Today is the day! Fedora 11 is finally released! Here are a few of the changes that have been made to it. To get the full list, check out the release notes:
- 20 Second Startup – Make Fedora boot and shut down faster. The goal is to be at the login screen in 20 seconds and then to be as fast as possible after the login (gnome-session).
- ext4 Default file system – Make ext4 the default files system for anaconda-driven installs (replacing ext3). User should notice generally better performance, and benefit from things like persistent preallocation when using updated torrent clients, etc.
- Fingerprint – Better Out-of-the-box experience for systems with fingerprint readers. Support for one more piece of frequently found hardware. Configuration now available through graphical Authentication Configuration (authconfig).
- Firefox 3.1 – Upgrade Firefox to the latest release in the Mozilla 1.9.1 series (Firefox 3.1).
- Gnome 2.26 – Update to Gnome 2.26 to ensure that Fedora stays in sync with the upstream version of the Gnome desktop. The user experience should be largely unchanged.
- KDE4.2 – Rebase to KDE 4.2 and offer new features such as PolicyKit-KDE, NetworkManager plasma applet etc.
- Minimal Platform – Enable small installations for a server or desktop appliance
- OpenChange – Natively access Microsoft Exchange using OpenChange
- Power Management – Improve the current state of power management, especially in regard to userland
- Thunderbird 3 – Upgrade Thunderbird to the latest release in the Mozilla 1.9.1 series which is Thunderbird 3
- VolumeControl – The multimedia experience of Fedora users is improved by an easily understandable and much more flexible volume control model
- Xfce4.6 – Update Xfce to the upstream 4.6 release with many new improvements and features
While you are at it remember to check out Fedora Revisor which lets you customize your distribution to fit your personal needs.
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