Fedora11 is worth looking forward to-Introduction to new features

Article Title: Fedora11 is worth looking forward to-Introduction to new features. Linux is a technology channel of the IT lab in China. Includes basic categories such as desktop applications, Linux system management, kernel research, embedded systems, and open source.

The introduction of Fedora 10 is well received. The upcoming Fedora 11 will bring more new features and better user experience. As a radical pioneer of many new technologies, Fedora 11 is worth looking forward!

Software Update

Fedora 11 includes the following software updates, which bring about many bug fixes and functional improvements. Firefox 3.1, GCC 4.4, GFS 2, GNOME 2.26, IBus, X Server 1.6, Python 2.6, Thunderbird 3, TigerVNC, KDE 4.2, Xfce 4.6, Evdev 2.2, xorg-x11-drv-synaptics 1.x133 ...... IBus will replace SCIM as the default input method, and TigerVNC will become the default VNC client. In addition, Fedora 11 re-built KDE 4.2 and added new content such as yykit-KDE and NetworkManager Plasma plug-ins.

Driver

In addition to the driver updates in the kernel, The KMS (kernel modesetting) feature of the Intel graphics chip is enabled by default on Fedora 11, and Nouveau becomes the Default Driver of the NVIDIA graphics chip, the Radeon r100/r200 3D driver is upgraded, and kernel modesetting and DRI 2 are enabled.

DRI 2 is updated to improve the direct rendering capability.
InputDeviceProperties ── X server 1.6 The input device provides a common component used to change the driver settings in real time. The same component is also used by applications to store information directly on the device.
The Storage Management Code of Anaconda is rewritten. The new Anaconda uses Udev to detect Block devices and rewrite modules such as partition management, LVM, soft RAID, and block device encryption. Code rewriting does not change the user interface.
User Experience

In the previous version, the unimplemented 20-second boot will be implemented in Fedora 11 to speed up the Fedora switch. The goal is to control the startup time to the login window within 20 seconds as much as possible, and speed up the desktop loading after login as much as possible.
DeviceKit is a simple and modular system service used to manage devices and partially replace Hal. The user obtains a graphical disk management program palimpsestwhich, which is well integrated into the desktop.
Improved volume control: Improves the multimedia experience of Fedora users through a more understandable and elastic volume control mode.
Allows desktop programs to automatically install applications, fonts, multimedia decoders, and vector clips (icons ?).
The introduction of Evdev 2.2 makes the identification and configuration of input devices more intelligent and convenient.
Ext4 will become the default file system, and users will be able to experience performance improvement and convenience.
The ABRT automatic bug reporting tool continues to improve, helping new users submit bug reports. You can simply click a few times to complete the bug submission process.
Presto continues to improve and implements incremental updates as the yum plug-in, improving the download speed of yum updates.
Improves the user experience of fingerprint recognition verification.
Improves the detection and display of the current state of power management.
OpenChange provides native access to Microsoft Exchange Applications.
Program Development

Added the Eclipse Configuration tool: added a large number of native configuration Tools into Eclipse IDE, and integrated with other Tools into the development environment, especially Linux Tools, OProfile and Valgrind.
Archer enters Fedora. Archer is a gbd development branch dedicated to improving C ++ support. It also supports the Python script function.
Liblvm provides LVM APIs for user space.
NetBeans 6.5 will be incorporated into Fedora 11 as a very meaningful update.
Provides a fully-featured cross-platform Windows program compilation function. In the Fedora environment, you can compile and test Windows programs without having to use Windows.
System Security

Improved group control: allows the system administrator to divide system resources into different sub-groups, and allocate sub-group resources according to the needs of different programs.
DNSSEC (DNS SECurity) Provides authentic and reliable DNS information, improving the SECurity of DNS.
This improves the security of ingress settings.
Many other security updates and enhancements provide more reliable protection for system security.
There are also a lot of updates on virtual machines and virtualization, not summarized here, if you need, please move to the https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/11/FeatureList for details.

The total number of new features in Fedora 11 reaches 56, which is very powerful and covers a wide range. Most of the above features have been completed or completed, however, it is still incomplete and there are omissions or errors. For more information, visit https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/releases/11/featurelist.

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