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January 15th, 2013, 15:49 GMT · By Silviu Stahie

Fedora 18 Spherical Cow Final Released, Features Cinnamon and MATE

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The Fedora Project team has just announced the final release of its Linux operating system, Fedora 18, code-named Spherical Cow.

After numerous delays and an immeasurable quantity of caffeine products, the final version of the Spherical Cow operating system has eventually made an appearance.

“Fedora is a leading-edge, free and open source operating system that continues to deliver innovative features to many users, with a new release about every six months...or so. :-D But no bull: Spherical Cow, is of course, Fedora's best release yet. You'll go through the hoof when you hear about the Grade A Prime F18 features. You can always cownt on us to bring you the best features first,”

Highlights of Fedora 18 (Spherical Cow):


• The user interface for Fedora's installation software, Anaconda, has been completely re-written from the ground up;
• The upgrade process for Fedora now uses a new tool called FedUp (Fedora Upgrader);
• The newest version of the GNOME desktop, 3.6, provides an enhanced Messaging Tray, support for Microsoft Exchange and Skydrive;
• Fedora users now have the option of using Cinnamon, an advanced desktop environment based on GNOME 3;
• The MATE desktop provides users with a classic GNOME 2.x style user interface;
• KDE Plasma Workspaces has been updated with many new features and improved stability and performance;
• The lightweight and easy-to-use Xfce desktop has been updated to the 4.10 version with many bug fixes and enhancements;
• The storage management SSM (System Storage Manager) has been improved;
• Perl, Rails, or Python languages are updated;
• Systems can now be updated offline, allowing for a more stable update of critical system components;
• Samba 4 introduces the first free and open source implementation of Active Directory protocols and includes a new scripting interface.

A complete list of changes and improvements can be found in the official announcement.

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Comment #1 by: papa on 07 Feb 2013, 13:51 UTC reply to this comment

Thnx author for this usefull article about fedora 18. whenever we come to know about the open source a large and wide field is open in front of us.. red hat wid fedotra is one of the biggest open source project . it will not nly provide a wide range of uses but also make it different from older verstion of fedora 18 As I noted back once the beta unharness came out, Fedora's boa installer has been utterly rewritten for this unharness therefore on create it easier to use for a wider vary of users.
A air transportation system model, as an example, makes installation easier for brand spanking new users, “offering them sententious explanations concerning their decisions,” the project team explains.
Other enhancements embody new visuals to enhance the look and feel of the installation expertise.

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