Fedora 8

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Announcing the release of Fedora 8 (Werewolf) 

* From: Jesse Keating <jkeating redhat com>

* To: fedora-announce-list redhat com

* Subject: Announcing the release of Fedora 8 (Werewolf)

* Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 11:02:06 -0500

 

(To the tune of Michael Jackson's "Thriller")

 

It's close to midnight and something cool is coming through the "tubes"

It's looking real tight, a distro for the experts and the n00bs

With Live CDs* so you can try it out before installing

Or DVDs so you can have the packages you choose

No way to lose

 

'Cause it's Fedora, Fedora 8

We'd love to have you join us and together we'll be great

Using Fedora, Fedora 8

Just click the link and rescue your computer's future today

 

Hotplugging speakers, you realize PulseAudio is sweet

You feel the power of kernel 2.6.23

You close your eyes but then you can't see all the gorgeous artwork

You want online? New NetworkManager helps you explore

And try out BigBoard

 

'Cause it's Fedora, Fedora 8

This is the leading edge of free and open source today

You've got Fedora, Fedora 8

A brand-new shiny desktop with the latest, greatest awaits

 

(BRIDGE)

Now firewalls, you will find, are a ball to configurate

Virtual hosts you can manage the most secure way

(It makes your day)

Now you can authenticate

 

They're out to get you, security enhancements stop them cold

You want your codecs? Codeina is the legal way to go

We've got the spins -- developers, electronics, and gaming

And that's not all, we wanted to make sure your Java's free

So we've got IcedTea

 

Inside Fedora, Fedora 8

We promise Number 9 is no more than six months away, world

Fedora, Fedora 8

So get aboard the torrent, share Fedora, score a new Fedora, by next May

'Cause it's Fedora, Fedora 8

You get to keep both pieces anytime that something breaks, girl

Fedora, Fedora 8

If only Vincent Price could read this killer filler:

 

"Werewolf" moves across the land

Router meltdowns close at hand

Sysadmins in search of blood

For those who caused this bandwidth flood

And whosoever took the risk

But failed to make an extra disc

Must face the Bastard Op from Hell

And lose his access to the shell

 

The best of Linux now is here

To kill the FUD and strike with fear

The hearts of those who steal your rights

And hide their code far from your sight

Closed source takes away what's yours

But you'll never shake the horror

Until you taste the freedom and

The power of FEDORA!

 

[*Note: Some Live images are actually too big for CDs and require DVDs

or USB storage for use. Refer to

http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/CustomSpins for more information.]

 

 

= WANT FEDORA? GET FEDORA! =

 

To get Fedora, visit:

http://fedoraproject.org/get-fedora

 

= WHAT'S NEW? =

 

To read about all the latest changes, visit:

http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/

 

For a summary, visit:

http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/8/ReleaseSummary

 

= JOIN US! =

 

To find ways you can help and participate, visit:

http://fedoraproject.org/join-fedora

 

 

*) This mail was brought to you by the Fedora Docs team.

 

--

Jesse Keating

Fedora -- All my bits are free, are yours?

 

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[Munky]

Is it possible to upgrade from 7 to 8 or do you need to install over 7?

[anyweb]

yes you can upgrade from the dvd or via yum

 

backup your /home dir first

[anyweb]

here's the live cd (gnome) there's also a kde version

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[jerzykiller]

I just installed it. I can say it is pretty nice. There is even kernel modules for some wifi cards. Unfortunatelly I couldn't force it to work with WPA2PSK, so I compiled it on my own... Anyway, it looks good and IMHO is faster than Fedora 7. Installation went through without any problems. :)

[Munky]

Just got it installed, and it's already giving me a headache.

 

First thing, I tried to apply the 6 pending updates, to which it prompted me to insert the Fedora 8 (disc 1) ...which was already in the CD drive. Can't get that to work.

 

And I can't get beryl downloaded either. :(

[anyweb]

the updates can only be applied via the internet, theres no need to insert the cd/dvd,

 

try again or as root do this in a terminal

 

Code:

yum update

 

once it's complete try this to install beryl

 

Code:

yum install beryl

 

 

cheers

anyweb

[glennzo]

Just got it installed, and it's already giving me a headache.  

First thing, I tried to apply the 6 pending updates, to which it prompted me to insert the Fedora 8 (disc 1) ...which was already in the CD drive. Can't get that to work.

 

And I can't get beryl downloaded either. :(

When it prompted you to insert the CD/DVD there was also a button that allows you to choose install media. Clicking that button lets you remove the CD/DVD and go only with the repos.