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Fedora 19

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PCQ Bureau
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Fedora 19 includes some new features such as an option for using the Extlinux bootloader, part of the Syslinux family of bootloaders.Initial setup screens have been revamped for Fedora 19.The Fedora 19 installer does not currently support configuration of remote authentication during installation. The rewrite of the anaconda installer begun in Fedora 18 continues. Fedora 19 provides support during installation for advanced storage, such as fcoe, iscsi, and multipath. The text mode of the installer has also been improved. Fedora can now join a domain from a kickstart file or from the anaconda, using one time passwords and a simple syntax.This is the first version of Fedora to include the MATE Desktop, which is derived from GNOME 2

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Some New Features:

* 3D Printing :Bring 3D printing tools to Fedora and allow users of 3D printers, such as RepRap, to be fully satisfied with software in the repositories, without having to download binary blobs or run Python code from git.

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* Anaconda Realm Integration: Kickstart will have a 'realm join example.com' command, to join the machine during install to an AD or FreeIPA domain. This will take place using one time passwords or password-less joins to an AD or FreeIPA domain.

* MATE Desktop 1.6: MATE Desktop is based on GNOME 2 and provides an intuitive and attractive desktop to Linux users who seek a simple, easy to use traditional interface.

* Replace MySQL with MariaDB: MariaDB, a community developed fork of MySQL, will be the default implementation of MySQL in Fedora 19.

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* BIND10: It is next generation of the popular BIND9 DNS server rewritten from scratch. BIND10 suite includes both DNS and DHCP service servers.

* Checkpoint/Restore: Add support to checkpoint and restore processes. Checkpointing processes can be used for fault tolerance and/or load balancing.   

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