What's new in Korora GNOME 24
Jul 21, 2016
- Images are 64 bit only, 32 bit users can still upgrade:
- Over the last few versions the demand for 32 bit ISOs has markedly decreased to the point where we feel it's no-longer necessary to provide install images for the platform. Starting with Korora 24, images will be 64 bit (x86_64) only, however those who have 32 bit systems already are still able to upgrade to Korora 24. If you have been running 32 bit Korora on 64 bit hardware we strongly encourage you to install the 64 bit version instead.
- No KDE Plasma release yet:
- We would dearly love to have a KDE iso ready to go, but we ran into a number of issues and decided to not let this hold up the release of Korora 24.. It is possible to upgrade a Korora 23 install of KDE to Korora 24 however there are some settings such as themes may need to be manually set up again.
- Pharlap has been deprecated:
- As previously announced, driver manager Pharlap will not be included in Korora 24. If you have any questions about drivers you can contact us via Engage or on IRC.
- Features:
- Cinnamon 3.0:
- This new release of Cinnamon includes lots of refinements. Refer to the Cinnamon Release Announcement for more details.
- GNOME 3.20:
- GNOME 3.20 also has improved support for the Wayland compositor. Refer to the GNOME Release Announcement for more details.
- Mate 1.14:
- This release mainly focused on bug fixes and improving support for GTK3.20. Refer to the Mate Release announcement for more details.
- Xfce 4.12:
- This release mainly focused on polishing the desktop and improving the user experience in various ways. Refer to the Xfce Tour for more details.
- But wait, there's more:
- Derived from Fedora 241, Korora benefits from Fedora's long tradition of bringing the latest technologies to open source software users.
New in Korora GNOME 23 (Feb 7, 2016)
- Cinnamon 2.8
- This new release of Cinnamon includes lots of refinements. Refer to the Cinnamon Release Announcement for more details.
- GNOME 3.18
- GNOME 3.18 brings Google Drive integration in Files, automatic screen brightness and Touchpad gestures. GNOME 3.18 also has improved support for the Wayland compositor. Refer to the GNOME Release Announcement for more details.
- KDE Plasma 5.5.4
- A modern, stable desktop environment, KDE Plasma 5.5.4 sees a large number of improvements including better dpi support and improved memory use plus many bug fixes. Refer to the KDE Plasma Announcement for more details.
- Mate 1.12
- This release mainly focused on bug fixes and improving support for GTK3. Refer to the Mate Release announcement for more details.
- Xfce 4.12
- This release mainly focused on polishing the desktop and improving the user experience in various ways. Refer to the Xfce Tour for more details.
New in Korora GNOME 23 Beta (Nov 9, 2015)
- GNOME 3.18 brings Google Drive integration in Files, automatic screen brightness and Touchpad gestures.
- GNOME 3.18 also has improved support for the Wayland compositor.
- Based on Fedora 23.
New in Korora GNOME 22 (Aug 2, 2015)
- GNOME developers have provided many enhancements to streamline and improve the GNOME Desktop Environment. Notifications have been significantly reworked and many applications saw numerous improvements including Files, Boxes and Image Viewer.
- Faster and better dependency management with DNF:
- With Korora 22 we're introducing a major change under the hood; we're now using DNF and hawkey to manage packages. DNF is much like the Yum software package manager (it's largely command-line compatible), but re-written and re-engineered to provide optimal performance and (along with Hawkey) provide a strict API definition for plugins and extending projects. DNF also makes use of the libsolv library initially pioneered by the openSUSE Project to provide faster and better dependency management.
- It also boasts a better performance and memory footprint vs. Yum, and is designed to have a cleaner codebase and be easier to maintain.
- Elasticsearch:
- Elasticsearch is full-featured and very popular self-standing open source indexing server, and now it's available by with just a "yum install elasticsearch" - no, wait, make that "dnf install elasticsearch" :-)
- GNU Compiler Collection 5:
- Korora 22 comes with GCC 5.1 as the primary compiler suite.
- Captive Portal Detection:
- Korora GNOME, by default, enables a captive portal detection that requests known content from a trusted Fedora server. If the request is redirected, a window automatically appears for you to interact with the portal's login webpage.
- To disable this feature, remove /etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/20-connectivity-fedora.conf
- Developer orientated firewall:
- Developers often run test servers that run on high numbered ports, and interconnectivity with many modern consumer devices also requires these ports. The firewall in Korora GNOME, firewalld, is configured to allow these things.
- Ports numbered under 1024, with the exceptions of sshd and clients for Samba and DHCPv6, are blocked to prevent access to system services. Ports above 1024, used for user-initiated applications, are open by default.
New in Korora GNOME 21 (Feb 7, 2015)
- GNOME 3.14 brings revised weather, captive portal handling and its updated package management tool, called Software. Photos now supports many more online accounts and Media server accounts provide access to home media servers via DLNA. GNOME 3.14 also has improved support for the Wayland compositor.
New in Korora GNOME 21 Beta (Jan 3, 2015)
- GNOME 3.14:
- GNOME 3.14 brings revised weather, captive portal handling and its updated package management tool, called Software. Photos now supports many more online accounts and Media server accounts provide access to home media servers via DLNA. GNOME 3.14 also has improved support for the Wayland compositor. Refer to the GNOME Release Notes for more details.
- KDE Software Compilation 4.14.3:
- A modern, stable desktop environment, KDE 4.14 sees a large number of improvements but fewer new features as development focus shifts to the new KDE Frameworks 5 (expected to be the default in Korora 22). Refer to the KDE Software Compilation Announcement for more details.
- Xfce 4.10.1:
- This release mainly focused on polishing the desktop and improving the user experience in various ways. The application finder has been completely rewritten and now supports creating custom actions matching a prefix or regex pattern. The Panel has seen improvements including a Deskbar mode where the panel is aligned vertically but the plugins are laid out horizontally which works really well on systems with wide screens.
- Cinnamon 2.4:
- This new release of Cinnamon targets a smoother experience, improved settings and updates to the file manager, nemo. Refer to the Cinnamon Release Announcement for more details.
- But wait, there's more ...:
- Derived from Fedora 21, Korora benefits from Fedora's long tradition of bringing the latest technologies to open source software users.
New in Korora GNOME 20 (Jan 10, 2014)
- GNOME 3.10 represents another iteration to the new desktop which is also targeting native Wayland support.
- KDE Plasma Workspaces 4.11 brings a host of bug fixes, speed ups and improvements to the native applications including Kontact, KScreen and KGet.
- Application Installer brings a new interface for installing packages in GNOME.
- NetworkManager should be able to configure bond master and bridge interfaces with commonly used options and recognise their existing configuration on startup without disrupting their operation.
- LVM has introduced thin provisioning technology, which provides greatly improved snapshot functionality in addition to thin provisioning capability. This change will make it possible to configure thin provisioning during OS installation.
- Plasma-nm replaces the current network applet in KDE with a new one and bring the latest features in NetworkManager to KDE.
- SSD Cache is updated thanks to the recent kernel to support (fast) SSD caching of (slow) ordinary hard disks.
- VirtManager user interface for managing virtual machines has the ability to easily manage snapshots.
New in Korora GNOME 19 Beta (Jun 8, 2013)
- GNOME 3.8:
- GNOME 3.8 brings new applications such as clock and improvements to the desktop including privacy and sharing settings, ordered search, frequent applications overview, and additionally provides the ability to enable a “classic mode” for a user experience similar to GNOME 2 built out of a collection of GNOME Shell extensions. Refer to the GNOME 3.8 Release Notes for more details.
- KDE Plasma Workspaces 4.10:
- A modern, stable desktop environment, KDE Plasma Workspaces 4.10 includes new features for printing and screen-locking, better indexing of files, and improved accessibility features. Refer to the KDE Plasma Workspaces 4.10 Announcement for more details.
- But wait, there’s more:
- Derived from Fedora 191 beta, Korora benefits from Fedora’s long tradition of bringing the latest technologies to open source software users.
- A complete list with details of each new inherited feature is available at the Fedora 19 Feature List:
- 3D modelling and printing is enabled through a variety of tools, including OpenSCAD, Skeinforge, SFACT, Printrun, and RepetierHost.
- OpenShift Origin makes it easy for you to build your own Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) infrastructure, allowing you to enable others to easily develop and deploy software.
- node.js is a popular Javascript-based platform for those building scalable network applications or real-time apps across distributed devices. Also included is the npm package manager, providing access to over 20,000 programs and libraries available under free and open source licenses.
- Ruby 2.0.0, just released in February, comes to Fedora while maintaining source-level backwards compatibility with your Ruby 1.9.3 software. Also included: a custom Ruby loader for easy switching of interpreters.
- MariaDB, a community-developed fork of MySQL, is the default implementation of MySQL in Fedora 19, offering users a truly open MySQL implementation.
- Federated VOIP means Fedora users can make calls using a user@domain address with the same convenience as email.
- CUPS has been updated to the latest upstream release, using PDF rather than PostScript as the baseline document format.
- Developer’s Assistant is great for those new to development or even new to Linux, this tool helps you to get started on a code project with templates, samples, and toolchains for the languages of your choice. Bonus: It lets you publish directly to GitHub.
- Syslinux optional boot tool integration brings you optional, simplified booting of Fedora. We have added support for using syslinux instead of GRUB via kickstart and plan to add a hidden option in Anaconda installer as well. syslinux is especially ideal for images used in cloud environments and virt appliances where the advanced features of GRUB are not needed.
- Among other systemd enhancements in this release, Resource Control lets you modify your service settings without a reboot by dynamically querying and modifying resource control parameters at runtime.
- Kerberos administrators will enjoy an easier experience, thanks to Fedora 19 removing the need for Kerberos clients to sync their clocks or to have reverse DNS records carefully setup for services. In addition, it provides Kerberos-enabled, LDAP replicated, two-factor authentication for FreeIPA.
- OpenLMI is a common infrastructure for the management of Linux systems that makes remote management of machines much simpler.
New in Korora GNOME 18 (May 2, 2013)
- Based on Fedora 18
- Adobe Flash plugin
- Experimental support for Valve’s Steam client
- unburden-home-dir, which moves cache files (like in Firefox profiles) onto RAMFS at login
- undistract-me, which pops up a GUI notification when a terminal command has completed
- Tweaked KDE and GNOME base systems
- Experimental support for Cinnamon desktop in GNOME
- Third party repositories (Chrome, RPMFusion, VirtualBox)
- Firefox as the default web browser (with integration theme for KDE)
- Firefox extensions enabled (Adblock Plus, DownThemAll, Flashblock, Xclear)
- Instant messaging client (Kopete for KDE, Empathy for GNOME)
- Microblogging client (Choqok for KDE, Gwibber for GNOME)
- Full multimedia support (excluding Flash, see next)
- Jockey device manager to handle drivers such as ATI and NVIDIA
- Video editor (Kdenlive for KDE, OpenShot for GNOME)
- VLC as the default media player
- SELinux enabled (particularly worthwhile for Flash)
- and more...
New in Korora GNOME 18 Beta (Feb 20, 2013)
- Adobe Flash plugin
- Experimental support for Valve’s Steam client
- unburden-home-dir, which moves cache files (like in Firefox profiles) onto RAMFS at login
- undistract-me, which pops up a GUI notification when a terminal command has completed
New in Korora GNOME 17 Beta (Jun 4, 2012)
- Tweaked KDE and GNOME base systems
- Third party repositories (Adobe, Chrome, RPMFusion, VirtualBox)
- Firefox as the default web browser (integrated with KDE)
- Firefox extensions included (Adblock Plus, DownThemAll, Flashblock, Xclear)
- Microblogging client (Choqok for KDE, Empathy for GNOME)
- Full multimedia support (excluding Flash, see next)
- Installer for Adobe Flash plugin
- Jockey device manager to handle drivers such as AMD/ATI and NVIDIA
- Video editor (Kdenlive for KDE, OpenShot for GNOME)
- VLC as the default media player
- SELinux enabled (particularly worthwhile for Flash)
- English (Australian/British) support & dictionaries
- and more..
New in Korora GNOME 16 (Dec 16, 2011)
- Tweaked KDE 4.7, GNOME 3.2 and base systems
- Third party repositories (Adobe, Chrome, RPMFusion, VirtualBox)
- Firefox 8 as the default web browser (with integration theme for KDE)
- Firefox extensions included (Adblock Plus, DownThemAll, Flashblock, Xclear)
- Microblogging client (Choqok for KDE, Empathy for GNOME)
- Full multimedia support (excluding Flash, see next)
- Installer for Adobe Flash plugin
- Jockey device manager to handle drivers such as AMD/ATI and NVIDIA
- Video editor (Kdenlive for KDE, OpenShot for GNOME)
- VLC as the default media player
- SELinux enabled (particularly worthwhile for Flash)
- English (Australian/British) support & dictionaries
- and more..
New in Korora GNOME 16 Beta (Nov 21, 2011)
- This new release includes major updates of most packages including the kernel, office and desktops (KDE 4.7 and GNOME 3.2).
New in Korora GNOME 15 (Sep 21, 2011)
- The first stable release of Kororaa 15 (codename “Squirt”) has been released and is available for download, in 32 and 64 bit with KDE 4.6 and GNOME 3.
- This release includes Ubuntu’s Jockey Device Driver manager, which has replaced the Add/Remove Extras script for configuring third party drivers (such as nvidia). While I am still working on the port of Jockey to Yum, in order to release Kororaa 15 now (already a month later than I was hoping) I am using Jockey packages created by fellow Fedora Remix, Parsidora, so thanks and kudos to them!
- Kororaa 15 comes with an RPM metapackage to install and configure Adobe Flash, now that Add/Remove Extras is gone. To get flash, install the flash-plugin-helper package. To remove flash, uninstall the flash-plugin package.
- Tweaked KDE 4.6 and GNOME 3 base systems
- Third party repositories (Adobe, Chrome, RPMFusion, VirtualBox)
- Firefox 6 as the default web browser (with integration tweaks for KDE)
- Firefox extensions included (Adblock Plus, DownThemAll, Flashblock, Xclear)
- Microblogging client (Choqok for KDE, Gwibber for GNOME)
- Full multimedia support (excluding Flash, see next)
- Installer for Adobe Flash plugin
- Jockey device manager to handle drivers such as AMD/ATI and NVIDIA
- Video editor (Kdenlive for KDE, OpenShot for GNOME)
- VLC as the default media player
- SELinux enabled (particularly worthwhile for Flash)
- English (Australian/British) support & dictionaries
- and more..
- Major changes:
- Add/Remove Extras script removed by default (still in repository)
- Jockey device driver manager added
- New Flash plugin RPM metapackage installer
- New DownThemAll download manager addon for Firefox
- Linphone VoIP client for KDE added
- GNOME 3 switcher between Shell and Fallback desktops
- Pidgin replaced with Empathy for better GNOME integration
- KSplice has been removed by default
New in Korora GNOME 14 Beta 4 (Mar 22, 2011)
- Latest packages including updated kernel, latest KDE, and GNOME
- Packaged all Kororaa apps (inc. Firefox addons) and extras into RPM repository
- Change default Firefox home page, add links to Kororaa forums, etc.
- Added Audacity for KDE (already in GNOME)
- Added AAC support (via faac)
- Added liveusb-creator back
- Back-in-time backup tool for KDE (still deja-dup for GNOME)
- Dropped gnome-mplayer for VLC under GNOME
- Added Miro (internet TV) to KDE
- Complete “Ubuntu like” authentication with admin user
New in Korora GNOME 14 Beta 3 (Mar 2, 2011)
- New features:
- Latest packages including updated kernel, latest KDE, and GNOME
- Added Kdenlive video editor to KDE
- Added HandBrake ripper
- Set previews for various file types in Dolphin (KDE)
- Added Fedora printer configuration tool to KDE
- Added deja-dup backup tool
- Replaced PiTiVi with OpenShot in GNOME
- Fixed Elementary theme issue under Nautilus in GNOME
- PolicyKit tweaks for printing, should be seamless (please test!)
- Bug fixes:
- Lots
- Problem with new users being added to wheel group
- Dropped Livna repository due to unreliability
- Fixed bugs in add-removes-extras script