Fedora 11 FAQ: Difference between revisions

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What's new in Fedora 11?

Fedora 11 has a large number of new major features.

A feature list is provided at http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/11/FeatureList

Highlights include

Presto (delta RPM updates reducing bandwidth usage over 80% typically). Yum install yum-presto to enable it.

Automatic font and mime installer via PackageKit

Nouveau as the default driver for Nvidia cards (3D support is not mature and disabled however)

Simplified Anaconda text mode installation and minimal installation support

Automatic Bug Reporting tool

Native access to Microsoft Exchange using OpenChange

Firefox 3.1 and ThunderBird 3.0

Openoffice.org 3.1

Windows Cross Compiler (MinGW and a comprehensive set of cross

compiled libraries)

Ext4 as the default filesystem

Experimental support for the next generation Btrfs filesystem (hidden by default)

Improved I18N with the switch to IBus input system by default

Much improved Kernel Mode Support with flicker free and fast bootup

Many virtualization and security improvements,

RPM 4.7, GNOME 2.26, KDE 4.2, Xfce 4.6, Linux Kernel 2.6.29, Python

2.6. GCC 4.4 and several other changes.

Where Can I download it?

Get it at http://get.fedoraproject.org

My sound doesn't work?

Run alsamixer -c0 in the command line and turn up the controls and check again

I can't login as root in GNOME. What can I do?

GNOME Display Manager does not allow root users to directly login for security reasons from Fedora 10 release. Refer

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Enabling_Root_User_For_GNOME_Display_Manager

Where can I find answers on Ext4 ?

All you wanted to know about Ext4 and more at

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Ext4_in_Fedora_11

I was using a pre-release (alpha/beta/snapshot/preview) of Fedora 11. How do I upgrade to the general release?

Questions on upgrading from a pre-release is answered at

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Upgrading_from_pre-release_to_final

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+{{admon/caution| This is a DRAFT for feedback. Do not rely on information here yet}}
 == What's new in Fedora 11? ==
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 Highlights include
-* Presto (delta RPM updates reducing bandwidth usage over 80%
+* Presto (delta RPM updates reducing bandwidth usage over 80% typically). Yum install yum-presto to enable it.
-typically). Yum install yum-presto to enable it.
 * Automatic font and mime installer via PackageKit
-* Nouveau as the default driver for Nvidia cards (3D support is not
+* Nouveau as the default driver for Nvidia cards (3D support is not mature and disabled however)
-mature and disabled however),
-* Simplified Anaconda text mode installation and minimal installation
+* Simplified Anaconda text mode installation and minimal installation support
-support,
-* Automatic Bug Reporting tool,
+* Automatic Bug Reporting tool
-* Native access to Microsoft Exchange using OpenChange,
+* Native access to Microsoft Exchange using OpenChange
 * Firefox 3.1 and ThunderBird 3.0
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 * Ext4 as the default filesystem
-* Experimental support for the next generation Btrfs filesystem,
+* Experimental support for the next generation Btrfs filesystem (hidden by default)
-* Improved I18N with the switch to IBus input system by default,
+* Improved I18N with the switch to IBus input system by default
 * Much improved Kernel Mode Support with flicker free and fast bootup
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 * RPM 4.7, GNOME 2.26, KDE 4.2, Xfce 4.6, Linux Kernel 2.6.29, Python
 .6. GCC 4.4 and several other changes.
+== Where Can I download it? ==
+Get it at http://get.fedoraproject.org
 == My sound doesn't work? ==

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