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Fedora Core Release 3 Released

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the stuff-to-play-with dept.

anyweb writes "Fedora Core Release 3 is out now, Heidelberg, 2.6.9-1.667 kernel, Firefox included ! Gnome 2.8 and more. Here are some screenshots" New release includes Gnome 2.8, KDE 3.3, Kernel 2.6.9, Firefox PR1, Thunderbird 0.8, Ximian Evolution 2.0 and more. Here is a Mirror List and Bit Torrent

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  1. Time to Upgrade by a3217055 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I wonder what is the bestway to upgrade to FC3 from FC2 ... Maybe just use apt and yum to upgrade :)

    1. Re:Time to Upgrade by batkiwi · · Score: 3, Interesting

      I asked about this on the list for FC1 to FC2, and the developers SPECIFICALLY said DO NOT DO THIS.

      I trust them over you.

  2. Competition by Donoho · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Is it just me or are there enough high profile distros available now to keep them all pushing a little harder to stay current. I like it.

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    Michalangelo Progr
  3. So.... by _undan · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Did they fix that little problem of the install process hosing drive geometry tables so that Windows won't load anymore?

  4. Enterprise? by Espectr0 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    If fedora is the base for which RHEL gets developed, why do they keep releasing new versions? When do they decide which fedora release gets frozen to develop RHEL 4?

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    Open Source Java Web Forum with LDAP authentication
  5. Fedora Core 3 Thoughts by jsav40 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I had all three test versions of FC3 running and am very much looking forward to installing the release version.

    Inpressions from the test releases

    -selinux is enabled by default & *just works*
    -firefox (finally) is included in Fedora Core proper
    -automounting bahavior of usb keys, external HDDs etc. is greatly improved
    -Totem has been added
    -Yum has been greatly improved (faster)
    -works well on the two laptops I tested it on
    (IBM T20, CPQ Armada M700
    -Better wifi support built in

    1. Re:Fedora Core 3 Thoughts by JianTian13 · · Score: 4, Interesting
      -Yum has been greatly improved (faster)
      Really? I'd love for this to be true -- Yum is so dog-ass slow that it makes installing a new Fedora system from scratch a full-day's undertaking, because before it downloads any patches, it insists on separately downloading uncompressed headers for every fucking package in the release. And then it checks for new headers each and every time I tell it to install a new package. If they've fixed this behavior... Well, yum might actually start approaching the usability of apt.

      Yes, that's a flame and a troll. But in all seriousness, can anyone point me to an explanation as to why yum was chosen as the update tool, over say something like apt-rpm? Are there any honest-to-goodness technical reasons why yum is the better choice? Or is it just inertia at this point?
  6. Firewire Support? by leinhos · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Can anyone comment on the level of Firewire support in FC3? I tried to get FW working with FC2, but eventually gave up...

  7. Re:firefox pr1 by Soko · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Ummmm...

    After the final of Firefox has actually been released, and been through the Fedora QA process, a simple "yum -y update" will get it for you.

    Everyone has a schedule that they like to stick to.

    Soko

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    "Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm." - Anonymous
  8. 2.3GB? by thisisauniqueid · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Why is this a little over half the size of FC2?

  9. Re:Time for standard kernels in these releases by Antique+Geekmeister · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Me too. I want them to backport clear kernel fixes and driver additions to the older kernel, rather than publishing a fresh-off-the-presses and not yet stable kernel and forcing me to do a forklift upgrade of my kernels or hand roll my own patches. This is what RedHat gets paid for.