Fedora 18 "Spherical Cow" released

Post by archangel_one » Tue, Jan 15, 2013, 5:07 PM UTC

reidrac wrote: post #8

rjknight wrote: post #2

Hopefully Gnome 3.6 will be a bit more mature and address some of the concerns people have with it, although MATE is now a first-class package in the Fedora repository for those who can't stand Gnome 3. Looking at the feature list, there are relatively few blockbuster features, but I'd be interested to know how useful people think the Active Directory support is, relative to support in other Linux distros (or OSX for…

Fedora 18 includes Cinnamon: http://cinnamon.linuxmint.com/ I think it is a very good option if you don't like Gnome 3 but want to benefit from all the new stuff (ie. GTK+ 3) with a more traditional desktop interface.

Post by aw3c2 » Tue, Jan 15, 2013, 5:17 PM UTC

elehack wrote: post #23

zanny wrote: post #11

If there were a rolling release Fedora, I'd be all over that as a drop-in alternative to Ubuntu for friends and family. * Systemd > Upstart in performance usability (for me, at least). * selinux > apparmor when properly integrated (personal preference, but it sees more active development and feature parity). * RPMs and debs are basically the same thing except not. I have to say adding repos in Ubuntu is much easier t…

Arch? Don't know if they support SELinux, but they use SystemD and are rolling-release. For me, the 6-month release cycle is a major reason why I am using Fedora rather than Arch. With a rolling release, I am constantly distracted by monitoring what is new; 6-month releases allow me to batch my curiosity into 1-2 days of heightened but less prolonged distraction.

Post by vivaforever » Tue, Jan 15, 2013, 5:49 PM UTC

Post by lumberjack » Tue, Jan 15, 2013, 6:07 PM UTC

zanny wrote: post #11

If there were a rolling release Fedora, I'd be all over that as a drop-in alternative to Ubuntu for friends and family. * Systemd > Upstart in performance usability (for me, at least). * selinux > apparmor when properly integrated (personal preference, but it sees more active development and feature parity). * RPMs and debs are basically the same thing except not. I have to say adding repos in Ubuntu is much easier t…

Post by scott_karana » Tue, Jan 15, 2013, 6:22 PM UTC

jpdoctor wrote: post #34

RyanZAG wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The firewall daemon firewalld will be the default firewall solution for Fedora 18, replacing iptables. Using firewalld will allow for application of policy changes without reloading, allowing connection states to stay unbroken when rules are changed. UEFI Secure Boot will be supported in Fedora 18. This will allow Fedora to boot on systems that have Secure Boot enabled. Tools are available for administrators to creat…

Thanks for that. God I hope firewalld has more intuitive config than iptables.