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== From Live CD's to Live USB's ==
== GDM on Wayland ==
The Gnome Display Manager (GDM) in Fedora 22 will default to the Wayland display server instead of Xorg.  While the default GNOME session still uses X, this change brings the move to Wayland one step closer.


Up until Fedora 12 release, the desktop Live image has been CD sized ones and this has been increasingly limiting the out of box experience and Fedora Desktop team is targeting 1 GB Live USB keys instead as of this release and the image would not fit into a CD anymore.  Detailed documentation on making a Live USB is available at http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/How_to_create_and_use_Live_USBYou can burn this image in a DVD as well. If your computer does not support booting from a USB or has no DVD driver you can do a network installation or use the regular installation CD set instead.  
Wayland is a compositing display server, using your computer's video hardware for renderingOn systems where Wayland will not run, GDM should transparently fall back to using the X backend.


== Automatic print driver installation ==
If you need to disable Wayland for GDM, edit '''/etc/gdm/custom.conf''' to reflect the following:


In Fedora 13, functionality has been added to leverage RPM and PackageKit capabilities for automatic installation of printer drivers.  When a user plugs in any of the supported printers, the driver will identify itself to PackageKit, and once authorized the driver can be downloaded and installed automatically.  Thanks to this change, Fedora bootable Live images no longer need to ship all printer drivers. This functionality equals or surpasses that of proprietary operating systems, where driver support is difficult and time-consuming.  It also continues to build on the new, compelling functionality of free desktop components along with RPM.
    [daemon]
    WaylandEnable=false


== Automatic installation of language packs ==
== Libinput used for input devices ==
Input devices in supporting environments, notably GNOME with Fedora Workstation and KDE, will use a new driver, '''libinput'''.  The new driver replaces a variety of drivers, such as '''synaptics''', enabling more consistent behavior across a variety of devices. 


A number of large suite-type packages, such as OpenOffice.org, Eclipse, and KDE, package their translated content separately as ''langpacks'' due to size issuesNow with the [http://dingyichen.livejournal.com/17133.html langpack plugin], when yum detects that a langpack is needed and available for a package the user requests, yum will automatically download and install the langpack as well.  The user no longer needs to specifically request installation of language support for these types of suites.  In the future it will be possible to extend this support further throughout the distribution.
'''libinput'' improves support for multi-touch devices and software emulated buttonsThe driver is implemented directly in wayland sessions, and in X sessions through the '''xorg-x11-drv-libinput''' wrapper.


== Redesigned user management interface ==
Input devices will be configurable through '''GNOME Settings''', '''KDE System Settings''', '''xfce-settings''', or '''xinput'''.  Some niche features are not available via '''libinput''', but the previous behavior can be restored by removing the '''xorg-x11-drv-libinput''' package, and ensuring the appropriate x11 driver packages, probably x11-drv-synaptics or xorg-x11-drv-evdev are installed.


The user account tool has been [https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/File:Screenshot-Overview.png completely redesigned].  The tool has functions to configure personal information in user accounts, and make a personal profile picture or icon.  It also helps users generate strong passphrases, set up additional login options such as automatic login, and determine special roles for users such as in the case of a single owner of a personal laptop or an administrator of a shared system.  Designed and implemented by several members of the Desktop SIG.
Note that '''xorg-x11-drv-libinput''' is only installed by default on new Fedora 22 installations, if you're upgrading and you want to use the new features provided by libinput, you can install '''xorg-x11-drv-libinput''' manually by doing:


== NetworkManager improvements including a command line interface ==
    sudo dnf install xorg-x11-drv-libinput


NetworkManager now supports older Bluetooth dial-up networking, and features a command line interface and better signal strength indicators. The dial-up modem support for older Bluetooth-equipped phones, to complement the personal-area networking already supported in Fedora. Addresses a long-standing missing link for command-line junkies who want NetworkManager to integrate with the CLI. Also useful for jetsetters who operate in lower-power text modes. Provides a better indicator for signal strength, and lets people know if they are roaming.  
To learn about the features and behavior of libinput, refer to `man libinput` or http://wayland.freedesktop.org/libinput/doc/latest/pages.html


== Experimental 3D extended to free Nouveau driver ==
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Fedora 12 included experimental 3D support for newer ATI cards in the free and open source ''radeon'' driver, and now experimental 3D support has been extended in Fedora 13 to the ''nouveau'' driver for a range of NVidia video cards.  Fedora and its sponsor Red Hat are dedicated to improving the quality and coverage of completely free accelerated video drivers. While we support user choice and do not prevent use of closed, proprietary drivers, we also recognize that these drivers sometimes conflict with and cause problems in the software written by FOSS community members. We prefer to honor the commitment of the FOSS community with our own commitment to free drivers that complement their work, and work in the upstream Nouveau community to make these drivers better.  Simply install the mesa-dri-drivers-experimental package to take advantage of this new feature.
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== Shotwell replaces Gthumb as default photo organizer ==
 
[http://yorba.org/shotwell/ Shotwell] is an open source photo organizer designed for the GNOME desktop environment and has replaced Gthumb by default in Fedora 13.  It supports the following features:
 
* import photos from any digital camera supported by gPhoto
* automatically organize events containing photos taken at the same time
* non-destructive editing allows altering photos without ruining originals or using disk space for each copy
* publish photos to Facebook and Flickr
* one-click auto-enhancement
* rotate, mirror, and crop photos
* reduce red-eye and adjust the exposure, saturation, tint, and temperature of your photos
* edit any photo, even if it's not imported to the Shotwell library
 
Gthumb continues to be maintained and available in the Fedora repository.
 
== Déjà Dup simple backup tool ==
 
Déjà Dup is the default simple backup tool in the GNOME desktop tool in Fedora 13. It hides the complexity of doing backups the 'right way' (encrypted, off-site, and regular) and uses duplicity as the backend.
 
Features:
 
• Support for local or remote backup locations, including Amazon S3
• Securely encrypts and compresses your data
• Incrementally backs up, letting you restore from any particular backup
• Schedules regular backups
• Integrates well into your GNOME desktop
 
== Simple Scan scanning utility ==
 
Simple Scan is the default scanning utility for Fedora 13.  Simple  Scan  is an easy-to-use application, designed to let users connect their scanner and quickly have the image/document in an  appropriate format.  More details at http://lwn.net/Articles/377063/.
 
== GNOME Color Manager ==
 
Color management helps artists, photographers, designers, and others display and print work more accurately using 100% free software. Color management supports setting output gamma tables for most monitors, including when they are hotplugged during a session. Users can also install vendor-supplied ICC or ICM files by double-clicking them, and calibrate displays and scanners with external devices and color targets using the ArgyllCMS package. Written by Richard Hughes, Red Hat engineer and Fedora contributor.
 
Color management helps you control and produce more accurate color output for displays, printers, and scanners.
 
== Gnote Enhancements ==
 
Gnote is a C++ port of Tomboy. It is the default desktop note-taking application for GNOME in Fedora and has a number of enhancements and bug fixes.  Gnote now has a few new add-ins and follows the XDG directory specification from freedesktop.org and notes stored in previously versions will be automatically migrated from .gnote to .local/share/gnote in the user's home directory.
 
Possible related feature pages:
* [[Features/ColorManagement |ColorManagement ]]
* [[Features/Gnome2.30 | Gnome 2.30 ]]
* [[Features/KDE44 |KDE44 ]]
* [[Features/Sugar_0.88 |Sugar_0.88 ]]
* [[Features/Moblin-2.2 |Moblin-2.2 ]]
 
 
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GDM on Wayland

The Gnome Display Manager (GDM) in Fedora 22 will default to the Wayland display server instead of Xorg. While the default GNOME session still uses X, this change brings the move to Wayland one step closer.

Wayland is a compositing display server, using your computer's video hardware for rendering. On systems where Wayland will not run, GDM should transparently fall back to using the X backend.

If you need to disable Wayland for GDM, edit /etc/gdm/custom.conf to reflect the following:

   [daemon]
    WaylandEnable=false

Libinput used for input devices

Input devices in supporting environments, notably GNOME with Fedora Workstation and KDE, will use a new driver, libinput. The new driver replaces a variety of drivers, such as synaptics, enabling more consistent behavior across a variety of devices.

'libinput improves support for multi-touch devices and software emulated buttons. The driver is implemented directly in wayland sessions, and in X sessions through the xorg-x11-drv-libinput wrapper.

Input devices will be configurable through GNOME Settings, KDE System Settings, xfce-settings, or xinput. Some niche features are not available via libinput, but the previous behavior can be restored by removing the xorg-x11-drv-libinput package, and ensuring the appropriate x11 driver packages, probably x11-drv-synaptics or xorg-x11-drv-evdev are installed.

Note that xorg-x11-drv-libinput is only installed by default on new Fedora 22 installations, if you're upgrading and you want to use the new features provided by libinput, you can install xorg-x11-drv-libinput manually by doing:

   sudo dnf install xorg-x11-drv-libinput

To learn about the features and behavior of libinput, refer to man libinput or http://wayland.freedesktop.org/libinput/doc/latest/pages.html