Fedora Core 2 Test 3 Released

Wee writes "I just got an email from Bill Nottingham of Red Hat letting me know that the third and final test release of Fedora Core 2 is now available. The announcement mentions the big changes are SELinux being disabled by default, that on-and-off problem with install CD1 not booting should be fixed, and anaconda now is sporting 31 languages. The mirrors look like they are opening slowly but surely, and bug reports are always appreciated."

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Please use BitTorrent!!!

[Chester K]

FC2-test3-binary-i386.torrent Official Fedora Core 2 TEST3 binary iso images for i386. 2.1GB 2004-4-27

FC2-test3-src-i386.torrent Official Fedora Core 2 TEST3 source iso images for i386. 2.0GB 2004-4-27

FC2-test3-binary-x86_64.torrent Official Fedora Core 2 TEST3 binary iso images for x86_64. 2.1GB 2004-4-27

FC2-test3-src-x86_64.torrent Official Fedora Core 2 TEST3 source iso images for x86_64. 1.9GB 2004-4-27

FC2-test3-x86_64-DVD.torrent Official Fedora Core 2 TEST3 DVD iso image for x86_64. 4.0GB 2004-4-27

FC2-test3-i386-DVD.torrent Official Fedora Core 2 TEST3 DVD iso image for i386. 4.1GB 2004-4-27

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Red Hat

[PeaceTank]

Ever since Red Hat died (sob) i've been kind of up in the air on distro's. I'm currently running Debian, but I decided that I'm going to at least try Fedora. I've tried Test 2, and overall, I was impressed. Other than the fact that they still have mp3 support disabled, it's a great distro. Still it lacks the amazing 'apt-get' feature that makes me love debian. I do like that it comes with Gnome pre-installed, since gnome can be a real pain to install otherwise, and the 2.6 kernel is nice. Wish somebody would just combine debian and Fedora and make the uber distro with a beatiful graphical installer like Fedora, and all the power of apt-get like Debian. For now, though, I'll just have to wait.

Re:Red Hat

[Professor Cool Linux]

you can have apt-get for fedora...
http://www.fedora.us/wiki/FedoraHOWTO
http://www.brandonhutchinson.com/Fedora_apt_and_yu m_repositories.html

Re:Red Hat

[rgmoore]

apt is available for Fedora, though it isn't included in the install. You can download it from Fedora.us, which also has some instructions on configuring it. You might also want to consider using yum, which is included by default. yum's capabilities are very similar to apt's, including all the good stuff like automatically resolving and downloading dependencies, so it's definitely worth learning. I find that yum is good enough that the first thing I do when installing Fedora is to disable up2date.

Languages

[FenwayFrank]

and anaconda now is sporting 31 languages.

Including "redneck"?

Re:Exclusion of SELinux as a default?

[justsomebody]

Yeah, this is a simple matter of lacking time.

Inclusion is one thing, hard core implementation is another. SELinux is not click RPM and install.

SELinux is a set of policies that define how your system is acting basing on actual happenings. To put it simply, take it as system account ACL-s (maybe I put it wrong but that was the only way to describe it as simple thing).

One month most probably isn't enough time to implement more than trivial policies that actualy take your system trough correct workout. Expect FC3 to be the first one with correct settings. FC2 can be but probably settings will depend on you

BitTorrent

[kick_in_the_eye]

Great, only 675 hours to go! I Guess test 4 will be out by then.

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Re:Exclusion of SELinux as a default?

[LnxAddct]

SELinux may be a bit too secure and/or complicated for those not familiar with it. By introducing it as an option, those who know about it and/or are willing to mingle with it can. I mean its possible to lock yourself out of your system even if you have root access, itd take quite a bit of rebooting(probably into knoppix) or reinstalling the system to get access to your system if you messed anything up. I can't comment on the stability of the SE patches but I would assume they are stable conidering that the NSA put them together, but if they aren't stable it may be causing trouble as well.
Regards,
Steve
P.S. If any of you are trying out fedora and prefer the ReiserFS file system just pass reiserfs to the kernel at boot. For those who don't know, ReiserFS is a journaling file system that is very stable, very fast, and has the best recovery that I've seen yet. It is also funded by DARPA as well as a few other secret donators.

for the redneck impared

[Anonymous Coward]

Announcin' th' third tess release of Fedo'a Co'e 2

* Fum: Billy Joe Nottin'ham
* To: fedo'a-announce-list redhat com
* Cc:
* Subjeck: Announcin' th' third tess release of Fedo'a Co'e 2
* Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 16:36:11 -0400

"Eff'n ah's curt wif yo', it's on account o' time is a facko'. ah reckon

fast, ah type fast, an' ah need yo' guys t'ack fast eff'n yo' want

t'git th' bess outta this. So, purdy please, wif sugar on

top, try th' tess release!"

Yessuh, it's time fo' th' third an' final tess release of Fedo'a Co'e 2.

Notable changes in this hyar release include:

- SELinux is now disabled by default. Eff'n yo'd like t'install wif

SELinux suppo't, pass 'selinux' t'th' installer. Bug repo'ts about

th' behavio' an' suppo't of SELinux is sartinly still welcome; we is

still wawkin' on it.

- Th' 'CD1 won't boot' issue appears t'be resolved, cuss it all t' tarnation. Enny repo'ts of

corntinued failure is sartinly appreesheeated, cuss it all t' tarnation.

- Please check th' included translashuns fo' co'reckness an' sanity.

Anaconda now installs in 31 languages.

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Thank you and have a pleasant tomorrow.

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