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Welcome to Fedora 11

Fedora is a Linux-based operating system that provides users with access to the latest free and open source software, in a stable, secure, and easy to manage form. Fedora is the largest of many free software creations of the Fedora Project, a partnership of free software community members from around the globe.

For more general information about the Fedora Project, including goals, values, how to get Fedora, and how to join the global community of contributors, see the Overview page.

Comprehensive release notes for Fedora 11 are also available, which describe the changes in Fedora since the last release, and are full of information for both new and experienced users.

Download Fedora 11

To get a copy of Fedora 11, visit get.fedoraproject.org. Options for direct download and BitTorrent are available.

Fedora 11 Release Overview

Fedora 11 continues the Fedora Project's tradition of the Four Foundations: Freedom, Friends, Features, First. Freedom represents dedication to free software and content. Friends represents the strength of our community. Features represents our commitment to excellence. First represents our commitment to innovation.

Fedora's hallmarks are technical excellence and innovation. Fedora 11 is packed with tons of new features across the spectrum from casual desktop user to hardcore hacker. Additionally, Fedora 11 offers a very good technical preview of features that may appear in the upcoming version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Fedora 11 showcases a new default filesystem in ext4, a 20 second startup, and the latest GNOME, KDE and XFCE releases. Firefox 3.5 and Thunderbird 3 latest pre-releases are available as well. Fedora 11 features Presto, a yum plugin that reduces bandwidth consumption drastically by downloading only binary differences between updates. It also features Openchange for interoperability with Microsoft Exchange. There are new security enhancements, improved and upgraded development tools, and cutting edge features in areas such as virtualization.

For a complete list of Fedora 11 features see the complete Fedora 11 feature list.

For some more detailed coverage of features, you can see either the Fedora 11 talking points for a high level overview or take a look at the Fedora 11 in-depth feature profiles for more detailed discussion on specific features.

Screenshot Tour

The Fedora 11 screenshot tour includes what's new and exciting in pictorial form. Enjoy the new KDE 4.2.2, Firefox 3.5,Thunderbird 3 or the new PulseAudio volume controls.

Fedora 11 Multimedia

In anticipation of the release there have been several podcasts and interviews produced as well as other multimedia such as screencasts. You can find links to those below.

Podcasts

A number of podcasts on topics such as a General Overview of F11 and specific features like Presto, Kernel Mode Setting, and PackageKit can be found at the Fedora 11 podcasts page.

Print Interviews

An interview with Lennart Poettring on Fedora 11's Volume Control - The Sound of Fedora 11

An interview with Daniel Berrange on upcoming Virtualization improvements in Fedora 11 - Fedora 11: Virtual(ization) Reality

An interview with Bastien Nocera on Fedora 11's Fingerprint Authentication - Fedora 11: Raise Thy Mighty...Finger?

Screencasts

Plymouth (Fedora's graphical boot system) includes a new bootup sequence called "Charge," created by Mike Langlie and Ray Strode. Plymouth has a separate plugin system that allows anyone to create themes such as "Charge" for use on Fedora or other derivative distributions.

Ogg-Theora Video

You can watch this video directly within Firefox 3.1 or higher, such as in Firefox 3.5 provided by Fedora 11, or other HTML 5 capable browsers. Using a different browser that's not HTML 5 capable? You have our sympathies. Try these links:

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 == Welcome to Fedora 11 ==
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+Fedora is a Linux-based operating system that provides users with access to the latest free and open source software, in a stable, secure, and easy to manage form.  Fedora is the largest of many free software creations of the Fedora Project, a partnership of free software community members from around the globe.
+For more general information about the Fedora Project, including goals, values, how to get Fedora, and how to join the global community of contributors, see the [[Overview|Overview]] page.
+Comprehensive [http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/f11/ release notes] for Fedora 11 are also available, which describe the changes in Fedora since the last release, and are full of information for both new and experienced users.
+== Download Fedora 11 ==
+To get a copy of Fedora 11, visit [http://get.fedoraproject.org get.fedoraproject.org].  Options for direct download and BitTorrent are available.
+== Fedora 11 Release Overview ==
+Fedora 11 continues the Fedora Project's tradition of the [[Foundations|Four Foundations]]: Freedom, Friends, Features, First.  Freedom represents dedication to free software and content. Friends represents the strength of our community. Features represents our commitment to excellence. First represents our commitment to innovation.
+Fedora's hallmarks are technical excellence and innovation.  Fedora 11 is packed with tons of new features across the spectrum from casual desktop user to hardcore hacker.  Additionally, Fedora 11 offers a very good technical preview of features that may appear in the upcoming version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Fedora 11 showcases a new default filesystem in ext4, a 20 second startup, and the latest GNOME, KDE and XFCE releases. Firefox 3.5 and Thunderbird 3 latest pre-releases are available as well. Fedora 11 features Presto, a yum plugin that reduces bandwidth consumption drastically by downloading only binary differences between updates. It also features Openchange for interoperability with Microsoft Exchange. There are new security enhancements, improved and upgraded development tools, and cutting edge features in areas such as virtualization.
+For a complete list of Fedora 11 features see the complete [[Releases/11/FeatureList|Fedora 11 feature list]].
-== Fedora 11 Release Summary ==
+For some more detailed coverage of features, you can see either the [[F11_Talking_Points|Fedora 11 talking points]] for a high level overview or take a look at the [[F11_in-depth_features|Fedora 11 in-depth feature profiles]] for more detailed discussion on specific features.
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+== Screenshot Tour==
+The Fedora 11 [[Fedora_11_Screenshot_Tour|screenshot tour]] includes what's new and exciting in pictorial form.  Enjoy the new KDE 4.2.2, Firefox 3.5,Thunderbird 3 or the new PulseAudio volume controls.
-== Screenshots ==
+== Fedora 11 Multimedia ==
-The Fedora 11 [[Fedora_11_Screenshot_Tour|Screenshot Tour]] includes what's new and exciting in pictorial form.  Enjoy the new KDE 4.2.2, Thunderbird 3, Firefox 3.5 or the new PulseAudio volume controls.
-== Videos ==
+In anticipation of the release there have been several podcasts and interviews produced as well as other multimedia such as screencasts. You can find links to those below.
-=== New Bootup Sequence ===
+=== Podcasts ===
-Plymouth includes a new bootup sequence.  It's called 'Charge' created by Mike Langlie and Ray Strode.  Plymouth themes can be created easily now that the plugins have been separated out from the core plymouth code.
+A  number of podcasts on topics such as a General Overview of F11 and specific features like Presto, Kernel Mode Setting, and PackageKit can be found at the [[F11_release_podcasts|Fedora 11 podcasts]] page.
+=== Print Interviews ===
+An interview with Lennart Poettring on Fedora 11's Volume Control - [[The_sound_of_fedora_11|The Sound of Fedora 11]]
+An interview with Daniel Berrange on upcoming Virtualization improvements in Fedora 11 - [[Fedora_11_Virtual(ization)_Reality|Fedora 11: Virtual(ization) Reality]]
+An interview with Bastien Nocera on Fedora 11's Fingerprint Authentication - [[Fedora_11_fingerprint_auth|Fedora 11: Raise Thy Mighty...Finger?]]
+=== Screencasts ===
+Plymouth (Fedora's graphical boot system) includes a new bootup sequence called "Charge," created by Mike Langlie and Ray Strode.  Plymouth has a separate plugin system that allows anyone to create themes such as "Charge" for use on Fedora or other derivative distributions.
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-| [[Image:plymouth-charge.png]]
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 | [[Media:plymouth-charge.ogg|Ogg-Theora Video]]
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-== In-depth feature profiles ==
+You can [[Media:plymouth-charge.ogg | watch this video directly]] within Firefox 3.1 or higher, such as in Firefox 3.5 provided by Fedora 11, or other HTML 5 capable browsers.  Using a different browser that's not HTML 5 capable?  You have our sympathies.  Try these links:
+* [http://www.xiph.org/dshow/ DirectShow support for Internet Explorer and other players]
-* [[Features/20SecondStartup 20 Second Startup ]] Make Fedora boot and shut down faster. The goal is to be at the login screen in 20 seconds and then to be as fast as possible after the login (gnome-session).
+* [http://xiph.org/quicktime/download.html Quicktime support for Safari]
-* [[Features/AnacondaStorageRewrite  Anaconda Storage Rewrite]] New storage code to use udev for detection of block devices and rewritten modules for management of partitions (pyparted), LVM, Software RAID, and block device encryption (pycryptsetup). The rewrite does not change the user interface.
-*  [[Features/Archer  Archer]] Archer is a gdb development branch focusing on better C++ support. It also includes Python scripting capabilities.
-* [[Features/ArchitectureSupport  Supported Architectures ]] Change supported architectures and default installed kernels.  32bit x86 binaries will be rebuilt for i586.  The PAE kernel will be used on 32-bit hardware, where appropriate.
-* [[Features/AutoFontsAndMimeInstaller  Automatic Fonts & Mime Installer ]] Allows programs on the desktop to automatically install applications, fonts, multimedia codecs and clipart.
-* [[Features/ControlGroups  ControlGroups ]] Allows system administrator to partition the system resources into different sub groups, and dedicate these sub groups resources to different applications' need.
-* [[Features/ABRT ABRT ]] Automatic Bug Reporting Tool: Help non-power users with bug reporting, making it as easy as a few mouse clicks
-* [[Features/CupsPolicyKitIntegration  Cups PolicyKit Integration ]]Use PolicyKit to define policies for accessing the cups functionality. Cups policies can be configured with the same tools that are used for other PolicyKit-enabled parts of the system.
-* [[Features/DBusPolicy DBusPolicy ]] Increase security settings of DBus
-*  [[Features/DeviceKit  DeviceKit ]] A simple, modular system service to manage devices and designed to partially replace <code>hal</code>. Users gain a graphical disk management application called <code>palimpsest</code> which integrates nicely into the desktop.
-*  [[Features/DNSSEC  DNS Security ]] DNSSEC (DNS SECurity) is mechanism which can prove integrity and authenticity of DNS data.
-* [[Features/DRI2  DRI2 ]] Improve Direct Rendering Infrastructure
-*  [[Features/EclipseProfilingTools Eclipse Profiling Tools ]] Add the power of various native profiling tools into the Eclipse IDE and integrate with the rest of the development environment. Specifically add Linux Tools, OProfile, and Valgrind integration.
-* [[Features/Evdev2.2  Evdev2.2 ]]Update to version 2.2 of the X.Org X11 evdev driver (xorg-x11-drv-evdev)
-* [[Features/Ext4DefaultFs  ext4 Default file system ]] Make ext4 the default files system for anaconda-driven installs (replacing ext3). User should notice generally better performance, and benefit from things like persistent preallocation when using updated torrent clients, etc.
-* [[Features/Fingerprint  Fingerprint ]] Better Out-of-the-box experience for systems with fingerprint readers. Support for one more piece of frequently found hardware. Configuration now available through graphical Authentication Configuration (authconfig).
-* [[Features/Firefox_3.1  Firefox 3.1 ]]Upgrade Firefox to the latest release in the Mozilla 1.9.1 series (Firefox 3.1).
-* [[Features/gcc4.4 gcc 4.4 ]] Switch GCC in Fedora 11 to 4.4.x Rebuild all packages with gcc 4.4.x
-* [[Features/GFS2Stable  GFS2 ]]A cluster filesystem allowing simultaneous access to shared storage from multiple nodes and designed for SAN environment.
-* [[Features/Gnome2_26  Gnome 2.26 ]] Update to Gnome 2.26 to ensure that Fedora stays in sync with the upstream version of the Gnome desktop. The user experience should be largely unchanged.
-* [[Features/IBus  IBus ]] A new default input method framework under active development which is designed to overcome the limitations of SCIM.
-* [[Features/InputDeviceProperties InputDeviceProperties ]] X server 1.6 input devices provide a generic mechanism to change driver settings at runtime. The same mechanism may be used by applications to store information directly on device.
-* [[Features/IntelKMS  IntelKMS ]]Enable kernel modesetting by default for Intel chipsets.
-* [[Features/K12Linux  K12Linux ]] Linux Terminal Server Project (LTSP.org) was integrated into Fedora 10, in a convenient LiveUSB or DVD media installer. Now updated for Fedora 11.
-* [[Features/KDE42  KDE4.2 ]] Rebase to KDE 4.2 and offer new features such as PolicyKit-KDE, NetworkManager plasma applet etc. -03-04
-* [[Features/KVM_PCI_Device_Assignment  KVM PCI Device Assignment ]]Assign PCI devices from your KVM host machine to guest virtual machines.
-* [[Features/KVM_and_QEMU_merge  KVM and QEMU Merge ]] Combine the kvm and qemu packages into a single package
-*[[Features/MinimalPlatform  Minimal Platform ]] Enable small installations for a server or desktop appliance
-* [[Features/NetBeans_6.5  NetBeans 6.5 ]] NetBeans IDE 6.5 is a significant update of NetBeans IDE 6.1 which ensures that the latest version is available to developers.
-* [[Features/NewTextUI  NewTextUI ]] A simplified and easier to maintain Text UI installer for Anaconda. Text mode is now the truly minimal install experience that a lot of people have requested.
-* [[Features/NouveauAsDefault Nouveau as Default ]] Make Nouveau the default driver for NVIDIA graphics chipsets.
-* [[Features/NouveauModesetting Nouveau Modesetting ]] Currently, modes are initialised by the 2D driver on X server startup. Kernel Modesetting (KMS) moves all of this into the kernel.
-* [[Features/OpenChange  OpenChange ]] Natively access Microsoft Exchange using OpenChange.
-* [[Features/MultiplePAMStacksInGDM  PAM GDM ]] Improve GDM's interaction with PAM so that it works with multiple simultaneous stacks at once.
-*[[Features/PowerManagement  Power Management]] Improve the current state of power management, especially in regard to userland.
-* [[Features/Presto  Presto ]] The presto plugin for yum adds support for downloading deltarpms and using them to generate new packages.
-* [[Features/Python_2.6  Python 2.6 ]] Include Python 2.6 in Fedora.
-*[[Features/Radeon3DUpdate Radeon3DUpdate ]] Update the radeon r100/r200 3D drivers to work with kernel modesetting and DRI2.
-* [[Features/RPM4.7 rpm 4.7]]Update RPM to 4.7 in Fedora 11 to benefit from performance enhancements
-*  [[Features/SSSD System Security Services Daemon ]]Provides a set of daemons to manage access to remote directories and authentication mechanisms.
-* [[Features/StrongerHashes  Stronger Hashes ]] Support hashes stronger than MD5 and SHA-1.
-* [[Features/SVirt_Mandatory_Access_Control  SVirt Mandatory Access Control]] sVirt integrates SELinux with the Fedora virtualization stack to allow Mandatory Access Control (MAC) security be applied to guest virtual machines.
-*[[Features/SynapticsUpdate  Synaptics Update]]Update Fedora to ship xorg-x11-drv-synaptics version 1.x.
-* [[Features/Thunderbird_3 Thunderbird 3 ]] Upgrade Thunderbird to the latest release in the Mozilla 1.9.1 series which is Thunderbird 3 .
-*  [[Features/TigerVNC  TigerVNC ]] Make TigerVNC the default VNC client in Fedora.
-*[[Features/EFI  UEFI ]]provide a standard environment for booting an operating system and running pre-boot applications.
-* [[Features/VirtImprovedConsole  Virt Improved Console]]improve the user experiance for virtual guests' graphical console, by providing an accurate mouse pointer and higher screen resolution, without requiring manual configuration.
-* [[Features/VirtVNCAuth Virt VNC Authentication ]]A mapping of SASL authentication into the VNC protocol for QEMU and GTK-VNC.
-* [[Features/VolumeControl  VolumeControl ]] The multimedia experience of Fedora users is improved by an easily understandable and much more flexible volume control model.
-* [[Features/Windows_cross_compiler  Windows Cross-compiler ]] Build and test full-featured Windows programs, from the comfort of the Fedora system, without needing to use Windows.
-* [[Features/Xfce46  Xfce4.6  ]] Update Xfce to the upstream 4.6 release with many new improvements and features.
-*  [[Features/XserverOnePointSix Xserver 1.6 ]] Update the X server in to 1.6
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