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August 25th, 2009, 14:35 GMT · By Doru Barbu
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The alpha version of Fedora's 12th edition, code name "Constantine", has just been released by the Fedora Project developers. Among the intriguing features that this alpha boasts we can find better support for webcams, IPv6 and system wide connections support for Network Manager, along with other networking improvements, the revamped power management will surely make laptop users rejoice and, an emerging trend for new distributions, Empathy is set as the default instant messaging client. Another detail worth mentioning is the completion of the PackageKit Command Not Found system, which will provide a method for the system to suggest packages when a command is not found, like Ubuntu currently does. This feature will be accompanied in future versions by a browser plugin that will aid the users when installing missing applications. The goodies aren't targeting the usual users alone; system administrators get their share of new software too. They will surely notice the all-around virtualization improvements, like the addition of the Open Shared Root project software that enables multiple Linux systems to use the same root file system and the
major features that were added to the Kernel Virtual Machine. Highlights of Fedora 12 Alpha: · Linux Kernel 2.6.31 RC; · KDE 4.3; · GNOME 2.28 Beta; · Empathy as default IM; · Better webcam support; · Improved HD video codecs; · Network Manager mobile broadband for GSM networks; · EXT4 is the default file system; · x86 optimized for the Intel Atom processors (compiled for i686); · RPM LZMA compression; · Automatic bug reporting tool; · New Network Manager with better IPv6 support; · Improved power management support; · Improved PulseAudio; · Improved PackageKit; · Improved KVM virtualization; · Bluetooth SOD (Service On Demand); · NetBeans 6.7; · PHP 5.3.0; · Eclipse 3.5.0; · SystemTap debugger updates. Release Schedule: August 25th, 2009 - Alpha release October 13th, 2009 - Beta release October 28th, 2009 - Release Candidate November 18th, 2009 - Fedora 12 final release About Fedora The Fedora Project is a Red-Hat-sponsored and community-supported open-source project. It is also a proving ground for new technology that may eventually make its way into Red Hat products and it is not a supported product of Red Hat. The goal of The Fedora Project is to work with the Linux community in order to build a complete, general-purpose operating system exclusively from free software. Download Fedora 12 Alpha right now from Softpedia. Remember that this is an alpha release and it should NOT be installed on production machines. It is intended to be used for testing purposes only. Please report bugs to the Red Hat Bugzilla.
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| Comment #1 by: lowlux on 25 Aug 2009, 15:03 UTC |  reply to this comment | i hope this fix the damn sound issue along with the flash crashing. |
| Comment #2 by: Fedora User on 27 Aug 2009, 11:58 UTC | reply to this comment | In fedora 11 have good sound quality and graphics support, but doesn't paly mp3 and other famous format.
I have a gprs internet connection, but I can't use in fedora 11.(mbile phone model LG kp 220, Aircel gprs connection) |
| Comment #2.1 by: qwsa on 29 Aug 2009, 08:20 GMT | first try to leave the settings at default then try to connect to the internet,if default settings fail continue by assigning yo self an ip |
| Comment #3 by: Chris on 29 Aug 2009, 09:04 UTC | reply to this comment | F11 already helps look for plugins, codecs (via PackageKit)
@Fedora User
Remember the 4 f's of its mission include _free_
suggest you get with rpmfusion.org , fedoraforums.org
@lowlux When you're not testing this F12a, note latter site has thread on F11 sound tweaks.
Best wishes |
| Comment #4 by: Chris on 29 Aug 2009, 09:58 UTC | reply to this comment | Btw - oops - thanks for these insights. Tho I often sigh at the significance given in some reviews to a default theme (and, ahem, another reviewer who didn't consider they could be wrong in saying the F11's birdy-ish theme was unchanged from F10's solar one), that's a wicked screenshot! |
| Comment #5 by: ss on 03 Oct 2009, 10:25 UTC | reply to this comment | Hi
i m new to Fedora Linux 12 Alpha.i m facing this problem.kindly do the needful and solve the problam.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/share/PackageKit/helpers/yum/yumBackend.py", line 1722, in install_files
txmbr = self.yumbase.installLocal(inst_file)
File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/yum/__init__.py", line 3219, in installLocal
txmbrs = self.update(po=po)
File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/yum/__init__.py", line 2987, in update
for obsoleted in self.up.obsoleting_dict.get(available_pkg.pkgtup, []):
File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/yum/__init__.py", line 715, in
up = property(fget=lambda self: self._getUpdates(),
File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/yum/__init__.py", line 595, in _getUpdates
self._up = rpmUtils.updates.Updates(self.rpmdb.simplePkgList(), self.pkgSack.simplePkgList())
File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/yum/__init__.py", line 702, in
pkgSack = property(fget=lambda self: self._getSacks(),
File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/yum/__init__.py", line 538, in _getSacks
self.repos.populateSack(which=repos)
File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/yum/repos.py", line 277, in populateSack
sack.populate(repo, mdtype, callback, cacheonly)
File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/yum/yumRepo.py", line 164, in populate
if self._check_db_version(repo, mydbtype):
File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/yum/yumRepo.py", line 222, in _check_db_version
return repo._check_db_version(mdtype)
File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/yum/yumRepo.py", line 1220, in _check_db_version
repoXML = self.repoXML
File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/yum/yumRepo.py", line 1384, in
repoXML = property(fget=lambda self: self._getRepoXML(),
File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/yum/yumRepo.py", line 1376, in _getRepoXML
self._loadRepoXML(text=self)
File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/yum/yumRepo.py", line 1366, in _loadRepoXML
return self._groupLoadRepoXML(text, ["primary"])
File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/yum/yumRepo.py", line 1349, in _groupLoadRepoXML
if self._commonLoadRepoXML(text):
File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/yum/yumRepo.py", line 1195, in _commonLoadRepoXML
result = self._getFileRepoXML(local, text)
File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/yum/yumRepo.py", line 976, in _getFileRepoXML
cache=self.http_caching == 'all')
File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/yum/yumRepo.py", line 754, in _getFile
result = self.mediafunc(local = local, checkfunc = checkfunc, relative = relative, text = text, copy_local = copy_local, url = url, mediaid = self.mediaid, name = self.name, discnum = discnum, range = (start, end))
File "/usr/share/PackageKit/helpers/yum/yumBackend.py", line 2863, in MediaGrabber
manager = MediaManager()
File "/usr/share/PackageKit/helpers/yum/yumMediaManager.py", line 101, in __init__
raise NotImplemented
TypeError: exceptions must be classes or instances, not NotImplementedType |
| Comment #5.1 by: Doru Barbu on 06 Oct 2009, 05:53 GMT | It appears that while you installed Fedora you didn't have an Internet connection, and because of that the system tries to look for packages/updates on the DVD drive. To disable that you will need to edit a file from the command line (there may be a graphical way to do it, but Fedora isn't my distro of choice, but the command line is the same on all distributions). So, open a terminal and go to the /etc/yum.repos.d firectory ("cd /etc/yum.repos.d"). Then edit the Fedora-install-media.repo file ("sudo nano Fedora-install-media.repo" - this command is case sensitive, so be careful to capitalise the F), and add the end of this file add the line "enabled=0". Press Ctrl+O to save the file and then Ctrl+X to exit the text editor. Now just try to run the update again.
Good luck! |
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