Fedora 10 Released - More Fedora 10 Features
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One of the main features that Fedora offers is PulseAudio (PA). It’s also important to keep in mind that PA is much improved in Fedora 10 over previous versions. For starters, the developers have rid the application of all the annoying glitches.
PulseAudio, which was originally released in Fedora 8, is a sound server. However, the newer version has more sophisticated abilities, such as delivering audio streams to multiple devices at the same time, controlling the volume of individual audio streams, and transporting audio streams between devices. You can also take advantage of dynamic volume adjustment and use Avahi for network autodiscovery for a transparent network stream.
PA has also been modified to apply timer-based scheduling. This feature now cuts down on dropped audio and seamlessly handles latency much better. Another task PA handles well is enhancing battery life by reducing the amount of interrupts. This feature is included in Fedora 10’s first distribution, as the default.
Another feature that Fedora 10 contains is a new version of the Network Manager utility. You will use this utility to modify Fedora’s connectivity settings. This new version offers integrated support for connection sharing. This capability comes into play in various ways. For example, if you have a 3G card, you may want to use it to connect to other computers through another WiFi network.
Another upgrade feature you’ll find in Fedora 10 is the RPM package management system, which features cleaner code. Another thing that has changed is that developers increased the maximum file size within packages to 4GB. If you want to see all of the enhancements of RPM, you can check them out at the link.
The PackageKit is also tightly incorporated in Fedora 10. It is a generic front-end package management application that contains an easy-to use GUI (graphical user interface). You can also modify it by using a D-Bus API. This tool also works seamlessly with GStreamer, which allows you to instantly implement codecs. This is good for users who use media formats that Fedora 10 does not support.
Fedora 10 also contains some startup enhancements. For one, it has a read ahead feature that helps to cut down on the startup time by approximately ten percent. Another feature you won’t find in previous versions of Fedora 10 is Plymouth. This is a GUI that doesn’t use an X-server. It’s important to remember that Plymouth’s GUI boot display won’t support all hardware, but you can use the text-based feature instead. To understand how Plymouth works, developers have created a video that you can watch.
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