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== Cinnamon Spin ==
==GNOME 3.10==
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.
Fedora 20 features GNOME 3.10. This latest version of the GNOME desktop will have a number of new applications and features:
* New Feature: Fine grained scrolling when dragging the scroll bar handle, or scrolling while holding the shift key.
* New feature: Support for login and authentication with Smart Cards.
* New feature: Header bars: Header bars merge title bars and toolbars into a single element, giving more screen space to window content and improving presentation of application controls.
* Improved Magnifier with caret tracking, press F7 to activate caret.
* New Feature: Lock screen background customization
* New feature: Geolocation: A new geolocation framework allows features like automatic timezone updates when travelling and location detection in `Maps`.
* New feature: `GNOME Documents` support for OwnCloud
* New feature: Drag and drop files between your computer and a `Boxes` guest. Windows guests will need http://spice-space.org/download/windows/spice-guest-tools/ installed, and linux guests will need an updated version of spice-vdagent.
* New Feature: `Boxes` support for importing filesystem images
* Improved user interface for "Comtacts"
* Improved automatic scaling for high pixel density displays.
* Improved application selection in the shell Overview
* Flikr integration with GNOME Online Accounts allows access to Flikr content in GNOME Photos.
* Improved, integrated system status menu.
* Redesigned `gnome-tweak-tool`,  with improved design, extension integration, and expanded functionality.
* New: `gnome-maps`, A simple map application for the GNOME Desktop.
* New: `gnome-music`, a streamlined application for playing and sharing music.


GNOME 3.10 also offers a technical preview of GNOME support for wayland.
Updates and improvements in this release include:
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* 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


===GNOME Software===
A new, visually appealing application for browsing and installing applications.


There is also preliminary support in this release for running GNOME-shell as a Wayland compositor, though Wayland may not be in the default packages for the final Fedora 20 release.  
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.


===More reading===
== Sugar ==
To learn more about GNOME 3.10, check:
 
* Upstream release notes: https://help.gnome.org/misc/release-notes/3.10/
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.
* New applications: https://help.gnome.org/misc/release-notes/3.10/more-apps.html
 
* User Experience updates: https://help.gnome.org/misc/release-notes/3.10/more-core-ux.html
This update to sugar 0.106 includes the following:
* Internationalization notes: https://help.gnome.org/misc/release-notes/3.10/i18n.html
* improved performance
* Sysadmin/Developer Notes: https://help.gnome.org/misc/release-notes/3.10/developers.html
* updated activities
==MATE==
* New social help for access to discussion forums and collaborative learning
===bluetooth===
 
In Fedora 20 the MATE desktop Bluetooth applet suffers compatibility issues with Bluez5. Users needing Bluetooth functionality should install the `bluedevil` package
See the [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/0.106/Notes 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


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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

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