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Author: John J. McDonough <jjmcd at fedoraproject.org>
Date: Thu Apr 2 22:28:53 2009 -0400
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commit eb1cebf11daa70c9ccf795492ac63e0db3f01e77
Author: John J. McDonough <jjmcd at fedoraproject.org>
Date: Thu Apr 2 22:28:07 2009 -0400
XML Cleanup - Desktop
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]>
<section>
- <title>Fedora Desktop</title>
- <remark>This beat is located here: <ulink type="http" url="https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Beats/Desktop">https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Beats/Desktop</ulink></remark>
- <section>
- <title>GNOME</title>
- <variablelist>
- <varlistentry>
- <term>Gnome-panel</term>
+ <title>Fedora Desktop</title>
+ <remark>This beat is located here: <ulink type="http" url="https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Beats/Desktop">https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Beats/Desktop</ulink></remark>
+ <section>
+ <title>GNOME</title>
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Gnome-panel</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Previously, users could move the gnome-panel to from
+ one part of the desktop to another by clicking on
+ the gnome-panel, dragging it to another location
+ while holding down the mouse button, and releasing
+ the mouse button. Now, users must also hold down a
+ key on the keyboard while moving the gnome-panel. By
+ default, this modifier key is the Alt key, but users
+ may change it to any other key by using the windows
+ preference tool
+ (<guimenu>System>Preferences>Windows</guimenu>).
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ This change in behavior greatly reduces the chances
+ of a user accidentally moving the panel, and makes
+ moving the gnome-panel the same as moving windows in
+ GNOME.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Bluetooth</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The <package>bluez-gnome</package> Bluetooth
+ management tools was replaced by
+ <package>gnome-bluetooth</package>. This adds easy
+ access to switching Bluetooth on/off for laptops,
+ and an easier to use new device setup assistant , as
+ well as the ability to connect to input and audio
+ devices.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ The ObexFTP browsing code now has full write
+ support, and new support for the Wacom Bluetooth
+ tablet is included.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Bluetooth audio support is included in
+ gnome-bluetooth and pulseaudio as a technology
+ preview.
+ </para>
+
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Root User disabled for GNOME Display Manager</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Root user is disabled by default for GNOME Display
+ Manager (GDM) from Fedora 10 onwards. We strongly
+ recommend that you avoid logging in as root user and
+ instead use <command>su -c</command> or
+ <command>sudo</command> for running commands
+ requiring root access. If you wish to revert this
+ setting however, refer to <ulink type="http"
+ url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Enabling_Root_User_For_GNOME_Display_Manager">
+ http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Enabling_Root_User_For_GNOME_Display_Manager
+ </ulink>.
+
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ </variablelist>
+
+ </section>
+ <section>
+ <title>KDE</title>
+ <para>
+ This release features KDE 4.2.2. Compatibility libraries from
+ KDE 3.5.10 are provided for the remaining KDE 3 applications.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ <ulink type="http"
+ url="http://kde.org/announcements/announce-4.2.2.php">http://kde.org/announcements/announce-4.2.2.php</ulink>
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ KDE 4.2 is the latest release series of KDE 4 and provides
+ several new features over 4.0 and 4.1, in particular most of the
+ features known from KDE 3 and several new ones. KDE 4.2.2 is a
+ bugfix release from the KDE 4.2 release series.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ Fedora 11 includes a snapshot of the NetworkManager plasmoid
+ <package>kde-plasma-networkmanagement</package>, which replaces
+ the KDE 3 <package>knetworkmanager</package> snapshot in Fedora
+ 10. As it was not considered ready for production use, the KDE
+ Live images still use <package>nm-applet</package> from
+ <package>NetworkManager-gnome</package> instead, as in Fedora 8,
+ 9 and 10. The <package>gnome-keyring-daemon</package> facility
+ saves passwords for <package>nm-applet</package>. If you wish to
+ try <package>kde-plasma-networkmanagement</package>, it can be
+ installed from the repository.
+ </para>
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Software Updates (PackageKit)</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ As the default updater in KDE is
+ <package>kpackagekit</package> (since Fedora 10), the
+ <package>gnome-packagekit</package> updater is no longer
+ set up to run in KDE (as of Fedora 11). This avoids the
+ situation where both update applets were trying to run at
+ the same time. Users of Fedora 9 or 10 who were running
+ <package>gnome-packagekit</package> under KDE should
+ install <package>kpackagekit</package> when upgrading to
+ Fedora 11.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Desktop Effects</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ KDE 4.2 improves support for desktop effects in KWin, the
+ KDE window manager, in particular, they should be more
+ reliable, and more effects are provided, including the
+ famous Cube effect known from Compiz. However, desktop
+ effects are still disabled by default in Fedora due to
+ stability and reliability concerns. Desktop effects can be
+ enabled in the Desktop applet of the System Settings
+ application.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Alternatively, Compiz may also be used with KDE. It can be
+ installed from the repository by installing the
+ <package>compiz-kde</package> package. Please note,
+ however, that enabling desktop effects in KWin is the
+ preferred way to use desktop effects in KDE 4.
+ </para>
+
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Package and Application Changes</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
- Previously, users could move the gnome-panel to from
- one part of the desktop to another by clicking on
- the gnome-panel, dragging it to another location
- while holding down the mouse button, and releasing
- the mouse button. Now, users must also hold down a
- key on the keyboard while moving the gnome-panel. By
- default, this modifier key is the Alt key, but users
- may change it to any other key by using the windows
- preference tool (System>Preferences>Windows).
+ <package>kde-plasma-networkmanagement</package>
+ replaces <package>knetworkmanager</package>. It has
+ also been made available as an update for Fedora 10,
+ but does not replace
+ <package>knetworkmanager</package> there. Please
+ note that the <application>nm-applet</application>
+ from <package>NetworkManager-gnome</package> is
+ still the default
+ <application>NetworkManager</application> applet in
+ Fedora 11.
</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ A KDE frontend for <package>PolicyKit</package> is
+ now provided in the new
+ <package>PolicyKit-kde</package> package. It
+ replaces <package>PolicyKit-gnome</package> on the
+ KDE Live CD. It includes both an authentication
+ agent and an editor for authorization settings
+ (<command>polkit-kde-authorization</command>).
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ As KDE 4.2 includes a power management service,
+ <application>PowerDevil</application>, as part of
+ <package>kdebase-workspace</package>, the old
+ <package>kpowersave</package> and
+ <package>guidance-power-manager</package> packages
+ have been dropped. Users upgrading from earlier
+ Fedora releases should add the <application>Battery
+ Status</application> plasmoid to their panel, which
+ serves as a frontend for
+ <application>PowerDevil</application>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
<para>
- This change in behavior greatly reduces the chances
- of a user accidentally moving the panel, and makes
- moving the gnome-panel the same as moving windows in
- GNOME.
+ The <package>kdeartwork</package> package has been
+ split into subpackages to allow installing specific
+ artwork items without the huge wallpapers and
+ sounds. In Fedora 9 and 10 updates, these
+ subpackages are required by the main package to
+ ensure upgrade paths. In Fedora 11, these artificial
+ dependencies have been removed, thus
+ <package>kdeartwork-wallpapers</package> and
+ <package>kdeartwork-sounds</package> can be
+ installed or removed separately.
</para>
</listitem>
- </varlistentry>
+ </itemizedlist>
- <varlistentry>
- <term>Bluetooth</term>
+ In addition, the following changes made since the Fedora
+ 10 release, which have been backported to Fedora 10
+ updates, are also part of Fedora 11:
+
+ <itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
- The <package>bluez-gnome</package> Bluetooth
- management tools was replaced by
- <package>gnome-bluetooth</package>. This adds easy
- access to switching Bluetooth on/off for laptops,
- and an easier to use new device setup assistant , as well as the ability to connect to input and audio devices.
+ KDE has been upgraded from version 4.1.2 to 4.2.2.
</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
<para>
- The ObexFTP browsing code now has full write support, and new support for the Wacom Bluetooth tablet is included.
+ <package>qt</package> and <package>PyQt4</package>
+ have been upgraded from 4.4 to 4.5.
</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
<para>
- Bluetooth audio support is included in gnome-bluetooth and pulseaudio as a technology preview.
+ The <package>phonon</package> library has been
+ upgraded from 4.2 to 4.3.
</para>
-
</listitem>
- </varlistentry>
-
- <varlistentry>
- <term>Root User disabled for GNOME Display Manager</term>
<listitem>
<para>
- Root user is disabled by default for GNOME Display
- Manager (GDM) from Fedora 10 onwards. We strongly
- recommend that you avoid logging in as root user and
- instead use <command>su -c</command> or <command>sudo</command> for running commands
- requiring root access. If you wish to revert this
- setting however, refer to <ulink type="http"
- url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Enabling_Root_User_For_GNOME_Display_Manager">
- http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Enabling_Root_User_For_GNOME_Display_Manager
- </ulink>.
-
+ A <package>kdepim3</package> compatibility package,
+ providing the KDE 3 version of
+ <package>libkcal</package>, has been added to
+ provide ICal support for taskjuggler again.
</para>
</listitem>
- </varlistentry>
-
- </variablelist>
-
- </section>
- <section>
- <title>KDE</title>
- <para>
- This release features KDE 4.2.2. Compatibility libraries from KDE 3.5.10 are provided for the remaining KDE 3 applications.
- </para>
+ <listitem>
<para>
- <ulink type="http" url="http://kde.org/announcements/announce-4.2.2.php">http://kde.org/announcements/announce-4.2.2.php</ulink>
+ A new subpackage
+ <package>kdebase-workspace-googlegadgets</package>
+ provides support for Google Gadgets in Plasma.
</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
<para>
- KDE 4.2 is the latest release series of KDE 4 and provides several new features over 4.0 and 4.1, in particular most of the features known from KDE 3 and several new ones. KDE 4.2.2 is a bugfix release from the KDE 4.2 release series.
+ The former package <package>qgtkstyle</package> is
+ now part of <package>qt</package>.
</para>
-
- <para>
- Fedora 11 includes a snapshot of the NetworkManager
- plasmoid <package>kde-plasma-networkmanagement</package>,
- which replaces the KDE 3
- <package>knetworkmanager</package> snapshot in Fedora
- 10. As it was not considered ready for production use, the
- KDE Live images still use <package>nm-applet</package>
- from <package>NetworkManager-gnome</package> instead, as
- in Fedora 8, 9 and 10. The
- <package>gnome-keyring-daemon</package> facility saves
- passwords for <package>nm-applet</package>. If you wish to
- try <package>kde-plasma-networkmanagement</package>, it
- can be installed from the repository.
- </para>
- <variablelist>
- <varlistentry>
- <term>Software Updates (PackageKit)</term>
+ </listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- As the default updater in KDE is
- <package>kpackagekit</package> (since Fedora 10),
- the <package>gnome-packagekit</package> updater is
- no longer set up to run in KDE (as of Fedora
- 11). This avoids the situation where both update
- applets were trying to run at the same time. Users
- of Fedora 9 or 10 who were running
- <package>gnome-packagekit</package> under KDE should
- install <package>kpackagekit</package> when
- upgrading to Fedora 11.
+ The former package
+ <package>kde-plasma-lancelot</package> is now part
+ of <package>kdeplasma-addons</package>.
</para>
</listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term>Desktop Effects</term>
<listitem>
<para>
- KDE 4.2 improves support for desktop effects in KWin, the KDE window manager, in particular, they should be more reliable, and more effects are provided, including the famous Cube effect known from Compiz. However, desktop effects are still disabled by default in Fedora due to stability and reliability concerns. Desktop effects can be enabled in the Desktop applet of the System Settings application.
+ New <package>system-config-printer-kde</package> and
+ <package>kdeutils-printer-applet</package>
+ subpackages have been split out from
+ <package>kdeadmin</package> and
+ <package>kdeutils</package>, respectively.
</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
<para>
- Alternatively, Compiz may also be used with KDE. It can be installed from the repository by installing the compiz-kde package. Please note, however, that enabling desktop effects in KWin is the preferred way to use desktop effects in KDE 4.
+ The subpackages <package>kdeartwork-extras</package>
+ and <package>kdeartwork-icons</package> of
+ <package>kdeartwork</package> have been renamed to
+ <package>kdeartwork-screensavers</package> and
+ <package>kdeclassic-icon-theme</package>,
+ respectively, in order to better reflect their
+ current contents.
</para>
-
</listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term>Package and Application Changes</term>
<listitem>
<para>
+ The Akonadi framework is now used in several kdepim
+ applications. Some changes have been made to
+ accommodate it:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
- kde-plasma-networkmanagement replaces
- knetworkmanager. It has also been made
- available as an update for Fedora 10, but does
- not replace knetworkmanager there. Please note
- that the nm-applet from NetworkManager-gnome
- is still the default NetworkManager applet in
- Fedora 11.
+ The <package>akonadi</package> package now
+ requires mysql-server so the default
+ configuration works. The MySQL server does not
+ have to be configured, as Akonadi starts up a
+ per-user instance of mysqld with a default
+ server configuration. It is also possible to
+ set up Akonadi to use a manually-configured
+ systemwide or remote MySQL server instance,
+ however this is not the default.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- A KDE frontend for
- <package>PolicyKit</package> is now provided
- in the new <package>PolicyKit-kde</package>
- package. It replaces
- <package>PolicyKit-gnome</package> on the KDE
- Live CD. It includes both an authentication
- agent and an editor for authorization settings
- (<command>polkit-kde-authorization</command>).
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- As KDE 4.2 includes a power management
- service,
- <application>PowerDevil</application>, as part
- of <package>kdebase-workspace</package>, the
- old <package>kpowersave</package> and
- <package>guidance-power-manager</package>
- packages have been dropped. Users upgrading
- from earlier Fedora releases should add the
- <application>Battery Status</application>
- plasmoid to their panel, which serves as a
- frontend for
- <application>PowerDevil</application>.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- The <package>kdeartwork</package> package has
- been split into subpackages to allow
- installing specific artwork items without the
- huge wallpapers and sounds. In Fedora 9 and 10
- updates, these subpackages are required by the
- main package to ensure upgrade paths. In
- Fedora 11, these artificial dependencies have
- been removed, thus
- <package>kdeartwork-wallpapers</package> and
- <package>kdeartwork-sounds</package> can be
- installed or removed separately.
+ A <package>kdepimlibs-akonadi</package>
+ subpackage has been split out from kdepimlibs
+ because some libraries from kdepimlibs are
+ also used in non-PIM applications. The split
+ allows installing these applications without
+ installing Akonadi and MySQL.
</para>
</listitem>
+
</itemizedlist>
-
- In addition, the following changes made since the Fedora 10 release, which have been backported to Fedora 10 updates, are also part of Fedora 11:
-
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- KDE has been upgraded from version 4.1.2 to 4.2.2.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- qt and PyQt4 have been upgraded from 4.4 to 4.5.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- The phonon library has been upgraded from 4.2 to 4.3.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- A kdepim3 compatibility package, providing the KDE 3 version of libkcal, has been added to provide ICal support for taskjuggler again.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- A new subpackage kdebase-workspace-googlegadgets provides support for Google Gadgets in Plasma.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- The former package qgtkstyle is now part of qt.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- The former package kde-plasma-lancelot is now part of kdeplasma-addons.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- New system-config-printer-kde and kdeutils-printer-applet subpackages have been split out from kdeadmin and kdeutils, respectively.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- The subpackages
- <package>kdeartwork-extras</package>
- and
- <package>kdeartwork-icons</package>
- of <package>kdeartwork</package>
- have been renamed to
- <package>kdeartwork-screensavers</package>
- and
- <package>kdeclassic-icon-theme</package>,
- respectively, in order to better
- reflect their current contents.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- The Akonadi framework is now used in several kdepim applications. Some changes have been made to accommodate it:
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- The akonadi package now requires mysql-server so the default configuration works. The MySQL server does not have to be configured, as Akonadi starts up a per-user instance of mysqld with a default server configuration. It is also possible to set up Akonadi to use a manually-configured systemwide or remote MySQL server instance, however this is not the default.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- A kdepimlibs-akonadi subpackage has been split out from kdepimlibs because some libraries from kdepimlibs are also used in non-PIM applications. The split allows installing these applications without installing Akonadi and MySQL.
- </para>
- </listitem>
-
- </itemizedlist>
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- kde-l10n supports more languages.
- </para>
- </listitem>
-
- </itemizedlist>
</para>
</listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- </variablelist>
- </section>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ kde-l10n supports more languages.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </section>
</section>
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