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Author: pfrields
Update of /cvs/docs/release-notes/F-8/en_US
In directory cvs-int.fedora.redhat.com:/tmp/cvs-serv12648/F-8/en_US
Added Files:
ArchSpecific.xml BackwardsCompatibility.xml Colophon.xml
DatabaseServers.xml Desktop.xml Devel.xml Entertainment.xml
Feedback.xml FileSystems.xml I18n.xml Installer.xml Java.xml
Kernel.xml Legacy.xml Live.xml MailServers.xml Multimedia.xml
OverView.xml PackageChanges.xml PackageNotes.xml
ProjectOverview.xml RELEASE-NOTES.xml Security.xml
Virtualization.xml WebServers.xml Welcome.xml Xorg.xml
rpm-info.xml
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--- NEW FILE ArchSpecific.xml ---
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE section PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.docbook.org/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd">
<section id="sn-ArchSpecific">
<title>Architecture Specific Notes</title>
<tip>
<title>Latest Release Notes on the Web</title>
<para>
These release notes may be updated. Visit <ulink
url='http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/'>http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/</ulink>
to view the latest release notes for Fedora.</para>
</tip>
<para>
This section provides notes that are specific to the supported
hardware architectures of Fedora.
</para>
<section id="sn-rpm-multiarch">
<title>RPM multiarch support on 64-bit platforms (x86_64, ppc64)</title>
<para>
<application>RPM</application> supports parallel installation of
multiple architectures of the same package. A default package
listing such as <command>rpm -qa</command> might appear to include
duplicate packages, since the architecture is not displayed.
Instead, use the <command>repoquery</command> command, part of the
<package>yum-utils</package> package, which
displays architecture by default. To install
<package>yum-utils</package>, run the following command:
</para>
<screen><![CDATA[su -c 'yum install yum-utils']]></screen>
<para>
To list all packages with their architecture using
<command>rpm</command>, run the following command:
</para>
<screen><![CDATA[rpm -qa --queryformat "%{name}-%{version}-%{release}.%{arch}\n"]]></screen>
<para>
You can add this to <filename>/etc/rpm/macros</filename> (for a
system wide setting) or <filename>~/.rpmmacros</filename> (for a
per-user setting). It changes the default query to list the
architecture:
</para>
<para/>
<screen><![CDATA[%_query_all_fmt %%{name}-%%{version}-%%{release}.%%{arch}]]></screen>
</section>
<section id="sn-ArchSpecific-PPC">
<title>PPC Specifics for Fedora</title>
<para>
This section covers specific information about Fedora and the PPC
hardware platform.
</para>
<section id="sn-ArchSpecific-ppc-hw">
<title>Hardware Requirements for PPC</title>
<section id="sn-ArchSpecific-ppc-hw-cpu">
<title>Processor and memory</title>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
Minimum CPU: PowerPC G3 / POWER3
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Fedora 8 supports only the "New World" generation of Apple
Power Macintosh, shipped from circa 1999 onward.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Fedora 8 also supports IBM pSeries, IBM iSeries, IBM
RS/6000, Genesi Pegasos II, and IBM Cell Broadband Engine
machines.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Fedora 8 includes new hardware support for Genesi Efika,
and for the Sony PlayStation 3.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Recommended for text-mode: 233 MHz G3 or better, 128MiB
RAM.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Recommended for graphical: 400 MHz G3 or better,
256MiB RAM.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</section>
<section id="sn-ArchSpecific-ppc-hw-hdd">
<title>Hard disk space</title>
<para>
The disk space requirements listed below represent the disk
space taken up by Fedora 8 after installation is complete.
However, additional disk space is required during installation
to support the installation environment. This additional disk
space corresponds to the size of
<filename>/Fedora/base/stage2.img</filename> (on Installation
Disc 1) plus the size of the files in <filename
class="directory">/var/lib/rpm</filename> on the installed
system.
</para>
<para>
In practical terms, additional space requirements may range
from as little as 90 MiB for a minimal installation to as much
as an additional 175 MiB for an "everything" installation. The
complete packages can occupy over 9 GB of disk space.
</para>
<para>
Additional space is also required for any user data, and at
least 5% free space should be maintained for proper system
operation.
</para>
</section>
</section>
<section id="sn-ArchSpecific-ppc-pages">
<title>4 KiB Pages on 64-bit machines</title>
<para>
After a brief experiment with 64KiB pages in Fedora Core 6, the
PowerPC64 kernel has now been switched back to 4KiB pages. The
installer should reformat any swap partitions automatically
during an upgrade.
</para>
</section>
<section id="sn-ArchSpecific-ppc-keyb">
<title>The Apple keyboard</title>
<para>
The <keycap>Option</keycap> key on Apple systems is equivalent
to the <keycap>Alt</keycap> key on the PC. Where documentation
and the installer refer to the <keycap>Alt</keycap> key, use the
<keycap>Option</keycap> key. For some key combinations you may
need to use the <keycap>Option</keycap> key in conjunction with
the <keycap>Fn</keycap> key, such as <keycombo>
<keycap>Option</keycap>
<keycap>Fn</keycap>
<keycap>F3</keycap>
</keycombo> to switch to virtual terminal tty3.
</para>
</section>
<section id="sn-ArchSpecific-ppc-install">
<title>PPC installation notes</title>
<para>
Fedora Installation Disc 1 is bootable on supported hardware. In
addition, a bootable CD image appears in the <filename
class="directory">images/</filename> directory of this disc.
These images behave differently according to your system
hardware:
</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
On most machines, the bootloader automatically boots the
appropriate 32-bit or 64-bit installer from the install
disc. The default <package>gnome-power-manager</package>
package includes power management support, including sleep
and backlight level management. Users with more complex
requirements can use the <package>apmud</package> package.
To install <package>apmud</package> after installation, use the
following command:
</para>
<screen><![CDATA[su -c 'yum install apmud']]></screen>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<formalpara>
<title>64-bit IBM pSeries (POWER4/POWER5), current iSeries
models</title>
<para>After using OpenFirmware to boot the CD, the
bootloader, <command>yaboot</command>, automatically boots
the 64-bit installer.</para>
</formalpara>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<formalpara>
<title>IBM "Legacy" iSeries (POWER4)</title>
<para>
So-called "Legacy" iSeries models, which do not use
OpenFirmware, require use of the boot image located in the
<filename class="directory">images/iSeries</filename>
directory of the installation tree.
</para>
</formalpara>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<formalpara>
<title>32-bit CHRP (IBM RS/6000 and others)</title>
<para>
After using OpenFirmware to boot the CD, select the
<filename>linux32</filename> boot image at the
<prompt>boot:</prompt> prompt to start the 32-bit
installer. Otherwise, the 64-bit installer starts and
fails.
</para>
</formalpara>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<formalpara>
<title>Genesi Pegasos II</title>
<para>
At the time of writing, firmware with full support for
ISO9660 file systems has not yet been released for the
Pegasos. You can use the network boot image, however. At
the OpenFirmware prompt, enter the following command:
</para>
</formalpara>
<screen><![CDATA[boot cd: /images/netboot/ppc32.img]]></screen>
<para>
You must also configure OpenFirmware on the Pegasos manually
to make the installed Fedora system bootable. To do this,
set the <envar>boot-device</envar> and
<envar>boot-file</envar> environment variables
appropriately.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<formalpara>
<title>Genesi Efika</title>
<para>
At the time of writing, the firmware of the Efika has bugs
which prevent correct operation of the
<command>yaboot</command> bootloader. An updated firmware
should be available by April 2007, in advance of the
release of Fedora 8. With a fixed firmware, installation
on Efika should be the same as on Pegasos II.
</para>
</formalpara>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<formalpara>
<title>Sony PlayStation 3</title>
<para>
For installation on PlayStation 3, first update to
firmware 1.60 or later. The "Other OS" boot loader must be
installed into the flash, following the instructions at
<ulink
url='http://www.playstation.com/ps3-openplatform/manual.html'/>.
A suitable boot loader image ia located on the Fedora 8
install media. Once the boot loader is installed, the
PlayStation 3 should boot from the Fedora install media.
Select the <option>linux64</option> from the graphical
boot menu. For more information on Fedora and the
PlayStation3 or Fedora on PowerPC in general, join the
<ulink
url="http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/fedora-ppc">Fedora-PPC
mailing list</ulink> or the <systemitem
class="resource">#fedora-ppc</systemitem> channel on
<ulink url="http://freenode.net/">FreeNode</ulink>.
</para>
</formalpara>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<formalpara>
<title>Network booting</title>
<para>
Combined images containing the installer kernel and
ramdisk are located in the <filename
class="directory">images/netboot/</filename> directory
of the installation tree. They are intended for network
booting with TFTP, but can be used in many ways.
</para>
</formalpara>
<para>
The <command>yaboot</command> loader supports TFTP booting
for IBM pSeries and Apple Macintosh. The Fedora Project
encourages the use of <command>yaboot</command> over the
<command>netboot</command> images.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</section>
</section>
<section id="sn-ArchSpecific-x86">
<title>x86 Specifics for Fedora</title>
<para>
This section covers specific information about Fedora and the x86
hardware platform.
</para>
<section id="sn-ArchSpecific-x86-hw">
<title>Hardware requirements for x86</title>
<para>
In order to use specific features of Fedora 8 during or after
installation, you may need to know details of other hardware
components such as video and network cards.
</para>
<section id="sn-ArchSpecific-x86-hw-cpu">
<title>Processor and memory</title>
<para>
The following CPU specifications are stated in terms of Intel
processors. Other processors, such as those from AMD, Cyrix,
and VIA that are compatible with and equivalent to the
following Intel processors, may also be used with Fedora.
</para>
<para>
Fedora 8 requires an Intel Pentium or better processor, and is
optimized for Pentium 4 and later processors.
</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>Recommended for text-mode: 200 MHz Pentium-class or
better</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Recommended for graphical: 400 MHz Pentium II or
better</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Minimum RAM for text-mode: 128MiB</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Minimum RAM for graphical: 192MiB</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Recommended RAM for graphical: 256MiB</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</section>
<section id="sn-ArchSpecific-x86-hw-hdd">
<title>Hard disk space</title>
<para>
The disk space requirements listed below represent the disk
space taken up by Fedora 8 after the installation is complete.
However, additional disk space is required during the
installation to support the installation environment. This
additional disk space corresponds to the size of
<filename>/Fedora/base/stage2.img</filename> on Installation
Disc 1 plus the size of the files in <filename
class="directory">/var/lib/rpm</filename> on the installed
system.
</para>
<para>
In practical terms, additional space requirements may range
from as little as 90 MiB for a minimal installation to as much
as an additional 175 MiB for an "everything" installation. The
complete packages can occupy over 9 GB of disk space.
</para>
<para>
Additional space is also required for any user data, and at
least 5% free space should be maintained for proper system
operation.
</para>
</section>
</section>
</section>
<section id="sn-ArchSpecific-x64">
<title>x86_64 Specifics for Fedora</title>
<para>
This section covers specific information about Fedora and the
x86_64 hardware platform.
</para>
<section id="sn-ArchSpecific-x64-hw">
<title>Hardware requirements for x86_64</title>
<para>
In order to use specific features of Fedora 8 during or after
installation, you may need to know details of other hardware
components such as video and network cards.
</para>
<section id="sn-ArchSpecific-x64-hw-mem">
<title>Memory requirements for x86_64</title>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>Minimum RAM for text-mode: 256MiB</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Minimum RAM for graphical: 384MiB</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Recommended RAM for graphical: 512MiB</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</section>
<section id="sn-ArchSpecific-x64-hw-hdd">
<title>Hard disk space requirements for x86_64</title>
<para>
The disk space requirements listed below represent the disk
space taken up by Fedora 8 after the installation is complete.
However, additional disk space is required during the
installation to support the installation environment. This
additional disk space corresponds to the size of
<filename>/Fedora/base/stage2.img</filename> on Installation
Disc 1 plus the size of the files in <filename
class="directory">/var/lib/rpm</filename> on the installed
system.
</para>
<para>
In practical terms, additional space requirements may range
from as little as 90 MiB for a minimal installation to as much
as an additional 175 MiB for an "everything" installation. The
complete packages can occupy over 9 GB of disk space.
</para>
<para>
Additional space is also required for any user data, and at
least 5% free space should be maintained for proper system
operation.
</para>
</section>
</section>
</section>
</section>
--- NEW FILE BackwardsCompatibility.xml ---
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE section PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.docbook.org/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd">
<section id="sn-BackwardsCompatibility">
<title>Backwards Compatibility</title>
<tip>
<title>Latest Release Notes on the Web</title>
<para>
These release notes may be updated. Visit <ulink
url='http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/'>http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/</ulink>
to view the latest release notes for Fedora.</para>
</tip>
<para>
Fedora provides legacy system libraries for compatibility with older
software. This software is part of the <guilabel>Legacy Software
Development</guilabel> group, which is not installed by default.
Users who require this functionality may select this group either
during installation or after the installation process is complete.
To install the package group on a Fedora system, use <menuchoice>
<guimenu>Applications</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Add/Remove Software</guimenuitem></menuchoice>
(<application>Pirut</application>) or enter the following command in
a terminal window:
</para>
<screen><![CDATA[su -c 'yum groupinstall "Legacy Software Development"']]></screen>
<para>
Enter the password for the <systemitem
class="username">root</systemitem> account when prompted.
</para>
<section id="sn-compiler-compatibility">
<title>Compiler Compatibility</title>
<para>
The <package>compat-gcc-34</package> package has been included for
compatibility reasons:
</para>
<para>
<ulink
url='https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-list/2006-August/msg00409.html'/>
</para>
</section>
</section>
--- NEW FILE Colophon.xml ---
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE section PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.docbook.org/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd">
<section id="sn-Colophon">
<title>Colophon</title>
<para>
As we use the term, a <emphasis>colophon</emphasis>:
</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>recognizes contributors and provides accountability,
and</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>explains tools and production methods.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para/>
<section id="sn-Contributors">
<title>Contributors</title>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
<ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/AlainPortal">Alain
Portal (translator - French)</ulink>
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/AmanAlam'>Amanpreet
Singh Alam</ulink> (translator - Punjabi)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/AndrewMartynov'>Andrew
Martynov</ulink> (translator - Russian)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/AndrewOverholt'>Andrew
Overholt</ulink> (beat contributor)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/AnthonyGreen'>Anthony
Green</ulink> (beat writer)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/BrandonHolbrook'>Brandon
Holbrook</ulink> (beat contributor)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/BobJensen'>Bob
Jensen</ulink> (beat writer)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/ChrisLennert'>Chris
Lennert</ulink> (beat writer)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DaveMalcolm'>Dave
Malcolm</ulink> (beat writer)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DavidEisenstein'>David
Eisenstein</ulink> (beat writer)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DavidWoodhouse'>David
Woodhouse</ulink> (beat writer)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DeepakBhole'>Deepak
Bhole</ulink> (beat contributor)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DiegoZacarao'>Diego
Burigo Zacarao</ulink> (translator - Brazilian Portuguese)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DimitrisGlezos'>Dimitris
Glezos</ulink> (translator - Greek, tools)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DomingoBecker'>Domingo
Becker</ulink> (translator - Spanish)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FrancescoTombolini'>Francesco
Tombolini</ulink> (translator - Italian)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/GavinHenry'>Gavin
Henry</ulink> (beat writer)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/HugoCisneiros'>Hugo
Cisneiros</ulink> (translator - Brazilian Portuguese)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/IgorMiletic">Igor
Miletic</ulink> (translator - Serbian)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/JeffJohnston'>Jeff
Johnston</ulink> (beat contributor)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/JensPetersen'>Jens
Petersen</ulink> (beat writer)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/JesseKeating">Jesse
Keating</ulink> (beat contributor)</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/JoeOrton'>Joe
Orton</ulink> (beat writer)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/JosePires'>Jose
Nuno Coelho Pires</ulink> (translator - Portuguese)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/JoshBressers'>Josh
Bressers</ulink> (beat writer)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/KarstenWade'>Karsten
Wade</ulink> (beat writer, editor, co-publisher)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/KyuLee'>Kyu
Lee</ulink> (beat contributor)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/LicioFonseca">Licio
Fonseca</ulink> (translator - Brazilian Portuguese)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/LuyaTshimbalanga'>Luya
Tshimbalanga</ulink> (beat writer)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/MagnusLarsson'>Magnus
Larsson</ulink> (translator - Swedish)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/MartinBall'>Martin
Ball</ulink> (beat writer)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<ulink
url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/MaximDziumanenko">Maxim
Dziumanenko</ulink> (translator - Ukrainian)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/NikosCharonitakis'>Nikos
Charonitakis</ulink> (translator - Greek)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/OrionPoplawski'>Orion
Poplawski</ulink> (beat contributor)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/PatrickBarnes'>Patrick
Barnes</ulink> (beat writer, editor)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/PaulWFrields'>Paul
W. Frields</ulink> (tools, editor)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/PawelSadowski'>Pawel
Sadowski</ulink> (translator - Polish)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/PatrickErnzer'>Patrick
Ernzer</ulink> (beat contributor)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/RahulSundaram'>Rahul
Sundaram</ulink> (beat writer, editor)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/SamFolkWilliams'>Sam
Folk-Williams</ulink> (beat writer)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/SekineTatsuo'>Sekine
Tatsuo</ulink> (translator - Japanese)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/SimosXenitellis'>Simos
Xenitellis</ulink> (translator - Greek)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/SteveDickson'>Steve
Dickson</ulink> (beat writer)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/TetaBilianou">Teta
Bilianou</ulink> (translator - Greek)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/ThomasCanniot'>ThomasCanniot</ulink>
(translator - French)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/ThomasGier'>Thomas
Gier</ulink> (translator - German)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/ThomasGraf'>Thomas
Graf</ulink> (beat writer)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/TommyReynolds'>Tommy
Reynolds</ulink> (tools)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/ValnirFerreiraJr'>Valnir
Ferreira Jr.</ulink> (translator - Brazilian Portuguese)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/WillWoods'>Will
Woods</ulink> (beat contributor)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/YoshinariTakaoka'>Yoshinari
Takaoka</ulink> (translator, tools)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/YuanYijun'>Yuan
Yijun</ulink> (translator - Simplified Chinese)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/ZhangYang'>Zhang
Yang</ulink> (translator - simplified Chinese)
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>
... and many more translators. Refer to the Web-updated version of
these release notes as we add translators after release:
</para>
<para>
<ulink url='http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/'/>
</para>
</section>
<section id="sn-Production-Methods">
<title>Production Methods</title>
<para>
Beat writers produce the release notes directly on the Fedora
Project Wiki. They collaborate with other subject matter experts
during the test release phase of Fedora to explain important
changes and enhancements. The editorial team ensures consistency
and quality of the finished beats, and ports the Wiki material to
DocBook XML in a revision control repository. At this point, the
team of translators produces other language versions of the
release notes, and then they become available to the general
public as part of Fedora. The publication team also makes them,
and subsequent errata, available via the Web.
</para>
</section>
</section>
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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE section PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.docbook.org/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd">
<section id="sn-DatabaseServers">
<title>Database Servers</title>
<tip>
<title>Latest Release Notes on the Web</title>
<para>
These release notes may be updated. Visit <ulink
url='http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/'>http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/</ulink>
to view the latest release notes for Fedora.</para>
</tip>
<section id="sn-MySQL">
<title>MySQL</title>
<para>
Fedora now provides MySQL 5.0.45. For a
list of the enhancements provided by this version, refer to <ulink
url='http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/mysql-5-0-nutshell.html'/>.
</para>
<para>
For more information on upgrading databases from previous releases
of MySQL, refer to the
MySQL website at <ulink
url='http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/upgrade.html'/>.
</para>
<section id="sn-MySQL-DBD">
<title>DBD Driver</title>
<para>
The MySQL DBD driver has been
dual-licensed and the related licensing issues have been resolved (<ulink
url='https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=222237'/>).
The resulting <package>apr-util-mysql</package> package is now
included in the Fedora software repositories.
</para>
</section>
</section>
<section id="sn-PostgreSQL">
<title>PostgreSQL</title>
<para>
This release of Fedora includes
PostgreSQL 8.2.4. For more information on
this new version, refer to <ulink
url='http://www.postgresql.org/docs/whatsnew'/>.
</para>
<important>
<title>Upgrading Databases</title>
<para>
Before upgrading an existing Fedora system with a PostgreSQL
database, it could be necessary to follow the procedure
described at <ulink
url='http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.2/interactive/install-upgrading.html'/>.
Otherwise the data may be not accessible by the new version of
PostgreSQL.
</para>
</important>
</section>
</section>
--- NEW FILE Desktop.xml ---
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE section PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.docbook.org/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd">
<section id="sn-Desktop">
<title>Fedora Desktop</title>
<tip>
<title>Latest Release Notes on the Web</title>
<para>
These release notes may be updated. Visit <ulink
url='http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/'>http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/</ulink>
to view the latest release notes for Fedora.</para>
</tip>
<para>
This section details changes that affect Fedora graphical desktop
users.
</para>
<section id="sn-GNOME">
<title>GNOME</title>
<para>
This release features <ulink
url="http://www.gnome.org/start/2.20/">GNOME</ulink> 2.20.
</para>
<para>
The GNOME splash screen has been disabled upstream intentionally.
To enable it, use <command>gconf-editor</command> or the following
command:
</para>
<screen><![CDATA[gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-session/options/show_splash_screen --type bool true]]></screen>
<para>
The lock screen dialog theme is not connected to the selected
screensaver in this release. To enable it, use
<command>gconf-editor</command> or the following command:
</para>
<screen><![CDATA[gconftool-2 --set --type string /apps/gnome-screensaver/lock_dialog_theme "system"]]></screen>
</section>
<section id="sn-KDE-Desktop">
<title>KDE</title>
<para>This release features <ulink
url="http://kde.org/announcements/announce-3.5.7.php">KDE</ulink> 3.5.6.</para>
<para>Fedora 8 does <emphasis>not</emphasis> include the KDE 4
Desktop because the currently available prerelease versions are
not ready for daily use. It does include the KDE 4 Development
Platform, which can be used to develop, build, and run KDE 4
applications within KDE 3 or any other desktop environment. See
the <citetitle>Development</citetitle> section for more details
about what is included.</para>
</section>
<section id="sn-Web-Browsers">
<title>Web Browsers</title>
<para>
This release of Fedora includes version 2.0 of the popular
<application>Firefox</application> web browser. Refer to <ulink
url='http://firefox.com/'/> for more information about Firefox.
</para>
<section id="sn-Enabling-Flash-Plugin">
<title>Enabling Flash Plugin</title>
<para>Fedora includes an experimental free and open source
implementation of Flash called <package>gnash</package>. We
encourage you to experiment with <package>gnash</package> before
seeking out Adobe's proprietary Flash plugin software.</para>
<para>To install Adobe Flash plugin follow this procedure:</para>
<procedure>
<step>
<para>Visit <ulink
url="http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash">Adobe's
download site</ulink>.</para>
</step>
<step>
<para>Choose option 3, <guimenuitem> Yum
repository</guimenuitem>.</para>
</step>
<step>
<para>Follow onscreen prompts to install the package.</para>
</step>
<step>
<para>Launch <menuchoice>
<guimenu>Applications</guimenu>
<guimenuitem> Add/Remove Software</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice>.</para>
</step>
<step>
<para>Choose the <guilabel>Search</guilabel> tab and enter
<userinput>flash-plugin</userinput>.</para>
</step>
<step>
<para>Select the checkbox to install the package.</para>
</step>
<step>
<para>Close all <application>Firefox</application> windows,
and then launch <application>Firefox</application>
again.</para>
</step>
<step>
<para>Type <userinput>about:plugins</userinput> in the URL bar
to ensure the plugin is loaded. </para>
</step>
</procedure>
<para>Users of Fedora x86_64 must install the
<package>nspluginwrapper.i386</package> package to enable the
32-bit Adobe Flash plugin in x86_64
<application>Firefox</application> and the
<package>pulseaudio-libs.i386</package> package to enable sound
from the plugin..</para>
<procedure>
<step>
<para>Create the 32bit mozilla plugin directory using this command:</para>
<screen><![CDATA[su -c 'mkdir -p /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins']]></screen>
</step>
<step>
<para>Install the <package>nspluginwrapper.i386</package>,
<package>nspluginwrapper.x86_64</package>, and
<package>pulseaudio-libs.i386</package> packages:</para>
<screen><![CDATA[su -c "yum -y install nspluginwrapper.{i386,x86_64} pulseaudio-libs.i386"]]></screen>
</step>
<step>
<para>Install <package>flash-plugin</package> as shown above.</para>
</step>
<step>
<para>Run <command>mozilla-plugin-config</command> to register
the flash plugin:</para>
<screen><![CDATA[su -c 'mozilla-plugin-config -i -g -v']]></screen>
</step>
<step>
<para>Close all <application>Firefox</application> windows,
and then relaunch <application>Firefox</application>.</para>
</step>
<step>
<para>Type <userinput>about:plugins</userinput> in the URL bar
to ensure the plugin is loaded. </para>
</step>
</procedure>
</section>
</section>
<section id="sn-Mail-Clients">
<title>Mail Clients</title>
<para>
The <package>mail-notification</package> package has been split.
The <application>Evolution</application> plugin is now in a
separate package called
<package>mail-notification-evolution-plugin</package>. When you
update the <package>mail-notification</package> package, the
plugin is added automatically.
</para>
<para>This release contains <application>Thunderbird</application>
version 2.0, which has numerous performance improvements, folder
viewing enhancements, and enhanced mail notification
support.</para>
</section>
<section id="sn-Liberation-fonts">
<title>Liberation Fonts</title>
<para>This release of Fedora includes a set of fonts called
"Liberation." These fonts are metric equivalents for well-known
proprietary fonts prevalent on the Internet. With these
fonts, users will find better cross-platform viewing and printing
support for a variety of documents. Future versions of these
fonts will be fully hinted.</para>
</section>
</section>
--- NEW FILE Devel.xml ---
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE section PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.docbook.org/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd">
<section id="sn-Devel">
<title>Development</title>
<tip>
<title>Latest Release Notes on the Web</title>
<para>
These release notes may be updated. Visit <ulink
url='http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/'>http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/</ulink>
to view the latest release notes for Fedora.</para>
</tip>
<para>
This section covers various development tools and features.
</para>
<!--
<section id="sn-Runtime">
<title>Runtime</title>
<para>
These are the new features in <package>glibc</package>:
</para>
<para>
<emphasis>No content</emphasis>
</para>
</section>
-->
<section id="sn-Tools">
<title>Tools</title>
<section id="sn-GCC-Compiler-Collection">
<title>GCC Compiler Collection</title>
<para>
This release of Fedora has been built with GCC 4.1.2, which is
included with the distribution.
</para>
<!--
<section id="sn-">
<title>Caveats</title>
<para>
<emphasis>No content</emphasis>
</para>
</section>
-->
<section id="sn-gcc-code-generation">
<title>Code Generation</title>
<para>
Starting with <package>gcc-4.1.2-25</package> and
<package>glibc-2.6.90-14</package>, the
<option>-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2</option> option protects not only
C code, but also C++. There have been several security issues
already which would have been unexploitable if this checking
was in place earlier. Refer to this <ulink
url="https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-announce/2007-September/msg00015.html">announcement</ulink>
for more details.
</para>
</section>
<!--
<section id="sn-language-extensions">
<title>Language Extensions</title>
<para>
<emphasis>No content</emphasis>
</para>
</section>
-->
</section>
<section id="sn-Eclipse">
<title>Eclipse</title>
<para>
This release of Fedora includes Fedora Eclipse, based on the
<ulink url='http://www.eclipse.org'>Eclipse</ulink> SDK version
3.3.0. You can read the "New and Noteworthy" page for the 3.3.x
series of releases can be accessed at <ulink
url='http://download.eclipse.org/eclipse/downloads/drops/R-3.3-2007-06251500/whatsnew/eclipse-news.html'>http://download.eclipse.org/eclipse/downloads/drops/R-3.3-2007-06251500/whatsnew/eclipse-news.html</ulink>.
Release notes specific to 3.3.0 are available at <ulink
url='http://www.eclipse.org/eclipse/development/readme_eclipse_3.3.html'>http://www.eclipse.org/eclipse/development/readme_eclipse_3.3.html</ulink>.
</para>
<para>
The Eclipse SDK is known variously as "the Eclipse Platform,"
"the Eclipse IDE," and "Eclipse." The Eclipse SDK is the
foundation for the combined release of twenty-one Eclipse
projects under the Callisto combined release umbrella (<ulink
url='http://www.eclipse.org/europa'>http://www.eclipse.org/europa</ulink>).
A few of these Europa projects are included in Fedora:
</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para> CDT (<ulink
url='http://www.eclipse.org/cdt'>http://www.eclipse.org/cdt</ulink>,
for C/C++ development;</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>GEF (<ulink
url='http://www.eclipse.org/gef'>http://www.eclipse.org/gef</ulink>),
the Graphical Editing Framework; and</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Mylyn (<ulink
url="http://www.eclipse.org/mylyn">http://www.eclipse.org/mylyn</ulink>),
a task-focused UI for Eclipse, along with task connectors for
Bugzilla and Trac.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>Other Eclipse projects available in Fedora include:</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>Subclipse (<ulink
url='http://subclipse.tigris.org/'>http://subclipse.tigris.org/</ulink>),
for integrating Subversion version control;</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>PyDev (<ulink
url='http://pydev.sf.net'>http://pydev.sf.net</ulink>),
for developing in Python; and</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>PHPeclipse (<ulink
url='http://www.phpeclipse.de/'>http://www.phpeclipse.de/</ulink>),
for developing in PHP.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>
Assistance in getting more projects packaged and tested with GCJ
is always welcome. Contact the interested parties through
fedora-devel-java-list (<ulink
url='http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-java-list/'>http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-java-list/</ulink>)
and/or #fedora-java on freenode.
</para>
<para>
Fedora also includes plugins and features that are particularly
useful to FLOSS hackers, ChangeLog editing with
<package>eclipse-changelog</package>, and Bugzilla interaction
with <package>eclipse-mylyn-bugzilla</package>. Our CDT package,
<package>eclipse-cdt</package>, includes a snapshot release of
work to integrate with the GNU Autotools.
</para>
<para>
The latest information regarding these projects can be found at
the Fedora Eclipse Project page: <ulink
url='http://sourceware.org/eclipse/'>http://sourceware.org/eclipse/</ulink>.
</para>
<section id="sn-Eclipse-nonpkg">
<title>Non-packaged Plugins/Features</title>
<para>
Fedora Eclipse allows non-<systemitem
class="username">root</systemitem> users to make use of the
Update Manager functionality for installing non-packaged
plugins and features. Such plugins are installed in the user's
home directory under the <filename
class="directory">.eclipse</filename> directory. Please
note, however, that these plugins do not have associated
GCJ-compiled bits and may therefore run slower than expected.
</para>
</section>
<section id="sn-Alternative-JREs">
<title>Alternative Java Runtime Environments</title>
<para>
The Fedora free JREs do not satisfy every user, so Fedora does
allow the installation of alternative JREs. A caveat exists,
however, for installing proprietary JREs on 64-bit machines.
</para>
<para>
The 64-bit JNI libraries shipped by default on x86_64 systems
in Fedora do not run on 32-bit JREs. In other words, do not
try to run Fedora's x86_64 Eclipse packages on Sun's 32-bit
JRE. They fail in confusing ways. Either switch to a 64-bit
proprietary JRE, or install the 32-bit version of the
packages, if available. To install a 32-bit version, use the
following command:
</para>
<screen><![CDATA[yum install <package_name>.i386 ]]></screen>
<para>
Likewise, the 32-bit JNI libraries shipped by default on ppc64
systems do not run with a 64-bit JRE. To install the 64-bit
version, use the following command:
</para>
<screen><![CDATA[yum install <package_name>.ppc64 ]]></screen>
</section>
</section>
</section>
<section id="sn-kde4-dev">
<title>KDE 4 Development Platform</title>
<para>Fedora 8 includes KDE 4.0 (beta) development libraries. The
following new packages are provided:</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para><package>kdelibs4</package>: KDE 4 libraries</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para><package>kdepimlibs</package>: KDE 4 PIM libraries</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para><package>kdebase4</package>: KDE 4 core runtime
files</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>Use these packages to develop, build and run KDE 4
applications within KDE 3 or any other desktop environment.</para>
<para>The <package>kdebase4</package> package also includes a beta
version of the <application>Dolphin</application> file manager as
a technology preview. Note that although
<application>Dolphin</application> currently fails to start up
when run from the KDE 3 menu, it works when run from
<application>Konsole</application>. Other issues may exist as
well. If you need a stable version of
<application>Dolphin</application>, please install the
<package>d3lphin</package> package, which is based on KDE 3 and
can be safely installed alongside
<package>kdebase4</package>.</para>
<para>These packages are designed to:</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>comply with the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS),
and</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>be completely safe to install in parallel with KDE 3,
including the <package>-devel</package> packages.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>In order to achieve this, Fedora KDE SIG members made 2
changes to the <package>-devel</package> packages:</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>The library symlinks are installed to <filename
class="directory">/usr/lib/kde4/devel</filename> or
<filename>/usr/lib64/kde4/devel</filename>, depending on
system architecture.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>The <command>kconfig_compiler</command> and
<command>makekdewidgets</command> tools have been renamed
<command>kconfig_compiler4</command> and
<command>makekdewidgets4</command>, respectively.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>These changes should be completely transparent to the vast
majority of KDE 4 applications that use <command>cmake</command>
to build, since <command>FindKDE4Internal.cmake</command> has been
patched to match these changes.</para>
<para>Note that <package>kdebase4</package> does not include the KDE
4 Desktop package <package>kdebase-workspace</package> and its
components such as <application>Plasma</application> and
<application>KWin</application> version 4. The
<package>kdebase-workspace</package> package is still too
incomplete and unstable for daily use and would conflict with KDE
3.</para>
</section>
</section>
--- NEW FILE Entertainment.xml ---
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE section PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.docbook.org/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd">
<section id="sn-Entertainment">
<title>Games and Entertainment</title>
<tip>
<title>Latest Release Notes on the Web</title>
<para>
These release notes may be updated. Visit <ulink
url='http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/'>http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/</ulink>
to view the latest release notes for Fedora.</para>
</tip>
<para>
Fedora provides a selection of games that cover a variety of genres.
Users can install a small package of games for GNOME (called
<package>gnome-games</package>) and KDE (<package>kdegames</package>). There are
also many additional games that span every major genre available in
the repositories.
</para>
<para>
The Fedora Project website features a section dedicated to games
that details many of the available games, including overviews and
installation instructions. For more information, refer to
<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Games'>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Games</ulink>.
</para>
<para>
For a list of other games that are available for installation, use
the <application>Pirut</application> graphical utility
(<guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guimenuitem>Add/Remove Software</guimenuitem>), or via
the command line:
</para>
<screen><![CDATA[yum groupinfo "Games and Entertainment"
]]></screen>
<para>
For help using <command>yum</command> to install the assorted game
packages, refer to the guide available at:x
</para>
<para>
<ulink url='http://docs.fedoraproject.org/yum/'>http://docs.fedoraproject.org/yum/</ulink>
</para>
<section id="sn-haxima">
<title>Haxima</title>
<para>
Fedora 7 includes version 0.5.6 of the Nazghul old-school role playing
game engine and its companion game Haxima. This version is not compatible
with saved games from previous Nazghul versions, so those with Haxima
games in progress need to restart their games after updating to Fedora 7.
</para>
</section>
</section>
--- NEW FILE Feedback.xml ---
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE section PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.docbook.org/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd">
<section id="sn-Feedback">
<title>Feedback</title>
<para>
Thank you for taking the time to provide your comments, suggestions,
and bug reports to the Fedora community. By doing so, you help
improve the state of Fedora, Linux, and free software worldwide.
</para>
<section id="sn-Providing-Feedback-on-Fedora-Software">
<title>Providing Feedback on Fedora Software</title>
<para>
To provide feedback on Fedora software or other system elements,
please refer to
<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/BugsAndFeatureRequests'>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/BugsAndFeatureRequests</ulink>.
A list of commonly reported bugs and known issues for this release
is available from
<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Bugs/F8Common'/>.
</para>
</section>
<section id="Providing-Feedback-on-Release-Notes">
<title>Providing Feedback on Release Notes</title>
<important>
<title>Feedback for Release Notes Only</title>
<para>
This
section concerns feedback on the release notes themselves.
</para>
</important>
<para>
If you feel these release notes could be improved in any way, you
can provide your feedback directly to the beat writers. Here are
several ways to do so, in order of preference:
</para>
<orderedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
If you have a Fedora account, edit content directly at
<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Beats'>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Beats</ulink>
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Fill out a bug request using this template:
<ulink url='http://tinyurl.com/nej3u'>http://tinyurl.com/nej3u</ulink>
- <emphasis role='strong'>This link is ONLY for feedback on
the release notes themselves.</emphasis> Refer to the
admonition above for details.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Email
<ulink url='mailto:relnotes at fedoraproject.org'>relnotes at fedoraproject.org</ulink>
</para>
</listitem>
</orderedlist>
</section>
</section>
--- NEW FILE FileSystems.xml ---
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE section PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.docbook.org/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd">
<section id="sn-FileSystems">
<title>File Systems</title>
<tip>
<title>Latest Release Notes on the Web</title>
<para>
These release notes may be updated. Visit <ulink
url='http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/'>http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/</ulink>
to view the latest release notes for Fedora.</para>
</tip>
<para>
Fedora 8 provides basic support for encrypted swap partitions and
non-root file systems. To use it, add entries to
<filename>/etc/crypttab</filename> and reference the created devices in
<filename>/etc/fstab</filename>.
</para>
<note>
<title>Encrypted FS Support Unavailable During
Install</title>
<para>
Enable file system encryption after installation.
<application>Anaconda</application> does not have support for creating encrypted block
devices.
</para>
</note>
<para>
The following example shows an <filename>/etc/crypttab</filename> entry for
a swap partition:
</para>
<screen><![CDATA[my_swap /dev/sdb1 /dev/urandom swap,cipher=aes-cbc-essiv:sha256
]]></screen>
<para>
This command creates an encrypted block device
<filename>/dev/mapper/my_swap</filename>, which can be referenced in
<filename>/etc/fstab</filename>. The next example shows an entry for a
filesystem volume:
</para>
<screen><![CDATA[my_volume /dev/sda5 /etc/volume_key cipher=aes-cbc-essiv:sha256
]]></screen>
<para>
The <filename>/etc/volume_key</filename> file contains a plaintext
encryption key. You can also specify <filename>none</filename> as the key
file name, and the system instead asks for the encryption key during
boot.
</para>
<para>
The recommended method is to use <firstterm>LUKS</firstterm> for file system
volumes. If you are using LUKS you can drop the
<computeroutput>cipher=</computeroutput> declaration in
<filename>/etc/crypttab</filename>).
</para>
<procedure>
<step>
<para>
Create the encrypted volume using <command>cryptsetup
luksFormat</command>.
</para>
</step>
<step>
<para>
Add the necessary entry to <filename>/etc/crypttab</filename>.
</para>
</step>
<step>
<para>
Set up the volume manually using <command>cryptsetup
luksOpen</command> or reboot.
</para>
</step>
<step>
<para>Create a filesystem on the encrypted volume.</para>
</step>
<step>
<para>
Set up an entry in <filename>/etc/fstab</filename>.
</para>
</step>
</procedure>
</section>
--- NEW FILE I18n.xml ---
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE section PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.docbook.org/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd">
<section id="sn-I18n">
<title>Internationalization (i18n)</title>
<tip>
<title>Latest Release Notes on the Web</title>
<para>
These release notes may be updated. Visit <ulink
url='http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/'>http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/</ulink>
to view the latest release notes for Fedora.</para>
</tip>
<para>
This section includes information on language support under Fedora.
</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>Localization (translation) of Fedora is coordinated by the
<ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/L10N">Fedora
Localization Project</ulink>.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Internationalization of Fedora is maintained by the <ulink
url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/I18N">Fedora I18n
Project</ulink>.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<section id="sn-Language-Coverage">
<title>Language Coverage</title>
<section id="sn-Language-Installation">
<title>Language support installation</title>
<para>
To install additional language support from the Languages group,
use <application>Pirut</application> via
<menuchoice>
<guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guimenuitem>Add/Remove
Software</guimenuitem></menuchoice>, or run this command:
</para>
<screen><![CDATA[su -c 'yum groupinstall
<language>-support']]></screen>
<para>
In the command above,
<replaceable><language></replaceable> is one of
<option>assamese</option>, <option>bengali</option>,
<option>chinese</option>, <option>gujarati</option>,
<option>hindi</option>, <option>japanese</option>,
<option>kannada</option>, <option>korean</option>,
<option>malayalam</option>, <option>marathi</option>,
<option>oriya</option>, <option>punjabi</option>,
<option>sinhala</option>, <option>tamil</option>,
<option>thai</option>, or <option>telegu</option>.
</para>
<para>
Users upgrading from earlier releases of Fedora are strongly
recommended to install <package>scim-bridge-gtk</package>, which
works well with 3rd party C++ applications linked against older
versions of <systemitem class="library">libstdc++</systemitem>.
</para>
<para>To add SCIM support to input a particular language, install
<package>scim-lang-<replaceable>LANG</replaceable></package>,
where <replaceable>LANG</replaceable> is one of
<option>assamese</option>, <option>bengali</option>,
<option>chinese</option>, <option>dhivehi</option>,
<option>farsi</option>, <option>gujarati</option>,
<option>hindi</option>, <option>japanese</option>,
<option>kannada</option>, <option>korean</option>,
<option>latin</option>, <option>malayalam</option>,
<option>marathi</option>, <option>oriya</option>,
<option>punjabi</option>, sinhalese<option></option>,
<option>tamil</option>, <option>telugu</option>,
<option>thai</option>, or <option>tibetan</option>.</para>
</section>
<section id="sn-Transifex">
<title>Transifex</title>
<para>This release features <ulink
url="https://hosted.fedoraproject.org/projects/transifex/">Transifex</ulink>,
a new tool designed to facilitate contributing translations to
projects hosted on remote and disparate version control systems.
Core packages in this release use Transifex to receive
translations from numerous contributors.</para>
<para>Through a combination of <ulink
url="http://translate.fedoraproject.org/">new Web
tools</ulink>, community growth, and better processes,
translators can now contribute directly to any upstream project
through one translator-oriented Web interface. Developers of
projects with no existing translation community can easily reach
out to Fedora's established community for translations. In turn,
translators can reach out to numerous projects related to Fedora
to easily contribute translations.</para>
</section>
</section>
<section id="sn-I18n-Fonts">
<title>Fonts</title>
<para>In Fedora 8 fonts for all available languages are now
installed by default on the desktop to give good default language
coverage. Most of the fonts in generically named font packages
have been moved to their own packages to reflect the upstream name
and make font choices easier.</para>
<section id="sn-chinese-fonts">
<title>Chinese fonts</title>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>the <package>cjkunifonts-fonts</package> package has
been split out of <package>fonts-chinese</package> into two
subpackages for the Uming and Ukai faces.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>The <package>taipeifonts</package> package has been
split out of <package>fonts-chinese</package>.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>The <package>wqy-bitmap-fonts</package> package is now
installed by default with Chinese support.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>The <package>wqy-unibit-fonts</package> package has been
added.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</section>
<section id="sn-indic-fonts">
<title>Indic fonts</title>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>The <package>lohit-fonts</package> package has been
split out of <package>fonts-indic</package>.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</section>
<section id="sn-japanese-fonts">
<title>Japanese fonts</title>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>The <package>sazanami-fonts</package> package has been
split out of <package>fonts-japanese</package> into two
subpackages for the Gothic and Mincho faces.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>The <package>jisksp16-1990-fonts</package> package has
been split out of <package>fonts-japanese</package>.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>The <package>knm_new-fonts</package> package has been
split out of <package>fonts-japanese</package>.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para><package>VLGothic-fonts</package> will become the new
default Japanese font starting in Fedora 9. </para>
</section>
<section id="sn-korean-fonts">
<title>Korean fonts</title>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>The <package>baekmuk-ttf-fonts</package> and
<package>baekmuk-bdf-fonts</package> packages have been
split out of <package>fonts-korean</package>. The
<package>baekmuk-ttf-fonts</package> package provides four
subpackages for Batang, Dotum, Gulim and Headline
typefaces.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</section>
</section>
<section id="sn-Input-Methods">
<title>Input Methods</title>
<section id="sn-improved-im-chooser">
<title>Improved <command>im-chooser</command></title>
<para>The user interface of <command>im-chooser</command> has been
improved to be simpler and easier to understand.</para>
</section>
<section id="sn-SCIM-Defaults">
<title>SCIM input method Defaults</title>
<para>The core SCIM packages are now installed by default, but the
input method only starts by default on desktops running in an
Asian locale. The current list is: <systemitem>as</systemitem>,
<systemitem>bn</systemitem>, <systemitem>gu</systemitem>,
<systemitem>hi</systemitem>, <systemitem>ja</systemitem>,
<systemitem>kn</systemitem>, <systemitem>ko</systemitem>,
<systemitem>ml</systemitem>, <systemitem>mr</systemitem>,
<systemitem>ne</systemitem>, <systemitem>or</systemitem>,
<systemitem>pa</systemitem>, <systemitem>si</systemitem>,
<systemitem>ta</systemitem>, <systemitem>te</systemitem>,
<systemitem>th</systemitem>, <systemitem>ur</systemitem>,
<systemitem>vi</systemitem>, <systemitem>zh</systemitem>). You
can use <application>im-chooser</application> via <menuchoice>
<guimenu>System</guimenu>
<guisubmenu>Preferences</guisubmenu>
<guisubmenu>Personal</guisubmenu>
<guimenuitem>Input Method</guimenuitem></menuchoice> to enable
or disable SCIM on your desktop, or to select other installed
input methods. To activate SCIM on your desktop by default In a
non-Asian locale, set <menuchoice>
<guimenu>Use custom input method</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>scim</guimenuitem></menuchoice> in
<application>im-chooser</application> and restart your desktop
session.</para>
<para>
The following table lists the default trigger hotkeys for
different languages:
</para>
<segmentedlist>
<segtitle>Language</segtitle>
<segtitle>Trigger hotkeys</segtitle>
<seglistitem>
<seg>all</seg>
<seg><keycombo>
<keycap>Ctrl</keycap>
<keycap>Space</keycap>
</keycombo>
</seg>
</seglistitem>
<seglistitem>
<seg>Japanese</seg>
<seg><keycap>Zenkaku_Hankaku</keycap> or <keycombo>
<keycap>Alt</keycap>
<keycap>`</keycap></keycombo></seg>
</seglistitem>
<seglistitem>
<seg>Korean</seg>
<seg><keycombo>
<keycap>Shift</keycap>
<keycap>Space</keycap></keycombo> or
<keycap>Hangul</keycap></seg>
</seglistitem>
</segmentedlist>
</section>
<section>
<title>Other input methods</title>
<para>This release adds support for the
<systemitem>nabi</systemitem> input method for Korean
Hangul.</para>
</section>
</section>
</section>
--- NEW FILE Installer.xml ---
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE section PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.docbook.org/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd">
<section id="sn-Installer">
<title>Installation Notes</title>
<tip>
<title>Latest Release Notes on the Web</title>
<para>
These release notes may be updated. Visit <ulink
url='http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/'>http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/</ulink>
to view the latest release notes for Fedora.</para>
</tip>
<important>
<title>Fedora Installation Guide</title>
<para>
To learn how to install Fedora, refer to <ulink
url='http://docs.fedoraproject.org/install-guide/'>http://docs.fedoraproject.org/install-guide/</ulink>.
</para>
</important>
<tip>
<title>Installation issues not covered in these release notes</title>
<para>
If you encounter a problem or have a question during installation that is
not covered in these relese notes, refer to <ulink
url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FAQ'>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FAQ</ulink>
and <ulink
url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Bugs/Common'>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Bugs/Common</ulink>.
</para>
</tip>
<para>
<application>Anaconda</application> is the name of the
Fedora installer. This section outlines issues related to
<application>Anaconda</application> and installing Fedora 8.
</para>
<note>
<title>Downloading Large Files</title>
<para>
If you intend to download the Fedora DVD ISO image, keep in mind that not
all file downloading tools can accommodate files larger than 2 GiB in
size. Tools without this limitation include <command>wget</command>
1.9.1-16 and above, <command>curl</command>, and
<command>ncftpget</command>. <application>BitTorrent</application> is
another method for downloading large files. For information about
obtaining and using the torrent file, refer to <ulink
url='http://torrent.fedoraproject.org/'>http://torrent.fedoraproject.org/</ulink>.
</para>
</note>
<para>
<application>Anaconda</application> tests the integrity of
installation media by default. This function works with the CD, DVD,
hard drive ISO, and NFS ISO installation methods. The Fedora Project
recommends that you test all installation media before starting the
installation process and before reporting any installation-related
bugs. Many of the bugs reported are actually due to
improperly-burned CDs or DVDs.
</para>
<para>
The <command>mediacheck</command> function is highly sensitive, and
may report some usable discs as faulty. This result is often caused
by disc writing software that does not include padding when creating
discs from ISO files. To use this test, at boot time hit any key to
enter the menu. Then press the <keycap>Tab</keycap> key, add the
option <option>mediacheck</option> to the parameter list, and press
<keycap>Enter</keycap>.
</para>
<para>
After you complete the <command>mediacheck</command> function
successfully, reboot to return DMA mode to its normal state. On many
systems, this results in a faster installation process from the
disc. You may skip the <option>mediacheck</option> option when
rebooting.
</para>
<important>
<title>BitTorrent Automatically Verifies File Integrity</title>
<para>
If you use
<application>BitTorrent</application>, any
files you download are automatically validated. If your file
completes downloading, you do not need to check it. Once you burn
your CD or DVD, however, you should still use
<command>mediacheck</command> to test the integrity of the media.
</para>
</important>
<para>
To perform memory testing before you install Fedora, press any key
to enter the boot menu, then select <guimenuitem>Memory
Test</guimenuitem>. This option runs the
<application>Memtest86</application> stand alone memory testing
software in place of <application>Anaconda</application>.
<application>Memtest86</application> memory testing continues until
you press the <keycap>Esc</keycap> key.
</para>
<note>
<title>Memtest86 Availability</title>
<para>
You must boot from Installation Disc 1, the DVD, or a rescue CD in
order to use this feature.
</para>
</note>
<para>
Fedora 7 supports graphical FTP and HTTP installations. However, the
installer image must either fit in RAM or appear on local storage,
such as Installation Disc 1. Therefore, only systems with more than
192MiB of RAM, or which boot from Installation Disc 1, can use the
graphical installer. Systems with 192MiB RAM or less fall back to
using the text-based installer automatically. If you prefer to use
the text-based installer, type <command>linux text</command> at the
<prompt>boot:</prompt> prompt.
</para>
<section id="sn-Changes-in-Anaconda">
<title>Changes in Anaconda</title>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>Improved Live images support</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Ability to install from Live image running from RAM or USB
stick</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Improved IEEE-1394 (Firewire) support</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Use of <filename class="devicefile">/dev/hdX</filename> is
deprecated on i386 and x86_64 for IDE drives, and has
changed to <filename class="devicefile">/dev/sdX</filename>
except on PPC. See note about the importance of labeling
devices for upgrades from FC6, and partition
limitations.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</section>
<section id="sn-Installation-Related-Issues">
<title>Installation Related Issues</title>
<section id="sn-IDE-RAID">
<title>IDE RAID</title>
<para>
Not all IDE RAID controllers are supported. If your RAID
controller is not yet supported by <package>dmraid</package>, you may
combine drives into RAID arrays by configuring Linux software
RAID. For supported controllers, configure the RAID functions in
the computer BIOS.
</para>
</section>
<section id="sn-Multiple-NICs-and-PXE-Installation">
<title>Multiple NICs and PXE Installation</title>
<para>
Some servers with multiple network interfaces may not assign
eth0 to the first network interface as BIOS knows it, which can
cause the installer to try using a different network interface
than was used by PXE. To change this behavior, use the following
in <filename>pxelinux.cfg/*</filename> config files:
</para>
<screen><![CDATA[IPAPPEND 2
APPEND ksdevice=bootif
]]></screen>
<para>
The configuration options above causes the installer to use the
same network interface as BIOS and PXE use. You can also use the
following option:
</para>
<screen><![CDATA[ksdevice=link
]]></screen>
<para>
This option causes the installer to use the first network device
it finds that is linked to a network switch.
</para>
</section>
<section id="sn-ProLiant-DL360-with-Smart-Array">
<title>HP ProLiant DL360 with Smart Array</title>
<para>
If you have difficulties with this installation not detecting
the Smart Array card, try entering <command>linux isa</command> on the
installer prompt. This lets you manually select the card.
</para>
</section>
</section>
<section id="Upgrade-Related-Issues">
<title>Upgrade Related Issues</title>
<para>
Refer to
<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DistributionUpgrades'>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DistributionUpgrades</ulink>
for detailed recommended procedures for upgrading Fedora.
</para>
<section id="sn-scsi-partition-limit">
<title>SCSI driver partition limits</title>
<para>Whereas older IDE drivers supported up to 63 partitions per
device, SCSI devices are limited to 15 partitions per device.
<application>Anaconda</application> uses the new <systemitem
class="library">libata</systemitem> driver in the same fashion
as the rest of Fedora, so it is unable to detect more than 15
partitions on an IDE disk during the installation or upgrade
process.</para>
<para>If you are upgrading a system with more than 15 partitions,
you may need to migrate the disk to Logical Volume Management
(LVM). This restriction may cause conflicts with other installed
systems if they do not support LVM. Most modern Linux
distributions support LVM, and drivers are available for other
operating systems as well.</para>
</section>
<section id="sn-label-disk-partitions">
<title>Disk partitions must be labeled</title>
<para>A change in the way that the linux kernel handles storage
devices means that device names like <filename
class="devicefile">/dev/hdX</filename> or <filename
class="devicefile">/dev/sdX</filename> may
differ from the values used in earlier releases. Anaconda solves
this problem by relying on partition labels. If these labels are
not present, then Anaconda presents a warning indicating that
partitions need to be labelled and that the upgrade can not
proceed. Systems that use Logical Volume Management (LVM) and
the device mapper usually do not require relabeling.</para>
<section id="check-disk-partition-labels">
<title>To check disk partition labels</title>
<para>To view partition labels, boot the existing Fedora
installation, and enter the following at a terminal
prompt:</para>
<screen><![CDATA[/sbin/blkid]]></screen>
<para>Confirm that each volume line in the list has a
<option>LABEL=</option> value, as shown below:</para>
<screen><![CDATA[/dev/hdd1: LABEL="/boot" UUID="ec6a9d6c-6f05-487e-a8bd-a2594b854406" SEC_TYPE="ext2" TYPE="ext3"]]></screen>
</section>
<section id="update-fs-mount-entries">
<title>Update the file system mount entries</title>
<para>If any filesystem labels were added or modified, then the
device entries in <filename>/etc/fstab</filename> must be
adjusted to match:</para>
<screen><![CDATA[su -c 'cp /etc/fstab /etc/fstab.orig'
su -c 'gedit /etc/fstab']]></screen>
<para>An example of a mount by label entry is:</para>
<screen><![CDATA[LABEL=f7-slash / ext3 defaults 1 1]]></screen>
</section>
<section id="update-grub.conf">
<title>Update the <filename>grub.conf</filename> kernel root
entry</title>
<para>If the label for the <filename
class="partition">/</filename> (root) filesystem was
modified, the kernel boot parameter in the grub configuration
file must also be modified:</para>
<screen><![CDATA[su -c 'gedit /boot/grub/grub.conf']]></screen>
<para>A matching example kernel grub line is:</para>
<screen><![CDATA[kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.20-1.2948.fc6 ro root=LABEL=f7-slash rhgb quiet]]></screen>
</section>
<section id="test-changed-labels">
<title>Test changes made to labels</title>
<para>If partition labels were adjusted, or the
<filename>/etc/fstab</filename> file modified, then boot the
existing Fedora installation to confirm that all partitions
still mount normally and login is successful. When complete,
reboot with the installation media to start the installer and
begin the upgrade.</para>
</section>
</section>
<section id="Upgrades-versus-Installs">
<title>Upgrades versus fresh installations</title>
<para>
In general, fresh installations are recommended over upgrades,
particularly for systems that include software from third-party
repositories. Third-party packages remaining from a previous
installation may not work as expected on an upgraded Fedora
system. If you decide to perform an upgrade anyway, the following
information may be helpful:
</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
Before you upgrade, back up the system completely. In
particular, preserve <filename>/etc</filename>, <filename>/home</filename>,
and possibly <filename>/opt</filename> and <filename>/usr/local</filename> if
customized packages are installed there. You may wish to use a
multi-boot approach with a "clone" of the old installation on
alternate partition(s) as a fallback. In that case, create
alternate boot media, such as a GRUB boot floppy.
</para>
<tip>
<title>System Configuration Backups</title>
<para>
Backups of configurations in <filename>/etc</filename> are also
useful in reconstructing system settings after a fresh installation.
</para>
</tip>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para> After you complete the upgrade, run the following
command:</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<screen><![CDATA[rpm -qa --last > RPMS_by_Install_Time.txt
]]></screen>
<para>Inspect the end of the output for packages that pre-date
the upgrade. Remove or upgrade those packages from
third-party repositories, or otherwise deal with them as
necessary. Some previously installed packages may no longer
be available in any configured repository. To list all
these packages, use the following command:</para>
<screen><![CDATA[su -c 'yum list extras']]></screen>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</section>
</section>
</section>
--- NEW FILE Java.xml ---
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE section PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.docbook.org/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd">
<section id="sn-Java">
<title><application>IcedTea</application> and
<package>java-gcj-compat</package></title>
<tip>
<title>Latest Release Notes on the Web</title>
<para>
These release notes may be updated. Visit <ulink
url='http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/'>http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/</ulink>
to view the latest release notes for Fedora.</para>
</tip>
<section>
<title>IcedTea</title>
<para>This release of Fedora includes the
<application>IcedTea</application> environment.
<application>IcedTea</application> is a build harness for Sun's
OpenJDK code that replaces encumbered parts of OpenJDK with Free
Software replacements. <application>IcedTea</application> provides
a more complete, compatible environment than GCJ, including
support for building and running bytecode up to the 1.6 level.
Users of <application>IcedTea</application> should be aware of a
few caveats:</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>There is no <systemitem>ppc</systemitem> or
<systemitem>ppc64</systemitem> support. Users of ppc and ppc64
systems should continue to use GCJ.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>There is no support for the Java sound APIs.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>There are a few missing cryptographic algorithms.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</section>
<section>
<title>Handling Java Applets</title>
<para>The Fedora <application>IcedTea</application> packages also
include an adaptation of <package>gcjwebplugin</package> that runs
untrusted applets safely in a web browser. The plugin is packaged
as <package>java-1.7.0-icedtea-plugin</package>.</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>The <package>gcjwebplugin</package> adaptation has <ulink
url="https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=304021">no
support for the bytecode-to-Javascript bridge</ulink>, so
applets that rely on this bridge will not work.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>The <package>gcjwebplugin</package> adaptation has <ulink
url="https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=304031">no
support for signed applets</ulink>. Signed applets will run
in untrusted mode.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>The <package>gcjwebplugin</package> security policy may be
overly restrictive. To enable restricted applets, run
<command>firefox -g</command> in a terminal window to see what
is being restricted, then grant the restricted permission in
<filename>/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.7.0-icedtea-1.7.0.0/jre/lib/security/java.policy</filename>.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</section>
<section>
<title><package>java-gcj-compat</package></title>
<para>This release of Fedora includes
<package>java-gcj-compat</package>. The
<package>java-gcj-compat</package> collection includes a tool
suite and execution environment that is capable of building and
running many useful programs that are written in the Java
programming language.</para>
<para>
The java-gcj infrastructure has three key components: a GNU Java
runtime (<package>libgcj</package>), the
<application>Eclipse</application> Java compiler
(<command>ecj</command>), and a set of wrappers and links
(<package>java-gcj-compat</package>) that present the runtime and
compiler to the user in a manner similar to other Java
environments.
</para>
<para>
The Java software packages in this Fedora release use the
<package>java-gcj-compat</package> environment. These packages
include <application>OpenOffice.org Base</application>,
<application>Eclipse</application>, and <application>Apache
Tomcat</application>. Refer to the Java FAQ at <ulink
url='http://www.fedoraproject.org/wiki/JavaFAQ'>http://www.fedoraproject.org/wiki/JavaFAQ</ulink>
for more information on the <package>java-gcj-compat</package>
free Java environment in Fedora.
</para>
<important>
<title>Include Location and Version Information in Bug
Reports</title>
<para>
When making a bug report, be sure to include the output from
these commands:
</para>
<screen><![CDATA[which java && java -version && which javac && javac -version ]]></screen>
</important>
</section>
<section id="sn-Handling-Java-and-Java-like-Packages">
<title>Handling Java and Java-like Packages</title>
<para>
In addition to the <package>java-gcj-compat</package> free
software stack, Fedora lets you install multiple Java
implementations and switch between them using the
<command>alternatives</command> command line tool. However, every
Java system you install must be packaged using the JPackage
Project packaging guidelines to take advantage of
<command>alternatives</command>. Once these packages are installed
properly, the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user
may switch between <command>java</command> and
<command>javac</command> implementations using the
<command>alternatives</command> command:
</para>
<screen><![CDATA[alternatives --config java alternatives --config javac ]]></screen>
<para>A simpler way to switch Java alternatives is using the
<command>sytsem-switch-java</command> tool included in
Fedora.</para>
</section>
<section id="sn-Fedora-and-the-JPackage-Java-Packages">
<title>Fedora and the JPackage Java Packages</title>
<para>
Fedora includes many packages derived from the JPackage Project,
which provides a Java software repository. These packages are
modified in Fedora to remove proprietary software dependencies and
to make use of GCJ's ahead-of-time compilation feature. Use the
Fedora repositories to update these packages, or use the JPackage
repository for packages not provided by Fedora. Refer to the
JPackage website at <ulink
url='http://jpackage.org'>http://jpackage.org</ulink> for more
information on the project and the software it provides.
</para>
<warning>
<title>Mixing Packages from Fedora and JPackage</title>
<para>
Research package compatibility before you install software from
both the Fedora and JPackage repositories on the same system.
Incompatible packages may cause complex issues.
</para>
</warning>
<para>
Refer to the latest release notes pertaining to Eclipse at <ulink
url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Beats/Devel/Tools/Eclipse'>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Beats/Devel/Tools/Eclipse</ulink>.
</para>
</section>
<section id="sn-Maven-v2">
<title>Maven (v2)</title>
<para>
This release of Fedora includes <package>maven2</package>, a Java
project management and project comprehension tool. Maven can be
invoked by the <command>mvn</command> and
<command>mvn-jpp</command> commands. The former makes Maven behave
just like upstream Maven, while the latter calls
<command>mvn</command> with additional properties that make
off-line building easier.
</para>
<para>
The <package>maven2</package> package in Fedora is modified to
work in a fully off-line mode. With no additional properties
defined (the <command>mvn</command> command),
<command>maven2</command> works exactly like upstream Maven. Users
may define additional properties to facilitate off-line builds, or
call <command>mvn-jpp</command>, a wrapper that defines the most
commonly used properties for off-line building. The properties and
their usage details are described in the
<filename>/usr/share/doc/maven2-2.0.4/maven2-jpp-readme.html</filename>
file, which comes from the <package>maven2-manual</package>
package.
</para>
</section>
</section>
--- NEW FILE Kernel.xml ---
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE section PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.docbook.org/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd">
<section id="sn-Kernel">
<title>Linux Kernel</title>
<tip>
<title>Latest Release Notes on the Web</title>
<para>
These release notes may be updated. Visit <ulink
url='http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/'>http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/</ulink>
to view the latest release notes for Fedora.</para>
</tip>
<para>
This section covers changes and important information regarding the
2.6.23 based kernel in Fedora 8. The 2.6.23 kernel includes:
</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
Tickless support for x86 64-bit systems (32-bit was added
previously), which greatly improves power management.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Some elements of the realtime kernel project.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>The kernel spec file is now named
<filename>kernel.spec</filename> rather than
<filename>kernel-2.6.spec</filename>.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>The kernel spec file has new macros that ease the kernel
building process. Refer to <ulink
url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/CustomKernel"/> for
further information.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>The kernel in Fedora 8 no longer loads modules by default
for ISA sound cards. Load the module by hand using the command
<command>modprobe module-name</command>, or put an entry in
<filename>/etc/modprobe.conf</filename>. For example, for the
Creative SoundBlaster AWE64, add the following entry:</para>
<screen><![CDATA[install snd-sbawe]]></screen>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<section id="sn-Version">
<title>Version</title>
<para>
Fedora may include additional patches to the kernel for
improvements, bug fixes, or additional features. For this reason,
the Fedora kernel may not be line-for-line equivalent to the
so-called <firstterm>vanilla kernel</firstterm> from the kernel.org
web site:
</para>
<para>
<ulink url='http://www.kernel.org/'>http://www.kernel.org/</ulink>
</para>
<para>
To obtain a list of these patches, download the source RPM package
and run the following command against it:
</para>
<screen><![CDATA[rpm -qpl kernel-<version>.src.rpm
]]></screen>
</section>
<section id="sn-Changelog">
<title>Changelog</title>
<para>
To retrieve a log of changes to the package, run the following
command:
</para>
<screen><![CDATA[rpm -q --changelog kernel-<version>
]]></screen>
<para>
If you need a user friendly version of the changelog, refer to
<ulink url='http://wiki.kernelnewbies.org/LinuxChanges'>http://wiki.kernelnewbies.org/LinuxChanges</ulink>.
A short and full diff of the kernel is available from
<ulink url='http://kernel.org/git'>http://kernel.org/git</ulink>.
The Fedora version kernel is based on the Linus tree.
</para>
<para>
Customizations made for the Fedora version are available from <ulink
url='http://cvs.fedoraproject.org'>http://cvs.fedoraproject.org</ulink>.
</para>
</section>
<section id="sn-Kernel-Flavors">
<title>Kernel Flavors</title>
<para>
Fedora 8 includes the following kernel builds:
</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
Native kernel, for use in most systems. Configured sources are
available in the <package>kernel-devel</package> package.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
The kernel-PAE, for use in 32-bit x86 systems with more than
4GB of RAM, or with CPUs that have an NX (No eXecute)
feature. This kernel support both uniprocessor and
multi-processor systems. Configured sources are available in
the <package>kernel-PAE-devel</package> package.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Virtualization kernel for use with the Xen emulator package.
Configured sources are available in the
<package>kernel-xen-devel</package> package.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
The kdump kernel for use with kexec/kdump capabilities.
Configured sources are available in the
<package>kernel-kdump-devel</package> package.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>
You may install kernel headers for all kernel flavors at the same
time. The files are installed in the <filename
class="directory">/usr/src/kernels/<replaceable>version</replaceable>[-PAE|-xen|-kdump]-<replaceable>arch</replaceable>/</filename>
tree. Use the following command: </para>
<screen><![CDATA[su -c 'yum install kernel{,-PAE,-xen,-kdump}-devel'
]]></screen>
<para>
Select one or more of these flavors, separated by commas and no
spaces, as appropriate. Enter the <systemitem
class="username">root</systemitem> password when prompted.
</para>
<note>
<title>32bit Kernel Includes Kdump</title>
<para>
The 32bit kernel is now relocatable, so kdump functionality is included.
64bit still requires installation of the <package>-kdump</package> kernel.
</para>
</note>
<note>
<title>Default Kernel Provides SMP</title>
<para>
There is no separate SMP kernel available for Fedora on i386, x86_64,
and ppc64. Multiprocessor support is provided by the native kernel.
</para>
</note>
<note>
<title>PowerPC Kernel Support</title>
<para>
There is no support for Xen or kdump for the PowerPC architecture in
Fedora. 32-bit PowerPC does still have a separate SMP kernel.
</para>
</note>
</section>
<section id="sn-Reporting-Bugs">
<title>Reporting Bugs</title>
<para>
Refer to
<ulink url='http://kernel.org/pub/linux/docs/lkml/reporting-bugs.html'>http://kernel.org/pub/linux/docs/lkml/reporting-bugs.html</ulink>
for information on reporting bugs in the Linux kernel. You may
also use
<ulink url='http://bugzilla.redhat.com'>http://bugzilla.redhat.com</ulink>
for reporting bugs that are specific to Fedora.
</para>
</section>
<section id="sn-Preparing-for-Kernel-Development">
<title>Preparing for Kernel Development</title>
<para>
Fedora 8 does not include the <package>kernel-source</package> package
provided by older versions since only the <package>kernel-devel</package>
package is required now to build external modules. Configured sources are
available, as described <xref linkend="sn-Kernel-Flavors"/>.
</para>
<important>
<title>Custom Kernel Building</title>
<para>For information on kernel development and working with
custom kernels, refer to <ulink
url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/CustomKernel"/>.</para>
</important>
</section>
</section>
--- NEW FILE Legacy.xml ---
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE section PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.docbook.org/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd">
<section id="sn-Legacy">
<title>Fedora Legacy - Community Maintenance Project</title>
<para>
The Fedora Legacy Project was a community-supported open source
project to extend the lifecycle of select "maintenance mode" Red Hat
Linux and Fedora Core distributions. The current model for
supporting maintenance distributions has been re-examined. Fedora
Legacy was unable to extend support to older Fedora Core releases as
it had planned. As of now, Fedora Core 4 and earlier distributions
are no longer being maintained. Fedora Core 5 will no longer be
maintained 30 days after the Fedora 7 release.
</para>
<note>
<title>Legacy Repo was included in Fedora Core 6</title>
<para>
Fedora Core 6 shipped with a software repository configuration for Fedora
Legacy. This repository was not enabled by default in the Fedora Core 6
release.
</para>
</note>
</section>
--- NEW FILE Live.xml ---
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE section PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.docbook.org/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd">
<section id="sn-Live">
<title>Fedora Live Images</title>
<tip>
<title>Latest Release Notes on the Web</title>
<para>
These release notes may be updated. Visit <ulink
url='http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/'>http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/</ulink>
to view the latest release notes for Fedora.</para>
</tip>
<para>
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 image
content to your hard drive for persistence and higher performance.
</para>
<section id="sn-Available-Images">
<title>Available Images</title>
<para>
There are four Live images available for Fedora 8.
</para>
<orderedlist numeration="arabic">
<listitem>
<formalpara>
<title>Fedora Live (i686, x86_64, ppc)</title>
<para>This image includes the GNOME desktop environment,
integrates all supported Fedora locales, and features a
basic set of productivity applications. Only the i686
version fits on a CD. The x86_64 version has the same
feature set and includes multilib packages.</para>
</formalpara>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<formalpara>
<title>Fedora KDE Live (i686, x86_64)</title>
<para>This image includes the KDE desktop environment, with
full support for English language only. Only the i686
version fits on a CD. The x86_64 version has the same
feature set and includes multilib packages.</para>
</formalpara>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<formalpara>
<title><ulink
url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue102#head-53444e1645ab6dc131718253c5300e6b55e60d92">Fedora
Developer Live</ulink> (i686)</title>
<para>This Live image is designed for software developers, and
features the GNOME desktop environment. The toolkit includes
the Eclipse integrated development environment, API
documentation, and a variety of debugging and profiling
utilities.</para>
</formalpara>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<formalpara>
<title><ulink
url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/FedoraElectronicLab">Fedora
Electronic Lab (FEL) Live</ulink> (i686)</title>
<para>This Live image is designed for engineers working on
electronics, and includes a toolkit for electronic component
design and simulation. The image fits on a CD.</para>
</formalpara>
</listitem>
</orderedlist>
</section>
<section id="sn-Usage-Information">
<title>Usage Information</title>
<para>
To boot from the Live image, insert it into your computer and
restart. To log in and use the desktop environment, enter the
username <systemitem class="username">fedora</systemitem>. Hit
<keycap>Enter</keycap> at the password prompt, since there is no
password on this account. The Live images do 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>
<note>
<title>No i586 Support</title>
<para>The i686 Live images will not boot on an i586
machine.</para>
</note>
</section>
<section id="sn-text-mode-installation">
<title>Text Mode Installation</title>
<para>You can do a text mode installation of the Live images using
the <command>liveinst</command> command in the console.</para>
</section>
<section id="sn-USB-Booting">
<title>USB Booting</title>
<para>
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-disk</command> script:
</para>
<screen><![CDATA[/usr/bin/livecd-iso-to-disk /path/to/live.iso /dev/sdb1]]></screen>
<para>
Replace <replaceable>/dev/sdb1</replaceable> with the partition where
you want to put the image.
</para>
<para>
This is <emphasis>not</emphasis> a destructive process; any data
you currently have on your USB stick <emphasis>is
preserved</emphasis>.
</para>
</section>
<section id="sn-Differences-From-a-Regular-Fedora-Install">
<title>Differences From a Regular Fedora Install</title>
<para>
The following items are different from a normal Fedora install
with the live images.
</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>Live images provide a subset of packages available in the
regular DVD image. Both connect to the same repository that
has all the packages.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>SSH is disabled by default and NetworkManager is enabled
by default in the Live images. SSH is disabled because the
default username in the Live images does not have any
password. Installation to hard disk prompts for creating a new
user name and password however. NetworkManager is enabled by
default since Live images target desktop users.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Live image installations do not allow any package
selection or upgrade capability since they copy entire the
filesystem from media to hard disk or USB disks. After the
installation is complete and rebooted, packages can be
added and removed as desired with <command>yum</command> or
the other software management tools.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Live images do not work on <systemitem>i586</systemitem>
architecture.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</section>
</section>
--- NEW FILE MailServers.xml ---
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE section PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.docbook.org/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd">
<section id="sn-MailServers">
<title>Mail Servers</title>
<tip>
<title>Latest Release Notes on the Web</title>
<para>
These release notes may be updated. Visit <ulink
url='http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/'>http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/</ulink>
to view the latest release notes for Fedora.</para>
</tip>
<para>
This section concerns electronic mail servers or mail transfer
agents (MTAs).
</para>
<section id="sendmail">
<title>Sendmail</title>
<para>By default, the <application>Sendmail</application> mail
transport agent (MTA) does not accept network connections from any
host other than the local computer. To configure
<application>Sendmail</application> as a server for other clients,
edit <filename>/etc/mail/sendmail.mc</filename> and change the
<option>DAEMON_OPTIONS</option> line to also listen on network
devices, or comment out this option entirely using the
<literal>dnl</literal> comment delimiter. Then install the
<package>sendmail-cf</package> package and regenerate
<filename>/etc/mail/sendmail.cf</filename> by running the
following commands:</para>
<screen><![CDATA[su -c 'yum install sendmail-cf'
su -c 'make -C /etc/mail']]></screen>
</section>
</section>
--- NEW FILE Multimedia.xml ---
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE section PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.docbook.org/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd">
<section id="sn-Multimedia">
<title>Multimedia</title>
<tip>
<title>Latest Release Notes on the Web</title>
<para>
These release notes may be updated. Visit <ulink
url='http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/'>http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/</ulink>
to view the latest release notes for Fedora.</para>
</tip>
<para>
Fedora includes applications for assorted multimedia functions,
including playback, recording, and editing. Additional packages are
available through the Fedora Package Collection software repository.
For additional information about multimedia in Fedora, refer to the
Multimedia section of the Fedora Project website at <ulink
url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Multimedia'/>.
</para>
<section id="sn-Multimedia-Players">
<title>Multimedia Players</title>
<para>
The default installation of Fedora includes
<application>Rhythmbox</application> and <application>Totem</application>
for media playback. The Fedora repositories include many other popular
programs such as the <application>XMMS</application> player and KDE's
<application>amaroK</application>. Both GNOME and KDE have a selection of
players that can be used with a variety of formats. Third parties may
offer additional programs to handle other formats.
</para>
<para>
Fedora also takes full advantage of the Advanced Linux Sound
Architecture (ALSA) sound system. Many programs can play sound
simultaneously, which was once difficult on Linux systems. When
all multimedia software is configured to use ALSA for sound
support, this limitation disappears. For more information about
ALSA, visit the project website at
<ulink url='http://www.alsa-project.org/'>http://www.alsa-project.org/</ulink>.
Users may still experience issues when multiple users log into the
system. Depending upon hardware and software configurations,
multiple users may not be able to use the sound hardware
simultaneously.
</para>
</section>
<section id="sn-Ogg-and-Xiph-Foundation-Formats">
<title>Ogg and Xiph.Org Foundation Formats</title>
<para>
Fedora includes complete support for the Ogg media container
format and the Vorbis audio, Theora video, Speex audio, and FLAC
lossless audio formats. These freely-distributable formats are not
encumbered by patent or license restrictions. They provide
powerful and flexible alternatives to more popular, restricted
formats. The Fedora Project encourages the use of open formats in
place of restricted ones. For more information on these formats
and how to use them, refer to the Xiph.Org Foundation's web site
at <ulink url='http://www.xiph.org/'>http://www.xiph.org/</ulink>.
</para>
</section>
<section id="sn-MP3-DVD-and-Other-Excluded-Multimedia-Formats">
<title>MP3, DVD, and Other Excluded Multimedia Formats</title>
<para>
Fedora software repositories cannot include support for MP3 or DVD
video playback or recording. The MP3 formats are patented, and the
patent holders have not provided the necessary patent licenses.
DVD video formats are patented and equipped with an encryption
scheme. The patent holders have not provided the necessary patent
licenses, and the code needed to decrypt CSS-encrypted discs may
violate the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, a copyright law of
the United States. Fedora also excludes other multimedia software
due to patent, copyright, or license restrictions, including
Adobe's Flash Player and Real Media's Real Player. For more on
this subject, please refer to
<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/ForbiddenItems'>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/ForbiddenItems</ulink>.
</para>
<para>
While other MP3 options may be available for Fedora, Fluendo now
offers a free MP3 plugin for GStreamer that has the necessary
patent license for end users. This plugin enables MP3 support in
applications that use the GStreamer framework as a backend. Fedora
does not include this plugin since we prefer to support and
encourage the use of patent unrestricted open formats instead. For
more information about the MP3 plugin, visit Fluendo's website at
<ulink url='http://www.fluendo.com/'>http://www.fluendo.com/</ulink>.
</para>
</section>
<section id="sn-CD-DVD-Authoring-and-Burning">
<title>CD and DVD Authoring and Burning</title>
<para>
Fedora software repositories includes a variety of tools for
easily mastering and burning CDs and DVDs. GNOME users can burn
directly from the Nautilus file manager, choose the
<package>gnomebaker</package> or <package>graveman</package>
packages, or utilize the older <package>xcdroast</package> package
from Fedora. KDE users can use the robust <package>k3b</package>
package for these tasks. Console tools include
<package>cdrecord</package>, <package>readcd</package>,
<package>mkisofs</package>, and other popular applications.
</para>
</section>
<section id="sn-Screencasts">
<title>Screencasts</title>
<para>
You can use Fedora to create and play back
<firstterm>screencasts</firstterm>, which are recorded desktop
sessions, using open technologies. Fedora Package Collection
software repository includes <package>istanbul</package>, which
creates screencasts using the Theora video format. These videos
can be played back using one of several players included in
Fedora. This is the preferred way to submit screencasts to the
Fedora Project for either developer or end-user use. For a more
comprehensive how-to, refer to <ulink
url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/ScreenCasting'>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/ScreenCasting</ulink>.
</para>
</section>
<section id="sn-Extended-Support-through-Plugins">
<title>Extended Support through Plugins</title>
<para>
Most of the media players in Fedora software repositories can use
plugins to add support for additional media formats and sound
output systems. Some use powerful multimedia frameworks, like the
<package>gstreamer</package> package, to handle media format support and
sound output. Fedora software repositories offer plugin packages
for these backends and for individual applications. Third parties
may provide additional plugins to add even greater capabilities.
</para>
</section>
</section>
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<section id="sn-OverView">
<title>Release Highlights</title>
<tip>
<title>Latest Release Notes on the Web</title>
<para>
These release notes may be updated. Visit <ulink
url='http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/'>http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/</ulink>
to view the latest release notes for Fedora.</para>
</tip>
<section id="sn-Fedora-Tour">
<title>Fedora Tour</title>
<para>
You can find a tour filled with pictures and videos of this
exciting new release at
<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Tours/Fedora8'/>.
</para>
</section>
<section id="sn-New-in-Fedora">
<title>New in Fedora</title>
<para>
This release includes significant new versions of many key
components and technologies. The following sections provide a
brief overview of major changes from the last release of Fedora.
</para>
<section id="sn-Spins">
<title>Spins</title>
<para>Fedora includes several different <ulink
url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/CustomSpins"><firstterm>spins</firstterm></ulink>,
which are variations of Fedora built from a specific set of
software packages. Each spin has a combination of software to
meet the requirements of a specific kind of end user. In
addition to a very small <filename>boot.iso</filename> image for
network installation, users have the following spin
choices:</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>A regular Fedora image for desktops, workstations, and
server users. This spin provides a good upgrade path and
similar environment for users of previous releases of
Fedora.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>One of four Live images that can be run from a disc or
USB flash device, and can be installed to hard disk as
desired. See the "Live" section for more information about
the Live images.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>More custom spins are available at <ulink
url="http://spins.fedoraproject.org"/>. Remember that these
Live images can be used on USB media via the
<package>livecd-iso-to-disk</package> utility available in the
<package>livecd-tools</package> package.</para>
</section>
<section id="sn-New-Features">
<title>Features</title>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>This test release features <ulink
url="http://www.gnome.org/start/2.20/notes/C/">GNOME
2.20</ulink>. GNOME now includes mail notification in the
<application>Evolution</application> mail client, the
ability to fill in PDF forms in the
<application>Evince</application> document viewer, improved
file management, a revamped
<application>Appearance</application> control panel applet,
a revised help system, and many other enhancements.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Online Desktop provides a desktop experience designed
around online services. A preview of Online Desktop is
provided via BigBoard, which is a optional sidebar in
GNOME.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>KDE 3.5.7 is available in the KDE Live image as well as
the regular DVD. The KDE 4 (Beta) Development Environment is
available in the repository.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Xfce 4.4.1 is available as part of this release.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>NetworkManager 0.7 provides improved wireless network
management support. It includes support for multiple devices
and provides the capability of system-wide configuration,
among many other enhancements. This transition may induce
some regressions temporarily, and more testing and feedback
is appreciated.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para><ulink
url="http://www.pulseaudio.org/">PulseAudio</ulink> is now
installed and enabled by default. PulseAudio is an advanced
sound server compatible with nearly all existing Linux sound
systems. PulseAudio allows for hot-switching audio outputs,
individual volume controls for each audio stream, networked
audio, and more.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>CodecBuddy is now included, and promotes free, superior
quality, open formats to end users trying to play multimedia
content under patent encumbered or proprietary
formats.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Compiz Fusion, the compositing window manager that
re-merges Compiz and Beryl, is installed by default. To
enable Compiz Fusion in GNOME, use the
<menuchoice><guimenu>System</guimenu>
<guisubmenu>Preferences</guisubmenu>
<guimenuitem>Desktop Effects</guimenuitem></menuchoice>
tool. Ongoing, long term <ulink
url="http://www.x.org/wiki/Events/XDS2007/Notes">Xorg
work</ulink> continues to enable <ulink
url="http://hoegsberg.blogspot.com/2007/08/compiz-and-fedora.html">Compiz</ulink>
by default.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>A brand new graphical firewall configuration tool,
<command>system-config-firewall</command>, replaces
<command>system-config-securitylevel</command>. </para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>The completely free and open source Java environment
called IcedTea is installed by default. IcedTea is derived
from OpenJDK, includes a browser plugin based on GCJ, and is
available for both x86 and x86_64 architectures. GCJ is
still the default on PPC architecture.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>OpenOffice.org 2.3, with many <ulink
url="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/New_Features_2.3">new
features</ulink>, is available as part of Fedora 8.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Bluetooth devices and tools now have better graphical
and system integration.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Laptop users benefit from the "quirks" feature in HAL,
including better suspend/resume and multimedia keyboard
support.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>There is now improved power management thanks to both a
tickless kernel in <systemitem>x86</systemitem> and
<systemitem>x86_64</systemitem> architectures, and a
reduction in unnecessary processor wakeups via
<package>powertop</package>.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>This release of Fedora has a new look and feel, called
<ulink
url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Artwork/F8Themes/Infinity/Round3Final">Infinity</ulink>,
from the Fedora Art team.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para><ulink
url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Artwork/NodokaTheme">Nodoka</ulink>,
a fresh new GNOME theme created specially for Fedora, is
available in this release.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>A new online browser home page, <ulink
url="http://start.fedoraproject.org"/>, appears in this
release.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Fedora continues to improve its many proactive <ulink
url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/Features">security
features</ulink>, and FORTIFY_SOURCE has now been <ulink
url="https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-announce/2007-September/msg00015.html">enhanced</ulink>
to cover C++ in addition to C, which prevents many security
exploits.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>A brand new graphical firewall configuration tool,
<package>system-config-firewall</package>, replaces
<package>system-config-securitylevel</package>.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>This release offers <ulink
url="http://danwalsh.livejournal.com/13376.html">Kiosk</ulink>
functionality via SELinux, among many new enhancements and
security policy changes.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>The <package>glibc</package> package in Fedora 8 now has
<ulink
url="http://people.redhat.com/drepper/sha-crypt.html">support</ulink>
for passwords using SHA256 and SHA512 hashing. Before only
DES and MD5 were available. The tools to create passwords
have not been extended yet, but if such passwords are
created in others ways, <package>glibc</package> will
recognize and honor them.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Secure remote management capability is now provided for
Xen, KVM, and QEMU in Fedora 8 <ulink
url="http://berrange.com/personal/diary/2007/08/fedora-8-virtualization-work-in">virtualization</ulink>.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Eclipse 3.3 (Europa), a new release of the acclaimed
development platform, is available as part of this
release.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
In this release, the performance of <command>yum</command>,
<application>Pirut</application>, and
<application>Pup</application> have been significantly
improved.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>The <application>Add/Remove Programs</application> tool, <package>pirut</package>, introduces a new
graphical interface for managing software repositories. Use
<menuchoice>
<guimenu>Edit</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Repositories</guimenuitem></menuchoice> to
enable/disable any of the installed
software repositories.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Live installations are faster and require a smaller root
filesystem. The file system layout has also changed
somewhat. System files for the Live images are now under
<filename class="directory">LiveOS/</filename>, and a new
<filename>README</filename> file has been provided as a
short introduction to the live image.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para><ulink
url="https://hosted.fedoraproject.org/projects/transifex/">Transifex</ulink>
provides a web-based translation interface to allow users to
contribute translation work for Fedora hosted projects as
well as being able to provide translations to upstream
directly to any upstream project.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Integration of unique build IDs into Fedora's software
building infrastructure now provides enhanced debugging
capabilities and core dumps.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Fedora now offers easier rebranding of Fedora
derivatives via a <package>generic-logos</package> software
package. Changes in Fedora's mirror structure also make
creation of derivatives easier.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>The <systemitem>pam_console</systemitem> module usage
has been removed in favor of access control via HAL, which
modernizes the desktop.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Fedora 8 features a 2.6.23 based kernel.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</section>
</section>
<section id="sn-Road-Map">
<title>Road Map</title>
<para>
The proposed plans for the next release of Fedora are available at
<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/RoadMap'>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/RoadMap</ulink>.
</para>
</section>
</section>
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<title>Package Changes</title>
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<para>
For a list of which packages were updated since the previous
release, refer to
<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Beats/PackageChanges/UpdatedPackages'>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Beats/PackageChanges/UpdatedPackages</ulink>.
You can also find a comparison of major packages between all Fedora
versions at
<ulink url='http://distrowatch.com/fedora'>http://distrowatch.com/fedora</ulink>.
</para>
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<screen><![CDATA[New package ElectricFence
A debugger which detects memory allocation violations.
New package OpenIPMI
OpenIPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) library and tools
New package Pyrex
A compiler/language for writing Python extension modules.
New package acpid
ACPI Event Daemon
New package adaptx
AdaptX
New package adjtimex
A utility for adjusting kernel time variables.
New package agg
Anti-Grain Geometry
New package am-utils
Automount utilities including an updated version of Amd.
New package amanda
A network-capable tape backup solution.
New package amtu
Abstract Machine Test Utility (AMTU)
New package antlr
ANother Tool for Language Recognition
New package apmd
Advanced Power Management (APM) BIOS utilities for laptops.
New package aqbanking
A library for online banking functions and financial data import/export.
New package arptables_jf
Userspace control program for the arptables network filter.
New package authd
a RFC 1413 ident protocol daemon
New package autoconf213
A GNU tool for automatically configuring source code.
New package avalon-framework
Java components interfaces
New package avalon-logkit
Java logging toolkit
New package awesfx
Utility programs for the AWE32/Emu10k1 sound driver.
New package bitstream-vera-fonts
Bitstream Vera Fonts
New package bluez-hcidump
Bluetooth HCI protocol analyser
New package bluez-pin
D-BUS Bluetooth PIN helper
New package bootparamd
A server process which provides boot information to diskless clients.
New package bouncycastle
Bouncy Castle Crypto Package for Java
New package brltty
Braille display driver for Linux/Unix.
New package cachefilesd
CacheFiles userspace management daemon
New package cairo-java
Java bindings for the Cairo library
New package castor
An open source data binding framework for Java
New package check
A unit test framework for C
New package checkpolicy
SELinux policy compiler
New package cleanfeed
A spam filter for Usenet news servers.
New package cman
cman - The Cluster Manager
New package compat-gcc-296
2.96-RH compatibility libraries
New package compat-gcc-32
The compatibility GNU Compiler Collection
New package compat-gcc-34
Compatibility GNU Compiler Collection
New package compat-readline43
The readline 4.3 library for compatibility with older software.
New package compat-slang
The shared library for the S-Lang extension language.
New package concurrent
Utility classes for concurrent Java programming
New package cpufreq-utils
CPU Frequency changing related utilities
New package crash
crash utility for live systems; netdump, diskdump, LKCD or mcore dumpfiles
New package cryptix
Java crypto package
New package cryptix-asn1
Cryptix ASN1 implementation
New package dasher
GNOME Accessibility method
New package dbus-sharp
C# bindings for D-Bus
New package dejagnu
A front end for testing other programs.
New package dev86
A real mode 80x86 assembler and linker.
New package dictd
DICT protocol (RFC 2229) command-line client
New package diskdumputils
diskdump utilities
New package dogtail
GUI test tool and automation framework
New package dtach
A simple program that emulates the detach feature of screen.
New package dvgrab
Utility to capture video from a DV camera
New package eclipse-bugzilla
Eclipse Bugzilla plug-in
New package eclipse-cdt
C/C++ Development Tools (CDT) plugin for Eclipse
New package eclipse-changelog
Eclipse ChangeLog plug-in
New package efax
A program for faxing using a Class 1, 2 or 2.0 fax modem.
New package emacspeak
emacspeak - The Complete Audio Desktop
New package epic
An ircII chat client.
New package epiphany
GNOME web browser based on the Mozilla rendering engine
New package eruby
An interpreter of embedded Ruby language
New package evolution-connector
Evolution plugin to interact with MS Exchange Server
New package expect
A program-script interaction and testing utility
New package f-spot
Photo management application
New package freeradius
High-performance and highly configurable free RADIUS server.
New package g-wrap
A tool for creating Scheme interfaces to C libraries
New package gaim
A Gtk+ based multiprotocol instant messaging client
New package gconf-editor
Editor/admin tool for GConf
New package gecko-sharp2
Gecko bindings for Mono
New package genromfs
Utility for creating romfs filesystems.
New package gfs2-utils
Utilities for managing the global filesystem (GFS)
New package gftp
A multi-threaded FTP client for the X Window System.
New package gimp-data-extras
Extra files for the GIMP.
New package gimp-print
A collection of high-quality printer drivers.
New package gjdoc
GNU Javadoc
New package gnome-keyring-manager
Manager for passwords stored in gnome-keyring
New package gnome-nettool
A GNOME interface for various networking tools
New package gnome-pilot-conduits
Additional conduits for gnome-pilot
New package gnome-vfs2-monikers
Monikers for the GNOME virtual file-system
New package gnu-crypto
GNU Crypto library for Java
New package gnu-efi
Development Libraries and headers for EFI
New package gnu-getopt
Java getopt implementation
New package gnucash
GnuCash is an application to keep track of your finances.
New package gnuplot
A program for plotting mathematical expressions and data.
New package gob2
GOB2, The GObject Builder
New package gpart
A program for recovering corrupt partition tables.
New package gperf
A perfect hash function generator.
New package gsl
The GNU Scientific Library for numerical analysis.
New package gwenhywfar
A multi-platform helper library for other libraries
New package hardlink
Create a tree of hardlinks
New package hesinfo
Command-line Hesiod client.
New package hexedit
A hexadecimal file viewer and editor.
New package hwbrowser
A hardware browser.
New package icon-naming-utils
A script to handle icon names in desktop icon themes
New package icon-slicer
Utility for icon theme generation
New package intltool
Utility for internationalizing various kinds of data files.
New package iptraf
A console-based network monitoring utility.
New package ipv6calc
IPv6 address format change and calculation utility
New package ipvsadm
Utility to administer the Linux Virtual Server
New package iscsi-initiator-utils
iSCSI daemon and utility programs
New package isicom
Multitech IntelligentSerialInternal (ISI) Support Tools
New package jakarta-commons-codec
Jakarta Commons Codec Package
New package jakarta-commons-lang
Jakarta Commons Lang Package
New package java-1.4.2-gcj-compat
JPackage runtime scripts for GCJ
New package javacc
A parser/scanner generator for java
New package jdepend
Java Design Quality Metrics
New package jessie
A free implementation of the Java Secure Sockets Extension
New package jgroups
Toolkit for reliable multicast communication.
New package jlex
A Lexical Analyzer Generator for Java
New package joe
An easy to use, modeless text editor.
New package jpilot
Jpilot pilot desktop software
New package jrefactory
JRefactory and Pretty Print
New package jsch
Pure Java implementation of SSH2
New package junit
Java regression test package
New package jzlib
JZlib re-implementation of zlib in pure Java
New package k3b
CD/DVD burning application for KDE
New package kcc
Kanji Code Converter
New package kdeadmin
Administrative tools for KDE.
New package kdeedu
Educational/Edutainment applications for KDE
New package kdegames
K Desktop Environment - Games
New package kdewebdev
WEB Development package for the K Desktop Environment.
New package kexec-tools
The kexec/kdump userspace component.
New package ksh
The Original ATT Korn Shell
New package lam
The LAM (Local Area Multicomputer) programming environment.
New package latex2html
Converts LaTeX documents to HTML
New package libaio
Linux-native asynchronous I/O access library
New package libc-client
C-client mail access routines for IMAP and POP protocols
New package libgconf-java
Java bindings for GConf
New package libglade-java
Java bindings for libglade
New package libgnome-java
Java bindings for libgnome
New package libgtk-java
Java bindings for GTK+
New package libofx
A library for supporting Open Financial Exchange (OFX)
New package libpfm
a performance monitoring library for Linux/ia64
New package libvte-java
Wrapper library for GNOME VTE
New package linux-atm
Tools to support ATM networking under Linux
New package lksctp-tools
User-space access to Linux Kernel SCTP
New package lslk
A lock file lister.
New package lucene
High-performance, full-featured text search engine
New package lvm2-cluster
Cluster extenstions for userland logical volume management tools
New package m2crypto
Support for using OpenSSL in python scripts.
New package mailman
Mailing list manager with built in Web access.
New package memtest86+
Stand-alone memory tester for x86 and x86-64 computers
New package mikmod
A MOD music file player.
New package mkbootdisk
Creates a boot floppy disk for booting a system.
New package mockobjects
Java MockObjects package
New package mozplugger
A generic mozilla plug-in
New package mpage
A tool for printing multiple pages of text on each printed page.
New package mrtg
Multi Router Traffic Grapher
New package mt-st
Install mt-st if you need a tool to control tape drives.
New package mtx
A SCSI media changer control program.
New package mysqlclient10
Backlevel MySQL shared libraries.
New package mysqlclient14
Backlevel MySQL shared libraries.
New package nasm
A portable x86 assembler which uses Intel-like syntax.
New package ncompress
Fast compression and decompression utilities.
New package ncpfs
Utilities for the ncpfs filesystem, a NetWare client for Linux.
New package netatalk
AppleTalk networking programs
New package netdump
Client setup for network kernel message logging and crash dumps
New package nhpf
Hangul Printing Filter for Netscape (2.0 or later) PS-saved file
New package nut
Network UPS Tools
New package openais
The openais Standards-Based Cluster Framework executive and APIs
New package openhpi
openhpi Hardware Platform Interface (HPI) library and tools
New package openmpi
Open Message Passing Interface
New package openssl097a
The OpenSSL toolkit
New package openswan
Openswan IPSEC implementation
New package perl-Bit-Vector
A module for high-performance Perl manipulation of bit vectors
New package perl-Carp-Clan
Report errors from perspective of caller of a "clan" of modules
New package perl-Convert-ASN1
Convert-ASN1 Perl module
New package perl-Crypt-SSLeay
Crypt::SSLeay - OpenSSL glue that provides LWP https support
New package perl-Date-Calc
A module for extended and efficient date calculations in Perl
New package perl-DateManip
A Perl module containing a wide variety of date manipulation routines
New package perl-Devel-Symdump
A Perl module for inspecting Perl's symbol table
New package perl-Frontier-RPC
A Perl interface for making and serving XML-RPC calls
New package perl-Inline
Inline Perl module
New package perl-LDAP
LDAP Perl module
New package perl-Net-Telnet
Net-Telnet Perl module
New package perl-PDL
PDL Perl module
New package perl-Parse-RecDescent
Parse-RecDescent Perl module
New package perl-RPM-Specfile
Perl extension for creating RPM specfiles
New package perl-TermReadKey
A perl module for simple terminal control
New package perl-TimeDate
A Perl module for time and date manipulation
New package perl-XML-Dumper
Perl module for dumping Perl objects from/to XML
New package perl-XML-Grove
Simple access to infoset of parsed XML, HTML, or SGML instances
New package perl-XML-LibXML
XML-LibXML Perl module
New package perl-XML-LibXML-Common
XML-LibXML-Common Perl module
New package perl-XML-NamespaceSupport
XML-NamespaceSupport Perl module
New package perl-XML-Parser
A low level Perl module for parsing XML either via trees or streaming
New package perl-XML-SAX
XML-SAX Perl module
New package perl-XML-Simple
Easy API to maintain XML in Perl
New package perl-XML-Twig
A perl module for processing huge XML documents in tree mode
New package perl-libxml-perl
A collection of Perl modules for working with XML
New package pfmon
a performance monitoring tool for Linux/ia64
New package php-pear
PHP Extension and Application Repository framework
New package pnm2ppa
Drivers for printing to HP PPA printers.
New package portmap
A program which manages RPC connections.
New package postgresql-jdbc
JDBC driver for PostgreSQL
New package postgresql-odbc
PostgreSQL ODBC driver.
New package privoxy
Privoxy - privacy enhancing proxy
New package procinfo
A tool for gathering and displaying system information.
New package psgml
A GNU Emacs major mode for editing SGML documents.
New package pump
A Bootp and DHCP client for automatic IP configuration.
New package puretls
Java implementation of SSLv3 and TLSv1
New package pvm
Libraries for distributed computing.
New package pyOpenSSL
Python wrapper module around the OpenSSL library
New package pychecker
A python source code checking tool.
New package pydict
English/Chinese Dictionary written with python/gtk
New package pyspi
Python bindings for AT-SPI
New package python-docs
Documentation for the Python programming language.
New package python-elementtree
Fast XML parser and writer
New package quagga
Routing daemon
New package radvd
A Router Advertisement daemon
New package rarpd
The RARP daemon.
New package rdesktop
X client for remote desktop into Windows Terminal Server
New package rgmanager
Open Source HA Resource Group Failover for Red Hat Enterprise Linux
New package rusers
Displays the users logged into machines on the local network.
New package rwall
Client for sending messages to a host's logged in users.
New package rwho
Displays who is logged in to local network machines.
New package sane-frontends
Graphical frontend to SANE
New package selinux-doc
SELinux documentation
New package setools
SELinux tools for managing policy
New package sg3_utils
Utils for Linux's SCSI generic driver devices + raw devices
New package sharutils
The GNU shar utilities for packaging and unpackaging shell archives.
New package slib
platform independent library for scheme
New package squirrelmail
SquirrelMail webmail client
New package stardict
A powerful dictionary platform written in GTK+2
New package statserial
A tool which displays the status of serial port modem lines.
New package switchdesk
A desktop environment switcher for GNOME, KDE and AnotherLevel.
New package sysstat
The sar and iostat system monitoring commands.
New package system-config-bind
The Red Hat BIND DNS Configuration Tool.
New package system-config-boot
A graphical interface for configuring the boot loader
New package system-config-cluster
system-config-cluster is a utility which allows you to manage cluster configuration in a graphical setting.
New package system-config-kickstart
A graphical interface for making kickstart files.
New package system-config-lvm
A utility for graphically configuring Logical Volumes.
New package system-config-netboot
system-config-netboot is an network booting/install configuration utility
New package system-config-rootpassword
A graphical interface for modifying the rootpassword
New package system-switch-mail
The Mail Transport Agent Switcher
New package tanukiwrapper
Java Service Wrapper
New package texi2html
A highly customizable texinfo to HTML and other formats translator
New package tftp
The client for the Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP).
New package thunderbird
Mozilla Thunderbird mail/newsgroup client
New package timidity++
A software wavetable MIDI synthesizer.
New package tn5250
5250 Telnet protocol and Terminal
New package tog-pegasus
OpenPegasus WBEM Services for Linux
New package transfig
A utility for converting FIG files (made by xfig) to other formats.
New package tsclient
Client for VNC and Windows Terminal Server
New package ttcp
A tool for testing TCP connections.
New package tvtime
A high quality TV viewer.
New package unifdef
Unifdef tool for removing ifdef'd lines
New package units
A utility for converting amounts from one unit to another.
New package uucp
The uucp utility for copying files between systems.
New package velocity
Java-based template engine
New package vlock
A program which locks one or more virtual consoles.
New package werken-xpath
XPath implementation using JDOM
New package wireshark
Network traffic analyzer
New package wordtrans
Multi Language Word Translator for Linux
New package x86info
x86 processor information tool.
New package xcdroast
An X Window System based tool for creating CDs.
New package xchat
A popular and easy to use graphical IRC (chat) client
New package xdoclet
XDoclet Attribute Orientated Programming Framework
New package xferstats
Compiles information about file transfers from logfiles
New package xfig
An X Window System tool for drawing basic vector graphics.
New package xinetd
A secure replacement for inetd.
New package xjavadoc
The XJavaDoc engine
New package xmlrpc
Java XML-RPC implementation
New package xmlsec1
Library providing support for "XML Signature" and "XML Encryption" standards
New package xorg-sgml-doctools
X.Org SGML documentation generation tools
New package xorg-x11-drv-elo2300
Xorg X11 elo2300 input driver
New package xorg-x11-drv-joystick
Xorg X11 joystick input driver
New package xorg-x11-drv-vga
Xorg X11 vga video driver
New package xorg-x11-resutils
X.Org X11 X resource utilities
New package xorg-x11-utils
X.Org X11 X client utilities
New package xorg-x11-xbitmaps
X.Org X11 application bitmaps
New package xorg-x11-xfwp
X.Org X11 X firewall proxy
New package xorg-x11-xsm
X.Org X11 X Session Manager
New package xsri
X Set Root Image
New package ypserv
The NIS (Network Information Service) server.
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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE section PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.docbook.org/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd">
<section id="sn-PackageNotes">
<title>Package Notes</title>
<tip>
<title>Latest Release Notes on the Web</title>
<para>
These release notes may be updated. Visit <ulink
url='http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/'>http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/</ulink>
to view the latest release notes for Fedora.</para>
</tip>
<para>
The following sections contain information regarding software
packages that have undergone significant changes for Fedora 7. For
easier access, they are generally organized using the same groups
that are shown in the installation system.
</para>
<section id="sn-yum-changes">
<title>Yum Changes</title>
<para>The <systemitem>installonlyn</systemitem> plugin functionality
has been folded into the core <package>yum</package> package. The
<option>installonlypkgs</option> and
<option>installonly_limit</option> options are used by default to
limit the system to retain only two kernel packages. You can
adjust the package set or the number of packages, or disable the
option entirely to match your preferences. More details is
available in the man page for
<filename>yum.conf</filename>.</para>
<para>The <command>yum</command> command now retries when it detects
a lock. This function is useful if a daemon is checking for
updates, or if you are running <command>yum</command> and one of
its graphical frontends simultaneously.</para>
<para>The <command>yum</command> command now understands a cost
parameter in its configuration file, which is the relative cost of
accessing a software repository. It is useful for weighing one
software repository's packages as greater or less than any other.
The cost parameter defaults to 1000.</para>
</section>
<section id="sn-utility-packages">
<title>Utility Packages</title>
<para>The <package>cryptsetup-luks</package> package has been
renamed to <package>cryptsetup</package>.</para>
<para>The <package>i810switch</package> package has been removed.
This functionality is now available through the
<command>xrandr</command> command in the
<package>xorg-x11-server-utils</package> package.</para>
<para>The <package>evolution-exchange</package> package replaces
<package>evolution-connector</package>, and provides a capability
under the old name.</para>
</section>
</section>
--- NEW FILE ProjectOverview.xml ---
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE section PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.docbook.org/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd">
<section id="sn-ProjectOverview">
<title>Fedora Project </title>
<para>
The goal of the Fedora Project is to work with the Linux community
to build a complete, general-purpose operating system exclusively
from open source software. The Fedora Project is driven by the
individuals that contribute to it. As a tester, developer,
documenter, or translator, you can make a difference. Refer to
<ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/join-fedora.html"/> for
details. For information on the channels of communication for Fedora
users and contributors, refer to <ulink
url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate"/>.
</para>
<para>
The Fedora Project is driven by the individuals that contribute to
it. As a tester, developer, documenter, or translator, you can make
a difference. See
<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Join'>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Join</ulink>
for details. For information on the channels of communication for
Fedora users and contributors, refer to
<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate'>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate</ulink>.
</para>
<para>
In addition to the website, the following mailing lists are
available:
</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
<ulink url='mailto:fedora-list at redhat.com'>fedora-list at redhat.com</ulink>,
for users of Fedora releases
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<ulink url='mailto:fedora-test-list at redhat.com'>fedora-test-list at redhat.com</ulink>,
for testers of Fedora test releases
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<ulink url='mailto:fedora-devel-list at redhat.com'>fedora-devel-list at redhat.com</ulink>,
for developers, developers, developers
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<ulink url='mailto:fedora-docs-list at redhat.com'>fedora-docs-list at redhat.com</ulink>,
for participants of the Documentation Project
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>
To subscribe to any of these lists, send an email with the word "subscribe"
in the subject to <replaceable><listname>-request</replaceable>, where
<replaceable><listname></replaceable> is one of the above list names.
Alternately, you can subscribe to Fedora mailing lists through the Web
interface at <ulink
url='http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/'>http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/</ulink>.
</para>
<para>
The Fedora Project also uses several IRC (Internet Relay Chat)
channels. IRC is a real-time, text-based form of communication,
similar to Instant Messaging. With it, you may have conversations
with multiple people in an open channel, or chat with someone
privately one-on-one. To talk with other Fedora Project participants
via IRC, access the Freenode IRC network. Refer to the Freenode
website at
<ulink url='http://www.freenode.net/'>http://www.freenode.net/</ulink>
for more information.
</para>
<para>
Fedora Project participants frequent the #fedora channel on the Freenode
network, while Fedora Project developers may often be found on the
#fedora-devel channel. Some of the larger projects may have their own
channels as well. This information may be found on the webpage for the
project, and at <ulink
url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate'>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate</ulink>.
</para>
<para>
In order to talk on the #fedora channel, you need to
register your nickname, or <firstterm>nick</firstterm>. Instructions
are given when you <command>/join</command> the channel.
</para>
<note>
<title>IRC Channels</title>
<para>
The Fedora Project and Red Hat have no control over the Fedora Project IRC
channels or their content.
</para>
</note>
</section>
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--- NEW FILE Security.xml ---
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE section PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.docbook.org/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd">
<section id="sn-Security">
<title>Security</title>
<tip>
<title>Latest Release Notes on the Web</title>
<para>
These release notes may be updated. Visit <ulink
url='http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/'>http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/</ulink>
to view the latest release notes for Fedora.</para>
</tip>
<para>
This section highlights various security items from Fedora.
</para>
<section id="sn-Security-Enhancements">
<title>Security Enhancements</title>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>Fedora continues to improve its many proactive <ulink
url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/Features">security
features</ulink>, and FORTIFY_SOURCE has now been <ulink
url="https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-announce/2007-September/msg00015.html">enhanced</ulink>
to cover C++ in addition to C, which prevents many security
exploits.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>A brand new graphical firewall configuration tool,
<package>system-config-firewall</package>, replaces
<package>system-config-securitylevel</package>.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>This release offers <ulink
url="http://danwalsh.livejournal.com/13376.html">Kiosk</ulink>
functionality via SELinux, among many new enhancements and
security policy changes.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>The <package>glibc</package> package in Fedora 8 now has
<ulink
url="http://people.redhat.com/drepper/sha-crypt.html">support</ulink>
for passwords using SHA256 and SHA512 hashing. Before only DES
and MD5 were available. The tools to create passwords have not
been extended yet, but if such passwords are created in others
ways, <package>glibc</package> will recognize and honor
them.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Secure remote management capability is now provided for
Xen, KVM, and QEMU in Fedora 8 <ulink
url="http://berrange.com/personal/diary/2007/08/fedora-8-virtualization-work-in">virtualization</ulink>.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</section>
<section id="sn-General-Information">
<title>General Information</title>
<para>
A general introduction to the many proactive security features in
Fedora, current status, and policies is available at
<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security'>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security</ulink>.
</para>
<section id="SELinux">
<title>SELinux</title>
<para>
The SELinux project pages have troubleshooting tips,
explanations, and pointers to documentation and references.
Some useful links include the following:
</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
New SELinux project pages:
<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/SELinux'>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/SELinux</ulink>
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Troubleshooting tips:
<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/SELinux/Troubleshooting'>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/SELinux/Troubleshooting</ulink>
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Frequently Asked Questions:
<ulink url='http://docs.fedoraproject.org/selinux-faq/'>http://docs.fedoraproject.org/selinux-faq/</ulink>
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Listing of SELinux commands:
<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/SELinux/Commands'>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/SELinux/Commands</ulink>
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Details of confined domains:
<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/SELinux/Domains'>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/SELinux/Domains</ulink>
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</section>
</section>
</section>
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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE section PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.docbook.org/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd">
<section id="sn-Virtualization">
<title>Virtualization</title>
<tip>
<title>Latest Release Notes on the Web</title>
<para>
These release notes may be updated. Visit <ulink
url='http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/'>http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/</ulink>
to view the latest release notes for Fedora.</para>
</tip>
<para>
Virtualization in Fedora 8 supports both Xen and KVM virtualization
platforms. The <systemitem class="library">libvirt</systemitem> API
and its corresponding tools, <application>virt-manager</application>
and <command>virsh</command>, have been updated to support both KVM
and Xen. Users can choose which virtualization platform to install,
and use the same tools without regard to that choice.
</para>
<para>Xen in Fedora 8 is based on version 3.1.0.</para>
<para>KVM in Fedora 8 is based on version 36-2.</para>
<para>
For more information on the differences between Xen and KVM, refer
to <ulink url="http://virt.kernelnewbies.org/TechComparison"/>. For
more information on installing and using virtualization in Fedora 8,
refer to <ulink
url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Fedora8VirtQuickStart'/>.
</para>
<section id="sn-Changes-to-the-Xen-Packages">
<title>Changes to the Virtualization Packages</title>
<para>
The following improvements have been made in the virtualization
packages in Fedora 8:
</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
Secure remote management of guest domains. Features include:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>Secure remote management of guest VM lifecycle</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Secure remote access to the guest virtual consoles</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>For more information on secure remote management,
refer to <ulink
url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/FeatureVirtSecurity">http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/FeatureVirtSecurity</ulink>.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Introduction of <application>Virt Viewer</application>, a
lightweight, minimal UI for interacting with the graphical
console of virtual machines. <application>Virt
Viewer</application> serves as a replacement for
<command>vncviewer</command>.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>The <systemitem class="library">LibVNCServer</systemitem>
implementation has been removed from Xen and replaced with
<application>QEMU</application>.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Introduction of GTK-VNC, a GTK widget which provides a VNC
client. For more information on GTK-VNC refer to <ulink
url="http://gtk-vnc.sourceforge.net/">http://gtk-vnc.sourceforge.net/</ulink>.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</section>
</section>
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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE section PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.docbook.org/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd">
<section id="sn-WebServers">
<title>Web Servers</title>
<section id="sn-dbd-driver">
<title>PostgreSQL DBD Driver</title>
<para>
Users of the <filename>mod_dbd</filename> module should note that
the <filename>apr-util</filename> DBD driver for PostgreSQL is now
distributed as a separate dynamically-loaded module. The driver
module is now included in the <package>apr-util-pgsql</package>
package. A MySQL driver is now also available, in the
<package>apr-util-mysql</package> package.
</para>
</section>
<section id="sn-turbogears-apps">
<title>TurboGears Applications</title>
<para>SQLAlchemy has been updated to 0.4.x. TurboGears Applications
developed using SQLAlchemy for their database layer will need to
update their startup scripts. Instead of:</para>
<screen><![CDATA[import pkg_resources
pkg_resources.require('TurboGears')]]></screen>
<para>the start script needs to have:</para>
<screen><![CDATA[__requires__ = 'TurboGears[future]'
import pkg_resources]]></para>
</section>
</section>
--- NEW FILE Welcome.xml ---
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE section PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.docbook.org/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd">
<section id="sn-Welcome">
<title>Welcome to Fedora</title>
<para>
The Fedora Project is a Red Hat sponsored and community supported
open source project. Its goal is the rapid progress of free and open
source software and content. The Fedora Project makes use of public
forums, open processes, rapid innovation, meritocracy, and
transparency in pursuit of the best operating system and platform
that free and open source software can provide.
</para>
<tip>
<title>Latest Release Notes on the Web</title>
<para>
These release notes may be updated. Visit <ulink
url='http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/'>http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/</ulink>
to view the latest release notes for Fedora.</para>
</tip>
<important>
<title>Older Release Notes on the Web</title>
<para>If you are migrating from a release of Fedora older than the
immediately previous one, you should refer to older Release Notes
for additional information. You can find older Release Notes at
<ulink
url="http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/"/>.</para>
</important>
<para>
You can help the Fedora Project community continue to improve Fedora
if you file bug reports and enhancement requests. Refer to
<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/BugsAndFeatureRequests'>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/BugsAndFeatureRequests</ulink>
for more information about bugs. Thank you for your participation.
</para>
<para>
To find out more general information about Fedora, refer to the
following Web pages:
</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
Fedora Overview
(<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Overview'>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Overview</ulink>)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Fedora FAQ
(<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FAQ'>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FAQ</ulink>)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Help and Discussions
(<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate'>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate</ulink>)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Participate in the Fedora Project
(<ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Join'>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Join</ulink>)
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<note>
<title>Document Links</title>
<para>
Many links may not work properly from within the installation environment,
due to resource constraints. The release notes are also available
post-installation as part of the desktop Web browser's default home page.
If you are connected to the internet, use these links to find other
helpful information about Fedora and the community that creates and
supports it.
</para>
</note>
</section>
--- NEW FILE Xorg.xml ---
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE section PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.docbook.org/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd">
<section id="sn-Xorg">
<title>X Window System (Graphics)</title>
<tip>
<title>Latest Release Notes on the Web</title>
<para>
These release notes may be updated. Visit <ulink
url='http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/'>http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/</ulink>
to view the latest release notes for Fedora.</para>
</tip>
<para>
This section contains information related to the X Window System
implementation, X.org, provided with Fedora.
</para>
<section id="sn-X-Configuration-Changes">
<title>X Configuration Changes</title>
<para>
The X.org 7.2 X server has been modified to automatically detect and
configure most hardware, eliminating the need for users or administrators
to modify the <filename>/etc/X11/xorg.conf</filename> configuration file.
The only hardware configured by default in the
<filename>xorg.conf</filename> file written by anaconda is:
</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
The graphics driver
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
The keyboard map
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>
All other hardware, such as monitors (both LCD and CRT), USB mice,
and touchpads should be detected and configured automatically.
</para>
<para>
The X server queries the attached monitor for supported resolution ranges,
and attempts to pick the highest resolution available with the correct
aspect ratio for the display. Users can set their preferred resolution in
<menuchoice>
<guimenu>System</guimenu><guisubmenu>Preferences</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Screen
Resolution</guimenuitem></menuchoice>, and the default resolution for the system can
be changed with
<menuchoice>
<guimenu>System</guimenu><guisubmenu>Administration</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Display</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.
</para>
<para>
If the <filename>/etc/X11/xorg.conf</filename> configuration file is not
present, X also automatically detects the appropriate driver, and assumes
a 105-key US keyboard layout.
</para>
</section>
<section id="sn-Intel-Driver-Notes">
<title>Intel Driver Notes</title>
<para>
Fedora 7 contains two drivers for Intel integrated graphics
controllers:
</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
The default <filename>i810</filename> driver, which contains support for
Intel graphics chipsets up to and including i945 and i965
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
The experimental <filename>intel</filename> driver, which contains
support for Intel graphics chipsets up to and including i945
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>
The <filename>i810</filename> driver is limited to resolutions available
in the BIOS. If you need support for non-standard resolutions, such as
those used in some widescreen displays, you may want to switch to the
<filename>intel</filename> driver. You may switch drivers by using
<command>system-config-display</command>, available in the menus under
<menuchoice>
<guimenu>System</guimenu><guisubmenu>Administration</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Display</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.
</para>
<para>
We welcome feedback on the experimental <filename>intel</filename> driver.
Please report success in <ulink
url='http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/'>Bugzilla</ulink>, attaching
the full output of <command>lspci -vn</command> for your machine. Given
success reports, various chipsets may be switched to use the
<filename>intel</filename> driver by default.
</para>
</section>
<section id="sn-Third-Party-Video-Drivers">
<title>Third Party Video Drivers</title>
<para>
If you intend to use third party video drivers, refer to the Xorg third
party drivers page for detailed guidelines:
</para>
<para>
<ulink
url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Xorg/3rdPartyVideoDrivers'>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Xorg/3rdPartyVideoDrivers</ulink>
</para>
</section>
</section>
--- NEW FILE rpm-info.xml ---
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
<!DOCTYPE rpm-info PUBLIC "-//Fedora//DTD Docs RPM-INFO V1.0//EN" "http://docs.fedoraproject.org/dtds/rpm-info.dtd">
<rpm-info>
<colophon>
<worker id="fdp" wholename="Fedora Documentation Project" email="fedora-docs-list at redhat.com" surname="Fedora Documentation Project" firstname="" initials="fdp"/>
<worker id="quaid" wholename="Karsten Wade" email="kwade at redhat.com" surname="Wade" firstname="Karsten" initials="quaid"/>
<worker email="Tommy.Reynolds at MegaCoder.com" firstname="Tommy" id="megacoder" initials="JTR" surname="Reynolds" wholename="Tommy Reynolds"/>
<worker id="PaulWFrields" wholename="Paul W. Frields" email="stickster at gmail.com" surname="Frields" firstname="Paul" othername="W." initials="PWF"/>
</colophon>
<author worker="fdp"/>
<license>
<rights>OPL</rights>
<version>1.0</version>
</license>
<copyright>
<year>2007</year>
<holder>Red Hat, Inc. and others</holder>
</copyright>
<title>Fedora Release Notes</title>
<desc>Important information about this release of Fedora</desc>
<changelog order="newest-first">
<revision date="2007-10-22" number="8.0.0">
<author worker="PaulWFrields"/>
<details>Push new version for final</details>
</revision>
<revision date="2007-10-02" number="7.92">
<author worker="PaulWFrields"/>
<details>Update content for F8 test3</details>
</revision>
</changelog>
</rpm-info>
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