Welcome to Fedora 11
Fedora is a Linux based operating system that provides users with access to the latest free and open source software, in a stable, secure and easy to manage form. Fedora is the largest of many free software creations of the Fedora Project, a partnership of free software community members from around the globe.
For more general information about the Fedora Project, including goals, values, how to get Fedora and how to join the global community of contributors, see the Overview page.
Fedora 11 Release Summary
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Screenshots
The Fedora 11 Screenshot Tour includes what's new and exciting in pictorial form. Enjoy the new KDE 4.2.2, Thunderbird 3, Firefox 3.5 or the new PulseAudio volume controls.
Videos
New Bootup Sequence
Plymouth includes a new bootup sequence. It's called 'Charge' created by Mike Langlie and Ray Strode. Plymouth themes can be created easily now that the plugins have been separated out from the core plymouth code.
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In-depth feature profiles
- PackageKit in Fedora 11 - PackageKit maintainer Richard Hughes describes how we've made installing and updating software on your computer easier,
- KMS in Fedora 11 - Adam Jackson explains how kernel mode setting (KMS), moving low level display drivers into the kernel, improves support for suspend/resume and other features.
- Ext4 in Fedora 11 - Eric Sandeen talks about the ext4 filesystem.
- Improved Virt Console in Fedora 11 - Daniel Berrange continues the saga of virtualization work started in previous releases.
- Volume Control in Fedora 11 - Lennart Poettering from Berlin, Germany describes the new UI design for Fedora's volume control.
The full list of new features in F11 can be accessed at Releases/11/FeatureList.