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| == GNOME == | | == Cinnamon Spin == |
| | The Cinnamon desktop version 2.6 is now available as a Spin for Fedora 23. Cinnamon is a modern desktop environment based on the GNOME Shell, with advanced features and a traditional and flexible user experience. |
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| === GNOME Software ===
| | Updates and improvements in this release include: |
| | * Improved multi-monitor support |
| | * HTML5 and XScreenSaver support for animated screensavers |
| | * Panel management improvements |
| | * New inhibit applet to hide notifications and temporarily suspend power saving events |
| | * Redesigned system settings panel for improved usability |
| | * Accessibility improvements, including better support for ATK/Orca, magnifiers, and and a new On-Screen Keyboard applet |
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| The GNOME Software application installer (the '''gnome-software''' package), which was first introduced in Fedora 20, is now more integrated in the system and provides additional functionality. Notable new features include:
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| * Installing application add-ons is now supported.
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| * High quality metadata, such as screenshots, are now offered with many applications, allowing you to gather more information before installing a package.
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| * The installer has been turned into a session service, which allows it to check for available system updates automatically even when the application itself has not been launched by the user. This functionality was previously provided by the '''gnome-settings-daemon''' service.
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| * The application is now much better integrated into GNOME Shell:
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| ** Available system updates are now offered in the ''Power Off'' dialog.
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| ** Non-installed packages can now be displayed among search results when using the integrated search function.
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| ** You can now right-click an application icon in the shell overview and select ''Show Details'' from the menu to obtain information about the application.
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| * You can now create and customize application folders using the application installer.
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| * The tool now starts up much faster and provides a more responsive interface due to the switch from the YUM backend to the one provided by the DNF project.
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| See the [http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/AppInstallerContinued Application Installer Continued wiki page] for more information.
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| === Wayland support in GNOME ===
| | See the [http://cinnamon.linuxmint.com/ Cinnamon official website] for more information on Cinnamon, and go to [http://spins.fedoraproject.org http://spins.fedoraproject.org] to download the Spin. |
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| GNOME is being ported to Wayland. In particular, GNOME shell is being changed to run as a Wayland compositor instead of an X11 compositor. Other components of GNOME which currently talk directly to the X server, such as '''gnome-settings-daemon''' or '''gnome-control-center''', will be ported to corresponding Wayland interfaces. Most GTK+ applications will continue to work normally using the existing Wayland backend.
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| Applications that make use of X-specific APIs continue to be supported using the '''xwayland''' X server, which is started on demand. '''gdm''' supports both Wayland-based sessions and X-based sessions.
| | Originally started as part of the One Laptop per child initiative, Sugar is a desktop environment targeted for children ages 5 - 12 to provide learning and educational activities through rich media. Sugar is the core component of a worldwide effort to provide every child with the opportunity for a quality education. |
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| {{admon/important|Important|Proprietary driver support in Wayland is less complete than under X. Systems that have been configured to use proprietary drivers under X will fall back to using open-source drivers under Wayland. Addionally, support for alternative input devices such as Wacom tablets or joysticks may not be available in time for Fedora 21.}}
| | This update to sugar 0.106 includes the following: |
| | * improved performance |
| | * updated activities |
| | * New social help for access to discussion forums and collaborative learning |
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| For additional information about Wayland in general, see the [http://wayland.freedesktop.org/ official documentation]. The [https://wiki.gnome.org/Initiatives/Wayland Wayland page on the GNOME wiki] provides information relating specifically to Wayland in GNOME.
| | See the [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/0.106/Notes SugarLabs release notes] for more information on this sugar release. |
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| == MATE 1.8 == | | == GNOME / Workstation == |
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| The MATE desktop environment in Fedora has been updated to version 1.8. The updated version brings a number of visual and functional changes, such as new applets and extensions and support for UPower 1.0. The default sound mixer has been switched from GStreamer to PulseAudio. MATE now also uses the Yelp help browser, which fixes issues with broken links in help pages.
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| Many packages which are part of MATE were either renamed or replaced.
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| A full list of changes is available on the [https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/MATE_1.8#Detailed_Description MATE 1.8 wiki page] and the [http://mate-desktop.org/blog/2014-03-04-mate-1-8-released/ MATE 1.8 release announcement].
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| To install MATE, use the <code>yum groupinstall "MATE Desktop"</code> command, and then select MATE from the menu the next time you log in.
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Beat is open
This beat is now ready to have Fedora 25 content added by the beat writer
Cinnamon Spin
The Cinnamon desktop version 2.6 is now available as a Spin for Fedora 23. Cinnamon is a modern desktop environment based on the GNOME Shell, with advanced features and a traditional and flexible user experience.
Updates and improvements in this release include:
- Improved multi-monitor support
- HTML5 and XScreenSaver support for animated screensavers
- Panel management improvements
- New inhibit applet to hide notifications and temporarily suspend power saving events
- Redesigned system settings panel for improved usability
- Accessibility improvements, including better support for ATK/Orca, magnifiers, and and a new On-Screen Keyboard applet
See the Cinnamon official website for more information on Cinnamon, and go to http://spins.fedoraproject.org to download the Spin.
Sugar
Originally started as part of the One Laptop per child initiative, Sugar is a desktop environment targeted for children ages 5 - 12 to provide learning and educational activities through rich media. Sugar is the core component of a worldwide effort to provide every child with the opportunity for a quality education.
This update to sugar 0.106 includes the following:
- improved performance
- updated activities
- New social help for access to discussion forums and collaborative learning
See the SugarLabs release notes for more information on this sugar release.
GNOME / Workstation
