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<section> <title>Desktop</title> - - <para> - This section describes changes at the user desktop level. - </para> - <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 work out of the box in the - <application>Firefox</application> Web browser, due to the - inclusion of <systemitem>gcjwebplugin</systemitem>. + 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%22/%3E. + </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%22/%3E. + </para> + </listitem> <listitem> <para> - This release includes the development version of the GNOME - desktop (<ulink - url='http://live.gnome.org/TwoPointFifteen%27/%3E). GNOME 2.16 - is scheduled to be available in the general release of - Fedora Core 6. This release also includes the KDE 3.5.3 - desktop (<ulink - url='http://kde.org/announcements/announce-3.5.php%27/%3E). + 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 &FC; 6, will feature a few incremental + improvements such as the <application>Orca</application> + screen reader and <application>Alacarte</application> menu + editor. </para> </listitem> - <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%22/%3E. + </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%22.... + </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 + &FC;. With <application>GStreamer</application>, users can + easily add support for additional codecs to all included + applications. + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </section> + <section> + <title>Performance</title> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + All &FC; 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/%22/%3E and <ulink + url="http://sources.redhat.com/ml/binutils/2006-06/msg00418.html%22/%3E. + </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/%22/%3E. + </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%22/%3E. + Dan Walsh explains the tool in his blog at <ulink + url="http://danwalsh.livejournal.com/7212.html%22/%3E. The + <application>Nautilus</application> file manager has also + been improved in GNOME 2.16 to display SELinux contexts. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + &FED; 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> + </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%22/%3E. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> <para> - The SCIM input method (<ulink - url='http://www.scim-im.org%27/%3E) is now enabled for all - languages by default. Fedora Core 5 enabled it only for - certain Asian locales. + 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>. </para> </listitem> <listitem> @@ -74,56 +265,24 @@ </listitem> <listitem> <para> - <application>NetworkManager</application> (<ulink - url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Tools/NetworkManager%27/%3E) - has received numerous menu, user interface, and - functionality improvements. However, it is disabled by - default in this release as it is not yet suitable for - certain configurations, such as system-wide static IPs or - bonding devices. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Printing support is improved in this release with the - inclusion of the <systemitem>hplip</systemitem> utility, - which replaces <systemitem>hpijs</systemitem>. + This &FED; 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%22/%3E + and <ulink + url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Printing/AdminToolSpecifics%22/%3E. </para> </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + The GNOME 1.x legacy stack has been removed from &FC;. + Core. + </para> + </listitem> </itemizedlist> </section>
- <section> - <title>System Administration</title> - - <para> - This section describes improvements of interest primarily to - administrators and developers. - </para> - - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para> - This release includes a technology preview of <systemitem - class="service">setroubleshoot</systemitem>, a tool that - drastically improves the usability of SELinux. For more - information refer to <ulink - url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/SELinux/setroubleshoot%27/%3E. - </para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - </section> - - <section> - <title>System Level Changes</title> - - <para> - This section has not been updated for Fedora Core 6 test2 by the - <ulink - url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DocsProject/ReleaseNotes/Beats%27%3Ebeat - writer</ulink>. - </para> - </section> </section>
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