Fedora In the News
In this section, we cover news from the trade press and elsewhere that is re-posted to the Fedora Marketing list[1].
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Contributing Writer: Pascal Calarco
Good times with Fedora Linux upgrades (ZDNet UK)
Rahul Sundaram forwarded[1] a review of Fedora 15 from the UK ZDNet site:
"I've found that upgrading from version to version of Fedora is quite easy in fact. And one bonus is that all of the software on the system is automatically upgraded to the latest version which includes the latest bugfixes, etc. Sure, running software updates on the existing distribution running on the system will work, too, but updates are no longer released for a particular version of Fedora about 13 months after it is initially released. While this sounds bad, it really isn't. The upgrade process for Fedora is as simple as inserting the CD (or flash drive), selecting "upgrade" at the main menu, and following a few simple steps. What you end up with is a system that is totally up to date and refreshed with all of the latest RPM packages, while all data is completely retained. What is more of a pleasant surprise with Fedora upgrades is that all files and settings are completely retained for most if not ALL software on the system because Linux stores everything in the user's profile folder."
The full post is available[2].
Fedora 15 (Lovelock) Released (ZDNet UK)
Rahul Sundaram forwarded[1] another posting on the release of Fedora 15 from ZDNet UK:
"Whew. That was longer than I had intended it to be, but I suppose with a release which makes changes of this magnitude it is to be expected. My personal summary is that Gnome 3 seems pretty nice, and I have made a lot more progress in adjusting and adapting to it, and actually starting to like it in a relatively short time than I ever have made with Ubuntu Unity. I think for Fedora loyalists this will be an excellent new release, if they are willing and able to accept Gnome 3; the same is probably true of those who are new to Fedora but at least have supported hardware."
The full posting is available[2].
Fedora 15 – Bringing You The Latest In Linux
Rahul Sundaram forwarded[1] an article on Fedora 15's release from makeuseof.com:
"It’s another great day in the world of Linux. Fedora 15 was finally released two days ago, and this new release brings a massive amount of changes compared to Fedora 14. In fact, there’s so many changes that a lot of them can’t fit into this article. However, the major features that have changed are too important to leave out, that impact users in a very obvious way."
The full article is available[2].
Linux Fans Say Fedora 15 Is Too Easy To Use
Rahul Sundaram forwarded[1] a short post highlighting features in Fedora 15 from itportal.com:
"Apart from the new Gnome 3 desktop, another noticeable feature on the platform is the systemd configuration. Systemd replaces SysVinit and Upstart for system and session management and brings a faster boot experience. The Fedora Project has added a cloud based BoxGrinder appliance builder tool to the platform to aid developers. Fedora 15 also comes with Linux 2.6.38, the SystemD configuration utility and a new firewall system. Fedora 15 will also come with a range of new applications including LibreOffice and Mozilla Firefox 4 so that it has greater out-of-the-box functionality."
The full article is available[2].
GNOME 3 on Fedora 15
Rahul Sundaram forwarded[1] a blog posting on the GNOME 3 experience in Fedora 15:
"I’ve just installed Fedora 15, and one of the things that surprised me was GNOME 3. I knew from the release notes that GNOME was coming to Fedora 15, but I didn’t bother looking at the details nor at the larger versions of screenshots. I knew that GNOME 3 was going to be better than the older versions, but never thought that it was this good."
The full article is available[2].
Intel Sandy Bridge On Fedora 15 Is Decent (Phoronix.com)
Rahul Sundaram forwarded[1] a listing of features in Fedora 15:
"Fedora 15 had worked fine "out of the box" on this notebook, complete with the GNOME Shell and its Mutter compositing working without fault. Fedora 15 is using Linux 2.6.38 and Mesa 7.11-devel, with various back-ports by Red Hat's engineers. Our usual platter of OpenGL Linux tests had also run fine on a stock Fedora 15 installation on this Sandy Bridge hardware without lock-ups or other problems like we have on other distributions"
The full article is available[2].
Five must have Gnome shell extensions for Fedora 15
Rahul Sundaram forwarded[1] a short posting offering some suggestions for GNOME panel widgets to add:
"The weather is an important part of our life and I like to keep an eye on the weather conditions. There is an extension which helps you to have a weather notification on the panel itself. This extension adds a notification and a menu next to the dateNtime menu at the center of the panel. This is a rather new extension and still have some rough edge to it."
The full posting is available[2].
Guest session and user management on Fedora 15 (linuxbsdos.com)
Rahul Sundaram forwarded[1] a posting on user management in Fedora 15:
"User management on Fedora 15 is just as easy as on any other distribution or operating system. And the graphical user management tools (there are two) are very intuitive to use. There are two types of user accounts on Fedora 15 – Standard and Administrator. The Administrator has root or super user privileges. During installation, the user created may be added to the Administrators group. A user in this group can execute all commands using sudo"
The full posting is available[2].
Fedora 15 Xfce review (linuxbsdos.com)
Rahul Sundaram forwarded[1] another posting from linuxbsdos.com on the Xfce spin for Fedora 15:
"This article presents a review of the Xfce spin, and it is the first for this edition of Fedora on this site. Fedora 15 sports several new features. Some are not particularly relevant to a desktop user, but others are. Those will be noted in the appropriate sections of this review."
The full posting is available[2].
Fedora (KDE) System Spotted Running Maya 3D on 'Doctor Who Confidential'
Rahul Sundaram forwarded[1] an article noting Fedora trainspotting in an upcoming 'Doctor Who Confidential' episode:
"A System running Fedora with KDE SC 4 was spotted on 'Doctor Who Confidential' episode broadcast this Saturday in UK. It is great to see that large organizations like BBC are using Linux systems for production. The footage starts at 32:00 where Animation supervisor Neil Roche is talking about animation effects showing us a system running Fedora."
The full posting is available[2].
Linux Mint 11 and Fedora 15: In One Week, Two Gems Debut
Kara Schiltz forwarded[1]:
"As promised previously <http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/228298/five_linux_distributions_get_a_fresh_boost.html>, the final release of Fedora 15 launched on Tuesday to a global audience of fans eager to check out its implementation of the GNOME 3 desktop.
Linux desktops are a particularly critical subject, of course, now that the default Unity[2]desktop in Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" has proven so controversial[3], and the Fedora team announced [4] that it was abandoning its own Unity efforts some time ago. GNOME 3 may be slightly less controversial, but it's still generating a lot of discussion."
The full posting is available[5].
- ↑ http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2011-May/013935.html
- ↑ http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/226697/shuttleworth_ubuntus_new_unity_puts_users_first.html
- ↑ http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/226940/natty_narwhal_the_first_linux_for_newbies.html
- ↑ http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/220085/fedora_and_opensuse_linux_drop_unity_efforts.html
- ↑ http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/228732/linux_mint_11_and_fedora_15_in_one_week_two_gems_debut.html