Download Fedora 14 CD / DVD ISO

Fedora Linux version 14 has been released and available for download ( jump to download link ). Fedora Linux is a community-based Linux distribution. Fedora is sponsored by Red Hat, Inc. Fedora is considered as the second most popular distro, behind Ubuntu Linux for desktop and laptop usage.

Fig.01: Fedora Linux v.14 desktop (image credit: wikipedia)

The new features in Fedora Linux ver. 14 are:

Updated Boost to the upstream 1.44 releaseAddition of the D compiler (LDC) and D standard runtime library (Tango)Concurrent release of Fedora 14 on the Amazon EC2 cloudUpdated Fedora's Eclipse stack to Helios releasesReplacement of libjpeg with libjpeg-turboInclusion of virt-v2v toolInclusion of Spice framework for VDI deploymentUpdates to Rakudo Star implementation of Perl 6NetBeans IDE updated to the 6.9 releaseInclusion of ipmiutil system management toolInclusion of a tech preview of the GNOME Shell environment

You can download Fedora Linux 14 via the web/ftp server or via BitTorrent (recommended).

For almost all PCs select 32 bit version. For e.g., most machines with Intel/AMD/etc type processors. Good for desktop usage. Almost all multimedia plugins and software works with 32bit edition.Choose 64 bit version to take full advantage of computers based on the AMD64 or EM64T architecture (e.g., Athlon64, Opteron, EM64T Xeon, Core 2 Due, Core 2 Quad, and so on). For servers and advanced feature such as hardware error detection, access to more than 4GB RAM and so on; use 64bit version.

There are total 5 ISO images (5 CDs):

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See complete list of torrents here .

Download Fedora 14 CD / DVD ISO

Fedora Linux version 14 has been released and available for download ( jump to download link ). Fedora Linux is a community-based Linux distribution. Fedora is sponsored by Red Hat, Inc. Fedora is considered as the second most popular distro, behind Ubuntu Linux for desktop and laptop usage.

Fig.01: Fedora Linux v.14 desktop (image credit: wikipedia)

The new features in Fedora Linux ver. 14 are:

Updated Boost to the upstream 1.44 releaseAddition of the D compiler (LDC) and D standard runtime library (Tango)Concurrent release of Fedora 14 on the Amazon EC2 cloudUpdated Fedora's Eclipse stack to Helios releasesReplacement of libjpeg with libjpeg-turboInclusion of virt-v2v toolInclusion of Spice framework for VDI deploymentUpdates to Rakudo Star implementation of Perl 6NetBeans IDE updated to the 6.9 releaseInclusion of ipmiutil system management toolInclusion of a tech preview of the GNOME Shell environment

You can download Fedora Linux 14 via the web/ftp server or via BitTorrent (recommended).

For almost all PCs select 32 bit version. For e.g., most machines with Intel/AMD/etc type processors. Good for desktop usage. Almost all multimedia plugins and software works with 32bit edition.Choose 64 bit version to take full advantage of computers based on the AMD64 or EM64T architecture (e.g., Athlon64, Opteron, EM64T Xeon, Core 2 Due, Core 2 Quad, and so on). For servers and advanced feature such as hardware error detection, access to more than 4GB RAM and so on; use 64bit version.

There are total 5 ISO images (5 CDs):

Download images from the following mirror:

See complete list of torrents here .

Fedora 14 Beta is Live

The Fedora 14 beta went live today and with it comes several new features. Improved virtualization support comes in the form of Spice, a tool designed to make virtualization easier and more user-friendly. Spice does this by accelerating 2D graphics, supporting hardware cursors and client-side mouse pointers, supporting audio playback and recording, and detecting video with Mjpeg streaming. What's more, Spice has a library of X Windows and Windows XP, Windows Live, and Windows 7 drivers. The program also supports encrypted connections.

Fedora 14 is based on the Linux Kernel 2.6.35, which provides direct I/O support for btrfs, graphic stacks improvements, the ability to spread incoming network loads across CPUs.

Fedora 14 with SPICE, MeeGo support due in November

The Fedora project has announced the release of the Fedora 14 beta, code named “Laughlin.”

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General availability is expected in November, the open source project also announced.

The Fedora 14 beta incorporates support for the Simple Protocol for Independent Computing Environments (SPICE) framework, which was developed by Qumranet for the virtual desktop infrastructure. SPICE is an open source solution for integrating with virtual desktops.

Red Hat, sponsor of Fedora, acquired Qumranet two years ago.

The Fedora 14 beta also supports a number of other emerging technologies, including the Intelligent Platform Management (IPMI) interface for remote or powered-off server management, as well as D programming language support and Rakudo Star, an implementation of Perl 6, the project announced on Tuesday,

It also offers, the press release states:

Improved debugging and integration with existing tools to enhance Fedora as a RAD platformAlternative environments like Sugar, and software from the MeeGo projectThe next-generation systemd management for faster startup and on-demand loading and unloading of services is expected to be offered as a technology preview in Fedora 14, and is likely to become the default initialization system in Fedora 15

Paula Rooney is a Boston-based writer who has followed the tech industry for almost two decades.