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| ====== Fedora 37 announcement, | ====== Fedora 37 announcement, | ||
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| - | WORK IN PROGRESS | ||
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| - | ==== New in F35, or in our Fedora setup: ==== | + | ==== New in F37, or in our Fedora setup: ==== |
| * Gnome 43 (see below for details) | * Gnome 43 (see below for details) | ||
| * Note: Gnome versions used to be 3.38 etc, now the '' | * Note: Gnome versions used to be 3.38 etc, now the '' | ||
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| * CLANG /LLVM compilers are now at version 15. If necessary, compatibility packages of older versions can be added. | * CLANG /LLVM compilers are now at version 15. If necessary, compatibility packages of older versions can be added. | ||
| * LibreOffice has been upgraded to version 7.4 with lots of improvements and new features. See [[https:// | * LibreOffice has been upgraded to version 7.4 with lots of improvements and new features. See [[https:// | ||
| - | * Fedora has '' | ||
| * Removed software: | * Removed software: | ||
| * Several compatibility libraries were dropped. These were libraries to run programs built with very old versions of the GNU compilers (gcc 3.3, 3.4 and 4.1). If you still have binaries from > 10 years ago, recompiling might be advisable. | * Several compatibility libraries were dropped. These were libraries to run programs built with very old versions of the GNU compilers (gcc 3.3, 3.4 and 4.1). If you still have binaries from > 10 years ago, recompiling might be advisable. | ||
| * Also, all compatibility with 32-bit executables was dropped. Not surprising, since the last 32-bit machines were bought by our institute in 2006. Known fatalities: '' | * Also, all compatibility with 32-bit executables was dropped. Not surprising, since the last 32-bit machines were bought by our institute in 2006. Known fatalities: '' | ||
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| - | * '' | + | * A workaround for (ancient) |
| - | * TeX package '' | + | * TeX package '' |
| - | * Several media players that had not seen updates for a long time, have become incompatible with new versions of some of the support tools and libraries. We have removed: | + | |
| - | * < | + | |
| - | * xine-ui | + | |
| - | * banshee | + | |
| - | * < | + | |
| - | * Renamed/ | + | |
| - | * Python module '' | + | |
| * Java is now available in several versions: The last freely obtainable Oracle Java 8.x release; OpenJDK 8, OpenJDK 11, OpenJDK 17 and OpenJDK latest (currently 19). | * Java is now available in several versions: The last freely obtainable Oracle Java 8.x release; OpenJDK 8, OpenJDK 11, OpenJDK 17 and OpenJDK latest (currently 19). | ||
| - | * A workaround for (ancient) '' | + | |
| - | * The QT library has been upgraded to version 6; version 5 is still present for compatibility but the previos compatibility libraries for QT4 have been dropped | + | |
| - | * this includes the matplotlib qt4 backend | + | |
| ==== Known issues in Fedora 37 ==== | ==== Known issues in Fedora 37 ==== | ||
| * VNC issues: Desktop environments that require hardware accelleration (3D desktop effects) are often too heavy to be used inside a virtual desktop (VNC, X2GO). See [[VNC desktop issues]] for details and workarounds. | * VNC issues: Desktop environments that require hardware accelleration (3D desktop effects) are often too heavy to be used inside a virtual desktop (VNC, X2GO). See [[VNC desktop issues]] for details and workarounds. | ||
| * X2GO has problems with some desktop environments that try to use " | * X2GO has problems with some desktop environments that try to use " | ||
| + | * An alternative to VNC and X2GO is [[XPRA]], a tool that can forward a single window or an entire desktop to a remote display. | ||
| * Gnome doesn' | * Gnome doesn' | ||
| * Note: in the previous OS versions, there was an extension named '' | * Note: in the previous OS versions, there was an extension named '' | ||
| - | * The '' | + | * The '' |
| - | * Workarounds are in place for some software that was built with older versions of CFITSIO (GILDAS) and/or older GFortran (StarLink). When using these programs from within other programs, this workaround may be bypassed (eg, GILDAS software linked from within CASA). If you run into that issue, let us know so we can provide you with the necessary workaround. Eventually these issues are expected to be solved when new versions of these software packages are released or recompiled using current libraries. | + | * Workarounds are in place for some software that was built with older versions of CFITSIO (GILDAS) and/or older GFortran (StarLink). When using these programs from within other programs, this workaround may be bypassed (eg, GILDAS software linked from within CASA). If you run into that issue, let us know so we can provide you with the necessary workaround. Eventually these issues are expected to be solved when new versions of these software packages are released or recompiled using current libraries. |
| - | * Some reports that the screensaver on the Plasma (KDE) desktop, sometimes refuses | + | |
| * Some theme libraries from earlier releases are no longer present. If you get errors when starting graphical applications such as: < | * Some theme libraries from earlier releases are no longer present. If you get errors when starting graphical applications such as: < | ||
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| - | </ | + | </ |
| ==== Some general observations and tips ==== | ==== Some general observations and tips ==== | ||
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