[Test-Announce] Announcing the release of Fedora 22 Alpha!

2015-03-10 Thread Dennis Gilmore
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Fedora 22 Alpha Release Announcement


The Fedora 22 Alpha release has arrived, with a preview of the latest
free and open source technology under development. Take a peek inside!

  • Get Fedora 22 Alpha Workstation
https://getfedora.org/en/workstation/prerelease/
  
  • Get Fedora 22 Alpha Server
https://getfedora.org/en/server/prerelease/
  
  • Get Fedora 22 Alpha Cloud
https://getfedora.org/en/cloud/prerelease/
  
  • Get Fedora 22 Alpha Spins
https://spins.fedoraproject.org/prerelease

What is the Alpha release?
==

The Alpha release contains all the exciting features of Fedora 22's
editions in a form that anyone can help test. This testing, guided by
the Fedora QA team, helps us target and identify bugs. When these bugs
are fixed, we make a Beta release available. A Beta release is
code-complete and bears a very strong resemblance to the third and
final release. The final release of Fedora 22 is expected in May.

We need your help to make Fedora 22 the best release yet, so please
take some time to download and try out the Alpha and make sure the
things that are important to you are working well. If you find a bug,
please report it – every bug you uncover is a chance to improve the
experience for millions of Fedora users worldwide.

Together, we can make Fedora 22 another rock-solid release. We have a
culture of coordinating new features and pushing fixes upstream as much
as feasible, and your feedback will help improve not only Fedora but
Linux and free software on the whole.

Fedora 22 Cloud
===

The Fedora 22 Cloud Edition builds on the work completed during the
Fedora 21 cycle, and brings in a number of improvements that make
Fedora 22 a superb choice for running Linux in the cloud.

Ready for the Fedora 22 release, we have:

  • The latest versions of rpm-ostree and rpm-ostree-toolbox. You can
even use rpm-ostree-toolbox to generate your own Atomic hosts from
a custom set of packages.

  • A Vagrant image for Fedora 22 Atomic Host and Cloud Images. We're
supplying Vagrant boxes that work with KVM or VirtualBox, so users
on Fedora will be able to easily consume the Vagrant images with
KVM, and users on Mac OS X or Windows can use the VirtualBox image.

  • Tunir: A new, lightweight Continuous Integration (CI) tool for
rapid testing of cloud images. While being driven by the need for
simple CI for the Cloud Working Group, it's generic enough to be
used by anyone to configure and run jobs/tests on their local
system.

Fedora 22 Server


The Fedora 22 Server Edition brings several changes that will improve
Fedora for use as a server in your environment.

  • Database Server Role: Fedora 21 introduced Rolekit, a daemon for
Linux systems that provides a stable D-Bus interface to manage
deployment of server roles. The Fedora 22 release adds onto that
work with a database server role based on PostgreSQL.

  • Cockpit Updates: The Cockpit Web-based management application has
been updated to the latest upstream release which adds many new
features as well as a modular design for adding new functionality.

Fedora 22 Workstation
=

As always, Fedora carries a number of improvements to make life better
for its desktop users! Here's some of the goodness you'll get in Fedora
22 Workstation edition.

Enhancements:

  • The GNOME Shell notification system has been redesigned and
subsumed into the calendar widget.
  • The Terminal now notifies you when a long running job completes.
  • The login screen now uses Wayland by default. This is a step
towards replacing X with Wayland, and users should not actually
notice the difference.
  • Installation of GStreamer codecs, fonts, and certain document types
is now handled by Software, instead of gnome-packagekit.
  • The Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) now features better
notifications, and uses the privacy control panel in GNOME to
control information sent.

Appearance:

  • The Nautilus file manager has been improved to use GActions, from
the deprecated GtkAction APIs, for a better, more consistent
experience.
  • The GNOME Shell has a refreshed theme for better usability.
  • The Qt/Adwaita theme is now code complete, and Qt notifications
have been improved for smoother experience using Qt-based apps in
Workstation.

Under the covers:

  • The libinput library is now used for both X11 and Wayland for
consistent input device handling.

Spins

  • Plasma 5, the successor to KDE Plasma 4, is now the default
workspace in the Fedora KDE spin.

  • The Xfce spin has been updated to Xfce 4.12 just in time for the
Alpha release. This release has an enormous number of improvements,
including HiDPI support, improvements to window tiling, support for
Gtk3 plugins, and many improvements for 

[Test-Announce] Announcing the release of Fedora 22 Alpha!

2015-03-10 Thread Dennis Gilmore
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Fedora 22 Alpha Release Announcement


The Fedora 22 Alpha release has arrived, with a preview of the latest
free and open source technology under development. Take a peek inside!

  • Get Fedora 22 Alpha Workstation
https://getfedora.org/en/workstation/prerelease/
  
  • Get Fedora 22 Alpha Server
https://getfedora.org/en/server/prerelease/
  
  • Get Fedora 22 Alpha Cloud
https://getfedora.org/en/cloud/prerelease/
  
  • Get Fedora 22 Alpha Spins
https://spins.fedoraproject.org/prerelease

What is the Alpha release?
==

The Alpha release contains all the exciting features of Fedora 22's
editions in a form that anyone can help test. This testing, guided by
the Fedora QA team, helps us target and identify bugs. When these bugs
are fixed, we make a Beta release available. A Beta release is
code-complete and bears a very strong resemblance to the third and
final release. The final release of Fedora 22 is expected in May.

We need your help to make Fedora 22 the best release yet, so please
take some time to download and try out the Alpha and make sure the
things that are important to you are working well. If you find a bug,
please report it – every bug you uncover is a chance to improve the
experience for millions of Fedora users worldwide.

Together, we can make Fedora 22 another rock-solid release. We have a
culture of coordinating new features and pushing fixes upstream as much
as feasible, and your feedback will help improve not only Fedora but
Linux and free software on the whole.

Fedora 22 Cloud
===

The Fedora 22 Cloud Edition builds on the work completed during the
Fedora 21 cycle, and brings in a number of improvements that make
Fedora 22 a superb choice for running Linux in the cloud.

Ready for the Fedora 22 release, we have:

  • The latest versions of rpm-ostree and rpm-ostree-toolbox. You can
even use rpm-ostree-toolbox to generate your own Atomic hosts from
a custom set of packages.

  • A Vagrant image for Fedora 22 Atomic Host and Cloud Images. We're
supplying Vagrant boxes that work with KVM or VirtualBox, so users
on Fedora will be able to easily consume the Vagrant images with
KVM, and users on Mac OS X or Windows can use the VirtualBox image.

  • Tunir: A new, lightweight Continuous Integration (CI) tool for
rapid testing of cloud images. While being driven by the need for
simple CI for the Cloud Working Group, it's generic enough to be
used by anyone to configure and run jobs/tests on their local
system.

Fedora 22 Server


The Fedora 22 Server Edition brings several changes that will improve
Fedora for use as a server in your environment.

  • Database Server Role: Fedora 21 introduced Rolekit, a daemon for
Linux systems that provides a stable D-Bus interface to manage
deployment of server roles. The Fedora 22 release adds onto that
work with a database server role based on PostgreSQL.

  • Cockpit Updates: The Cockpit Web-based management application has
been updated to the latest upstream release which adds many new
features as well as a modular design for adding new functionality.

Fedora 22 Workstation
=

As always, Fedora carries a number of improvements to make life better
for its desktop users! Here's some of the goodness you'll get in Fedora
22 Workstation edition.

Enhancements:

  • The GNOME Shell notification system has been redesigned and
subsumed into the calendar widget.
  • The Terminal now notifies you when a long running job completes.
  • The login screen now uses Wayland by default. This is a step
towards replacing X with Wayland, and users should not actually
notice the difference.
  • Installation of GStreamer codecs, fonts, and certain document types
is now handled by Software, instead of gnome-packagekit.
  • The Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) now features better
notifications, and uses the privacy control panel in GNOME to
control information sent.

Appearance:

  • The Nautilus file manager has been improved to use GActions, from
the deprecated GtkAction APIs, for a better, more consistent
experience.
  • The GNOME Shell has a refreshed theme for better usability.
  • The Qt/Adwaita theme is now code complete, and Qt notifications
have been improved for smoother experience using Qt-based apps in
Workstation.

Under the covers:

  • The libinput library is now used for both X11 and Wayland for
consistent input device handling.

Spins

  • Plasma 5, the successor to KDE Plasma 4, is now the default
workspace in the Fedora KDE spin.

  • The Xfce spin has been updated to Xfce 4.12 just in time for the
Alpha release. This release has an enormous number of improvements,
including HiDPI support, improvements to window tiling, support for
Gtk3 plugins, and many improvements for 

Re: [Test-Announce] Announcing the release of Fedora 22 Alpha!

2015-03-10 Thread Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX

On 03/10/2015 07:02 AM, Dennis Gilmore wrote:

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Fedora 22 Alpha Release Announcement


The Fedora 22 Alpha release has arrived, with a preview of the latest
free and open source technology under development. Take a peek inside!

   • Get Fedora 22 Alpha Workstation
 https://getfedora.org/en/workstation/prerelease/
   
   • Get Fedora 22 Alpha Server

 https://getfedora.org/en/server/prerelease/
   
   • Get Fedora 22 Alpha Cloud

 https://getfedora.org/en/cloud/prerelease/
   
   • Get Fedora 22 Alpha Spins

 https://spins.fedoraproject.org/prerelease

What is the Alpha release?
==

The Alpha release contains all the exciting features of Fedora 22's
editions in a form that anyone can help test. This testing, guided by
the Fedora QA team, helps us target and identify bugs. When these bugs
are fixed, we make a Beta release available. A Beta release is
code-complete and bears a very strong resemblance to the third and
final release. The final release of Fedora 22 is expected in May.

We need your help to make Fedora 22 the best release yet, so please
take some time to download and try out the Alpha and make sure the
things that are important to you are working well. If you find a bug,
please report it – every bug you uncover is a chance to improve the
experience for millions of Fedora users worldwide.

Together, we can make Fedora 22 another rock-solid release. We have a
culture of coordinating new features and pushing fixes upstream as much
as feasible, and your feedback will help improve not only Fedora but
Linux and free software on the whole.

Fedora 22 Cloud
===

The Fedora 22 Cloud Edition builds on the work completed during the
Fedora 21 cycle, and brings in a number of improvements that make
Fedora 22 a superb choice for running Linux in the cloud.

Ready for the Fedora 22 release, we have:

   • The latest versions of rpm-ostree and rpm-ostree-toolbox. You can
 even use rpm-ostree-toolbox to generate your own Atomic hosts from
 a custom set of packages.

   • A Vagrant image for Fedora 22 Atomic Host and Cloud Images. We're
 supplying Vagrant boxes that work with KVM or VirtualBox, so users
 on Fedora will be able to easily consume the Vagrant images with
 KVM, and users on Mac OS X or Windows can use the VirtualBox image.

   • Tunir: A new, lightweight Continuous Integration (CI) tool for
 rapid testing of cloud images. While being driven by the need for
 simple CI for the Cloud Working Group, it's generic enough to be
 used by anyone to configure and run jobs/tests on their local
 system.

Fedora 22 Server


The Fedora 22 Server Edition brings several changes that will improve
Fedora for use as a server in your environment.

   • Database Server Role: Fedora 21 introduced Rolekit, a daemon for
 Linux systems that provides a stable D-Bus interface to manage
 deployment of server roles. The Fedora 22 release adds onto that
 work with a database server role based on PostgreSQL.

   • Cockpit Updates: The Cockpit Web-based management application has
 been updated to the latest upstream release which adds many new
 features as well as a modular design for adding new functionality.

Fedora 22 Workstation
=

As always, Fedora carries a number of improvements to make life better
for its desktop users! Here's some of the goodness you'll get in Fedora
22 Workstation edition.

Enhancements:

   • The GNOME Shell notification system has been redesigned and
 subsumed into the calendar widget.
   • The Terminal now notifies you when a long running job completes.
   • The login screen now uses Wayland by default. This is a step
 towards replacing X with Wayland, and users should not actually
 notice the difference.
   • Installation of GStreamer codecs, fonts, and certain document types
 is now handled by Software, instead of gnome-packagekit.
   • The Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) now features better
 notifications, and uses the privacy control panel in GNOME to
 control information sent.

Appearance:

   • The Nautilus file manager has been improved to use GActions, from
 the deprecated GtkAction APIs, for a better, more consistent
 experience.
   • The GNOME Shell has a refreshed theme for better usability.
   • The Qt/Adwaita theme is now code complete, and Qt notifications
 have been improved for smoother experience using Qt-based apps in
 Workstation.

Under the covers:

   • The libinput library is now used for both X11 and Wayland for
 consistent input device handling.

Spins

   • Plasma 5, the successor to KDE Plasma 4, is now the default
 workspace in the Fedora KDE spin.

   • The Xfce spin has been updated to Xfce 4.12 just in time for the
 Alpha release. This release has an enormous number of improvements,
 

Re: [Test-Announce] Announcing the release of Fedora 22 Alpha!

2015-03-10 Thread poma
...
 On 03/10/2015 07:02 AM, Dennis Gilmore wrote:

• The Xfce spin has been updated to Xfce 4.12 just in time for the
  Alpha release. This release has an enormous number of improvements,
  including HiDPI support, improvements to window tiling, support for
  Gtk3 plugins, and many improvements for multi-monitor support.


... enormous number of improvements, including HiDPI support :)

New default window decoration themes (including HDPI and xHDPI)
http://xfce.org/download/changelogs/4.12


BTW Gilmore, what are these Gtk3 plugins?


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