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Release Notes for Fedora 12

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This document details the release notes for Fedora 12.

1. Welcome to Fedora 12
1.1. Fedora 12 Overview
1.2. Hardware Requirements
1.3. ברוכים הבאים לפדורה
1.4. Common bugs
1.5. משוב
2. Installation Notes
2.1. Ext4 for boot partitions
3. Architecture Specific Notes
3.1. 32-bit base changed to i686
4. Changes in Fedora for Desktop Users
4.1. Fedora Desktop
4.2. Networking
4.3. Internationalization
4.4. Multimedia
5. Changes in Fedora for System Administrators
5.1. Fedora 12 Boot Time
5.2. אבטחה
5.3. Virtualization
5.4. Web and Content Servers
5.5. Samba (Windows Compatibility)
5.6. File Systems
5.7. X Window System (Graphics)
5.8. HA Cluster Infrastructure
6. Changes in Fedora for Developers
6.1. Tools
6.2. Languages
6.3. Eclipse
7. Changes in Fedora for Specific Audiences
7.1. What's new in science and mathematics
7.2. Electronic Design Automation
7.3. Circuit Design
7.4. Embedded Development
7.5. What's new for amateur radio operators
8. All Changes in Fedora 12
8.1. Amusements
8.2. Applications
8.3. Desktop-Accessibility
8.4. Development
8.5. Documentation
8.6. Sugar-Activities
8.7. System Environment
8.8. Text Editors-Integrated Development Environments (IDE)
8.9. Text Processing-Markup-XML
8.10. User Interface
A. Legal Information
A.1. License
A.2. Trademarks
A.3. External References
A.4. Export
A.5. Legal Information
A.6. More Information
אינדקס

1. Welcome to Fedora 12

1.1. Fedora 12 Overview

As always, Fedora continues to develop (http://www.fedoraproject.org/wiki/Red_Hat_contributions) and integrate the latest free and open source software (http://www.fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features). The following sections provide a brief overview of major changes from the last release of Fedora. For more details about other features that are included in Fedora 12 refer to their individual wiki pages that detail feature goals and progress:
Throughout the release cycle, there are interviews with the developers behind key features giving out the inside story:
The following are major features for Fedora 12:
  • Improved WebCam support
  • Better Video Codec
  • Audio Improvements
  • Better Power Management
Some other features in this release include:
  • Automatic bug reporting tool
  • Bluetooth on demand
  • Many, many virtualization enhancements
  • Still more security improvements
Features for Fedora 12 tracked on the feature list page:
A discussion putting these features in context may be found at:

1.2. Hardware Requirements

Minimums may not always be sufficient

The minimum memory listed below may not be sufficient for all situations. In particular, installation in a virtual machine may require memory closer to the "Recommended" value.

1.2.1. Processor and memory requirements for PPC Architectures

  • Minimum CPU: PowerPC G3 / POWER3
  • Fedora 12 supports the New World generation of Apple Power Macintosh, shipped from circa 1999 onward. Although Old World machines should work, they require a special bootloader which is not included in the Fedora distribution. Fedora has also been installed and tested on POWER5 and POWER6 machines.
  • Fedora 12 supports pSeries and Cell Broadband Engine machines.
  • Fedora 12 also supports the Sony PlayStation 3 and Genesi Pegasos II and Efika.
  • Fedora 12 includes new hardware support for the P.A. Semiconductor 'Electra' machines.
  • Fedora 12 also includes support for Terrasoft Solutions powerstation workstations.
  • Recommended for text-mode: 233 MHz G3 or better, 128 MiB RAM.
  • Recommended for graphical: 400 MHz G3 or better, 256 MiB RAM.

1.2.2. Processor and memory requirements for x86 Architectures

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. Fedora 12 requires an Intel Pentium Pro or better processor, and is optimized for i686 and later processors.
  • Recommended for text-mode: 200 MHz Pentium Pro or better
  • Recommended for graphical: 400 MHz Pentium Pro or better
  • Minimum RAM for text-mode: 128 MiB
  • Minimum RAM for graphical: 192 MiB
  • Recommended RAM for graphical: 256 MiB

1.2.3. Processor and memory requirements for x86_64 architectures

  • Minimum RAM for text-mode: 256 MiB
  • Minimum RAM for graphical: 384 MiB
  • Recommended RAM for graphical: 512 MiB

1.2.4. Hard disk space requirements for all architectures

The complete packages can occupy over 9 GB of disk space. Final size is entirely determined by the installing spin and the packages selected during installation. Additional disk space is required during installation to support the installation environment. This additional disk space corresponds to the size of /Fedora/base/stage2.img (on Installation Disc 1) plus the size of the files in /var/lib/rpm on the installed system.
במונחים מעשיים, תוספת הנפח הנדרשת יכולה להיות בתחום שבין 90‎ MiB עבור התקנה מזערית ועד לתוספת של ‎175 MiB עבור התקנה גדולה יותר.
נפח נוסף יידרש עבור קבצי המשתמשים וכמו כן נדרש לפחות 5% נפח דיסק פנוי לצורך עבודה תקינה של המערכת.

1.3. ברוכים הבאים לפדורה

Fedora is a Linux-based operating system that showcases the latest in free and open source software. Fedora is always free for anyone to use, modify, and distribute. It is built by people across the globe who work together as a community: the Fedora Project. The Fedora Project is open and anyone is welcome to join. The Fedora Project is out front for you, leading the advancement of free, open software and content.

שים לב

Visit http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/ to view the latest release notes for Fedora, especially if you are upgrading. 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 help the Fedora Project community continue to improve Fedora if you file bug reports and enhancement requests. Refer to http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Bugs_and_feature_requests for more information about bug and feature reporting. Thank you for your participation.
עבור מידע כללי נוסף לגבי פדורה, יש להתייחס לדפי האינטרנט הבאים:

1.4. Common bugs

Most complex software contains bugs. One of the features of free and open source software is the ability to report bugs, helping to fix or improve the software you use.
A list of common bugs is maintained for each release by the Fedora Project as a good place to start when you are having a problem that might be a bug in the software:

1.5. משוב

Thank you for taking the time to provide your comments, suggestions, and bug reports to the Fedora community; this helps improve the state of Fedora, Linux, and free software worldwide. A list of commonly reported bugs and known issues for this release is available from http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Common_F12_bugs.

1.5.1. אנו זקוקים למשוב!

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1.5.2. Other Ways to Leave Feedback

You can learn more about the Bugzilla process at http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Bugs_and_feature_requests. However, if you are not comfortable leaving feedback through Bugzilla, you could also: