From e3731faacbffd40444ea2439fb012acc2f0a5dde Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Peter Lilley Date: Oct 20 2021 09:59:41 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 1/5] Add desktop.adoc from F34 rel notes --- diff --git a/modules/release-notes/pages/desktop/Desktop.adoc b/modules/release-notes/pages/desktop/Desktop.adoc new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3dcbc9b --- /dev/null +++ b/modules/release-notes/pages/desktop/Desktop.adoc @@ -0,0 +1,85 @@ +include::{partialsdir}/entities.adoc[] + +[[sect-desktop]] += Desktop + +== i3 Spin + +Fedora Spins are versions of Fedora featuring alternative desktop environments and accompanying sets of software. Fedora 34 introduces a new Spin utilizing the i3 window manager. This is the first Fedora Spin to feature a tiling window manager instead of a traditional desktop environment. + +The i3 Spin provides a better installation experience for Fedora users who prefer to use i3. Prior to this Spin, end users who wished to use i3 on Fedora needed to install another Edition or Spin of Fedora, then install the i3 window manager and related packages separately, a process often requiring an external guide or tutorial. + +The design goals of this Spin are: + +* *Simple is better than complex*: the Fedora i3 Spin will choose simplicity over complexity. +* *Fast is better than features*: the Fedora i3 Spin will choose to be fast, lean, and quick instead of full of features. +* *There should be one - and preferably only one - obvious way to do it*: the Fedora i3 Spin will choose to maintain a single obvious way to do basic computing tasks. +* *Now is better than never*: the Fedora i3 Spin will choose to try out and experiment with new ideas. + +Download and try the i3 Spin at the link:https://spins.fedoraproject.org/i3[Fedora Spins site]. + +Learn more about the design and development of the Spin at the link:https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/i3/[Fedora i3 Special Interest Group (S.I.G.) site]. + +== A KDE Plasma image for 64-bit ARM is now available + +An installation image of the KDE Plasma spin is now available for the 64-bit ARM architecture (AArch64). + +You can download the image from the following page: link:https://alt.fedoraproject.org/alt/[]. + +== XFCE 4.16 + +XFCE 4.16 is available in Fedora 34. +4.16 is the latest release of the https://www.xfce.org/[XFCE desktop environment]. +Compared to the previous 4.14 release, XFCE 4.16 brings various improvements, new features, bug fixes and a visual update. + +* Support for HiDPI displays has been improved with *support for fractional scaling*, accessible through the Display Settings menu. +* The visual identity of XFCE has also been updated with a *new color palette* as well as a *redesigned icon set*. + + +* *Basic system information* can now be easily obtained with a tab in the About XFCE dialog, which will show information including CPU and GPU type. +* The file manager Thunar now includes the option to *pause and resume file operations* at will and the ability to *queue file transfers*. + + +* The user experience of XFCE has been improved, with XFCE now offering *better ways to search and filter* in the Settings Manager. + There is a *better layout of the Power Manager* settings options. + The Application Finder now *searches by 'frecency'*, which combines recently and frequently opened applications. + +A full list of changes can be found at the https://www.xfce.org/download/changelogs/4.16[changelogs]. + +== PipeWire is now the default audio service + +The *Pipewire* service now manages all audio output and input. *Pipewire* replaces the *PulseAudio* service in general use cases and the *JACK* service in professional use cases. The system now redirects audio from applications that use *PulseAudio*, *JACK*, or the *ALSA* framework into *Pipewire*. + +Benefits of *Pipewire* over the previous solutions include: + +* A unified solution for consumer and professional users +* A flexible, modular architecture +* High performance and low latency, similar to the *JACK* service +* Isolation between audio clients for better security + +You no longer have to configure the *JACK* service for applications that use it. All *JACK* applications now work in the default Fedora configuration. + +== Xwayland is now distributed as a separate package + +The Xwayland display server was previously distributed together with the X.org server. It is now distributed separately in the `Xwayland` package. + +Xwayland is receiving significantly more upstream updates than X.org. The separate packaging enables Fedora to release the updated Xwayland and keep X.org at the current stable version. + +The updates to Xwayland include: + +* Multiple window buffers +* `initfd` support +* Xwayland `pkgconfig` file + +For more information about the new Xwayland features, see the Xwayland 21.1.0 announcement: link:https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2021-March/003076.html[]. + +== KDE Plasma now defaults to Wayland + +In the default configuration, the KDE Plasma desktop now runs on the Wayland display back end. The default KDE Plasma session selected in the SDDM login manager is now the Wayland session. You can still select the legacy X11 session when logging in. + +Starting with Fedora 34, KDE Plasma on Wayland has implemented all the necessary features that were previously missing compared to the X11 session. These features include: + +* Screen casting +* Middle-click paste +* Support for NVIDIA GPUs + From fcdae7059da13c45f553a980f055634a433b74ef Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Peter Lilley Date: Oct 20 2021 10:03:18 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 2/5] add power profiles section --- diff --git a/modules/release-notes/pages/desktop/Desktop.adoc b/modules/release-notes/pages/desktop/Desktop.adoc index 3dcbc9b..8da154e 100644 --- a/modules/release-notes/pages/desktop/Desktop.adoc +++ b/modules/release-notes/pages/desktop/Desktop.adoc @@ -3,6 +3,23 @@ include::{partialsdir}/entities.adoc[] [[sect-desktop]] = Desktop +== Power profiles are available in GNOME + +You can now switch between several power profiles in the *Power* panel of *Settings* in the GNOME environment. The power profiles optimize various system settings for the selected goal. + +The following power profiles are available: + +Performance:: +Optimizes for high system performance and reduces battery life. This profile is only available on certain selected system configurations. +Balanced:: +Provides standard system performance and power consumption. This is the default profile. +Power Saver:: +Increases battery life and reduces system performance. This profile activates automatically on low battery. + +Your power profile configuration persists across system reboots. + +The power provides functionality is available from the `power-profiles-daemon` package, which is installed by default. + == i3 Spin Fedora Spins are versions of Fedora featuring alternative desktop environments and accompanying sets of software. Fedora 34 introduces a new Spin utilizing the i3 window manager. This is the first Fedora Spin to feature a tiling window manager instead of a traditional desktop environment. From 7a3eb19805cf43e2cc1bfbd1dce6316a876c3936 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Peter Lilley Date: Oct 20 2021 10:07:40 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 3/5] remove old sections of desktop.adoc --- diff --git a/modules/release-notes/pages/desktop/Desktop.adoc b/modules/release-notes/pages/desktop/Desktop.adoc index 8da154e..75c4ef1 100644 --- a/modules/release-notes/pages/desktop/Desktop.adoc +++ b/modules/release-notes/pages/desktop/Desktop.adoc @@ -20,83 +20,3 @@ Your power profile configuration persists across system reboots. The power provides functionality is available from the `power-profiles-daemon` package, which is installed by default. -== i3 Spin - -Fedora Spins are versions of Fedora featuring alternative desktop environments and accompanying sets of software. Fedora 34 introduces a new Spin utilizing the i3 window manager. This is the first Fedora Spin to feature a tiling window manager instead of a traditional desktop environment. - -The i3 Spin provides a better installation experience for Fedora users who prefer to use i3. Prior to this Spin, end users who wished to use i3 on Fedora needed to install another Edition or Spin of Fedora, then install the i3 window manager and related packages separately, a process often requiring an external guide or tutorial. - -The design goals of this Spin are: - -* *Simple is better than complex*: the Fedora i3 Spin will choose simplicity over complexity. -* *Fast is better than features*: the Fedora i3 Spin will choose to be fast, lean, and quick instead of full of features. -* *There should be one - and preferably only one - obvious way to do it*: the Fedora i3 Spin will choose to maintain a single obvious way to do basic computing tasks. -* *Now is better than never*: the Fedora i3 Spin will choose to try out and experiment with new ideas. - -Download and try the i3 Spin at the link:https://spins.fedoraproject.org/i3[Fedora Spins site]. - -Learn more about the design and development of the Spin at the link:https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/i3/[Fedora i3 Special Interest Group (S.I.G.) site]. - -== A KDE Plasma image for 64-bit ARM is now available - -An installation image of the KDE Plasma spin is now available for the 64-bit ARM architecture (AArch64). - -You can download the image from the following page: link:https://alt.fedoraproject.org/alt/[]. - -== XFCE 4.16 - -XFCE 4.16 is available in Fedora 34. -4.16 is the latest release of the https://www.xfce.org/[XFCE desktop environment]. -Compared to the previous 4.14 release, XFCE 4.16 brings various improvements, new features, bug fixes and a visual update. - -* Support for HiDPI displays has been improved with *support for fractional scaling*, accessible through the Display Settings menu. -* The visual identity of XFCE has also been updated with a *new color palette* as well as a *redesigned icon set*. - - -* *Basic system information* can now be easily obtained with a tab in the About XFCE dialog, which will show information including CPU and GPU type. -* The file manager Thunar now includes the option to *pause and resume file operations* at will and the ability to *queue file transfers*. - - -* The user experience of XFCE has been improved, with XFCE now offering *better ways to search and filter* in the Settings Manager. - There is a *better layout of the Power Manager* settings options. - The Application Finder now *searches by 'frecency'*, which combines recently and frequently opened applications. - -A full list of changes can be found at the https://www.xfce.org/download/changelogs/4.16[changelogs]. - -== PipeWire is now the default audio service - -The *Pipewire* service now manages all audio output and input. *Pipewire* replaces the *PulseAudio* service in general use cases and the *JACK* service in professional use cases. The system now redirects audio from applications that use *PulseAudio*, *JACK*, or the *ALSA* framework into *Pipewire*. - -Benefits of *Pipewire* over the previous solutions include: - -* A unified solution for consumer and professional users -* A flexible, modular architecture -* High performance and low latency, similar to the *JACK* service -* Isolation between audio clients for better security - -You no longer have to configure the *JACK* service for applications that use it. All *JACK* applications now work in the default Fedora configuration. - -== Xwayland is now distributed as a separate package - -The Xwayland display server was previously distributed together with the X.org server. It is now distributed separately in the `Xwayland` package. - -Xwayland is receiving significantly more upstream updates than X.org. The separate packaging enables Fedora to release the updated Xwayland and keep X.org at the current stable version. - -The updates to Xwayland include: - -* Multiple window buffers -* `initfd` support -* Xwayland `pkgconfig` file - -For more information about the new Xwayland features, see the Xwayland 21.1.0 announcement: link:https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2021-March/003076.html[]. - -== KDE Plasma now defaults to Wayland - -In the default configuration, the KDE Plasma desktop now runs on the Wayland display back end. The default KDE Plasma session selected in the SDDM login manager is now the Wayland session. You can still select the legacy X11 session when logging in. - -Starting with Fedora 34, KDE Plasma on Wayland has implemented all the necessary features that were previously missing compared to the X11 session. These features include: - -* Screen casting -* Middle-click paste -* Support for NVIDIA GPUs - From 931c0400756462fe78fc3d062c3ae845a999ba1c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Peter Lilley Date: Oct 20 2021 10:12:01 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 4/5] Added copy to desktop_index --- diff --git a/modules/release-notes/pages/desktop/Desktop_index.adoc b/modules/release-notes/pages/desktop/Desktop_index.adoc index 3733b6e..70c3b95 100644 --- a/modules/release-notes/pages/desktop/Desktop_index.adoc +++ b/modules/release-notes/pages/desktop/Desktop_index.adoc @@ -1,3 +1,6 @@ include::{partialsdir}/entities.adoc[] = Notable changes for desktop users + +This section lists changes in Fedora {PRODVER} relevant to desktop users. +Use the navigation tab on the left to view release notes for various fields of interest. From a53aa4e9506efcff40aa1caad4e23aee9b8f1fd7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Peter Lilley Date: Oct 20 2021 10:18:26 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 5/5] add desktop page to nav --- diff --git a/modules/release-notes/nav.adoc b/modules/release-notes/nav.adoc index e78b623..f0fcf9f 100644 --- a/modules/release-notes/nav.adoc +++ b/modules/release-notes/nav.adoc @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ include::{partialsdir}/entities.adoc[] *** xref:sysadmin/System_Utilities.adoc[System Utilities] *** xref:sysadmin/Printing_Scanning.adoc[Printing and Scanning] ** xref:desktop/Desktop_index.adoc[Desktop Users] +*** xref:desktop/Desktop.adoc[Desktop] ** xref:developers/Developers.adoc[Developers] *** xref:developers/Development_Tools.adoc[Development Tools] *** xref:developers/Development_Binutils.adoc[Binutils]