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Red Hat Fedora 12 'Constantine' targets netbooks From the "Emperors of Rome Using Linux' files:
The first Fedora 12 beta is now available and at first glance it sure looks to me like it's jammed pack full of interesting and innovative new features. Speed is a key issue for all Linux distros, and Fedora is taking an interesting approach by compiling all of its software for i686 with 'special' optimization for Intel Atom. What that means is instead of the typical generic x86 compilation, all apps could potentially run faster. Fedora now does have a specific netbook Moblin graphical interface and a Fedora 12 Moblin Fedora Remix too -- who said Fedora (or Red Hat) wasn't interested in netbooks or the Linux desktop? There is also an enhanced NetworkManager for network configuration, Bluetooth improvements as well as improved IPv6 support. On the video side, Fedora 12 includes Theora 1.1 for improved video quality, as well as some preliminary support for the latest Radeon HD and NVIDIA graphics cards. Virtualization which is a key focus for Red Hat overall gets a boost in Fedora 12 with the libguesfs library and the guestfish interactive tool for modifying guest images for virtual machines. That's just the short list from my perspective, but if you look at the full feature list, there a lot of features in this release. It makes a lot of sense too that this release be super jammed packed especially if this is the last Fedora release before Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 development really gets into gear. In some ways, this could well serve as our first preview for RHEL 6 and the technology that it might be bringing to the table. Aside from the RHEL connection, the fact that there is an effort in Fedora 12 to satisfy the needs of netbook users is a real milestone for Fedora and Red Hat. The desktop market and certainly the netbook market are legitimate markets for Linux and it's great to see Fedora deliver a targeted solution. Overall this is an exciting time to be a Linux user. Ubuntu Karmic Koala is due out at the end of October while openSUSE 11.2 and Fedora 12 are both set for November releases. 0 TrackBacksListed below are links to blogs that reference this entry: Red Hat Fedora 12 'Constantine' targets netbooks. TrackBack URL for this entry: https://swarm.jupitermedia.com/mt-tb.cgi/9118 3 CommentsLeave a comment |
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Can't wait to see what Fedora 12 has to offer, Fedora 11 is already on my new Acer Aspire One.
AdamW provided the poulsbo drivers for the GMA500 video, and it looks good and runs great, right down to the webcam.
Never did activate Vista, and have a request in the works to Acer for a refund.
Brent: unfortunately I can't recommend you jump on F12 if you have a Poulsbo :/. I haven't yet been able to get the driver going on F12. The problem is we're using the new X server version, and there's no version of the driver available that'll work with it. Been trying to hack together patches but don't have anything that works yet. Even if I can, it may well be that the 3D acceleration and video playback acceleration won't work as they rely on closed source modules that were built against the older X server and likely won't work with the new one.
So, uh, you may want to hang on to F11 for now :( sorry about that, I'm doing my best.
Yes mate cant wait the best linux gets faster each release.
Thats the opposite to Winblows!!!
Whats the state of intel drivers for the new X? (unfortunatly my notebook is lumbered with intel crappy x3100 (tnt2 pro) graphics.