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Update Moblin to 2.2 in Fedora

Summary

Update Moblin support in Fedora to Moblin 2.2 Netbook Environment.

Owner

Name: PeterRobinson

Download and Installation

For rawhide / F-13 testing of Moblin you can do 'yum install moblin-desktop'

Please provide feeback to fedora-test or fedora-devel mailing lists and report specific bugs against the components in RHBZ.

Current status

Targeted release: ??
Last updated: 2010-03-22
Percentage of completion: 90%

Awaiting the final outcome from the Moblin merger into Meego. Meego 1.0 Netbook will be what the Moblin 2.2 release was going to be. There will be some package renames but no major changes. The plan is to get this complete as soon as the details are available this week (Week beginning March 23rd).

Detailed Description

The Moblin Architecture is designed to support multiple platforms and usage models ranging from Netbooks and NetTops to Mobile Internet Devices (MID) and various embedded usage models, such as In Vehicle Infotainment systems. The central piece of the architecture is the common layer called "Moblin Core". Moblin Core is built on the GNOME Mobile platform, extending and enriching it with new technologies like Clutter, GUPnP and mojito. The Moblin Core is the core desktop environment that sits of top of Fedora, and above the Moblin Core are the specific user interface and user interaction model for the target device(s).

Benefit to Fedora

Expand the support of Moblin in Fedora for NetBook users. The Moblin 2.1 and 2.2 releases also have expanded support for resolutions other than 1024x600 allowing better support for NetTop devices.

Scope

There are a number of stages in the scope for this feature. For Fedora 13 the aim is to have the Moblin 2.2 environment for Netbook/Nettop devices in Fedora including an official Spin (which will be submitted to the Spin SIG separately).

The main steps for Fedora 13 are:

Update current packages to Moblin 2.2
Submit all new packages for review
Ship the Moblin App Install for easy installation of Fedora packages
Produce a number of test LiveCD images for ongoing testing during core test releases

Extra steps hoping to be achieved but are dependant on upstream inclusion:

Moblin browser.

Test Plan

Build and test individual packages
Test 'yum groupinstall moblin-desktop' to ensure we get a working Moblin Core desktop
Testing of the core Moblin Desktop environment
Testing of Moblin application functionality.

User Experience

Users of the Fedora Moblin 2.2 Spin would have a much better user experience on their NetBook, NetTop and other small devices.

Dependencies

Contingency Plan

Fall back to shipping the Moblin 2.1 release or worst case the current release of Moblin that's in Fedora 12 (somewhere in between Moblin 2.0 and 2.1) will continue to be supported

Documentation

Release Notes

Moblin 2.2 for Netbooks is available in Fedora 13

Comments and Discussion

See Talk:Features/Moblin-2.2

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-= Support Moblin within Fedora =
+= Update Moblin to 2.2 in Fedora =
 == Summary ==
-Update Mobline support in Fedora to Moblin 2.2 Netbook Environment.
+Update Moblin support in Fedora to Moblin 2.2 Netbook Environment.
 == Owner ==
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 == Download and Installation ==
-There's currently two ways to get Fedora Moblin
+For rawhide / F-13 testing of Moblin you can do 'yum install moblin-desktop'
-* There is a test LiveCD available [[http://fedora.roving-it.com/FedoraMoblin12-Beta6-LiveCD.iso Fedora Moblin beta 6 here]] for those that want to test/install a new Moblin only setup.
-* On a computer that's all ready running Fedora 12 you can do "yum groupinstall moblin-desktop"
 Please provide feeback to fedora-test or fedora-devel mailing lists and report specific bugs against the components in RHBZ.
 == Current status ==
-* Targeted release: [[Releases/12|  Fedora 12]]
+* Targeted release: [[Releases/??|  ??]]
-* Last updated: 26th October 2009
+* Last updated: 2010-03-22
-* Percentage of completion: 100%
+* Percentage of completion: 90%
-* All core packages for the GUI interface are now in rawhide. The moblin interface is in a usable state for testers.
+* Awaiting the final outcome from the Moblin merger into Meego. Meego 1.0 Netbook will be what the Moblin 2.2 release was going to be. There will be some package renames but no major changes. The plan is to get this complete as soon as the details are available this week (Week beginning March 23rd).
-One remaining issue for Moblin 2.1:
-* Mutter-moblin doesn't work with the newer mutter [[http://bugzilla.moblin.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6503]]. The 0.39.3 release currently works with the current mutter in F-12 so we'll stick with that for at least the beta release.
 == Detailed Description ==
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 == Scope ==
-There are a number of stages in the scope for this feature. For Fedora 12 the aim is to have the Core Moblin desktop available for user testing. Features like the Moblin Browser will not be available as they are still under going development and various changes are yet to be pushed upstream (eg xulrunner). The main steps for Fedora 12 are:
+There are a number of stages in the scope for this feature. For Fedora 13 the aim is to have the Moblin 2.2 environment for Netbook/Nettop devices in Fedora including an official Spin (which will be submitted to the Spin SIG separately).
-# Submit all core packages to Fedora for review and build. Complete. 20 moblin packages have been reviewed and are currently in rawhide. This includes the Moblin Core packages.
-# Add anaconda install options so it can be selected as an option during install or be installed using 'yum groupinstall "Moblin Desktop"'
+The main steps for Fedora 13 are:
-# Test the new desktop environment to ensure it works and integrates properly with underlying technologies like NetworkManager, clutter, gupnp, gstreamer etc.
+# Update current packages to Moblin 2.2
-# Test the desktop environment on NetBook hardware.
+# Submit all new packages for review
-# Add applications to extend the basic desktop functionality. Ongoing. A number of packages are already in rawhide (eg anjal email client). There are 11 remain packages that are either in process of being reviewed or are awaiting review request.
+# Ship the Moblin App Install for easy installation of Fedora packages
+# Produce a number of test LiveCD images for ongoing testing during core test releases
+Extra steps hoping to be achieved but are dependant on upstream inclusion:
+# Moblin browser.
 == Test Plan ==
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 * [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=538447 Bugzilla tracking bug for Moblin 2.2 support]
+* [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=532337 Bugzilla tracking bug for Moblin 2.1 support]
 == Contingency Plan ==
-* The current release of Moblin that's in Fedora 12 will continue to be supported
+* Fall back to shipping the Moblin 2.1 release or worst case the current release of Moblin that's in Fedora 12 (somewhere in between Moblin 2.0 and 2.1) will continue to be supported
 == Documentation ==
 * [http://www.moblin.org Moblin web site]
+* [http://lists.moblin.org/pipermail/dev/2009-November/007353.html Moblin 2.2 release announcement]
 == Release Notes ==
 Moblin 2.2 for Netbooks is available in Fedora 13
+== Comments and Discussion ==
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