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Because it is the Linux base chosen by the OLPC on which to develop [[Sugar]], it is a reference for any other [[:Category:Linux distributions|Linux distribution]] whose intention is to be an alternative or different take. |
Because it is the Linux base chosen by the OLPC on which to develop [[Sugar]], it is a reference for any other [[:Category:Linux distributions|Linux distribution]] whose intention is to be an alternative or different take. |
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== Fedora |
== Fedora versions == |
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Old builds including the 406.XX series were based on Fedora Core 6. |
Old builds including the 406.XX series were based on Fedora Core 6. |
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:What type of problems can you expect if you add one of the [[http://koji.fedoraproject.org/static-repos/ koji repositories]] to your configured [[http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Yum yum]] repositories configuration and attempt to install packages from them? |
:What type of problems can you expect if you add one of the [[http://koji.fedoraproject.org/static-repos/ koji repositories]] to your configured [[http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Yum yum]] repositories configuration and attempt to install packages from them? |
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== Language |
== Language support == |
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[http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FC6ReleaseSummary Fedora Core 6] uses the [[SCIM]] (Smart Common Input Framework) system to support multiple [[IME]]s and [[keyboard layouts]] for multiple [[writing systems]] and [[languages]]. This includes Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and many other languages. |
[http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FC6ReleaseSummary Fedora Core 6] uses the [[SCIM]] (Smart Common Input Framework) system to support multiple [[IME]]s and [[keyboard layouts]] for multiple [[writing systems]] and [[languages]]. This includes Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and many other languages. |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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*[[Fedora Project]] |
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*[[Installing Fedora Core]] |
*[[Installing Fedora Core]] |
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== External |
== External links == |
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*[http://fedoraproject.org/ The Fedora Project] |
*[http://fedoraproject.org/ The Fedora Project] |
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*[http://www.redhat.com/ Red Hat, Inc.] |
*[http://www.redhat.com/ Red Hat, Inc.] |
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Revision as of 21:28, 4 October 2008
Fedora is the basic OS of OLPC XO laptop. This is the Linux distribution which is, previously called "Fedora Core", developed by Fedora Project and sponsored by Red Hat.
Because it is the Linux base chosen by the OLPC on which to develop Sugar, it is a reference for any other Linux distribution whose intention is to be an alternative or different take.
Fedora versions
Old builds including the 406.XX series were based on Fedora Core 6.
The transition to Fedora 7 happened before the Trial 2 milestone (build 542) (OLPC Trial-2 Software Release Notes).
So the operating system in the "ship.1" and "update.1" streams of releases was Fedora 7 , as you can see in the latest update.1 build log.
The 8.2.0 release was rebased on Fedora 9. Development efforts took place in the olpc3 stream but were merged into joyride as of build joyride-2072. Distro version migration nastiness records some of the changes made to the OLPC version of Fedora 7 that had to be reapplied to Fedora 9, and maybe in future rebasing efforts.
- What type of problems can you expect if you add one of the [koji repositories] to your configured [yum] repositories configuration and attempt to install packages from them?
Language support
Fedora Core 6 uses the SCIM (Smart Common Input Framework) system to support multiple IMEs and keyboard layouts for multiple writing systems and languages. This includes Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and many other languages.
Installing Sugar
If you have a Fedora distribution running on a computer, you can install the Sugar environment that runs on the XO laptop.