From release notes for FC5T3 (web)

Rahul Sundaram sundaram at fedoraproject.org
Mon Mar 6 07:22:15 UTC 2006


Jim Cornette wrote:

> Just posting a link from the upcoming Fedora version 5 notes. (FC5T3 
> as of now)
> The changes might be good to know for a user to make a decision when 
> FC5 is released as to how to upgrade / install.
>
> http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/release-notes/fc5/test3-latest-en/#sn-PackageChanges 
>
>
> Major changes for people installing are xen, screensavers, menu 
> reconfiguration, a GUI search tool, a few applications that use mono, 
> no up2date program, a new package manager and GUI front end to yum.
>
The really latest notes are available at 
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Beats/  and  
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DocsRawhide


> Everything installs are no longer possible. The major components are 
> now in groups and part of the optional packages can be selected or not 
> selected through check marks. Some packages that were selectable in 
> the past may not be selectable from the menus though they are on the 
> install media.

Packages should always be selectable in the UI if they are available in 
the install media. Report it as a bug otherwise.  I believe there is 
already a comps related tracker for similar changes.

>
> How usb devices are managed and items like names for the mounted media 
> using volume names for the mount points is different.
>
> Suspend is available from the menus if your computer is capable of 
> suspending. Hibernate is not a menu choice but works as well from 
> script pm-hibernate.
>
> I did not notice any major application changes from FC4 to FC5. 

The overview and  package diff would show you the list of major 
application changes.

http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Beats/OverView
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Beats/PackageChanges


-- 
Rahul 






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