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== What's new in Fedora 11? ==
Fedora 11 has a large number of new major features.
A feature list is provided at http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/11/FeatureList
Highlights include
* Presto (delta RPM updates reducing bandwidth usage over 80%
typically). Yum install yum-presto to enable it.
* Automatic font and mime installer via PackageKit
* Nouveau as the default driver for Nvidia cards (3D support is not
mature and disabled however),
* Simplified Anaconda text mode installation and minimal installation
support,
* Automatic Bug Reporting tool,
* Native access to Microsoft Exchange using OpenChange,
* Firefox 3.1 and ThunderBird 3.0
* Openoffice.org 3.1
* Windows Cross Compiler (MinGW and a comprehensive set of cross
compiled libraries)
* Ext4 as the default filesystem
* Experimental support for the next generation Btrfs filesystem,
* Improved I18N with the switch to IBus input system by default,
* Much improved Kernel Mode Support with flicker free and fast bootup
* Many virtualization and security improvements,
* RPM 4.7, GNOME 2.26, KDE 4.2, Xfce 4.6, Linux Kernel 2.6.29, Python
2.6. GCC 4.4 and several other changes.
== My sound doesn't work? ==
== My sound doesn't work? ==



Revision as of 08:11, 29 April 2009

What's new in Fedora 11?

Fedora 11 has a large number of new major features.

A feature list is provided at http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/11/FeatureList

Highlights include

  • Presto (delta RPM updates reducing bandwidth usage over 80%

typically). Yum install yum-presto to enable it.

  • Automatic font and mime installer via PackageKit
  • Nouveau as the default driver for Nvidia cards (3D support is not

mature and disabled however),

  • Simplified Anaconda text mode installation and minimal installation

support,

  • Automatic Bug Reporting tool,
  • Native access to Microsoft Exchange using OpenChange,
  • Firefox 3.1 and ThunderBird 3.0
  • Openoffice.org 3.1
  • Windows Cross Compiler (MinGW and a comprehensive set of cross

compiled libraries)

  • Ext4 as the default filesystem
  • Experimental support for the next generation Btrfs filesystem,
  • Improved I18N with the switch to IBus input system by default,
  • Much improved Kernel Mode Support with flicker free and fast bootup
  • Many virtualization and security improvements,
  • RPM 4.7, GNOME 2.26, KDE 4.2, Xfce 4.6, Linux Kernel 2.6.29, Python

2.6. GCC 4.4 and several other changes.

My sound doesn't work?

Run alsamixer -c0 in the command line and turn up the controls and check again

I can't login as root in GNOME. What can I do?

GNOME Display Manager does not allow root users to directly login for security reasons from Fedora 10 release. Refer

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Enabling_Root_User_For_GNOME_Display_Manager

Where can I find answers on Ext4 ?

All you wanted to know about Ext4 and more at

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Ext4_in_Fedora_11

I was using a pre-release (alpha/beta/snapshot/preview) of Fedora 11. How do I upgrade to the general release?

Questions on upgrading from a pre-release is answered at

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Upgrading_from_pre-release_to_final