Fedora 9

Release Notes

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Abstract

1. Welcome to Fedora

2. Release Highlights

2.1. Fedora Tour
2.2. New in Fedora
2.3. Road Map

3. Feedback

3.1. Providing Feedback on Fedora Software
3.2. Providing Feedback on Release Notes

4. Installation Notes

4.1. Changes in Anaconda
4.2. Installation Related Issues
4.3. Upgrade Related Issues
4.4. Kickstart HTTP Issue

5. Architecture Specific Notes

5.1. RPM multiarch support on 64-bit platforms (x86_64, ppc64)
5.2. PPC Specifics for Fedora
5.3. x86 Specifics for Fedora
5.4. x86_64 Specifics for Fedora

6. Fedora Live Images

6.1. Available Images
6.2. Usage Information
6.3. Text Mode Installation
6.4. Direct Installation

7. Package Notes

7.1. Sound Card Utility
7.2. Perl
7.3. Yum Changes
7.4. pam_mount
7.5. TeXLive
7.6. LTSP
7.7. Utility Packages
7.8. pilot-link and HAL/PolicyKit Interaction
7.9. Legal Information

8. Linux Kernel

8.1. Version
8.2. Changelog
8.3. Kernel Flavors
8.4. Preparing for Kernel Development
8.5. Reporting Bugs

9. Fedora Desktop

9.1. GNOME
9.2. KDE
9.3. PackageKit
9.4. Bluetooth
9.5. XULRunner
9.6. Web Browsers
9.7. Mail Clients
9.8. Disabling PC Speaker
9.9. International Clock Applet
9.10. Dictionaries Consolidated
9.11. Compiz
9.12. vmmouse Driver

10. File Systems

10.1. Ext4 Preview

11. Web Servers

11.1. PostgreSQL DBD Driver
11.2. TurboGears Applications
11.3. Drupal
11.4. Squid

12. Mail Servers

12.1. Sendmail

13. Development

13.1. Tools

14. Security

14.1. Security Enhancements
14.2. Support for SHA-256 and SHA-512 passwords
14.3. FORTIFY_SOURCE extended to cover more functions
14.4. SELinux Enhancements
14.5. Default Firewall Behavior
14.6. General Information
14.7. SELinux
14.8. Free IPA

15. Java

15.1. OpenJDK
15.2. OpenJDK Replaces IcedTea
15.3. Handling Java Applets
15.4. Handling Web Start Applications
15.5. Fedora and JPackage

16. System Services

16.1. Upstart
16.2. NetworkManager
16.3. Autofs

17. Multimedia

17.1. Multimedia Players
17.2. Ogg and Xiph.Org Foundation Formats
17.3. MP3, DVD, and Other Excluded Multimedia Formats
17.4. CD and DVD Authoring and Burning
17.5. Screencasts
17.6. Extended Support through Plugins

18. Games and Entertainment

19. Virtualization

19.1. Kernel Integration Improvements
19.2. Improved Storage Management
19.3. PolicyKit Integration
19.4. Improved Remote Authentication
19.5. Other Improvements

20. X Window System (Graphics)

20.1. Faster X Start-up and Shutdown
20.2. X Configuration Changes
20.3. Third Party Video Drivers

21. Database Servers

21.1. MySQL
21.2. PostgreSQL

22. Internationalization (i18n)

22.1. Language Coverage
22.2. Fonts
22.3. Input Methods

23. Backwards Compatibility

23.1. Compiler Compatibility
23.2. KDE 3 Development Platform / Libraries

24. Package Changes

25. Fedora Project

26. Colophon

26.1. Contributors
26.2. Production Methods

1. Welcome to Fedora

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