All releases tagged Major feature enhancements
Release Notes: This release adds KVM as a technology preview for virtualization, and extends the number of supported file systems, as XFS is supported in the 64-bit release. FUSE support has been added to the base distribution. ext4 (still as a technology preview) has been updated. On the desktop side, the rebase of ALSA is the most noteworthy change. For developers, version 4.4 of gcc is available. For the first time, the LiveCD has been released at the same time as the corresponding point release of CentOS. From now on, the Live CD will no longer be announced as a separate release.
Release Notes: This version contains several new features. gfs2 and the IET SCSI target, which were available as a developer preview, are now ready for production use. During installation, you can now encrypt your block devices using the LUKS (Linux Unified Key Setup) specification. There is a newer yum available, which speeds up operation. From 5.3 on, OpenSSL is now FIPS compliant. NetworkManager and wpa_supplicant have been rebased to more current versions. On the desktop, the most noticeable feature is the completely new artwork, which will be the base for future artwork enhancements.
Release Notes: Updates to desktop applications (Firefox, Thunderbird, OpenOffice, and Evolution). Better support for laptop suspend and hibernate. Graphical driver updates. Various kernel-related improvements, including desktop interactivity and reduced power consumption. Various driver updates. Virtualization updates, better clustering and application failover, and support for systems of up to 64 CPUs and 512GB of RAM.
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