---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Mohan Boddu" <mbo...@redhat.com> Date: Oct 11, 2016 7:04 AM Subject: Announcing the release of Fedora 25 Beta To: <test-annou...@lists.fedoraproject.org>, < devel-annou...@lists.fedoraproject.org>, <annou...@lists.fedoraproject.org> Cc:
The Fedora Project is pleased to announce the immediate availability of > Fedora 25 Beta, the next big step on our journey to the exciting Fedora > 25 release in November. > > Fedora's journey is not simply about updating one operating system with > the latest and greatest packages. It's also about innovation for the > many different platforms represented in the Fedora Project: > Workstation, Server, Atomic, and the various Spins. Coordinating the > efforts across the many working groups is no small task, and serves as > a testament to the talent and professionalism found within the Fedora > community. > > > Download the prerelease from our Get Fedora site: > > * Get Fedora 25 Beta Workstation > https://getfedora.org/en/workstation/prerelease/ > > * Get Fedora 25 Beta Server > https://getfedora.org/en/server/prerelease/ > > Looking for Cloud edition? Check out the section on Fedora Atomic > below. Or, check out one of our popular variants: > > * Get Fedora 25 Beta Spins > https://spins.fedoraproject.org/prerelease > > * Get Fedora 25 Beta Labs > https://labs.fedoraproject.org/prerelease > > * Get Fedora 25 Beta ARM > https://arm.fedoraproject.org/prerelease > > > What's New? > =========== > > As we move into this Beta phase of the Fedora 25 release cycle, what > can users expect? > > > Fedora-Wide Changes > =================== > > Some of the changes that will be seen across all aspects of Fedora > include: > > * Docker updated to version 1.12 > > * Support for weaker certificate authorities (i.e., 1024-bit) has > been removed > > * Node.js updated to version 6.x, providing a new and better version of > the popular server-side JavaScript engine > > * "Secondary architectures" now known as "alternate architectures" > > * Rust: Fedora 25 brings the support for the Rust programming > language. Rust is a system programming language which runs > blazingly fast, and prevents almost all crashes, segfaults, and > data races. > > * Python: Alongside the "standard" Python versions included in > Fedora 25 (3.5 and 2.7), Python programmers can now install Python > 3.4, 3.3, and 2.6 from the repositories to help them run test > suites on multiple Python versions, as well as on PyPy, PyPy3, and > Jython, which were already there. > > > Fedora Workstation > ================== > > The Workstation edition of Fedora 25 Beta is going to show off its > stuff, too: > > * GNOME 3.22: Fedora 25 includes GNOME 3.22 in its pre-release and in > the Final version, coming soon. Helpful new features include multiple > file renaming, a redesigned keyboard settings tool, and many other UI > improvements across the environment. For full details, refer to the > GNOME 3.22 release notes. https://help.gnome.org/misc/ > release-notes/3.22/ > > * New Fedora media writer: The new Fedora Media Writer is a tool that > downloads the latest stable Fedora for you. It then helps you write it > to media such as a USB stick, so you can take Fedora for a spin on your > system. If you like what you see, you can install to your system from > the live environment. The Fedora Media Writer is available for Windows, > Mac OS, and Linux. > > * Wayland has been under development for several years. While like most > software it still has some bugs, we believe it's ready to serve as a > default that works for many users. Users can still select the old X11 > system if necessary to avoid a problem that affects them. > > * Improved Flatpak support in the Software tool: The Software tool > has the ability to install, update, and remove Flatpak software where a > Fedora system is configured to point to a repo that offers it. > > * GNOME Shell extensions are no longer checked for compatibility with > the current version of the Shell. This was originally required because > the GNOME interfaces were changing rapidly during the early days of > GNOME 3. Now these interfaces have stabilized, and extensions can > generally be expected to work with new releases. Any problems with an > extension should be reported to the author through the homepage, as > listed on the Extensions site. > > > Fedora Server > ============= > > Fedora 25 Server is also going to see some interesting changes in this > cycle, particularly in the Cockpit tool: > > * SELinux Troubleshooter module: Cockpit now has a SELinux > Troubleshooter module similar to Fedora Workstation. > > If a system encounters an SELinux denial, it will display information > about the issue as well as suggestions for correcting the issue if it > was unexpected. Without the module, an administrator has to notice a > denial occurred, dig through log files for the denial, and search for > workarounds. The SELinux Troubleshooter presents information clearly > and to the point all from the convenience of Cockpit. > > * Displays host SSH keys in the system dashboard: Easy to see and > understand what SSH keys are added to the system for connecting to the > machine. > > * Includes support for network teaming, Docker volume, and storage > management, as well as the creation of systemd timer units > > * Supports multi-step (including two-factor) authentication > > FreeIPA identity management system has also been upgraded to 4.4 > series: > > * Topology management: FreeIPA web UI can now be used to visually > manage topology graph for large deployments > > * DNS sites: DNS management in FreeIPA now supports location-specific > placement of services > > * Subordinate Certificate Authorities: FreeIPA Certificate Authority > now is able to create subordinate CAs to issue certificates with a > specific scope > > * Kerberos Authentication Indicators: Kerberos KDC now takes > Authentication Indicators into account when issuing service tickets. > This allows, for example, to require two-factor authenticated Kerberos > credentials prior to obtaining tickets to a VPN service (supported by > OpenConnect Server). > > * Client certificate authentication in Web UI: FreeIPA Web UI and API > end-points now can be configured to log-in with client certificates and > smart cards. > > * Active Directory integration improvements: a number of features > were added for enterprise environments > > * FreeIPA now supports alternative user principal names and suffixes > from Active Directory and allows FreeIPA users to have Kerberos > aliases > > * Active Directory users can now manage own details through the command > line interface (CLI), including public SSH keys and certificates > > - In case of trusting multiple Active Directory forests, FreeIPA > is now capable to automatically solve DNS namespace routing conflicts > - FreeIPA framework gained support for external plugins > - Performance of FreeIPA has been optimized for large environments > > > Fedora Atomic > ============= > > Fedora Atomic includes a base image suitable for creating virtual > machines, the Fedora Atomic Host image for creating hosts for container > deployment, and a Docker image. This aspect of Fedora represents some > of the most exciting changes, as we build more cloud- and > container-ready tools into Fedora to create a fantastic developer > platform. While Fedora 25 Atomic Host will not be a part of this beta > release, the Fedora Project plans to change Fedora Atomic Host to be on > Fedora 25 base on when generally available. > > Fedora Atomic images have new persistent download points: > > https://getfedora.org/atomic_qcow2_latest > https://getfedora.org/atomic_raw_latest > https://getfedora.org/atomic_vagrant_libvirt_latest > https://getfedora.org/atomic_vagrant_virtualbox_latest > > "We chose to use Fedora Atomic as the base for our Navops Launch - > Kubernetes cluster provisioning solution because our customers trust > and already run Red Hat operating systems. We love the immutable aspect > of Fedora Atomic which is perfect for containerized environments." > Cameron Brunner, Chief Architect, Navops by Univa. > > Fedora Atomic has a two-week refresh release cycle with major releases > every six months. It has an easy upgrade path to accommodate rapid > development for supporting the latest applications. It can also be run > as a desktop for those requiring a lightweight and highly > reconfigurable environment. > > Still undergoing active development, once stable, Fedora Atomic should > allow the typical Fedora user to easily provision cloud services. User > contributions and experience reports are particularly welcome in > preparing the upcoming version. > > Fedora Atomic will replace Fedora Cloud as one of our three Fedora > Editions. The Fedora Cloud Base image will continue to be available for > users wanting to build on a more traditional rpm-based foundation in a > cloud environment. https://getfedora.org/en/cloud/prerelease/ > > > Spins and More > ============== > > These are not the only iterations of Fedora that are seeing changes in > the Beta release today. Our KDE spin features new and improved packages > for music, video, and personal information management. Xfce includes > imrpovements to the terminal, notifications, and power management. > Mate-Compiz features an update to Mate 1.16 and a complete switch to > the GTK+ 3 toolkit. > > > Issues and Details > ================== > > Since this is a beta release, we expect that you may encounter bugs or > missing features. To report issues encountered during testing, contact > the Fedora QA team via the mailing list or in #fedora-qa on Freenode. > As testing progresses, common issues are tracked on the Common F25 Bugs > page. https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Common_F25_bugs > > For tips on reporting a bug effectively, read "how to file a bug report." > > https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/How_to_file_a_bug_report > > Release Schedule > ================ > > The full release schedule is available on the Fedora wiki: > > https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/25/Schedule > > The current schedule calls for a final release in November. Be aware > that these dates are development targets. Some projects release on a > set date regardless of feature completeness or bugs; others wait until > certain thresholds for functionality or testing are met. Fedora uses a > hybrid model, with milestones subject to adjustment. This allows us to > make releases with new features and newly integrated and updated > upstream software while also retaining high quality. > > > Enjoy > > Fedora Release Engineering > (Dennis, Peter, Kevin, Mohan, Adam, Randy) > _______________________________________________ > announce mailing list -- annou...@lists.fedoraproject.org > To unsubscribe send an email to announce-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org >
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