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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. 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.

    --
    Michalangelo Progr
  2. 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?

  3. 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