release-notes/devel/en_US Live.xml,1.3,1.4
Paul W. Frields (pfrields)
fedora-docs-commits at redhat.com
Sat Apr 21 21:27:30 UTC 2007
Author: pfrields
Update of /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US
In directory cvs-int.fedora.redhat.com:/tmp/cvs-serv898
Modified Files:
Live.xml
Log Message:
Import diffs from wiki for final release
Index: Live.xml
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RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/Live.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.3
retrieving revision 1.4
diff -u -r1.3 -r1.4
--- Live.xml 4 Apr 2007 11:53:57 -0000 1.3
+++ Live.xml 21 Apr 2007 21:27:27 -0000 1.4
@@ -8,15 +8,10 @@
The Fedora release includes several live ISO images in addition to
the traditional installation images. These ISO images are bootable,
and you can burn them to media and use them to try out Fedora. They
- also include a feature that allows you to install the live CD
+ also include a feature that allows you to install the live image
content to your hard drive for persistence and higher performance.
</para>
- <para>
- These images are also available for test releases, to allow easier
- testing of the Fedora test release.
- </para>
-
<section id="sn-Available-Images">
<title>Available Images</title>
<para>
@@ -24,21 +19,32 @@
</para>
<orderedlist numeration='arabic'>
<listitem>
- <para>Fedora 7 i386 Desktop CD. This is a CD sized image for i386
- machines. It has the default desktop environment (GNOME), support for
- all supported Fedora locales, and a basic set of the productivity
- applications available in Fedora.</para>
+ <para>Fedora 7 i386 Desktop CD. This is a CD sized image for
+ i386 machines. It includes the GNOME desktop environment,
+ integrates all supported Fedora locales, and features a basic
+ set of the productivity applications available in
+ Fedora.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>Fedora 7 x86_64 Desktop DVD. This is a DVD sized image for x86_64
- machines. The package set is the same as that of the i386 Desktop
- CD.</para>
+ <para>Fedora 7 x86_64 Desktop DVD. This is a DVD sized image
+ for x86_64 machines. The feature set is the same as in the
+ i386 Desktop CD and includes multilib packages.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>Fedora 7 i386 KDE CD. This is a CD sized image for i386 machines.
- It includes the KDE Desktop environment and a large set of KDE
- applications. Note that this image only has full support for English
- language.</para>
+ <para>Fedora 7 i386 KDE Desktop CD. This is a CD sized image
+ for i386 machines. It includes the KDE Desktop environment and
+ a large set of KDE applications. Note that this image only
+ has full support for English language. Note that GNOME based
+ Live images do not include the
+ <application>OpenOffice.org</application> office suite to save
+ space. Instead they include
+ <application>Abiword</application> and support for more
+ locales. The KDE Live CD uses parts of
+ <application>koffice</application> instead. The Fedora Live
+ images do not support <systemitem>i586</systemitem> class
+ machines. To install Fedora on an
+ <systemitem>i586</systemitem>, you must use the classic
+ installation method.</para>
</listitem>
</orderedlist>
</section>
@@ -46,25 +52,27 @@
<section id="sn-Usage-Information">
<title>Usage Information</title>
<para>
- The live images should boot on any machine that supports booting
+ The Live images should boot on any machine that supports booting
from CD-ROM. Upon booting the CD, you can log in and use the
- desktop environment as the fedora user. After logging
- in, if you wish to install the contents of the live image to your
- hard drive, click on the <guilabel>Install to Hard
- Drive</guilabel> icon on the desktop.
+ desktop environment as the <systemitem
+ class="username">fedora</systemitem> user. Leave the password
+ prompt blank to login. The Live images to not automatically login
+ so users can select a preferred language. After logging in, if
+ you wish to install the contents of the live image to your hard
+ drive, click on the <guilabel>Install to Hard Drive</guilabel>
+ icon on the desktop.
</para>
</section>
<section id="sn-Other-Methods-of-Booting">
<title>Other Methods of Booting</title>
<para>
- Another way to use these live images is to put them on a USB
+ Another way to use these Live images is to put them on a USB
stick. To do this, install the <package>livecd-tools</package> package
from the development repository. Then, run the
<command>livecd-iso-to-stick</command> script:
</para>
-<screen><![CDATA[/usr/bin/livecd-iso-to-stick /path/to/live.iso /dev/sdb1
-]]></screen>
+ <screen><![CDATA[/usr/bin/livecd-iso-to-stick /path/to/live.iso /dev/sdb1]]></screen>
<para>
Replace <replaceable>/dev/sdb1</replaceable> with the partition where
you want to put the image.
@@ -85,14 +93,14 @@
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
- The <command>sshd</command> service is disabled, since the passwords
- on the live image are blank.
+ The <systemitem class="service">sshd</systemitem> service is
+ disabled, since there is no password by default.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- <application role="strong">NetworkManager</application>
- is enabled by default.
+ <application role="strong">NetworkManager</application> is
+ enabled by default in both GNOME and KDE based Live images.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
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