[relnotes] [Fedora Project Wiki] Update of "Docs/Beats/Live" by PaulFrields

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Update material for F8

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  === Available Images ===
  
- There are four live images available for Fedora 7:
+ There are four Live images available for Fedora [[GetVal(DocsDict,BeatsVer)]]:
  
-  1. Fedora 7 i686 Desktop CD.  This is a CD sized image for i686 machines.  It includes the GNOME desktop environment, integrates all supported Fedora locales, and features a basic set of productivity applications.
-  1. Fedora 7 x86_64 Desktop DVD.  This is a DVD sized image for x86_64 machines.  The feature set is the same as in the i686 Desktop CD and includes multilib packages. 
-  1. Fedora 7 i686 KDE Desktop CD.  This is a CD sized image for i686 machines.  It includes the KDE Desktop environment and a large set of KDE applications.  Note that this image only has full support for English language. 
-  1. Fedora 7 x86_64 KDE Desktop DVD.  This is a DVD sized image for x86_64 machines.  The feature set is the same as in the i686 KDE Desktop CD and includes multilib packages. 
+  1. Fedora Live (i686, x86_64, ppc) - This image includes the GNOME desktop environment, integrates all supported Fedora locales, and features a basic set of productivity applications.  Only the i686 version fits on a CD.  The x86_64 version has the same feature set and includes multilib packages.
+  1. Fedora KDE Live (i686, x86_64) - This image includes the KDE desktop environment, with full support for English language only.  Only the i686 version fits on a CD.  The x86_64 version has the same feature set and includes multilib packages.
+  1. [http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue102#head-53444e1645ab6dc131718253c5300e6b55e60d92 Fedora Developer Live] (i686) - This Live image is designed for software developers, and features the GNOME desktop environment.  The toolkit includes the Eclipse integrated development environment, API documentation, and a variety of debugging and profiling utilities.
+  1. [http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/FedoraElectronicLab Fedora Electronic Lab (FEL) Live] (i686) - This live image is designed for engineers working on electronics, and includes a toolkit for electronic component design and simulation.  The image fits on a CD.
  
  Note that GNOME based Live images do not include the '''Openoffice.org''' office suite to save space.  Instead they include '''Abiword''' and support for more locales. The KDE Live CD uses parts of `koffice` instead. The Fedora Live images do not support i586 class machines.  To install Fedora on an i586, you must use the classic installation method.
  
  === Usage Information ===
  
- To boot from the Live image, insert it into your computer and restart. To log in and use the desktop environment, enter the username `fedora`.  Hit `Enter` at the password prompt, since there is no password on this account.  The Live images do not automatically login so users can select a preferred language. After logging in, if you wish to install the contents of the live image to your hard drive, click on the '''Install to Hard Drive''' icon on the desktop.
+ To boot from the Live image, insert it into your computer and restart. To log in and use the desktop environment, enter the username `fedora`.  There is no password on this account.  The GNOME-based Live images automatically login after one minute, so users have time to select a preferred language. After logging in, if you wish to install the contents of the live image to your hard drive, click on the '''Install to Hard Drive''' icon on the desktop.
  
  NOTE: The i686 Live images will not boot on an i586 machine.
  
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  The following items are different from a normal Fedora install with the Live images.
  
   * The `sshd` service is disabled, since there is no password by default. 
-  * '''NetworkManager''' is enabled by default in both GNOME and KDE based Live images. 
+  * '''Network''''''Manager''' is enabled by default in both GNOME and KDE based Live images. 
  




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