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[Fedora Project Wiki] Update of "Docs/Beats/SystemDaemons" by PaulFrields

by fedorawiki-noreply＠fedoraproject.org

Dear Wiki user, You have subscribed to a wiki page or wiki category on "Fedora Project Wiki" for change notification. The following page has been changed by PaulFrields: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Beats/SystemDaemons?action=diff&rev2=1... The comment on the change is: Information from a Fedora meeting this morning, and a reminder to keep the Sendmail help alive. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - This section has not been updated for Fedora Core [[GetVal(DocsDict,BeatsVer)]] by the [http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DocsProject/ReleaseNotes/Beats beat writer]. - = System Services = - This section has not been updated for Fedora Core [[GetVal(DocsDict,BeatsVer)]] by the [http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DocsProject/ReleaseNotes/Beats beat writer]. + == Upstart == + Fedora [[GetVal(DocsDict,BeatsVer)]] features the Upstart initialization system. Most startup scripts remain in SysV mode, with the following notable exceptions: + * zeroconf + + Work is already underway to move away from the SysVinit script model. This is part of the larger effort to improve startup and shutdown time, but Upstart itself is responsible for very little of the potential performance gain. + + ## USE THIS FOR EVERY RELEASE -- LOW-DRAG FAQ FOR NEW ADMINS. == Sendmail == By default, the Sendmail mail transport agent (MTA) does not accept network connections from any host other than the local computer. To configure Sendmail as a server for other clients:

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[Fedora Project Wiki] Update of "Docs/Beats" by PaulFrields

by fedorawiki-noreply＠fedoraproject.org

Dear Wiki user, You have subscribed to a wiki page or wiki category on "Fedora Project Wiki" for change notification. The following page has been changed by PaulFrields: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Beats?action=diff&rev2=80&rev1=79 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ * [:Docs/Beats/Security/SELinux:Docs/Beats/Security/SELinux] * [:Docs/Beats/Java:Docs/Beats/Java] ## * [:Docs/Beats/Samba:Docs/Beats/Samba] - ## * [:Docs/Beats/SystemDaemons:Docs/Beats/SystemDaemons] + * [:Docs/Beats/SystemDaemons:Docs/Beats/SystemDaemons] * [:Docs/Beats/Multimedia:Docs/Beats/Multimedia] * [:Docs/Beats/Entertainment:Docs/Beats/Entertainment] ## * [:Docs/Beats/Networking:Docs/Beats/Networking]

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[Fedora Project Wiki] Update of "Docs/Beats/I18n" by JensPetersen

by fedorawiki-noreply＠fedoraproject.org

Dear Wiki user, You have subscribed to a wiki page or wiki category on "Fedora Project Wiki" for change notification. The following page has been changed by JensPetersen: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Beats/I18n?action=diff&rev2=128&rev1=127 The comment on the change is: new indic fonts ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ==== Chinese fonts ==== * The `wqy-zenkai-fonts` package has been added. + ==== Indic fonts ==== + * The `samyak-fonts` package has been added. + * The `sarai-fonts` package has been added. + ==== Japanese fonts ==== * `VLGothic-fonts` is the new default font for Japanese in Fedora [[GetVal(DocsDict,BeatsVer)]]. It now has a subpackage `VLGothic-fonts-proportional` for its proportional version. @@ -46, +50 @@ * The `thaifonts-scalable` package has been added, so finally there are Thai TrueType fonts in Fedora. === Input Methods === + FIXME: need notes about new Desktop IM integration. ==== im-chooser ==== + FIXME: need notes about new Desktop IM integration. + Input methods only start by default on desktops running in an Asian locale. The current locale list is: `as`, `bn`, `gu`, `hi`, `ja`, `kn`, `ko`, `ml`, `mr`, `ne`, `or`, `pa`, `si`, `ta`, `te`, `th`, `ur`, `vi`, `zh`. Use `im-chooser` via ''System -> Preferences -> Personal -> Input Method'' to enable or disable Input method usage on your desktop. ==== SCIM hotkeys ====

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[Fedora Project Wiki] Update of "Docs/Beats/Live" by RahulSundaram

by fedorawiki-noreply＠fedoraproject.org

Dear Wiki user, You have subscribed to a wiki page or wiki category on "Fedora Project Wiki" for change notification. The following page has been changed by RahulSundaram: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Beats/Live?action=diff&rev2=25&rev1=24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ == Direct Installation == - You can add 'liveinst' as a boot loader option to perform a direct installation without booting up the live CD/DVD. + You can add 'liveinst' or 'textinst' as a boot loader option to perform a direct installation without booting up the live CD/DVD. === USB Booting ===

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[Fedora Project Wiki] Update of "Docs/Beats/Live" by RahulSundaram

by fedorawiki-noreply＠fedoraproject.org

Dear Wiki user, You have subscribed to a wiki page or wiki category on "Fedora Project Wiki" for change notification. The following page has been changed by RahulSundaram: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Beats/Live?action=diff&rev2=25&rev1=24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ == Direct Installation == - You can add 'liveinst' as a boot loader option to perform a direct installation without booting up the live CD/DVD. + You can add 'liveinst' or 'textinst' as a boot loader option to perform a direct installation without booting up the live CD/DVD. === USB Booting ===

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[Fedora Project Wiki] Update of "Docs/Beats/Desktop" by RahulSundaram

by fedorawiki-noreply＠fedoraproject.org

Dear Wiki user, You have subscribed to a wiki page or wiki category on "Fedora Project Wiki" for change notification. The following page has been changed by RahulSundaram: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Beats/Desktop?action=diff&rev2=111&rev... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ === Web Browsers === - This release of Fedora includes version 2.0 of the popular '''Firefox''' web browser. Refer to http://firefox.com/ for more information about Firefox. + This release of Fedora includes version 3.0 of the popular '''Firefox''' web browser. Refer to http://firefox.com/ for more information about Firefox. '''nspluginwrapper''' is included by default even on 32-bit systems since it separates the plugins to run in their own address space increases security and reliability of the browser. ==== Enabling Flash Plugin ====

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[Fedora Project Wiki] Update of "Docs/Beats" by FrancescoTombolini

by fedorawiki-noreply＠fedoraproject.org

Dear Wiki user, You have subscribed to a wiki page or wiki category on "Fedora Project Wiki" for change notification. The following page has been changed by FrancescoTombolini: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Beats?action=diff&rev2=79&rev1=78 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [[Include(/Feedback)]] [[Include(/Installer)]] [[Include(/ArchSpecific)]] - [[Include(/ArchSpecific/PPC)]] - [[Include(/ArchSpecific/x86)]] - [[Include(/ArchSpecific/x86_64)]] [[Include(/Live)]] [[Include(/PackageNotes)]] [[Include(/Kernel)]] [[Include(/Desktop)]] - ##[[Include(/Printing)]] + ## [[Include(/Printing)]] - ##[[Include(/ServerTools)]] + ## [[Include(/ServerTools)]] [[Include(/FileSystems)]] - ##[[Include(/FileServers)]] + ## [[Include(/FileServers)]] [[Include(/WebServers)]] [[Include(/MailServers)]] [[Include(/Devel)]] - [[Include(/Devel/KDE4DevelopmentPlatform)]] - [[Include(/Devel/Runtime)]] - [[Include(/Devel/Tools)]] - [[Include(/Devel/Tools/GCC)]] - [[Include(/Devel/Tools/Eclipse)]] [[Include(/Security)]] - [[Include(/Security/SELinux)]] [[Include(/Java)]] - ##[[Include(/Samba)]] + ## [[Include(/Samba)]] - ##[[Include(/SystemDaemons)]] + ## [[Include(/SystemDaemons)]] [[Include(/Multimedia)]] [[Include(/Entertainment)]] - ##[[Include(/Networking)]] + ## [[Include(/Networking)]] [[Include(/Virtualization)]] [[Include(/Xorg)]] [[Include(/DatabaseServers)]] [[Include(/I18n)]] [[Include(/BackwardsCompatibility)]] [[Include(/PackageChanges)]] + [[Include(/Legacy)]] [[Include(/ProjectOverview)]] [[Include(/Colophon)]] [[Include(/Legal)]]

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[Fedora Project Wiki] Update of "Docs/Beats" by FrancescoTombolini

by fedorawiki-noreply＠fedoraproject.org

Dear Wiki user, You have subscribed to a wiki page or wiki category on "Fedora Project Wiki" for change notification. The following page has been changed by FrancescoTombolini: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Beats?action=diff&rev2=78&rev1=77 The comment on the change is: Updated aggregator with some missing entry ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [[Include(/Feedback)]] [[Include(/Installer)]] [[Include(/ArchSpecific)]] + [[Include(/ArchSpecific/PPC)]] + [[Include(/ArchSpecific/x86)]] + [[Include(/ArchSpecific/x86_64)]] [[Include(/Live)]] [[Include(/PackageNotes)]] [[Include(/Kernel)]] [[Include(/Desktop)]] - ## [[Include(/Printing)]] + ##[[Include(/Printing)]] - ## [[Include(/ServerTools)]] + ##[[Include(/ServerTools)]] [[Include(/FileSystems)]] - ## [[Include(/FileServers)]] + ##[[Include(/FileServers)]] [[Include(/WebServers)]] [[Include(/MailServers)]] [[Include(/Devel)]] + [[Include(/Devel/KDE4DevelopmentPlatform)]] + [[Include(/Devel/Runtime)]] + [[Include(/Devel/Tools)]] + [[Include(/Devel/Tools/GCC)]] + [[Include(/Devel/Tools/Eclipse)]] [[Include(/Security)]] + [[Include(/Security/SELinux)]] [[Include(/Java)]] - ## [[Include(/Samba)]] + ##[[Include(/Samba)]] - ## [[Include(/SystemDaemons)]] + ##[[Include(/SystemDaemons)]] [[Include(/Multimedia)]] [[Include(/Entertainment)]] - ## [[Include(/Networking)]] + ##[[Include(/Networking)]] [[Include(/Virtualization)]] [[Include(/Xorg)]] [[Include(/DatabaseServers)]] [[Include(/I18n)]] [[Include(/BackwardsCompatibility)]] [[Include(/PackageChanges)]] - [[Include(/Legacy)]] [[Include(/ProjectOverview)]] [[Include(/Colophon)]] [[Include(/Legal)]]

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[Fedora Project Wiki] Update of "Docs/Beats/WebServers" by JonCiesla

by fedorawiki-noreply＠fedoraproject.org

Dear Wiki user, You have subscribed to a wiki page or wiki category on "Fedora Project Wiki" for change notification. The following page has been changed by JonCiesla: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Beats/WebServers?action=diff&rev2=39&r... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ import pkg_resources }}} + + === Drupal 6.0 === + + Drupal has been updated from the 5.x series to 6.0. + + See http://drupal.org/drupal-6.0 for details. + + In brief: + + Remember to log in to your site as the admin user and disable any third-party modules before upgrading this package. After upgrading the package: + + * Copy /etc/drupal/default/settings.php.rpmsave to /etc/drupal/default/settings.php, and repeat for any additional sites' settings.php files. + * Browse to http://host/drupal/update.php to run the upgrade script. + + Any early rahwide upgraders are welcome to contribute any additional findings here. +

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[Bug 998] FTP/NFS install/upgrade is unsafe, should check GPG signatures.

by Red Hat Bugzilla

Please do not reply directly to this email. All additional comments should be made in the comments box of this bug report. Summary: FTP/NFS install/upgrade is unsafe, should check GPG signatures. https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=998 ------- Additional Comments From samuel(a)bcgreen.com 2008-02-17 03:17 EST ------- For comment #25, it just hit me that it could/should be possible for an installer to: 1) turn off GPG checking, 2) turn GPG violations into warnings only, and/or 3) supply other keys to accept as valid. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.

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