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== Major package changes ==
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=== man to man-db package exchange ===
== Cinnamon Spin ==
The package '''man''' is substituted by  package '''man-db''' which provides similar functionality:
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.


man description: The man package includes three tools for finding information and/or documentation about your Linux system: man, apropos, and whatis. The
Updates and improvements in this release include:
man system formats and displays on-line manual pages about commands or functions on your system. Apropos searches the whatis database (containing short descriptions of system commands) for a string. Whatis searches its own database for a complete word.
* 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


man-db description : The man-db package includes five tools for browsing man-pages: man, whatis, apropos, manpath and lexgrog. man preformats and displays manual pages. whatis searches the manual page names. apropos searches the manual page names and descriptions. manpath determines search path for manual pages. lexgrog directly reads header information in manual pages.


== KDE SC 4.5 ==
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.


This release features KDE 4.5.
== Sugar ==
 
KDE 4.5 is the latest release of KDE 4. There are a number of enhancements and new features.
 
The Fedora KDE Desktop User Guide is an important part of this feature for users. It guides users how-to use the new KDE 4 Desktop and it's targeted to both former KDE 3.5 user and first time KDE 4 users.
 
[https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/KDE/Docs/DesktopUserGuide Fedora KDE Desktop User Guide (draft)]
 
Upstream documentation sites:
* http://docs.kde.org/
* http://www.kde.org/documentation/
 
KDE 4.5 release announcement: http://kde.org/announcements/4.5/


== MeeGo ==
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.


MeeGo Netbook UX 1.0 is available in Fedora 14.
This update to sugar 0.106 includes the following:
 
* improved performance
The MeeGo™ Architecture is designed to support multiple platforms and usage models ranging from Netbooks and NetTops to Mobile Internet Devices (MID) and various embedded usage models, such as In Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) systems. MeeGo Netbook UX is built on the GNOME Mobile platform, extending and enriching it with new technologies like Clutter, GUPnP and libsocialweb. The MeeGo Netbook UX is the user environment that sits of top of Fedora and associated MeeGo core services. The netbook user interface and user interaction model for the target devices then is on top of that. The Fedora 14 implementation specifically targets the Netbook UX.
* updated activities
 
* New social help for access to discussion forums and collaborative learning
 
== Sugar ==


Fedora 14 includes the latest [http://www.sugarlabs.org/ Sugar Learning Environment] (0.90), including an enhanced activity set to provide a stable demo environment for Sugar as well as an environment for developers.  
See the [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/0.106/Notes SugarLabs release notes] for more information on this sugar release.


This version provides major usability improvements for the first login screen and the control panel, as well as new features such as support for 3G networks.
== GNOME / Workstation ==


Fedora 23 will feature the latest available version of Gnome - 3.18. More information on Gnome 3.18 can be found here: https://wiki.gnome.org/ThreePointSeventeen/ReleaseNotes


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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

Fedora 23 will feature the latest available version of Gnome - 3.18. More information on Gnome 3.18 can be found here: https://wiki.gnome.org/ThreePointSeventeen/ReleaseNotes