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Paul W. Frields (pfrields)
fedora-docs-commits at redhat.com
Sun Sep 24 20:41:52 UTC 2006
Author: pfrields
Update of /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US
In directory cvs-int.fedora.redhat.com:/tmp/cvs-serv8031
Modified Files:
ArchSpecific.xml BackwardsCompatibility.xml Colophon.xml
DatabaseServers.xml Desktop.xml Entertainment.xml Extras.xml
Feedback.xml FileSystems.xml I18n.xml Installer.xml Java.xml
Kernel.xml Legacy.xml Multimedia.xml OverView.xml
PackageChanges.xml PackageNotes.xml ProjectOverview.xml
RELEASE-NOTES.xml Security.xml Virtualization.xml
WebServers.xml Welcome.xml Xorg.xml rpm-info.xml
Removed Files:
DevelTools.xml FileServers.xml Networking.xml Samba.xml
ServerTools.xml SystemDaemons.xml
Log Message:
Final Release Notes XML for FC6, to be edited by quaid
Index: ArchSpecific.xml
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RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/ArchSpecific.xml,v
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<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
-<!DOCTYPE section PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN"
-"http://www.docbook.org/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd">
+<!DOCTYPE section PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.docbook.org/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd">
<section id="sn-ArchSpecific">
<title>Architecture Specific Notes</title>
+<!--RAW HTML: <h2>Architecture Specific Notes</h2>-->
+
<para>
This section provides notes that are specific to the supported
hardware architectures of Fedora Core.
</para>
<section>
- <title>PPC Specifics for Fedora</title>
-
+ <title>RPM Multiarch Support on 64-bit platforms (x86_64, ppc64)</title>
<para>
- This section covers any specific information you may need to know
- about Fedora Core and the PPC hardware platform.
+ <emphasis role='strong'>RPM</emphasis> supports parallel
+ installation of multiple architectures of the same package. A
+ default package listing such as <code>rpm -qa</code> might appear
+ to include duplicate packages, since the architecture is not
+ displayed. Instead, use the <code>repoquery</code> command, part
+ of the <code>yum-utils</code> package in Fedora Extras, which
+ displays architecture by default. To install
+ <code>yum-utils</code>, run the following command:
</para>
-
+<screen><![CDATA[su -c 'yum install yum-utils'
+]]></screen>
<para>
- This section has not been updated for Fedora Core 6 by the
- <ulink
- url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DocsProject/ReleaseNotes/Beats'>beat
- writer</ulink>.
+ To list all packages with their architecture using
+ <code>rpm</code>, run the following command:
</para>
-
- <section>
- <title>PPC Hardware Requirements</title>
-
+<screen><![CDATA[rpm -qa --queryformat "%{name}-%{version}-%{release}.%{arch}\n"
+]]></screen>
+ <para>
+ You can add this to <code>/etc/rpm/macros</code> (for a system
+ wide setting) or <code>~/.rpmmacros</code> (for a per-user
+ setting). It changes the default query to list the architecture:
+ </para>
+<screen><![CDATA[%_query_all_fmt %%{name}-%%{version}-%%{release}.%%{arch}
+]]></screen>
<section>
- <title>Processor and Memory</title>
-
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Minimum CPU: PowerPC G3 / POWER4
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Fedora Core 6 supports only the "New World"
- generation of Apple Power Macintosh, shipped from circa
- 1999 onward.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
+ <title>PPC Specifics for Fedora</title>
+ <para>
+ This section covers any specific information you may need to
+ know about Fedora Core and the PPC hardware platform.
+ </para>
+ <section>
+ <title>PPC Hardware Requirements</title>
+ <section>
+ <title>Processor and Memory</title>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Minimum CPU: PowerPC G3 / POWER3
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Fedora Core 6 supports only the “New Worldâ€
+ generation of Apple Power Macintosh, shipped from
+ circa 1999 onward.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Fedora Core 6 also supports IBM pSeries, IBM iSeries,
+ IBM RS/6000, Genesi Pegasos II, and IBM Cell Broadband
+ Engine machines.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Recommended for text-mode: 233 MHz G3 or better,
+ 128MiB RAM.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Recommended for graphical: 400 MHz G3 or better,
+ 256MiB RAM.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </section>
+ <section>
+ <title>Hard Disk Space Requirements</title>
<para>
- Fedora Core also supports IBM eServer pSeries, IBM
- RS/6000, Genesi Pegasos II, and IBM Cell Broadband Engine
- machines.
+ The disk space requirements listed below represent the
+ disk space taken up by Fedora Core 6 after installation is
+ complete. However, additional disk space is required
+ during installation to support the installation
+ environment. This additional disk space corresponds to the
+ size of <code>/Fedora/base/stage2.img</code> (on
+ Installtion Disc 1) plus the size of the files in
+ <code>/var/lib/rpm</code> on the installed system.
</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
<para>
- Recommended for text-mode: 233 MHz G3 or better, 128MiB
- RAM.
+ In practical terms, additional space requirements may
+ range from as little as 90 MiB for a minimal installation
+ to as much as an additional 175 MiB for an "everything"
+ installation. The complete packages can occupy over 9 GB
+ of disk space.
</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
<para>
- Recommended for graphical: 400 MHz G3 or better, 256MiB
- RAM.
+ Additional space is also required for any user data, and
+ at least 5% free space should be maintained for proper
+ system operation.
</para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
+ </section>
+ </section>
+ <section>
+ <title>The Apple keyboard</title>
+ <para>
+ The <code>Option</code> key on Apple systems is equivalent
+ to the <code>Alt</code> key on the PC. Where documentation
+ and the installer refer to the <code>Alt</code> key, use the
+ <code>Option</code> key. For some key combinations you may
+ need to use the <code>Option</code> key in conjunction with
+ the <code>Fn</code> key, such as
+ <code>Option</code>-<code>Fn</code>-<code>F3</code> to
+ switch to virtual terminal tty3.
+ </para>
+ </section>
+ <section>
+ <title>PPC Installation Notes</title>
+ <para>
+ Fedora Core Installation Disc 1 is bootable on supported
+ hardware. In addition, a bootable CD image appears in the
+ <code>images/</code> directory of this disc. These images
+ behave differently according to your system hardware:
+ </para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Apple Macintosh The bootloader automatically boots the
+ appropriate 32-bit or 64-bit installer.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ The default <code>gnome-power-manager</code> package
+ includes power management support, including sleep and
+ backlight level management. Users with more complex
+ requirements can use the <code>apmud</code> package in
+ Fedora Extras. To install <code>apmud</code> after
+ installation, use the following command:
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+<screen>su -c 'yum install apmud'
+</screen>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ 64-bit IBM pSeries (POWER4/POWER5), current iSeries
+ models
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ After using Open<emphasis role='strong'/>Firmware to
+ boot the CD, the bootloader, <code>yaboot</code>,
+ automatically boots the 64-bit installer.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ IBM "Legacy" iSeries (POWER4)
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ So-called "Legacy" iSeries models, which do not use
+ Open<emphasis role='strong'/>Firmware, require use of
+ the boot image located in the 'images/iSeries' directory
+ of the installation tree.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ 32-bit CHRP (IBM RS/6000 and others)
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ After using Open<emphasis role='strong'/>Firmware to
+ boot the CD, select the <code>linux32</code> boot image
+ at the <code>boot:</code> prompt to start the 32-bit
+ installer. Otherwise, the 64-bit installer starts and
+ fails.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Genesi Pegasos II
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ At the time of writing, firmware with full support for
+ ISO9660 file systems has not yet been released for the
+ Pegasos. You can use the network boot image, however. At
+ the Open<emphasis role='strong'/>Firmware prompt, enter
+ the following command:
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+<screen>boot cd: /images/netboot/ppc32.img
+</screen>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem override='none'>
+ <para>
+ You must also configure
+ Open<emphasis role='strong'/>Firmware on the Pegasos
+ manually to make the installed Fedora Core system
+ bootable. To do this, set the <code>boot-device</code>
+ and <code>boot-file</code> environment variables
+ appropriately.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Network booting
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Combined images containing the installer kernel and
+ ramdisk are located in the <code>images/netboot/</code>
+ directory of the installation tree. They are intended
+ for network booting with TFTP, but can be used in many
+ ways.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ The <code>yaboot</code> loader supports TFTP booting for
+ IBM pSeries and Apple Macintosh. The Fedora Project
+ encourages the use of <code>yaboot</code> over the
+ <code>netboot</code> images.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </section>
</section>
<section>
- <title>Hard Disk Space Requirements</title>
-
+ <title>x86 Specifics for Fedora</title>
<para>
- The disk space requirements listed below represent the disk
- space taken up by Fedora Core 6 after installation is
- complete. However, additional disk space is required during
- installation to support the installation environment. This
- additional disk space corresponds to the size of
- <filename>/Fedora/base/stage2.img</filename> (on Installation
- Disc 1) plus the size of the files in
- <filename>/var/lib/rpm</filename> on the installed system.
+ This section covers any specific information you may need to
+ know about Fedora Core and the x86 hardware platform.
</para>
-
- <para>
- In practical terms, additional space requirements may range
- from as little as 90 MiB for a minimal installation to as much
- as an additional 175 MiB for an "everything" installation. The
- complete packages can occupy over 9 GB of disk space.
- </para>
-
- <para>
- Additional space is also required for any user data, and at
- least 5% free space should be maintained for proper system
- operation.
- </para>
- </section>
- </section>
-
- <section>
- <title>The Apple keyboard</title>
-
- <para>
- The <keycap function="option">Option</keycap> key on Apple
- systems is equivalent to the <keycap function="alt">Alt</keycap>
- key on the PC. Where documentation and the installer refer to
- the <keycap
- function="alt">Alt</keycap> key, use the
- <keycap
- function="option">Option</keycap> key. For some key
- combinations you may need to use the
- <keycap function="option">Option</keycap> key in conjunction
- with the <keycap function="other">Fn</keycap> key, such as
- <keycombo><keycap function="option">Option</keycap><keycap function="other">Fn</keycap><keycap>F3</keycap>
- </keycombo>
- to switch to virtual terminal tty3.
- </para>
- </section>
-
- <section>
- <title>PPC Installation Notes</title>
-
- <para>
- This section has not been updated for 6 by the
- <ulink
- url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DocsProject/ReleaseNotes/Beats'>beat
- writer</ulink>.
- </para>
- </section>
- </section>
-
- <section>
- <title>x86 Specifics for Fedora</title>
-
- <para>
- This section covers any specific information you may need to know
- about Fedora Core and the x86 hardware platform.
- </para>
-
- <section>
- <title>x86 Hardware Requirements</title>
-
- <para>
- In order to use specific features of Fedora Core 6 during
- or after installation, you may need to know details of other
- hardware components such as video and network cards.
- </para>
-
- <section>
- <title>Processor and Memory Requirements</title>
-
- <para>
- The following CPU specifications are stated in terms of Intel
- processors. Other processors, such as those from AMD, Cyrix,
- and VIA that are compatible with and equivalent to the
- following Intel processors, may also be used with Fedora Core.
- </para>
-
- <para>
- This section has not been updated for Fedora Core 6 by
- the
- <ulink
- url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DocsProject/ReleaseNotes/Beats'>beat
- writer</ulink>.
- </para>
- </section>
-
- <section>
- <title>Hard Disk Space Requirements</title>
-
- <para>
- This section has not been updated for Fedora Core 6 by
- the
- <ulink
- url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DocsProject/ReleaseNotes/Beats'>beat
- writer</ulink>.
- </para>
- </section>
- </section>
- </section>
-
- <section>
- <title>x86_64 Specifics for Fedora</title>
-
- <para>
- This section covers any specific information you may need to know
- about Fedora Core and the x86_64 hardware platform.
- </para>
-
- <para>
- This section has not been updated for Fedora Core 6 by the
- <ulink
- url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DocsProject/ReleaseNotes/Beats'>beat
- writer</ulink>.
- </para>
- <tip>
- <title>SMP Capabilities</title>
- <para>
- The default kernel in x86_64 architecture provides SMP
- (Symmetric Multi-Processor) capabilities to handle multiple CPUs
- efficiently. This architecture does not have a separate SMP
- kernel unlike x86 and PPC systems.
- </para>
- </tip>
- <section>
- <title>x86_64 Hardware Requirements</title>
-
- <para>
- In order to use specific features of Fedora Core 6 during
- or after installation, you may need to know details of other
- hardware components such as video and network cards.
- </para>
-
- <section>
- <title>Memory Requirements</title>
-
- <para>
- This list is for 64-bit x86_64 systems:
- </para>
-
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
+ <section>
+ <title>x86 Hardware Requirements</title>
+ <para>
+ In order to use specific features of Fedora Core 6 during or
+ after installation, you may need to know details of other
+ hardware components such as video and network cards.
+ </para>
+ <section>
+ <title>Processor and Memory Requirements</title>
+ <para>
+ The following CPU specifications are stated in terms of
+ Intel processors. Other processors, such as those from
+ AMD, Cyrix, and VIA that are compatible with and
+ equivalent to the following Intel processors, may also be
+ used with Fedora Core.
+ </para>
<para>
- Minimum RAM for text-mode: 128MiB
+ Fedora Core 6 requires an Intel Pentium or better
+ processor, and is optimized for Pentium 4 and later
+ processors.
</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Recommended for text-mode: 200 MHz Pentium-class or
+ better
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Recommended for graphical: 400 MHz Pentium II or
+ better
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Minimum RAM for text-mode: 128MiB
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Minimum RAM for graphical: 192MiB
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Recommended RAM for graphical: 256MiB
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </section>
+ <section>
+ <title>Hard Disk Space Requirements</title>
<para>
- Minimum RAM for graphical: 256MiB
+ The disk space requirements listed below represent the
+ disk space taken up by Fedora Core 6 after the
+ installation is complete. However, additional disk space
+ is required during the installation to support the
+ installation environment. This additional disk space
+ corresponds to the size of
+ <code>/Fedora/base/stage2.img</code> on Installation Disc
+ 1 plus the size of the files in <code>/var/lib/rpm</code>
+ on the installed system.
</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
<para>
- Recommended RAM for graphical: 512MiB
+ In practical terms, additional space requirements may
+ range from as little as 90 MiB for a minimal installation
+ to as much as an additional 175 MiB for an "everything"
+ installation. The complete packages can occupy over 9 GB
+ of disk space.
</para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
+ <para>
+ Additional space is also required for any user data, and
+ at least 5% free space should be maintained for proper
+ system operation.
+ </para>
+ </section>
+ </section>
</section>
<section>
- <title>Hard Disk Space Requirements</title>
-
+ <title>x86_64 Specifics for Fedora</title>
<para>
- The disk space requirements listed below represent the disk
- space taken up by Fedora Core 6 after the installation
- is complete. However, additional disk space is required during
- the installation to support the installation environment. This
- additional disk space corresponds to the size of
- <filename>/Fedora/base/stage2.img</filename> on Installation
- Disc 1 plus the size of the files in
- <filename>/var/lib/rpm</filename> on the installed system.
- </para>
-
- <para>
- In practical terms, additional space requirements may range
- from as little as 90 MiB for a minimal installation to as much
- as an additional 175 MiB for an "everything" installation. The
- complete packages can occupy over 9 GB of disk space.
- </para>
-
- <para>
- Additional space is also required for any user data, and at
- least 5% free space should be maintained for proper system
- operation.
+ This section covers any specific information you may need to
+ know about Fedora Core and the x86_64 hardware platform.
</para>
+ <section>
+ <title>x86_64 Hardware Requirements</title>
+ <para>
+ In order to use specific features of Fedora Core 6 during or
+ after installation, you may need to know details of other
+ hardware components such as video and network cards.
+ </para>
+ <section>
+ <title>x86_64 Memory Requirements</title>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Minimum RAM for text-mode: 128MiB
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Minimum RAM for graphical: 256MiB
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Recommended RAM for graphical: 512MiB
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </section>
+ <section>
+ <title>Hard Disk Space Requirements</title>
+ <para>
+ The disk space requirements listed below represent the
+ disk space taken up by Fedora Core 6 after the
+ installation is complete. However, additional disk space
+ is required during the installation to support the
+ installation environment. This additional disk space
+ corresponds to the size of
+ <code>/Fedora/base/stage2.img</code> on Installation Disc
+ 1 plus the size of the files in <code>/var/lib/rpm</code>
+ on the installed system.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ In practical terms, additional space requirements may
+ range from as little as 90 MiB for a minimal installation
+ to as much as an additional 175 MiB for an "everything"
+ installation. The complete packages can occupy over 9 GB
+ of disk space.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Additional space is also required for any user data, and
+ at least 5% free space should be maintained for proper
+ system operation.
+ </para>
+ </section>
+ </section>
</section>
- </section>
-
- <section>
- <title>RPM Multiarch Support on x86_64</title>
-
- <para>
- <emphasis role='strong'>RPM</emphasis> supports parallel
- installation of multiple architectures of the same package. A
- default package listing such as <command>rpm -qa</command> might
- appear to include duplicate packages, since the architecture is
- not displayed. Instead, use the <command>repoquery</command>
- command, part of the <filename>yum-utils</filename> package in
- Fedora Extras, which displays architecture by default. To
- install <filename>yum-utils</filename>, run the following
- command:
- </para>
-<screen><![CDATA[su -c 'yum install yum-utils' ]]></screen>
- <para>
- To list all packages with their architecture using
- <command>rpm</command>, run the following command:
- </para>
-<screen><![CDATA[rpm -qa --queryformat "%{name}-%{version}-%{release}.%{arch}\n" ]]></screen>
- <para>
- You can add this to <filename>/etc/rpm/macros</filename> (for a
- system wide setting) or <filename>~/.rpmmacros</filename> (for a
- per-user setting). It changes the default query to list the
- architecture:
- </para>
-<screen><![CDATA[%_query_all_fmt %%{name}-%%{version}-%%{release}.%%{arch}
- ]]></screen>
- </section>
</section>
</section>
-
-<!--
-Local variables:
-mode: xml
-fill-column: 72
-End:
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RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/BackwardsCompatibility.xml,v
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@@ -5,31 +5,34 @@
<section id="sn-BackwardsCompatibility">
<title>Backwards Compatibility</title>
+<!--RAW HTML: <h2>Backwards Compatibility</h2>-->
+
<para>
Fedora Core provides legacy system libraries for compatibility with
- older software. This software is part of the <systemitem>Legacy
- Software Development</systemitem> group, which is not installed by
- default. Users who require this functionality may select this group
- either during installation, or after the installation process is
- complete. To install the package group on a Fedora system, use
- <menuchoice> <guimenu>Applications</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Add/Remove
- Software</guimenuitem></menuchoice>,
- <application>Pirut</application> or enter the following command in a
- terminal window:
+ older software. This software is part of the
+ <emphasis role='strong'>Legacy Software Development</emphasis>
+ group, which is not installed by default. Users who require this
+ functionality may select this group either during installation, or
+ after the installation process is complete. To install the package
+ group on a Fedora system, use <emphasis>Applications=>Add/Remove
+ Software</emphasis>, <emphasis role='strong'>Pirut</emphasis> or
+ enter the following command in a terminal window:
</para>
-<screen><![CDATA[su -c 'yum groupinstall "Legacy Software Development"' ]]></screen>
+<screen><![CDATA[su -c 'yum groupinstall "Legacy Software Development"'
+]]></screen>
<para>
- Enter the password for the
- <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> account when
- prompted.
+ Enter the password for the <code>root</code> account when prompted.
</para>
-</section>
-<!--
-Local variables:
-mode: xml
-fill-column: 72
-End:
--->
+ <section>
+ <title>Compiler Compatibility</title>
+ <para>
+ The <code>compat-gcc-34</code> package has been included in this
+ release for
+ <ulink url='https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-list/2006-August/msg00409.html'>compatibility</ulink>
+ reasons.
+ </para>
+ </section>
+</section>
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RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/Colophon.xml,v
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--- Colophon.xml 12 Sep 2006 23:33:16 -0000 1.8
+++ Colophon.xml 24 Sep 2006 20:41:49 -0000 1.9
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
<section id="sn-Colophon">
<title>Colophon</title>
+<!--RAW HTML: <h2>Colophon</h2>-->
+
<para>
As we use the term, a <emphasis>colophon</emphasis>:
</para>
@@ -24,7 +26,6 @@
<section>
<title>Contributors</title>
-
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
@@ -57,16 +58,14 @@
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>
- <ulink
- url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DimitrisGlezos">Dimitris
- Glezos</ulink> (translator, tools)
- </para>
+ <para>
+ <ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DimitrisGlezos'>Dimitris
+ Glezos</ulink> (translator, tools)
+ </para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- <ulink
- url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FrancescoTombolini'>Francesco
+ <ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FrancescoTombolini'>Francesco
Tombolini</ulink> (translator, Italian)
</para>
</listitem>
@@ -150,8 +149,7 @@
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- <ulink
- url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/ThomasCanniot'>ThomasCanniot</ulink>
+ <ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/ThomasCanniot'>ThomasCanniot</ulink>
(translator, French)
</para>
</listitem>
@@ -184,7 +182,6 @@
<section>
<title>Production Methods</title>
-
<para>
Beat writers produce the release notes directly on the Fedora
Project Wiki. They collaborate with other subject matter experts
@@ -199,10 +196,3 @@
</para>
</section>
</section>
-
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RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/DatabaseServers.xml,v
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diff -u -r1.7 -r1.8
--- DatabaseServers.xml 29 Aug 2006 00:32:19 -0000 1.7
+++ DatabaseServers.xml 24 Sep 2006 20:41:49 -0000 1.8
@@ -5,59 +5,38 @@
<section id="sn-DatabaseServers">
<title>Database Servers</title>
+<!--RAW HTML: <h2>Database Servers</h2>-->
+
<section>
<title>MySQL</title>
-
<para>
- Fedora now provides <application>MySQL</application> 5.0. For a
- list of the enhancements provided by this version, refer to <ulink
- url='http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/mysql-5-0-nutshell.html'/>.
+ Fedora now provides <emphasis role='strong'>MySQL</emphasis> 5.0.
+ For a list of the enhancements provided by this version, refer to
+ <ulink url='http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/mysql-5-0-nutshell.html'/>.
</para>
-
<para>
For more information on upgrading databases from previous releases
- of <application>MySQL</application>, refer to the
- <application>MySQL</application> web site at <ulink
- url='http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/upgrade.html'/>.
+ of <emphasis role='strong'>MySQL</emphasis>, refer to the
+ <emphasis role='strong'>MySQL</emphasis> web site at
+ <ulink url='http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/upgrade.html'/>.
</para>
</section>
<section>
<title>PostgreSQL</title>
-
<para>
This release of Fedora includes
- <application>PostgreSQL</application> 8.1. For more information on
- this new version, refer to <ulink
- url='http://www.postgresql.org/docs/whatsnew'/>.
+ <emphasis role='strong'>PostgreSQL</emphasis> 8.1. For more
+ information on this new version, refer to
+ <ulink url='http://www.postgresql.org/docs/whatsnew'/>.
</para>
-
- <important>
- <title>Upgrading Databases</title>
- <para>
- Fedora Core 4 provided version 8.0 of
- <application>PostgreSQL</application>. If you upgrade an
- existing Fedora system with a
- <application>PostgreSQL</application> database, you must upgrade
- the database to access the data. To upgrade a database from a
- previous version of <application>PostgreSQL</application>,
- follow the procedure described at <ulink
- url='http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/interactive/install-upgrading.html'/>.
- </para>
- </important>
-
<para>
- This section has not been updated for Fedora Core 6 by the
- <ulink
- url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DocsProject/ReleaseNotes/Beats'>beat
- writer</ulink>.
+ [[Admonition("important", "Upgrading Databases", "Fedora Core 4
+ provided version 8.0 of PostgreSQL. If you upgrade an existing
+ Fedora system with a PostgreSQL database, you must upgrade the
+ database to access the data. To upgrade a database from a previous
+ version of PostgreSQL, follow the procedure described at
+ <ulink url='http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/interactive/install-upgrading.html'/>"]]
</para>
</section>
</section>
-
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RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/Desktop.xml,v
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diff -u -r1.5 -r1.6
--- Desktop.xml 29 Aug 2006 00:32:19 -0000 1.5
+++ Desktop.xml 24 Sep 2006 20:41:49 -0000 1.6
@@ -3,19 +3,163 @@
<!DOCTYPE section PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.docbook.org/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd">
<section id="sn-Desktop">
- <title>Desktop</title>
+ <title>Fedora Desktop</title>
+
+<!--RAW HTML: <h2>Fedora Desktop</h2>-->
<para>
- This section has not been updated for Fedora Core 6 by the
- <ulink
- url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DocsProject/ReleaseNotes/Beats'>beat
- writer</ulink>.
+ This section details changes that affect Fedora graphical desktop
+ users.
</para>
-</section>
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+ <section>
+ <title>Desktop Effects</title>
+ <para>
+ AIGLX, from the
+ <ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/RenderingProject'>Fedora
+ Rendering Project</ulink>, is part of the upstream
+ <emphasis role='strong'>X.org 7.1</emphasis> release included in
+ Fedora Core 6. <emphasis role='strong'>X.org</emphasis>
+ compositing is enabled by default in this release. Compositing
+ features in <emphasis role='strong'>Metacity</emphasis>, the
+ default window manager provided in GNOME, are disabled in this
+ release. When desktop effects are enabled,
+ <emphasis role='strong'>Metacity</emphasis> is replaced by
+ <emphasis role='strong'>Compiz</emphasis>, an OpenGL compositing
+ window manager that uses AIGLX to provide desktop effects.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ To enable the fancy desktop effects, follow these steps:
+ </para>
+ <orderedlist numeration='arabic'>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <emphasis>System -> Preferences -> More -> Desktop
+ Effects</emphasis>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Log out
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Log back in. <code>compiz</code> should be enabled now.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
+ <para>
+ If you get stuck, please refer to the following thread:
+ </para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <ulink url='http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-list/2006-September/msg00382.html'/>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <ulink url='http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-list/2006-September/msg00383.html'/>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ <para>
+ A list of hardware that supports these effects is available at
+ <ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/RenderingProject/aiglx'/>.
+ </para>
+ </section>
+
+ <section>
+ <title>Software Management</title>
+ <para>
+ The performance for the <code>yum</code> software management
+ utility has been greatly improved in Fedora Core 6. The repository
+ metadata parser has now been implemented in C. A new mirror
+ management infrastructure also ensures better mirror selection
+ and, in most cases, faster performance. The
+ <emphasis role='strong'>Pirut</emphasis> package management tool
+ and the <emphasis role='strong'>Pup</emphasis> software update
+ utility are based on <code>yum</code>, so their performance is
+ likewise improved.
+ </para>
+ </section>
+
+ <section>
+ <title>GNOME</title>
+ <para>
+ This release features
+ <ulink url='http://www.gnome.org/start/2.16/'>GNOME 2.16</ulink>.
+ Many of the changes in GNOME 2.16, such as
+ <emphasis role='strong'>Tomboy</emphasis> and the
+ <emphasis role='strong'>GNOME Power Manager</emphasis>, were added
+ in Fedora Core 5. Fedora Core 6 also features the
+ <emphasis role='strong'>Orca</emphasis> screen reader, and the
+ <emphasis role='strong'>Alacarte</emphasis> menu editor previously
+ available from Fedora Extras.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ The <emphasis role='strong'>GNOME Power Manager</emphasis> utility
+ now provides detailed, graphical information about power
+ consumption. To access this information, right click on the applet
+ and select the <code>Information</code> menu item.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ The GNOME splash screen has been disabled upstream intentionally.
+ To enable it, use <code>gconf-editor</code> or the following
+ command:
+ </para>
+<screen><![CDATA[gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-session/options/show_splash_screen --type bool true
+]]></screen>
+ <para>
+ The lock screen dialog theme is not connected to the selected
+ screensaver in this release. To enable it, use
+ <code>gconf-editor</code> or the following command:
+ </para>
+<screen><![CDATA[gconftool-2 --set --type string /apps/gnome-screensaver/lock_dialog_theme "system"
+]]></screen>
+ </section>
+
+ <section>
+ <title>Web Browsers</title>
+ <para>
+ There is no longer a "browser suite" package contained in Fedora
+ Core 6. The <code>mozilla</code> package has been removed. For
+ equivalent functionality, use <code>firefox</code> as a web
+ browser and <code>thunderbird</code> as a mail client, or use
+ <code>seamonkey</code>, a browser suite distributed in Fedora
+ Extras.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ To better support certain scripts (such as Indic and some CJK
+ scripts), Fedora builds its
+ <emphasis role='strong'>Firefox</emphasis>, with permission from
+ the Mozilla Corporation, with the Pango system as its text
+ renderer. This change may negatively impact performance on some
+ pages. To disable the use of Pango, set
+ <code>MOZ_DISABLE_PANGO=1</code> in your environment before
+ launching <emphasis role='strong'>Firefox</emphasis>.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Gecko based browsers <emphasis role='strong'>Firefox</emphasis>
+ and <emphasis role='strong'>Epiphany</emphasis> now properly
+ render MathML when using the pango text backend. Additionally,
+ several issues with the rendering and behavior of text when using
+ the Pango text backend have been resolved.
+ <emphasis role='strong'>Epiphany</emphasis> now renders using
+ Pango by default.
+ </para>
+ </section>
+
+ <section>
+ <title>Mail Clients</title>
+ <para>
+ <emphasis role='strong'>Thunderbird</emphasis> in Fedora now
+ enables Pango by default for all locales with permission from the
+ Mozilla Corporation. This change may negatively impact performance
+ on some pages. To disable the use of Pango, set
+ <code>MOZ_DISABLE_PANGO=1</code> in your environment before
+ launching <emphasis role='strong'>Thunderbird</emphasis>.
+ </para>
+ </section>
+</section>
Index: Entertainment.xml
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RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/Entertainment.xml,v
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--- Entertainment.xml 13 Aug 2006 16:59:58 -0000 1.6
+++ Entertainment.xml 24 Sep 2006 20:41:49 -0000 1.7
@@ -5,26 +5,20 @@
<section id="sn-Entertainment">
<title>Games and Entertainment</title>
+<!--RAW HTML: <h2>Games and Entertainment</h2>-->
+
<para>
Fedora Core and Fedora Extras provide a selection of games that
cover a variety of genres. By default, Fedora Core includes a small
- package of games for GNOME (called <filename>gnome-games</filename>)
- and KDE (<filename>kdegames</filename>). Fedora Extras provides
- additional games that span every major genre.
+ package of games for GNOME (called <code>gnome-games</code>) and KDE
+ (<code>kdegames</code>). Fedora Extras provides additional games
+ that span every major genre.
</para>
<para>
The Fedora Project website features a section dedicated to games
that details many of the available games, including overviews and
installation instructions. For more information, refer to
- <ulink
- url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Games'>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Games</ulink>.
+ <ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Games'/>.
</para>
</section>
-
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RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/Extras.xml,v
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--- Extras.xml 29 Aug 2006 00:32:19 -0000 1.8
+++ Extras.xml 24 Sep 2006 20:41:49 -0000 1.9
@@ -3,189 +3,199 @@
<!DOCTYPE section PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.docbook.org/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd">
<section id="sn-Extras">
- <title>Fedora Extras</title>
+ <title>Fedora Extras - Community Package Repository</title>
+
+<!--RAW HTML: <h2>Fedora Extras - Community Package Repository</h2>-->
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem override='none'>
+<!--GetVal-macro not supported by the docbook formatter, but giving it a shot anyway-->
+ <para>
+ Fedora Extras is an extension of Fedora Core which provides many
+ additional packages for users of the Fedora distribution.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
<section>
<title>Using the Repository</title>
-
<para>
- Fedora Extras provides a repository of packages that complement
- Fedora Core. This volunteer-based community effort is part of the
- larger Fedora Project.
+ <note>
+ <title>Fedora Extras are Available by Default</title>
+ <para>
+ Fedora systems automatically use both the Fedora Core and
+ Fedora Extras repositories to install and update software.
+ </para>
+ </note>
</para>
-
- <para>
- <note>
- <title>Fedora Extras are Available by Default</title>
-
- <para>
- Fedora systems automatically use both the Fedora Core and
- Fedora Extras repositories to install and update software.
- </para>
- </note>
- </para>
-
<para>
To install software from either the Core or Extras repositories,
- choose <menuchoice>
- <guimenu>Applications</guimenu>
- <guimenuitem>Add/Remove Software</guimenuitem>
- </menuchoice>. Enter the <systemitem
- class="username">root</systemitem> password when prompted.
- Select the software you require from the list, and choose
- <guilabel>Apply</guilabel>.
+ choose <emphasis>Applications > Add/Remove Software</emphasis>.
+ Enter the <code>root</code> password when prompted. Select the
+ software you require from the list, and choose
+ <emphasis>Apply</emphasis>.
</para>
-
<para>
- You may also install software with the <command>yum</command>
+ You may also install software with the <code>yum</code>
command-line utility. For example, this command automatically
- installs the <filename>abiword</filename> package, and all of the
+ installs the <code>abiword</code> package, and all of the
dependencies that are required:
</para>
- <screen><![CDATA[su -c 'yum install abiword' ]]></screen>
+<screen><![CDATA[su -c 'yum install abiword'
+]]></screen>
<para>
- Enter the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> password
- when prompted.
+ Enter the <code>root</code> password when prompted.
</para>
</section>
<section>
<title>About Fedora Extras</title>
-
<para>
- As of the release of Fedora Core 6, there are approximately
- 2,000 packages in Fedora Extras, built from 1,350 source packages.
- The following list includes some popular and well-known
- applications that are maintained by community members in Fedora
- Extras:
+ As of the release of Fedora Core
+<!--GetVal-macro not supported by the docbook formatter, but giving it a shot anyway-->
+ 6, there are approximately 2,000 packages in Fedora Extras, built
+ from 1,350 source packages. The following list includes some
+ popular and well-known applications that are maintained by
+ community members in Fedora Extras:
</para>
-
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para>
- <filename>abiword</filename> - elegant word-processing
- application
- </para>
+ <para>
+ <code>abiword</code> - elegant word-processing application
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <code>balsa</code> - lightweight e-mail reader
+ </para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>
- <filename>balsa</filename> - lightweight e-mail reader
- </para>
+ <para>
+ <code>bash-completion</code> - advanced command-line
+ completion for power users
+ </para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>
- <filename>bash-completion</filename> - advanced command-line
- completion for power users
- </para>
+ <para>
+ <code>bluefish</code> - HTML editor
+ </para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>
- <filename>bluefish</filename> - HTML editor
- </para>
+ <para>
+ <code>clamav</code> - open source anti-virus scanner for
+ servers and desktops
+ </para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>
- <filename>clamav</filename> - open source anti-virus scanner
- for servers and desktops
- </para>
+ <para>
+ <code>exim</code> - flexible and powerful mail transfer agent
+ </para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>
- <filename>fuse</filename> - tool for attaching non-standard
- devices and network services as directories
- </para>
+ <para>
+ <code>fuse</code> - tool for attaching non-standard devices
+ and network services as directories
+ </para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>
- <filename>fwbuilder</filename> - graphical utility for
- building Linux and Cisco firewall rulesets
- </para>
+ <para>
+ <code>fwbuilder</code> - graphical utility for building Linux
+ and Cisco firewall rulesets
+ </para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>
- <filename>gaim-guifications</filename> - enhancements to the
- Gaim Instant Messenger
- </para>
+ <para>
+ <code>gaim-guifications</code> - enhancements to the Gaim
+ Instant Messenger
+ </para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>
- <filename>gdesklets</filename> - widgets for the GNOME desktop
- </para>
+ <para>
+ <code>gdesklets</code> - widgets for the GNOME desktop
+ </para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>
- <filename>gnumeric</filename> - powerful spreadsheet
- application
- </para>
+ <para>
+ <code>gnumeric</code> - powerful spreadsheet application
+ </para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>
- <filename>inkscape</filename> - illustration and vector
- drawing application
- </para>
+ <para>
+ <code>gramps</code> - genealogy application
+ </para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>
- <filename>koffice</filename> - complete office suite for the
- KDE desktop
- </para>
+ <para>
+ <code>inkscape</code> - illustration and vector drawing
+ application
+ </para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>
- <filename>mail-notification</filename> - alerts you as new
- mail arrives
- </para>
+ <para>
+ <code>koffice</code> - complete office suite for the KDE
+ desktop
+ </para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>
- <filename>mediawiki</filename> - the Wikipedia solution for
- collaborative websites
- </para>
+ <para>
+ <code>mail-notification</code> - alerts you as new mail
+ arrives
+ </para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>
- <filename>nautilus-open-terminal</filename> - extension to the
- GNOME file manager
- </para>
+ <para>
+ <code>mediawiki</code> - the Wikipedia solution for
+ collaborative websites
+ </para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>
- <filename>pan</filename> - the Usenet news reader
- </para>
+ <para>
+ <code>nautilus-open-terminal</code> - extension to the GNOME
+ file manager
+ </para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>
- <filename>revelation</filename> - password management utility
- </para>
+ <para>
+ <code>pan</code> - the Usenet news reader
+ </para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>
- <filename>scribus</filename> - desktop publishing (DTP)
- application
- </para>
+ <para>
+ <code>revelation</code> - password management utility
+ </para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>
- <filename>xfce</filename> - lightweight desktop environment
- </para>
+ <para>
+ <code>scribus</code> - desktop publishing (DTP) application
+ </para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>
- <filename>xmms</filename> - the popular audio player
- </para>
+ <para>
+ <code>wine</code> - a compatibility layer to run Windows(TM)
+ programs
+ </para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>
- lots of Perl and Python tools and libraries
- </para>
+ <para>
+ <code>xfce</code> - lightweight desktop environment
+ </para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>
- ...and much more!
- </para>
+ <para>
+ <code>xmms</code> - the popular audio player
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ lots of Perl and Python tools and libraries
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ ...and much more!
+ </para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
-
<para>
Is your favorite open source application missing from Fedora
Extras? Package the application as an RPM, and submit it for
@@ -194,18 +204,55 @@
create RPM packages, there are many other ways to get involved in
Fedora Extras and help drive it forward.
</para>
-
<para>
To learn more about how to use Fedora Extras or how to get
- involved, refer to <ulink
- url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Extras'/>.
+ involved, refer to
+ <ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Extras'/>.
</para>
</section>
-</section>
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+ <section>
+ <title>Package Updates</title>
+ <para>
+ This section discusses changes in Fedora Extras packages which
+ affect this release of Fedora Core.
+ </para>
+ <section>
+ <title>exim-sa</title>
+ <para>
+ The <code>exim-sa</code> package is deprecated, and is not
+ provided in Fedora Extras 6. It was the original implementation
+ of
+ <ulink url='http://fedora-test.fedoraproject.org/fedora-docs/fedora-docs/SpamAssassin'>SpamAssassin</ulink>
+ integration with Exim, and was functionally similar to sendmail
+ 'milters' or postfix filters. However, that functionality is
+ rather limited, and Exim now has far better support for content
+ checking, fully integrated into its general-purpose Access
+ Control Lists.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Since the <code>sa_exim</code> feature was not enabled in the
+ default configuration, the package can normally be safely
+ uninstalled to allow Exim to be upgraded. Users who have
+ modified their configuration to use <code>sa_exim</code>
+ features should either reconfigure to use Exim's full content
+ scanning abilities or rebuild the package for themselves to
+ include the <code>exim-sa</code> subpackage. For further details
+ on Exim's built-in content scanning, see the
+ <ulink url='http://www.exim.org/exim-html-4.62/doc/html/spec_html/ch40.html'>Exim
+ documentation</ulink>.
+ </para>
+ </section>
+ <section>
+ <title>mail-notification</title>
+ <para>
+ The <code>mail-notification</code> package has been split. The
+ <emphasis role='strong'>Evolution</emphasis> plugin is now in a
+ separate package called
+ <code>mail-notification-evolution-plugin</code>. When you update
+ the <code>mail-notification</code> package, the plugin is added
+ automatically.
+ </para>
+ </section>
+ </section>
+</section>
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RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/Feedback.xml,v
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<section id="sn-Feedback">
<title>Feedback</title>
+<!--RAW HTML: <h2>Feedback</h2>-->
+
<para>
Thank you for taking the time to provide your comments, suggestions,
- and bug reports to the Fedora community. By doing so, you help
+ and bug reports to the Fedora community. By doing so, you help
improve the state of Fedora, Linux, and free software worldwide.
</para>
<section>
<title>Providing Feedback on Fedora Software</title>
-
<para>
To provide feedback on Fedora software or other system elements,
- please refer to <ulink
- url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/BugsAndFeatureRequests"/>. A
- list of commonly reported bugs and known issues for this release
- is available from <ulink
- url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Bugs/FC6Common"/>.
+ please refer to
+ <ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/BugsAndFeatureRequests'/>.
+ A list of commonly reported bugs and known issues for this release
+ is available from
+ <ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Bugs/FC6Common'/>.
</para>
</section>
<section>
<title>Providing Feedback on Release Notes</title>
-
- <important>
- <title>Feedback for Release Notes Only</title>
-
- <para>
- This section concerns feedback on the release notes themselves.
- </para>
- </important>
-
+ <para>
+ <important>
+ <title>Feedback for Release Notes Only</title>
+ <para>
+ This section concerns feedback on the release notes
+ themselves.
+ </para>
+ </important>
+ </para>
<para>
If you feel these release notes could be improved in any way, you
can provide your feedback directly to the beat writers. Here are
several ways to do so, in order of preference:
</para>
-
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para>
- If you have a Fedora account, Edit content directly at <ulink
- url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Beats'/>
- </para>
+ <para>
+ If you have a Fedora account, edit content directly at
+ <ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Beats'/>
+ </para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>
- Fill out a bug request using this template: <ulink
- url='http://tinyurl.com/nej3u'/>. <emphasis
- role='strong'>This link is ONLY for feedback on the release
- notes themselves.</emphasis> Refer to the admonition above
- for details.
- </para>
+ <para>
+ Fill out a bug request using this template:
+ <ulink url='http://tinyurl.com/nej3u'/> -
+ <emphasis role='strong'>This link is ONLY for feedback on the
+ release notes themselves.</emphasis> Refer to the admonition
+ above for details.
+ </para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>
- Email <ulink
- url='mailto:relnotes at fedoraproject.org'>relnotes at fedoraproject.org</ulink>.
- </para>
+ <para>
+ Email
+ <ulink url='mailto:relnotes at fedoraproject.org'>relnotes at fedoraproject.org</ulink>
+ </para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</section>
</section>
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Index: FileSystems.xml
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RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/FileSystems.xml,v
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<!DOCTYPE section PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.docbook.org/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd">
<section id="sn-FileSystems">
- <title>File Systems</title>
+ <title>File Systems</title>
- <para>
- Fedora Core 6 provides basic support for encrypted swap partitions
- and non-root file systems. To use it, add entries to
- <filename>/etc/crypttab</filename> and reference the created devices
- in <filename>/etc/fstab</filename>.
- </para>
-
- <para>
- An example <filename>/etc/crypttab</filename> entry for a swap
- partition:
- </para>
-
-<screen><![CDATA[my_swap /dev/hdb1 /dev/urandom swap,cipher=aes-cbc-essiv:sha256 ]]></screen>
-
- <para>
- This creates an encrypted block device <filename
- class="devicefile">/dev/mapper/my_swap</filename> , which can be
- referenced in <filename>/etc/fstab</filename> .
- </para>
-
- <para>
- For a filesystem volume:
- </para>
-
-<screen><![CDATA[my_volume /dev/hda5 /etc/volume_key cipher=aes-cbc-essiv:sha256 ]]></screen>
-
- <para>
- The <filename>/etc/volume_key</filename> file contains a plaintext
- encryption key. You can also specify <option>none</option> as the
- key file name, and the system instead asks for the encryption key
- during boot.
- </para>
-
- <para>
- It is recommended to use LUKS for file system volumes:
- </para>
-
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Create the encrypted volume using <command>cryptsetup
- luksFormat</command>
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Add the necessary entry to <filename>/etc/crypttab</filename>
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Set up the volume manually using <command>cryptsetup
- luksOpen</command> or reboot
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Create a filesystem on the encrypted volume
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Set up an <filename>/etc/fstab</filename> entry
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
-</section>
+<!--RAW HTML: <h2>File Systems</h2>-->
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+ <para>
+ Fedora Core 6 provides basic support for encrypted swap partitions
+ and non-root file systems. To use it, add entries to
+ <code>/etc/crypttab</code> and reference the created devices in
+ <code>/etc/fstab</code>.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ <note>
+ <title>Encrypted FS Support Unavailable During Install</title>
+ <para>
+ Enable file system encryption after installation. Anaconda does
+ not have support for creating encrypted block devices.
+ </para>
+ </note>
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ The following example shows a <code>/etc/crypttab</code> entry for a
+ swap partition:
+ </para>
+
+<screen><![CDATA[my_swap /dev/hdb1 /dev/urandom swap,cipher=aes-cbc-essiv:sha256
+]]></screen>
+
+ <para>
+ This creates an encrypted block device
+ <code>/dev/mapper/my_swap</code>, which can be referenced in
+ <code>/etc/fstab</code>. The next example shows an entry for a
+ filesystem volume:
+ </para>
+
+<screen><![CDATA[my_volume /dev/hda5 /etc/volume_key cipher=aes-cbc-essiv:sha256
+]]></screen>
+
+ <para>
+ The <code>/etc/volume_key</code> file contains a plaintext
+ encryption key. You can also specify <code>none</code> as the key
+ file name, and the system instead asks for the encryption key during
+ boot.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ The recommended method is to use
+ <emphasis role='strong'>LUKS</emphasis> for file system volumes:
+ </para>
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Create the encrypted volume using <code>cryptsetup
+ luksFormat</code>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Add the necessary entry to <code>/etc/crypttab</code>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Set up the volume manually using <code>cryptsetup
+ luksOpen</code> or reboot
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Create a filesystem on the encrypted volume
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Set up an <code>/etc/fstab</code> entry
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+</section>
Index: I18n.xml
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RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/I18n.xml,v
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<!DOCTYPE section PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.docbook.org/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd">
<section id="sn-I18n">
- <title>Internationalization (<acronym>i18n</acronym>)</title>
+ <title>Internationalization (i18n)</title>
+
+<!--RAW HTML: <h2>Internationalization (i18n)</h2>-->
<para>
This section includes information on language support under Fedora
@@ -12,124 +14,84 @@
<section>
<title>Input Methods</title>
-
<para>
The default SCIM (Simple Common Input Method) GTK Input Method
- Module is now <systemitem class="library">scim-bridge</systemitem>
- , written from scratch in C by Ryo Dairiki. SCIM is no longer
- linked against <systemitem
- class="library">libstdc++so7</systemitem> , and
- <systemitem>scim-qtimm</systemitem> works again.
+ Module is now <code>scim-bridge</code>, written from scratch in C
+ by Ryo Dairiki. SCIM is no longer linked against
+ <code>libstdc++so7</code>, and <code>scim-qtimm</code> works
+ again.
</para>
-
<para>
- Here is a table of the default trigger hotkeys for different
- languages:
+ If SCIM is installed, it now runs by default for users of all
+ locales rather than only some Asian locales as in the previous
+ release. The following table lists the default trigger hotkeys for
+ different languages:
</para>
<informaltable>
<tgroup cols='2'>
- <colspec colname='col_0'/>
- <colspec colname='col_1'/>
- <tbody>
- <row>
- <entry colsep='1' rowsep='1'><para><emphasis
- role='strong'>Language</emphasis></para></entry>
- <entry colsep='1' rowsep='1'><para><emphasis
- role='strong'>Trigger hotkey</emphasis></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry colsep='1' rowsep='1'><para>Japanese</para></entry>
- <entry colsep='1'
- rowsep='1'><para><keycap>Zenkaku_Hankaku</keycap> or
- <keycombo>
- <keycap function="alt">Alt</keycap>
- <keycap>`</keycap>
- </keycombo></para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry colsep='1' rowsep='1'><para>Korean</para></entry>
- <entry colsep='1' rowsep='1'></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry colsep='1' rowsep='1'><para>other</para></entry>
- <entry colsep='1' rowsep='1'></entry>
- </row>
- </tbody>
+ <colspec colname='col_0'/>
+ <colspec colname='col_1'/>
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+<entry colsep='1' rowsep='1'><para><emphasis role='strong'>Language</emphasis></para></entry>
+<entry colsep='1' rowsep='1'><para><emphasis role='strong'>Trigger hotkeys</emphasis></para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+<entry colsep='1' rowsep='1'><para>all</para></entry>
+<entry colsep='1' rowsep='1'><para><code>Ctrl-Space</code></para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+<entry colsep='1' rowsep='1'><para>Japanese</para></entry>
+<entry colsep='1' rowsep='1'><para><code>Zenkaku_Hankaku</code> or <code>Alt-`</code></para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+<entry colsep='1' rowsep='1'><para>Korean</para></entry>
+<entry colsep='1' rowsep='1'><para><code>Shift-Space</code></para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
</tgroup>
</informaltable>
- <para>
- If SCIM is installed, it now runs by default for all users.
- </para>
-
<section>
<title>Language Installation</title>
-
<para>
- SCIM is installed by default for most Asian installs. Otherwise
- you can use the package manager
- (<application>pirut</application>) to install additional
- language support using the <guilabel>Languages</guilabel>
- component, or run this command:
+ To install additional language support from the
+ <emphasis role='strong'>Languages</emphasis> group, use
+ <code>pirut</code> or <emphasis>Applications</emphasis> =>
+ <emphasis>Add/Remove Software</emphasis>, or run this command:
</para>
-
-<screen>su -c 'yum groupinstall <replaceable><language></replaceable>-support'</screen>
-
+<screen><![CDATA[su -c 'yum groupinstall <language>-support'
+]]></screen>
<para>
- In the command above,
- <replaceable><language></replaceable> is one of
- <literal>assamese</literal>, <literal>bengali</literal>,
- <literal>chinese</literal>, <literal>gujarati</literal>,
- <literal>hindi</literal>, <literal>japanese</literal>,
- <literal>kannada</literal>, <literal>korean</literal>,
- <literal>punjabi</literal>, <literal>tamil</literal>, or
- <literal>thai</literal>.
+ In the command above, <code><language></code> is one of
+ <code>assamese</code>, <code>bengali</code>,
+ <code>chinese</code>, <code>gujarati</code>, <code>hindi</code>,
+ <code>japanese</code>, <code>kannada</code>,
+ <code>korean</code>, <code>malayalam</code>,
+ <code>marathi</code>, <code>oriya</code>, <code>punjabi</code>,
+ <code>sinhala</code>, <code>tamil</code>, <code>thai</code>, or
+ <code>telegu</code>.
</para>
</section>
</section>
<section>
- <title>xinputrc</title>
-
+ <title>im-chooser</title>
<para>
- At X startup, xinput.sh now sources
- <filename>~/.xinputrc</filename> or
- <filename>/etc/X11/xinit/xinputrc</filename> instead of searching
- config files under <filename
- class="directory">~/.xinput.d/</filename> or <filename
- class="directory">/etc/xinit/xinput.d/</filename>.
+ A new user configuration tool called <code>im-chooser</code> has
+ been added, which allows you easily to disable or enable the usage
+ of input methods on your desktop. If SCIM is installed but you do
+ not wish to run it on your desktop, you can disable it using
+ <code>im-chooser</code>.
</para>
-
- <para>
- If you have SCIM installed but do not wish to run it on your
- desktop, you can disable it with <command>im-chooser</command> or
- by creating an empty file:
- </para>
-
- <screen><userinput>echo > ~/.xinputrc</userinput></screen>
-
</section>
<section>
- <title>Pango Support in Firefox</title>
-
- <para>
- Firefox in Fedora Core is built with Pango, which provides better
- support for certain scripts, such as Indic and some CJK scripts.
- Fedora has the permission of the Mozilla Corporation to use the
- Pango system for text rendering.
- </para>
-
+ <title>xinputrc</title>
<para>
- To disable the use of Pango, set
- <command>MOZ_DISABLE_PANGO=1</command> in your environment before
- launching Firefox.
+ At X startup, xinput.sh now sources <code>~/.xinputrc</code> or
+ <code>/etc/X11/xinit/xinputrc</code> instead of searching config
+ files under <code>~/.xinput.d/</code> or
+ <code>/etc/xinit/xinput.d/</code>.
</para>
</section>
</section>
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Index: Installer.xml
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RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/Installer.xml,v
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<!DOCTYPE section PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.docbook.org/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd">
<section id="sn-Installer">
- <title>Installation-Related Notes</title>
+ <title>Installation Notes</title>
- <para>
- This section outlines those issues that are related to
- <application>Anaconda</application> (the Fedora Core installation
- program) and installing Fedora Core 6 in general.
- </para>
+<!--RAW HTML: <h2>Installation Notes</h2>-->
+
+ <para>
+ <emphasis role='strong'>Anaconda</emphasis> is the name of the
+ Fedora Installer. This section outlines those issues that are
+ related to <emphasis role='strong'>Anaconda</emphasis> (the Fedora
+ Core installation program) and installing Fedora Core
+<!--GetVal-macro not supported by the docbook formatter, but giving it a shot anyway-->
+ 6.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ <note>
+ <title>Downloading Large Files</title>
+ <para>
+ If you intend to download the Fedora Core 6 DVD ISO image, keep
+ in mind that not all file downloading tools can accommodate
+ files larger than 2 GiB in size. {{{wget}}} 1.9.1-16 and above,
+ {{{curl}}} and {{{ncftpget}}} do not have this limitation, and
+ can successfully download files larger than 2 GiB.
+ '''BitTorrent''' is another method for downloading large files.
+ For information about obtaining and using the torrent file,
+ refer to http://torrent.fedoraproject.org/.
+ </para>
+ </note>
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ <emphasis role='strong'>Anaconda</emphasis> tests the integrity of
+ installation media by default. This function works with the CD, DVD,
+ hard drive ISO, and NFS ISO installation methods. The Fedora Project
+ recommends that you test all installation media before starting the
+ installation process, and before reporting any installation-related
+ bugs. Many of the bugs reported are actually due to
+ improperly-burned CDs. To use this test, type <code>linux
+ mediacheck</code> at the <code>boot:</code> prompt.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ The <code>mediacheck</code> function is highly sensitive, and may
+ report some usable discs as faulty. This result is often caused by
+ disc writing software that does not include padding when creating
+ discs from ISO files. For best results with <code>mediacheck</code>,
+ boot with the following option:
+ </para>
+
+<screen><![CDATA[linux ide=nodma
+]]></screen>
+
+ <para>
+ After you complete the <code>mediacheck</code> function
+ successfully, reboot to return DMA mode to its normal state. On many
+ systems this results in a faster installation process from disc. You
+ may skip the <code>mediacheck</code> option when rebooting.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ Use the <code>sha1sum</code> utility to verify discs before carrying
+ out an installation. This test accurately identifies discs that are
+ not valid or identical to the ISO image files.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ <important>
+ <title>Bit``Torrent Automatically Verifies File Integrity</title>
+ <para>
+ If you use '''Bit``Torrent''', any files you download are
+ automatically validated. If your file completes downloading, you
+ do not need to check it. Once you burn your CD, however, you
+ should still use {{{mediacheck}}}.
+ </para>
+ </important>
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ You may perform memory testing before you install Fedora Core by
+ entering <code>memtest86</code> at the <code>boot:</code> prompt.
+ This option runs the <emphasis role='strong'>Memtest86</emphasis>
+ standalone memory testing software in place of
+ <emphasis role='strong'>Anaconda</emphasis>.
+ <emphasis role='strong'>Memtest86</emphasis> memory testing
+ continues until the <code>Esc</code> key is pressed.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ <note>
+ <title>{{{Memtest86}}} Availability</title>
+ <para>
+ You must boot from Installation Disc 1 or a rescue CD in order
+ to use this feature.
+ </para>
+ </note>
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ Fedora Core
+<!--GetVal-macro not supported by the docbook formatter, but giving it a shot anyway-->
+ 6 supports graphical FTP and HTTP installations. However, the
+ installer image must either fit in RAM or appear on local storage
+ such as Installation Disc 1. Therefore, only systems with more than
+ 192MiB of RAM, or which boot from Installation Disc 1, can use the
+ graphical installer. Systems with 192MiB RAM or less will fall back
+ to using the text-based installer automatically. If you prefer to
+ use the text-based installer, type <code>linux text</code> at the
+ <code>boot:</code> prompt.
+ </para>
+
+ <section>
+ <title>Changes in Anaconda</title>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <emphasis role='strong'>Anaconda</emphasis> now features the
+ ability to install packages from Fedora Extras or any custom
+ <code>yum</code>-compatible software repository. Fedora Extras
+ is available by default on interactive installs with network
+ connectivity.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
<para>
<note>
- <title>Downloading Large Files</title>
-
+ <title>Yum Repository Support</title>
<para>
- If you intend to download the Fedora Core 6 DVD ISO
- image, keep in mind that not all file downloading tools can
- accommodate files larger than 2GB in size.
- <command>wget</command> 1.9.1-16 and above,
- <command>curl</command> and <command>ncftpget</command> do not
- have this limitation, and can successfully download files
- larger than 2GB. <application>BitTorrent</application> is
- another method for downloading large files. For information
- about obtaining and using the torrent file, refer to
- <ulink url="http://torrent.fedoraproject.org/"/>.
+ Only HTTP and FTP repositories are supported; repositories on
+ CDs or NFS are not currently supported.
</para>
</note>
</para>
-
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
- <application>Anaconda</application> tests the integrity of
- installation media by default. This function works with the
- CD, DVD, hard drive ISO, and NFS ISO installation methods. The
- Fedora Project recommends that you test all installation media
- before starting the installation process, and before reporting
- any installation-related bugs. Many of the bugs reported are
- actually due to improperly-burned CDs. To use this test, type
- <userinput>linux mediacheck</userinput> at the
- <computeroutput>boot:</computeroutput> prompt.
- </para>
- <para>
- The <option>mediacheck</option> function is highly sensitive,
- and may report some usable discs as faulty. This result is
- often caused by disc writing software that does not include
- padding when creating discs from ISO files. For best results
- with <option>mediacheck</option>, boot with the following
- option:
+ You can now use the installer to generate a Live CD for
+ Kadischi. Refer to
+ <ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Kadischi/'/> for
+ more details.
</para>
</listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
-
-<screen><![CDATA[linux ide=nodma ]]></screen>
-
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem override='none'>
+ <listitem>
<para>
- Use the <command>sha1sum</command> utility to verify discs
- before carrying out an installation. This test accurately
- identifies discs that are not valid or identical to the ISO
- image files.
+ <emphasis role='strong'>Anaconda</emphasis> uses SquashFS to
+ compress and store packages on images.
</para>
</listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
-
- <para>
- <important>
- <title><application>BitTorrent</application> Automatically
- Verifies File Integrity</title>
-
+ <listitem>
<para>
- If you use <application>BitTorrent</application>, any files
- you download are automatically validated. If your file
- completes downloading, you do not need to check it. Once you
- burn your CD, however, you should still use
- <option>mediacheck</option>.
+ <emphasis role='strong'>Anaconda</emphasis> now supports
+ installation using IPv6.
</para>
- </important>
- </para>
-
- <itemizedlist>
+ </listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- You may perform memory testing before you install Fedora Core
- by entering <userinput>memtest86</userinput> at the
- <computeroutput>boot:</computeroutput> prompt. This option
- runs the <application>Memtest86</application> standalone
- memory testing software in place of
- <application>Anaconda</application>.
- <application>Memtest86</application> memory testing continues
- until the <keycap function="escape">Esc</keycap> key is
- pressed.
+ <emphasis role='strong'>Anaconda</emphasis> now supports
+ installation from
+ <ulink url='http://fedora-test.fedoraproject.org/fedora-docs/fedora-docs/FireWire'>FireWire</ulink>
+ and USB storage devices.
</para>
</listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
-
- <para>
- <note>
- <title><application>Memtest86</application> Availability</title>
-
+ <listitem>
<para>
- You must boot from Installation Disc 1 or a rescue CD in order
- to use this feature.
+ <emphasis role='strong'>Anaconda's</emphasis> backend,
+ <code>yum</code>, has been updated to 2.9.x.
</para>
- </note>
- </para>
-
- <itemizedlist>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The installer provides enhanced support for the
+ <code>ppc64</code> architecture.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The installer now supports Apple Macintosh systems with Intel
+ processors.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The installer now supports multipathing.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Vera fonts are retired and replaced by
+ <ulink url='http://fedora-test.fedoraproject.org/fedora-docs/fedora-docs/DejaVu'>DejaVu</ulink>
+ as default for the installer.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Fedora Core 6 supports graphical FTP and HTTP
- installations. However, the installer image must either fit in
- RAM or appear on local storage such as Installation Disc 1.
- Therefore, only systems with more than 192MiB of RAM, or which
- boot from Installation Disc 1, can use the graphical
- installer. Systems with 192MiB RAM or less will fall back to
- using the text-based installer automatically. If you prefer to
- use the text-based installer, type <userinput>linux
- text</userinput> at the
- <computeroutput>boot:</computeroutput> prompt.
+ The installer is now translated in Greek, Kannada, Malayalam,
+ Marathi and Oriya.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
+ </section>
- <section>
- <title>Changes in Anaconda</title>
+ <section>
+ <title>Kickstart Changes</title>
+ <para>
+ Three new <code>kickstart</code> keywords have been added.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ <code>repo --name=<repoid>
+ [--baseurl=<url>|--mirrorlist=<url></code>
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ <code>repo</code> specifies additional package repositories to use
+ for installation. <code>baseurl</code> specifies the URL for the
+ repository, while <code>mirrorlist</code> specifies a list of
+ mirrors. One and only one of these options may be specified per
+ repository definition.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ <code>services [--disabled=<list>] [--enabled=<list>]
+ </code>
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ <code>services</code> modifies the default set of services that
+ will be started in the default runlevel. <code>enabled</code> and
+ <code>disabled</code> take comma-separated lists, with
+ <code>enabled</code> services taking priority.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ <code>user --name=<username> [--groups=<list>]
+ [--homedir=<homedir>] [--password=<password>] [--iscrypted]
+ [--shell=<shell>] [--uid=<uid>] </code>
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ <code>user</code> creates a new user with the specified
+ parameters. <code>name</code> is required; all other parameters
+ are optional.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ More documentation on <code>kickstart</code> is available in the
+ <code>anaconda</code> package. To install it, run the command
+ <code>su -c 'yum install anaconda'</code> and read the
+ <code>/usr/share/doc/anaconda*/kickstart-docs.txt</code> file for
+ more information.
+ </para>
+ </section>
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- The installer can now be used to generate a Live CD for
- <application>Kadischi</application>.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <systemitem>SquashFS</systemitem> is the default file
- compressor for <application>Anaconda</application>.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <application>Anaconda</application> supports IPv6
- installation.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- FireWire and USB-storage installation are now supported.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <application>Anaconda's</application> backend,
- <command>yum</command>, is updated to 2.9.x.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- The installer provides enhanced support for the ppc64
- architecture.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Mactels are now supported by the installer.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- The installer now supports rudimentary firmware loading
- and basic multipath.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- The graphical mode of <application>Anaconda</application>
- provides basic support for multiple repositories setup,
- which allows users to add their favorite third party
- repositories.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- The Bitstream Vera font has been retired and replaced by
- DejaVu as default for the installer.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- New languages are added for the installer: Kannada,
- Malayalam and Oriya.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
+ <section>
+ <title>Installation Related Issues</title>
+ <section>
+ <title>Sony VAIO Notebooks</title>
+ <para>
+ Some Sony VAIO notebook systems may experience problems
+ installing Fedora Core from CD-ROM. If this happens, restart the
+ installation process and add the following option to the boot
+ command line:
+ </para>
+<screen><![CDATA[pci=off ide1=0x180,0x386
+]]></screen>
+ <para>
+ Installation should proceed normally, and any devices not
+ detected are configured the first time Fedora Core is booted.
+ </para>
</section>
-
<section>
- <title>Installation Related Issues</title>
-
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Some Sony VAIO notebook systems may experience problems
- installing Fedora Core from CD-ROM. If this happens, restart
- the installation process and add the following option to the
- boot command line:
- </para>
- <screen><![CDATA[pci=off ide1=0x180,0x386 ]]></screen>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem override='none'>
- <para>
- Installation should proceed normally, and any devices not
- detected are configured the first time Fedora Core is
- booted.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Not all IDE RAID controllers are supported. If your RAID
- controller is not yet supported by <option>dmraid</option>,
- you may combine drives into RAID arrays by configuring Linux
- software RAID. For supported controllers, configure the RAID
- functions in the computer BIOS.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
+ <title>IDE RAID</title>
+ <para>
+ Not all IDE RAID controllers are supported. If your RAID
+ controller is not yet supported by <code>dmraid</code>, you may
+ combine drives into RAID arrays by configuring Linux software
+ RAID. For supported controllers, configure the RAID functions in
+ the computer BIOS.
+ </para>
</section>
-
<section>
- <title>Upgrade Related Issues</title>
-
+ <title>Multiple NICs and PXE Installation</title>
<para>
- Refer to <ulink
- url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DistributionUpgrades'>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DistributionUpgrades</ulink>
- for detailed recommended procedures for upgrading Fedora.
+ Some servers with multiple network interfaces may not assign
+ eth0 to the first network interface as BIOS knows it, which can
+ cause the installer to try using a different network interface
+ than was used by PXE. To change this behavior, use the following
+ in pxelinux.cfg/* config files:
</para>
-
+<screen><![CDATA[IPAPPEND 2
+APPEND ksdevice=bootif
+]]></screen>
<para>
- In general, fresh installations are recommended over upgrades,
- particularly for systems which include software from third-party
- repositories. Third-party packages remaining from a previous
- installation may not work as expected on an upgraded Fedora
- system. If you decide to perform an upgrade anyway, the
- following information may be helpful.
+ The configuration options above cause the installer to use the
+ same network interface as BIOS and PXE use. You can also use the
+ following option:
</para>
-
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Before you upgrade, back up the system completely. In
- particular, preserve <filename
- class="directory">/etc</filename>, <filename
- class="directory">/home</filename>, and possibly
- <filename class="directory">/opt</filename> and <filename
- class="directory">/usr/local</filename> if customized
- packages are installed there. You may wish to use a
- multi-boot approach with a "clone" of the old installation
- on alternate partitions as a fallback. In that case,
- creating alternate boot media such as GRUB boot floppy.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
-
+<screen><![CDATA[ksdevice=link
+]]></screen>
<para>
- <important>
- <title>System Configuration Backups</title>
-
- <para>
- Backups of configurations in <filename
- class="directory">/etc</filename> are also useful in
- reconstructing system settings after a fresh installation.
- </para>
- </important>
+ This option causes the installer to use the first network device
+ it finds that is linked to a network switch.
</para>
-
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- After you complete the upgrade, run the following command:
- </para>
-
-<screen><![CDATA[rpm -qa --last > RPMS_by_Install_Time.txt]]></screen>
-
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem override='none'>
- <para>
- Inspect the end of the output for packages that pre-date the
- upgrade. Remove or upgrade those packages from third-party
- repositories, or otherwise deal with them as necessary.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
</section>
-</section>
+ </section>
-<!--
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+ <section>
+ <title>Upgrade Related Issues</title>
+ <para>
+ Refer to
+ <ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DistributionUpgrades'/>
+ for detailed recommended procedures for upgrading Fedora.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ In general, fresh installations are recommended over upgrades,
+ particularly for systems which include software from third-party
+ repositories. Third-party packages remaining from a previous
+ installation may not work as expected on an upgraded Fedora
+ system. If you decide to perform an upgrade anyway, the following
+ information may be helpful:
+ </para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Before you upgrade, back up the system completely. In
+ particular, preserve <code>/etc</code>, <code>/home</code>,
+ and possibly <code>/opt</code> and <code>/usr/local</code> if
+ customized packages are installed there. You may wish to use a
+ multi-boot approach with a "clone" of the old installation on
+ alternate partition(s) as a fallback. In that case, creating
+ alternate boot media such as GRUB boot floppy.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ <para>
+ <important>
+ <title>System Configuration Backups</title>
+ <para>
+ Backups of configurations in `/etc` are also useful in
+ reconstructing system settings after a fresh installation.
+ </para>
+ </important>
+ </para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ After you complete the upgrade, run the following command:
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+<screen><![CDATA[rpm -qa --last > RPMS_by_Install_Time.txt
+]]></screen>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem override='none'>
+ <para>
+ Inspect the end of the output for packages that pre-date the
+ upgrade. Remove or upgrade those packages from third-party
+ repositories, or otherwise deal with them as necessary.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </section>
+</section>
Index: Java.xml
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diff -u -r1.7 -r1.8
--- Java.xml 29 Aug 2006 01:05:48 -0000 1.7
+++ Java.xml 24 Sep 2006 20:41:49 -0000 1.8
@@ -3,168 +3,204 @@
<!DOCTYPE section PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.docbook.org/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd">
<section id="sn-Java">
- <title>Java and <systemitem>java-gcj-compat</systemitem></title>
+ <title>Java and java-gcj-compat</title>
+
+<!--RAW HTML: <h2>Java and java-gcj-compat</h2>-->
<para>
This release of Fedora Core includes a free and open source Java
- environment called <systemitem>java-gcj-compat</systemitem>. The
- <systemitem>java-gcj-compat</systemitem> collection includes a tool suite
- and execution environment that is capable of building and running
- many useful programs that are written in the Java programming
- language.
+ environment called <code>java-gcj-compat</code>. The
+ <code>java-gcj-compat</code> collection includes a tool suite and
+ execution environment that is capable of building and running many
+ useful programs that are written in the Java programming language.
</para>
<para>
- <note>
+ <note>
<title>Fedora Core Does Not Include Java</title>
-
<para>
- Java is a trademark of Sun Microsystems.
- <systemitem>java-gcj-compat</systemitem> is an entirely free
- software stack that is <emphasis>not</emphasis> Java, but may
- run Java software.
+ Java is a trademark of Sun Microsystems. `java-gcj-compat` is an
+ entirely free software stack that is '''not''' Java, but may run
+ Java software.
</para>
- </note>
+ </note>
</para>
<para>
- The <systemitem>java-gcj-compat</systemitem> infrastructure has
- three key components: a <application>GNU Java</application> runtime
- (<systemitem class="library">libgcj</systemitem>), the
- <application>Eclipse Java</application> compiler
- (<systemitem>ecj</systemitem>), and a set of wrappers and links
- (<systemitem>java-gcj-compat</systemitem>) that present the runtime
+ The
+<!--GetVal-macro not supported by the docbook formatter, but giving it a shot anyway-->
+ java-gcj-compat infrastructure has three key components: a
+ <emphasis role='strong'>GNU Java</emphasis> runtime
+ (<code>libgcj</code>), the <emphasis role='strong'>Eclipse
+ Java</emphasis> compiler (<code>ecj</code>), and a set of wrappers
+ and links (<code>java-gcj-compat</code>) that present the runtime
and compiler to the user in a manner similar to other Java
environments.
</para>
<para>
The Java software packages in this Fedora release use the
- <systemitem>java-gcj-compat</systemitem> environment. These packages
- include <application>OpenOffice.org Base</application>,
- <application>Eclipse</application>, and <application>Apache
- Tomcat</application>. Refer to the Java FAQ at <ulink
- url='http://www.fedoraproject.org/wiki/JavaFAQ'/> for more
- information on the <systemitem>java-gcj-compat</systemitem> free Java
+ <code>java-gcj-compat</code> environment. These packages include
+ <emphasis role='strong'>OpenOffice.org Base</emphasis>,
+ <emphasis role='strong'>Eclipse</emphasis>, and
+ <emphasis role='strong'>Apache Tomcat</emphasis>. Refer to the Java
+ FAQ at <ulink url='http://www.fedoraproject.org/wiki/JavaFAQ'/> for
+ more information on the <code>java-gcj-compat</code> free Java
environment in Fedora.
</para>
<para>
- <important>
- <title>Include Location and Version Information in Bug
- Reports</title>
-
+ <important>
+ <title>Include Location and Version Information in Bug Reports</title>
<para>
- When making a bug report, be sure to include the output from
- these commands:
+ When making a bug report, be sure to include the output from
+ these commands:
</para>
-
-<screen><![CDATA[which java && java -version && which javac && javac -version ]]></screen>
-
</important>
</para>
- <section>
- <title>Handling Java Applets</title>
+<screen><![CDATA[which java && java -version && which javac && javac -version
+]]></screen>
+ <section>
+ <title>Handling Java and Java-like Packages</title>
<para>
- This release of Fedora Core includes a preview release of
- <systemitem>gcjwebplugin</systemitem>, a Free Firefox plugin for
- Java applets. It is provided by the
- <filename>java-1.4.2-gcj-compat-plugin</filename> package, which
- is installed by default as part of the Internet group of packages.
- <systemitem>gcjwebplugin</systemitem> is still under active
- development and should not be used to load untrusted applets.
- </para>
+ In addition to the <code>java-gcj-compat</code> free software
+ stack, Fedora Core lets you install multiple Java implementations
+ and switch between them using the <code>alternatives</code>
+ command line tool. However, every Java system you install must be
+ packaged using the JPackage Project packaging guidelines to take
+ advantage of <code>alternatives</code>. Once these packages are
+ installed properly, the <code>root</code> user may switch between
+ <code>java</code> and <code>javac</code> implementations using the
+ <code>alternatives</code> command:
+ </para>
+<screen><![CDATA[alternatives --config java
+alternatives --config javac
+]]></screen>
+ </section>
+ <section>
+ <title>64-bit JNI Libraries</title>
<para>
- <warning>
- <title>Use <systemitem>gcjwebplugin</systemitem> with
- caution</title>
-
- <para>
- Before <systemitem>gcjwebplugin</systemitem> loads any applet,
- it displays a warning about the state of GNU Classpath's
- security implementation. The dialog allows you to cancel
- loading the applet, or to trust the applet and load it. If you
- do not want even this level of risk, you can remove the plugin
- entirely with this command:
- </para>
-
-<screen><![CDATA[su -c 'yum remove java-1.4.2-gcj-compat-plugin']]></screen>
-
- </warning>
+ The 64-bit JNI libraries shipped by default on x86_64 systems in
+ Fedora Core and Extras will not run on 32-bit JREs. Either switch
+ to a 64-bit java alternative, or install the 32-bit version of the
+ packages, if available. To install a 32-bit version, use the
+ following command:
+ </para>
+<screen><![CDATA[yum install <package_name>.i386
+]]></screen>
+ <para>
+ Likewise, the 32-bit JNI libraries shipped by default on ppc64
+ systems will not run with a 64-bit JRE. To install the 64-bit
+ version, use the following command:
</para>
+<screen><![CDATA[yum install <package_name>.ppc64
+]]></screen>
</section>
<section>
- <title>Handling Java and Java-like Packages</title>
-
+ <title>Handling Java Applets</title>
<para>
- In addition to the <systemitem>java-gcj-compat</systemitem> free
- software stack, Fedora Core lets you install multiple Java
- implementations and switch between them using the
- <command>alternatives</command> command line tool. However, every
- Java system you install must be packaged using the JPackage
- Project packaging guidelines to take advantage of
- <command>alternatives</command>. Once these packages are installed
- properly, the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user
- may switch between <systemitem>java</systemitem> and
- <systemitem>javac</systemitem> implementations using the
- <command>alternatives</command> command:
+ This release of Fedora Core includes a preview release of
+ <code>gcjwebplugin</code>, a Firefox plugin for Java applets.
+ <code>gcjwebplugin</code> is not enabled by default because
+ although the security implementation in <code>GNU Classpath</code>
+ is being actively developed, it is not mature enough to run
+ untrusted applets safely. That said, the AWT and Swing
+ implementations in <code>GNU Classpath</code> are now sufficiently
+ mature that they can run many applets deployed on the web.
+ Adventurous users who want to try <code>gcjwebplugin</code> can
+ read
+ <code>/usr/share/doc/libgcj-4.1.1/README.libgcjwebplugin.so</code>,
+ as installed by the <code>gcc</code> rpm. The README explains how
+ to enable the plugin and the risks associated with doing so.
</para>
-
-<screen><![CDATA[alternatives --config java
-alternatives --config javac ]]></screen>
-
- <note>
- <title>64-bit JNI Libraries</title>
- <para>
- Note that the 64-bit JNI libraries shipped by default on 64-bit
- systems in Fedora Core and Extras will not run on 32-bit JREs.
- Either switch to a 64-bit java alternative, or install the
- 32-bit version of the packages, if available. To install a
- 32-bit version, use the command <command>yum install
- <package_name>.i386</command>.
- </para>
- </note>
-
</section>
<section>
<title>Fedora and the JPackage Java Packages</title>
-
<para>
Fedora Core includes many packages derived from the JPackage
Project, which provides a Java software repository. These packages
are modified in Fedora to remove proprietary software dependencies
- and to make use of GCJ's ahead-of-time compilation feature.
- </para>
-
- <para>
- Use the Fedora repositories to update these packages, or use the
+ and to make use of GCJ's ahead-of-time compilation feature. Use
+ the Fedora repositories to update these packages, or use the
JPackage repository for packages not provided by Fedora. Refer to
the JPackage website at <ulink url='http://jpackage.org'/> for
more information on the project and the software it provides.
</para>
-
<para>
- <warning>
- <title>Mixing Packages from Fedora and JPackage</title>
+ <warning>
+ <title>Mixing Packages from Fedora and JPackage</title>
+ <para>
+ Research package compatibility before you install software
+ from both the Fedora and JPackage repositories on the same
+ system. Incompatible packages may cause complex issues.
+ </para>
+ </warning>
+ </para>
+ </section>
- <para>
- Research package compatibility before you install software
- from both the Fedora and JPackage repositories on the same
- system. Incompatible packages may cause complex issues.
- </para>
- </warning>
+ <section>
+ <title>Eclipse</title>
+ <para>
+ This release of Fedora Core includes Fedora Eclipse which is based
+ on the <ulink url='http://www.eclipse.org'>Eclipse</ulink> SDK
+ version 3.2. The "New and Noteworthy" page for this release can be
+ accessed
+ <ulink url='http://download.eclipse.org/eclipse/downloads/drops/R-3.2-200606291905/new_noteworthy/eclipse-news.html'>here</ulink>.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Released in June 2006, the SDK is known variously as "the Eclipse
+ Platform," "the Eclipse IDE," and "Eclipse." The Eclipse SDK is
+ the foundation for the combined release of ten Eclipse projects
+ under the
+ <ulink url='http://www.eclipse.org/callisto'>Callisto</ulink>
+ combined release umbrella. A few of these Callisto projects are
+ included in Fedora Core and Extras:
+ <ulink url='http://www.eclipse.org/cdt'>CDT</ulink>, for C/C++
+ development, and
+ <ulink url='http://www.eclipse.org/gef'>GEF</ulink>, the Graphical
+ Editing Framework.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ We hope to augment these projects with others as this Fedora cycle
+ goes on. Likely candidates for inclusion include
+ <ulink url='http://www.eclipse.org/emf'>EMF</ulink>, the Eclipse
+ Modeling Framework, and
+ <ulink url='http://www.eclipse.org/vep'>VE</ulink>, the Visual
+ Editor. As of this writing, it is expected that an updated version
+ of <ulink url='http://pydev.sf.net'>PyDev</ulink>, the Python
+ development tools, will also be available in Fedora Extras.
+ Assistance in getting these projects packaged and tested with GCJ
+ is always welcome. Contact the interested parties through
+ <ulink url='http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-java-list/'>fedora-devel-java-list</ulink>
+ and/or #fedora-java on freenode.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Fedora also includes plugins and features that are particularly
+ useful to FOSS hackers,
+ <ulink url='http://fedora-test.fedoraproject.org/fedora-docs/fedora-docs/ChangeLog'>ChangeLog</ulink>
+ editing with <code>eclipse-changelog</code> and Bugzilla
+ interaction with <code>eclipse-bugzilla</code>. Our CDT package
+ also includes work-in-progress support for the GNU Autotools. The
+ latest information regarding these projects can be found at the
+ <ulink url='http://sourceware.org/eclipse/'>Fedora Eclipse
+ Project</ulink> page.
</para>
+ <section>
+ <title>Non-packaged Plugins/Feature</title>
+ <para>
+ Fedora Eclipse contains a patch to allow non-root users to make
+ use of the Update Manager functionality for installing
+ non-packaged plugins and features. Such plugins are installed in
+ the user's home directory under the <code>.eclipse</code>
+ directory. Please note, however, that these plugins do not have
+ associated GCJ-compiled bits and may therefore run slower than
+ expected.
+ </para>
+ </section>
</section>
</section>
-
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--- Kernel.xml 29 Aug 2006 01:09:51 -0000 1.11
+++ Kernel.xml 24 Sep 2006 20:41:49 -0000 1.12
@@ -5,147 +5,204 @@
<section id="sn-Kernel">
<title>Linux Kernel</title>
+<!--RAW HTML: <h2>Linux Kernel</h2>-->
+
<para>
This section covers changes and important information regarding the
- kernel in Fedora Core 6.
+ 2.6.18 based kernel in Fedora Core
+<!--GetVal-macro not supported by the docbook formatter, but giving it a shot anyway-->
+ 6. The 2.6.18 kernel includes:
</para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Lightweight user space priority inheritance support
+ (<ulink url='http://lwn.net/Articles/178253/'/>)
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ A "lock validator" debugging tool
+ (<ulink url='http://lwn.net/Articles/185666/'/>)
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ A new power saving policy for multicore systems, SMPnice
+ (<ulink url='http://lwn.net/Articles/186438/'/>)
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ A much improved SATA layer
+ (<ulink url='http://lwn.net/Articles/183734/'/>)
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Swapless page migration
+ (<ulink url='http://lwn.net/Articles/160201/'/>)
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Per-zone VM counters
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Per-task delay accounting
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ A new per-packet access control for SELinux called
+ <code>secmark</code>
+ (<ulink url='http://james-morris.livejournal.com/11010.html'/>)
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Randomized i386 vDSO
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ New drivers and additional device support for many existing
+ drivers
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Many bug fixes and other small improvements.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+
<section>
<title>Version</title>
-
<para>
- This distribution is based on the 2.6 series of the Linux kernel.
- Fedora Core may include additional patches for improvements, bug
- fixes, or additional features. For this reason, the Fedora Core
- kernel may not be line-for-line equivalent to the so-called
- <emphasis>vanilla kernel</emphasis> from the kernel.org web site:
+ Fedora Core may include additional patches to the kernel for
+ improvements, bug fixes, or additional features. For this reason,
+ the Fedora Core kernel may not be line-for-line equivalent to the
+ so-called <emphasis>vanilla kernel</emphasis> from the kernel.org
+ web site:
</para>
-
<para>
<ulink url='http://www.kernel.org/'/>
</para>
-
<para>
To obtain a list of these patches, download the source RPM package
and run the following command against it:
</para>
- <screen>rpm -qpl kernel-<replaceable><version></replaceable>.src.rpm</screen>
+<screen><![CDATA[rpm -qpl kernel-<version>.src.rpm
+]]></screen>
</section>
<section>
<title>Changelog</title>
-
<para>
To retrieve a log of changes to the package, run the following
command:
</para>
- <screen>rpm -q --changelog kernel-<replaceable><version></replaceable></screen>
+<screen><![CDATA[rpm -q --changelog kernel-<version>
+]]></screen>
<para>
If you need a user friendly version of the changelog, refer to
<ulink url='http://wiki.kernelnewbies.org/LinuxChanges'/>. A short
- and full diff of the kernel is available from <ulink
- url='http://kernel.org/git'/>. The Fedora version kernel is
+ and full diff of the kernel is available from
+ <ulink url='http://kernel.org/git'/>. The Fedora version kernel is
based on the Linus tree.
</para>
-
<para>
Customizations made for the Fedora version are available from
- <ulink url='http://cvs.fedora.redhat.com'/>.
+ <ulink url='http://cvs.fedora.redhat.com'/> .
</para>
</section>
<section>
<title>Kernel Flavors</title>
-
<para>
- Fedora Core 6 includes the following kernel builds:
+<!--Anchor-macro not supported by the docbook formatter, but giving it a shot anyway-->
+ <anchor id='Kernel_Flavors'/>
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Fedora Core
+<!--GetVal-macro not supported by the docbook formatter, but giving it a shot anyway-->
+ 6 includes the following kernel builds:
</para>
-
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para>
- Native kernel, for use in most systems. Configured sources are
- available in the
- <filename>kernel-devel-<replaceable><version></replaceable>.<replaceable><arch></replaceable>.rpm</filename>
- package.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- kernel-PAE, for use in 32-bit x86 systems with > 4GB of RAM,
- or with CPUs that have a "NX (No eXecute)" feature. This
- kernel support both uniprocessor and multi-processor systems.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Virtual kernel hypervisor for use with the Xen emulator
- package. Configured sources are available in the
- <filename>kernel-xen0-devel-<replaceable>version</replaceable>.<replaceable>arch</replaceable>.rpm</filename>
- package.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Virtual kernel guest for use with the Xen emulator package.
- Configured sources are available in the
- <filename>kernel-xenU-devel-<replaceable>version</replaceable>.<replaceable>arch</replaceable>.rpm</filename>
- package.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Kdump kernel for use with
- <systemitem>kexec</systemitem>/<systemitem>kdump</systemitem>
- capabilities. Configured sources are available in the
- <filename>kernel-kdump-devel-<replaceable>version</replaceable>.<replaceable>arch</replaceable>.rpm</filename>
- package.
- </para>
+ <para>
+ Native kernel, for use in most systems. Configured sources are
+ available in the
+ <code>kernel-devel-<version>.<arch>.rpm</code> package.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ kernel-PAE, for use in 32-bit x86 systems with > 4GB of RAM,
+ or with CPUs that have a 'NX (No eXecute)' feature. This
+ kernel support both uniprocessor and multi-processor systems.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Virtualization kernel for use with the Xen emulator package.
+ Configured sources are available in the
+ <code>kernel-xen-devel-<version>.<arch>.rpm</code>
+ package.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Kdump kernel for use with kexec/kdump capabilities. Configured
+ sources are available in the
+ <code>kernel-kdump-devel-<version>.<arch>.rpm</code>
+ package.
+ </para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
-
<para>
You may install kernel headers for all kernel flavors at the same
time. The files are installed in the
- <filename>/usr/src/kernels/<replaceable>version</replaceable>-[xen0|xenU|kdump]-<replaceable>arch</replaceable>/</filename>
+ <code>/usr/src/kernels/<version>-[xen|kdump]-<arch>/</code>
tree. Use the following command:
</para>
-
-<screen><![CDATA[su -c 'yum install kernel-{xen0,xenU,kdump}-devel']]></screen>
-
+<screen><![CDATA[su -c 'yum install kernel-{PAE,xen,kdump}-devel'
+]]></screen>
<para>
Select one or more of these flavors, separated by commas and no
- spaces, as appropriate. Enter the <systemitem
- class="username">root</systemitem> password when prompted.
+ spaces, as appropriate. Enter the root password when prompted.
</para>
-
<para>
- <note>
- <title>Default Kernel Provides SMP</title>
-
- <para>
- There is no separate SMP kernel available for Fedora Core 6.
- Multiprocessor support is provided by the native kernel.
- </para>
- </note>
-
- <note>
- <title>PowerPC Kernel Support</title>
-
- <para>
- There is no support for Xen or kdump for the PowerPC
- architecture in Fedora Core 6.
- </para>
- </note>
+ <note>
+ <title>Default Kernel Provides SMP</title>
+ <para>
+ There is no separate SMP kernel available for Fedora Core 6 on
+ i386, x86_64 and ppc64. Multiprocessor support is provided by
+ the native kernel.
+ </para>
+ </note>
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ <note>
+ <title>PowerPC Kernel Support</title>
+ <para>
+ There is no support for Xen or kdump for the PowerPC
+ architecture in Fedora Core 6 test3. 32-bit PowerPC does still
+ have a separate SMP kernel.
+ </para>
+ </note>
</para>
</section>
<section>
<title>Reporting Bugs</title>
-
<para>
- Refer to <ulink
- url='http://kernel.org/pub/linux/docs/lkml/reporting-bugs.html'/>
+ Refer to
+ <ulink url='http://kernel.org/pub/linux/docs/lkml/reporting-bugs.html'/>
for information on reporting bugs in the Linux kernel. You may
also use <ulink url='http://bugzilla.redhat.com'/> for reporting
bugs which are specific to Fedora.
@@ -154,225 +211,252 @@
<section>
<title>Following Generic Textbooks</title>
-
<para>
Many of the tutorials, examples, and textbooks about Linux kernel
development assume the kernel sources are installed under the
- <filename class="directory">/usr/src/linux/</filename> directory.
- If you make a symbolic link, as shown below, you should be able to
- use those learning materials with the Fedora Core packages.
- Install the appropriate kernel sources, as shown earlier, and then
- run the following command:
+ <code>/usr/src/linux/</code> directory. If you make a symbolic
+ link, as shown below, you should be able to use those learning
+ materials with the Fedora Core packages. Install the appropriate
+ kernel sources, as shown earlier, and then run the following
+ command:
</para>
-
- <screen>su -c 'ln -s /usr/src/kernels/<replaceable><version></replaceable>.<replaceable><release></replaceable>-<replaceable><arch></replaceable> /usr/src/linux'</screen>
-
+<screen><![CDATA[su -c 'ln -s /usr/src/kernels/<version>.<release>-<arch> /usr/src/linux'
+]]></screen>
<para>
- Enter the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> password when
- prompted.
+ Enter the <code>root</code> password when prompted.
</para>
</section>
<section>
<title>Preparing for Kernel Development</title>
-
<para>
- Fedora Core 6 does not include the
- <filename>kernel-source</filename> package provided by older
- versions since only the <filename>kernel-devel</filename> package
- is required now to build external modules. Configured sources are
- available, as described in this kernel flavors section.
+ Fedora Core
+<!--GetVal-macro not supported by the docbook formatter, but giving it a shot anyway-->
+ 6 does not include the kernel-source package provided by older
+ versions since only the kernel-devel package is required now to
+ build external modules. Configured sources are available, as
+ described in this kernel flavors section.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ [[Admonition("note", "Instructions Refer to Current Kernel", "To
+ simplify the following directions, we have assumed that you want
+ to configure the kernel sources to match your currently-running
+ kernel. In the steps below, the expression <version> refers to
+ the kernel version shown by the command: <code>uname -r</code>."]]
</para>
-
- <note>
- <title>Instructions Refer to Current Kernel</title>
- <para>
- To simplify the following directions, we have assumed that you
- want to configure the kernel sources to match your
- currently-running kernel. In the steps below, the expression
- <literal><replaceable><version></replaceable></literal>
- refers to the kernel version shown by the command:
- <command>uname -r</command>.
- </para>
- </note>
-
<para>
Users who require access to Fedora Core original kernel sources
- can find them in the kernel <filename
- class="extension">.src.rpm</filename> package. To create an
+ can find them in the kernel .src.rpm package. To create an
exploded source tree from this file, perform the following steps:
</para>
-
- <note>
- <title>Do Not Build Packages as Super-user (root)</title>
- <para>
- Building packages as the superuser is inherently dangerous and
- is not required, even for the kernel. These instructions allow
- you to install the kernel source as a normal user. Many general
- information sites refer to <filename
- class="directory">/usr/src/linux</filename> in their kernel
- instructions. If you use these instructions, simply substitute
- <filename
- class="directory">~/rpmbuild/BUILD/kernel-<replaceable><version></replaceable>/linux-<replaceable><version></replaceable>.<replaceable><arch></replaceable></filename>.
- </para>
- </note>
- <procedure>
- <step>
- <para>
- Prepare a RPM package building environment in your home
- directory. Run the following commands:
- </para>
-
-<screen><![CDATA[su -c 'yum install rpmdevtools yum-utils'
-rpmdev-setuptree ]]></screen>
-
- <para>
- Enter the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>
- password when prompted.
- </para>
- </step>
- <step>
- <para>
- Download the
- <filename>kernel-<replaceable><version></replaceable>.src.rpm</filename>
- file. Enable any appropriate source repositories, such as
- Core, Updates, or Testing, with the <option>-e</option> switch:
- </para>
- <screen><![CDATA[yumdownloader -e core-source -e updates-source --source kernel ]]></screen>
- <para>
- Enter the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>
- password when prompted.
- </para>
- </step>
- <step>
- <para>
- Install
- <filename>kernel-<replaceable><version></replaceable>.src.rpm</filename>
- using the command:
- </para>
- <screen>rpm -Uvh kernel-<replaceable><version></replaceable>.src.rpm</screen>
- <para>
- This command writes the RPM contents into <filename
- class="directory">${HOME}/rpmbuild/SOURCES</filename> and
- <filename class="directory">${HOME}/rpmbuild/SPECS</filename>,
- where <varname>${HOME}</varname> is your home directory.
- </para>
- <note>
- <title>Space Required</title>
- <para>
- The full kernel building process may require several
- gigabytes of extra space on the file system containing your
- home directory.
- </para>
- </note>
- </step>
- <step>
- <para>
- Prepare the kernel sources using the commands:
- </para>
- <screen><![CDATA[cd ~/rpmbuild/SPECS
-rpmbuild -bp --target $(uname -m) kernel-2.6.spec ]]></screen>
- <para>
- The kernel source tree is located in the <filename
- class="directory">${HOME}/rpmbuild/BUILD/kernel-<replaceable><version></replaceable>/linux-<replaceable><version></replaceable>.<replaceable><arch></replaceable></filename>
- directory.
- </para>
- </step>
- <step>
- <para>
- The configurations for the specific kernels shipped in Fedora
- Core 6 are in the <filename
- class="directory">~/rpmbuild/BUILD/kernel-<replaceable><version></replaceable>/linux-<replaceable><version></replaceable>.<replaceable><arch></replaceable>/configs/</filename> directory. For
- example, the i686 configuration file is named
- <filename class="directory">~/rpmbuild/BUILD/kernel-<replaceable><version></replaceable>/linux-<replaceable><version></replaceable>.<replaceable><arch></replaceable>/configs/kernel-<replaceable><version></replaceable>-i686.config</filename>.
- Issue the following command to place the desired configuration
- file in the proper place for building:
- </para>
- <screen>cp configs/<replaceable><desired-config-file></replaceable> .config</screen>
- </step>
- <step>
- <para>
- Every kernel gets a name based on its version number. This is
- the value the <command>uname -r</command> command displays.
- The kernel name is defined by the first four lines of the
- kernel <filename>Makefile</filename>. The
- <filename>Makefile</filename> has been changed to generate a
- kernel with a <emphasis>different</emphasis> name from that of
- the running kernel. To be accepted by the running kernel, a
- module must be compiled for a kernel with the correct name. To
- do this, you must edit the kernel
- <filename>Makefile</filename>.
- </para>
- <para>
- For example, if the <command>uname -r</command> returns the
- string <computeroutput>2.6.17-1.2345_FC6</computeroutput>,
- change the <varname>EXTRAVERSION</varname> definition from
- this:
- </para>
- <screen><![CDATA[EXTRAVERSION = -prep ]]></screen>
- <para>
- to this:
- </para>
- <screen><![CDATA[EXTRAVERSION = -1.2345_FC6 ]]></screen>
- <para>
- That is, substitute everything from the final dash onward.
- </para>
- </step>
- <step>
- <para>
- Run the following command:
- </para>
- <screen><![CDATA[make oldconfig ]]></screen>
- <para>
- You may then proceed as usual.
- </para>
- </step>
- </procedure>
+ <para>
+ [[Admonition("note", "Do Not Build Packages as Super-user (root)",
+ "Building packages as the superuser is inherently dangerous and is
+ not required, even for the kernel. These instructions allow you to
+ install the kernel source as a normal user. Many general
+ information sites refer to <code>/usr/src/linux</code> in their
+ kernel instructions. If you use these instructions, simply
+ substitute
+ <code>~/rpmbuild/BUILD/kernel-<version>/linux-<version>.<arch></code>."]]
+ </para>
+ <orderedlist numeration='arabic'>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Prepare a RPM package building environment in your home
+ directory. Run the following commands:
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
+<screen><![CDATA[su -c 'yum install rpmdevtools yum-utils'
+rpmdev-setuptree
+]]></screen>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem override='none'>
+ <para>
+ Enter the <code>root</code> password when prompted.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ <orderedlist numeration='arabic'>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Download the <code>kernel-<version>.src.rpm</code> file.
+ Enable any appropriate source repositories, such as Core,
+ Updates, or Testing, with the <code>-e</code> switch:
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
+<screen><![CDATA[yumdownloader -e core-source -e updates-source --source kernel
+]]></screen>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem override='none'>
+ <para>
+ Enter the <code>root</code> password when prompted.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ <orderedlist numeration='arabic'>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Install <code>kernel-<version>.src.rpm</code> using the
+ command:
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
+<screen><![CDATA[rpm -Uvh kernel-<version>.src.rpm
+]]></screen>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem override='none'>
+ <para>
+ This command writes the RPM contents into
+ <code>${HOME}/rpmbuild/SOURCES</code> and
+ <code>${HOME}/rpmbuild/SPECS</code>, where
+ <code>${HOME}</code> is your home directory.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ <para>
+ [[Admonition("note", "Space Required", "The full kernel building
+ process may require several gigabytes of extra space on the file
+ system containing your home directory."]]
+ </para>
+ <orderedlist numeration='arabic'>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Prepare the kernel sources using the commands:
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
+<screen><![CDATA[cd ~/rpmbuild/SPECS
+rpmbuild -bp --target $(uname -m) kernel-2.6.spec
+]]></screen>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem override='none'>
+ <para>
+ The kernel source tree is located in the
+ <code>~/rpmbuild/BUILD/kernel-<version>/linux-<version>.<arch></code>
+ directory.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ <orderedlist numeration='arabic'>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The configurations for the specific kernels shipped in Fedora
+ Core
+<!--GetVal-macro not supported by the docbook formatter, but giving it a shot anyway-->
+ 6 are in the
+ <code>~/rpmbuild/BUILD/kernel-<version>/linux-<version>.<arch>/configs</code>
+ directory. For example, the i686 configuration file is named
+ <code>~/rpmbuild/BUILD/kernel-<version>/linux-<version>.<arch>/configs/kernel-<version>-i686.config</code>.
+ Issue the following command to place the desired configuration
+ file in the proper place for building:
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
+<screen><![CDATA[cp configs/<desired-config-file> .config
+]]></screen>
+ <orderedlist numeration='arabic'>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Every kernel gets a name based on its version number. This is
+ the value the <code>uname -r</code> command displays. The
+ kernel name is defined by the first four lines of the kernel
+ <code>Makefile</code>. The <code>Makefile</code> has been
+ changed to generate a kernel with a
+ <emphasis>different</emphasis> name from that of the running
+ kernel. To be accepted by the running kernel, a module must be
+ compiled for a kernel with the correct name. To do this, you
+ must edit the kernel <code>Makefile</code>.
+ </para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem override='none'>
+ <para>
+ For example, if the <code>uname -r</code> returns the
+ string <code>2.6.17-1.2345_FC6</code>, change the
+ <code>EXTRAVERSION</code> definition from this:
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
+<screen><![CDATA[EXTRAVERSION = -prep
+]]></screen>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem override='none'>
+ <para>
+ to this:
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+<screen><![CDATA[EXTRAVERSION = -1.2345_FC6
+]]></screen>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem override='none'>
+ <para>
+ That is, substitute everything from the final dash onward.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ <orderedlist numeration='arabic'>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Run the following command:
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
+<screen><![CDATA[make oldconfig
+]]></screen>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem override='none'>
+ <para>
+ You may then proceed as usual.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ <para>
+ <note>
+ <title>Building Kernel Binary RPMs</title>
+ <para>
+ Normally, kernels for Fedora are built using the `rpmbuild`
+ utility and a specfile. Your results may vary if you use the
+ kernel's built-in `make rpm` target.
+ </para>
+ </note>
+ </para>
</section>
<section>
<title>Building Only Kernel Modules</title>
-
<para>
An exploded source tree is not required to build a kernel module,
such as your own device driver, against the currently in-use
- kernel. Only the <filename>kernel-devel</filename> package is
- required to build external modules. If you did not select it
- during installation, use <application>Pirut</application> to
- install it, going to <menuchoice>
- <guimenu>Applications</guimenu>
- <guimenuitem>Add/Remove Software</guimenuitem>
- </menuchoice> or use <command>yum</command> to install it. Run the
- following command to install the <filename>kernel-devel</filename>
- package using <filename>yum</filename>.
- </para>
- <screen><![CDATA[su -c 'yum install kernel-devel' ]]></screen>
- <para>
- For example, to build the <filename>foo.ko</filename>
- module, create the following <filename>Makefile</filename>
- in the directory containing the <filename>foo.c</filename>
- file:
- </para>
-
- <screen><![CDATA[obj-m := foo.o
-
-KDIR := /lib/modules/$(shell uname -r)/build
-PWD := $(shell pwd)
-
+ kernel. Only the <code>kernel-devel</code> package is required to
+ build external modules. If you did not select it during
+ installation, use <emphasis role='strong'>Pirut</emphasis> to
+ install it, going to <emphasis role='strong'>Applications >
+ Add/Remove</emphasis> software or use <code>yum</code> to install
+ it. Run the following command to install the
+ <code>kernel-devel</code> package using <code>yum</code>.
+ </para>
+<screen><![CDATA[su -c 'yum install kernel-devel'
+]]></screen>
+ <para>
+ For example, to build the <code>foo.ko</code> module, create the
+ following <code>Makefile</code> in the directory containing the
+ <code>foo.c</code> file:
+ </para>
+<screen><![CDATA[obj-m := foo.o
+]]><![CDATA[
+KDIR := /lib/modules/$(shell uname -r)/build
+PWD := $(shell pwd)
+]]><![CDATA[
default:
- $(MAKE) -C $(KDIR) M=$(PWD) modules ]]></screen>
-
+ $(MAKE) -C $(KDIR) M=$(PWD) modules
+]]></screen>
<para>
- Issue the <command>make</command> command to build the
- <filename>foo.ko</filename> module.
+ Issue the <code>make</code> command to build the
+ <code>foo.ko</code> module.
</para>
</section>
-
</section>
-
-<!--
-Local variables:
-mode: xml
-fill-column: 72
-End:
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===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/Legacy.xml,v
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diff -u -r1.7 -r1.8
--- Legacy.xml 29 Aug 2006 00:26:02 -0000 1.7
+++ Legacy.xml 24 Sep 2006 20:41:49 -0000 1.8
@@ -5,12 +5,7 @@
<section id="sn-Legacy">
<title>Fedora Legacy - Community Maintenance Project</title>
- <para>
- This section has not been updated for Fedora Core 6 by the
- <ulink
- url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DocsProject/ReleaseNotes/Beats'>beat
- writer</ulink>.
- </para>
+<!--RAW HTML: <h2>Fedora Legacy - Community Maintenance Project</h2>-->
<para>
The Fedora Legacy Project is a community-supported open source
@@ -20,19 +15,21 @@
errata packages. This work extends the effective lifetime of older
distributions in environments where frequent upgrades are not
possible or desirable. For more information about the Fedora Legacy
- Project, refer to <ulink
- url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Legacy'/>.
+ Project, refer to
+ <ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Legacy'/>.
</para>
- <note>
- <title>Legacy Repo Included in Fedora Core 5</title>
- <para>
- Fedora Core 5 ships with a software repository configuration for
- Fedora Legacy. This is a huge step in integrating Fedora Legacy
- with the Fedora Project at large and Fedora Core specifically.
- This repository is not enabled by default in this release.
- </para>
- </note>
+ <para>
+ <note>
+ <title>Legacy Repo Included in Fedora Core 6</title>
+ <para>
+ Fedora Core 6 ships with a software repository configuration for
+ Fedora Legacy. This is a huge step in integrating Fedora Legacy
+ with the Fedora Project at large and Fedora Core specifically.
+ This repository is not enabled by default in this release.
+ </para>
+ </note>
+ </para>
<para>
Currently the Fedora Legacy Project maintains the following
@@ -42,50 +39,43 @@
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
- Fedora Core 3
+ Fedora Core 3
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Fedora Core 4
+ Fedora Core 4
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>
The Fedora Legacy Project provides updates for these releases as
- long as there is community interest. When interest is not sustained
- further, maintenance mode ends with the second test release for the
- third subsequent Core release. For example, maintenance mode for
- Fedora Core 4, if not sustained by the community, ends with the
- release of Fedora Core 7 test2. This provides an effective supported
- lifetime (Fedora Core plus Fedora Legacy Support) of about 18
- months.
+ long as there is community interest and participation. When interest
+ is not sustained further, maintenance mode ends with the second test
+ release for the fourth subsequent Core release. For example,
+ maintenance mode for Fedora Core 3, if not sustained by the
+ community, ends with the release of Fedora Core 7 test2. This
+ provides an effective supported lifetime (Fedora Core plus Fedora
+ Legacy Support) of about 18 months.
</para>
<para>
The Fedora Legacy Project always needs volunteers to perform quality
assurance testing on packages waiting to be published as updates.
- Refer to <ulink
- url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Legacy/QATesting'/> for more
- information. Also visit our issues list at <ulink
- url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Legacy/QATesting#issues'/> for
- further information and pointers to bugs we have in the queue.
+ Refer to
+ <ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Legacy/QATesting'/> for
+ more information. Also visit our issues list at
+ <ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Legacy/QATesting#issues'/>
+ for further information and pointers to bugs we have in the queue.
</para>
<para>
If you need help in getting started, visit the project home page on
the Wiki at <ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Legacy'/>, or
- the Mentors page at <ulink
- url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mentors'/>. If you are looking
- for others ways to participate in Fedora, refer to <ulink
- url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/HelpWanted'/>.
+ the Mentors page at
+ <ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mentors'/>. If you are
+ looking for others ways to participate in Fedora, refer to
+ <ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/HelpWanted'/>.
</para>
</section>
-
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diff -u -r1.7 -r1.8
--- Multimedia.xml 13 Aug 2006 16:59:58 -0000 1.7
+++ Multimedia.xml 24 Sep 2006 20:41:49 -0000 1.8
@@ -5,47 +5,58 @@
<section id="sn-Multimedia">
<title>Multimedia</title>
+<!--RAW HTML: <h2>Multimedia</h2>-->
+
<para>
Fedora Core includes applications for assorted multimedia functions,
including playback, recording and editing. Additional packages are
available through the Fedora Extras repository. For additional
information about multimedia in Fedora, refer to the Multimedia
- section of the Fedora Project website at <ulink
- url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Multimedia'/>.
+ section of the Fedora Project website at
+ <ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Multimedia'/>.
</para>
<section>
<title>Multimedia Players</title>
-
<para>
The default installation of Fedora Core includes
- <application>Rhythmbox</application> and
- <application>Totem</application> for media playback. The Fedora
- Core and Fedora Extras repositories include many other popular
- programs such as the <application>XMMS</application> player and
- KDE's <application>amaroK</application>. Both GNOME and KDE have a
- selection of players that can be used with a variety of formats.
+ <emphasis role='strong'>Rhythmbox</emphasis> and
+ <emphasis role='strong'>Totem</emphasis> for media playback. The
+ Fedora Core and Fedora Extras repositories include many other
+ popular programs such as the
+ <emphasis role='strong'>XMMS</emphasis> player and KDE's
+ <emphasis role='strong'>amaroK</emphasis>. Both GNOME and KDE have
+ a selection of players that can be used with a variety of formats.
Third parties may offer additional programs to handle other
formats.
</para>
-
<para>
Fedora Core also takes full advantage of the Advanced Linux Sound
Architecture (ALSA) sound system. Many programs can play sound
simultaneously, which was once difficult on Linux systems. When
all multimedia software is configured to use ALSA for sound
support, this limitation disappears. For more information about
- ALSA, visit the project website at <ulink
- url='http://www.alsa-project.org/'/>. Users may still experience
- issues when multiple users log into the system. Depending upon
- hardware and software configurations, multiple users may not be
- able to use the sound hardware simultaneously.
+ ALSA, visit the project website at
+ <ulink url='http://www.alsa-project.org/'/>. Users may still
+ experience issues when multiple users log into the system.
+ Depending upon hardware and software configurations, multiple
+ users may not be able to use the sound hardware simultaneously.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ <emphasis role='strong'>Helix Player</emphasis> has been removed
+ from this release since it duplicates the functionality of
+ <emphasis role='strong'>Totem</emphasis>.
+ <emphasis role='strong'>Totem</emphasis> also uses the
+ <emphasis role='strong'>GStreamer</emphasis> media framework,
+ which is used by other multimedia applications in Fedora Core.
+ With <emphasis role='strong'>GStreamer</emphasis>, users can
+ easily add support for additional codecs to all included
+ applications.
</para>
</section>
<section>
<title>Ogg and Xiph.Org Foundation Formats</title>
-
<para>
Fedora includes complete support for the Ogg media container
format and the Vorbis audio, Theora video, Speex audio and FLAC
@@ -61,7 +72,6 @@
<section>
<title>MP3, DVD, and Other Excluded Multimedia Formats</title>
-
<para>
Fedora Core and Fedora Extras software repositories cannot include
support for MP3 or DVD video playback or recording. The MP3
@@ -76,7 +86,6 @@
Media's Real Player. For more on this subject, please refer to
<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/ForbiddenItems'/>.
</para>
-
<para>
While other MP3 options may be available for Fedora, Fluendo now
offers an free MP3 plugin for GStreamer that has the necessary
@@ -85,65 +94,53 @@
Fedora does not include this plugin since we prefer to support and
encourage the use of patent unrestricted open formats instead. For
more information about the MP3 plugin, visit Fluendo's website at
- <ulink
- url='http://www.fluendo.com/'>http://www.fluendo.com/</ulink>.
+ <ulink url='http://www.fluendo.com/'/>.
</para>
</section>
<section>
<title>CD and DVD Authoring and Burning</title>
-
<para>
Fedora Core and Fedora Extras software repositories includes a
variety of tools for easily mastering and burning CDs and DVDs.
GNOME users can burn directly from the Nautilus file manager, or
- choose the <filename>gnomebaker</filename> or
- <filename>graveman</filename> packages from Fedora Extras, or the
- older <filename>xcdroast</filename> package from Fedora Core. KDE
- users can use the robust <filename>k3b</filename> package,
- available in Fedora Extras, for these tasks. Console tools include
- <filename>cdrecord</filename>, <filename>readcd</filename>,
- <filename>mkisofs</filename> and other popular applications.
+ choose the <code>gnomebaker</code> or <code>graveman</code>
+ packages from Fedora Extras, or the older <code>xcdroast</code>
+ package from Fedora Core. KDE users can use the robust
+ <code>k3b</code> package, available in Fedora Extras, for these
+ tasks. Console tools include <code>cdrecord</code>,
+ <code>readcd</code>, <code>mkisofs</code> and other popular
+ applications.
</para>
</section>
<section>
<title>Screencasts</title>
-
<para>
You can use Fedora to create and play back
- <firstterm>screencasts</firstterm>, which are recorded desktop
+ <emphasis>screencasts</emphasis>, which are recorded desktop
sessions, using open technologies. Fedora Extras software
- repository includes <filename>istanbul</filename>, which creates
+ repository includes <code>istanbul</code>, which creates
screencasts using the Theora video format. These videos can be
played back using one of several players included in Fedora Core.
This is the preferred way to submit screencasts to the Fedora
Project for either developer or end-user use. For a more
- comprehensive how-to, refer to <ulink
- url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/ScreenCasting'/>.
+ comprehensive how-to, refer to
+ <ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/ScreenCasting'/>.
</para>
</section>
<section>
<title>Extended Support through Plugins</title>
-
<para>
Most of the media players in Fedora Core and Fedora Extras
software repositories can use plugins to add support for
additional media formats and sound output systems. Some use
- powerful multimedia frameworks, like the
- <filename>gstreamer</filename> package, to handle media format
- support and sound output. Fedora Core and Fedora Extras software
- repositories offer plugin packages for these backends and for
- individual applications. Third parties may provide additional
- plugins to add even greater capabilities.
+ powerful multimedia frameworks, like the <code>gstreamer</code>
+ package, to handle media format support and sound output. Fedora
+ Core and Fedora Extras software repositories offer plugin packages
+ for these backends and for individual applications. Third parties
+ may provide additional plugins to add even greater capabilities.
</para>
</section>
</section>
-
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--- OverView.xml 29 Aug 2006 01:09:51 -0000 1.10
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@@ -3,301 +3,284 @@
<!DOCTYPE section PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.docbook.org/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd">
<section id="sn-OverView">
- <title>Fedora Core 6 Tour</title>
+ <title>Release Highlights</title>
- <para>
- You can find a tour filled with pictures and videos of this exciting
- new release at <ulink
- url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Tours/FedoraCore6'/>.
- </para>
+<!--RAW HTML: <h2>Release Highlights</h2>-->
<section>
- <title>Fedora Core 6 Release schedule</title>
-
+ <title>Fedora Core 6 Tour</title>
<para>
- The current prelimenary release schedule of Fedora Core 6 is
- available at <ulink
- url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Core/Schedule'/>.
+ You can find a tour filled with pictures and videos of this
+ exciting new release at
+ <ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Tours/FedoraCore6'/>.
</para>
</section>
<section>
<title>New in Fedora Core 6</title>
-
<para>
- This release, the second test release of Fedora Core 6, 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 includes significant new versions of many key
+ components and technologies. The following sections provide a
+ brief overview of major changes from the last release of Fedora
+ Core.
</para>
-
<section>
<title>Desktop</title>
<itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- This release has an improved look and feel for various
- international languages, with a new default font. Refer to
- <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fonts/DejaVu"/>
- for more information.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Java applets run by default in the Firefox web browser using
- <systemitem>gcjwebplugin</systemitem>. Extensive backports
- of the latest GCJ runtime enable many of the latest Java
- programs like <application>Eclipse 3.2.2</application>, and
- fix various bugs, improving the robustness and performance
- of applications like <application>Azureus</application> and
- <application>RSSOwl</application>.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Better visualization and eye candy is provided by the
- <application>Compiz</application> window manager.
- <application>Compiz</application> can take advantage of the
- AIGLX framework, provided in this release as part of
- <application>X.org 7.1</application>. Upcoming features
- include a graphical method to switch between the default
- <application>Metacity</application> window manager and
- <application>Compiz</application>. For more information,
- refer to <ulink
- url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/RenderingProject"/>.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- This release features an update applet called
- <application>puplet</application> that provides user
- notifications when software updates are available. For more
- information, refer to <ulink
- url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/YumApplet"/>.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- This release features the development version of GNOME 2.15
- and the general release of KDE 3.5.3. GNOME 2.16, which
- will be part of Fedora Core 6, will feature a few incremental
- improvements such as the <application>Orca</application>
- screen reader and <application>Alacarte</application> menu
- editor.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- The Fedora Artwork Project is continuing its effort to
- replace the <application>Bluecurve</application> icon set
- with a new one called <application>Echo</application>. The
- window manager theme in GNOME has already been replaced in
- an earlier release upstream by
- <application>Clearlooks</application>, which itself is based
- on the <application>Bluecurve</application> theme engine.
- More information is available at <ulink
- url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Artwork/EchoDevelopment"/>.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- This release includes <application>Dogtail</application>
- (<ulink url="http://people.redhat.com/zcerza/dogtail/"/>),
- which provides a graphical test and automation framework for
- the desktop.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- This release features the <application>GNUCash
- 2.0</application> accounting application, which provides
- major new features and interface improvements. For more
- information, refer to <ulink
- url="http://lists.gnucash.org/pipermail/gnucash-announce/2006-July/000069.html"/>.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <application>Helix Player</application> has been moved to
- Fedora Extras, since the included
- <application>Totem</application> media player provides
- similar functionality. <application>Totem</application>
- also uses the <application>GStreamer</application> media
- framework, which is used by other multimedia applications in
- Fedora Core. With <application>GStreamer</application>, users can
- easily add support for additional codecs to all included
- applications.
- </para>
- </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ This release has an improved look and feel for various
+ international languages, with a new
+ <ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fonts/DejaVu'>DejaVu</ulink>
+ default font.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The <emphasis role='strong'>Compiz</emphasis> window manager
+ provides better visual feedback and a variety of desktop
+ effects by using the AIGLX framework. More information is
+ available from the
+ <ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/RenderingProject'>Fedora
+ Rendering Project</ulink>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ This release features an update applet called
+ <code>puplet</code> that provides user notifications when
+ software updates are available. For more information, refer
+ to <ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/YumApplet'/>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ This release includes a completely rewritten and enhanced
+ <ulink url='http://www.redhat.com/magazine/022aug06/features/fc6_print/'>system-config-printer</ulink>,
+ which uses the latest CUPS 1.2. More technical details are
+ available at
+ <ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Printing/AdminToolOutline'/>
+ and
+ <ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Printing/AdminToolSpecifics'/>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ This release features
+ <ulink url='http://www.gnome.org/start/2.16/'>GNOME
+ 2.16</ulink> and KDE 3.5.4.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Fedora Core 6 includes a refreshing new "DNA" theme, which
+ is part of a continuous team effort from the
+ <ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Artwork'>Fedora
+ Artwork Project</ulink>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ This release includes
+ <ulink url='http://people.redhat.com/zcerza/dogtail/'>Dogtail</ulink>
+ which provides a graphical test and automation framework for
+ the desktop.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ This release features the
+ <ulink url='http://lists.gnucash.org/pipermail/gnucash-announce/2006-July/000069.html'>'''GnuCash
+ 2.0'''</ulink> accounting application, which provides major
+ new features and interface improvements. For more
+ information, refer to
+ <ulink url='http://www.gnucash.org/features.phtml'>GnuCash
+ Features</ulink>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <emphasis role='strong'>Helix Player</emphasis> has been
+ moved to Fedora Extras, since the included
+ <emphasis role='strong'>Totem</emphasis> media player
+ provides similar functionality.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</section>
<section>
<title>Performance</title>
<itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- All Fedora Core applications have been rebuilt using
- <option>DT_GNU_HASH</option>, which provides up to a 50%
- performance boost on applications using dynamic linking. For
- more information, refer to <ulink
- url="http://lwn.net/Articles/192624/"/> and <ulink
- url="http://sources.redhat.com/ml/binutils/2006-06/msg00418.html"/>.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- This release improves performance and manageability by
- splitting up package dependencies in a much more granular
- way. Examples include <systemitem>gnome-utils</systemitem>,
- now split into several packages;
- <systemitem>php</systemitem>, in which the command line
- binary has been split up from the CGI executable;
- <systemitem>beagle</systemitem>, which no longer depends on
- <application>Evolution</application>; and
- <systemitem>evince</systemitem>, which no longer depends on
- the <application>Nautilus</application> file manager.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- In this release, <command>yum</command> performance is
- extensively improved, using a new implementation of the
- repository metadata parser in C.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- A new background service caches and increases the
- performance of network filesystems such as AFS and NFS.
- This service is part of the ongoing CacheFS development by
- Red Hat. For more information, refer to <ulink
- url="http://lwn.net/Articles/100321/"/>.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- The Fedora installer, <application>Anaconda</application>,
- can now connect to additional repositories such as Updates
- and Fedora Extras, and users can install applications from
- these repositories directly.
- <application>Anaconda</application> also now supports IPv6.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- This release features a new virtualization manager,
- <systemitem>virt-manager</systemitem>, which adds a
- graphical management interface layer on top of
- <application>Xen</application>.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- This release increases usability of SELinux by providing a
- graphical troubleshooting tool. For details and screenshots,
- refer to <ulink
- url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/SELinux/setroubleshoot"/>.
- Dan Walsh explains the tool in his blog at <ulink
- url="http://danwalsh.livejournal.com/7212.html"/>. The
- <application>Nautilus</application> file manager has also
- been improved in GNOME 2.16 to display SELinux contexts.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Fedora now features integrated smart card capabilities, for
- secure authentication out of the box using the new Cool Key
- system.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- This release introduces a new tool,
- <command>lvm2-cluster</command>, for intuitively managing
- cluster volumes.
- </para>
- </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ All Fedora Core applications have been rebuilt using
+ <ulink url='http://sources.redhat.com/ml/binutils/2006-06/msg00418.html'>`DT_GNU_HASH`</ulink>,
+ which provides up to a 50%
+ <ulink url='http://lwn.net/Articles/192624/'>performance
+ boost</ulink> on applications using dynamic linking.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ IMAP support for the
+ <emphasis role='strong'>Evolution</emphasis> personal
+ information manager is much improved in this release.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ This release improves performance and manageability by
+ splitting up package dependencies in a much more granular
+ way. Affected packages include <code>beagle</code>,
+ <code>evince</code>, and <code>NetworkManager</code>. For
+ more information on these and other related changes, refer
+ to
+ [/Docs/Beats/<ulink url='http://fedora-test.fedoraproject.org/fedora-docs/fedora-docs/PackageNotes'>PackageNotes</ulink>].
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ In this release, the performance of <code>yum</code>,
+ <emphasis role='strong'>Pirut</emphasis>, and
+ <emphasis role='strong'>Pup</emphasis> has been
+ significantly improved.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <ulink url='http://fontconfig.org/wiki/2_2e4_20release_20notes'>Fontconfig
+ 2.4</ulink> improves startup performance and memory
+ footprint significantly.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The performance of the Fedora's default ext3 filesystem has
+ been
+ <ulink url='http://kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=89747d369d34e333b9b60f10f333a0b727b4e4e2'>boosted</ulink>
+ in recent versions of the Linux kernel.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ A new background service caches and increases the
+ performance of network filesystems such as AFS and NFS. This
+ service is part of the ongoing
+ <ulink url='http://lwn.net/Articles/100321/'>CacheFS
+ development</ulink> by Red Hat.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ CUPS printing service starts much more faster since it now
+ detects devices on demand.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </section>
+ <section>
+ <title>System Administration</title>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The Fedora installer,
+ <emphasis role='strong'>Anaconda</emphasis>, can now connect
+ to additional repositories such as Updates and Fedora
+ Extras, and users can install applications from these
+ repositories directly. Support for Fedora Extras is included
+ by default on network-connected interactive installs.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <emphasis role='strong'>Anaconda</emphasis> also now
+ supports IPv6.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ This release features a new virtualization manager,
+ <ulink url='http://virt-manager.et.redhat.com/'>virt-manager</ulink>,
+ which adds a graphical management interface layer on top of
+ <emphasis role='strong'>Xen</emphasis>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ This release increases usability of SELinux by providing a
+ <ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/SELinux/setroubleshoot'>graphical
+ troubleshooting tool</ulink> and enhancements to the
+ <emphasis role='strong'>Nautilus</emphasis> file manager.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Fedora now features integrated smart card capabilities, for
+ secure authentication out of the box using the new
+ <ulink url='http://directory.fedora.redhat.com/wiki/CoolKey'>CoolKey</ulink>
+ system.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ This release introduces a new tool,
+ <code>lvm2-cluster</code>, for intuitively managing cluster
+ volumes.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</section>
<section>
<title>System Level Changes</title>
<itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- There are no longer separate kernels for SMP and UP. A
- single kernel now automagically detects your processor
- configuration and enables the proper bits for it.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- This release features better graphics capability through
- dynamic <application>X.org</application> graphical subsystem
- configuration.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- This release supports Mac machines running the new Intel
- processors. For more information, refer to <ulink
- url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FedoraOnMactel"/>.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- This release includes better i18n support using the
- <application>SCIM</application> input method.
- <application>SCIM</application> is now enabled by default
- for all languages instead of just a few Asian locales as in
- the previous release. This release also integrates support
- for more languages such as Sinhalase (Sri Lanka) and Oriya,
- Kannada and Malayalam (India). Fedora now provides an easy
- interface to switch the input methods using
- <command>im-chooser</command>.
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Fedora Core 6 features a 2.6.18 based kernel. There are no
+ longer separate kernels for SMP and UP processors on any
+ architecture. A single kernel now automatically detects your
+ processor configuration and enables the proper bits for it.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <emphasis role='strong'>X.org 7.1</emphasis> now dynamically
+ configures monitor resolution and refresh rates to limit the
+ amount of required user configuration.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ This release supports
+ <ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FedoraOnMactel'>Mac
+ machines</ulink> running the new Intel processors.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- The distribution includes a major new release of the
- <application>Eclipse</application> IDE and framework (<ulink
- url='http://download.eclipse.org/eclipse/downloads/drops/R-3.2-200606291905/new_noteworthy/eclipse-news.html'/>).
+ This release includes better i18n support using the default
+ <emphasis role='strong'>SCIM</emphasis> input method,
+ including more languages such as Sinhalase (Sri Lanka) and
+ Oriya, Kannada, and Malayalam (India). Fedora now provides
+ an easy interface to switch the input methods using
+ <code>im-chooser</code>.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- This Fedora release includes a completely rewritten and
- enhanced <command>system-config-printer</command>, which
- uses the latest CUPS 1.2. For more information, refer to
- <ulink
- url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Printing/AdminToolOutline"/>
- and <ulink
- url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Printing/AdminToolSpecifics"/>.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- The GNOME 1.x legacy stack has been removed from Fedora Core.
- Core.
- </para>
- </listitem>
+ The <emphasis role='strong'>GNOME 1.x</emphasis> legacy
+ stack has been removed from Fedora Core, and added to Fedora
+ Extras.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</section>
-
</section>
<section>
<title>Road Map</title>
-
<para>
The proposed plans for the next release of Fedora are available at
<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/RoadMap'/>.
</para>
</section>
</section>
-
-<!--
-Local variables:
-mode: xml
-fill-column: 72
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Index: PackageChanges.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/PackageChanges.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.8
retrieving revision 1.9
diff -u -r1.8 -r1.9
--- PackageChanges.xml 29 Aug 2006 00:24:12 -0000 1.8
+++ PackageChanges.xml 24 Sep 2006 20:41:49 -0000 1.9
@@ -5,41 +5,29 @@
<section id="sn-PackageChanges">
<title>Package Changes</title>
+<!--RAW HTML: <h2>Package Changes</h2>-->
+
<para>
- This section has not been updated for Fedora Core 6 by the
- <ulink
- url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DocsProject/ReleaseNotes/Beats'>beat
- writer</ulink>.
+ <note>
+ <title>This list is automatically generated</title>
+ <para>
+ This list is automatically generated. It is not a good choice
+ for translation.
+ </para>
+ </note>
</para>
- <note>
- <title>This list is automatically generated</title>
+<screen><![CDATA[This list was made using the {{{treediff}}} utility, ran as {{{treediff newtree oldtree}}} against the rawhide tree of 28 Feb. 2006.
+]]></screen>
- <para>
- This list is automatically generated. It is not a good choice for
- translation.
- </para>
- </note>
<para>
For a list of which packages were updated since the previous
- release, refer to <ulink
- url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Beats/PackageChanges/UpdatedPackages'/>.
+ release, refer to
+ <ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Beats/PackageChanges/UpdatedPackages'/>.
You can also find a comparison of major packages between all Fedora
versions at <ulink url='http://distrowatch.com/fedora'/>.
</para>
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <systemitem>macutils</systemitem> - <ulink
- url="https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-maintainers/2006-August/msg00021.html"/>
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
-</section>
-<!--
-Local variables:
-mode: xml
-fill-column: 72
-End:
--->
+<screen><![CDATA[Insert treediff list here.
+]]></screen>
+</section>
Index: PackageNotes.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/PackageNotes.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.5
retrieving revision 1.6
diff -u -r1.5 -r1.6
--- PackageNotes.xml 29 Aug 2006 00:32:20 -0000 1.5
+++ PackageNotes.xml 24 Sep 2006 20:41:49 -0000 1.6
@@ -5,24 +5,142 @@
<section id="sn-PackageNotes">
<title>Package Notes</title>
+<!--RAW HTML: <h2>Package Notes</h2>-->
+
<para>
The following sections contain information regarding software
- packages that have undergone significant changes for Fedora Core 6.
- For easier access, they are generally organized using the same
+ packages that have undergone significant changes for Fedora Core
+<!--GetVal-macro not supported by the docbook formatter, but giving it a shot anyway-->
+ 6. For easier access, they are generally organized using the same
groups that are shown in the installation system.
</para>
- <para>
- This section has not been updated for Fedora Core 6 by the
- <ulink
- url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DocsProject/ReleaseNotes/Beats'>beat
- writer</ulink>.
- </para>
-</section>
+ <section>
+ <title>GNOME Desktop Environment</title>
+ <para>
+ The following packages have been split into several packages to
+ improve performance and manageability as noted:
+ </para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <code>gnome-utils</code>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <code>beagle</code>, which no longer depends on
+ <emphasis role='strong'>Evolution</emphasis>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <code>evince</code>, which no longer depends on
+ <emphasis role='strong'>Nautilus</emphasis>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <code>NetworkManager</code>, which no longer depends on
+ <code>bind</code> and <code>caching-nameserver</code>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </section>
-<!--
-Local variables:
-mode: xml
-fill-column: 72
-End:
--->
+ <section>
+ <title>Web Server</title>
+ <para>
+ The <code>php</code> package has been split to separate the
+ command line binary from the CGI executable.
+ </para>
+ </section>
+
+ <section>
+ <title>Ext3 File System Utilities</title>
+ <para>
+ A new version of <code>e2fsprogs</code> is included in this
+ release which has a number of bug fixes. The
+ <code>ext2online</code> feature has been integrated into
+ <code>resize2fs</code>, so the <code>ext2online</code> program has
+ been removed from this package.
+ </para>
+ </section>
+
+ <section>
+ <title>Licensing Audit</title>
+ <para>
+ The <ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Board'>Fedora
+ Project Board</ulink> initiated a
+ <ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FreeSoftwareAnalysis'>licensing
+ audit</ulink> to ensure all software included in Fedora Core is
+ compliant with the package licensing guidelines. This process is
+ now complete, and several changes were made as a result:
+ </para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The <code>openmotif</code> package has been
+ <ulink url='https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-list/2006-August/msg01314.html'>dropped</ulink>
+ due to a non-free license. Software packages previously
+ dependent on the <code>openmotif</code> library have been
+ rebuilt to use <code>lesstif</code>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The <code>macutils</code> pakcage has been
+ <ulink url='https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-maintainers/2006-August/msg00021.html'>dropped</ulink>
+ due to a non-free license.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The <code>ckermit</code> package has been
+ <ulink url='http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-advisory-board/2006-August/msg00271.html'>dropped</ulink>
+ due to a non-free license.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The <code>cleanfeed</code> package has been
+ <ulink url='http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-advisory-board/2006-August/msg00401.html'>dropped</ulink>
+ due to a non-free license.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The <code>aspell-nl</code> package has been
+ <ulink url='http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-advisory-board/2006-August/msg00271.html'>changed</ulink>
+ to include GPL licensed data.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The <code>crypto-utils</code> package has been
+ <ulink url='http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-advisory-board/2006-August/msg00271.html'>changed</ulink>
+ to remove PGP licensed code in favor of new GPL licensed code.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The <code>netpbm</code> package has been
+ <ulink url='http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-advisory-board/2006-August/msg00271.html'>changed</ulink>
+ to remove all unlicensed or improper files from the source
+ tarball.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </section>
+
+ <section>
+ <title>Kenel Headers</title>
+ <para>
+ The process of generating kernel headers has been
+ <ulink url='http://kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=8d730cfb50cc77da6d00f941daef440918a1922f'>changed</ulink>
+ which provides several
+ <ulink url='http://lkml.org/lkml/2006/7/2/24'>benefits</ulink>
+ included easier maintenance and consistency.
+ </para>
+ </section>
+</section>
Index: ProjectOverview.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/ProjectOverview.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.6
retrieving revision 1.7
diff -u -r1.6 -r1.7
--- ProjectOverview.xml 13 Aug 2006 16:59:58 -0000 1.6
+++ ProjectOverview.xml 24 Sep 2006 20:41:49 -0000 1.7
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
<!DOCTYPE section PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.docbook.org/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd">
<section id="sn-ProjectOverview">
- <title>About the Fedora Project</title>
+ <title>Fedora Project - Freedom to the Core</title>
+
+<!--RAW HTML: <h2>Fedora Project - Freedom to the Core</h2>-->
<para>
The goal of the Fedora Project is to work with the Linux community
@@ -11,25 +13,25 @@
from open source software. Development is done in a public forum.
The project produces time-based releases of Fedora Core
approximately 2-3 times a year, with a public release schedule
- available at <ulink
- url='http://fedora.redhat.com/About/schedule/'/>. The Red Hat
+ available at
+ <ulink url='http://fedora.redhat.com/About/schedule/'/>. The Red Hat
engineering team continues to participate in building Fedora Core
and invites and encourages more outside participation than was
possible in the past. By using this more open process, we hope to
provide an operating system more in line with the ideals of free
software and more appealing to the open source community. For more
- information, refer to the Fedora Project website at <ulink
- url='http://fedora.redhat.com/'/>.
+ information, refer to the Fedora Project website at
+ <ulink url='http://fedora.redhat.com/'/>.
</para>
<para>
The Fedora Project is driven by the individuals that contribute to
it. As a tester, developer, documenter or translator, you can make a
- difference. See <ulink
- url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/HelpWanted'>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/HelpWanted</ulink>
- for details. For more information on the channels of communication
- for Fedora users and contributors, refer to <ulink
- url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate'/>.
+ difference. See
+ <ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/HelpWanted'/> for details.
+ For information on the channels of communication for Fedora users
+ and contributors, refer to
+ <ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate'/>.
</para>
<para>
@@ -40,26 +42,26 @@
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
- <ulink url='mailto:fedora-list at redhat.com'/>, for users of
- Fedora Core releases
+ <ulink url='mailto:fedora-list at redhat.com'>fedora-list at redhat.com</ulink>,
+ for users of Fedora Core releases
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- <ulink url='mailto:fedora-test-list at redhat.com'/>, for testers
- of Fedora Core test releases
+ <ulink url='mailto:fedora-test-list at redhat.com'>fedora-test-list at redhat.com</ulink>,
+ for testers of Fedora Core test releases
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- <ulink url='mailto:fedora-devel-list at redhat.com'/>, for
- developers, developers, developers
+ <ulink url='mailto:fedora-devel-list at redhat.com'>fedora-devel-list at redhat.com</ulink>,
+ for developers, developers, developers
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- <ulink url='mailto:fedora-docs-list at redhat.com'/>, for
- participants of the Documentation Project
+ <ulink url='mailto:fedora-docs-list at redhat.com'>fedora-docs-list at redhat.com</ulink>,
+ for participants of the Documentation Project
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
@@ -67,11 +69,11 @@
<para>
To subscribe to any of these lists, send an email with the word
"subscribe" in the subject to
- <email><replaceable><listname></replaceable>-request</email>,
- where <replaceable><listname></replaceable> is one of the
- above list names. Alternately, you can subscribe to Fedora mailing
- lists through the Web interface at <ulink
- url='http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/'/>.
+ <emphasis><listname>-request</emphasis>, where
+ <emphasis><listname></emphasis> is one of the above list names.
+ Alternately, you can subscribe to Fedora mailing lists through the
+ Web interface at
+ <ulink url='http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/'/>.
</para>
<para>
@@ -79,42 +81,34 @@
channels. IRC is a real-time, text-based form of communication,
similar to Instant Messaging. With it, you may have conversations
with multiple people in an open channel, or chat with someone
- privately one-on-one. To talk with other Fedora Project
- participants via IRC, access the Freenode IRC network. Refer to the
- Freenode website at <ulink url='http://www.freenode.net/'/> for more
+ privately one-on-one. To talk with other Fedora Project participants
+ via IRC, access the Freenode IRC network. Refer to the Freenode
+ website at <ulink url='http://www.freenode.net/'/> for more
information.
</para>
<para>
- Fedora Project participants frequent the
- <systemitem>#fedora</systemitem> channel on the Freenode network,
- whilst Fedora Project developers may often be found on the
- <systemitem>#fedora-devel</systemitem> channel. Some of the larger
- projects may have their own channels as well. This information may
- be found on the webpage for the project, and at <ulink
- url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate'/>.
+ Fedora Project participants frequent the <code>#fedora</code>
+ channel on the Freenode network, while Fedora Project developers may
+ often be found on the <code>#fedora-devel</code> channel. Some of
+ the larger projects may have their own channels as well. This
+ information may be found on the webpage for the project, and at
+ <ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate'/>.
</para>
<para>
- In order to talk on the <systemitem>#fedora</systemitem> channel,
- you will need to register your nickname, or
- <firstterm>nick</firstterm>. Instructions are given when you
- <command>/join</command> the channel.
- </para>
-
- <note>
- <title>IRC Channels</title>
-
- <para>
- The Fedora Project and Red Hat have no control over the Fedora
- Project IRC channels or their content.
- </para>
- </note>
-</section>
+ In order to talk on the <code>#fedora</code> channel, you will need
+ to register your nickname, or <emphasis>nick</emphasis>.
+ Instructions are given when you <code>/join</code> the channel.
+ </para>
-<!--
-Local variables:
-mode: xml
-fill-column: 72
-End:
--->
+ <para>
+ <note>
+ <title>IRC Channels</title>
+ <para>
+ The Fedora Project and Red Hat have no control over the Fedora
+ Project IRC channels or their content.
+ </para>
+ </note>
+ </para>
+</section>
Index: RELEASE-NOTES.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/RELEASE-NOTES.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.3
retrieving revision 1.4
diff -u -r1.3 -r1.4
--- RELEASE-NOTES.xml 13 Aug 2006 16:10:30 -0000 1.3
+++ RELEASE-NOTES.xml 24 Sep 2006 20:41:49 -0000 1.4
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
<!-- *************** Local entities *************** -->
- <!ENTITY LOCALVER "5"> <!-- Set value to your choice, when guide version is out -->
+ <!ENTITY LOCALVER "6"> <!-- Set value to your choice, when guide version is out -->
<!-- of sync with FC release, use instead of FEDVER or FEDTESTVER -->
<!ENTITY DOCNAME "RELEASE-NOTES">
<!ENTITY DOCVERSION "&FCX;&DISTROVER;">
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@
<!-- Server Tools -->
- <xi:include href="ServerTools.xml" xpointer="element(sn-ServerTools)"
- xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
+<!-- <xi:include href="ServerTools.xml" xpointer="element(sn-ServerTools)"
+ xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" /> -->
<!-- File Systems -->
@@ -100,17 +100,17 @@
<!-- File Servers -->
- <xi:include href="FileServers.xml" xpointer="element(sn-FileServers)"
- xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
+<!-- <xi:include href="FileServers.xml" xpointer="element(sn-FileServers)"
+ xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" /> -->
<!-- Web Servers -->
<xi:include href="WebServers.xml" xpointer="element(sn-WebServers)"
xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
-<!-- Development Tools -->
+<!-- Development -->
- <xi:include href="DevelTools.xml" xpointer="element(sn-DevelTools)"
+ <xi:include href="Devel.xml" xpointer="element(sn-Devel)"
xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
<!-- Security -->
@@ -125,13 +125,13 @@
<!-- Samba -->
- <xi:include href="Samba.xml" xpointer="element(sn-Samba)"
- xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
+<!-- <xi:include href="Samba.xml" xpointer="element(sn-Samba)"
+ xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" /> -->
<!-- System Daemons -->
- <xi:include href="SystemDaemons.xml" xpointer="element(sn-SystemDaemons)"
- xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
+<!-- <xi:include href="SystemDaemons.xml" xpointer="element(sn-SystemDaemons)"
+ xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" /> -->
<!-- Multimedia -->
@@ -145,8 +145,8 @@
<!-- Networking -->
- <xi:include href="./Networking.xml" xpointer="element(sn-Networking)"
- xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
+<!-- <xi:include href="./Networking.xml" xpointer="element(sn-Networking)"
+ xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" /> -->
<!-- Virtualization -->
Index: Security.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/Security.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.7
retrieving revision 1.8
diff -u -r1.7 -r1.8
--- Security.xml 29 Aug 2006 00:32:20 -0000 1.7
+++ Security.xml 24 Sep 2006 20:41:49 -0000 1.8
@@ -5,85 +5,69 @@
<section id="sn-Security">
<title>Security</title>
+<!--RAW HTML: <h2>Security</h2>-->
+
<para>
This section highlights various security items from Fedora Core.
</para>
<section>
<title>General Information</title>
-
<para>
A general introduction to the many proactive security features in
- Fedora, current status and policies is available at <ulink
- url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security'>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security</ulink>.
- </para>
- </section>
-
- <section>
- <title>What's New</title>
-
- <para>
- This section has not been updated for Fedora Core 6 by the
- <ulink
- url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DocsProject/ReleaseNotes/Beats'>beat
- writer</ulink>.
- </para>
- </section>
-
- <section>
- <title>SELinux</title>
-
- <para>
- The SELinux project pages have troubleshooting tips, explanations,
- and pointers to documentation and references. Some useful links
- include the following:
- </para>
-
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- New SELinux project pages: <ulink
- url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/SELinux'/>
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Troubleshooting tips: <ulink
- url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/SELinux/Troubleshooting'/>
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Frequently Asked Questions: <ulink
- url='http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/selinux-faq/'/>
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Listing of SELinux commands: <ulink
- url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/SELinux/Commands'/>
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Details of confined domains: <ulink
- url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/SELinux/Domains'/>
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
-
- <para>
- This section has not been updated for Fedora Core 6 by the
- <ulink
- url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DocsProject/ReleaseNotes/Beats'>beat
- writer</ulink>.
+ Fedora, current status and policies is available at
+ <ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security'/>.
</para>
+ <section>
+ <title>SELinux</title>
+ <para>
+ This release increases usability of SELinux by providing a
+ graphical troubleshooting tool,
+ <ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/SELinux/setroubleshoot'>setroubleshoot</ulink>.
+ SELinux developer Dan Walsh explains the tool and its usage in
+ his
+ <ulink url='http://danwalsh.livejournal.com/7212.html'>blog</ulink>.
+ The <emphasis role='strong'>Nautilus</emphasis> file manager
+ has also been improved in GNOME 2.16 to display SELinux
+ contexts.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ The SELinux project pages have troubleshooting tips,
+ explanations, and pointers to documentation and references.
+ Some useful links include the following:
+ </para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ New SELinux project pages:
+ <ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/SELinux'/>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Troubleshooting tips:
+ <ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/SELinux/Troubleshooting'/>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Frequently Asked Questions:
+ <ulink url='http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/selinux-faq/'/>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Listing of SELinux commands:
+ <ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/SELinux/Commands'/>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Details of confined domains:
+ <ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/SELinux/Domains'/>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </section>
</section>
</section>
-
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Index: Virtualization.xml
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RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/Virtualization.xml,v
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--- Virtualization.xml 29 Aug 2006 00:32:20 -0000 1.7
+++ Virtualization.xml 24 Sep 2006 20:41:49 -0000 1.8
@@ -5,105 +5,116 @@
<section id="sn-Virtualization">
<title>Virtualization</title>
+<!--RAW HTML: <h2>Virtualization</h2>-->
+
<para>
- Virtualization in Fedora Core is based on Xen. Xen 3.0 is integrated
- within Fedora Core 6 in the installer. Refer to <ulink
- url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Tools/Xen'/> for more
+ Virtualization in Fedora Core is based on Xen 3.0.2, and is
+ integrated within the Fedora Core 6 installer. Refer to
+ <ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Tools/Xen'/> for more
information about Xen.
</para>
<section>
<title>Types of Virtualization</title>
-
<para>
- There are several types of virtualization: full virtualization,
- paravirtualization, and single kernel image virtualization. Under
- Fedora Core 6 using Xen 3.0, paravirtualization is the most
- common type. With VM hardware, it is also possible to implement
- full virtualization.
+ Under Fedora Core 6 using Xen 3.0.2, both paravirtualization and
+ full virtualization can be implemented. Full virtualization
+ requires a VT-capable processor. Paravirtualization does not
+ require special hardware, but does require the guest OS to be
+ modified. To learn more about how to configure and use Xen, refer
+ to
+ <ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FedoraXenQuickstartFC6'/>.
</para>
-
- <section>
- <title>Benefits of Paravirtualization</title>
-
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Allows low overhead virtualization of system resources
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Can provide direct hardware access in special cases, such as
- dedicated NICs for each guest OS
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Allows hypervisor-assisted security mechanisms for guest OS
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
- </section>
-
- <section>
- <title>Requirements for Paravirtualization</title>
-
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- A guest OS that has been modified to enabled
- paravirtualization
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Host OS must use GRUB as its bootloader (default with Fedora
- Core)
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Enough hard drive space to hold each guest OS (600 MB - 6 GB
- per OS)
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- At least 256 MB of RAM for each guest, plus at least 256 MB
- RAM for the host
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
- </section>
</section>
<section>
- <title>Installing Xen, Configuring and Using Xen</title>
-
+ <title>Guest Operating Systems</title>
<para>
- Xen must be installed on the host OS and the host OS must be
- booted into the Hypervisor Kernel. Fedora Core 6 includes an
- installation program for the guest OS that will use an existing
- installation tree of a paravirtualized-enabled OS to access that
- OS's existing installation program. Currently, Fedora Core 6
- is the only available paravirtualized-enabled guest OS. Other OSs
- can be installed using existing images, but not through the OS's
- native installation program.
+ The Fedora Core 6 development team has tested Xen with Fedora Core
+ 6 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Beta1 guests. Other guests have
+ not been tested. With paravirtualization, however, users can
+ expect reasonable success running any Linux guest OS that was
+ built for Xen 3.0.2. With full virtualization using VT hardware,
+ users can expect reasonable success with a larger variety of
+ operating systems, including some proprietary operating systems.
</para>
+ </section>
+ <section>
+ <title>Changes to the Xen Packages</title>
<para>
- This section has not been completed for Fedora Core 6 by the
- <ulink
- url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DocsProject/ReleaseNotes/Beats'>beat
- writer</ulink>.
+ In Fedora Core 6 a single kernel supports both the host and the
+ guest operating systems. In previous versions, there was one
+ kernel, <code>kernel-xenU</code>, for the host or hypervisor and a
+ separate kernel, <code>kernel-xen0</code>, for the guests. In
+ Fedora Core 6 the <code>kernel-xen</code> package is the only
+ kernel needed.
</para>
+ <para>
+ Fedora Core 6 introduces <code>virt-manager</code>, a GUI
+ application for installing and managing virtual machines. Features
+ of <code>virt-manager</code> include:
+ </para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Integrated graphical framebuffer. Both the GUI installer and
+ the guest operating system's graphical environment can be
+ accessed from <code>virt-manager</code> without the need for
+ VNC.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ An embedded serial console viewer. The console can now be
+ accessed from <code>virt-manager</code> without opening a
+ separate terminal and using <code>xm console</code>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ CPU and memory management. The vCPUs and memory of active
+ guest operating systems can be adjusted on the fly.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Extended RFB protocol handler. If the guest operating system
+ changes screen resolution, the <code>virt-manager</code>
+ graphical console adjusts its size accordingly.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ <para>
+ In Fedora Core 6 there are two methods to install a guest OS: via
+ the command line using the <code>xenguest-install</code> program,
+ or via the GUI application <code>virt-manager</code>.
+ </para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem override='none'>
+ <note>
+ <title>xenguest-install Script Renamed</title>
+ <para>
+ The xenguest-install script was named xenguest-install.py in
+ previous versions.
+ </para>
+ </note>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ <para>
+ Xen log messages are stored under <code>/var/log/xen</code>, which
+ separates Xen related log messages from other system messages.
+ </para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem override='none'>
+ <important>
+ <title>i386 Guest Kernels Require PAE</title>
+ <para>
+ PAE support in the CPU is required by i386 guests. Some
+ older computers might not have this functionality.
+ </para>
+ </important>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
</section>
</section>
-
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Index: WebServers.xml
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RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/WebServers.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.6
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diff -u -r1.6 -r1.7
--- WebServers.xml 13 Aug 2006 16:59:58 -0000 1.6
+++ WebServers.xml 24 Sep 2006 20:41:49 -0000 1.7
@@ -5,22 +5,13 @@
<section id="sn-WebServers">
<title>Web Servers</title>
- <section>
- <title>httpd</title>
+<!--RAW HTML: <h2>Web Servers</h2>-->
- <para>
- Fedora Core 6 includes version 2.2 of the Apache HTTP Server.
- Users upgrading from version 2.0 (included in Fedora Core 4 and
- earlier) will need to make changes their httpd configuration; see
- <ulink url='http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/upgrading.html'/> for
- more details.
- </para>
- </section>
+ <para>
+ Fedora Core 6 includes version 2.2 of the Apache HTTP Server. Users
+ upgrading from version 2.0 (included in Fedora Core 4 and earlier)
+ will need to make changes their httpd configuration; see
+ <ulink url='http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/upgrading.html'/> for
+ more details.
+ </para>
</section>
-
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Index: Welcome.xml
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RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/Welcome.xml,v
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--- Welcome.xml 29 Aug 2006 00:32:20 -0000 1.7
+++ Welcome.xml 24 Sep 2006 20:41:50 -0000 1.8
@@ -5,33 +5,39 @@
<section id="sn-Welcome">
<title>Welcome to Fedora Core</title>
+<!--RAW HTML: <h2>Welcome to Fedora Core</h2>-->
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem override='none'>
+<!--GetVal-macro not supported by the docbook formatter, but giving it a shot anyway-->
<para>
- Fedora is a set of projects sponsored by Red Hat and guided by
- the contributors. These projects are developed by a large
- community of people who strive to provide and maintain the very
- best in free, open source software and standards. Fedora Core,
- the central Fedora project, is an operating system and platform
- based on Linux which is always free for anyone to use, modify,
- and distribute, now and forever.
- </para>
- <tip>
- <title>Latest Release Notes on the Web</title>
- <para>
- These release notes may be updated. Visit <ulink
- url="http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/release-notes/"/> to view
- the latest release notes for Fedora Core 6.
- </para>
- </tip>
+ Fedora is a set of projects sponsored by Red Hat and guided by
+ the contributors. These projects are developed by a large
+ community of people who strive to provide and maintain the very
+ best in free, open source software and standards. Fedora Core,
+ the central Fedora project, is an operating system and platform
+ based on Linux which is always free for anyone to use, modify,
+ and distribute, now and forever.
+ </para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>
+ <tip>
+ <title>Latest Release Notes on the Web</title>
+ <para>
+ These release notes may be updated. Visit
+ http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/release-notes/ to view the latest
+ release notes for Fedora Core 6.
+ </para>
+ </tip>
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
You can help the Fedora Project community continue to improve Fedora
- if you file bug reports and enhancement requests. Refer to <ulink
- url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/BugsAndFeatureRequests'/> for
- more information about bugs. Thank you for your participation.
+ if you file bug reports and enhancement requests. Refer to
+ <ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/BugsAndFeatureRequests'/>
+ for more information about bugs. Thank you for your participation.
</para>
<para>
@@ -42,39 +48,47 @@
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
- Fedora Overview (<ulink
- url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Overview'/>)
+ Fedora Overview
+ (<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Overview'/>)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Fedora FAQ (<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FAQ/'/>)
+ Fedora FAQ (<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FAQ'/>)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Help and Support (<ulink
- url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate'/>)
+ Help and Support
+ (<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate'/>)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Participate in the Fedora Project (<ulink
- url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/HelpWanted'/>)
+ Participate in the Fedora Project
+ (<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/HelpWanted'/>)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- About the Fedora Project (<ulink
- url='http://fedora.redhat.com/About/'/>)
+ About the Fedora Project
+ (<ulink url='http://fedora.redhat.com/About/'/>)
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
-</section>
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+ <para>
+ <note>
+ <title>Document Links</title>
+ <para>
+ If you are reading these release notes during the Fedora Core
+ installation process, many links may not work properly. The
+ release notes are also available post-installation as part of
+ the desktop Web browser's default home page. If you are
+ connected to the internet, use these links to find other helpful
+ information about Fedora and the community that creates and
+ supports it.
+ </para>
+ </note>
+ </para>
+</section>
Index: Xorg.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/Xorg.xml,v
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--- Xorg.xml 29 Aug 2006 00:32:20 -0000 1.7
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@@ -5,22 +5,91 @@
<section id="sn-Xorg">
<title>X Window System (Graphics)</title>
+<!--RAW HTML: <h2>X Window System (Graphics)</h2>-->
+
<para>
This section contains information related to the X Window System
implementation provided with Fedora.
</para>
- <para>
- This section has not been updated for Fedora Core 6 by the
- <ulink
- url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DocsProject/ReleaseNotes/Beats'>beat
- writer</ulink>.
- </para>
-</section>
+ <section>
+ <title>X Configuration Changes</title>
+ <para>
+ The <emphasis role='strong'>X.org 7.1</emphasis> X server has been
+ modified to automatically detect and configure most hardware,
+ eliminating the need for users or administrators to modify the
+ <code>/etc/X11/xorg.conf</code> configuration file. The only
+ hardware configured by default in the <code>xorg.conf</code> file
+ written by anaconda is:
+ </para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ the graphics driver
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ the keyboard map
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ <para>
+ All other hardware, such as monitors (both LCD and CRT), USB mice,
+ and touchpads should be detected and configured automatically.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ The X server will query the attached monitor for supported
+ resolution ranges, and attempt to pick the highest resolution
+ available with the correct aspect ratio for the display. Users can
+ set their preferred resolution in <emphasis>System => Preferences
+ => Screen Resolution</emphasis>, and the default resolution for
+ the system can be changed with <emphasis>System => Administration
+ => Display</emphasis>.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ If the <code>/etc/X11/xorg.conf</code> configuration file is not
+ present, X will also automatically detect the appropriate driver,
+ and will assume a 105-key US keyboard layout.
+ </para>
+ </section>
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+ <section>
+ <title>Intel Driver notes</title>
+ <para>
+ Fedora Core
+<!--GetVal-macro not supported by the docbook formatter, but giving it a shot anyway-->
+ 6 contains two drivers for Intel integrated graphics controllers:
+ </para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The default <code>i810</code> driver, which contains support
+ for Intel graphics chipsets up to and including i945 and i965
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The experimental <code>intel</code> driver, which contains
+ support for Intel graphics chipsets up to and including i945
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ <para>
+ The <code>i810</code> driver is limited to resolutions available
+ in the BIOS. If you need support for non-standard resolutions,
+ such as those used in some widescreen displays, you may want to
+ switch to the <code>intel</code> driver. You may switch drivers by
+ using <code>system-config-display</code>, available in the menus
+ under <emphasis>System => Administration => Display</emphasis>.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ We welcome feedback on the experimental <code>intel</code> driver.
+ Please report success in
+ <ulink url='http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/'>Bugzilla</ulink>,
+ attaching the full output of <code>lspci -vn</code> for your
+ machine. Given success reports, various chipsets may be switched
+ to use the <code>intel</code> driver by default.
+ </para>
+ </section>
+</section>
Index: rpm-info.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/rpm-info.xml,v
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--- rpm-info.xml 11 Sep 2006 15:17:47 -0000 1.5
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@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@
<title>Fedora Core Release Notes</title>
<desc>Important information about this release of Fedora Core</desc>
<changelog order="newest-first">
+ <revision date="2006-09-24" number="6.0.0">
+ <author worker="PaulWFrields"/>
+ <details>Push new version for final</details>
+ </revision>
<revision date="2006-09-05" number="5.92" role="doc">
<author worker="PaulWFrields"/>
<details>Push new version for test3</details>
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