[Fedora Project Wiki] Update of "Docs/Beats/OverView" by BobJensen
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== What Is New In Fedora Core 5 ==
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- This release is the culmination of nine months of development, and includes significant new versions of many key products and technologies. The following sections provide a brief overview of major changes from the last release of Fedora Core.
+ {{{ This release is the culmination of nine months of development, and includes significant new versions of many key products and technologies. The following sections provide a brief overview of major changes from the last release of Fedora Core.}}}
=== Desktop ===
Some of the highlights of this release include:
- * There is a completely revamped appearance with a bubbly new theme and the first use of the new Fedora logo.
+ {{{ * There is a completely revamped appearance with a bubbly new theme and the first use of the new Fedora logo.
* Early work from the Fedora Rendering Project is integrated into the desktop. This new project (http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/RenderingProject) is going to provide the technical foundations for advanced desktop interfaces based on OpenGL.
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* Fedora Core [[GetVal(DocsDict,BeatsVer)]] now uses `gnome-mount`, a more efficient mechanism that replaces `fstab-sync`, and uses HAL to handle mounting.
- * Printing support is improved in this release with the inclusion of the {{{hplip}}} utility, which replaces {{{hpijs}}}.
+ * Printing support is improved in this release with the inclusion of the {{{hplip}}} utility, which replaces {{{hpijs}}}. }}}
=== System Administration ===
Improvements for administrators and developers include:
- * The '''Xen''' virtualization system has enhanced support. The tools to configure '''Xen''' virtual machines on your Fedora Core [[GetVal(DocsDict,BeatsVer)]] system now use the standard graphical installation process, run as a window on your desktop. Fedora developers have also created `gnome-applet-vm`, which provides a simple virtual domains monitor applet, and `libvirt` (http://libvirt.org/), a library providing an API to use Xen virtualization capabilities.
+ {{{ * The '''Xen''' virtualization system has enhanced support. The tools to configure '''Xen''' virtual machines on your Fedora Core [[GetVal(DocsDict,BeatsVer)]] system now use the standard graphical installation process, run as a window on your desktop. Fedora developers have also created `gnome-applet-vm`, which provides a simple virtual domains monitor applet, and `libvirt` (http://libvirt.org/), a library providing an API to use Xen virtualization capabilities.
* The industry-leading `anaconda` installation system continues to evolve. New features for this release include remote logging and improved support for tracebacks. Package management in the installation system is now provided by {{{yum}}}. This enhancement is the first step in enabling access to Fedora Extras from within the installation process.
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* `fedora-release` now includes the software repositories for debuginfo packages and source `rpm` packages.
- * `fedora-release` now includes the software repositories for Fedora Legacy community maintenance project. (disabled by default)
+ * `fedora-release` now includes the software repositories for Fedora Legacy community maintenance project. (disabled by default) }}}
=== System Level Changes ===
- * X.org X11``R7.0 is included in this release. The new modular architecture of R7.0 enables easier driver upgrades and simplifies development, opening the way for rapid improvement in Linux graphics.
+ {{{ * X.org X11``R7.0 is included in this release. The new modular architecture of R7.0 enables easier driver upgrades and simplifies development, opening the way for rapid improvement in Linux graphics.
* The GCC 4.1 compiler (http://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-4.1/changes.html) is included, and the entire set of Fedora packages is built with this technology. This provides security and performance enhancements throughout the system.
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[[Anchor(udev)]]
* `udev` provides a new linking for device names that includes the physical name of the device. For example, if your CD-ROM is `/dev/hdc`, it gets symlinked to the friendly name `/dev/cdrom-hdc`. If you have additional matching devices, the same rule applies, so `/dev/hdd` is symlinked to `/dev/cdrom-hdd`. This is true for `/dev/scanner`, `/dev/floppy`, `/dev/changer`, and so forth.
- The typical name `/dev/cdrom` is also created, and {{{udev}}} assigns it randomly to one of the `/dev/cdrom-hdX` devices. This random assignment usually sticks, but in some configurations the symlink may change on boot to a different device. This does not affect CD burning applications, but some CD player applications such as {{{kscd}}} may be affected. If you wish, you can set your CD player application to point at a specific CD-ROM device, such as `/dev/cdrom-hdc`. This situation only occurs if you have more than one of a type of device.
+ The typical name `/dev/cdrom` is also created, and {{{udev}}} assigns it randomly to one of the `/dev/cdrom-hdX` devices. This random assignment usually sticks, but in some configurations the symlink may change on boot to a different device. This does not affect CD burning applications, but some CD player applications such as {{{kscd}}} may be affected. If you wish, you can set your CD player application to point at a specific CD-ROM device, such as `/dev/cdrom-hdc`. This situation only occurs if you have more than one of a type of device. }}}
== Road Map ==
- The proposed plans for the next release of Fedora are available at http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/RoadMap.
+ {{{ The proposed plans for the next release of Fedora are available at http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/RoadMap. }}}