Some major features in latest version:
- A new graphical boot system called Plymouth, designed to speed up the boot process by taking advantage of a new kernel mode setting feature.
- Increased hardware support for a vast array of web cams,
- Better handling of printers via both direct physical connections and networks.
- PackageKit, a software management tool that originally debuted in Fedora 9, has been extended in this release to provide on-demand codec software installation.
- Wireless connection sharing enables ad hoc network sharing.
- Virtualization storage provisioning for local and remote connections now simplified.
- SecTool is a new security audit and intrusion detection system.
- RPM 4.6 is a major update to the powerful, flexible software management libraries.
- Glitch free audio and better performance is achieved through a rewrite of the PulseAudio sound server to use timer-based audio scheduling.
- Better support for infrared remote controls makes them easier to connect and work with many applications.
- The paths /usr/local/sbin:/usr/sbin:/sbin have been added to the PATH for normal users, to simplify command-line administration tasks.
1 Live CD versions:
Direct Download link for Gnome desktop
Direct Download link for KDE desktop
Forum:
Fedora forum link
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