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==== General information ==== | ==== General information ==== | ||
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* [[https:// | * [[https:// | ||
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* When available, we have installed both the python 2.7 and the python 3.7 version of a package. | * When available, we have installed both the python 2.7 and the python 3.7 version of a package. | ||
* [[spyder]] needs to be run with fresh default preferences in order to work right | * [[spyder]] needs to be run with fresh default preferences in order to work right | ||
- | * Wayland: the official Fedora release notes have a lot of information about Wayland, a replacement for the X11 graphics system. We don't use Wayland at this time, since it doesn' | + | * Wayland: the official Fedora release notes have a lot of information about Wayland, a replacement for the X11 graphics system. We don't use Wayland at this time, since it doesn' |
+ | * User directories $HOME/bin and $HOME/ | ||
+ | * Removed software: | ||
+ | * '' | ||
+ | * bittorent-gui | ||
+ | * '' | ||
+ | * Renamed/ | ||
+ | * '' | ||
+ | * '' | ||
+ | * '' | ||
+ | * The Flash plugin is still part of Google Chrome, but no longer provided as a firefox plugin | ||
==== Known issues in Fedora 29 ==== | ==== Known issues in Fedora 29 ==== | ||
* VNC issues: Desktop environments that require hardware accelleration (3D desktop effects) are too heavy to be used inside a virtual desktop (VNC, X2GO). See [[VNC desktop issues]] for details and workarounds. | * VNC issues: Desktop environments that require hardware accelleration (3D desktop effects) are too heavy to be used inside a virtual desktop (VNC, X2GO). See [[VNC desktop issues]] for details and workarounds. | ||
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* 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. | ||
* [[univ: | * [[univ: | ||
- | * Plotting program xmgrace has become obsolete and is succeeded by gracegtk | ||
* [[spyder]] (integrated development environment for python) has some incompatible preferences. if you have used it in earlier fedora versions, you should probably get rid of the '' | * [[spyder]] (integrated development environment for python) has some incompatible preferences. if you have used it in earlier fedora versions, you should probably get rid of the '' | ||
+ | * Python packae '' | ||
* Gnome doesn' | * Gnome doesn' | ||
+ | * < | ||
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==== Some general observations and tips ==== | ==== Some general observations and tips ==== | ||