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Inside Fedora Core 1

Inside Fedora Core 1
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May 28, 2012
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Inside Fedora Core 1

Inside Fedora Core 1

The default KDE desktop in Fedora has the usual Red Hat customization.


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When we tried to use XMMS to play an MP3, we got a legal message explaining why it wouldnt work.


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Once the 1.2.7 version of XMMS was installed, we were able to play Clint Blacks patriotic anthem.


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The install/remove application in Fedora was very buggy for us, unfortunately.


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Our Gnome desktop after a few customizations on our part. The default Red Hat gnome desktop just doesnt feel like Gnome to us.


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We blew off the buggy Fedora application install tool and opted to go with Apt and Synaptic instead.


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We changed the default login screen to something more Gnome-friendly.


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Fedora has a snazzy GUI boot screen. It adds a bit of nice polish to this distro.

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