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What can you expect on Fedora Core 5 ?

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desertwind
desertwind Original post #1
Nov 15, 2005 at 12:27 PM
The test1 of FC5 will be released by the end of this month. The FC5 final is scheduled to be released on February 2006. View the schedule here

So what can u expect in a FC5 ?

1. A cool new logo which wil replace the redhat logo.
*static.flickr.com/26/63491152_a32cdf9e65.jpg

2. Trim down core
3. GUI Package manager and Updater
4. Live-CD/DVD
5. Use early log-in and get rid of rhgb
6. A new sound server instead or arts/esd
7. Better firewall configuration tool
8. home user backup
6. Package groups for Extras
7. Advanced Init system
8. Boot and Shutdown speed improvements
9. CD image generating tool (this is really cool. read here
10. Gnome 2.14
11. Encrypted Filesystems

Read more here
alib_i
alib_i #2
Nov 15, 2005 at 3:04 PM
The infinite-F-blended logo looks cool .. no doubt

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alibi
vignesh
vignesh #3
Nov 15, 2005 at 5:30 PM
Gnome 2.12 for sure....Maybe even mp3 support.I read in a magazine that the new fedora foundation is working that out.
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mehulved #4
Nov 15, 2005 at 6:48 PM
Seems really cool. Even I loved the logo and as alib_i said infinite f seems real cool. Live cd/dvd sounds good. Its time they improved their boot and shut down speeds.
kato
kato #6
Nov 16, 2005 at 12:24 AM
so my next distro is fedora core 5 bcoz it has live cd and dvd
praka123
praka123 #7
Nov 16, 2005 at 7:28 AM
will they include all prop.plugins(mp3...) default with FC5? :roll: Also some eye candies like SuSe KDe......wat about fedora foundation.....
desertwind
desertwind #8
Nov 16, 2005 at 8:35 AM
you cant expect that. Fedora won't ship MP3-capable software until the Fraunhofer Institute's patent license terms are compatible with the GPL.
Satissh S
Satissh S #9
Nov 16, 2005 at 1:29 PM
I wan't them to include Inkscape , Yafrey for vector graphics. But we don't really have to ask for them to include any extra softies b'coz, all of them can be easily yummed once it's repositories are configured. May'be we can ask for built-in support to NVIDIA cards. But NVIDIA proprietary cr*p would deny that!
And yes GNOME 2.12 would be nice. I guess it should have beagle inbuilt. Kde shud have KAT.
desertwind
desertwind #10
Nov 16, 2005 at 2:00 PM
They will include GNOME 2.14 if released before the final FC5 devel freeze.

Including beagle is a good idea. Its a headache installing it.

As you said there wont be NVIDIA drivers due to propreitary reasons.
vignesh
vignesh #11
Nov 16, 2005 at 4:36 PM
No nvidia drivers mate......
praka123
praka123 #13
Nov 17, 2005 at 12:52 AM
will GNOME features lm_sensors GUI (gkrellm etc) and an updated sensor database supporting newer mobos....
mediator
mediator #14
Dec 17, 2005 at 5:01 PM
Well I wud like them to provide emulators(snes,xmame,scummvm,dosbox etc) and cool GUI like one provided with suse 9.3 and support for mobiles etc!