<? include("site.inc"); $template = new Page; $template->initCommon(); $template->displayHeader(); ?> <div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">8. Package Notes</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="sn-Live.php">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center"> </th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="sn-Kernel.php">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both" id="sn-PackageNotes">8. Package Notes</h2></div></div></div><div class="tip" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><table border="0" summary="Tip: Latest Release Notes on the Web"><tr><td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Tip]" src="./stylesheet-images/tip.png"></td><th align="left">Latest Release Notes on the Web</th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><p> These release notes may be updated. Visit <a class="ulink" href="http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/" target="_top">http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/</a> to view the latest release notes for Fedora.</p></td></tr></table></div><p> The following sections contain information regarding software packages that have undergone significant changes for Fedora 8. For easier access, they are generally organized using the same groups that are shown in the installation system. </p><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title" id="sn-yum-changes">8.1. Yum Changes</h3></div></div></div><p>The <code class="systemitem">installonlyn</code> plugin functionality has been folded into the core <span class="package">yum</span> package. The <code class="option">installonlypkgs</code> and <code class="option">installonly_limit</code> options are used by default to limit the system to retain only two kernel packages. You can adjust the package set or the number of packages, or disable the option entirely to match your preferences. More details are available in the man page for <code class="filename">yum.conf</code>.</p><p>The <code class="command">yum</code> command now retries when it detects a lock. This function is useful if a daemon is checking for updates, or if you are running <code class="command">yum</code> and one of its graphical frontends simultaneously.</p><p>The <code class="command">yum</code> command now understands a cost parameter in its configuration file, which is the relative cost of accessing a software repository. It is useful for weighing one software repository's packages as greater or less than any other. The cost parameter defaults to 1000.</p></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title" id="sn-utility-packages">8.2. Utility Packages</h3></div></div></div><p>The <span class="package">cryptsetup-luks</span> package has been renamed to <span class="package">cryptsetup</span>.</p><p>The <span class="package">i810switch</span> package has been removed. This functionality is now available through the <code class="command">xrandr</code> command in the <span class="package">xorg-x11-server-utils</span> package.</p><p>The <span class="package">evolution-exchange</span> package replaces <span class="package">evolution-connector</span>, and provides a capability under the old name.</p><p>The <span class="package">system-config-firewall</span> and <span class="package">system-config-selinux</span> packages replace <span class="package">system-config-security-level</span>. The <span class="package">system-config-selinux</span> package is part of the <span class="package">policycoreutils-gui</span> package.</p></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="sn-Live.php">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"> </td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="sn-Kernel.php">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">7. Fedora Live Images </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.php">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> 9. Linux Kernel</td></tr></table></div> <? $template->displayFooter('$Date: 2007/11/08 03:45:40 $'); ?>