Pidora 2014 (Raspberry Pi
Fedora Remix) Release
We're excited to announce the release of Pidora 2014 --
an optimized Fedora Remix for the Raspberry Pi.
It is based on a brand new build of Fedora for the ARMv6
architecture with greater speed and includes packages
from the Fedora 20 package set.
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There are some interesting new features we'd like to
highlight:
* Rootfs-Resize now works with logical partitions
* Raspberrypi kernel-devel package has been added
* New Pidora 2014 splash screen
* New Pidora logos
* Improved Headless Mode can be used with setups lacking
a
monitor or display
* Much faster boot speed
* Faster and smoother graphical usability, with Xorg
fbturbo driver
* Almost all of the Fedora 20 package set available via
yum
(thousands of packages were built from the official
Fedora
repository and made available online)
* Compiled specifically to take advantage of the
hardware already
built into the Raspberry Pi
* Graphical firstboot configuration (with additional
modules
specifically made for the Raspberry Pi)
* Compact initial image size (for fast downloads) and
auto-resize
(for maximum storage afterwards)
* Auto swap creation available to allow for larger
memory usage
* C, Python, & Perl programming languages available
& included
in the SD card image
* IP address information can be read over the speakers
and
flashed with the LED light
* For graphical operation, Gedit text editor can be used
with
plugins (python console, file manager, syntax
highlighting)
to serve as a mini-graphical IDE
* For console operation, easy-to-use text editors are
included
(nled, nano, vi) plus Midnight Commander for file
management
* Includes libraries capable of supporting external
hardware
such as motors and robotics (via GPIO, I2C, SPI)
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For further documentation, downloads, faq's, read-me's,
how-to's, tutorials, or videos:
http://pidora.ca/
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Pidora 2014 is a Fedora Remix -- a combination of
software packages
from the Fedora Project with other software.
The Fedora Project is a global community of contributors
working
to advance open source software. For more information or
to join
the Fedora Project, see
http://fedoraproject.org
Pidora is a project of the Seneca Centre for Development
of Open
Technology (CDOT). To connect with CDOT, please visit
http://cdot.senecacollege.ca
The Raspberry Pi is a small, inexpensive computer board
designed
to provoke curiosity and experimentation in programming
and
computer electronics. For more information, see the
Raspberry
Pi Foundation website at
http://raspberrypi.org
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The CDOT team at Seneca College