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linux:fedora_25 [2016/12/21 12:02] – [Known issues in Fedora 25] jansenlinux:fedora_25 [2016/12/23 12:34] – [New in F25, or in our Fedora setup:] jansen
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   * TeX Live has been upgraded to version 2016, and will be installed with all available extras, so no need to ask us for specific packages any more, it should all be there already.   * TeX Live has been upgraded to version 2016, and will be installed with all available extras, so no need to ask us for specific packages any more, it should all be there already.
   * X2GO, a free extended VNC interface, now replaces NoMachine NX, since the free version of that software stopped working some time last year. X2GO also includes X2GOdesktopsharing, to take over your default desktop from another system. \\ X2GO clients for Windows, MacOS X and Linux can be downloaded at [[http://x2go.org/]]. \\ As an added bonus, it offers disk sharing, client side printing, and audio forwarding. \\ NoMachine NX will no longer be installed or supported.   * X2GO, a free extended VNC interface, now replaces NoMachine NX, since the free version of that software stopped working some time last year. X2GO also includes X2GOdesktopsharing, to take over your default desktop from another system. \\ X2GO clients for Windows, MacOS X and Linux can be downloaded at [[http://x2go.org/]]. \\ As an added bonus, it offers disk sharing, client side printing, and audio forwarding. \\ NoMachine NX will no longer be installed or supported.
-  * New aplications (new in Fedora 23 or newly added in our standard installation): 
-  * ... 
   * Significant updates:   * Significant updates:
     * Skype is now installed by default (and upgraded to 4.3). The SkypeWeb chat plugin for ''pidgin'' is also installed by default. It is also possible to integrate Skype with the Gnome desktop through [[https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/696/skype-integration/]], a Gnome shell extension that users can easily install on their own account.     * Skype is now installed by default (and upgraded to 4.3). The SkypeWeb chat plugin for ''pidgin'' is also installed by default. It is also possible to integrate Skype with the Gnome desktop through [[https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/696/skype-integration/]], a Gnome shell extension that users can easily install on their own account.
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   * Python's matplotlib has a couple of issues:   * Python's matplotlib has a couple of issues:
     * Start by clearing its font cache, usually located in ''$HOME/.cache/matplotlib'' and see if that makes the difference     * Start by clearing its font cache, usually located in ''$HOME/.cache/matplotlib'' and see if that makes the difference
-    * When using TeX fonts in matplotlib, saving the plot as pdf or ps will fail on most computers. Reason as yet unknown. Workarounds: save as something else, e.g. PNG, and convert the plot to the required type later. Or avoid the TeX fonts for the moment.+    * <del>When using TeX fonts in matplotlib, saving the plot as pdf or ps will fail on most computers. Reason as yet unknown. Workarounds: save as something else, e.g. PNG, and convert the plot to the required type later. Or avoid the TeX fonts for the moment. \\ Another workaround is to use the [[matplotlib PGF backend]].</del> SOLVED 2016-12-23 
 +  * TeX package ''psfig'', which has been obsolete for a long time, has now almost completely stopped working. Convertimng documents to newer packages such as ''graphics'' or ''graphicx'' is recommended, and is usually easy.
   * When selecting a desktop from the login screen, the GNOME desktop is listed multiple times. Choosing any one of them should work.   * When selecting a desktop from the login screen, the GNOME desktop is listed multiple times. Choosing any one of them should work.
  
linux/fedora_25.txt · Last modified: 2017/03/17 08:51 by jansen

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