[fedora-arm] Announcing the release of Fedora 22 Alpha! (ARM Edition)

Paul Whalen pwhalen at redhat.com
Tue Mar 10 16:18:29 UTC 2015



Forwarding the official release announcement from Dennis. 

You can find the ARM instructions here:
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Architectures/ARM/F22/Installation

The current list of supported hardware and notes:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Architectures/ARM/F22/Installation/Hardware_Status

Please test any unlisted devices and add your results (you don't need to ask, 
this is a wiki and we *need* your help).

Use Bugzilla to report any issues, or update existing reports.
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/

Regards,
Paul 

----- Forwarded Message -----
> From: "Dennis Gilmore" <dennis at ausil.us>
> To: announce at lists.fedoraproject.org, devel-announce at lists.fedoraproject.org, test-announce at lists.fedoraproject.org
> Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2015 10:02:27 AM
> Subject: [Test-Announce] Announcing the release of Fedora 22 Alpha!
> 
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> Fedora 22 Alpha Release Announcement
> ====================================
> 
> The Fedora 22 Alpha release has arrived, with a preview of the latest
> free and open source technology under development. Take a peek inside!
> 
>   • Get Fedora 22 Alpha Workstation
>     https://getfedora.org/en/workstation/prerelease/
>   
>   • Get Fedora 22 Alpha Server
>     https://getfedora.org/en/server/prerelease/
>   
>   • Get Fedora 22 Alpha Cloud
>     https://getfedora.org/en/cloud/prerelease/
>   
>   • Get Fedora 22 Alpha Spins
>     https://spins.fedoraproject.org/prerelease
> 
> What is the Alpha release?
> ==========================
> 
> The Alpha release contains all the exciting features of Fedora 22's
> editions in a form that anyone can help test. This testing, guided by
> the Fedora QA team, helps us target and identify bugs. When these bugs
> are fixed, we make a Beta release available. A Beta release is
> code-complete and bears a very strong resemblance to the third and
> final release. The final release of Fedora 22 is expected in May.
> 
> We need your help to make Fedora 22 the best release yet, so please
> take some time to download and try out the Alpha and make sure the
> things that are important to you are working well. If you find a bug,
> please report it – every bug you uncover is a chance to improve the
> experience for millions of Fedora users worldwide.
> 
> Together, we can make Fedora 22 another rock-solid release. We have a
> culture of coordinating new features and pushing fixes upstream as much
> as feasible, and your feedback will help improve not only Fedora but
> Linux and free software on the whole.
> 
> Fedora 22 Cloud
> ===============
> 
> The Fedora 22 Cloud Edition builds on the work completed during the
> Fedora 21 cycle, and brings in a number of improvements that make
> Fedora 22 a superb choice for running Linux in the cloud.
> 
> Ready for the Fedora 22 release, we have:
> 
>   • The latest versions of rpm-ostree and rpm-ostree-toolbox. You can
>     even use rpm-ostree-toolbox to generate your own Atomic hosts from
>     a custom set of packages.
> 
>   • A Vagrant image for Fedora 22 Atomic Host and Cloud Images. We're
>     supplying Vagrant boxes that work with KVM or VirtualBox, so users
>     on Fedora will be able to easily consume the Vagrant images with
>     KVM, and users on Mac OS X or Windows can use the VirtualBox image.
> 
>   • Tunir: A new, lightweight Continuous Integration (CI) tool for
>     rapid testing of cloud images. While being driven by the need for
>     simple CI for the Cloud Working Group, it's generic enough to be
>     used by anyone to configure and run jobs/tests on their local
>     system.
> 
> Fedora 22 Server
> ================
> 
> The Fedora 22 Server Edition brings several changes that will improve
> Fedora for use as a server in your environment.
> 
>   • Database Server Role: Fedora 21 introduced Rolekit, a daemon for
>     Linux systems that provides a stable D-Bus interface to manage
>     deployment of server roles. The Fedora 22 release adds onto that
>     work with a database server role based on PostgreSQL.
> 
>   • Cockpit Updates: The Cockpit Web-based management application has
>     been updated to the latest upstream release which adds many new
>     features as well as a modular design for adding new functionality.
> 
> Fedora 22 Workstation
> =====================
> 
> As always, Fedora carries a number of improvements to make life better
> for its desktop users! Here's some of the goodness you'll get in Fedora
> 22 Workstation edition.
> 
> Enhancements:
> 
>   • The GNOME Shell notification system has been redesigned and
>     subsumed into the calendar widget.
>   • The Terminal now notifies you when a long running job completes.
>   • The login screen now uses Wayland by default. This is a step
>     towards replacing X with Wayland, and users should not actually
>     notice the difference.
>   • Installation of GStreamer codecs, fonts, and certain document types
>     is now handled by Software, instead of gnome-packagekit.
>   • The Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) now features better
>     notifications, and uses the privacy control panel in GNOME to
>     control information sent.
> 
> Appearance:
> 
>   • The Nautilus file manager has been improved to use GActions, from
>     the deprecated GtkAction APIs, for a better, more consistent
>     experience.
>   • The GNOME Shell has a refreshed theme for better usability.
>   • The Qt/Adwaita theme is now code complete, and Qt notifications
>     have been improved for smoother experience using Qt-based apps in
>     Workstation.
> 
> Under the covers:
> 
>   • The libinput library is now used for both X11 and Wayland for
>     consistent input device handling.
> 
> Spins
> 
>   • Plasma 5, the successor to KDE Plasma 4, is now the default
>     workspace in the Fedora KDE spin.
> 
>   • The Xfce spin has been updated to Xfce 4.12 just in time for the
>     Alpha release. This release has an enormous number of improvements,
>     including HiDPI support, improvements to window tiling, support for
>     Gtk3 plugins, and many improvements for multi-monitor support.
> 
> Issues and Details
> ==================
> 
> This is an Alpha release. As such, we expect that you may encounter
> bugs or missing features. To report issues encountered during testing,
> contact the Fedora QA team via the test mailing list or in #fedora-qa
> on freenode.
> 
> As testing progresses, common issues are tracked on the Common F22 Bugs
> page: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Common_F22_bugs
> 
> For tips on reporting a bug effectively, read "how to file a bug
> report:" https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/How_to_file_a_bug_report
> 
> Release Schedule
> ================
> 
> The full release schedule is available on the Fedora wiki:
> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/22/Schedule
> 
> The current schedule calls for a beta release in the middle of April,
> and a final release in the second half of May.
> 
> These dates are subject to change, pending any major bugs or issues
> found during the development process.
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