Linux users will be pleased to know that Redhat’s Fedora Project has unveiled Fedora Core 6 today. Due to the high traffic of the Redhat site today, downloading FC6 over BitTorrent is probably the fastest method. Fedora Core 6 features numerous improvements such as an AIGLX framework merged into Xorg, support for Intel-based Macs and a better installer. Update: Check out this FC6 review.
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I was up at 7am to download it and put it on my macbook. Sadly, the basic install does not let me use my external display properly and the wireless does not work. Other than that everything works great. :D I think I may be a convert.
I’m still downloading it, but I hope it can recognize the BT Apple keyboard. Ubuntu couldn’t but then I heard you just need to remove some package called bluezutils or something.
I’m testing the fedora releases since its first version,since relases 4 i’m having trouble with the graphic drivers.Let’s see this realese is not as buggy as 4.Fedora is packin more softwares than ubuntu,so obviously advanced users in linux are looking forward to it.
Right now,i’m downloading it.Lets cross the fingers,atleast i can get the image this time.I’ll post you about my test for fedora core on my site soon.Till then have a nice time paul.
Well, I installed it and it kernel panics on boot. Great. FC6 Test 2 worked fine but this does not work at all. :(
I downloaded the Fedora Core 6 isos from a fedora mirror and verified the sha1sum. However, when trying to run the installer, disc #2 always complains about not being able to install nautilaus and a few other packages. I did a test on the rpms on disc #2 and it sais that the header of the rpm is wrong and the rpm install fails from there. Is anyone else having problems with the installer and disc#2 or any other disc for that matter?
I been a follower since Fedora Core 3 and with every release I am always pleased to the improvements made, so I can’t wait to test out FC6.
-William-
I think you’ll find Fedora Core 6 doesn’t support EFI, which Apple annoyingly uses in its Intel based PCs. Apparently the latest Ubuntu will install using Bootcamp but not by itself (i.e. without Mac OS X). Damn shame – I currently have a G4 mac mini running FC5 fine, but really want to upgrade to an Intel mac mini and the latest FC or Ubuntu.
Come on Ubuntu/Fedora – get some support for Apple’s EFI already!
Come on Apple – fix those bugs in your EFI to allow Linux to run on them!
Jake: the intel macs will run any OS you throw at them now, whether OS X is installed or not. Boot camp is just a repartitioning tool that burns you a windows driver disc – the real magic happens in the firmware update put out at the same time, which added BIOS emulation to EFI.
long story short, stick a CD in, any boot CD, and you can install it. no OS X needed.
forgot to add – i know this because i have a macbook pro, and at one time or another have run windows XP, vista, ubuntu, and OS X in various dual/triple/single boot configs :)
Odd… all the websites I’ve visited seem to suggest you can’t run Windows or Linux as single boot.
Ok, i have one question. We want to install an xserve at the office. Will we be able to run fedora 6 without any problems? Does it need a firmware update in order for the fedora installation disks to boot? do i need boot-camp?
I wish I had some “wisdom” to share except that I absolutely cannot get OSX and Fedora Core 6 to dual boot. Has anyone had any luck? Accepting all kluges and suggestions. Will I have to wait for EFI support from Fedora or should I just use another distro?
EFI is the future windows vista will be using it when shipping on new machines Linux should already support EFI but for some reason its not working I’ve seen a lot of content out there using Ubuntu’s Debian based vesian which seems to be the most documented in case anyones interested. Haven’t tried it myself but when it becomes a little less annoying and hopefully when it doesn’t require boot camp or possibly an easier install i’ll give it a go.
Yes…I can…FC6 and Mac OS X dual boot. I use bootcamp to free up some space for me…and than use disk druid (the disk partition wizard in FC6 installation). Remember don’t click “new”. At step 3 right click the free space and choose “create” or something like this. Then a dialog box would allow you to set the start and end of cylinder.
1) write down the partition cylinder range of the bootcamp partition
2) delete it
3) recreate a ext3 partition using exactly same “start of cylinder” and left around 500 MB space for swap.
4) use the spared 500 space to create a swap drive.
Hope that help…