Fedora Core 6 Linux Released

[mandy]

The first release of Fedora Core 6:

Fedora Core 6 Test 1 (5.90) Now Available
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The Fedora Project announces the first release of the Fedora Core 6
development cycle, available for the i386, x86_64, and ppc/ppc64
architectures, including Intel based Macintosh computers.  Beware that
Test releases are recommended only for Linux experts/enthusiasts or for
the technology evaluation, as many parts are likely to be broken adn the
rate of change is rapid.

http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Core/Schedule
Test 2 is scheduled for release July 19, marking the developmental
freeze of the Fedora Core 6 release.

Downloads
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DVD, CD and network installation are available.
Please read the Important Warnings below in this announcement for more
details.

http://torrent.fedoraproject.org/
The recommended method of download is via BitTorrent from this site.

http://fedora.redhat.com/Download/mirrors.html
HTTP, FTP, and RSYNC downloads are available from Fedora Project mirrors
listed above.  Note that not all mirrors may be synced at this time.

Notable Features of FC6 Test 1
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* Support for the Intel based Macintosh platform, see
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FedoraOnMactel
* ipv6 support in the installer
* scim-bridge for improved i18n input
* puplet applet for update notifications
* new printing system (new system-config-printer, cups 1.2, new GTK+
printing technology)
* gnome 2.15
* kde 3.5.3
* 1600+ Extras packages conveniently available via yum

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-a...00010.html

[mandy]

A review of Fedora Core 6 release:

To sum up Fedora Core 6, I will say that once you have it set up properly FC 6 runs very impressively. I had the impression that FC 6 may have been rushed, just because of the handful of minor bugs that appeared. The mixup of arches, i586 & i686 was weird and the first system update having a update conflict was a glaring error, even though it was easy to fix. Setting up the Nvidia drivers was way more problematic than it should have been. I should also note that Mandriva 2007 worked from the start with AIGLX and their 3D drake worked flawlessly. With that stated once the minor problems were fixed, Fedora Core 6 worked as well as any Linux distro I have tried and the visuals were second to none. Well except the default icons…but we have something to look forwards to in FC 7 now don’t we? For Fedora users, FC 6 provides a compelling upgrade once these early bugs get ironed out. For other users looking for the latest and greatest Linux distro to install, I would say that I preferred Mandriva 2007 over Fedora Core 6, but once they are both setup properly they are virtually even. Let’s just see what Ubuntu’s EdgyEft has to offer in the next couple of days...

full article: http://lunapark6.com/?p=2454

[regic]

not ready for prime time