+ installed into the flash, following the instructions at
+ <ulink
url='http://www.playstation.com/ps3-openplatform/manual.html'
- />. A suitable boot loader image can be found on Sony's
- "ADDON" CD, available from <ulink
+ />.
+ A suitable boot loader image can be found on Sony's
+ "ADDON" CD, available from
+ <ulink
url='ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/geoff/cell/'
- />.</para>
- </formalpara>
- <para>
- Once the boot loader is installed, the PlayStation 3 should
- be able to boot from the Fedora install media. Type
- <command>linux64 xdriver=fbdev</command> at the boot prompt,
- which will work around <ulink
+ />.
+ </para>
+ </formalpara>
+ <para>
+ Once the boot loader is installed, the PlayStation 3 should
+ be able to boot from the Fedora install media. Type
+ <command>linux64 xdriver=fbdev</command> at the boot prompt,
+ which will work around
+ <ulink
url='https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=370761'
- />. Please note that network installation works best with
- NFS, since that takes less memory than FTP or HTTP methods.
- Using the <command>text</command> option also reduces the
- amount of memory taken by the installer.</para>
- <para>For more information on Fedora and the PlayStation3 or
- Fedora on PowerPC in general, join the <ulink
- url="http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/fedora-ppc">Fedora-PPC
- mailing list</ulink> or the <systemitem
- class="resource">#fedora-ppc</systemitem> channel on
- <ulink url="http://freenode.net/">FreeNode</ulink>.
+ />.
+ Please note that network installation works best with NFS,
+ since that takes less memory than FTP or HTTP methods. Using
+ the <command>text</command> option also reduces the amount
+ of memory taken by the installer.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ For more information on Fedora and the PlayStation3 or
+ Fedora on PowerPC in general, join the
+ <ulink
+ url="http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/fedora-ppc">Fedora-PPC
+ mailing list</ulink> or the
+ <systemitem
+ class="resource">#fedora-ppc</systemitem>
+ channel on
+ <ulink url="http://freenode.net/">FreeNode</ulink>.
</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <formalpara>
- <title>Network booting</title>
- <para>
- Combined images containing the installer kernel and
- ramdisk are located in the <filename
- class="directory">images/netboot/</filename> directory
- of the installation tree. They are intended for network
- booting with TFTP, but can be used in many ways.
- </para>
- </formalpara>
- <para>
- The <command>yaboot</command> loader supports TFTP booting
- for IBM pSeries and Apple Macintosh. The Fedora Project
- encourages the use of <command>yaboot</command> over the
- <command>netboot</command> images.
- </para>
- </listitem>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <formalpara>
+ <title>Network booting</title>
+ <para>
+ Combined images containing the installer kernel and
+ ramdisk are located in the
+ <filename
+ class="directory">images/netboot/</filename>
+ directory of the installation tree. They are intended for
+ network booting with TFTP, but can be used in many ways.
+ </para>
+ </formalpara>
+ <para>
+ The <command>yaboot</command> loader supports TFTP booting
+ for IBM pSeries and Apple Macintosh. The Fedora Project
+ encourages the use of <command>yaboot</command> over the
+ <command>netboot</command> images.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</section>
+
<section id="sn-PPCSpecificPackages">
<title>PPC Specific Packages</title>
+
<para>
- <filename>ppc64-utils</filename> has been split out into
- individual packages reflecting upstream packaging
- (<filename>ps3pf-utils</filename>, <filename>powerpc-utils</filename>,
- <filename>powerpc-utils-papr</filename>). The <command>mkzimage</command>
- command is no longer supplied, you can use the wrapper script from
- kernel-bootwrapper package - eg:</para>
- <screen><![CDATA[wrapper -i initrd-${KERN_VERSION}.img -o zImage-${KERN_VERSION}.img vmlinuz-${KERN_VERSION} ]]></screen>
+ <filename>ppc64-utils</filename> has been split out into
+ individual packages reflecting upstream packaging
+ (<filename>ps3pf-utils</filename>,
+ <filename>powerpc-utils</filename>,
+ <filename>powerpc-utils-papr</filename>). The
+ <command>mkzimage</command> command is no longer supplied, you
+ can use the wrapper script from kernel-bootwrapper package - eg:
+ </para>
+<screen><![CDATA[wrapper -i initrd-${KERN_VERSION}.img -o zImage-${KERN_VERSION}.img vmlinuz-${KERN_VERSION} ]]></screen>
</section>
</section>
<section id="sn-ArchSpecific-x86">
<title>x86 Specifics for Fedora</title>
+
<para>
This section covers specific information about Fedora and the x86
hardware platform.
</para>
+
<section id="sn-ArchSpecific-x86-hw">
<title>Hardware requirements for x86</title>
+
<para>
- In order to use specific features of Fedora 9 during or after
- installation, you may need to know details of other hardware
- components such as video and network cards.
+ In order to use specific features of Fedora 9 during or after
+ installation, you may need to know details of other hardware
+ components such as video and network cards.
</para>
+
<section id="sn-ArchSpecific-x86-hw-cpu">
- <title>Processor and memory</title>
- <para>
- The following CPU specifications are stated in terms of Intel
- processors. Other processors, such as those from AMD, Cyrix,
- and VIA that are compatible with and equivalent to the
- following Intel processors, may also be used with Fedora.
- </para>
- <para>
- Fedora 9 requires an Intel Pentium or better processor, and is
- optimized for Pentium 4 and later processors.
- </para>
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>Recommended for text-mode: 200 MHz Pentium-class or
- better</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>Recommended for graphical: 400 MHz Pentium II or
- better</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>Minimum RAM for text-mode: 128MiB</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>Minimum RAM for graphical: 192MiB</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>Recommended RAM for graphical: 256MiB</para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
+ <title>Processor and memory</title>
+
+ <para>
+ The following CPU specifications are stated in terms of Intel
+ processors. Other processors, such as those from AMD, Cyrix,
+ and VIA that are compatible with and equivalent to the
+ following Intel processors, may also be used with Fedora.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ Fedora 9 requires an Intel Pentium or better processor, and is
+ optimized for Pentium 4 and later processors.
+ </para>
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Recommended for text-mode: 200 MHz Pentium-class or better
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Recommended for graphical: 400 MHz Pentium II or better
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Minimum RAM for text-mode: 128MiB
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Minimum RAM for graphical: 192MiB
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Recommended RAM for graphical: 256MiB
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
</section>
+
<section id="sn-ArchSpecific-x86-hw-hdd">
- <title>Hard disk space</title>
- <para>
- The disk space requirements listed below represent the disk
- space taken up by Fedora 9 after the installation is complete.
- However, additional disk space is required during the
- installation to support the installation environment. This
- additional disk space corresponds to the size of
- <filename>/Fedora/base/stage2.img</filename> on Installation
- Disc 1 plus the size of the files in <filename
- class="directory">/var/lib/rpm</filename> on the installed
- system.
- </para>
- <para>
- In practical terms, additional space requirements may range
- from as little as 90 MiB for a minimal installation to as much
- as an additional 175 MiB for an "everything" installation. The
- complete packages can occupy over 9 GB of disk space.
- </para>
- <para>
- Additional space is also required for any user data, and at
- least 5% free space should be maintained for proper system
- operation.
- </para>
+ <title>Hard disk space</title>
+
+ <para>
+ The disk space requirements listed below represent the disk
+ space taken up by Fedora 9 after the installation is complete.
+ However, additional disk space is required during the
+ installation to support the installation environment. This
+ additional disk space corresponds to the size of
+ <filename>/Fedora/base/stage2.img</filename> on Installation
+ Disc 1 plus the size of the files in
+ <filename
+ class="directory">/var/lib/rpm</filename> on
+ the installed system.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ In practical terms, additional space requirements may range
+ from as little as 90 MiB for a minimal installation to as much
+ as an additional 175 MiB for an "everything" installation. The
+ complete packages can occupy over 9 GB of disk space.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ Additional space is also required for any user data, and at
+ least 5% free space should be maintained for proper system
+ operation.
+ </para>
</section>
</section>
</section>
<section id="sn-ArchSpecific-x64">
<title>x86_64 Specifics for Fedora</title>
+
<para>
This section covers specific information about Fedora and the
x86_64 hardware platform.
</para>
+
<section id="sn-ArchSpecific-x64-hw">
<title>Hardware requirements for x86_64</title>
+
<para>
- In order to use specific features of Fedora 9 during or after
- installation, you may need to know details of other hardware
- components such as video and network cards.
+ In order to use specific features of Fedora 9 during or after
+ installation, you may need to know details of other hardware
+ components such as video and network cards.
</para>
+
<section id="sn-ArchSpecific-x64-hw-mem">
- <title>Memory requirements for x86_64</title>
- <para />
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>Minimum RAM for text-mode: 256MiB</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>Minimum RAM for graphical: 384MiB</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>Recommended RAM for graphical: 512MiB</para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
+ <title>Memory requirements for x86_64</title>
+
+ <para />
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Minimum RAM for text-mode: 256MiB
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Minimum RAM for graphical: 384MiB
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Recommended RAM for graphical: 512MiB
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
</section>
+
<section id="sn-ArchSpecific-x64-hw-hdd">
- <title>Hard disk space requirements for x86_64</title>
- <para>
- The disk space requirements listed below represent the disk
- space taken up by Fedora 9 after the installation is complete.
- However, additional disk space is required during the
- installation to support the installation environment. This
- additional disk space corresponds to the size of
- <filename>/Fedora/base/stage2.img</filename> on Installation
- Disc 1 plus the size of the files in <filename
- class="directory">/var/lib/rpm</filename> on the installed
- system.
- </para>
- <para>
- In practical terms, additional space requirements may range
- from as little as 90 MiB for a minimal installation to as much
- as an additional 175 MiB for an "everything" installation. The
- complete packages can occupy over 9 GB of disk space.
- </para>
- <para>
- Additional space is also required for any user data, and at
- least 5% free space should be maintained for proper system
- operation.
- </para>
+ <title>Hard disk space requirements for x86_64</title>
+
+ <para>
+ The disk space requirements listed below represent the disk
+ space taken up by Fedora 9 after the installation is complete.
+ However, additional disk space is required during the
+ installation to support the installation environment. This
+ additional disk space corresponds to the size of
+ <filename>/Fedora/base/stage2.img</filename> on Installation
+ Disc 1 plus the size of the files in
+ <filename
+ class="directory">/var/lib/rpm</filename> on
+ the installed system.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ In practical terms, additional space requirements may range
+ from as little as 90 MiB for a minimal installation to as much
+ as an additional 175 MiB for an "everything" installation. The
+ complete packages can occupy over 9 GB of disk space.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ Additional space is also required for any user data, and at
+ least 5% free space should be maintained for proper system
+ operation.
+ </para>
</section>
</section>
</section>
Index: BackwardsCompatibility.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/BackwardsCompatibility.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.17
retrieving revision 1.18
diff -u -r1.17 -r1.18
--- BackwardsCompatibility.xml 17 Mar 2008 20:42:25 -0000 1.17
+++ BackwardsCompatibility.xml 17 Mar 2008 21:16:05 -0000 1.18
@@ -1,106 +1,140 @@
<?xml version="1.0"?>
+
<!DOCTYPE section PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.docbook.org/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd">
<section id="sn-BackwardsCompatibility">
<title>Backwards Compatibility</title>
-
<tip>
<title>Latest Release Notes on the Web</title>
<para>
- These release notes may be updated. Visit <ulink
- url='http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/'>http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/</ulink>
- to view the latest release notes for Fedora.</para>
+ These release notes may be updated. Visit
+ <ulink
+ url='http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/'>http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/</ulink>
+ to view the latest release notes for Fedora.
+ </para>
</tip>
-
<para>
Fedora provides legacy system libraries for compatibility with older
software. This software is part of the <guilabel>Legacy Software
- Development</guilabel> group, which is not installed by default.
+ Development</guilabel> group, which is not installed by default.
Users who require this functionality may select this group either
during installation or after the installation process is complete.
To install the package group on a Fedora system, use <menuchoice>
- <guimenu>Applications</guimenu>
- <guimenuitem>Add/Remove Software</guimenuitem></menuchoice>
- or enter the following command in
- a terminal window:
+ <guimenu>Applications</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Add/Remove
+ Software</guimenuitem></menuchoice> or enter the following command
+ in a terminal window:
</para>
-
- <screen><![CDATA[su -c 'yum groupinstall "Legacy Software Development"']]></screen>
-
+<screen><![CDATA[su -c 'yum groupinstall "Legacy Software Development"']]></screen>
<para>
- Enter the password for the <systemitem
- class="username">root</systemitem> account when prompted.
+ Enter the password for the
+ <systemitem
+ class="username">root</systemitem> account when
+ prompted.
</para>
<section id="sn-compiler-compatibility">
<title>Compiler Compatibility</title>
+
<para>
- The <package>compat-gcc-34</package> package has been included for
- compatibility reasons:
+ The
+ <package>compat-gcc-34</package>
+ package has been included for compatibility reasons:
</para>
+
<para>
<ulink
url='https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-list/2006-August/msg00409.html'/>
</para>
</section>
+
<section id="sn-KDE3-Development-Platform-Librates">
<title>KDE 3 Development Platform / Libraries</title>
+
<para>
Fedora now features KDE 4.0, and no longer offers KDE 3 as a full
desktop environment. Fedora does provide the following KDE 3.5
library packages to run and build the many existing KDE 3
applications:
</para>
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
- <package>qt3</package>, <package>qt3-devel</package> (and other
- <package>qt3-*</package> packages): Qt 3.3.8b
+ <package>qt3</package>
+ ,
+ <package>qt3-devel</package>
+ (and other
+ <package>qt3-*</package>
+ packages): Qt 3.3.8b
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- <package>kdelibs3</package>, <package>kdelibs3-devel</package>: KDE 3
- libraries
+ <package>kdelibs3</package>
+ ,
+ <package>kdelibs3-devel</package>
+ : KDE 3 libraries
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- <package>kdebase3</package>, <package>kdebase3-devel</package>: KDE 3 core
- files required by some applications
+ <package>kdebase3</package>
+ ,
+ <package>kdebase3-devel</package>
+ : KDE 3 core files required by some applications
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
+
<para>
- In addition, Fedora offers a <package>kdegames3</package> package that
- includes games not ported to KDE 4 yet, and a KDE 3 version of
- <package>libkdegames</package> required by some third-party KDE 3 games.
+ In addition, Fedora offers a
+ <package>kdegames3</package>
+ package that includes games not ported to KDE 4 yet, and a KDE 3
+ version of
+ <package>libkdegames</package>
+ required by some third-party KDE 3 games.
</para>
+
<para>
- Moreover, the KDE 4 <package>kdebase-runtime</package> package, which
- provides <package>khelpcenter</package>, also sets up
- <package>khelpcenter</package> as a service for KDE 3 applications, so
- help in KDE 3 applications works. The KDE 3 version of
- <package>khelpcenter</package> is no longer provided, and the KDE 4
- version is used instead.
+ Moreover, the KDE 4
+ <package>kdebase-runtime</package>
+ package, which provides
+ <package>khelpcenter</package>
+ , also sets up
+ <package>khelpcenter</package>
+ as a service for KDE 3 applications, so help in KDE 3 applications
+ works. The KDE 3 version of
+ <package>khelpcenter</package>
+ is no longer provided, and the KDE 4 version is used instead.
</para>
+
<para>
These packages are designed to:
</para>
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para>comply with the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS), and</para> </listitem>
+ <para>
+ comply with the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS), and
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
be completely safe to install in parallel with KDE 4,
- including the <package>-devel</package> packages.
+ including the
+ <package>-devel</package>
+ packages.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
+
<para>
In order to achieve this goal, Fedora KDE SIG members have made
- two changes to the KDE 4 <package>kdelibs-devel</package> packages:
+ two changes to the KDE 4
+ <package>kdelibs-devel</package>
+ packages:
</para>
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
@@ -112,27 +146,39 @@
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- The <package>kconfig_compiler</package> and
- <package>makekdewidgets</package> tools have been renamed
- <package>kconfig_compiler4</package> and
- <package>makekdewidgets4</package>, respectively.
+ The
+ <package>kconfig_compiler</package>
+ and
+ <package>makekdewidgets</package>
+ tools have been renamed
+ <package>kconfig_compiler4</package>
+ and
+ <package>makekdewidgets4</package>
+ , respectively.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
+
<para>
These changes should be completely transparent to the vast
- majority of KDE 4 applications that use <command>cmake</command> to
- build, since <filename>FindKDE4Internal.cmake</filename> has been patched
- to match these changes. The KDE SIG made these changes to the KDE
- 4 <package>kdelibs-devel</package> rather than to
- <package>kdelibs3-devel</package> because KDE 4 stores these locations
- in a central place, whereas KDE 3 applications usually contain
- hardcoded copies of the library search paths and executable names.
+ majority of KDE 4 applications that use <command>cmake</command>
+ to build, since <filename>FindKDE4Internal.cmake</filename> has
+ been patched to match these changes. The KDE SIG made these
+ changes to the KDE 4
+ <package>kdelibs-devel</package>
+ rather than to
+ <package>kdelibs3-devel</package>
+ because KDE 4 stores these locations in a central place, whereas
+ KDE 3 applications usually contain hardcoded copies of the library
+ search paths and executable names.
</para>
+
<para>
- Note that <package>kdebase3</package> does
- <emphasis role="strong">not</emphasis> include the following:
+ Note that
+ <package>kdebase3</package>
+ does <emphasis role="strong">not</emphasis> include the following:
</para>
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
@@ -144,32 +190,37 @@
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- the KDE 3 versions of <package>kdebase</package> applications such
- as Konqueror and KWrite, which are redundant with the KDE 4
- versions and would conflict with them
+ the KDE 3 versions of
+ <package>kdebase</package>
+ applications such as Konqueror and KWrite, which are redundant
+ with the KDE 4 versions and would conflict with them
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- the <package>libkdecorations</package> library required for KWin 3
- window decorations, as those window decorations cannot be used
- in the KDE 4 version of KWin
+ the
+ <package>libkdecorations</package>
+ library required for KWin 3 window decorations, as those
+ window decorations cannot be used in the KDE 4 version of KWin
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- the <package>libkickermain</package> library required by some Kicker
- applets, as there is no Kicker in Fedora 9 and thus Kicker
- applets cannot be used
+ the
+ <package>libkickermain</package>
+ library required by some Kicker applets, as there is no Kicker
+ in Fedora 9 and thus Kicker applets cannot be used
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
+
<caution>
<title>Developing against the legacy API is discouraged</title>
- <para>
- As with any backwards-compatibility library, developing new
- software against the legacy API is discouraged.
- </para>
- </caution>
+
+ <para>
+ As with any backwards-compatibility library, developing new
+ software against the legacy API is discouraged.
+ </para>
+ </caution>
</section>
</section>
Index: Colophon.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/Colophon.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.32
retrieving revision 1.33
diff -u -r1.32 -r1.33
--- Colophon.xml 17 Mar 2008 16:43:18 -0000 1.32
+++ Colophon.xml 17 Mar 2008 21:16:05 -0000 1.33
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
<?xml version="1.0"?>
+
<!DOCTYPE section PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.docbook.org/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd">
<section id="sn-Colophon">
@@ -10,11 +11,14 @@
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para>recognizes contributors and provides accountability,
- and</para>
+ <para>
+ recognizes contributors and provides accountability, and
+ </para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>explains tools and production methods.</para>
+ <para>
+ explains tools and production methods.
+ </para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
@@ -22,12 +26,13 @@
<section id="sn-Contributors">
<title>Contributors</title>
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para>
- <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/AlainPortal">Alain
- Portal (translator - French)</ulink>
- </para>
+ <para>
+ <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/AlainPortal">Alain
+ Portal (translator - French)</ulink>
+ </para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
@@ -98,7 +103,7 @@
<listitem>
<para>
<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DiegoZacarao'>Diego
- Burigo Zacarao</ulink> (translator - Brazilian Portuguese)
+ Burigo Zacarao</ulink> (translator - Brazilian Portuguese)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
@@ -132,10 +137,10 @@
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>
- <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/IgorMiletic">Igor
- Miletic</ulink> (translator - Serbian)
- </para>
+ <para>
+ <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/IgorMiletic">Igor
+ Miletic</ulink> (translator - Serbian)
+ </para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
@@ -150,9 +155,10 @@
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>
- <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/JesseKeating">Jesse
- Keating</ulink> (beat contributor)</para>
+ <para>
+ <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/JesseKeating">Jesse
+ Keating</ulink> (beat contributor)
+ </para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
@@ -162,8 +168,8 @@
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- <ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/JosePires'>Jose
- Nuno Coelho Pires</ulink> (translator - Portuguese)
+ <ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/JosePires'>Jose Nuno
+ Coelho Pires</ulink> (translator - Portuguese)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
@@ -185,13 +191,15 @@
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>Lenka Celkova (translator - Slovak)</para>
+ <para>
+ Lenka Celkova (translator - Slovak)
+ </para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>
- <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/LicioFonseca">Licio
- Fonseca</ulink> (translator - Brazilian Portuguese)
- </para>
+ <para>
+ <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/LicioFonseca">Licio
+ Fonseca</ulink> (translator - Brazilian Portuguese)
+ </para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
@@ -206,16 +214,18 @@
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para><ulink
+ <para>
+ <ulink
url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/MarcWiriadisastra'>Marc
- Wiriadisastra</ulink> (writer, editor)
- </para>
+ Wiriadisastra</ulink> (writer, editor)
+ </para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para><ulink
+ <para>
+ <ulink
url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/MarekMahut'>Marek
- Mahut</ulink> (translator - Slovak)
- </para>
+ Mahut</ulink> (translator - Slovak)
+ </para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
@@ -224,18 +234,18 @@
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>
- <ulink
+ <para>
+ <ulink
url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/MaximDziumanenko">Maxim
- Dziumanenko</ulink> (translator - Ukrainian)
- </para>
+ Dziumanenko</ulink> (translator - Ukrainian)
+ </para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>
- <ulink
+ <para>
+ <ulink
url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/MurrayMcAllister">Murray
- McCallister</ulink> (beat writer, editor)
- </para>
+ McCallister</ulink> (beat writer, editor)
+ </para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
@@ -274,9 +284,10 @@
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>
- <ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/PiotrDrag'>Piotr
- Drag</ulink> (translator - Polish)</para>
+ <para>
+ <ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/PiotrDrag'>Piotr
+ Drag</ulink> (translator - Polish)
+ </para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
@@ -309,10 +320,10 @@
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>
- <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/TetaBilianou">Teta
- Bilianou</ulink> (translator - Greek)
- </para>
+ <para>
+ <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/TetaBilianou">Teta
+ Bilianou</ulink> (translator - Greek)
+ </para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
@@ -345,11 +356,11 @@
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>
- <ulink
- url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/VillePekkaVainio'>Ville-Pekka
- Vainio</ulink> (translator - Finnish)
- </para>
+ <para>
+ <ulink
+ url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/VillePekkaVainio'>Ville-Pekka
+ Vainio</ulink> (translator - Finnish)
+ </para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
@@ -376,10 +387,12 @@
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
+
<para>
... and many more translators. Refer to the Web-updated version of
these release notes as we add translators after release:
</para>
+
<para>
<ulink url='http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/'/>
</para>
@@ -387,6 +400,7 @@
<section id="sn-Production-Methods">
<title>Production Methods</title>
+
<para>
Beat writers produce the release notes directly on the Fedora
Project Wiki. They collaborate with other subject matter experts
Index: DatabaseServers.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/DatabaseServers.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.16
retrieving revision 1.17
diff -u -r1.16 -r1.17
--- DatabaseServers.xml 15 Mar 2008 09:43:56 -0000 1.16
+++ DatabaseServers.xml 17 Mar 2008 21:16:05 -0000 1.17
@@ -1,53 +1,68 @@
<?xml version="1.0"?>
+
<!DOCTYPE section PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.docbook.org/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd">
<section id="sn-DatabaseServers">
<title>Database Servers</title>
-
<tip>
<title>Latest Release Notes on the Web</title>
<para>
- These release notes may be updated. Visit <ulink
- url='http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/'>http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/</ulink>
- to view the latest release notes for Fedora.</para>
+ These release notes may be updated. Visit
+ <ulink
+ url='http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/'>http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/</ulink>
+ to view the latest release notes for Fedora.
+ </para>
</tip>
-
<section id="sn-MySQL">
<title>MySQL</title>
+
<para>
- Fedora now provides MySQL 5.0.51.a. For a
- list of the enhancements provided by this version, refer to <ulink url='http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/mysql-nutshell.html'/>.
+ Fedora now provides MySQL 5.0.51.a. For a list of the enhancements
+ provided by this version, refer to
+ <ulink url='http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/mysql-nutshell.html'/>.
</para>
+
<para>
For more information on upgrading databases from previous releases
- of MySQL, refer to the
- MySQL website at <ulink
+ of MySQL, refer to the MySQL website at
+ <ulink
url='http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/upgrade.html'/>.
</para>
+
<section id="sn-MySQL-DBD">
<title>DBD Driver</title>
+
<para>
- The MySQL DBD driver has been
- dual-licensed and the related licensing issues have been resolved (<ulink
- url='https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=222237'/>).
- The resulting <package>apr-util-mysql</package> package is now
- included in the Fedora software repositories.
+ The MySQL DBD driver has been dual-licensed and the related
+ licensing issues have been resolved
+ (<ulink
+ url='https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=222237'/>).
+ The resulting
+ <package>apr-util-mysql</package>
+ package is now included in the Fedora software repositories.
</para>
</section>
</section>
<section id="sn-PostgreSQL">
<title>PostgreSQL</title>
+
<para>
- This release of Fedora includes
- PostgreSQL 8.3.0. For more information on
- this new version, refer to <ulink url='http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/static/release-8-3.html'/>.
+ This release of Fedora includes PostgreSQL 8.3.0. For more
+ information on this new version, refer to
+ <ulink url='http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/static/release-8-3.html'/>.
</para>
+
<important>
<title>Upgrading Databases</title>
+
<para>
- Before upgrading an existing Fedora system with a PostgreSQL
- database, check and then follow, if necessary, the procedure described at <ulink url='http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/interactive/install-upgrading.html'/>. Otherwise the data may be not accessible by the new version of PostgreSQL.
+ Before upgrading an existing Fedora system with a PostgreSQL
+ database, check and then follow, if necessary, the procedure
+ described at
+ <ulink url='http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/interactive/install-upgrading.html'/>.
+ Otherwise the data may be not accessible by the new version of
+ PostgreSQL.
</para>
</important>
</section>
Index: Desktop.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/Desktop.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.33
retrieving revision 1.34
diff -u -r1.33 -r1.34
--- Desktop.xml 17 Mar 2008 20:42:25 -0000 1.33
+++ Desktop.xml 17 Mar 2008 21:16:05 -0000 1.34
@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
<?xml version="1.0"?>
+
<!DOCTYPE section PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.docbook.org/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd">
<section id="sn-Desktop">
<title>Fedora Desktop</title>
-
<tip>
<title>Latest Release Notes on the Web</title>
<para>
- These release notes may be updated. Visit <ulink
- url='http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/'>http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/</ulink>
- to view the latest release notes for Fedora.</para>
+ These release notes may be updated. Visit
+ <ulink
+ url='http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/'>http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/</ulink>
+ to view the latest release notes for Fedora.
+ </para>
</tip>
-
<para>
This section details changes that affect Fedora graphical desktop
users.
@@ -19,10 +20,12 @@
<section id="sn-GNOME">
<title>GNOME</title>
+
<para>
This release features
<ulink url="http://www.gnome.org/start/2.22/">GNOME</ulink> 2.22.
</para>
+
<para>
The GNOME splash screen has been disabled upstream intentionally.
To enable it, use <command>gconf-editor</command> or the following
@@ -37,226 +40,297 @@
</para>
<screen><![CDATA[gconftool-2 --set --type string /apps/gnome-screensaver/lock_dialog_theme "system"
]]></screen>
- <section id="sn-Gvfs">
+ <section id="sn-Gvfs">
<title>Gvfs</title>
+
<para>
- GNOME 2.22 features the new Gvfs, a userspace virtual file-system
- with back-ends for sftp, ftp, dav, smb, obexftp, and others. The
- Gvfs system is the replacement/successor of
- <systemitem class="service">gnome-vfs</systemitem>.
+ GNOME 2.22 features the new Gvfs, a userspace virtual
+ file-system with back-ends for sftp, ftp, dav, smb, obexftp, and
+ others. The Gvfs system is the replacement/successor of
+ <systemitem class="service">gnome-vfs</systemitem>.
</para>
+
<para>
Gvfs consists of two parts:
</para>
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
GIO, which is a new shared library that is part of GLib and
- provides the API for <systemitem
+ provides the API for
+ <systemitem
class="service">gvfs</systemitem>
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>
- Gvfs itself, a package that contains back-ends for the
- various file system types and protocols
- </para>
- </listitem>
+ <para>
+ Gvfs itself, a package that contains back-ends for the
+ various file system types and protocols
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
</itemizedlist>
+
<para>
- The Gvfs system runs a single master daemon, <systemitem
- class="daemon">gvfsd</systemitem>, that keeps track of the
- current <systemitem class="service">gvfs</systemitem> mounts.
- Most mounts are run in a separate daemon process. Clients talk
- to the mounts with a combination of DBus calls (on the session
- bus and using peer-to-peer DBus) and a custom protocol for file
- contents.
+ The Gvfs system runs a single master daemon,
+ <systemitem
+ class="daemon">gvfsd</systemitem>, that keeps
+ track of the current
+ <systemitem class="service">gvfs</systemitem> mounts. Most
+ mounts are run in a separate daemon process. Clients talk to the
+ mounts with a combination of DBus calls (on the session bus and
+ using peer-to-peer DBus) and a custom protocol for file
+ contents.
</para>
+
<para>
- A few file-system types previously supported by <systemitem
- class="service">gnome-vfs</systemitem> may not be yet
- supported by <systemitem class="service">gvfs</systemitem>. Work
- continues to provide completed solutions for all these types.
+ A few file-system types previously supported by
+ <systemitem
+ class="service">gnome-vfs</systemitem> may not be
+ yet supported by <systemitem class="service">gvfs</systemitem>.
+ Work continues to provide completed solutions for all these
+ types.
</para>
</section>
+
<section id="sn-GNOMEDisplayManager">
<title>GNOME Display Manager</title>
+
<para>
- The GNOME Display Manager (<systemitem
- class="service">gdm</systemitem>) has been updated to the
- latest upstream code. <ulink
- url="/wiki/PolicyKit">PolicyKit</ulink> can be used to control
- shutdown and reboot. The configuration tool
- <command>gdmsetup</command> is set to be replaced. New features
- available on the login screen include:
+ The GNOME Display Manager
+ (<systemitem
+ class="service">gdm</systemitem>) has been
+ updated to the latest upstream code.
+ <ulink
+ url="/wiki/PolicyKit">PolicyKit</ulink> can be used to
+ control shutdown and reboot. The configuration tool
+ <command>gdmsetup</command> is set to be replaced. New features
+ available on the login screen include:
</para>
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para>nicer graphical effects</para> </listitem>
+ <para>
+ nicer graphical effects
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>power management and monitoring on the login screen,
- so the laptop hibernates or shuts down when the battery gets low</para>
+ <para>
+ power management and monitoring on the login screen, so the
+ laptop hibernates or shuts down when the battery gets low
+ </para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>smarter user list</para> </listitem>
+ <para>
+ smarter user list
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>keyboard layout selector on the login screen</para> </listitem>
+ <para>
+ keyboard layout selector on the login screen
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
</itemizedlist>
+
<para>
For more information on this feature:
</para>
+
<para>
<ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/NewGdm">http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/NewGdm</ulink>
</para>
</section>
</section>
+
<section id="sn-KDE">
<title>KDE</title>
+
<para>
This release features
<ulink url="http://kde.org/announcements/announce-4.0.2.php">KDE</ulink>
- 4.0.2. As the <package>kdepim</package> and <package>kdevelop</package>
- packages are not part of KDE 4.0 and <package>kdewebdev</package> is
- only partially available (no
- <application>Quanta</application>) in KDE 4.0, the KDE
- 3.5.9 versions of those packages are shipped.
+ 4.0.2. As the
+ <package>kdepim</package>
+ and
+ <package>kdevelop</package>
+ packages are not part of KDE 4.0 and
+ <package>kdewebdev</package>
+ is only partially available (no <application>Quanta</application>)
+ in KDE 4.0, the KDE 3.5.9 versions of those packages are shipped.
</para>
+
<para>
<ulink url="http://www.kde.org/announcements/4.0/">KDE 4.0</ulink>
features upgrades to core components such as the port to Qt 4. It
also introduces a number of brand new frameworks such as the
<application>Phonon</application>, a multimedia API;
<application>Solid</application>, a hardware integration
- framework; <application>Plasma</application>, a re-written
- desktop and panel with many new concepts; integrated desktop
- search; compositing as a feature of
- <application>KWin</application>; and a brand new visual
- style called Oxygen.
+ framework; <application>Plasma</application>, a re-written desktop
+ and panel with many new concepts; integrated desktop search;
+ compositing as a feature of <application>KWin</application>; and a
+ brand new visual style called Oxygen.
<ulink url="http://kde.org/announcements/announce-4.0.2.php">KDE
4.0.2</ulink> is a bugfix release from the KDE 4.0 release series.
</para>
+
<para>
- Fedora 9 does <application role="strong">not</application> include the
- legacy KDE 3 Desktop. It does include a compatibility KDE 3
+ Fedora 9 does <application role="strong">not</application> include
+ the legacy KDE 3 Desktop. It does include a compatibility KDE 3
Development Platform, which can be used to build and run KDE 3
applications within KDE 4 or any other desktop environment. Refer
- to the <application>Backwards Compatibility</application> section for
- more details about what is included.
+ to the <application>Backwards Compatibility</application> section
+ for more details about what is included.
</para>
+
<para>
Since <systemitem class="service">networkmanager</systemitem> does
not work with the version of
<application>NetworkManager</application> available in this
- release, the KDE Live images use <systemitem
+ release, the KDE Live images use
+ <systemitem
class="service">nm-applet</systemitem> from
- <package>NetworkManager-gnome</package> as a replacement. The
+ <package>NetworkManager-gnome</package>
+ as a replacement. The
<systemitem class="daemon">gnome-keyring-daemon</systemitem>
facility saves passwords for these encryption technologies. (The
- dummy <package>knetworkmanager</package> package from Fedora 8
- that only called <systemitem
- class="service">nm-applet</systemitem> is no longer used.)
+ dummy
+ <package>knetworkmanager</package>
+ package from Fedora 8 that only called
+ <systemitem
+ class="service">nm-applet</systemitem> is no longer
+ used.)
</para>
+
<para>
- As the native <application>KWin</application> window
- manager now optionally supports compositing and desktop effects,
- the KDE Live images no longer include
- <application>Compiz/Beryl</application>. The
- <application>KWin</application> compositing/effects mode
- is disabled by default, but can be enabled in
+ As the native <application>KWin</application> window manager now
+ optionally supports compositing and desktop effects, the KDE Live
+ images no longer include <application>Compiz/Beryl</application>.
+ The <application>KWin</application> compositing/effects mode is
+ disabled by default, but can be enabled in
<command>systemsettings</command>.
</para>
+
<section id="sn-WorkspaceChanges">
<title>Workspace Changes</title>
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
<application>Plasma</application> replaces the old
<application>Kicker</application> and
<application>KDesktop</application>.
- <application>Plasma</application> manages both the
- panel and the desktop, and it is now possible to place the
- same <application>Plasma</application> applets
- (<application>plasmoids</application>) on both the panel and the
- desktop if the applet supports the size restrictions imposed
- by the panel.
+ <application>Plasma</application> manages both the panel and
+ the desktop, and it is now possible to place the same
+ <application>Plasma</application> applets
+ (<application>plasmoids</application>) on both the panel and
+ the desktop if the applet supports the size restrictions
+ imposed by the panel.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
The old KDE Control Center
- (<application>KControl</application>) has been replaced by
- <application>System Settings</application>
- (<command>systemsettings</command>).
+ (<application>KControl</application>) has been replaced by
+ <application>System Settings</application>
+ (<command>systemsettings</command>).
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- The <application>KDM</application> login manager
- uses a new theme format. Therefore,
- <application>KDM</application> themes written for
- KDE 3 do not work with the
+ The <application>KDM</application> login manager uses a new
+ theme format. Therefore, <application>KDM</application>
+ themes written for KDE 3 do not work with the
<application>KDM</application> in KDE 4.
- <application>KDM</application> now includes support
- for theme configuration, thus the external
+ <application>KDM</application> now includes support for
+ theme configuration, thus the external
<command>kdmtheme</command> tool is no longer needed.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
+
<para>
All the above applications can be found in the
- <package>kdebase-workspace</package> package.
+ <package>kdebase-workspace</package>
+ package.
</para>
</section>
+
<section id="sn-PackageandApplicationChanges">
<title>Package and Application Changes</title>
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
- The packages <package>qt</package>, <package>kdelibs</package>, and
- <package>kdebase</package> now represent the KDE 4 version,
- obsoleting the <package>qt4</package>, <package>kdelibs4</package>, and
- <package>kdebase4</package> packages in previous releases of
- Fedora.
+ The packages
+ <package>qt</package>
+ ,
+ <package>kdelibs</package>
+ , and
+ <package>kdebase</package>
+ now represent the KDE 4 version, obsoleting the
+ <package>qt4</package>
+ ,
+ <package>kdelibs4</package>
+ , and
+ <package>kdebase4</package>
+ packages in previous releases of Fedora.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- The Qt/KDE 3 versions have been renamed <package>qt3</package>,
- <package>kdelibs3</package>, and <package>kdebase3</package>. Fedora 9
- only includes parts of <package>kdebase3</package>. Refer to the
- <application>Backwards Compatibility</application> section for
- details.
+ The Qt/KDE 3 versions have been renamed
+ <package>qt3</package>
+ ,
+ <package>kdelibs3</package>
+ , and
+ <package>kdebase3</package>
+ . Fedora 9 only includes parts of
+ <package>kdebase3</package>
+ . Refer to the <application>Backwards
+ Compatibility</application> section for details.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Upstream KDE has split the <package>kdebase</package> module into
- three modules: <package>kdebase-runtime</package>,
- <package>kdebase</package> (sometimes called
- <package>kdebase-apps</package> to distinguish it from the old
- monolithic <package>kdebase</package>), and
- <package>kdebase-workspace</package>. This split is reflected in
- the Fedora packages.
+ Upstream KDE has split the
+ <package>kdebase</package>
+ module into three modules:
+ <package>kdebase-runtime</package>
+ ,
+ <package>kdebase</package>
+ (sometimes called
+ <package>kdebase-apps</package>
+ to distinguish it from the old monolithic
+ <package>kdebase</package>
+ ), and
+ <package>kdebase-workspace</package>
+ . This split is reflected in the Fedora packages.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Fedora 9 adds a <package>kdegames3</package> package containing
- the games not yet ported to KDE 4.
+ Fedora 9 adds a
+ <package>kdegames3</package>
+ package containing the games not yet ported to KDE 4.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<application>Dolphin</application>, which is part of
- <package>kdebase</package>, replaces <package>d3lphin</package>.
+ <package>kdebase</package>
+ , replaces
+ <package>d3lphin</package>
+ .
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- The <package>kdebase-workspace</package> package now includes
- support for <application>KDM</application> theme
- configuration, and therefore obsoletes
- <package>kdmtheme</package>.
+ The
+ <package>kdebase-workspace</package>
+ package now includes support for
+ <application>KDM</application> theme configuration, and
+ therefore obsoletes
+ <package>kdmtheme</package>
+ .
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
@@ -265,57 +339,83 @@
<application>KPDF</application>,
<application>KGhostView</application>, and
<application>KFax</application> in
- <package>kdegraphics</package>.
+ <package>kdegraphics</package>
+ .
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- The package <package>kaider</package> replaces
- <application>KBabel</application>, which used to be
- part of <package>kdesdk</package>.
+ The package
+ <package>kaider</package>
+ replaces <application>KBabel</application>, which used to be
+ part of
+ <package>kdesdk</package>
+ .
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- The <package>okteta</package> package replaces
- <application>KHexEdit</application>, which used to
- be part of <package>kdeutils</package>.
+ The
+ <package>okteta</package>
+ package replaces <application>KHexEdit</application>, which
+ used to be part of
+ <package>kdeutils</package>
+ .
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- The packages <package>kalgebra</package> and <package>marble</package>
- are now part of <package>kdeedu</package>.
+ The packages
+ <package>kalgebra</package>
+ and
+ <package>marble</package>
+ are now part of
+ <package>kdeedu</package>
+ .
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- The <package>ksudoku</package> package is now part of
- <package>kdegames</package>.
+ The
+ <package>ksudoku</package>
+ package is now part of
+ <package>kdegames</package>
+ .
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- The package <package>gwenview</package> is now part of
- <package>kdegraphics</package>.
+ The package
+ <package>gwenview</package>
+ is now part of
+ <package>kdegraphics</package>
+ .
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- The <package>kiconedit</package> and <package>kcoloredit</package>
- packages, which used to be part of <package>kdegraphics</package>,
- are now separate packages.
+ The
+ <package>kiconedit</package>
+ and
+ <package>kcoloredit</package>
+ packages, which used to be part of
+ <package>kdegraphics</package>
+ , are now separate packages.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- The package <package>kmid</package>, which used to be part of
- <package>kdemultimedia</package>, is now a separate package.
+ The package
+ <package>kmid</package>
+ , which used to be part of
+ <package>kdemultimedia</package>
+ , is now a separate package.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- The Fedora KDE SIG decided to drop the <package>-extras</package>
+ The Fedora KDE SIG decided to drop the
+ <package>-extras</package>
sub-packages, which contained deprecated or unstable
applications, because those applications have been either
fixed or dropped in KDE 4.
@@ -323,23 +423,34 @@
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- The package <package>kdeadmin-kpackage</package> has been split
- out of <package>kdeadmin</package> because
- <application>KPackage</application> now depends on
- <package>smart</package>.
+ The package
+ <package>kdeadmin-kpackage</package>
+ has been split out of
+ <package>kdeadmin</package>
+ because <application>KPackage</application> now depends on
+ <package>smart</package>
+ .
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- KDE 4 dropped the <package>kdeaddons</package> module. Therefore,
- there is no <package>kdeaddons</package> package in Fedora 9. The
- <application>Atlantik Designer</application>, for
- use with <package>kdegames3</package>, is still available as
- <package>kdeaddons-atlantikdesigner</package>. The package
- <package>ksig</package> is now its own package, and
- <package>extragear-plasma</package> replaces the Kicker addons.
- The Konqueror plugins are being packaged as a separate
- <package>konq-plugins</package> package.
+ KDE 4 dropped the
+ <package>kdeaddons</package>
+ module. Therefore, there is no
+ <package>kdeaddons</package>
+ package in Fedora 9. The <application>Atlantik
+ Designer</application>, for use with
+ <package>kdegames3</package>
+ , is still available as
+ <package>kdeaddons-atlantikdesigner</package>
+ . The package
+ <package>ksig</package>
+ is now its own package, and
+ <package>extragear-plasma</package>
+ replaces the Kicker addons. The Konqueror plugins are being
+ packaged as a separate
+ <package>konq-plugins</package>
+ package.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
@@ -347,45 +458,54 @@
</section>
<section id="sn-bluetooth">
- <title>Bluetooth</title>
- <para>
- The Bluetooth feature in Fedora 9
- (<ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/BluetoothFedora9">http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/BluetoothFedora9</ulink>)
- has several enhancements specific to this release. The future
- generations of this feature is covered with greater detail at:
+ <title>Bluetooth</title>
+
+ <para>
+ The Bluetooth feature in Fedora 9
+ (<ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/BluetoothFedora9">http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/BluetoothFedora9</ulink>)
+ has several enhancements specific to this release. The future
+ generations of this feature is covered with greater detail at:
</para>
+
<para>
<ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/FeatureBluetooth">http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/FeatureBluetooth</ulink>
</para>
+
<para>
File sending to a Bluetooth device is now handled with the
<command>bluetooth-sendto</command> program from the
- <package>bluez-gnome</package> package, which replaces
- <command>gnome-obex-sen</command>. Send a file in
- <application>Nautilus</application> from the <guimenuitem>Send
- to...</guimenuitem> function in the right-click context menu.
+ <package>bluez-gnome</package>
+ package, which replaces <command>gnome-obex-sen</command>. Send a
+ file in <application>Nautilus</application> from the
+ <guimenuitem>Send to...</guimenuitem> function in the right-click
+ context menu.
</para>
+
<para>
- Pulling files from a Bluetooth device is now included in
- <package>gnome-user-share</package>, which has ObexFTP and <ulink
- url="/wiki/ObexPush">ObexPush</ulink> support built-in. Share
- files via
- <guimenu>System</guimenu><guisubmenu>Preferences</guisubmenu><guisubmenu>Internet
+ Pulling files from a Bluetooth device is now included in
+ <package>gnome-user-share</package>
+ , which has ObexFTP and
+ <ulink
+ url="/wiki/ObexPush">ObexPush</ulink> support
+ built-in. Share files via
+ <guimenu>System</guimenu><guisubmenu>Preferences</guisubmenu><guisubmenu>Internet
and Network</guisubmenu><guisubmenu>Personal File
Sharing</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Share Public files over
Bluetooth</guimenuitem> (ObexFTP support), or pull files using
- <ulink url="/wiki/ObexPush">ObexPush</ulink> with
- <guimenu>Personal</guimenu><guisubmenu>File
+ <ulink url="/wiki/ObexPush">ObexPush</ulink> with
+ <guimenu>Personal</guimenu><guisubmenu>File
Sharing</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Receive files in Downloads folder
over Bluetooth</guimenuitem>.
</para>
+
<para>
Files on the remote Bluetooth device can be viewed directly in
- <application>Nautilus</application> through GVFS, which
- supports Bluetooth devices. Synchronizing a Bluetooth device with
- a personal information manager (PIM) device is done using
+ <application>Nautilus</application> through GVFS, which supports
+ Bluetooth devices. Synchronizing a Bluetooth device with a
+ personal information manager (PIM) device is done using
<command>gnome-pilot</command>
</para>
+
<para>
Browsing of Bluetooth devices is done via the right-click context
menu from the Bluetooth icon on the desktop panel.
@@ -394,25 +514,28 @@
<section id="sn-XULRunner">
<title>XULRunner</title>
+
<para>
- Applications that require the
- <application>Gecko</application> engine have had to depend
- on the entirety of <application>Firefox</application>.
- <application>XULRunner</application> is the Mozilla effort
- to split the browser engine for applications that require only
- that functionality, and no user interface parts. This split
- provides more API/ABI stability and a cleaner build environment
- for applications using <application>Gecko</application>.
- Many of the applications in Fedora that previously used
+ Applications that require the <application>Gecko</application>
+ engine have had to depend on the entirety of
+ <application>Firefox</application>.
+ <application>XULRunner</application> is the Mozilla effort to
+ split the browser engine for applications that require only that
+ functionality, and no user interface parts. This split provides
+ more API/ABI stability and a cleaner build environment for
+ applications using <application>Gecko</application>. Many of the
+ applications in Fedora that previously used
<application>Gecko</application> now are built against
<application>XULRunner</application>.
</para>
+
<para>
For a current status, visit
<ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/XULRunner">http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/XULRunner</ulink>.
To help with development, visit
<ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/FeatureXULRunnerAPIChanges">http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/FeatureXULRunnerAPIChanges</ulink>.
</para>
+
<para>
For full upstream documentation, refer to
<ulink url="http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/XULRunner">http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/XULRunner</ulink>.
@@ -421,103 +544,129 @@
<section id="sn-Web-Browsers">
<title>Web Browsers</title>
+
<para>
This release of Fedora includes version 3.0 of the popular
- <application>Firefox</application> web browser. Refer to <ulink
- url="http://firefox.com/">http://firefox.com/</ulink> for more
- information about Firefox. The <package>nspluginwrapper</package>
+ <application>Firefox</application> web browser. Refer to
+ <ulink
+ url="http://firefox.com/">http://firefox.com/</ulink>
+ for more information about Firefox. The
+ <package>nspluginwrapper</package>
package is included by default even on 32-bit systems since it
- separates the plugins to run in their own address space, which
+ separates the plugins to run in their own address space, which
increases security and reliability of the browser.
</para>
+
<para>
- For information about <application>Firefox</application>
- 3.0 in Fedora, refer to this feature page:
+ For information about <application>Firefox</application> 3.0 in
+ Fedora, refer to this feature page:
</para>
+
<para>
<ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/Firefox3">http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/Firefox3</ulink>
</para>
+
<section id="sn-Enabling-Flash-Plugin">
<title>Enabling Flash Plugin</title>
+
<para>
- Fedora includes <package>swfdec</package> and
- <package>gnash</package>, which are free and open source
- implementations of Flash. We encourage you to try either or them
- before seeking out Adobe's proprietary Flash plugin software.
+ Fedora includes
+ <package>swfdec</package>
+ and
+ <package>gnash</package>
+ , which are free and open source implementations of Flash. We
+ encourage you to try either or them before seeking out Adobe's
+ proprietary Flash plugin software.
</para>
+
<para>
- Users of Fedora x86_64 must install the
- <package>nspluginwrapper.i386</package> package to enable the 32-bit
- Adobe Flash plugin in x86_64
- <application>Firefox</application> and the
- <package>pulseaudio-libs.i386</package> package to enable sound from
- the plugin.
+ Users of Fedora x86_64 must install the
+ <package>nspluginwrapper.i386</package>
+ package to enable the 32-bit Adobe Flash plugin in x86_64
+ <application>Firefox</application> and the
+ <package>pulseaudio-libs.i386</package>
+ package to enable sound from the plugin.
</para>
<procedure>
- <step>
- <para>Create the 32bit mozilla plugin directory: </para>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Create the 32bit mozilla plugin directory:
+ </para>
<screen><![CDATA[su -c "mkdir -p /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins"
]]></screen>
- </step>
- <step>
- <para>
- Install the <package>nspluginwrapper.i386</package>,
- <package>nspluginwrapper.x86_64</package>, and
- <package>pulseaudio-libs.i386</package> packages:
- </para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Install the
+ <package>nspluginwrapper.i386</package>
+ ,
+ <package>nspluginwrapper.x86_64</package>
+ , and
+ <package>pulseaudio-libs.i386</package>
+ packages:
+ </para>
<screen><![CDATA[su -c "yum install nspluginwrapper.{i386,x86_64} pulseaudio-libs.i386"
]]></screen>
- </step>
- <step>
- <para>
- Install <package>flash-plugin</package> as shown above.
- </para>
- <para>
- Run <command>mozilla-plugin-config</command> to register the flash
- plugin:
- </para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Install
+ <package>flash-plugin</package>
+ as shown above.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Run <command>mozilla-plugin-config</command> to register the
+ flash plugin:
+ </para>
<screen><![CDATA[su -c "mozilla-plugin-config -i -g -v"
]]></screen>
- </step>
- <step>
- <para>
- Close all <application>Firefox</application>
- windows, and then relaunch
- <application>Firefox</application>.
- </para>
- <para>
- Type <userinput>about:plugins</userinput> in the URL bar to
- ensure the plugin is loaded.
- </para>
- </step>
- </procedure>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Close all <application>Firefox</application> windows, and
+ then relaunch <application>Firefox</application>.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Type <userinput>about:plugins</userinput> in the URL bar to
+ ensure the plugin is loaded.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ </procedure>
</section>
</section>
+
<section id="sn-DisablingPCSpeaker">
<title>Disabling PC Speaker</title>
+
<para>
PC speaker is enabled by default in Fedora. If you do not prefer
this, there are two ways to circumvent the sounds:
</para>
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
Reduce its volume to a acceptable level or completely mute the
- PC speaker in <command>alsamixer</command> with the setting for
- <guimenuitem>PC Speak</guimenuitem>.
+ PC speaker in <command>alsamixer</command> with the setting
+ for <guimenuitem>PC Speak</guimenuitem>.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>Disable the PC speaker system wide by running the following commands in a console. </para></listitem>
+ <para>
+ Disable the PC speaker system wide by running the following
+ commands in a console.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<screen><![CDATA[su -
modprobe -r pcspkr
echo "install pcspkr :" >> /etc/modprobe.conf
]]></screen>
</section>
-
+
<section id="sn-InternationalClockApplet">
<title>International Clock Applet</title>
+
<para>
The new clock applet in the GNOME panel has expanded to support
additional international timezones in the display, as well as
@@ -529,32 +678,38 @@
instead of principal timezones; UI enhancements for new and old
functions; and full weather information shown in a tool tip.
</para>
+
<para>
Read more about this feature:
</para>
+
<para>
<ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/FeatureClockApplet">http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/FeatureClockApplet</ulink>
</para>
</section>
-
+
<section id="sn-DictionariesConsolidated">
<title>Dictionaries Consolidated</title>
+
<para>
There is a new default spell checking back-end,
- <command>hunspell</command>, for both the GNOME and KDE desktops, as
- well as applications such as
+ <command>hunspell</command>, for both the GNOME and KDE desktops,
+ as well as applications such as
<application>OpenOffice.org</application>,
<application>Firefox</application>, and other
- <application>XULRunner</application>-based applications.
- This common back-end includes a set of shared, multi-lingual
- dictionaries for use with <command>hunspell</command>. This feature uses
- a single set of common dictionaries regardless of the application,
- which gives consistent suggestions for misspelled words and uses
- less diskpace by eliminating duplicate dictionaries.
+ <application>XULRunner</application>-based applications. This
+ common back-end includes a set of shared, multi-lingual
+ dictionaries for use with <command>hunspell</command>. This
+ feature uses a single set of common dictionaries regardless of the
+ application, which gives consistent suggestions for misspelled
+ words and uses less diskpace by eliminating duplicate
+ dictionaries.
</para>
+
<para>
Details on this effort are here:
</para>
+
<para>
<ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/FeatureDictionary">http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/FeatureDictionary</ulink>
</para>
Index: Devel.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/Devel.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.13
retrieving revision 1.14
diff -u -r1.13 -r1.14
--- Devel.xml 17 Mar 2008 06:31:14 -0000 1.13
+++ Devel.xml 17 Mar 2008 21:16:05 -0000 1.14
@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
<?xml version="1.0"?>
+
<!DOCTYPE section PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.docbook.org/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd">
<section id="sn-Devel">
<title>Development</title>
-
<tip>
<title>Latest Release Notes on the Web</title>
<para>
- These release notes may be updated. Visit <ulink
- url='http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/'>http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/</ulink>
- to view the latest release notes for Fedora.</para>
+ These release notes may be updated. Visit
+ <ulink
+ url='http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/'>http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/</ulink>
+ to view the latest release notes for Fedora.
+ </para>
</tip>
-
<para>
This section covers various development tools and features.
</para>
@@ -28,16 +29,21 @@
-->
<section id="sn-Tools">
<title>Tools</title>
+
<section id="sn-GCC-Compiler-Collection">
<title>GCC Compiler Collection</title>
+
<para>
- This release of Fedora has been built with GCC 4.3.0, which is included with the distribution.
+ This release of Fedora has been built with GCC 4.3.0, which is
+ included with the distribution.
</para>
+
<para>
- For more information on GCC 4.3, refer to:
+ For more information on GCC 4.3, refer to:
</para>
+
<para>
- <ulink url="http://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-4.3/" />
+ <ulink url="http://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-4.3/" />
</para>
<!--
<section id="sn-">
@@ -48,10 +54,20 @@
</section>
-->
<section id="sn-gcc-code-generation">
- <title>Code Generation</title>
- <para>
- Starting with <package>gcc-4.1.2-25</package>and <package>glibc-2.6.90-14</package>, the <option>-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2</option> option protects not only C code, but also C++. There have been several security issues already which would not have been exploitable if this checking was in place earlier. Refer to this <ulink url="https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-announce/2007-September/msg00015.html">announcement</ulink> for more details.
- </para>
+ <title>Code Generation</title>
+
+ <para>
+ Starting with
+ <package>gcc-4.1.2-25</package>
+ and
+ <package>glibc-2.6.90-14</package>
+ , the <option>-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2</option> option protects not
+ only C code, but also C++. There have been several security
+ issues already which would not have been exploitable if this
+ checking was in place earlier. Refer to this
+ <ulink url="https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-announce/2007-September/msg00015.html">announcement</ulink>
+ for more details.
+ </para>
</section>
<!--
<section id="sn-language-extensions">
@@ -65,181 +81,276 @@
<section id="sn-Eclipse">
<title>Eclipse</title>
+
<para>
- This release of Fedora includes Fedora Eclipse, based on the
- <ulink url='http://www.eclipse.org'>Eclipse</ulink> SDK version
- 3.3.0. You can read the "New and Noteworthy" page for the 3.3.x
- series of releases can be accessed at <ulink
- url='http://download.eclipse.org/eclipse/downloads/drops/R-3.3-2007-06251500/whatsnew/eclipse-news.html'>http://download.eclipse.org/eclipse/downloads/drops/R-3.3-2007-06251500/whatsnew/eclipse-news.html</ulink>.
- Release notes specific to 3.3.0 are available at <ulink
+ This release of Fedora includes Fedora Eclipse, based on the
+ <ulink url='http://www.eclipse.org'>Eclipse</ulink> SDK version
+ 3.3.0. You can read the "New and Noteworthy" page for the 3.3.x
+ series of releases can be accessed at
+ <ulink
+ url='http://download.eclipse.org/eclipse/downloads/drops/R-3.3-2007-06251500/whatsnew/eclipse-news.html'>http://download.eclipse.org/eclipse/downloads/drops/R-3.3-2007-06251500/whatsnew/eclipse-news.html</ulink>.
+ Release notes specific to 3.3.0 are available at
+ <ulink
url='http://www.eclipse.org/eclipse/development/readme_eclipse_3.3.html'>http://www.eclipse.org/eclipse/development/readme_eclipse_3.3.html</ulink>.
</para>
+
<para>
- The Eclipse SDK is known variously as "the Eclipse Platform,"
- "the Eclipse IDE," and "Eclipse." The Eclipse SDK is the
- foundation for the combined release of twenty-one Eclipse
- projects under the Callisto combined release umbrella (<ulink
- url='http://www.eclipse.org/europa'>http://www.eclipse.org/europa</ulink>).
- A few of these Europa projects are included in Fedora:
+ The Eclipse SDK is known variously as "the Eclipse Platform,"
+ "the Eclipse IDE," and "Eclipse." The Eclipse SDK is the
+ foundation for the combined release of twenty-one Eclipse
+ projects under the Callisto combined release umbrella
+ (<ulink
+ url='http://www.eclipse.org/europa'>http://www.eclipse.org/europa</ulink>).
+ A few of these Europa projects are included in Fedora:
</para>
+
<itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para> CDT (<ulink
- url='http://www.eclipse.org/cdt'>http://www.eclipse.org/cdt</ulink>,
- for C/C++ development;</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>GEF (<ulink
- url='http://www.eclipse.org/gef'>http://www.eclipse.org/gef</ulink>),
- the Graphical Editing Framework; and</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>Mylyn (<ulink
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ CDT
+ (<ulink
+ url='http://www.eclipse.org/cdt'>http://www.eclipse.org/cdt</ulink>,
+ for C/C++ development;
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ GEF
+ (<ulink
+ url='http://www.eclipse.org/gef'>http://www.eclipse.org/gef</ulink>),
+ the Graphical Editing Framework; and
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Mylyn
+ (<ulink
url="http://www.eclipse.org/mylyn">http://www.eclipse.org/mylyn</ulink>),
- a task-focused UI for Eclipse, along with task connectors for
- Bugzilla and Trac.</para>
- </listitem>
+ a task-focused UI for Eclipse, along with task connectors
+ for Bugzilla and Trac.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <para>Other Eclipse projects available in Fedora include:</para>
+
+ <para>
+ Other Eclipse projects available in Fedora include:
+ </para>
+
<itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>Subclipse (<ulink
- url='http://subclipse.tigris.org/'>http://subclipse.tigris.org/</ulink>),
- for integrating Subversion version control;</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>PyDev (<ulink
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Subclipse
+ (<ulink
+ url='http://subclipse.tigris.org/'>http://subclipse.tigris.org/</ulink>),
+ for integrating Subversion version control;
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ PyDev
+ (<ulink
url='http://pydev.sf.net'>http://pydev.sf.net</ulink>),
- for developing in Python; and</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>PHPeclipse (<ulink
- url='http://www.phpeclipse.de/'>http://www.phpeclipse.de/</ulink>),
- for developing in PHP.</para>
- </listitem>
+ for developing in Python; and
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ PHPeclipse
+ (<ulink
+ url='http://www.phpeclipse.de/'>http://www.phpeclipse.de/</ulink>),
+ for developing in PHP.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
</itemizedlist>
+
+ <para>
+ Assistance in getting more projects packaged and tested with GCJ
+ is always welcome. Contact the interested parties through
+ fedora-devel-java-list
+ (<ulink
+ url='http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-java-list/'>http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-java-list/</ulink>)
+ and/or #fedora-java on freenode.
+ </para>
+
<para>
- Assistance in getting more projects packaged and tested with GCJ
- is always welcome. Contact the interested parties through
- fedora-devel-java-list (<ulink
- url='http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-java-list/'>http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-java-list/</ulink>)
- and/or #fedora-java on freenode.
- </para>
- <para>
- Fedora also includes plugins and features that are particularly
- useful to FLOSS hackers, ChangeLog editing with
- <package>eclipse-changelog</package>, and Bugzilla interaction
- with <package>eclipse-mylyn-bugzilla</package>. Our CDT package,
- <package>eclipse-cdt</package>, includes a snapshot release of
- work to integrate with the GNU Autotools.
+ Fedora also includes plugins and features that are particularly
+ useful to FLOSS hackers, ChangeLog editing with
+ <package>eclipse-changelog</package>
+ , and Bugzilla interaction with
+ <package>eclipse-mylyn-bugzilla</package>
+ . Our CDT package,
+ <package>eclipse-cdt</package>
+ , includes a snapshot release of work to integrate with the GNU
+ Autotools.
</para>
+
<para>
- The latest information regarding these projects can be found at
- the Fedora Eclipse Project page: <ulink
+ The latest information regarding these projects can be found at
+ the Fedora Eclipse Project page:
+ <ulink
url='http://sourceware.org/eclipse/'>http://sourceware.org/eclipse/</ulink>.
</para>
+
<section id="sn-Eclipse-nonpkg">
- <title>Non-packaged Plugins/Features</title>
- <para>
- Fedora Eclipse allows non-<systemitem
- class="username">root</systemitem> users to make use of the
- Update Manager functionality for installing non-packaged
- plugins and features. Such plugins are installed in the user's
- home directory under the <filename
- class="directory">.eclipse</filename> directory. Please
- note, however, that these plugins do not have associated
- GCJ-compiled bits and may therefore run slower than expected.
- </para>
+ <title>Non-packaged Plugins/Features</title>
+
+ <para>
+ Fedora Eclipse allows
+ non-<systemitem
+ class="username">root</systemitem> users
+ to make use of the Update Manager functionality for installing
+ non-packaged plugins and features. Such plugins are installed
+ in the user's home directory under the
+ <filename
+ class="directory">.eclipse</filename>
+ directory. Please note, however, that these plugins do not
+ have associated GCJ-compiled bits and may therefore run slower
+ than expected.
+ </para>
</section>
+
<section id="sn-Alternative-JREs">
- <title>Alternative Java Runtime Environments</title>
- <para>
- The Fedora free JREs do not satisfy every user, so Fedora does
- allow the installation of alternative JREs. A caveat exists,
- however, for installing proprietary JREs on 64-bit machines.
- </para>
- <para>
- The 64-bit JNI libraries shipped by default on x86_64 systems
- in Fedora do not run on 32-bit JREs. In other words, do not
- try to run Fedora's x86_64 Eclipse packages on Sun's 32-bit
- JRE. They fail in confusing ways. Either switch to a 64-bit
- proprietary JRE, or install the 32-bit version of the
- packages, if available. To install a 32-bit version, use the
- following command:
- </para>
- <screen><![CDATA[yum install <package_name>.i386 ]]></screen>
- <para>
- Likewise, the 32-bit JNI libraries shipped by default on ppc64
- systems do not run with a 64-bit JRE. To install the 64-bit
- version, use the following command:
- </para>
- <screen><![CDATA[yum install <package_name>.ppc64 ]]></screen>
+ <title>Alternative Java Runtime Environments</title>
+
+ <para>
+ The Fedora free JREs do not satisfy every user, so Fedora does
+ allow the installation of alternative JREs. A caveat exists,
+ however, for installing proprietary JREs on 64-bit machines.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ The 64-bit JNI libraries shipped by default on x86_64 systems
+ in Fedora do not run on 32-bit JREs. In other words, do not
+ try to run Fedora's x86_64 Eclipse packages on Sun's 32-bit
+ JRE. They fail in confusing ways. Either switch to a 64-bit
+ proprietary JRE, or install the 32-bit version of the
+ packages, if available. To install a 32-bit version, use the
+ following command:
+ </para>
+<screen><![CDATA[yum install <package_name>.i386 ]]></screen>
+ <para>
+ Likewise, the 32-bit JNI libraries shipped by default on ppc64
+ systems do not run with a 64-bit JRE. To install the 64-bit
+ version, use the following command:
+ </para>
+<screen><![CDATA[yum install <package_name>.ppc64 ]]></screen>
</section>
</section>
</section>
+
<section id="sn-kde4-dev">
<title>KDE 4 Development Platform</title>
- <para>Fedora 8 includes KDE 4.0 (beta) development libraries. The
- following new packages are provided:</para>
+
+ <para>
+ Fedora 8 includes KDE 4.0 (beta) development libraries. The
+ following new packages are provided:
+ </para>
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para><package>kdelibs4</package>: KDE 4 libraries</para>
+ <para>
+ <package>kdelibs4</package>
+ : KDE 4 libraries
+ </para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para><package>kdepimlibs</package>: KDE 4 PIM libraries</para>
+ <para>
+ <package>kdepimlibs</package>
+ : KDE 4 PIM libraries
+ </para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para><package>kdebase4</package>: KDE 4 core runtime
- files</para>
+ <para>
+ <package>kdebase4</package>
+ : KDE 4 core runtime files
+ </para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <para>Use these packages to develop, build and run KDE 4
- applications within KDE 3 or any other desktop environment.</para>
- <para>The <package>kdebase4</package> package also includes a beta
- version of the <application>Dolphin</application> file manager as
- a technology preview. As this is a beta version, some issues may
- still be present. If you need a stable version of
+
+ <para>
+ Use these packages to develop, build and run KDE 4 applications
+ within KDE 3 or any other desktop environment.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ The
+ <package>kdebase4</package>
+ package also includes a beta version of the
+ <application>Dolphin</application> file manager as a technology
+ preview. As this is a beta version, some issues may still be
+ present. If you need a stable version of
<application>Dolphin</application>, please install the
- <package>d3lphin</package> package, which is based on KDE 3 and
- can be safely installed alongside
- <package>kdebase4</package>.</para>
- <para>These packages are designed to:</para>
+ <package>d3lphin</package>
+ package, which is based on KDE 3 and can be safely installed
+ alongside
+ <package>kdebase4</package>
+ .
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ These packages are designed to:
+ </para>
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para>comply with the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS),
- and</para>
+ <para>
+ comply with the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS), and
+ </para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>be completely safe to install in parallel with KDE 3,
- including the <package>-devel</package> packages.</para>
+ <para>
+ be completely safe to install in parallel with KDE 3,
+ including the
+ <package>-devel</package>
+ packages.
+ </para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <para>In order to achieve this, Fedora KDE SIG members made 2
- changes to the <package>-devel</package> packages:</para>
+
+ <para>
+ In order to achieve this, Fedora KDE SIG members made 2 changes to
+ the
+ <package>-devel</package>
+ packages:
+ </para>
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para>The library symlinks are installed to <filename
- class="directory">/usr/lib/kde4/devel</filename> or
- <filename>/usr/lib64/kde4/devel</filename>, depending on
- system architecture.</para>
+ <para>
+ The library symlinks are installed to
+ <filename
+ class="directory">/usr/lib/kde4/devel</filename>
+ or <filename>/usr/lib64/kde4/devel</filename>, depending on
+ system architecture.
+ </para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>The <command>kconfig_compiler</command> and
- <command>makekdewidgets</command> tools have been renamed
- <command>kconfig_compiler4</command> and
- <command>makekdewidgets4</command>, respectively.</para>
+ <para>
+ The <command>kconfig_compiler</command> and
+ <command>makekdewidgets</command> tools have been renamed
+ <command>kconfig_compiler4</command> and
+ <command>makekdewidgets4</command>, respectively.
+ </para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <para>These changes should be completely transparent to the vast
+
+ <para>
+ These changes should be completely transparent to the vast
majority of KDE 4 applications that use <command>cmake</command>
to build, since <command>FindKDE4Internal.cmake</command> has been
- patched to match these changes.</para>
- <para>Note that <package>kdebase4</package> does not include the KDE
- 4 Desktop package <package>kdebase-workspace</package> and its
- components such as <application>Plasma</application> and
+ patched to match these changes.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ Note that
+ <package>kdebase4</package>
+ does not include the KDE 4 Desktop package
+ <package>kdebase-workspace</package>
+ and its components such as <application>Plasma</application> and
<application>KWin</application> version 4. The
- <package>kdebase-workspace</package> package is still too
- incomplete and unstable for daily use and would conflict with KDE
- 3.</para>
+ <package>kdebase-workspace</package>
+ package is still too incomplete and unstable for daily use and
+ would conflict with KDE 3.
+ </para>
</section>
</section>
Index: Entertainment.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/Entertainment.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.13
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diff -u -r1.13 -r1.14
--- Entertainment.xml 17 Mar 2008 02:13:58 -0000 1.13
+++ Entertainment.xml 17 Mar 2008 21:16:05 -0000 1.14
@@ -1,32 +1,42 @@
<?xml version="1.0"?>
+
<!DOCTYPE section PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.docbook.org/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd">
<section id="sn-Entertainment">
-
<title>Games and Entertainment</title>
-
<tip>
<title>Latest Release Notes on the Web</title>
<para>
- These release notes may be updated. Visit <ulink
- url='http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/'>http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/</ulink>
- to view the latest release notes for Fedora.</para>
+ These release notes may be updated. Visit
+ <ulink
+ url='http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/'>http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/</ulink>
+ to view the latest release notes for Fedora.
+ </para>
</tip>
-
<para>
- Fedora provides a selection of games that cover a variety of genres. Users can install a small package of games for GNOME (called <package>gnome-games</package>) and KDE (<package>kdegames</package>). There are also many additional games that span every major genre available in the repositories.
+ Fedora provides a selection of games that cover a variety of genres.
+ Users can install a small package of games for GNOME (called
+ <package>gnome-games</package>
+ ) and KDE (
+ <package>kdegames</package>
+ ). There are also many additional games that span every major genre
+ available in the repositories.
</para>
<para>
- The Fedora Project website features a section dedicated to games that details many of the available games, including overviews and installation instructions. For more information, refer to <ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Games'>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Games</ulink>.
+ The Fedora Project website features a section dedicated to games
+ that details many of the available games, including overviews and
+ installation instructions. For more information, refer to
+ <ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Games'>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Games</ulink>.
</para>
<para>
- For a list of other games that are available for installation, select <menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guimenuitem>Add / Remove Software</guimenuitem></menuchoice>, or via the command line:
+ For a list of other games that are available for installation,
+ select <menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guimenuitem>Add /
+ Remove Software</guimenuitem></menuchoice>, or via the command line:
</para>
<screen><![CDATA[yum groupinfo "Games and Entertainment"
]]></screen>
-
<para>
For help using <command>yum</command> to install the assorted game
packages, refer to the guide available at
Index: Feedback.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/Feedback.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.15
retrieving revision 1.16
diff -u -r1.15 -r1.16
--- Feedback.xml 17 Mar 2008 11:49:02 -0000 1.15
+++ Feedback.xml 17 Mar 2008 21:16:05 -0000 1.16
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
<?xml version="1.0"?>
+
<!DOCTYPE section PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.docbook.org/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd">
<section id="sn-Feedback">
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@
<section id="sn-Providing-Feedback-on-Fedora-Software">
<title>Providing Feedback on Fedora Software</title>
+
<para>
To provide feedback on Fedora software or other system elements,
please refer to
@@ -24,13 +26,15 @@
<section id="Providing-Feedback-on-Release-Notes">
<title>Providing Feedback on Release Notes</title>
+
<important>
<title>Feedback for Release Notes Only</title>
+
<para>
- This
- section concerns feedback on the release notes themselves.
+ This section concerns feedback on the release notes themselves.
</para>
- </important>
+ </important>
+
<para>
If you feel these release notes could be improved in any way, you
can provide your feedback directly to the beat writers. Here are
Index: FileSystems.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/FileSystems.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.16
retrieving revision 1.17
diff -u -r1.16 -r1.17
--- FileSystems.xml 17 Mar 2008 12:19:08 -0000 1.16
+++ FileSystems.xml 17 Mar 2008 21:16:05 -0000 1.17
@@ -1,48 +1,73 @@
<?xml version="1.0"?>
+
<!DOCTYPE section PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.docbook.org/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd">
<section id="sn-FileSystems">
<title>File Systems</title>
-
<tip>
<title>Latest Release Notes on the Web</title>
<para>
- These release notes may be updated. Visit <ulink
- url='http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/'>http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/</ulink>
- to view the latest release notes for Fedora.</para>
+ These release notes may be updated. Visit
+ <ulink
+ url='http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/'>http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/</ulink>
+ to view the latest release notes for Fedora.
+ </para>
</tip>
-
<para>
Fedora 9 provides basic support for encrypted swap partitions and
non-root file systems. To use it, add entries to
- <filename>/etc/crypttab</filename> and reference the created devices in
- <filename>/etc/fstab</filename>.
+ <filename>/etc/crypttab</filename> and reference the created devices
+ in <filename>/etc/fstab</filename>.
</para>
+
<para>
- New in Fedora 9, the installer <application>Anaconda</application> has support for creating encrypted file systems during installation. For more information on that, refer to the <ulink url="http://docs.fedoraproject.org/install-guide">Fedora Installation Guide</ulink>.
+ New in Fedora 9, the installer <application>Anaconda</application>
+ has support for creating encrypted file systems during installation.
+ For more information on that, refer to the
+ <ulink url="http://docs.fedoraproject.org/install-guide">Fedora
+ Installation Guide</ulink>.
</para>
+
<para>
- Installing to encrypted volumes, including the root file system, is now supported. There is no configuration tool for adding or removing keys from volumes at a later time, or otherwise doing modification of the encryption. Refer to this feature page for more information:
+ Installing to encrypted volumes, including the root file system, is
+ now supported. There is no configuration tool for adding or removing
+ keys from volumes at a later time, or otherwise doing modification
+ of the encryption. Refer to this feature page for more information:
</para>
+
<para>
<ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/FeatureEncryptedFilesystems" />
</para>
+
<para>
- For full instructions on using encrypted file systems, refer to the <ulink url="http://docs.fedoraproject.org/encryption-privacy-guide">Fedora Encryption and Privacy Guide</ulink>.
+ For full instructions on using encrypted file systems, refer to the
+ <ulink url="http://docs.fedoraproject.org/encryption-privacy-guide">Fedora
+ Encryption and Privacy Guide</ulink>.
</para>
+
<section id="sn-Ext4-Preview">
- <title>Ext4 Preview</title>
- <para>
- The new ext4 file system is available in Fedora 9 as a nearly feature complete preview. Testers are encouraged to review the documentation and try implementations of ext4. When finally integrated, users should experience no problems with the new file system, and should find it bigger, better, and faster.
- </para>
- <para>
- While an ext3 file system can be mounted as ext4, an ext3 to ext4 conversion tool is planned that converts existing ext3 on-disk format to ext4. For more information about this feature:
- </para>
- <para>
- <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FedoraExt4" />
- </para>
- <para>
- <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/Ext4" />
- </para>
+ <title>Ext4 Preview</title>
+
+ <para>
+ The new ext4 file system is available in Fedora 9 as a nearly
+ feature complete preview. Testers are encouraged to review the
+ documentation and try implementations of ext4. When finally
+ integrated, users should experience no problems with the new file
+ system, and should find it bigger, better, and faster.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ While an ext3 file system can be mounted as ext4, an ext3 to ext4
+ conversion tool is planned that converts existing ext3 on-disk
+ format to ext4. For more information about this feature:
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FedoraExt4" />
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/Ext4" />
+ </para>
</section>
</section>
Index: I18n.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/I18n.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.29
retrieving revision 1.30
diff -u -r1.29 -r1.30
--- I18n.xml 17 Mar 2008 11:27:13 -0000 1.29
+++ I18n.xml 17 Mar 2008 21:16:05 -0000 1.30
@@ -1,251 +1,358 @@
<?xml version="1.0"?>
+
<!DOCTYPE section PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.docbook.org/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd">
<section id="sn-I18n">
<title>Internationalization (i18n)</title>
-
<tip>
<title>Latest Release Notes on the Web</title>
<para>
- These release notes may be updated. Visit <ulink
- url='http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/'>http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/</ulink>
- to view the latest release notes for Fedora.</para>
+ These release notes may be updated. Visit
+ <ulink
+ url='http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/'>http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/</ulink>
+ to view the latest release notes for Fedora.
+ </para>
</tip>
-
<para>
This section includes information on language support under Fedora.
</para>
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para>Localization (translation) of Fedora is coordinated by the
- <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/L10N">Fedora
- Localization Project</ulink>.</para>
+ <para>
+ Localization (translation) of Fedora is coordinated by the
+ <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/L10N">Fedora
+ Localization Project</ulink>.
+ </para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>Internationalization of Fedora is maintained by the <ulink
+ <para>
+ Internationalization of Fedora is maintained by the
+ <ulink
url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/I18N">Fedora I18n
- Project</ulink>.</para>
+ Project</ulink>.
+ </para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
+
<section id="sn-Language-Coverage">
- <title>Language Coverage</title>
- <para>
- Fedora features a variety of software which is translated in <ulink url="http://translate.fedoraproject.org/languages">many languages</ulink>. For a list of languages refer to the <ulink url="http://translate.fedoraproject.org/module/anaconda">translation statistics</ulink> for <application>Anaconda</application>, which is one of the core software applications in Fedora.
- </para>
-
- <section id="sn-Language-Support-Installation">
- <title>Language Support Installation</title>
- <para>
- To install additional language support from the <emphasis>Languages</emphasis> group, use <menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guimenuitem>Add/Remove Software</guimenuitem></menuchoice>, or run this command:
- </para>
+ <title>Language Coverage</title>
+
+ <para>
+ Fedora features a variety of software which is translated in
+ <ulink url="http://translate.fedoraproject.org/languages">many
+ languages</ulink>. For a list of languages refer to the
+ <ulink url="http://translate.fedoraproject.org/module/anaconda">translation
+ statistics</ulink> for <application>Anaconda</application>, which
+ is one of the core software applications in Fedora.
+ </para>
+
+ <section id="sn-Language-Support-Installation">
+ <title>Language Support Installation</title>
+
+ <para>
+ To install additional language support from the
+ <emphasis>Languages</emphasis> group, use
+ <menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guimenuitem>Add/Remove
+ Software</guimenuitem></menuchoice>, or run this command:
+ </para>
<screen>
su -c 'yum groupinstall <replaceable>language</replaceable>-support'
</screen>
-<para>
- In the command above,
- <replaceable>language</replaceable> is one of
- <option>assamese</option>, <option>bengali</option>,
- <option>chinese</option>, <option>gujarati</option>,
- <option>hindi</option>, <option>japanese</option>,
- <option>kannada</option>, <option>korean</option>,
- <option>malayalam</option>, <option>marathi</option>,
- <option>oriya</option>, <option>punjabi</option>,
- <option>sinhala</option>, <option>tamil</option>,
- <option>thai</option>, or <option>telegu</option>.
- </para>
- <para>
- SCIM users upgrading from earlier releases of Fedora are strongly urged to install <package>scim-bridge-gtk</package>. This application works well with third-party C++ applications linked against older versions of <package>libstdc++</package>.
- </para>
- <para>To add SCIM support to input a particular language, install
- <package>scim-lang-<replaceable>LANG</replaceable></package>,
- where <replaceable>LANG</replaceable> is one of
- <option>assamese</option>, <option>bengali</option>,
- <option>chinese</option>, <option>dhivehi</option>,
- <option>farsi</option>, <option>gujarati</option>,
- <option>hindi</option>, <option>japanese</option>,
- <option>kannada</option>, <option>korean</option>,
- <option>latin</option>, <option>malayalam</option>,
- <option>marathi</option>, <option>oriya</option>,
- <option>punjabi</option>, <option>sinhalese</option>,
- <option>tamil</option>, <option>telugu</option>,
- <option>thai</option>, or <option>tibetan</option>.
- </para>
-</section>
-<section id="sn-Transifex">
+ <para>
+ In the command above, <replaceable>language</replaceable> is one
+ of <option>assamese</option>, <option>bengali</option>,
+ <option>chinese</option>, <option>gujarati</option>,
+ <option>hindi</option>, <option>japanese</option>,
+ <option>kannada</option>, <option>korean</option>,
+ <option>malayalam</option>, <option>marathi</option>,
+ <option>oriya</option>, <option>punjabi</option>,
+ <option>sinhala</option>, <option>tamil</option>,
+ <option>thai</option>, or <option>telegu</option>.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ SCIM users upgrading from earlier releases of Fedora are
+ strongly urged to install
+ <package>scim-bridge-gtk</package>
+ . This application works well with third-party C++ applications
+ linked against older versions of
+ <package>libstdc++</package>
+ .
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ To add SCIM support to input a particular language, install
+ <package>scim-lang-<replaceable>LANG</replaceable>
+ </package>
+ , where <replaceable>LANG</replaceable> is one of
+ <option>assamese</option>, <option>bengali</option>,
+ <option>chinese</option>, <option>dhivehi</option>,
+ <option>farsi</option>, <option>gujarati</option>,
+ <option>hindi</option>, <option>japanese</option>,
+ <option>kannada</option>, <option>korean</option>,
+ <option>latin</option>, <option>malayalam</option>,
+ <option>marathi</option>, <option>oriya</option>,
+ <option>punjabi</option>, <option>sinhalese</option>,
+ <option>tamil</option>, <option>telugu</option>,
+ <option>thai</option>, or <option>tibetan</option>.
+ </para>
+ </section>
+
+ <section id="sn-Transifex">
<title>Transifex</title>
+
<para>
- <ulink url="https://hosted.fedoraproject.org/projects/transifex/">Transifex</ulink> is Fedora's online tool to facilitate contributing translations to projects hosted on remote and disparate version control systems. Many of the core packages use Transifex to receive translations from numerous contributors.
+ <ulink url="https://hosted.fedoraproject.org/projects/transifex/">Transifex</ulink>
+ is Fedora's online tool to facilitate contributing translations
+ to projects hosted on remote and disparate version control
+ systems. Many of the core packages use Transifex to receive
+ translations from numerous contributors.
</para>
+
<para>
- Through a combination of <ulink url="http://translate.fedoraproject.org/">new Web tools</ulink>, community growth, and better processes, translators can contribute directly to any upstream project through one translator-oriented Web interface. Developers of projects with no existing translation community can easily reach out to Fedora's established community for translations. In turn, translators can reach out to numerous projects related to Fedora to easily contribute translations.
+ Through a combination of
+ <ulink url="http://translate.fedoraproject.org/">new Web
+ tools</ulink>, community growth, and better processes,
+ translators can contribute directly to any upstream project
+ through one translator-oriented Web interface. Developers of
+ projects with no existing translation community can easily reach
+ out to Fedora's established community for translations. In turn,
+ translators can reach out to numerous projects related to Fedora
+ to easily contribute translations.
</para>
-</section>
-</section>
+ </section>
+ </section>
-<section id="sn-I18n-Fonts">
+ <section id="sn-I18n-Fonts">
<title>Fonts</title>
+
<para>
- Fonts for all available languages are installed by default on the desktop to give good default language coverage. <package>dejavu-fonts</package> replaces <package>dejavu-lgc-fonts</package> as the default system font.
+ Fonts for all available languages are installed by default on the
+ desktop to give good default language coverage.
+ <package>dejavu-fonts</package>
+ replaces
+ <package>dejavu-lgc-fonts</package>
+ as the default system font.
</para>
-
+
<section id="sn-Chinese-fonts">
- <title>Chinese fonts</title>
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- The <package>wqy-zenkai-fonts</package> package has been added.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
+ <title>Chinese fonts</title>
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The
+ <package>wqy-zenkai-fonts</package>
+ package has been added.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
</section>
+
<section id="sn-Indic-fonts">
- <title>Indic fonts</title>
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- The <package>samyak-fonts</package> package has been added.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- The <package>sarai-fonts</package> package has been added.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
+ <title>Indic fonts</title>
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The
+ <package>samyak-fonts</package>
+ package has been added.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The
+ <package>sarai-fonts</package>
+ package has been added.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
</section>
+
<section id="sn-Japanese-fonts">
- <title>Japanese fonts</title>
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <package>VLGothic-fonts</package> is the new default font for Japanese in Fedora 9. It now has a subpackage <package>VLGothic-fonts-proportional</package> for its proportional version.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
+ <title>Japanese fonts</title>
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <package>VLGothic-fonts</package>
+ is the new default font for Japanese in Fedora 9. It now has
+ a subpackage
+ <package>VLGothic-fonts-proportional</package>
+ for its proportional version.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
</section>
+
<section id="sn-Nepali-fonts">
- <title>Nepali fonts</title>
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- The <package>madan-fonts</package> package has been added.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
+ <title>Nepali fonts</title>
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The
+ <package>madan-fonts</package>
+ package has been added.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
</section>
+
<section id="sn-Thai-fonts">
- <title>Thai fonts</title>
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- The <package>thaifonts-scalable</package> package has been added, making Thai TrueType fonts available in Fedora.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
+ <title>Thai fonts</title>
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The
+ <package>thaifonts-scalable</package>
+ package has been added, making Thai TrueType fonts available
+ in Fedora.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </section>
+ </section>
+
+ <section id="sn-Input-Methods">
+ <title>Input Methods</title>
+
+ <para>
+ It is now possible to start and stop the of Input Methods in GTK
+ applications during runtime thanks to the new
+ <emphasis>imsettings</emphasis> framework. The
+ <option>GTK_IM_MODULE</option> environment variable is no longer
+ needed by default but can still be used to override the
+ <emphasis>imsettings</emphasis>.
+ </para>
+
+ <section id="sn-im-chooser">
+ <title>im-chooser</title>
+
+ <para>
+ With the new <emphasis>imsettings</emphasis> framework,
+ <command>im-chooser</command> can now start and stop Input
+ Method usage dynamically on the GNOME Desktop.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ Input methods only start by default on desktops running in an
+ Asian locale. The current list is: <systemitem>as</systemitem>,
+ <systemitem>bn</systemitem>, <systemitem>gu</systemitem>,
+ <systemitem>hi</systemitem>, <systemitem>ja</systemitem>,
+ <systemitem>kn</systemitem>, <systemitem>ko</systemitem>,
+ <systemitem>ml</systemitem>, <systemitem>mr</systemitem>,
+ <systemitem>ne</systemitem>, <systemitem>or</systemitem>,
+ <systemitem>pa</systemitem>, <systemitem>si</systemitem>,
+ <systemitem>ta</systemitem>, <systemitem>te</systemitem>,
+ <systemitem>th</systemitem>, <systemitem>ur</systemitem>,
+ <systemitem>vi</systemitem>, <systemitem>zh</systemitem>. Use
+ <application>im-chooser</application> via <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>System</guimenu> <guisubmenu>Preferences</guisubmenu>
+ <guisubmenu>Personal</guisubmenu> <guimenuitem>Input
+ Method</guimenuitem></menuchoice> to enable or disable Input
+ method usage on your desktop.
+ </para>
</section>
-</section>
-<section id="sn-Input-Methods">
- <title>Input Methods</title>
- <para>
- It is now possible to start and stop the of Input Methods in GTK applications during runtime thanks to the new <emphasis>imsettings</emphasis> framework. The <option>GTK_IM_MODULE</option> environment variable is no longer needed by default but can still be used to override the <emphasis>imsettings</emphasis>.
- </para>
- <section id="sn-im-chooser">
- <title>im-chooser</title>
- <para>
- With the new <emphasis>imsettings</emphasis> framework, <command>im-chooser</command> can now start and stop Input Method usage dynamically on the GNOME Desktop.
- </para>
- <para>Input methods only start by default on desktops running in
- an Asian locale. The current list is:
- <systemitem>as</systemitem>, <systemitem>bn</systemitem>,
- <systemitem>gu</systemitem>, <systemitem>hi</systemitem>,
- <systemitem>ja</systemitem>, <systemitem>kn</systemitem>,
- <systemitem>ko</systemitem>, <systemitem>ml</systemitem>,
- <systemitem>mr</systemitem>, <systemitem>ne</systemitem>,
- <systemitem>or</systemitem>, <systemitem>pa</systemitem>,
- <systemitem>si</systemitem>, <systemitem>ta</systemitem>,
- <systemitem>te</systemitem>, <systemitem>th</systemitem>,
- <systemitem>ur</systemitem>, <systemitem>vi</systemitem>,
- <systemitem>zh</systemitem>. Use
- <application>im-chooser</application> via <menuchoice>
- <guimenu>System</guimenu>
- <guisubmenu>Preferences</guisubmenu>
- <guisubmenu>Personal</guisubmenu>
- <guimenuitem>Input Method</guimenuitem></menuchoice> to enable or disable Input method usage on your desktop.
- </para>
- </section>
- <section id="Qt-immodules">
- <title>Qt immodules</title>
- <para>
- Currently QT 4 does not yet support immodules other than XIM.
- </para>
- </section>
- <section id="sn-SCIM-hotkeys">
- <title>SCIM hotkeys</title>
- <para>
- SCIM now only defines trigger hotkeys for Asian languages as in the following table:
- </para>
- <table>
- <title>Hotkeys</title>
- <tgroup cols="2"><colspec colname="xxx1"/><colspec colname="xxx2"/>
- <tbody>
- <row>
- <entry>
+ <section id="Qt-immodules">
+ <title>Qt immodules</title>
+
+ <para>
+ Currently QT 4 does not yet support immodules other than XIM.
+ </para>
+ </section>
+
+ <section id="sn-SCIM-hotkeys">
+ <title>SCIM hotkeys</title>
+
+ <para>
+ SCIM now only defines trigger hotkeys for Asian languages as in
+ the following table:
+ </para>
+ <table>
+ <title>Hotkeys</title>
+ <tgroup cols="2">
+ <colspec colname="xxx1"/>
+ <colspec colname="xxx2"/>
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+<entry>
<para><emphasis role="strong">Language</emphasis></para>
</entry>
- <entry>
+<entry>
<para><emphasis role="strong">Trigger hotkeys</emphasis>
</para>
</entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+<entry>
<para>Chinese</para>
</entry>
- <entry>
+<entry>
<para><code>Ctrl-Space</code>
</para>
</entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+<entry>
<para>Indic</para>
</entry>
- <entry>
+<entry>
<para><code>Ctrl-Space</code>
</para>
</entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Japanese</para>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+<entry><para>Japanese</para>
</entry>
- <entry>
+<entry>
<para><code>Zenkaku_Hankaku</code>, <code>Alt-`</code>, or <code>Ctrl-Space</code>
</para>
</entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Korean</para>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+<entry><para>Korean</para>
</entry>
- <entry><para><code>Shift-Space</code>, <code>Hangul</code>, or <code>Ctrl-Space</code>
+<entry><para><code>Shift-Space</code>, <code>Hangul</code>, or <code>Ctrl-Space</code>
</para>
</entry>
- </row>
- </tbody>
- </tgroup>
- </table>
- </section>
- <section id="sn-scim-python">
- <title>scim-python</title>
- <para>
- This release adds the <package>scim-python</package> package, which allows writing Input Method Engines for SCIM in python.
- </para>
- </section>
- <section id="sn-scim-python-chinese">
- <title>scim-python-chinese</title>
- <para>
- The <package>scim-python</package> package also includes a subpackage <package>scim-python-pinyin</package> that provides PinYin and ShuangPin Input Methods for improved input of Simplified Chinese. The PinYin Input Method replaces <package>scim-pinyin</package> as the default input method for Simplified Chinese. The <package>scim-python-xingma</package> package provides a number of tables for other Chinese input methods.
- </para>
- </section>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </table>
+ </section>
+
+ <section id="sn-scim-python">
+ <title>scim-python</title>
+
+ <para>
+ This release adds the
+ <package>scim-python</package>
+ package, which allows writing Input Method Engines for SCIM in
+ python.
+ </para>
+ </section>
+
+ <section id="sn-scim-python-chinese">
+ <title>scim-python-chinese</title>
+
+ <para>
+ The
+ <package>scim-python</package>
+ package also includes a subpackage
+ <package>scim-python-pinyin</package>
+ that provides PinYin and ShuangPin Input Methods for improved
+ input of Simplified Chinese. The PinYin Input Method replaces
+ <package>scim-pinyin</package>
+ as the default input method for Simplified Chinese. The
+ <package>scim-python-xingma</package>
+ package provides a number of tables for other Chinese input
+ methods.
+ </para>
+ </section>
+ </section>
</section>
-</section>
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retrieving revision 1.27
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diff -u -r1.27 -r1.28
--- Installer.xml 17 Mar 2008 12:38:49 -0000 1.27
+++ Installer.xml 17 Mar 2008 21:16:05 -0000 1.28
@@ -1,52 +1,62 @@
<?xml version="1.0"?>
+
<!DOCTYPE section PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.docbook.org/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd">
<section id="sn-Installer">
<title>Installation Notes</title>
-
<tip>
<title>Latest Release Notes on the Web</title>
<para>
- These release notes may be updated. Visit <ulink
- url='http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/'>http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/</ulink>
- to view the latest release notes for Fedora.</para>
+ These release notes may be updated. Visit
+ <ulink
+ url='http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/'>http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/</ulink>
+ to view the latest release notes for Fedora.
+ </para>
</tip>
-
<important>
<title>Fedora Installation Guide</title>
+
<para>
- To learn how to install Fedora, refer to <ulink
+ To learn how to install Fedora, refer to
+ <ulink
url='http://docs.fedoraproject.org/install-guide/'>http://docs.fedoraproject.org/install-guide/</ulink>.
</para>
</important>
<tip>
<title>Installation issues not covered in these release notes</title>
<para>
- If you encounter a problem or have a question during installation that is
- not covered in these relese notes, refer to <ulink
- url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FAQ'>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FAQ</ulink>
- and <ulink
+ If you encounter a problem or have a question during installation
+ that is not covered in these relese notes, refer to
+ <ulink
+ url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FAQ'>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FAQ</ulink>
+ and
+ <ulink
url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Bugs/Common'>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Bugs/Common</ulink>.
</para>
</tip>
<para>
- <application>Anaconda</application> is the name of the
- Fedora installer. This section outlines issues related to
+ <application>Anaconda</application> is the name of the Fedora
+ installer. This section outlines issues related to
<application>Anaconda</application> and installing Fedora 8.
</para>
+
<note>
<title>Downloading Large Files</title>
+
<para>
- If you intend to download the Fedora DVD ISO image, keep in mind that not
- all file downloading tools can accommodate files larger than 2 GiB in
- size. Tools without this limitation include <command>wget</command>
- 1.9.1-16 and above, <command>curl</command>, and
- <command>ncftpget</command>. <application>BitTorrent</application> is
- another method for downloading large files. For information about
- obtaining and using the torrent file, refer to <ulink
+ If you intend to download the Fedora DVD ISO image, keep in mind
+ that not all file downloading tools can accommodate files larger
+ than 2 GiB in size. Tools without this limitation include
+ <command>wget</command> 1.9.1-16 and above,
+ <command>curl</command>, and <command>ncftpget</command>.
+ <application>BitTorrent</application> is another method for
+ downloading large files. For information about obtaining and using
+ the torrent file, refer to
+ <ulink
url='http://torrent.fedoraproject.org/'>http://torrent.fedoraproject.org/</ulink>.
</para>
</note>
+
<para>
<application>Anaconda</application> tests the integrity of
installation media by default. This function works with the CD, DVD,
@@ -62,7 +72,7 @@
may report some usable discs as faulty. This result is often caused
by disc writing software that does not include padding when creating
discs from ISO files. To use this test, at boot time hit any key to
- enter the menu. Then press the <keycap>Tab</keycap> key, add the
+ enter the menu. Then press the <keycap>Tab</keycap> key, add the
option <option>mediacheck</option> to the parameter list, and press
<keycap>Enter</keycap>.
</para>
@@ -74,33 +84,38 @@
disc. You may skip the <option>mediacheck</option> option when
rebooting.
</para>
+
<important>
<title>BitTorrent Automatically Verifies File Integrity</title>
- <para>
- If you use
- <application>BitTorrent</application>, any
- files you download are automatically validated. If your file
- completes downloading, you do not need to check it. Once you burn
- your CD or DVD, however, you should still use
- <command>mediacheck</command> to test the integrity of the media.
- </para>
-</important>
+
+ <para>
+ If you use <application>BitTorrent</application>, any files you
+ download are automatically validated. If your file completes
+ downloading, you do not need to check it. Once you burn your CD or
+ DVD, however, you should still use <command>mediacheck</command>
+ to test the integrity of the media.
+ </para>
+ </important>
+
<para>
To perform memory testing before you install Fedora, press any key
to enter the boot menu, then select <guimenuitem>Memory
- Test</guimenuitem>. This option runs the
+ Test</guimenuitem>. This option runs the
<application>Memtest86</application> stand alone memory testing
software in place of <application>Anaconda</application>.
<application>Memtest86</application> memory testing continues until
you press the <keycap>Esc</keycap> key.
</para>
+
<note>
<title>Memtest86 Availability</title>
+
<para>
You must boot from Installation Disc 1, the DVD, or a rescue CD in
order to use this feature.
</para>
</note>
+
<para>
Fedora 8 supports graphical FTP and HTTP installations. However, the
installer image must either fit in RAM or appear on local storage,
@@ -109,71 +124,99 @@
graphical installer. Systems with 192MiB RAM or less fall back to
using the text-based installer automatically. If you prefer to use
the text-based installer, type <command>linux text</command> at the
- <prompt>boot:</prompt> prompt.
+ <prompt>boot:</prompt>
+ prompt.
</para>
<section id="sn-Changes-in-Anaconda">
<title>Changes in Anaconda</title>
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para>Built-in features for resizing ext2/3, vfat, and ntfs
- partitions</para>
+ <para>
+ Built-in features for resizing ext2/3, vfat, and ntfs
+ partitions
+ </para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>Encrypted partition support</para>
+ <para>
+ Encrypted partition support
+ </para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>Consolidated network booting ISO image, replacing old
- <filename>boot.iso</filename>,
- <filename>diskboot.img</filename>, and
- <filename>rescuecd.iso</filename></para>
+ <para>
+ Consolidated network booting ISO image, replacing old
+ <filename>boot.iso</filename>,
+ <filename>diskboot.img</filename>, and
+ <filename>rescuecd.iso</filename>
+ </para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>Second stage installer location now independent of
- software package location</para>
+ <para>
+ Second stage installer location now independent of software
+ package location
+ </para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>Experimental support for installing to <systemitem
- class="filesystem">ext4</systemitem> partitions, with the
- <option>iamanext4developer</option> boot option</para>
+ <para>
+ Experimental support for installing to
+ <systemitem
+ class="filesystem">ext4</systemitem>
+ partitions, with the <option>iamanext4developer</option> boot
+ option
+ </para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>Native installation to <systemitem>x86_64</systemitem>
- machines using EFI and booting via
- <systemitem>grub</systemitem></para>
+ <para>
+ Native installation to <systemitem>x86_64</systemitem>
+ machines using EFI and booting via
+ <systemitem>grub</systemitem>
+ </para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>Hardware probing and detection now based on HAL and
- <systemitem>udev</systemitem></para>
+ <para>
+ Hardware probing and detection now based on HAL and
+ <systemitem>udev</systemitem>
+ </para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>Support for persistence in Live images on USB flash
- media</para>
+ <para>
+ Support for persistence in Live images on USB flash media
+ </para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</section>
<section id="sn-Installation-Related-Issues">
<title>Installation Related Issues</title>
+
<section id="sn-IDE-devices">
<title>IDE Device Names</title>
- <para>Use of <filename>/dev/hdX</filename> on i386 and x86_64 for
- IDE drives has changed to <filename>/dev/sdX</filename>. See
- notes about the importance of labeling devices for upgrades from
- releases before Fedora 7, and partition limitations.</para>
+
+ <para>
+ Use of <filename>/dev/hdX</filename> on i386 and x86_64 for IDE
+ drives has changed to <filename>/dev/sdX</filename>. See notes
+ about the importance of labeling devices for upgrades from
+ releases before Fedora 7, and partition limitations.
+ </para>
</section>
+
<section id="sn-IDE-RAID">
<title>IDE RAID</title>
+
<para>
Not all IDE RAID controllers are supported. If your RAID
- controller is not yet supported by <package>dmraid</package>, you may
- combine drives into RAID arrays by configuring Linux software
- RAID. For supported controllers, configure the RAID functions in
- the computer BIOS.
+ controller is not yet supported by
+ <package>dmraid</package>
+ , you may combine drives into RAID arrays by configuring Linux
+ software RAID. For supported controllers, configure the RAID
+ functions in the computer BIOS.
</para>
</section>
+
<section id="sn-Multiple-NICs-and-PXE-Installation">
<title>Multiple NICs and PXE Installation</title>
+
<para>
Some servers with multiple network interfaces may not assign
eth0 to the first network interface as BIOS knows it, which can
@@ -196,146 +239,197 @@
it finds that is linked to a network switch.
</para>
</section>
+
<section id="sn-ProLiant-DL360-with-Smart-Array">
<title>HP ProLiant DL360 with Smart Array</title>
+
<para>
If you have difficulties with this installation not detecting
- the Smart Array card, try entering <command>linux isa</command> on the
- installer prompt. This lets you manually select the card.
+ the Smart Array card, try entering <command>linux isa</command>
+ on the installer prompt. This lets you manually select the card.
</para>
</section>
+
<section id="sn-drivers-requiring-firmware">
<title>Drivers Requiring Firmware</title>
- <para>Currently, <application>Anaconda</application> is not able
- to load userland firmware. This means that any devices with a
- driver that relies on loaded firmware will not be supported at
- install time. This includes all QLogic storage
- controllers.</para>
+
+ <para>
+ Currently, <application>Anaconda</application> is not able to
+ load userland firmware. This means that any devices with a
+ driver that relies on loaded firmware will not be supported at
+ install time. This includes all QLogic storage controllers.
+ </para>
</section>
</section>
<section id="Upgrade-Related-Issues">
<title>Upgrade Related Issues</title>
+
<para>
Refer to
<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DistributionUpgrades'>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DistributionUpgrades</ulink>
for detailed recommended procedures for upgrading Fedora.
</para>
+
<section id="sn-scsi-partition-limit">
<title>SCSI driver partition limits</title>
- <para>Whereas older IDE drivers supported up to 63 partitions per
- device, SCSI devices are limited to 15 partitions per device.
- <application>Anaconda</application> uses the new <systemitem
- class="library">libata</systemitem> driver in the same fashion
- as the rest of Fedora, so it is unable to detect more than 15
- partitions on an IDE disk during the installation or upgrade
- process.</para>
- <para>If you are upgrading a system with more than 15 partitions,
- you may need to migrate the disk to Logical Volume Management
- (LVM). This restriction may cause conflicts with other installed
- systems if they do not support LVM. Most modern Linux
- distributions support LVM, and drivers are available for other
- operating systems as well.</para>
+
+ <para>
+ Whereas older IDE drivers supported up to 63 partitions per
+ device, SCSI devices are limited to 15 partitions per device.
+ <application>Anaconda</application> uses the new
+ <systemitem
+ class="library">libata</systemitem> driver in the
+ same fashion as the rest of Fedora, so it is unable to detect
+ more than 15 partitions on an IDE disk during the installation
+ or upgrade process.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ If you are upgrading a system with more than 15 partitions, you
+ may need to migrate the disk to Logical Volume Management (LVM).
+ This restriction may cause conflicts with other installed
+ systems if they do not support LVM. Most modern Linux
+ distributions support LVM, and drivers are available for other
+ operating systems as well.
+ </para>
</section>
+
<section id="sn-label-disk-partitions">
<title>Disk partitions must be labeled</title>
- <para>A change in the way that the linux kernel handles storage
- devices means that device names like <filename
- class="devicefile">/dev/hdX</filename> or <filename
+
+ <para>
+ A change in the way that the linux kernel handles storage
+ devices means that device names like
+ <filename
+ class="devicefile">/dev/hdX</filename> or
+ <filename
class="devicefile">/dev/sdX</filename> may
- differ from the values used in earlier releases. Anaconda solves
- this problem by relying on partition labels. If these labels are
- not present, then Anaconda presents a warning indicating that
- partitions need to be labelled and that the upgrade can not
- proceed. Systems that use Logical Volume Management (LVM) and
- the device mapper usually do not require relabeling.</para>
+ differ from the values used in earlier releases. Anaconda solves
+ this problem by relying on partition labels. If these labels are
+ not present, then Anaconda presents a warning indicating that
+ partitions need to be labelled and that the upgrade can not
+ proceed. Systems that use Logical Volume Management (LVM) and
+ the device mapper usually do not require relabeling.
+ </para>
+
<section id="check-disk-partition-labels">
- <title>To check disk partition labels</title>
- <para>To view partition labels, boot the existing Fedora
- installation, and enter the following at a terminal
- prompt:</para>
- <screen><![CDATA[/sbin/blkid]]></screen>
- <para>Confirm that each volume line in the list has a
- <option>LABEL=</option> value, as shown below:</para>
- <screen><![CDATA[/dev/hdd1: LABEL="/boot" UUID="ec6a9d6c-6f05-487e-a8bd-a2594b854406" SEC_TYPE="ext2" TYPE="ext3"]]></screen>
+ <title>To check disk partition labels</title>
+
+ <para>
+ To view partition labels, boot the existing Fedora
+ installation, and enter the following at a terminal prompt:
+ </para>
+<screen><![CDATA[/sbin/blkid]]></screen>
+ <para>
+ Confirm that each volume line in the list has a
+ <option>LABEL=</option> value, as shown below:
+ </para>
+<screen><![CDATA[/dev/hdd1: LABEL="/boot" UUID="ec6a9d6c-6f05-487e-a8bd-a2594b854406" SEC_TYPE="ext2" TYPE="ext3"]]></screen>
</section>
+
<section id="update-fs-mount-entries">
- <title>Update the file system mount entries</title>
- <para>If any filesystem labels were added or modified, then the
- device entries in <filename>/etc/fstab</filename> must be
- adjusted to match:</para>
- <screen><![CDATA[su -c 'cp /etc/fstab /etc/fstab.orig'
+ <title>Update the file system mount entries</title>
+
+ <para>
+ If any filesystem labels were added or modified, then the
+ device entries in <filename>/etc/fstab</filename> must be
+ adjusted to match:
+ </para>
+<screen><![CDATA[su -c 'cp /etc/fstab /etc/fstab.orig'
su -c 'gedit /etc/fstab']]></screen>
- <para>An example of a mount by label entry is:</para>
- <screen><![CDATA[LABEL=f7-slash / ext3 defaults 1 1]]></screen>
+ <para>
+ An example of a mount by label entry is:
+ </para>
+<screen><![CDATA[LABEL=f7-slash / ext3 defaults 1 1]]></screen>
</section>
+
<section id="update-grub.conf">
- <title>Update the <filename>grub.conf</filename> kernel root
- entry</title>
- <para>If the label for the <filename
- class="partition">/</filename> (root) filesystem was
- modified, the kernel boot parameter in the grub configuration
- file must also be modified:</para>
- <screen><![CDATA[su -c 'gedit /boot/grub/grub.conf']]></screen>
- <para>A matching example kernel grub line is:</para>
- <screen><![CDATA[kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.20-1.2948.fc6 ro root=LABEL=f7-slash rhgb quiet]]></screen>
+ <title>Update the <filename>grub.conf</filename> kernel root entry</title>
+
+ <para>
+ If the label for the
+ <filename
+ class="partition">/</filename> (root)
+ filesystem was modified, the kernel boot parameter in the grub
+ configuration file must also be modified:
+ </para>
+<screen><![CDATA[su -c 'gedit /boot/grub/grub.conf']]></screen>
+ <para>
+ A matching example kernel grub line is:
+ </para>
+<screen><![CDATA[kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.20-1.2948.fc6 ro root=LABEL=f7-slash rhgb quiet]]></screen>
</section>
+
<section id="test-changed-labels">
- <title>Test changes made to labels</title>
- <para>If partition labels were adjusted, or the
- <filename>/etc/fstab</filename> file modified, then boot the
- existing Fedora installation to confirm that all partitions
- still mount normally and login is successful. When complete,
- reboot with the installation media to start the installer and
- begin the upgrade.</para>
+ <title>Test changes made to labels</title>
+
+ <para>
+ If partition labels were adjusted, or the
+ <filename>/etc/fstab</filename> file modified, then boot the
+ existing Fedora installation to confirm that all partitions
+ still mount normally and login is successful. When complete,
+ reboot with the installation media to start the installer and
+ begin the upgrade.
+ </para>
</section>
</section>
+
<section id="Upgrades-versus-Installs">
<title>Upgrades versus fresh installations</title>
- <para>
- In general, fresh installations are recommended over upgrades,
- particularly for systems that include software from third-party
- repositories. Third-party packages remaining from a previous
- installation may not work as expected on an upgraded Fedora
- system. If you decide to perform an upgrade anyway, the following
- information may be helpful:
- </para>
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Before you upgrade, back up the system completely. In
- particular, preserve <filename>/etc</filename>, <filename>/home</filename>,
- and possibly <filename>/opt</filename> and <filename>/usr/local</filename> if
- customized packages are installed there. You may wish to use a
- multi-boot approach with a "clone" of the old installation on
- alternate partition(s) as a fallback. In that case, create
- alternate boot media, such as a GRUB boot floppy.
- </para>
- <tip>
- <title>System Configuration Backups</title>
- <para>
- Backups of configurations in <filename>/etc</filename> are also
- useful in reconstructing system settings after a fresh installation.
- </para>
- </tip>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para> After you complete the upgrade, run the following
- command:</para>
+
+ <para>
+ In general, fresh installations are recommended over upgrades,
+ particularly for systems that include software from third-party
+ repositories. Third-party packages remaining from a previous
+ installation may not work as expected on an upgraded Fedora
+ system. If you decide to perform an upgrade anyway, the
+ following information may be helpful:
+ </para>
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Before you upgrade, back up the system completely. In
+ particular, preserve <filename>/etc</filename>,
+ <filename>/home</filename>, and possibly
+ <filename>/opt</filename> and
+ <filename>/usr/local</filename> if customized packages are
+ installed there. You may wish to use a multi-boot approach
+ with a "clone" of the old installation on alternate
+ partition(s) as a fallback. In that case, create alternate
+ boot media, such as a GRUB boot floppy.
+ </para>
+ <tip>
+ <title>System Configuration Backups</title>
+ <para>
+ Backups of configurations in <filename>/etc</filename> are
+ also useful in reconstructing system settings after a
+ fresh installation.
+ </para>
+ </tip>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ After you complete the upgrade, run the following command:
+ </para>
<screen><![CDATA[rpm -qa --last > RPMS_by_Install_Time.txt
]]></screen>
- <para>Inspect the end of the output for packages that pre-date
- the upgrade. Remove or upgrade those packages from
- third-party repositories, or otherwise deal with them as
- necessary. Some previously installed packages may no longer
- be available in any configured repository. To list all
- these packages, use the following command:</para>
+ <para>
+ Inspect the end of the output for packages that pre-date the
+ upgrade. Remove or upgrade those packages from third-party
+ repositories, or otherwise deal with them as necessary. Some
+ previously installed packages may no longer be available in
+ any configured repository. To list all these packages, use
+ the following command:
+ </para>
<screen><![CDATA[su -c 'yum list extras']]></screen>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
</section>
</section>
</section>
+
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--- Java.xml 17 Mar 2008 19:58:02 -0000 1.21
+++ Java.xml 17 Mar 2008 21:16:05 -0000 1.22
@@ -1,59 +1,91 @@
<?xml version="1.0"?>
+
<!DOCTYPE section PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.docbook.org/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd">
<section id="sn-Java">
<title>Java</title>
<tip>
<para>
- These release notes may be updated. Visit <ulink
- url='http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/'>http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/</ulink>
- to view the latest release notes for Fedora.</para>
+ These release notes may be updated. Visit
+ <ulink
+ url='http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/'>http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/</ulink>
+ to view the latest release notes for Fedora.
+ </para>
</tip>
<section id="sn-OpenJDK">
<title>OpenJDK</title>
+
<para>
- Fedora 9 includes OpenJDK 6, an open source implementation of the Java Platform, Standard Edition. OpenJDK 6 is not yet Java compatible; work is underway to certify it.
+ Fedora 9 includes OpenJDK 6, an open source implementation of the
+ Java Platform, Standard Edition. OpenJDK 6 is not yet Java
+ compatible; work is underway to certify it.
</para>
+
<para>
- Fedora will track Sun's stable OpenJDK 6 branch.
+ Fedora will track Sun's stable OpenJDK 6 branch.
+ </para>
+ </section>
+
+ <section id="sn-OpenJDK-Replaces-IcedTea">
+ <title>OpenJDK Replaces IcedTea</title>
+
+ <para>
+ The OpenJDK 6 packages, <filename>java-1.6.0-openjdk*</filename>,
+ replace their
+ <ulink url="https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/IcedTea">IcedTea</ulink>
+ counterparts, <filename>java-1.7.0-icedtea*</filename>. The Fedora
+ 8 IcedTea packages track the unstable OpenJDK 7 branch, whereas
+ the <filename>java-1.6.0-openjdk*</filename> packages track the
+ stable OpenJDK 6 branch. The decision to have OpenJDK 6 replace
+ IcedTea was made for several reasons:
+ </para>
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Sun has replaced most of the encumbrances for which IcedTea
+ was providing replacements.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ IcedTea's mandate is to merge as much as possible with
+ OpenJDK, so the differences between IcedTea and OpenJDK should
+ diminish over time.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ OpenJDK 6 is a stable branch, whereas OpenJDK 7 is unstable,
+ and is not expected to ship a stable release until 2009.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Sun has licensed the OpenJDK trademark for use in Fedora.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Shipping both OpenJDK 6 and IcedTea would have been confusing,
+ and would have added size to the distribution.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+
+ <para>
+ IcedTea continues to provide autotools support (
+ <package>autoconf</package>
+ ,
+ <package>automake</package>
+ ,
+ <package>libtool</package>
+ , and so on), a portable interpreter for PowerPC and 64-bit
+ PowerPC architectures, plugin support, Web Start support, and
+ patches to integrate OpenJDK into Fedora. The IcedTea sources are
+ included in the <filename>java-1.6.0-openjdk</filename> SRPM.
</para>
-</section>
-<section id="sn-OpenJDK-Replaces-IcedTea">
- <title>OpenJDK Replaces IcedTea</title>
- <para>
- The OpenJDK 6 packages, <filename>java-1.6.0-openjdk*</filename>, replace their <ulink url="https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/IcedTea">IcedTea</ulink> counterparts, <filename>java-1.7.0-icedtea*</filename>. The Fedora 8 IcedTea packages track the unstable OpenJDK 7 branch, whereas the <filename>java-1.6.0-openjdk*</filename> packages track the stable OpenJDK 6 branch. The decision to have OpenJDK 6 replace IcedTea was made for several reasons:
- </para>
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Sun has replaced most of the encumbrances for which IcedTea was providing replacements.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- IcedTea's mandate is to merge as much as possible with OpenJDK, so the differences between IcedTea and OpenJDK should diminish over time.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- OpenJDK 6 is a stable branch, whereas OpenJDK 7 is unstable, and is not expected to ship a stable release until 2009.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Sun has licensed the OpenJDK trademark for use in Fedora.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Shipping both OpenJDK 6 and IcedTea would have been confusing, and would have added size to the distribution.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
- <para>
- IcedTea continues to provide autotools support (<package>autoconf</package>, <package>automake</package>, <package>libtool</package>, and so on), a portable interpreter for PowerPC and 64-bit PowerPC architectures, plugin support, Web Start support, and patches to integrate OpenJDK into Fedora. The IcedTea sources are included in the <filename>java-1.6.0-openjdk</filename> SRPM.
- </para>
<para>
If IcedTea is already installed, the package changeover does not
happen automatically. The packages related to IcedTea based on
@@ -63,52 +95,100 @@
<screen><![CDATA[su -c "yum erase java-1.7.0-icedtea{,-plugin}"
su -c "yum install java-1.6.0-openjdk{,-plugin}"
]]></screen>
-</section>
+ </section>
-<section id="sn-Handling-Java-Applets">
- <title>Handling Java Applets</title>
- <para>
- Upstream OpenJDK does not provide a plugin. The Fedora OpenJDK packages include an adaptation of <filename>gcjwebplugin</filename>, that runs untrusted applets safely in a Web browser. The plugin is packaged as <filename>java-1.6.0-openjdk-plugin</filename>.
- </para>
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- The <filename>gcjwebplugin</filename> adaptation has no support for the <ulink url="https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=304021">bytecode-to-JavaScript bridge (LiveConnect)</ulink>. Applets that rely on this bridge will not work. Experimental LiveConnect support exists in the IcedTea repository, but is not ready for deployment in Fedora.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- The <filename>gcjwebplugin</filename> adaptation does not support <ulink url="https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=304031">signed applets</ulink>. Signed applets will run in untrusted mode. Experimental support for signed applets is present in the IcedTea repository, but it is not ready for deployment in Fedora.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- The <filename>gcjwebplugin</filename> security policy may be too restrictive. To enable restricted applets, run the <command>firefox -g</command> command in a terminal window to see what is being restricted, and then grant the restricted permission in the <filename>/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.6.0-openjdk-1.6.0.0/jre/lib/security/java.policy</filename> file.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
-</section>
+ <section id="sn-Handling-Java-Applets">
+ <title>Handling Java Applets</title>
-<section id="sn-Handling-Web-Start-Applications">
- <title>Handling Web Start Applications</title>
- <para>
- Upstream OpenJDK does not provide Web Start support. Experimental Web Start support via <ulink url="http://jnlp.sourceforge.net/netx/">NetX</ulink> is present in the IcedTea repository, but is not ready for deployment in Fedora.
- </para>
-</section>
+ <para>
+ Upstream OpenJDK does not provide a plugin. The Fedora OpenJDK
+ packages include an adaptation of
+ <filename>gcjwebplugin</filename>, that runs untrusted applets
+ safely in a Web browser. The plugin is packaged as
+ <filename>java-1.6.0-openjdk-plugin</filename>.
+ </para>
-<section id="sn-Fedora-and-JPackage">
- <title>Fedora and JPackage</title>
- <para>
- Fedora includes many packages derived from the <ulink url="http://jpackage.org/">JPackage Project</ulink>. Some of these packages are modified in Fedora to remove proprietary software dependencies, and to make use of GCJ's ahead-of-time compilation feature. Use the Fedora repositories to update these packages, or use the JPackage repository for packages not provided by Fedora. Refer to the <ulink url="http://jpackage.org/">JPackage website</ulink> for more information about the project, and the software it provides.
- </para>
- <para>
- An incompatibility between Fedora and the JPackage <package>jpackage-utils</package>, that prevented installing JPackage's <package>jpackage-utils</package> on Fedora, is <ulink url="https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=260161">resolved</ulink> in this release.
- </para>
- <warning>
- <title>Mixing Packages from Fedora and JPackage</title>
- <para>
- Research package compatibility before you install software from both the Fedora and JPackage repositories on the same system. Incompatible packages may cause complex issues.
- </para>
- </warning>
-</section>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The <filename>gcjwebplugin</filename> adaptation has no
+ support for the
+ <ulink url="https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=304021">bytecode-to-JavaScript
+ bridge (LiveConnect)</ulink>. Applets that rely on this bridge
+ will not work. Experimental LiveConnect support exists in the
+ IcedTea repository, but is not ready for deployment in Fedora.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The <filename>gcjwebplugin</filename> adaptation does not
+ support
+ <ulink url="https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=304031">signed
+ applets</ulink>. Signed applets will run in untrusted mode.
+ Experimental support for signed applets is present in the
+ IcedTea repository, but it is not ready for deployment in
+ Fedora.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The <filename>gcjwebplugin</filename> security policy may be
+ too restrictive. To enable restricted applets, run the
+ <command>firefox -g</command> command in a terminal window to
+ see what is being restricted, and then grant the restricted
+ permission in the
+ <filename>/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.6.0-openjdk-1.6.0.0/jre/lib/security/java.policy</filename>
+ file.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </section>
+
+ <section id="sn-Handling-Web-Start-Applications">
+ <title>Handling Web Start Applications</title>
+
+ <para>
+ Upstream OpenJDK does not provide Web Start support. Experimental
+ Web Start support via
+ <ulink url="http://jnlp.sourceforge.net/netx/">NetX</ulink> is
+ present in the IcedTea repository, but is not ready for deployment
+ in Fedora.
+ </para>
+ </section>
+
+ <section id="sn-Fedora-and-JPackage">
+ <title>Fedora and JPackage</title>
+
+ <para>
+ Fedora includes many packages derived from the
+ <ulink url="http://jpackage.org/">JPackage Project</ulink>. Some
+ of these packages are modified in Fedora to remove proprietary
+ software dependencies, and to make use of GCJ's ahead-of-time
+ compilation feature. Use the Fedora repositories to update these
+ packages, or use the JPackage repository for packages not provided
+ by Fedora. Refer to the <ulink url="http://jpackage.org/">JPackage
+ website</ulink> for more information about the project, and the
+ software it provides.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ An incompatibility between Fedora and the JPackage
+ <package>jpackage-utils</package>
+ , that prevented installing JPackage's
+ <package>jpackage-utils</package>
+ on Fedora, is
+ <ulink url="https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=260161">resolved</ulink>
+ in this release.
+ </para>
+
+ <warning>
+ <title>Mixing Packages from Fedora and JPackage</title>
+
+ <para>
+ Research package compatibility before you install software from
+ both the Fedora and JPackage repositories on the same system.
+ Incompatible packages may cause complex issues.
+ </para>
+ </warning>
+ </section>
</section>
Index: Kernel.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/Kernel.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.29
retrieving revision 1.30
diff -u -r1.29 -r1.30
--- Kernel.xml 17 Mar 2008 20:42:18 -0000 1.29
+++ Kernel.xml 17 Mar 2008 21:16:05 -0000 1.30
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
<?xml version="1.0"?>
+
<!DOCTYPE section PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.docbook.org/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd">
<section id="sn-Kernel">
@@ -13,73 +14,90 @@
<listitem>
<para>
Tickless support for x86 64-bit systems (32-bit was added
- previously), which greatly improves power management.
+ previously), which greatly improves power management.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>Some elements of the realtime kernel project.</para>
+ <para>
+ Some elements of the realtime kernel project.
+ </para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>The kernel has a new version naming scheme to more
- closely match the upstream version naming scheme.
+ <para>
+ The kernel has a new version naming scheme to more closely match
+ the upstream version naming scheme.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>The kernel spec file is now named
- <filename>kernel.spec</filename> rather than
- <filename>kernel-2.6.spec</filename>.</para>
+ <para>
+ The kernel spec file is now named
+ <filename>kernel.spec</filename> rather than
+ <filename>kernel-2.6.spec</filename>.
+ </para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>The kernel spec file has new macros that ease the kernel
- building process. Refer to <ulink
- url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/CustomKernel"/> for
- further information.</para>
+ <para>
+ The kernel spec file has new macros that ease the kernel
+ building process. Refer to
+ <ulink
+ url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/CustomKernel"/>
+ for further information.
+ </para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>The kernel in Fedora 9 no longer loads modules by default
- for ISA sound cards. Load the module by hand using the command
- <command>modprobe module-name</command>, or put an entry in
- <filename>/etc/modprobe.conf</filename>. For example, for the
- Creative SoundBlaster AWE64, add the following entry:</para>
- <screen><![CDATA[install snd-sbawe]]></screen>
+ <para>
+ The kernel in Fedora 9 no longer loads modules by default for
+ ISA sound cards. Load the module by hand using the command
+ <command>modprobe module-name</command>, or put an entry in
+ <filename>/etc/modprobe.conf</filename>. For example, for the
+ Creative SoundBlaster AWE64, add the following entry:
+ </para>
+<screen><![CDATA[install snd-sbawe]]></screen>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>The Fedora kernel offers <filename>paravirt_ops</filename>
- support in <filename>domU</filename>, as part of the kernel team's
- efforts to reduce the work required to produce current Xen kernels.
- </para>
+ <para>
+ The Fedora kernel offers <filename>paravirt_ops</filename>
+ support in <filename>domU</filename>, as part of the kernel
+ team's efforts to reduce the work required to produce current
+ Xen kernels.
+ </para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>
- <application>Xen</application> fully virtualized guests can directly
- boot a kernel and initrd image and pass kernel boot args. For more
- details refer to <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/XenFullvirtKernelBoot" />.
- </para>
+ <para>
+ <application>Xen</application> fully virtualized guests can
+ directly boot a kernel and initrd image and pass kernel boot
+ args. For more details refer to
+ <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/XenFullvirtKernelBoot" />.
+ </para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<section id="sn-Version">
<title>Version</title>
+
<para>
Fedora may include additional patches to the kernel for
improvements, bug fixes, or additional features. For this reason,
the Fedora kernel may not be line-for-line equivalent to the
- so-called <firstterm>vanilla kernel</firstterm> from the kernel.org
- web site:
+ so-called <firstterm>vanilla kernel</firstterm> from the
+ kernel.org web site:
</para>
+
<para>
<ulink url='http://www.kernel.org/' />
</para>
+
<para>
To obtain a list of these patches, download the source RPM package
and run the following command against it:
</para>
- <screen><![CDATA[rpm -qpl kernel-<version>.src.rpm
+<screen><![CDATA[rpm -qpl kernel-<version>.src.rpm
]]></screen>
</section>
<section id="sn-Changelog">
<title>Changelog</title>
+
<para>
To retrieve a log of changes to the package, run the following
command:
@@ -88,107 +106,139 @@
]]></screen>
<para>
If you need a user friendly version of the changelog, refer to
- <ulink url='http://wiki.kernelnewbies.org/LinuxChanges' />.
- A short and full diff of the kernel is available from
- <ulink url='http://kernel.org/git' />.
- The Fedora version kernel is based on the Linus tree.
+ <ulink url='http://wiki.kernelnewbies.org/LinuxChanges' />. A
+ short and full diff of the kernel is available from
+ <ulink url='http://kernel.org/git' />. The Fedora version kernel
+ is based on the Linus tree.
</para>
+
<para>
- Customizations made for the Fedora version are available from <ulink
+ Customizations made for the Fedora version are available from
+ <ulink
url='http://cvs.fedoraproject.org' />.
</para>
- </section>
+ </section>
<section id="sn-Kernel-Flavors">
<title>Kernel Flavors</title>
+
<para>
Fedora 9 includes the following kernel builds:
</para>
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
Native kernel, for use in most systems. Configured sources are
- available in the <package>kernel-devel</package> package.
+ available in the
+ <package>kernel-devel</package>
+ package.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
The kernel-PAE, for use in 32-bit x86 systems with more than
- 4GB of RAM, or with CPUs that have an NX (No eXecute)
- feature. This kernel support both uniprocessor and
- multi-processor systems. Configured sources are available in
- the <package>kernel-PAE-devel</package> package.
+ 4GB of RAM, or with CPUs that have an NX (No eXecute) feature.
+ This kernel support both uniprocessor and multi-processor
+ systems. Configured sources are available in the
+ <package>kernel-PAE-devel</package>
+ package.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Virtualization kernel for use with the Xen emulator package.
- Configured sources are available in the
- <package>kernel-xen-devel</package> package.
+ Configured sources are available in the
+ <package>kernel-xen-devel</package>
+ package.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
+
<para>
You may install kernel headers for all kernel flavors at the same
- time. The files are installed in the <filename
- class="directory">/usr/src/kernels/<replaceable>version</replaceable>[-PAE|-xen|-kdump]-<replaceable>arch</replaceable>/</filename>
- tree. Use the following command: </para>
- <screen><![CDATA[su -c 'yum install kernel{,-PAE,-xen,-kdump}-devel'
+ time. The files are installed in the
+ <filename
+ class="directory">/usr/src/kernels/<replaceable>version</replaceable>[-PAE|-xen|-kdump]-<replaceable>arch</replaceable>/</filename>
+ tree. Use the following command:
+ </para>
+<screen><![CDATA[su -c 'yum install kernel{,-PAE,-xen,-kdump}-devel'
]]></screen>
<para>
Select one or more of these flavors, separated by commas and no
- spaces, as appropriate. Enter the <systemitem
- class="username">root</systemitem> password when prompted.
+ spaces, as appropriate. Enter the
+ <systemitem
+ class="username">root</systemitem> password when
+ prompted.
</para>
+
<note>
<title>x86 Kernel Includes Kdump</title>
+
<para>
- Both the x86_64 and the i686 kernels are now relocatable, so
- they no longer require a separate kernel for kdump capability.
- PPC64 still requires a separate <package>kdump</package> kernel.
+ Both the x86_64 and the i686 kernels are now relocatable, so
+ they no longer require a separate kernel for kdump capability.
+ PPC64 still requires a separate
+ <package>kdump</package>
+ kernel.
</para>
</note>
+
<note>
<title>Default Kernel Provides SMP</title>
+
<para>
- There is no separate SMP kernel available for Fedora on i386, x86_64,
- and ppc64. Multiprocessor support is provided by the native kernel.
+ There is no separate SMP kernel available for Fedora on i386,
+ x86_64, and ppc64. Multiprocessor support is provided by the
+ native kernel.
</para>
</note>
+
<note>
<title>PowerPC Kernel Support</title>
+
<para>
- There is no support for Xen or kdump for the PowerPC architecture in
- Fedora. 32-bit PowerPC does still have a separate SMP kernel.
+ There is no support for Xen or kdump for the PowerPC
+ architecture in Fedora. 32-bit PowerPC does still have a
+ separate SMP kernel.
</para>
</note>
</section>
<section id="sn-Preparing-for-Kernel-Development">
<title>Preparing for Kernel Development</title>
+
<para>
- Fedora 9 does not include the <package>kernel-source</package> package
- provided by older versions since only the <package>kernel-devel</package>
- package is required now to build external modules. Configured sources are
- available, as described in <xref linkend="sn-Kernel-Flavors"/>.
+ Fedora 9 does not include the
+ <package>kernel-source</package>
+ package provided by older versions since only the
+ <package>kernel-devel</package>
+ package is required now to build external modules. Configured
+ sources are available, as described in
+ <xref linkend="sn-Kernel-Flavors"/>.
</para>
+
<important>
<title>Custom Kernel Building</title>
- <para>For information on kernel development and working with
- custom kernels, refer to <ulink
- url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/CustomKernel"/>.</para>
+
+ <para>
+ For information on kernel development and working with custom
+ kernels, refer to
+ <ulink
+ url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/CustomKernel"/>.
+ </para>
</important>
</section>
-
+
<section id="sn-Reporting-Bugs">
<title>Reporting Bugs</title>
+
<para>
Refer to
<ulink url='http://kernel.org/pub/linux/docs/lkml/reporting-bugs.html' />
for information on reporting bugs in the Linux kernel. You may
- also use
- <ulink url='http://bugzilla.redhat.com' />
- for reporting bugs that are specific to Fedora.
+ also use <ulink url='http://bugzilla.redhat.com' /> for reporting
+ bugs that are specific to Fedora.
</para>
</section>
</section>
Index: Legacy.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/Legacy.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.12
retrieving revision 1.13
diff -u -r1.12 -r1.13
--- Legacy.xml 4 Apr 2007 07:19:32 -0000 1.12
+++ Legacy.xml 17 Mar 2008 21:16:05 -0000 1.13
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
<?xml version="1.0"?>
+
<!DOCTYPE section PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.docbook.org/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd">
<section id="sn-Legacy">
@@ -17,10 +18,11 @@
<note>
<title>Legacy Repo was included in Fedora Core 6</title>
- <para>
- Fedora Core 6 shipped with a software repository configuration for Fedora
- Legacy. This repository was not enabled by default in the Fedora Core 6
- release.
+
+ <para>
+ Fedora Core 6 shipped with a software repository configuration for
+ Fedora Legacy. This repository was not enabled by default in the
+ Fedora Core 6 release.
</para>
</note>
</section>
Index: Live.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/Live.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.11
retrieving revision 1.12
diff -u -r1.11 -r1.12
--- Live.xml 17 Mar 2008 13:03:10 -0000 1.11
+++ Live.xml 17 Mar 2008 21:16:05 -0000 1.12
@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
<?xml version="1.0"?>
+
<!DOCTYPE section PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.docbook.org/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd">
<section id="sn-Live">
<title>Fedora Live Images</title>
-
<tip>
<title>Latest Release Notes on the Web</title>
<para>
- These release notes may be updated. Visit <ulink
- url='http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/'>http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/</ulink>
- to view the latest release notes for Fedora.</para>
+ These release notes may be updated. Visit
+ <ulink
+ url='http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/'>http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/</ulink>
+ to view the latest release notes for Fedora.
+ </para>
</tip>
-
<para>
The Fedora release includes several live ISO images in addition to
the traditional installation images. These ISO images are bootable,
@@ -22,14 +23,21 @@
<section id="sn-Available-Images">
<title>Available Images</title>
- <para>For a complete list of current spins available, and
- instructions for using them, refer to:</para>
- <para><ulink
- url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/CustomSpins"/></para>
+
+ <para>
+ For a complete list of current spins available, and instructions
+ for using them, refer to:
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ <ulink
+ url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/CustomSpins"/>
+ </para>
</section>
<section id="sn-Usage-Information">
<title>Usage Information</title>
+
<para>
To boot from the Live image, insert it into your computer and
restart. To log in and use the desktop environment, enter the
@@ -41,101 +49,136 @@
drive, click on the <guilabel>Install to Hard Drive</guilabel>
icon on the desktop.
</para>
+
<note>
<title>No i586 Support</title>
- <para>The i686 Live images will not boot on an i586
- machine.</para>
+
+ <para>
+ The i686 Live images will not boot on an i586 machine.
+ </para>
</note>
</section>
-
+
<section id="sn-text-mode-installation">
<title>Text Mode Installation</title>
- <para>You can do a text mode installation of the Live images using
- the <command>liveinst</command> command in the console.</para>
+
+ <para>
+ You can do a text mode installation of the Live images using the
+ <command>liveinst</command> command in the console.
+ </para>
</section>
<section id="sn-direct-installation">
<title>Direct Installation</title>
- <para>You can add <option>liveinst</option> or
- <option>textinst</option> as a boot loader option to perform a
- direct installation without booting up the live CD/DVD.</para>
+
+ <para>
+ You can add <option>liveinst</option> or <option>textinst</option>
+ as a boot loader option to perform a direct installation without
+ booting up the live CD/DVD.
+ </para>
+
<section id="sn-USB-Booting">
<title>USB Booting</title>
+
<para>
- Another way to use these Live images is to put them on a USB
- stick. To do this, install the <package>livecd-tools</package>
- package from the development repository. Then, run the
- <command>livecd-iso-to-disk</command> script:
+ Another way to use these Live images is to put them on a USB
+ stick. To do this, install the
+ <package>livecd-tools</package>
+ package from the development repository. Then, run the
+ <command>livecd-iso-to-disk</command> script:
</para>
- <screen><![CDATA[/usr/bin/livecd-iso-to-disk /path/to/live.iso
+<screen><![CDATA[/usr/bin/livecd-iso-to-disk /path/to/live.iso
/dev/sdb1]]></screen>
<para>
- Replace <replaceable>/dev/sdb1</replaceable> with the partition
- where you want to put the image.
+ Replace <replaceable>/dev/sdb1</replaceable> with the partition
+ where you want to put the image.
</para>
+
<para>
- This is <emphasis>not</emphasis> a destructive process; any data
- you currently have on your USB stick <emphasis>is
- preserved</emphasis>.
+ This is <emphasis>not</emphasis> a destructive process; any data
+ you currently have on your USB stick <emphasis>is
+ preserved</emphasis>.
</para>
</section>
+
<section id="sn-live-usb-persistence">
<title>Live USB Persistence</title>
- <para>Work has continued to better integrate the Live images with
- the rest of the system, and improve the tools used for building
- them. The <command>livecd-creator</command> utility now also
- provides an API for building alternative front-ends as well as
- tools for other types of images.</para>
- <para>The initial work to support persistent changes with a Live
- image has also landed. The primary use case is booting from a
- Live image on a USB flash drive and storing changes to that same
- device. To do this, download the Live image and then run the
- following command:</para>
- <screen><![CDATA[livecd-iso-to-disk --overlay-size-mb 512 /path/to/live.iso /dev/sdb1]]></screen>
- <para>Replace <replaceable>/dev/sdb1</replaceable> with the
- partition where you want to put the image.</para>
- <para>Replace <replaceable>512</replaceable> with the desired size
- in megabytes of the persistent data, or overlay. The
- <command>livecd-iso-to-disk</command> shell script is stored in
- the <filename class="directory">LiveOS</filename> directory at
- the top level of the CD image. The USB media must have
- sufficient free space for the Live image, plus the overlay, plus
- any other data to be stored on the media.</para>
+
+ <para>
+ Work has continued to better integrate the Live images with the
+ rest of the system, and improve the tools used for building
+ them. The <command>livecd-creator</command> utility now also
+ provides an API for building alternative front-ends as well as
+ tools for other types of images.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ The initial work to support persistent changes with a Live image
+ has also landed. The primary use case is booting from a Live
+ image on a USB flash drive and storing changes to that same
+ device. To do this, download the Live image and then run the
+ following command:
+ </para>
+<screen><![CDATA[livecd-iso-to-disk --overlay-size-mb 512 /path/to/live.iso /dev/sdb1]]></screen>
+ <para>
+ Replace <replaceable>/dev/sdb1</replaceable> with the partition
+ where you want to put the image.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ Replace <replaceable>512</replaceable> with the desired size in
+ megabytes of the persistent data, or overlay. The
+ <command>livecd-iso-to-disk</command> shell script is stored in
+ the <filename class="directory">LiveOS</filename> directory at
+ the top level of the CD image. The USB media must have
+ sufficient free space for the Live image, plus the overlay, plus
+ any other data to be stored on the media.
+ </para>
</section>
+
<section id="sn-Differences-From-a-Regular-Fedora-Install">
<title>Differences From a Regular Fedora Install</title>
+
<para>
- The following items are different from a normal Fedora install
- with the live images.
+ The following items are different from a normal Fedora install
+ with the live images.
</para>
+
<itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>Live images provide a subset of packages available in
- the regular DVD image. Both connect to the same repository
- that has all the packages.</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>SSH is disabled by default and NetworkManager is enabled
- by default in the Live images. SSH is disabled because the
- default username in the Live images does not have any
- password. Installation to hard disk prompts for creating a
- new user name and password however. NetworkManager is
- enabled by default since Live images target desktop
- users.</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>Live image installations do not allow any package
- selection or upgrade capability since they copy entire the
- filesystem from media to hard disk or USB disks. After the
- installation is complete and rebooted, packages can be added
- and removed as desired with <command>yum</command> or the
- other software management tools.</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>Live images do not work on <systemitem>i586</systemitem>
- architecture.</para>
- </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Live images provide a subset of packages available in the
+ regular DVD image. Both connect to the same repository that
+ has all the packages.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ SSH is disabled by default and NetworkManager is enabled by
+ default in the Live images. SSH is disabled because the
+ default username in the Live images does not have any
+ password. Installation to hard disk prompts for creating a
+ new user name and password however. NetworkManager is
+ enabled by default since Live images target desktop users.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Live image installations do not allow any package selection
+ or upgrade capability since they copy entire the filesystem
+ from media to hard disk or USB disks. After the installation
+ is complete and rebooted, packages can be added and removed
+ as desired with <command>yum</command> or the other software
+ management tools.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Live images do not work on <systemitem>i586</systemitem>
+ architecture.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</section>
-</section>
+ </section>
</section>
Index: MailServers.xml
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+++ MailServers.xml 17 Mar 2008 21:16:05 -0000 1.8
@@ -1,47 +1,59 @@
<?xml version="1.0"?>
+
<!DOCTYPE section PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.docbook.org/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd">
<section id="sn-MailServers">
<title>Mail Servers</title>
-
<tip>
<title>Latest Release Notes on the Web</title>
<para>
- These release notes may be updated. Visit <ulink
- url='http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/'>http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/</ulink>
- to view the latest release notes for Fedora.</para>
+ These release notes may be updated. Visit
+ <ulink
+ url='http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/'>http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/</ulink>
+ to view the latest release notes for Fedora.
+ </para>
</tip>
-
<para>
- This section concerns electronic mail servers or mail transfer agents (MTAs).
+ This section concerns electronic mail servers or mail transfer
+ agents (MTAs).
</para>
+
<section id="sendmail">
<title>Sendmail</title>
+
<para>
- By default, the <application>Sendmail</application> mail transport agent (MTA) does not accept network connections from any host other than the local computer. To configure <application>Sendmail</application> as a server for other clients:
+ By default, the <application>Sendmail</application> mail transport
+ agent (MTA) does not accept network connections from any host
+ other than the local computer. To configure
+ <application>Sendmail</application> as a server for other clients:
</para>
<orderedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Edit <filename>/etc/mail/sendmail.mc</filename> and either change the <option>DAEMON_OPTIONS</option> line to also listen on network devices, or comment out this option entirely using the <option>dnl</option> comment delimiter.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Install the <package>sendmail-cf</package> package:
- </para>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Edit <filename>/etc/mail/sendmail.mc</filename> and either
+ change the <option>DAEMON_OPTIONS</option> line to also listen
+ on network devices, or comment out this option entirely using
+ the <option>dnl</option> comment delimiter.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Install the
+ <package>sendmail-cf</package>
+ package:
+ </para>
<screen>
yum install sendmail-cf
</screen>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Regenerate <filename>/etc/mail/sendmail.cf</filename>:
- </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Regenerate <filename>/etc/mail/sendmail.cf</filename>:
+ </para>
<screen>
make -C /etc/mail
</screen>
- </listitem>
+ </listitem>
</orderedlist>
</section>
</section>
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--- Multimedia.xml 17 Mar 2008 04:08:18 -0000 1.15
+++ Multimedia.xml 17 Mar 2008 21:16:05 -0000 1.16
@@ -1,93 +1,173 @@
<?xml version="1.0"?>
+
<!DOCTYPE section PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.docbook.org/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd">
<section id="sn-Multimedia">
<title>Multimedia</title>
-
<tip>
<title>Latest Release Notes on the Web</title>
<para>
- These release notes may be updated. Visit <ulink
- url='http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/'>http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/</ulink>
- to view the latest release notes for Fedora.</para>
+ These release notes may be updated. Visit
+ <ulink
+ url='http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/'>http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/</ulink>
+ to view the latest release notes for Fedora.
+ </para>
</tip>
-
<para>
- Fedora includes applications for assorted multimedia functions, including playback, recording, and editing. Additional packages are available through the Fedora Package Collection software repository. For additional information about multimedia in Fedora, refer to the Multimedia section of the Fedora Project website at <ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Multimedia'/>.
+ Fedora includes applications for assorted multimedia functions,
+ including playback, recording, and editing. Additional packages are
+ available through the Fedora Package Collection software repository.
+ For additional information about multimedia in Fedora, refer to the
+ Multimedia section of the Fedora Project website at
+ <ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Multimedia'/>.
</para>
<section id="sn-Multimedia-Players">
<title>Multimedia Players</title>
+
<para>
The default installation of Fedora includes
- <application>Rhythmbox</application> and <application>Totem</application>
- for media playback. The Fedora repositories include many other popular
- programs such as the <application>XMMS</application> player and KDE's
- <application>amaroK</application>. Both GNOME and KDE have a selection of
- players that can be used with a variety of formats. Third parties may
- offer additional programs to handle other formats.
-</para>
+ <application>Rhythmbox</application> and
+ <application>Totem</application> for media playback. The Fedora
+ repositories include many other popular programs such as the
+ <application>XMMS</application> player and KDE's
+ <application>amaroK</application>. Both GNOME and KDE have a
+ selection of players that can be used with a variety of formats.
+ Third parties may offer additional programs to handle other
+ formats.
+ </para>
</section>
<section id="sn-Ogg-and-Xiph-Foundation-Formats">
<title>Ogg and Xiph.Org Foundation Formats</title>
+
<para>
- Fedora includes complete support for the Ogg media container format and the Vorbis audio, Theora video, Speex audio and FLAC lossless audio formats. These freely-distributable formats are not encumbered by patent or license restrictions. They provide powerful and flexible alternatives to more popular, restricted formats. The Fedora Project encourages the use of open source formats in place of restricted ones. For more information on these formats and how to use them, refer to the Xiph.Org Foundation's web site at <ulink url='http://www.xiph.org/'>http://www.xiph.org/</ulink>.
+ Fedora includes complete support for the Ogg media container
+ format and the Vorbis audio, Theora video, Speex audio and FLAC
+ lossless audio formats. These freely-distributable formats are not
+ encumbered by patent or license restrictions. They provide
+ powerful and flexible alternatives to more popular, restricted
+ formats. The Fedora Project encourages the use of open source
+ formats in place of restricted ones. For more information on these
+ formats and how to use them, refer to the Xiph.Org Foundation's
+ web site at
+ <ulink url='http://www.xiph.org/'>http://www.xiph.org/</ulink>.
</para>
+
<itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Multimedia/Xiph">Xiph.Org Formats</ulink>
- </para>
- </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Multimedia/Xiph">Xiph.Org
+ Formats</ulink>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</section>
<section id="sn-MP3-DVD-and-Other-Excluded-Multimedia-Formats">
<title>MP3, DVD, and Other Excluded Multimedia Formats</title>
+
<para>
- Fedora cannot include support for MP3 or DVD video playback or recording. The MP3 formats are patented, and the patent holders have not provided the necessary licenses. DVD video formats are patented and equipped with an encryption scheme. The patent holders have not provided the necessary licenses, and the code needed to decrypt CSS-encrypted discs may violate the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, a copyright law of the United States. Fedora also excludes other multimedia software due to patent, copyright, or license restrictions, including Adobe's Flash Player and Real Media's Real Player. For more on this subject, please refer to <ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/ForbiddenItems'>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/ForbiddenItems</ulink>.
+ Fedora cannot include support for MP3 or DVD video playback or
+ recording. The MP3 formats are patented, and the patent holders
+ have not provided the necessary licenses. DVD video formats are
+ patented and equipped with an encryption scheme. The patent
+ holders have not provided the necessary licenses, and the code
+ needed to decrypt CSS-encrypted discs may violate the Digital
+ Millennium Copyright Act, a copyright law of the United States.
+ Fedora also excludes other multimedia software due to patent,
+ copyright, or license restrictions, including Adobe's Flash Player
+ and Real Media's Real Player. For more on this subject, please
+ refer to
+ <ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/ForbiddenItems'>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/ForbiddenItems</ulink>.
</para>
+
<para>
- While other MP3 options may be available for Fedora, Fluendo now offers an MP3 plugin for GStreamer that has the related patents licensed for end users. This plugin enables MP3 support in applications that use the GStreamer framework as a backend. We cannot distribute this plugin in Fedora for licensing reasons, but it offers a new solution for an old problem. For more information, refer to the <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Multimedia/fluendo-mp3">Installing Fluendo MP3 Plug-in</ulink> or <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Multimedia/Codeina">Installing MP3 Plug-in with Codeina</ulink> pages.
+ While other MP3 options may be available for Fedora, Fluendo now
+ offers an MP3 plugin for GStreamer that has the related patents
+ licensed for end users. This plugin enables MP3 support in
+ applications that use the GStreamer framework as a backend. We
+ cannot distribute this plugin in Fedora for licensing reasons, but
+ it offers a new solution for an old problem. For more information,
+ refer to the
+ <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Multimedia/fluendo-mp3">Installing
+ Fluendo MP3 Plug-in</ulink> or
+ <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Multimedia/Codeina">Installing
+ MP3 Plug-in with Codeina</ulink> pages.
</para>
+
<itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Multimedia/MP3">MP3 Support</ulink>
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Multimedia/DVD">DVD Support</ulink>
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Multimedia/Flash">Flash Support</ulink>
- </para>
- </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Multimedia/MP3">MP3
+ Support</ulink>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Multimedia/DVD">DVD
+ Support</ulink>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Multimedia/Flash">Flash
+ Support</ulink>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</section>
<section id="sn-CD-DVD-Authoring-and-Burning">
<title>CD and DVD Authoring and Burning</title>
+
<para>
- Fedora include a variety of tools for easily mastering and burning CDs and DVDs. GNOME users can burn directly from the Nautilus file manager. The Fedora software repositories also contain additional software, such as <package>brasero</package>, <package>gnomebaker</package>, or <package>k3b</package>, for these tasks. Console tools include <command>wodim</command>, <command>readom</command>, <command>genisoimage</command>, and other popular applications.
+ Fedora include a variety of tools for easily mastering and burning
+ CDs and DVDs. GNOME users can burn directly from the Nautilus file
+ manager. The Fedora software repositories also contain additional
+ software, such as
+ <package>brasero</package>
+ ,
+ <package>gnomebaker</package>
+ , or
+ <package>k3b</package>
+ , for these tasks. Console tools include <command>wodim</command>,
+ <command>readom</command>, <command>genisoimage</command>, and
+ other popular applications.
</para>
</section>
<section id="sn-Screencasts">
<title>Screencasts</title>
+
<para>
- You can use Fedora to create and play back screencasts, which are recorded desktop sessions, using open technologies. Fedora includes <package>istanbul</package>, which creates screencasts using the Theora video format, and 'byzanz', which creates screencasts as animated GIF files. You can play back these videos using one of several players included in Fedora. This is the preferred way to submit screencasts to the Fedora Project for either developers or end-users. For more comprehensive instructions, refer to the <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/ScreenCasting">ScreenCasting</ulink> page.
+ You can use Fedora to create and play back screencasts, which are
+ recorded desktop sessions, using open technologies. Fedora
+ includes
+ <package>istanbul</package>
+ , which creates screencasts using the Theora video format, and
+ 'byzanz', which creates screencasts as animated GIF files. You can
+ play back these videos using one of several players included in
+ Fedora. This is the preferred way to submit screencasts to the
+ Fedora Project for either developers or end-users. For more
+ comprehensive instructions, refer to the
+ <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/ScreenCasting">ScreenCasting</ulink>
+ page.
</para>
</section>
<section id="sn-Extended-Support-through-Plugins">
<title>Extended Support through Plugins</title>
+
<para>
- Most of the media players in Fedora support the use of plugins to add support for additional media formats and sound output systems. Some use powerful backends like the <package>gstreamer</package> package to handle media format support and sound output. Fedora offers plugin packages for these backends and for individual applications, and third parties may offer additional plugins to add even greater capabilities.
+ Most of the media players in Fedora support the use of plugins to
+ add support for additional media formats and sound output systems.
+ Some use powerful backends like the
+ <package>gstreamer</package>
+ package to handle media format support and sound output. Fedora
+ offers plugin packages for these backends and for individual
+ applications, and third parties may offer additional plugins to
+ add even greater capabilities.
</para>
</section>
</section>
Index: OverView.xml
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RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/OverView.xml,v
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--- OverView.xml 17 Mar 2008 20:48:36 -0000 1.38
+++ OverView.xml 17 Mar 2008 21:16:05 -0000 1.39
@@ -1,19 +1,21 @@
<?xml version="1.0"?>
+
<!DOCTYPE section PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.docbook.org/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd">
<section id="sn-OverView">
<title>Release Highlights</title>
-
<tip>
<title>Latest Release Notes on the Web</title>
<para>
- These release notes may be updated. Visit <ulink
- url='http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/'>http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/</ulink>
- to view the latest release notes for Fedora.</para>
+ These release notes may be updated. Visit
+ <ulink
+ url='http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/'>http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/</ulink>
+ to view the latest release notes for Fedora.
+ </para>
</tip>
-
<section id="sn-Fedora-Tour">
<title>Fedora Tour</title>
+
<para>
You can find a tour filled with pictures and videos of this
exciting new release at
@@ -23,270 +25,333 @@
<section id="sn-New-in-Fedora">
<title>New in Fedora</title>
+
<para>
This release includes significant new versions of many key
components and technologies. The following sections provide a
brief overview of major changes from the last release of Fedora.
</para>
+
<section id="sn-Spins">
<title>Spins</title>
- <para>Fedora includes several different <ulink
- url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/CustomSpins"><firstterm>spins</firstterm></ulink>,
- which are variations of Fedora built from a specific set of
- software packages. Each spin has a combination of software to
- meet the requirements of a specific kind of end user. In
- addition to a very small <filename>boot.iso</filename> image for
- network installation, users have the following spin
- choices:</para>
+
+ <para>
+ Fedora includes several different
+ <ulink
+ url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/CustomSpins"><firstterm>spins</firstterm></ulink>,
+ which are variations of Fedora built from a specific set of
+ software packages. Each spin has a combination of software to
+ meet the requirements of a specific kind of end user. In
+ addition to a very small <filename>boot.iso</filename> image for
+ network installation, users have the following spin choices:
+ </para>
+
<itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>A regular Fedora image for desktops, workstations, and
- server users. This spin provides a good upgrade path and
- similar environment for users of previous releases of
- Fedora.</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>One of several Live images that can be run from a disc
- or USB flash device, and can be installed to hard disk as
- desired. Refer to the <ulink
- url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Beats/Live">"Live"</ulink>
- section for more information about the Live images.</para>
- </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ A regular Fedora image for desktops, workstations, and
+ server users. This spin provides a good upgrade path and
+ similar environment for users of previous releases of
+ Fedora.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ One of several Live images that can be run from a disc or
+ USB flash device, and can be installed to hard disk as
+ desired. Refer to the
+ <ulink
+ url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Beats/Live">"Live"</ulink>
+ section for more information about the Live images.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <para>More custom spins are available at <ulink
- url="http://spins.fedoraproject.org"/>. These
- Live images can be used on USB media via the
- <package>livecd-iso-to-disk</package> utility available in the
- <package>livecd-tools</package> package.</para>
+
+ <para>
+ More custom spins are available at
+ <ulink
+ url="http://spins.fedoraproject.org"/>. These Live
+ images can be used on USB media via the
+ <package>livecd-iso-to-disk</package>
+ utility available in the
+ <package>livecd-tools</package>
+ package.
+ </para>
</section>
+
<section>
<title>Jigdo</title>
- <para>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:</para>
+
+ <para>
+ 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:
+ </para>
<orderedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>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.</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>Download both the DVD and the CD set, in which case the
- DVD holds 95% of the data needed for the CD sets.</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>Download any combination of the above.</para>
- </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ 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.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Download both the DVD and the CD set, in which case the DVD
+ holds 95% of the data needed for the CD sets.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Download any combination of the above.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
</orderedlist>
</section>
-
+
<section id="sn-New-Features">
<title>Features</title>
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para>This release features <ulink
+ <para>
+ This release features
+ <ulink
url="http://www.gnome.org/start/2.22/notes/C/">GNOME
- 2.22</ulink>. GNOME now includes a webcam photo and video
- creation utility called <application>Cheese</application>,
- 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
- <application>PolicyKit</application> integration.</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>Online Desktop provides a desktop experience designed
- around online services. A preview of Online Desktop is
- provided via <application>BigBoard</application>, which is a
- optional sidebar in GNOME.</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>KDE 4.0.2 is available in the KDE Live image as well as
- the regular DVD.</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>Xfce 4.4.2 is available as part of this release.</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para><ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/NetworkManager">
- NetworkManager</ulink> 0.7 provides improved mobile broadband
- support, including GSM and CDMA devices, and now supports multiple
- devices and ad-hoc networking for sharing connections.</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para><ulink
- url="http://www.pulseaudio.org/"><application>PulseAudio</application>
- </ulink> is now installed and enabled by default.
- <application>PulseAudio </application> is an advanced sound
- server compatible with nearly all existing Linux sound
- systems. <application>PulseAudio</application> allows for
- hot-switching audio outputs, individual volume controls for
- each audio stream, networked audio, and more.</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <application>Compiz</application>, 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 <menuchoice>
- <guimenu>System</guimenu>
- <guisubmenu>Preferences</guisubmenu>
- <guimenuitem>Desktop Effects</guimenuitem>
- </menuchoice> tool from the Fedora team. While
- <application>Compiz</application> is not yet robust or
- mature enough to be enabled by default, ongoing, long term
- X.Org work by Fedora developers continues. The expectation
- is that Fedora is going to enable
- <application>Compiz</application> by default in the next
- release.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para><ulink url="http://www.opencompositing.org/">
- <application>Compiz Fusion</application></ulink>,
- which re-merges <application>Compiz</application> and
- <application>Beryl</application>, is also available in the Fedora software
- repository. Users can easily install <application>Compiz Fusion
- </application> via <menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu>
- <guimenuitem>Add/Remove Programs</guimenuitem></menuchoice> tool or
- with <application>yum</application>.</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>The Fedora installer, <application>Anaconda</application>,
- now supports independent locations for the second stage
- installer and the software packages. A redesigned, larger
- <filename>boot.iso</filename> image now features a second
- stage installer partly for this reason.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>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.</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para><ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/OpenOffice">
- <application>OpenOffice.org 2.4</application></ulink>,
- with many <ulink
- url="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/New_Features_2.4">new
- features</ulink>, is available as part of Fedora 9.</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>Bluetooth devices and tools now have better graphical
- and system integration.</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>Laptop users benefit from the <firstterm>"quirks"</firstterm>
- feature in HAL, including better suspend/resume and multimedia keyboard
- support.</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>The <filename>swfdec</filename> package, which decodes and renders
- Flash animations and videos, is now installed by default. However, many
- videos require additional codec support. Refer to
- <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/AdditionalCodecs" />
- for more information.
- </para></listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Fedora now includes <ulink url="http://perldoc.perl.org/perldelta.html">
- <application>Perl 5.10.0</application></ulink>, which features a
- smaller memory footprint and other improvements.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem><para>
- <application>Eclipse 3.3.1</application> is available as part of this release.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <ulink
- url="http://www.packagekit.org/"><application>PackageKit</application></ulink>,
- a new set of graphical and console tools for
- cross-distribution software management, is installed by
- default in this release of Fedora. The
- <application>PackageKit</application> graphical updater is
- also installed by default, instead of
- <application>Pup</application>. Behind
- <application>PackageKit </application>, the performance of
- <command>yum</command> has been significantly
- improved. <application>Pup</application> and
- <application>Pirut </application> are still available in the
- software repositories for users that prefer them.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <ulink
- url="https://hosted.fedoraproject.org/projects/transifex/">
- <application>Transifex</application></ulink> 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.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- 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.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- The <filename>pam_console</filename> module usage has been
- removed in favor of access control via HAL, which modernizes
- the desktop.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Input methods can now be started and stopped dynamically in
- the GNOME desktop.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- This release of Fedora uses <ulink
+ 2.22</ulink>. GNOME now includes a webcam photo and video
+ creation utility called <application>Cheese</application>,
+ 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
+ <application>PolicyKit</application> integration.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Online Desktop provides a desktop experience designed around
+ online services. A preview of Online Desktop is provided via
+ <application>BigBoard</application>, which is a optional
+ sidebar in GNOME.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ KDE 4.0.2 is available in the KDE Live image as well as the
+ regular DVD.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Xfce 4.4.2 is available as part of this release.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/NetworkManager">
+ NetworkManager</ulink> 0.7 provides improved mobile
+ broadband support, including GSM and CDMA devices, and now
+ supports multiple devices and ad-hoc networking for sharing
+ connections.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <ulink
+ url="http://www.pulseaudio.org/"><application>PulseAudio</application>
+ </ulink> is now installed and enabled by default.
+ <application>PulseAudio </application> is an advanced sound
+ server compatible with nearly all existing Linux sound
+ systems. <application>PulseAudio</application> allows for
+ hot-switching audio outputs, individual volume controls for
+ each audio stream, networked audio, and more.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <application>Compiz</application>, 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 <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>System</guimenu>
+ <guisubmenu>Preferences</guisubmenu> <guimenuitem>Desktop
+ Effects</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> tool from the Fedora
+ team. While <application>Compiz</application> is not yet
+ robust or mature enough to be enabled by default, ongoing,
+ long term X.Org work by Fedora developers continues. The
+ expectation is that Fedora is going to enable
+ <application>Compiz</application> by default in the next
+ release.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <ulink url="http://www.opencompositing.org/">
+ <application>Compiz Fusion</application></ulink>, which
+ re-merges <application>Compiz</application> and
+ <application>Beryl</application>, is also available in the
+ Fedora software repository. Users can easily install
+ <application>Compiz Fusion </application> via
+ <menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu>
+ <guimenuitem>Add/Remove Programs</guimenuitem></menuchoice>
+ tool or with <application>yum</application>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The Fedora installer, <application>Anaconda</application>,
+ now supports independent locations for the second stage
+ installer and the software packages. A redesigned, larger
+ <filename>boot.iso</filename> image now features a second
+ stage installer partly for this reason.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ 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.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/OpenOffice">
+ <application>OpenOffice.org 2.4</application></ulink>, with
+ many
+ <ulink
+ url="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/New_Features_2.4">new
+ features</ulink>, is available as part of Fedora 9.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Bluetooth devices and tools now have better graphical and
+ system integration.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Laptop users benefit from the
+ <firstterm>"quirks"</firstterm> feature in HAL, including
+ better suspend/resume and multimedia keyboard support.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The <filename>swfdec</filename> package, which decodes and
+ renders Flash animations and videos, is now installed by
+ default. However, many videos require additional codec
+ support. Refer to
+ <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/AdditionalCodecs" />
+ for more information.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Fedora now includes
+ <ulink url="http://perldoc.perl.org/perldelta.html">
+ <application>Perl 5.10.0</application></ulink>, which
+ features a smaller memory footprint and other improvements.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <application>Eclipse 3.3.1</application> is available as
+ part of this release.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <ulink
+ url="http://www.packagekit.org/"><application>PackageKit</application></ulink>,
+ a new set of graphical and console tools for
+ cross-distribution software management, is installed by
+ default in this release of Fedora. The
+ <application>PackageKit</application> graphical updater is
+ also installed by default, instead of
+ <application>Pup</application>. Behind
+ <application>PackageKit </application>, the performance of
+ <command>yum</command> has been significantly improved.
+ <application>Pup</application> and <application>Pirut
+ </application> are still available in the software
+ repositories for users that prefer them.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <ulink
+ url="https://hosted.fedoraproject.org/projects/transifex/">
+ <application>Transifex</application></ulink> 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.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ 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.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The <filename>pam_console</filename> module usage has been
+ removed in favor of access control via HAL, which modernizes
+ the desktop.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Input methods can now be started and stopped dynamically in
+ the GNOME desktop.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ This release of Fedora uses
+ <ulink
url="http://upstart.ubuntu.com/">
- <application>Upstart</application></ulink>, an event-based
- replacement for the <filename>/sbin/init</filename> daemon.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Fedora now includes <ulink
- url="http://www.tug.org/texlive/">TeXLive</ulink> to
- replace the older, unmaintained TeX distribution.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Fedora 9 features a 2.6.24 based kernel.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Work on the start-up and shutdown in X has yielded
- noticeable improvements.
- </para>
- </listitem>
+ <application>Upstart</application></ulink>, an event-based
+ replacement for the <filename>/sbin/init</filename> daemon.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Fedora now includes
+ <ulink
+ url="http://www.tug.org/texlive/">TeXLive</ulink>
+ to replace the older, unmaintained TeX distribution.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Fedora 9 features a 2.6.24 based kernel.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Work on the start-up and shutdown in X has yielded
+ noticeable improvements.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</section>
</section>
<section id="sn-Road-Map">
<title>Road Map</title>
+
<para>
The proposed plans for the next release of Fedora are available at
<ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/RoadMap" />.
Index: PackageChanges.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/PackageChanges.xml,v
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diff -u -r1.19 -r1.20
--- PackageChanges.xml 17 Mar 2008 10:59:10 -0000 1.19
+++ PackageChanges.xml 17 Mar 2008 21:16:05 -0000 1.20
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
<?xml version="1.0"?>
+
<!DOCTYPE section PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.docbook.org/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd">
<section id="sn-PackageChanges">
-
<title>Package Changes</title>
<para>
- For a list of packages that were updated since the previous
- release, refer to
+ For a list of packages that were updated since the previous release,
+ refer to
<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Beats/PackageChanges/UpdatedPackages'>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Beats/PackageChanges/UpdatedPackages</ulink>.
You can also find a comparison of major packages between all Fedora
versions at
Index: PackageNotes.xml
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retrieving revision 1.24
retrieving revision 1.25
diff -u -r1.24 -r1.25
--- PackageNotes.xml 17 Mar 2008 13:14:18 -0000 1.24
+++ PackageNotes.xml 17 Mar 2008 21:16:05 -0000 1.25
@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
<?xml version="1.0"?>
+
<!DOCTYPE section PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.docbook.org/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd">
<section id="sn-PackageNotes">
<title>Package Notes</title>
-
<tip>
<title>Latest Release Notes on the Web</title>
<para>
- These release notes may be updated. Visit <ulink
- url='http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/'>http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/</ulink>
- to view the latest release notes for Fedora.</para>
+ These release notes may be updated. Visit
+ <ulink
+ url='http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/'>http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/</ulink>
+ to view the latest release notes for Fedora.
+ </para>
</tip>
-
<para>
The following sections contain information regarding software
packages that have undergone significant changes for Fedora 8. For
@@ -21,42 +22,64 @@
<section id="sn-perl-changes">
<title>Perl</title>
- <para>Fedora 9 now includes Perl 5.10.0, the first "major" release
+
+ <para>
+ Fedora 9 now includes Perl 5.10.0, the first "major" release
update in perl5 in some time. The Perl interpreter itself is
faster with a smaller memory footprint, and has several UTF-8 and
threading improvements. The Perl installation is now relocatable,
a blessing for systems administrators and operating system
packagers. Perl 5.10.0 also adds a new smart match operator, a
switch statement, named captures, state variables, and better
- error messages.</para>
- <para>For more information, refer to:</para>
- <para><ulink url="http://perldoc.perl.org/perldelta.html"/></para>
+ error messages.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ For more information, refer to:
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ <ulink url="http://perldoc.perl.org/perldelta.html"/>
+ </para>
</section>
+
<section id="sn-yum-changes">
<title>Yum Changes</title>
- <para>The <systemitem>installonlyn</systemitem> plugin functionality
- has been folded into the core <package>yum</package> package. The
- <option>installonlypkgs</option> and
+
+ <para>
+ The <systemitem>installonlyn</systemitem> plugin functionality has
+ been folded into the core
+ <package>yum</package>
+ package. The <option>installonlypkgs</option> and
<option>installonly_limit</option> options are used by default to
limit the system to retain only two kernel packages. You can
adjust the package set or the number of packages, or disable the
option entirely to match your preferences. More details are
- available in the man page for
- <filename>yum.conf</filename>.</para>
- <para>The <command>yum</command> command now retries when it detects
- a lock. This function is useful if a daemon is checking for
- updates, or if you are running <command>yum</command> and one of
- its graphical frontends simultaneously.</para>
- <para>The <command>yum</command> command now understands a cost
+ available in the man page for <filename>yum.conf</filename>.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ The <command>yum</command> command now retries when it detects a
+ lock. This function is useful if a daemon is checking for updates,
+ or if you are running <command>yum</command> and one of its
+ graphical frontends simultaneously.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ The <command>yum</command> command now understands a cost
parameter in its configuration file, which is the relative cost of
accessing a software repository. It is useful for weighing one
software repository's packages as greater or less than any other.
The cost parameter defaults to 1000, with lower costs given
- priority.</para>
+ priority.
+ </para>
</section>
+
<section id="sn-pam_mount">
<title>pam_mount</title>
- <para>The <systemitem>pam_mount</systemitem> facility now uses a
+
+ <para>
+ The <systemitem>pam_mount</systemitem> facility now uses a
configuration file written in XML. The
<filename>/etc/security/pam_mount.conf</filename> file will be
converted to <filename>/etc/security/pam_mount.conf.xml</filename>
@@ -66,28 +89,53 @@
converted manually, with the conversion script if desired. A
sample <filename>pam_mount.conf.xml</filename> file with detailed
comments about the available options appears at
- <filename>/usr/share/doc/pam_mount-*/pam_mount.conf.xml</filename>.</para>
+ <filename>/usr/share/doc/pam_mount-*/pam_mount.conf.xml</filename>.
+ </para>
</section>
+
<section id="sn-texlive">
<title>TeXLive</title>
- <para><ulink url="http://www.tug.org/texlive/">TeXLive</ulink> is a
+
+ <para>
+ <ulink url="http://www.tug.org/texlive/">TeXLive</ulink> is a
replacement for the old, unmaintained TeX package. It offers new
style packages and fixes many security problems with the old
- distribution.</para>
+ distribution.
+ </para>
</section>
+
<section id="sn-utility-packages">
<title>Utility Packages</title>
- <para>The <package>i810switch</package> package has been removed.
- This functionality is now available through the
- <command>xrandr</command> command in the
- <package>xorg-x11-server-utils</package> package.</para>
- <para>The <package>evolution-exchange</package> package replaces
- <package>evolution-connector</package>, and provides a capability
- under the old name.</para>
- <para>The <package>system-config-firewall</package> and
- <package>system-config-selinux</package> packages replace
- <package>system-config-security-level</package>. The
- <package>system-config-selinux</package> package is part of the
- <package>policycoreutils-gui</package> package.</para>
+
+ <para>
+ The
+ <package>i810switch</package>
+ package has been removed. This functionality is now available
+ through the <command>xrandr</command> command in the
+ <package>xorg-x11-server-utils</package>
+ package.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ The
+ <package>evolution-exchange</package>
+ package replaces
+ <package>evolution-connector</package>
+ , and provides a capability under the old name.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ The
+ <package>system-config-firewall</package>
+ and
+ <package>system-config-selinux</package>
+ packages replace
+ <package>system-config-security-level</package>
+ . The
+ <package>system-config-selinux</package>
+ package is part of the
+ <package>policycoreutils-gui</package>
+ package.
+ </para>
</section>
</section>
Index: ProjectOverview.xml
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@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
<?xml version="1.0"?>
+
<!DOCTYPE section PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.docbook.org/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd">
<section id="sn-ProjectOverview">
- <title>Fedora Project </title>
+ <title>Fedora Project</title>
<para>
The goal of the Fedora Project is to work with the Linux community
@@ -12,7 +13,8 @@
documenter, or translator, you can make a difference. Refer to
<ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/join-fedora.html"/> for
details. For information on the channels of communication for Fedora
- users and contributors, refer to <ulink
+ users and contributors, refer to
+ <ulink
url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate"/>.
</para>
@@ -59,11 +61,13 @@
</itemizedlist>
<para>
- To subscribe to any of these lists, send an email with the word "subscribe"
- in the subject to <replaceable><listname>-request</replaceable>, where
- <replaceable><listname></replaceable> is one of the above list names.
- Alternately, you can subscribe to Fedora mailing lists through the Web
- interface at <ulink
+ To subscribe to any of these lists, send an email with the word
+ "subscribe" in the subject to
+ <replaceable><listname>-request</replaceable>, where
+ <replaceable><listname></replaceable> is one of the above list
+ names. Alternately, you can subscribe to Fedora mailing lists
+ through the Web interface at
+ <ulink
url='http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/'>http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/</ulink>.
</para>
@@ -80,24 +84,27 @@
</para>
<para>
- Fedora Project participants frequent the #fedora channel on the Freenode
- network, while Fedora Project developers may often be found on the
- #fedora-devel channel. Some of the larger projects may have their own
- channels as well. This information may be found on the webpage for the
- project, and at <ulink
+ Fedora Project participants frequent the #fedora channel on the
+ Freenode network, while Fedora Project developers may often be found
+ on the #fedora-devel channel. Some of the larger projects may have
+ their own channels as well. This information may be found on the
+ webpage for the project, and at
+ <ulink
url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate'>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate</ulink>.
</para>
<para>
- In order to talk on the #fedora channel, you need to
- register your nickname, or <firstterm>nick</firstterm>. Instructions
- are given when you <command>/join</command> the channel.
+ In order to talk on the #fedora channel, you need to register your
+ nickname, or <firstterm>nick</firstterm>. Instructions are given
+ when you <command>/join</command> the channel.
</para>
+
<note>
<title>IRC Channels</title>
+
<para>
- The Fedora Project and Red Hat have no control over the Fedora Project IRC
- channels or their content.
+ The Fedora Project and Red Hat have no control over the Fedora
+ Project IRC channels or their content.
</para>
</note>
</section>
Index: RELEASE-NOTES.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/RELEASE-NOTES.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.21
retrieving revision 1.22
diff -u -r1.21 -r1.22
--- RELEASE-NOTES.xml 17 Mar 2008 07:36:00 -0000 1.21
+++ RELEASE-NOTES.xml 17 Mar 2008 21:16:05 -0000 1.22
@@ -23,13 +23,14 @@
<!-- &FDP-INFO; -->
<!-- Generated info file -->
-
+
<xi:include href="fdp-info.xml"
xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
-
+
<!-- -->
<!-- COMMENT OUT THIS NOTICE FOR FINAL FEDORA RELEASES. -->
+
<!--
<section id="sn-community-help">
<title>These Notes are Placeholders</title>
@@ -42,59 +43,60 @@
</important>
</section>
-->
+
<!-- END OF COMMUNITY HELP NOTICE. -->
<!-- Welcome -->
<xi:include href="./Welcome.xml" xpointer="element(sn-Welcome)"
xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
-
+
<!-- OverView -->
<xi:include href="./OverView.xml" xpointer="element(sn-OverView)"
xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
-
+
<!-- Legal Notice Section -->
<xi:include href="legalnotice-section-en_US.xml"
xml:base="&FDPCOMMONDIR;/common" xpointer="element(sn-legalnotice)"
xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
-
+
<!-- Feedback -->
<xi:include href="./Feedback.xml" xpointer="element(sn-Feedback)"
xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
-
+
<!-- Installer -->
<xi:include href="./Installer.xml" xpointer="element(sn-Installer)"
xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
-
+
<!-- Arch Specific -->
<xi:include href="./ArchSpecific.xml" xpointer="element(sn-ArchSpecific)"
xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
-
+
<!-- Live -->
<xi:include href="./Live.xml" xpointer="element(sn-Live)"
xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
-
+
<!-- Package Notes -->
<xi:include href="./PackageNotes.xml" xpointer="element(sn-PackageNotes)"
xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
-
+
<!-- Kernel -->
<xi:include href="Kernel.xml" xpointer="element(sn-Kernel)"
xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
-
+
<!-- Desktop -->
<xi:include href="Desktop.xml" xpointer="element(sn-Desktop)"
xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
-
+
<!-- Printing -->
<!-- <xi:include href="Printing.xml" xpointer="element(sn-Printing)"
@@ -109,7 +111,7 @@
<xi:include href="FileSystems.xml" xpointer="element(sn-FileSystems)"
xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
-
+
<!-- File Servers -->
<!-- <xi:include href="FileServers.xml" xpointer="element(sn-FileServers)"
@@ -124,22 +126,22 @@
<xi:include href="MailServers.xml" xpointer="element(sn-MailServers)"
xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
-
+
<!-- Development -->
<xi:include href="Devel.xml" xpointer="element(sn-Devel)"
xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
-
+
<!-- Security -->
<xi:include href="Security.xml" xpointer="element(sn-Security)"
xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
-
+
<!-- Java -->
<xi:include href="Java.xml" xpointer="element(sn-Java)"
xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
-
+
<!-- Samba -->
<!-- <xi:include href="Samba.xml" xpointer="element(sn-Samba)"
@@ -154,51 +156,51 @@
<xi:include href="Multimedia.xml" xpointer="element(sn-Multimedia)"
xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
-
+
<!-- Entertainment -->
<xi:include href="Entertainment.xml" xpointer="element(sn-Entertainment)"
xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
-
+
<!-- Virtualization -->
<xi:include href="./Virtualization.xml" xpointer="element(sn-Virtualization)"
xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
-
+
<!-- Xorg -->
<xi:include href="./Xorg.xml" xpointer="element(sn-Xorg)"
xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
-
+
<!-- Database Servers -->
<xi:include href="./DatabaseServers.xml"
xpointer="element(sn-DatabaseServers)"
xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
-
+
<!-- I18n -->
<xi:include href="./I18n.xml" xpointer="element(sn-I18n)"
xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
-
+
<!-- Backwards Compatibility -->
<xi:include href="./BackwardsCompatibility.xml"
xpointer="element(sn-BackwardsCompatibility)"
xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
-
+
<!-- Package Changes -->
<xi:include href="./PackageChanges.xml"
xpointer="element(sn-PackageChanges)"
xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
-
+
<!-- Project Overview -->
<xi:include href="./ProjectOverview.xml"
xpointer="element(sn-ProjectOverview)"
xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
-
+
<!-- Colophon -->
<xi:include href="./Colophon.xml" xpointer="element(sn-Colophon)"
Index: Security.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/Security.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.26
retrieving revision 1.27
diff -u -r1.26 -r1.27
--- Security.xml 17 Mar 2008 20:32:52 -0000 1.26
+++ Security.xml 17 Mar 2008 21:16:05 -0000 1.27
@@ -26,11 +26,12 @@
</para>
<para>
- The <package>glibc</package> package in Fedora 8 had support for
- passwords using SHA-256 and SHA-512 hashing. Previously, only DES
- and MD5 were available. These tools have been extended in Fedora
- 9. Password hashing using the SHA-256 and SHA-512 hash functions
- is now supported.
+ The
+ <package>glibc</package>
+ package in Fedora 8 had support for passwords using SHA-256 and
+ SHA-512 hashing. Previously, only DES and MD5 were available.
+ These tools have been extended in Fedora 9. Password hashing using
+ the SHA-256 and SHA-512 hash functions is now supported.
</para>
<para>
@@ -54,9 +55,13 @@
</para>
<para>
- New options now appear in <package>libuser</package>,
- <package>pam</package>, and <package>shadow-utils</package> to
- support these password hashing algorithms. Running
+ New options now appear in
+ <package>libuser</package>
+ ,
+ <package>pam</package>
+ , and
+ <package>shadow-utils</package>
+ to support these password hashing algorithms. Running
<command>authconfig</command> configures all these options
automatically, so it is not necessary to modify them manually.
</para>
Index: Virtualization.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/Virtualization.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.22
retrieving revision 1.23
diff -u -r1.22 -r1.23
--- Virtualization.xml 17 Mar 2008 20:32:52 -0000 1.22
+++ Virtualization.xml 17 Mar 2008 21:16:05 -0000 1.23
@@ -71,11 +71,14 @@
<para>
Previously, Fedora introduced the ability to manage existing guest
- domains remotely using <package>libvirt</package>. It was not
- possible to create new guests due to the lack of storage
- management capabilities. In Fedora 9, new storage management can
- create and delete storage volumes from a remote host using
- <package>libvirt</package>.
+ domains remotely using
+ <package>libvirt</package>
+ . It was not possible to create new guests due to the lack of
+ storage management capabilities. In Fedora 9, new storage
+ management can create and delete storage volumes from a remote
+ host using
+ <package>libvirt</package>
+ .
</para>
</section>
@@ -101,7 +104,8 @@
management capabilities by adding support for authentication by
password database, Kerberos domain controller, or system
authentication using PAM. This feature applies to all tools using
- <package>libvirt</package>.
+ <package>libvirt</package>
+ .
</para>
</section>
@@ -133,9 +137,12 @@
<listitem>
<para>
full support for monitoring network and block statistics of
- QEMU and KVM in <package>libvirt</package> and
- <package>virt-top</package>, bringing parity with statistics
- monitoring, previously only available to Xen guests
+ QEMU and KVM in
+ <package>libvirt</package>
+ and
+ <package>virt-top</package>
+ , bringing parity with statistics monitoring, previously only
+ available to Xen guests
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
Index: WebServers.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/WebServers.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.15
retrieving revision 1.16
diff -u -r1.15 -r1.16
--- WebServers.xml 17 Mar 2008 20:32:52 -0000 1.15
+++ WebServers.xml 17 Mar 2008 21:16:05 -0000 1.16
@@ -19,9 +19,11 @@
Users of the <filename>mod_dbd</filename> module should note that
the <filename>apr-util</filename> DBD driver for PostgreSQL is now
distributed as a separate dynamically-loaded module. The driver
- module is now included in the <package>apr-util-pgsql</package>
+ module is now included in the
+ <package>apr-util-pgsql</package>
package. A MySQL driver is now also available, in the
- <package>apr-util-mysql</package> package.
+ <package>apr-util-mysql</package>
+ package.
</para>
</section>
Index: Welcome.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/Welcome.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.17
retrieving revision 1.18
diff -u -r1.17 -r1.18
--- Welcome.xml 15 Sep 2007 15:05:40 -0000 1.17
+++ Welcome.xml 17 Mar 2008 21:16:05 -0000 1.18
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
<?xml version="1.0"?>
+
<!DOCTYPE section PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.docbook.org/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd">
<section id="sn-Welcome">
<title>Welcome to Fedora</title>
+
<para>
The Fedora Project is a Red Hat sponsored and community supported
open source project. Its goal is the rapid progress of free and open
@@ -14,18 +16,24 @@
<tip>
<title>Latest Release Notes on the Web</title>
<para>
- These release notes may be updated. Visit <ulink
- url='http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/'>http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/</ulink>
- to view the latest release notes for Fedora.</para>
+ These release notes may be updated. Visit
+ <ulink
+ url='http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/'>http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/</ulink>
+ to view the latest release notes for Fedora.
+ </para>
</tip>
<important>
<title>Older Release Notes on the Web</title>
- <para>If you are migrating from a release of Fedora older than the
+
+ <para>
+ If you are migrating from a release of Fedora older than the
immediately previous one, you should refer to older Release Notes
for additional information. You can find older Release Notes at
<ulink
- url="http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/"/>.</para>
+ url="http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/"/>.
+ </para>
</important>
+
<para>
You can help the Fedora Project community continue to improve Fedora
if you file bug reports and enhancement requests. Refer to
@@ -67,13 +75,14 @@
<note>
<title>Document Links</title>
+
<para>
- Many links may not work properly from within the installation environment,
- due to resource constraints. The release notes are also available
- post-installation as part of the desktop Web browser's default home page.
- If you are connected to the internet, use these links to find other
- helpful information about Fedora and the community that creates and
- supports it.
+ Many links may not work properly from within the installation
+ environment, due to resource constraints. The release notes are
+ also available post-installation as part of the desktop Web
+ browser's default home page. If you are connected to the internet,
+ use these links to find other helpful information about Fedora and
+ the community that creates and supports it.
</para>
</note>
</section>
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