An updated gaim package has been released for Fedora Core 1
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Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2004-099
2004-04-05
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Name : gaim
Version : 0.76
Release : 1.FC1
Summary : A Gtk+ based multiprotocol instant messaging client
Description :
Gaim allows you to talk to anyone using a variety of messaging protocols, including AIM (Oscar and TOC), ICQ, IRC, Yahoo!, MSN Messenger, Jabber, Gadu-Gadu, Napster, and Zephyr. These protocols are implemented using a modular, easy to use design. To use a protocol, just add an account using the account editor. Gaim supports many common features of other clients, as well as many unique features, such as perl scripting and C plugins.
Gaim is NOT affiliated with or endorsed by America Online, Inc., Microsoft Corporation, or Yahoo! Inc. or other messaging service providers.
Another issue of the Fedora News Updates has been released
In this issue we cover the release of Fedora Core 2 test2, talk a bit about the X.org replacement of XFree86, have some Yum tips, look into SELinux again, and much more.
Read more
An updated gnome-session package is available for Fedora Core 1
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Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2004-098
2004-04-01
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Name : gnome-session
Version : 2.4.0
Release : 3
Summary : GNOME session manager
Description :
gnome-session manages a GNOME desktop session. It starts up the other core GNOME components and handles logout and saving the session.
OSNews reports that Ximian is droping Red Hat/Fedora support
A new Perl update has been released for the AMD64 version of Fedora Core 1
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Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2004-096
2004-03-26
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Name : perl
Version : 5.8.3
Release : 16
Summary : The Perl programming language.
Description :
Perl is a high-level programming language with roots in C, sed, awk and shell scripting. Perl is good at handling processes and files, and is especially good at handling text. Perl's hallmarks are practicality and efficiency. While it is used to do a lot of different things, Perl's most common applications are system administration utilities and web programming. A large proportion of the CGI scripts on the web are written in Perl. You need the perl package installed on your system so that your system can handle Perl scripts.
Install this package if you want to program in Perl or enable your system to handle Perl scripts.
Fedora Core 2 Test 2 has been released for x86 and x86-64
This release comes with a new GNOME, X.org (replacing XFree), and KDE 3.2.1
The OpenSSL update is finally available for Fedora Core 1
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Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2004-095
2004-03-19
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Name : openssl
Version : 0.9.7a
Release : 33.10
Summary : The OpenSSL toolkit.
Description :
The OpenSSL toolkit provides support for secure communications between machines. OpenSSL includes a certificate management tool and shared libraries which provide various cryptographic algorithms and protocols.
x86 compat libs for the AMD64 version of Fedora Core 1 has been released
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Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2004-097
2004-03-22
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Name : openssl, pam, krb5, e2fsprogs
Version : 0.9.7a, 0.77, 1.3.1, 1.34
Release : 33.10, 15, 6, 1
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Update Information:
This update pushes x86 packages of openssl, pam, krb5-libs, and e2fsprogs for the x86-64 tree, to satisfy some broken dependencies. We apologize for the inconvenience.
A ghostscript update for Fedora Core 1 is available
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Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2004-093
2004-03-19
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Name : ghostscript
Version : 7.07
Release : 15.2
Summary : A PostScript(TM) interpreter and renderer.
Description :
Ghostscript is a set of software that provides a PostScript(TM) interpreter, a set of C procedures (the Ghostscript library, which implements the graphics capabilities in the PostScript language) and an interpreter for Portable Document Format (PDF) files. Ghostscript
translates PostScript code into many common, bitmapped formats, like those understood by your printer or screen. Ghostscript is normally used to display PostScript files and to print PostScript files to non-PostScript printers.
If you need to display PostScript files or print them to non-PostScript printers, you should install ghostscript. If you install ghostscript, you also need to install the ghostscript-fonts package.
An updated xmms package is available for Fedora Core 1
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Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2004-062
2004-03-19
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Name : xmms
Version : 1.2.10
Release : 1.p
Summary : A media player for X which resembles Winamp.
Description :
Xmms is a multimedia (Ogg Vorbis, CDs) player for the X Window System with an interface similar to Winamp's. Xmms supports playlists and streaming content and has a configurable interface.
A new update for Fedora Core 1 has been released:
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Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2004-094
2004-03-18
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Name : xcin
Version : 2.5.3.pre3
Release : 21.fc1.2
Summary : An X Input Method Server for Chinese.
Description :
An X Input Method Server for Chinese.
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Update Information:
This package contains the latest update of xcin, which has merged UTF-8 support from upstream. It is now supporting OnTheSpot input style as well.
Rex Dieter has released Ximian Evolution 1.4.6 RPMs for Red Hat Linux 9 and Fedora Core 1
Arjan van de Ven has released Kernel 2.6.4 for Red Hat Linux 9 and Fedora Core
Here the yum source:
[2.6testkernels]
name=Test Linux 2.6-test prerelease kernels for RHL9/rawhide
baseurl=http://people.redhat.com/arjanv/2.5/
FEDORA-2004-091
Name : coreutils
Version : 5.0
Release : 34.1
Summary : The GNU core utilities: a set of tools commonly used in shell scripts
Description :
These are the GNU core utilities. This package is the combination of the old GNU fileutils, sh-utils, and textutils packages.
FEDORA-2004-089
2004-03-09
Name : less
Version : 382
Release : 1.1
Summary : A text file browser similar to more, but better.
Description :
The less utility is a text file browser that resembles more, but has more capabilities. Less allows you to move backwards in the file as well as forwards. Since less doesn't have to read the entire input file before it starts, less starts up more quickly than text editors (for example, vi).
You should install less because it is a basic utility for viewing text files, and you'll use it frequently.
KDE 3.2.1 packages are now available for Fedora Core 1
Download
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Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2004-060
2004-03-04
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Name : mailman
Version : 2.1.4
Release : 1
Summary : Mailing list manager with built in Web access.
Description :
Mailman is software to help manage email discussion lists, much like Majordomo and Smartmail. Unlike most similar products, Mailman gives each mailing list a webpage, and allows users to subscribe, unsubscribe, etc. over the Web. Even the list manager can administer his or her list entirely from the Web. Mailman also integrates most things people want to do with mailing lists, including archiving, mail news gateways, and so on.
Documentation can be found in: /usr/share/doc/mailman-2.1.4
When the package has finished installing, you will need to perform some additional installation steps, these are described in: /usr/share/doc/mailman-2.1.4/INSTALL.REDHAT
Fedora Core 1 final for AMD64 is now available
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Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2004-091
2004-03-04
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Name : tcpdump
Version : 3.7.2
Release : 8.fc1.1
Summary : A network traffic monitoring tool.
Description :
Tcpdump is a command-line tool for monitoring network traffic. Tcpdump can capture and display the packet headers on a particular network interface or on all interfaces. Tcpdump can display all of the packet headers, or just the ones that match particular criteria.
Install tcpdump if you need a program to monitor network traffic.
Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2004-067
2004-03-02
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Name : kudzu
Version : 1.1.36.1
Release : 1
Summary : The Red Hat Linux hardware probing tool.
Description :
Kudzu is a hardware probing tool run at system boot time to determine what hardware has been added or removed from the system.
